The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-03
cemeteries tho situation ID not 30 .at,s-

We conclude that while present condl-
tons with reference to city cemeteries
must rcmnin unchanged for dooades and
decades to come, nevertheless 1t would DO
wiso for our authorities to llavo iii mind
the tirne when other cemeteries Will DO
needed. Quito probably they will be con-
trolcd by private companies, but whether
miles from tho city. And that may be
dono tho moro rcndily and caaily In this
day OF electric lines. when son,c Of tho
railway companies In other cities arc pro-
viding themselves with henrso cars and
funeral trains to meet demand from
persons OF moderate MEANS which can
not DO mot otherwise.
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The good old town OF Williamsburg, the
ancient capital OF Virginia, is getting
tired Of being called sleepy, dead. an
client, behind the times, etc Tho old
town Is proud Of Its age Its past history,
and realizes the value Of Its ancient land
marks and all that but It can have and
enjoy all these things ana be q 1--we. IN,
to-date town at the Same time and this
It intends to do. Already williamsburg
Inns several Industries. tho leading one be-
Ing the knitting mills, and it has an ac-
tive Chamber Of Commerce. or Business
Mems Association. which Is on the look
ont for other industries, and the infor-s
nation Is that two Or three ore soon to
be landed, Williamsburg has also a wide
awake City Council, which Is taking note
Of the towns needs In the way Of pub
lie improvements. commensurate with the
business push that is being shown by Its
people generally. Tho Council Is asking
authority Of the Legislature to issue
bonds for public improvements, the first
Issue to be $4,000 worth to provide water
works for fire protection and for domes-
tic purposes. We have no doubt electric
lights and sewerage will follow In due
time, and by the time the gates Of the
Jamestown Exposition are thrown open.
Williamsburg will be as lively and as
up to-date as any Of her younger and
more frisky neighbors.
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We never believed that the decent peo-
Pile Of New Orleans had any idea OF
"snubbing' Miss Roosevelt on the occa-
sion OF her visit to that CITY. Miss Roose-
volt will he the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward A1c1heny. and when Mr.. MoIl-
heny was asked the other day whether
or not the carnival invitations to all the
carnival functions had been sent Miss
Roosevelt, he made the following state
ment:
Miss Roosevelt has not vet received
oil Of her carnival invitations but am
In q position to know absolutely that
they will be received. Any story to t.4e
contrary Is a malicious Islander. which
should not be allowed to smirch the
reputation Of our cty's courtesy. It
would DO an offense not to Miss Roose-
yelt but to New Orleans, and can as
sure you In perfect confidence that 1t
will not be perpetrnted. On the contrary,
have heard very reliable rumors that
Miss Roosevelt will DO the queen Of the
Comus ball. and while do not think
that that will be SO, 1t is much moro
likely to occur than that any Of the So
cieties should snub her."
That is just such statement ns might
have been expected from q representative
Southern gentleman.
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Tho Potomac Progress, published at
Hague. Westmoreland county. Is pleased
to observe that the correspondent OF the
Tines Dispatch is trying to attract at
tentlon to tho advantages which would
accrue both to Richmond and counties to
be traversed by a railroad to this sec
ticn." The Progress expresses the opin-
ion that "if this road should be built and
make its terminus Reedville, on the
Chesapeake Bay, in Lancaster county, It
would DO tho best investment ever made
by Richmond capital" And further adds:
"If the business men of that city act
wisely they will investigate this matter
ut once and see what they would gain
by such venture"
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The Newport News Tmes-Herald i5 au-
thority for the statement that Mayor
Moss, OF that city, declares that he would
rather be mayor of Newport News during
tho jamestown Ter-Centenary than Gov
ernor Of. Virginia. Truly the mayor Of
Newport News would be in the swim with
the big exposition In full blast, and It is
certain that the mayor Of the lively sea-
pert own Is a splendid swimmer on big
OCCASIONS.
I About $1,000 societies In all parts Of
tho world on yesterday and the day
before Joined in celebrating the twenty
second birthday of Christian Endeavor.
Since it's birth, on the I'd OF February.
1881, the society has exerted an i'm
mcnse influence for good and the flu
turo Is brighter to-day than ever De-
fore.
Tho Legislature OF Alabama has before
| it, with certainty of passage, bill to
increase the salary Of the Governor from
$1,000 to 5000 per annum. Any man
who Is mt to be the Governor of SO great
a State as Alabama is worth at least
5000 per year.