The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
WAREHOUSES;.
I /
Old 8lMovo In Danvlllo Said TO-
J be Removed. VI.
DURHAM no BE TAKEN IN.
fspecis1 e m, r1n,cs. Dispa teh 3

8f Especial to The T1McS.DispntcnO I'll
N VrRaIL1NA. VA, April ts.-southsidsl
Virginia has had long cold. vet spell
and farm work. IS greatly behind. The
farmers not being able TO plant corn
have availed themselves ct the wet spell
10 strip and market what little tobacco
remained In tho barta. so that now there
remains very little, perhaps s per cent
In the hands OF the farmers mostly the
larger one. Prices OF tobacco In tho last
three woeks have changed very little, y
any, but there Is very little talk 81 cur.-
failing the crop. # . q q. e
delivered at this place thnn ever be-
fore, But It IL an even question II this
Is due to scarcity Of stable manure or
an Increased corn crop.
- HoM11- MADD TRUST,
The people have been watching with q
great deal OF Interest the growing OF
an homemade trust In the city OF Dam
vIlle As far back az 1899 the late Chas.I
II Conrad tried to combine all the ware
houses in that place under one mana ge-
N emit, and probably only his untimelyi
death prevented the carrying into effect
OF his plans. Some four or FIVE years
ago the same plan was tn ed once moro
and came within an noe OF Inatertalinng,i
b but the erection OF an independent ware
house onco more at the last minute In
duoed the promoters to withdraw. NOW
the plan Is UP once more, but Is not con-
Aned to- Danvine. but expects 70 cover %
al the large markets Of the old bright
tobacco belt. 1t is Understood hore that
the Durham warehouses have agreed to
20 into the combine. that o,.ly one Of
the South Boston warehouses declined TO
70 into It, and from the sentiment ex-
pressed by the farmers. II
Col, ", 8, Cunningham will have but
.ls<> 20
eru clubs In the counties Of Greenville
and Person, and you may say tho senti-
.nent Is the same In Halifax and Neck
lenburg counties in Virginia The Mann
amendment to the revenue bill caught
this place with less than 800 inha bttants
though doing tho business OF many
places with I'VE and moro times that
number OF Inhabitants. a,
BARKEWPERs PETITION.
The proprietors OF the two bar-rooma
here are circulating their petitions In
Red Bank maglsterial district. ana and are Is,
confident that they will secure the sig
nature OF a majority Of the registered
voters. Red Bank district Is larger than
q good many OF the counties IN tho state,
stretching as It does. right here from the
North Carolina line to Dan river. some
IL to is miles away within sight OF
South Boston. Virginia has tried tnyol.
untnry prohibition some = years ago, ahu
found 1t wanting: After two years trial.
the citizens had the place Incorporated
and since then, with good police pro-
lection, they have been able TO main.
tain order in this place here In spite OF
tho fact that up to decline IN tho price
OF copper some three to FIVE hundred COL.
ored copper miners used to congregate
here every Saturday evening" y, 4, s.;:ls !.
Since the price OF copper has gone back
to fourteen and fifteen cents, tho active
work In the mines has@oecn 90 tc
a very large extent. The Durgee mine
is working full time. Mr. A. W. tucker
! OF the Barry mine left last week fol
Boston Mass, to buy machinery The