Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-04
. OUR RICHMOND
CORRESPONDENCE
No Changes Recorded at DemoGra-
tic Headquarters in the Situation,
NEWSPAPER ATTACKS
Upon Governor Tylor Are Making
Friends for IsIm-rhcIr Author
secretnry OF PnImcr-Ruckncr
Con,paIgn Committee = Improves
men, OF Jnmos River Chnnnei-C.
90. improvements Girls Coming.
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Richmond. Va. Nov. 3.-Tho Democratic
headquarters here are practically closed,
Secretary Button having left for his
home. ut AppomattoN, to loois after the
election. No changes are recorded in the
situation, except that tho Democratic
party is In better shape now than it has
been for months. and has q bright pros
pect for success
ATTACKS UPON GOV. TYLER.
The daily attacks of tho Richmond
friends for tho Executive rather than tie
reverse. as the Governor conscious that
his record has been a good one, has let
them pass In d.gnified silence.
The claim of the News that 1t Is the
considerable amusement when Il is re-
menbered that MIR. Harvey L. Wilson, the
president is STILL secretary of the Palmer
Buckner Campaign Committee, never hav-
ing res ai sle that oGs During the
the Gold Bug" literature while occu-
sionally tapping HannUs plethoric bar
The directors of tho News too with two
exceptions, were and are gold men. and
unaltel1,biy opposed to William J. Bryan.
that efforts from such source to i'm
pugn Governor Iylcr's Democracy will
prove futile.
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
tcncrili wilson, the Chicf OF Engineers
United States Army, has recommended u
liberal appropriation for the Improvement
OF James river in his annual report. but
1t will require some hard work to secure
the money. The Richmond interests will
not be neglected in Congress and IN the
River and Harbor Committee, but Rich
erful influences to bring success. Rich
mond now begins TO loom up as n ship
building city and she can feel assured
rival concerns in that line will exert no
small influence toward preventing any
greater advantages being given than are
now at hand.
Surveys are now being made and Will
20 reported 10 Congress at the next ses-
Harbor Committee OF the House will he
invited to Richmond during the next ses-
sion Of Congress and taken over tho river
A cordial invitation was extended curly
in the present year. but pressure OF work
made 1t necessary for the committee TO
deepped hat t at s same e ay aen
Yitatlon might receive favorable consid-
Grafton.
C. & o. IMPROVEMENTS.
The recent continued heavy rains havo
intcrfercd with and delayed the work on
the Chesapeake and OhIo's work in this
done and the work is considered as pro-
crossing very satisfactorily.
The improvements planned arc all being
Station Will be asked for in q COMPARE
lively short time
The improvements that are being made
at other points are reported i'll good shape
and the new piers and elevators at the
newport News terminus will be finished
by next March
Mr.. II. 7. Roach has been appointed
train master for the New River Coal
Fi'anch lines al 'rhurmond. w. Va. HIS
appointment is dated November 1st
GIRLS COMING TO RICHMOND.
new feature has developed in tho
plans OF the Young Mems Business Asso-
cation for bringing girls to Richmond to
work In factories here which bids fair to
be very successful
Mr.. Lewis W.. Burwell, the secretary
at Union Level, Mccklenburg county. He
desires 10 biinE-to Richmond forty or
'iiifty girls from his section and wants 10
know whether building can be secured
for q boarding house, where they can ali
live together.
II can get him house readily enough"
SAID Mr.. Burwell this morning, land can
secure employment for all the girls he will
bring, and more besides"
Mr.. Birweli says that lie can secure
places for almost an unlimited number
OF girls. They are wanted I'm the cheroot
factories principally, and while the weekly
wages are not large to start with, those
who become expert can soon earn from
80 10 Sl2 Il week"
HEARING ADJOURNED.
At meeting of the State Board of
Public Works, held on Wednesday, the
matter of the Street Railway COMPANY of
portsmouth AGAINST the Port Norfolk
cred. The former road is contcndine for
permission TO cross the tracks of the In +.
ter on the Portsmouth SIDE The hearing
was adjourned over to the 18th instant
No other matter was considered by the
board. '''
Miss. Ward. of Norfolk, is the guest of
Mrs. James w. Walker