The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-03
NO I! BIG COT TON
MILL. FOL. DANY|LL|..E||.
The Projectors and City Council
Are Far Apart.
ABANDONED.
They Do Not Object to the Mill But the
Effect it Will Have on the City
Water suppIy-The Military
Return Home.
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Especial Dispatch to Tho Times.)

Especial Dispatch to Tho Times)
DANVlLLE. VA. Aug. among the
questions OF more paramount interest
which are receiving the attention OF
the citizens here is the lengthy discus
sion which the City Council has entered
into regarding the proposed improve
ment above the city by the Dan River
Power and Manufacturing Company.
The company has long owned riparian
rights on the river above the city, and
has lately decided upon the erection of
an immense cotton mill. to be built near
the sight OF what is known as the Rock
House.
The maintenance and operation o. such
plant would necessarily require the
importation of thousands Of laborers to
manipulate it's vast machinery and bust
ness. 1t was the intention OF the pro-
motexg OF the enterprise to establish
small colony near the site OF the works.
to which township. in the course OF
time. the street railway system was to
have been extended. Thousands of dol
lars would have been added to the foae-
ing wealth of the city.
A DAMPER
But the City Council early threw 4
damper over the spirit Of the enterprise.
These gentlemen. secure In their firm
intention to protect the citys rights at
all hazards. vetoed the proposition with
an emphasis that left no room for doubt.
The objection which the Council urges
is not, OF course, to the enterprise itself.
but to its location. The site for the plant
lies above the point from which the
city's water is taken from the river.
The Council alleges that such business
as was contemplated would contaminate
the water. To remove the present
pumping station further up the river
would entail much cost, and an ami
cable agreement could not be arrived at.
The highest authorities in the land
were cited by both sides. and much cor
rcspondence and discussion was INDUCED
in. The Council referred the matter to
the Water Committee. and the Water
Committee conferred with a committee
representing the Dan River Power and
Manufacturing Company. The more the
affair was discussed and aired the fur
Their away appeared any chance of an
anicable settlement.
ONE SIDE WITHDRAWS.
After so long a time-nlany months
were embraced in the discussion-the Dan
River Power and Manufacturing Com
pany withdrew all propositions, saying
that other arrangements had been form
ulated. The Water Committee proceed
ed alone with its investigation. called
meeting of the City Council was he'd
last week, at which time voluminous
report was submitted. The committee
recommended that the matter be referred
back to the Water Committee for fur
Their ventilation, with the addition to its
membership of the president and four
other members Of the Council.
And there the matter rests. There
seems to be no possible chance for a
pleasant solution of the difficulty. The
two factions are entirely at loggerheads
and are Juggling in opposite directions.
It is hard to predict what the outcome
of the matter will be. 1t has been sug
gested that the company will build AT
Stokesland. upon the slope which viii
drain their premises into 9uc,3i1in
Creek. instead cf into the river. The
Cornell will improve and enlarge The
present pumping station, irrespective Of
the plans and intentions of the dan
River Power and Manufacturing Com
pany.
MILITARY BACK HOME.
The Danville Light Infantry returned
Saturday night from an encampment of
ten days at Mountain Lake The men
were in the best of spirits and full of
praises for the wild beauty Ct the
scenery in and around that popular ! e.
SORT. Rev. j. Cleveland Hail. rector OF
the Church of Epiphany and chaplain
of the Seventeen Regiment of Infantry,
Virginia Volunteers, enjoyed the outing
with the boys as the special guest Of the
company.
He lived at the camp with the SOL
ders, affiliated with the men, ana is
full of humorous stories which 1t is de-
light TO hear him tell. In an interview
with DR.. Hall Immediately upon MS re-
t,r~ no caid In mart:
THE company has made for itself
reputation OF which Danvllle and the
regiment should be proud. There was
nothing to mar the enjoyment of the
occasion, and both guests and mana cement
SPOKE in the highest terms OF the gen
tlemanly conduct and behavior OF the
members OF the command. They were
welcome in the hotel parlors and grounds,
and complimented by the readily bestowed
acquaintance of all the ladies at Noun
tain Lake"
ATKINs-ATKINs
William H Atkins. of Halifax county.
was quietly married at the Calvary Metho-
dist Church parsonage last Saturday
morning to- Miss Harriet N Atkins, of
this city. The groom was a very old
nan. having already lived his three-score
years and ten. The bride was scarcely
more than thirty. There was an air
Of mystery surrounding the affair which
has not yet been dispelled. At the court
house when the license was applied for
the couple evaded many questions, and
hesitated about answering others. Mr..
Atkins became quite nervous over the
intcrrogations applied to him-so much so
that he gave his name wrong and d second
license had TO be issued. The woman
made oath that her home was in Dan
vile, but her name does not appear in
the city directory, nor has your CORE
spondent been able to locate her How
ever. these things may be the marriage
.coh place, the couple leaving imme-
diately for the home of the groom. Moth
ing has been heard of them since.
HISTORIC FACTORY.
At the corner of Spring and Union
Streets there has stood for years an old
tobacco factory that has history. It is
regarded as one OF the old landmarks of
the city. It is now being RACED to the
ground to make room for modern pro-
gress in the form of four handsome stores
In a conversation held Monday with d
we'll known gentleman who Is thoroughly
posted on the history Of Danrille,
newspaper representative was informed
that durjncr the civil war this factory