The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-28
MUCH BUILDING
IN LEXINGTON
Rockbr:dge Reports .Go-d Crops
and Plenty of Work.
MERCHANTS HOLIDAY TRADE
New Buildings Recently Erected a, tho
institute and Washington and lee.
Endowment Secured for Wilson &
Memorial Chair OF Economics
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LEXINGTON. Va. Dec 27:-rhs yea,
OF lsG has been prosperous one Ia
Lexington and Rocsbrtdge county.
With gooo crops at fair prices and
plenty OF work at renumerarive wages.
few Complaints are heard. The mer.
chants report an unusually large hon-
day trade.
Within the past twelve months LexinE.
ton has enjoyed steady building
growth The, most important. structura
erected is the First National Bank and
Postofflce building. which was recently
completed at a cost Of more than $4,000.
1t IS the most modern and up-to-dats
building IN the town. AT the Virginia
Military Institute two new residences
for professors have been completed sit
uated on either side OF the cadet mess-
hall Other Improvements there consist
Of laying new walks. etc The att
tendance this year exceeds last year. thu
present number being about 275.
Washington and Lee University taa
been fortunate In securing the Wflliarq
L. Wilson endowment for the Memorial
Economics Department. the fund Of
s1oo. COO having been raised for that pur.
pose. complete department has been
fitted up in the University as the homl
for this subject. The attendance at tkS
University IS aOOOt
LEXINGTON BANKS
The banking institutions here ara In
prosperous condition The Baak--.et
Rockoridge has capital stock Of s60.e00f
investment in bonds. 1900; cash and
exchanges. s33. 467: surplus fund and un-
divided profits. SIS. 400: deposits, s2u AZ.
The officers are W. S. Hopkins. presi.
dent: VIM N McElwee. cashier: T. w.
McCiuns. teller.
M capital stock OF $4,000: surplus fund
and undivided profits, s2s.S70; deposits.
1857: loans and securities. s2o7.56O: cash
and exchanges. s3S.So3. The officers ara
John T. Dunlop. president:i B. E. Waugh.
an. cashier. H. c. Wise, teller.
LIME COMPANY.
Among the industrial enterprises wa
have the Roekbridse Lime and Stons
Company. opera ting OF the wnstarn sut-5
urls OF Lexington. Three kilns ara In
blast with a capacity OF 900 barrels OF
lir.e per day. A force Of from forty to
fifty hands ara employed. besides the
-en required for getting out VOL. Gray
limestone Is used In burning for limo
which from analysis shows s. per cent Of
ca: bnnate OF lime. A ready market I;
found IN Virginia and the Carolinas. Mr.
Lawrence Eu1bree Is secretary and treas
t.rer and general manager Of the enter
Prise.
At East Lexington there are roi14
III and a woodworking 11nnt-" operata
by Moses Brothers. Throughout the cour
t.. there are number of the latest IND
proved roller mills. There are two whole
sale grocery concerns. one in Lextnzto
and one at Glasgow. The Natural Brida
ard the Rock h'iIee Bah. both sun1ms
resorts. have recently changed hands al
will be lifted up with great Improvement
'r the coming season.
The thriving town Of Buena Vista
one Of .he few boom towns still -ueE
ing to the front. It is good busine4
center Among it's enterprises are p4
i'er mill. extract works. furnace rannerI
bric!: works. wollen and. cess.n,r nu1u
besides number OF up-to-date stores.