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Southern Railway.
Schedule in effect April 30, 1901

Trains leave from Penna- Station
Sol q n Daily Local for RaTTiSanburg and
for Charlotte and way stations
HIS q n Daily. L 5 Fast Mail Sleepins
czrs to New Orleans, Columbia, Savannah. and
jacksonville uniting at Salisbury with sleeper teg
AshevIile, Chattanooga, and Memphis. AID az
DanviIle with sleeper for Birmingham and az
Charlotte with sleeper for Augusta Solid train
Washington to New ORLEANS. Dining car service
u:3T a. m Daily. Local fox Charlottesville
4:0i D. m Week Days Local for Front Royal
Strasburg and HzrrisoHburg.
s-9O % n Daily. Local Tor Charlottesville
g55 n n Daily n 7. K Fla Express Sleep
ing cars TO Augusta with connections fer Aiken
sEd Charleston, and to Savannah, Jacksonville.
and Port Tampa Through coaches TO Jackson
vile and Atlanta. Uniting at LSanFIiie VITA fai-
man sIeepers from Richmond and Norfolk Tor
Charlotte Tourist sleeper Washington 70 San
Francisco Mondays, Tuesdays, and Er1eayS- DIn-
i6-eI n m 6afIv- Washington and Chattanooga
Limited IYia LyuChbUrg)- Sleeping cars t. Roan-
oke knoxville, Chattanooga. Memphis. and Neg
Orleans Through soach TO Memphis Dining car
1o:45 p. n Daily Washington and Southwest
ern Limited. Sleeping cars 70 Ashevllle, Knox
vile Chattanooga and Nashville, and TO Atlanta.
Macon, Birmingham. Memphis, Montgomery, No
bile and New Orleans Dining car service.
TRAINS ON BLUENoST BRANCH.
Leave Washington 9:0I . N. daily, 4:4s p. N.
week days and 6.25 D m Sundays for Blue
mont. 6.25 p. m Saturdays and 4:S5 p. n. week
davs and Il 20 p m Wednesdays and Satur-
days only for LeesbuTg. 6:25 P. n week days 10
Herndon.
Through trains from me South arrive Washing
ter 6.42 am. 6:52 an. 7:35 am daily 2l5 pm.
and $50 pm daily From HaFrisonbUrg II 81
an. week days and $40 pm daily From Char
lottesyille SIS am aud $40 pm daily
Tickets. sleeping car reservations, aud other in
formation furnished and baggage called for and
checked from hotels and residences by Union
Transfer Co. on orders left at Ticket Office, Ies
18th St NV: 81 Penna ave. NV, and as
Penna Station
Phone 14i1 for P. R. +. Cab Service.
FRANK 5 CANNON Sd V 2. and Gen Mgr
: II HARDWICh. General PasSF AGENT
I. s BROWN. General Agent
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FOR sALE-sUBURBAx.
FOR -SaLE-NORTHWEST-

Apply at Office for Weekly BaIIetia
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FOR SALE-FARMs.

FOR sALE-Cheap or easy terms. farm OF 222
acres III Prince George County; IL miles rom
NulIikin and miles from CoIIIngton station,
Pope's Creek line OF Pa. r r.; 200 acres cleared
land; good tobacco soIi3 balance in fine white
OAK timber: dwelling and necessary outbuiIdings-
Address ". B BOWIE, Largo, Prince George
Co, Nd. m39-3
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For RENT-ROoNIs.

HE EN ENlNU IL
OK n '1N II = y y > -
FOR REN-ReasanabTc 'front.' basement two
rooms; hight, newly papered and painted ~ -
- Nv
FOX RI t,,5 ~ furnished room VIII o' ~
49, - - =, =. - --
FOR RENi-Iwo nicely furnished sceohh-I'oI
ng rooms WIN 0a'i '-'' ''''' e25
7--,77 I,f-,--- - s---57- 7--, front
rooms; furnished or unfinished; apartment with
closets ard bath; summer rates IJ-4 l'h -
~, 7,7=,-, - - I;-l- I--,,s--
I'm tbfr', fo,r heat and gas. water on
soar: central location. 9l7 Va ave. sT c2-3
t-77, PVT ----- -7-,-,+ front -7o-7- with
closets 2I \ St Sc e2-3
FOR PENT-Tv, connecting furnished rooms;
opposite Government Printing Oihce' sii'LIe Vi
en- suite; q % II 81. nv NJ
FOR RENT-Dezirabje rooms; 'front.' and back
-tI.,gL.tH PttteIteG- DO ! Z. --
FOR RENT-I-o9 18th St, furnished rooms cheap
SI-ItlnIe Tor hght houSekeeplhE- L-L
ron Rr-lT IT,, ICONS on Second floor. s.. 1tf
California st. Ne n2-2
E-np pr-lr I-,,-,,iF,5 800 from, = M. hoard
If desired l2o St NV mz+
-, T,r->--- 1,-;--rr ,4 -+-- f-,-,+ rooms.
very reasonable; also other roonIs -, So, s. I'll
D st NV M.
80 T,=->-T r. 7,,-,,og7 ~o,7--,,,r-,Ics+ 1rrr-
rooms. 50 Per month. 1902 l st ne. ms
-, - 1-.---I--.5--- ---,-,,s- t,T
FOR BENI-Deslrabie Housekeeping rooLiL7- .d5
- -
FOR RENT-S20; three cool IuTnlsl'ea ToII1s 10.
IiSAJ h0'SSAeePms' al So'' 52
: Nv
FOR RENI-FouT rooms; hTSt hooF. Sy5 4tR s.
NV 60
FOR RENT-Furnished ballroom TO gentleman
only IL 9th St nv eI-o
,-(-. T,r,,-- - - -n,or-.7 a.. e rer
month. 42I 9th St nv. eI-3
FOR RFYT-209 D st. NV; front and hack
parIOrs: suitable for married couple. mis-
ron D7-Ir I----l--e----f-I7s7 rooms central D.
-: IA Z = mig
-----
FOR RbNf-tt9t' three rooms, FIS' 'ouL f'D,t.s,
50 large, cool rooms: oaItl. yy2 81 nv No
/ FOR RENT-Onc large, cool loom; bath; 81. 9o5
st NV mis-
ron pEIT T-----j-F,ol5 Torgc sunny room also
Ran TC2-7,- 4f75-5 +f,oT. central focatton COS
/ St nv nib
80 -,--,- - = - 7--It l,--,soL-e-,-
/ TN No n ny l- iooi'' iO' r.Ig
- :
I FOR RENT-Rooms; reference exchanged 20 llth
/ ST NV ~ =
: FOR RENT-F,1rnisbed two rooms; light house
keeping; one room tor gentleman zoi u 81. NV
/ mI-3
ron PEIT- Roo,-z On second or third foor. fur
-sI,oI Or ,,,rfrr,,isI,ai centrally located SO
! 81 mis-
: 20, r,T-1r- E---t,5 ,,,o,,5 z,or front voop,-
/ newly Papered; centrally located 81 H St NV
/ mis-
FoR BNI-opposte pc Pos59lce; large InLiI -s
{ toohl, . PEI H'iiIA- 90 LIN 81 ~ -
---
+ FOR RENI-Second-stoTy back ana front foolis,
/ farn7fv. so FER month 80 St NV. nib
! ---
. FOX KENI-N eil-iuTrIsitd front IooLil' 7eCVliA
hoOTs modern improvements Sc % AiasS- ~
F nv. e1J-S
/ 90 90, - NJ Z 'i0e'- - es0-g
FOR RENT-Furnished front roofn,~neaF oaIi l5
/ s. 40 New Jersey ave Sc t2y-2
: F0P RFSVT-FIITDis5ei OF unfinished rooms op-
-eSg-5
per month 1872 eth St NV e2y-2
3 EGP PVT ono furnished front room;
/ -, ,,r.ssrrod. -arv raasonable III 18th
St NV co.
+I,a
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STEAMBOATS,.
Norfolk L Washington
Steamboat Go.

. Every day N the year Tor NoTfoIas Ns"-
. port News. and all points South, by the
- superb powerful steel palace steamers
- Newport NeHs,'' '+SorfoIk.' and ''"a ash
iEgton-'' on the following schedule:
Ly. Washington g. 80 pm Lv- PoFtsmGuth.50e pm
LV- Alexandria 90 pm Lv- Norfolk SOC pm
Ar Fl Monroe 7 90 an Ly Fl. Monroe 100 pm
Ar. Norfolk. 500 am Ar AlexzRdria--6S9 am
Ar Portsmouth SIS am ar Washington 90 an
. Tickets on sale at sI7 Penn ave, B, and
- .. ticket Office, 90 Penn. ave, and corner
- 18th st and n Y ave. c. 4 o. ticket Of
fees at 5I9 Penn ave, and e09 14th ST !:
s. A. L ticket Office, 1874 n. Y. ave, and
- On bUard steamers.
fEFor further information apply at gen
- eraI Offices It'll ST. wharf, Washington, D. u
Phone, $50
no2s-sf JOHN CALLAHAN General Manager.
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COUNTRY BOARD.

THE WASHINGTON COLLEGE formerly Eek
nston Hote). Sd and SIS ne; opens to sum
mer boarders June /; rooms may now be selected.
misc
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rnATNs ~ RLrFNONT RRANCH

Through trains from me South arrive Washing
ten 6:42 am. 6:52 am 7.35 daily, 2s15 pm.
and $50 IN daily From HaFrisonburg II: 81
a m week DAYS and $50 pm daily From Char
lottesyille SIS am aud $40 pm daily
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WANTFD-Good industrious white hoy about
seventeen wears old 90 make himself useful; one
who has worked in ba-ro9m preferred. Apply
gs5 =, ~, ~ CD
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For So q Month

We can seH YOU a splendid upright piano. prac-
ticaily as good new. and at half the price
yen would have TO pay for new one.
M +, c. SMITH. 1925 Pa. ave-
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

ROOMS AND BOARD.
FOR RENT-One dollar per day. sl5 per month
for two, room and good board; on car line. 1884
Mass ave NV e2-3
So K ST. y W.-Neatly furnished rooms; good
home table, central. e2-3
FOR RENT Furnished rooms. with or without
board CI9 Pa. ave Sc e2-8
NEWLY-FURNISHED ROOMS. with board; mod
ern improvements. Y Grant place m2-3
SECOND-FLOOR southern room for lady or gen
-.amau IN Government employ; strictly private
family; with or without board; Northeast: rel
erences exchanged. Address BOX 374 this Of
fee m2-3
LOVELY large furnished rooms; second floor;
southern exposure; porcelain bath, with with
out board G37 I st NV. els
HANDSOMELY-FT room; suitable Tor
two; also nicey-furnishcd thrd-stoTy front room
with good table board and home comforts: 10
Gated near Capitol and Library. 63S East Capitol
st mI-3
ROOMS AND BOARD. SO per month S09 IIth
st NV. mig
PLEASANT ROOM. with board. for two. s95. l5l
Carroll ST Sc. half square from Library e30-3
10 K ST NW-PIeasant front rooms. furnished
or unidrnished; table board; transients r7sy-S
Rooms AND BOARD. s. and $50 per week
IlOG 9th St NV nl30-3
FOR RENT-NeWIy-paiute and papeTcd rooms
with or without board; everything first class;
splendid location 4l2 9Th st NV e2J-tf
FOR RENT-sUBURBAN,
FOR RENT-About tygenty-three acres Of pasture
at BriEhtwood, ID. &. Enquire L. r SHOE
MAKER, 800 F St ez-3
FOR RENTING houses; five rooms each: five
acres ground; at Giesboro5 81 per month Apply
ROBT- OWENS, Giesbofo, or 1884 Madison St.
city mE-l
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SITUATIONS wANTED-HELE.

WANTED-By colored man place as chef II
hotel or cafe; good references ZIG Clinton Plact
NV e,
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EfEr.p wAyTED-FEMALE.

-rrp yvsyTu,T1- FEwsIE
-~-~-------------------- ---~-~--~
NANIED-t'ood- industrious NIite boy "".al
seventeen years cid 20 make Hi...-sI "a -.r
VINO has WoI5eu III n1-i''il i'--'i'5-' -'7l5.55 4
49,, ,-7----=- ,----- 10y, Tor
" N Ed I our gun r-' 7.s- Tr.F ~ NV
81
foas l l555 '. also caarnaid 10 leave city
!.nqgze 70 gan 81.
WANTED Cashier, - per week Apply 'hlS even
ing and Friday l-." NJ" ApTN ave NV q
NANfEp-lwo Tc-e5a'le e2o5ri 80. t1n g il5n- /
5gT55s '.gg zso,, 5l,l3 ='-1 30. ,
- 49, nv - W., 49, --,-- -, NV q
: - X ~ nm ~
-
NANIED-n0Tt and waist hands CLARA
"AN lEi l-i'I -iI 10 Lts-''l WIN fanny Iei-t
a. eol.-snlei- impure I'D LL-n 81, nv "a
WANTED TsTienee4 waist and sHITjS hands,
i-illei-'''-s' none ,-'-s- "e11 Apply 1905 "a
Reliable w'..tt woman, Tor i.-ls ao,gl
- -, C-1---''- ''' '--'' ''> '' -
W4XTFD- Good ---f-- references TT7nrr door.
l0I2 72rh St NV ef
EANTFD-Coiored restaurant cooks. kitchen
maids and hotel chau.heruaidS: today. DICKS
HOTEL AGENCY. 18th st and Pa ave, second
Hoor. mo
wAyTED-wHite cafe waitress, - week. Ibis
city and for Maryland today DICKS HOTEL
m5-9 1-'i- 81 anu d. ave- S--'l1 '''''-
s1so an rsirresssS 57a ' - scc6T ia door mi
WANTED-SsyeFaI colored girls for theatre s.
pr week anu expenses DIV St H"-' So"
H2oL- NJ
NANIED-P-aln eooS. SD: houseLeeper I|Hltel.
aiso c4aInoer1nald- 81; private i@HlliE- En4d1Ie
Loz2 IEh St NV III
WANTED-Two coIored women, one for general
1ouSe'oFA' otheF a. nurse 20 leave city 1t''
oregon &Hc- III
U .N--rE-T, IA ,z1,7.- To- IT, -t-s. hour .
to Il pm, one with experience in sub-station
preferred Address Bon 80, this office. me-
wANTED-At onee. FIVE good plain cooks. good
wages: three chanberraits- nurses Enquire The
- $500 -------=-- ! 10 -
FL 9oay %ll1e ONCE giIi' el-ll,'tL -l ~
sures position eos ~ St NV MI
7-7I-T,T-T1 80 --I:,t7- - - - -
and iron: bring references. III3 9Th ST NV nj
NANIEb-A Walle siEl LOT Aolst.'oIN' no Visit
I1gi must say at Ils--Z- 100 ON St NV --t
WANTED-ReIEable eirI for general housayyork:
small family; no washing or ironing: good home home
! St nv nj
WANTED-CoIored woman as cook. at 1880 22d
ST NV nj
=
NANIED-Ioung lady TO help on costs Gail
the whole week, 49I 81. sv. m2-2
-
ply 5C3 It'll St NV nj
WANTED-Young lady Tor the reception room IN
one OF the department stores Apply 11oJ Ne"
York ave NV M
WANTED-A saIe=ladv who has had experience
IN picture store: reference REQUIRED Apply 10
ATHA L CUNNINGHAM 80 7fH St NV nj
wANTED-ReIfable woman Tor general house
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WANTED -Four girls for Atlantic CITY: ten Tor
Trenton, New Jersey. Enquire 1888 nth ST. NV
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FOR RENT-FLATs.
FOR RENT-ParIor fat, 81; two. SO; gas, bath
7GJ St NV. e2-3
FOR RENT-One fat Of four rooms; second floor.
1927 11th St u2-3
FOB RENT-Three nice large rooms, s25- AS
I'd St NV. mT2-3
FOR RENT-ReasonabIe, second floor fat; gas.
bath gI6 9Th ST. NV. e1-3
FOR RENT-New fats, rs 7th 81 sw.; rooms
and bath: SO TO SI7 mis-
FOR RENTER Of FIVE rooms and bath IN pri-
vate house: possession given at once; reduced to
SIS Tor sumner months. Apply OWNER. If5
New Hampshire ave. NV. e5J3
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FOR RENT-FURNIsHED HOUSES.

FOR RENT-House; partly furnished, seven ger
uanent boarders; possession Immediately. IL
Mass. ave nv. u2-3
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FOR sALE-H0UsEs-

FOR SALE-FurniShed cottage: house lot, AL
only $50; location Washington Grove. Apply
to III4 st NV eS0-3
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-HIsCELLAEE0Us.
WANTED-To give away some beautiful snow
white and tiger kittens; fine breed. Call at
Nc. III Mass ave. nv e2-S
WANTED-OI tank, coffee mill and scales; must
be in good condition and cheap Address 7I3 4tn
81. NJ. CI
WANTED Furniture Of all kinds; stoves. store
fixtures FRIES * H0PWOOD, sth and X SIS.
nv. Ing-5
WANTED-ro buy a secondhand safe of small
size address. naming price, BOX go, this Of
fee m2-3
WANTED Furniture; II you have anything to
sell. drop card L. BOX 554, This Office, mis-
UAETED-To buy old feather beds. Z MARKS,
- Myrtle st. c3q-5
MANIFESTATIONS graploph0ue. Address
Box 3i5, this Office. e3G-3
WANTED-Higbest cash prices paid for ladies'
and gents cssr-0if clothing; drop postal III call
B. TARSHEs. 1905 7th 81 NV n4-Imo
WANTED Horses TO pasture; excellent pasture.
pientg shade and water ". A BICkINGS Good
Hope d. G e2g-7
WANTED-0fd gold silver watches. diamonds.
dentist gold. platinum, teeth plates etc; pawn
tickets bought LOUIS ABRAHAMS. removed to
433 9Th st ms. apgZ-tl
WANTED-M. RICE. 1882 9TH St nv. will pay
the highest price For ladies' ana gents cast-otf
clothing address postal: viii call. mI2-S0
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WANTED-pla5n cook ehamhermaid and general
boasezorkgr. also cL1mbgTmaid 10 leave city.
Enquire 1852 9th ST. 81
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williamsburg.
(SneciaI Dispatch to The Times

Especial DlSpatcn 10 ii1e iiLAe"-l
wILIIAAISBURG. VA. Dec. 2'-Wli-
Iiamsburs made rapid strides towards IN
dustrial progress this year. There are
thirty merchandise establishments, ana
no failure: for eight years.
a Business Mems Association was Or
ganized. witch has proved great stimI-
ius to business Interests. The nrst large
industry, the knitting mill, was located
through the efforts Of this organization
Among the new industries started IN
1900 are: The Williamsburg Knitting MIL
wit. a capital of $1,000 employing 100
operat!ves: the Williamsburg Steam lauE-
dry Company; new $1,000 laundry at the
Eastern State Hospital, and water WORKS
a William and Mary College.
Many new houses have been 9tlst' anu
others IL, progress OF erection The as
sessed value of real estate has Increased
over 10000 in the past few years. II s<-a
chises have been granted to two telephone
companies. which are no." at work on
their lines. ~,
The Legislature will be asked for me
privilege of borrowing $4,000 10 lns''ii
water-works and sewerage.
Never within the history OF the CITY
has there been as much real substantial
growth.
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White Hall.

WHITE. HALL, VA, Dec. 3i-speciai--
White Hall has steadily forged aaeao
during 1900. and every branch Oh business
has enjoyed the prosperous wave. More
timber and railroad cross-ties can De
seen to-day along the Buckingham
Branch of the chesapeake and ONO
Railway, awaiting shipment than ever
hafore and the trade in general merchan-
disc for the past year may be conserva-
lively estimated to have been between
seventy and eighty thousand dollars
The tobacco trade has increased, anG
tho outlook is very encouraging. So
far the sale OF leaf tobacco at the ware
houses has exceeded last year with only
a small percent OF the crop marketed
With the beginning of the new year and
the resumption OF business, the managers
feel confident Of a larger trade than ever.
With a united action OF the business
men OF White Hall and rne cooperation
of the citizens in the county tributary to
ii, the commercial importance of White
Hall Will be considerably advanced dur-5
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tMARTINSyILLE. VA, Dec. 31-SpeciaI
MartinSvilIe greets the approach of the
Twentieth century with 3,0GJ inhaottant,
and a real and personal property valua
ton of 500 ,2Il.
The census enumeration is not quiti
so much, but the western end OF the
town, chiefly inhabited by colored peopse
is not embraced in the corporate limits.
This town, then. embracing but dtty
acres of land was donated in 1880 by
Col. George uairSCan 10 trustees, and a.
a compromise with General Joseph Mar
tin. who had offered site at Scutfit
HILL his farm on Smiths river, wa'
named in honor of the latter. who haa
done much valuable service in the from
tier wars with the Indians.
The plot was laid out in streets % feel
wide and lots containing half an acre
each, and q reservation of two acres IN
tina centre as a public square and fol-
location Of the courthouse, jail ana o5flei
public buildings The streets are now
well graded and the principal ones neatly
macadamized and supplied with bricl
sidewalks and granite curoing- on wnict
ara many handsome and substantial bus
mess houses and private residences. AZ
excellent system of water-works, VIE
an abundant supply OF delightful water
and a pressure OF 70 pounds TO the moi
has been enjoyed for the past six years
Religious influences are dctlStIS tAtttes
by large memberships OF the Methodist
Baptist. Presbyterian. Episcopal. Chris
tan and Primitive Baptist churches
each of them having good houses OF
worship.
There are two banks-th4 Peoples and
the Farmers-wlth an aggregate capital
of $1,000. which afford all the necessary
machinery OF finance
TWO hardware, two drug, two furnt'
ture. ten dry goods. eight family grocery
four confectionery. besides several gem
4raI merchandise, stores supply the gem
eraI wants in the mercantile line
Marttnsville is located G. miles soutE
OF Roanoke and 40 miles west OF Dam
VILE. on two lines OF r.iIway-the Nor
fox and Western and paEvtLLs and West
ern The principal industry is the sale
and manufacture OF tobacco. employ ms
,braa large warehouses. four prtzertea
and eight large and weil-equipped facto-
ries. and giving employment TO to more more
than one thousand persons all the year
round. and in many instances night and
day.
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time, in the early fall idleness. to a
very limited extent. The Virginia Iron.
Coal and Coke Company. operating on
Looncy's creek, three miles from mere,
are fast completing large number Oh
coke ovens.
The most important event for Big stone
Gap and the adjacent country, Is the erec-
ton of Il large school building. contract
for the building Of which has just been
let by the school authorities to T. j..
Brown. n large contractor and bullder,
residing here This building when com
pletd, will cost about S20.0OooO
The Virginia Tanning and Extract Com
pany. operated under the mana gement OF.
General r. A Ayers, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of the State, Is doing (. hourishinG bust
ness. and they have laid in stock for the
coming years work of tons upon tons OF
tan bark.
The United States Leather Company's
plant is fast being completed. and this
chestnut timber of which the forests
will be very large consumer for our
contain an abundance.
The timber of better grades from this
section is finding it's way in all the large
markets of the country, and while vast
forests have been depleted, large quanti-
ties of timber is yet in sight.
NJ. C. McCorllle 6: Sons, Of this place,
have recently acquired a very large boun-
dairy of timber, and now operating
their large mill at Appalachia, Va, manu-
featuring all grades of timber
Business generally has been sood during
the year.
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VIRGINIA INDUSTRY
AND PROSPERITY
CONTINUED from FRS. Pase)

counties of Page. Rappahannock and Eau
auier tcntributory to lief, but her 7ros-
periiy IS not alone due to the rich lands
that lie nearby. Recently her natural ad-
vantases as a manufacturing town have
teSoine known. and IL the las; year se:--
CA. very :tne enterprises have iocl;eu
here and others are prospective.
The Front Royal Milling Company. cap
ifaI stock si5.eoe, with Mr.. N. J. Fulton as
president. has recently been incorporated
and IS building large Touring mill near
tie Southern Railway depot The capa-
city will be one hundred barrels day.
The Front Royal Handle Factory and
s.,c Sumption Wagon Works are ooth
running with increased capacity and 90
ing well.
Merchants say they have done a better
business this year than ever before.
The town has electric lights, owned by
TIC town: also water works. owned by
private corporation; fine streets, well
paved and laid out.
Local option has prevailed here for
twenty years and. on the whole. has been
beneficial 10 the good Of the town.
The Randolph-Macon Academy for boys
is also located here. It is III a very good
condition. The Roberta Macatee Institute.
a school for girls. was also organized tais
year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
WHERE PROSPERITY REIGNS.
Giles County Rapidly developing. AZ:
Business and resources.
,Snccial Dispatch TO The Times.

pEArti-HITRG- VA. Dec @2-Ciles coun-
t. is passing through an epoch OF pros
perfty which she has not enjoyeu mere
tofore.
little room for many Improvements, bue
there are now in successful operation two
large steam tanneries-viz., Cover, pray
ton & Leonards large plant at NarorWs'
EMPLOYING 60 TO so men, and LeaS d NC
WHY'S plant at Petersburg, employing
lfty or more men. The latter are adding
d large addition, Waich Will increase ti4e4t
capacity about fifty per cent
The lumber industry in the county IS
quite an Important one. Besides Il num-
Der of smaller mills, the two larger, which
might be mentioned are the mills OF the
Porterfield Lumber Company. at Interior,
cutting $1,000 to 1900 feet per day, ana
the mills OF the Youhen-Merriman COM
pany, at Narrows and on Wolf creek.
which, when completed. VIII prooahly ne
the largest in the county
OF railroads it has tile Norfolk ana
Western dividing the county in haf: the.
Big Stony Railroad, entering the large
timber and mineral lands of the Mountain
Lake Land Company, an dthe New River,
HolSton and Western, which IS being con-
structed up Wolk creak to ntersect with
the Norfolk and Western at Narrcws. rms
road will open up the timber and mineral
lands of Wolf creek, Bland county ana
parts of Tazewell county.
Giles county has seven roller mills IN
successful operation. and the Stony Creek
Milling Company VIII have their new mill
completed by March 1st. 1901 Besides
these there are a number of small burr
mills.
The county is IN a good, sound financial
condition, and during the last year erected
a handsome steel bridge at Ripplemead'
across New River, at q cost OF SlS.oo'- y
large amount OF money is being expended
on roads tributary to the several rail
roads.
C.artIe-rafsing is the most profitable ag-
ricultural pursuit, the lands being adapted
To blue grass. The farmers lnd sta%'AS
more satisfactory and profitable
C.ile. county is not on a BOOM but en-
lows a. constant, regular Grd healthy tiTl'n-
cial growth.