The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

(l KIkIsN ~ h4N'ftN'r
IN commenting on the yellow fever
down in Hampton section, the Boston
transcript says:
..rnere are few more interesting spots
ina, old Point Comfort. Crowded into
small space are the old Fortress Monroe
the Soldiers Home. the Nauonal csilc-
terry. the beautiful hotels, the hamf'o"
institute. and q few miles away ls lhS
thriving city OF Newport News, win l-3
great ship-yards. Across the chdnhei
from Old Point are Norfolk ana foIls-
mouth. two thriving commercial cues.
The sea upon which visitors % this To-
calftv look is historic as Newport News
name so promptly suggests. More re-
Gently. Hampton Roads as the scene OK
the great naval battle between the Monl-
tor and the Merrimac acquired ne"
fame This region is destined tO become
one of the great commercial centres OF
the United states. It's pathways 10 the
West are easy. and the mountain grades
Joss severe than I'm other directions. BE-
Sides Norfolk has direct water commu-
alton with the cities Of Chesapeake
Lav. the Potomac and the James. and is
a distributing point FOR their products.
D. is too bad yellow fever has Invaded
even temporarily so beautiful and inter
esting a locality
That is very kindly said by our esteem
ed Boston contemporary II IS too bad
that the sc0urge should have visited this
progressive section of Virginia. but the
setback IS only for the time being. Vel
low fever found fits way there by acct
dent and It viii soon be stamped our.
I'm "a few months time everybody viii
have forgotten that yellow Jack showed
his ugly face on the peninsula.
The Martnsvile Standard bids the
farmers of the tobacco growing districts
of Virginia and North Carolina 20 Doe o.
good cheer as the outlook for them Is
most encouraging. And adds:
THE concentration or combination Of
the warehouses of Danville is "a move
in their interest and means the dawn oi
an era of better prices for the farmers
tobacco. with AN OF the warehouses
concentrated under one management.
with a largely increased capital, they
VIII be I'm a better position than ever
before 20 protect and look after the
farmers interest To is sheer folly for
anyone TO contend that the combine was
formed to oppress or crush the farmer
The interest Of the farmer and the ware
houses are the same When YOU strike
"a blow at the farmer you strike az the
warehouse. The warehouses are paid in
part by "a commission ON their sales for
selling the farmers tobacco; so Il is easy
to see that the higher the price obtained
for the tobacco the better their pay for
selling the same. Hence the warehouses
are always prosperous when the prices
OF tobacco rule high and the reverse
when they are low.
ITO say the least tho combine IS worth
a trial The farmer has an 10 gain and
nothing to lose as it does not pay 10
raise tobacco at the prices now prevail
ing"
This warehouse combine A. Danville
will be an interesting and n valuable
study 20 tho trainers Of that section.
IN order 20 succeed the trust must make
itself popular. and in order 20 be popular
10 must give its patrons results. This Us
true OF an trusts. If any one thing has
been demonstrated in this connection. 80
rs that the very existence OF the trust
depends upon popular favor The trust
cannot win by close-dsted methods but
must be as liberal as possible or. as we
nave so often put II I'm these columns.
must give 20 the people the best results
at the lowest price