The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-08
Wiley, Harker and Camp Com
panies Consolidated.
HALL-JoHNsoN WEDDING
The Elks Of Petersburg viii Celebater
Their ThirteenthN Anniversary This
Month-WiII Send a Big Dele
CATION TO Bedford City.

PETERSBURG, VA, May 7.-Wiley,
Harker and Company, Of New York, with
branch offices In Petersburg and Norfolk,
Of Franklin, Va, have consolidated, ana
the new company Is known as the Whey,
Harlter and Camp Company. The large
concerns manufacturing North Carolina
pine have for several years endeaVoreo
to consolidate. The successful consum-
nation of the deal between the Camp
Company and the Wiley Harker Company
means much to the North Carolina pine
interests. This company is now the
largest factor In the pine interests in That
State. Wiley, Harker and Camp Com
pany will handle upwards of two hun
dred million 100000 ,ooo) feet per annum.
with headquarters at New York and
branch offices at Boston, Mass. Phila-
delphia, Pa, Baltimore, Md. Plttsburg.
Pa, Norfolk, Va, and Petersburg, va.
This corporation will sell the entire pro-
ducts of Camp Manufacturing Conpany's
mills at Franklin. Va, Arringdale. Va.
Dewitt. Va, and Norfolk, Va. Also the
entire outputs of Cape Fear Lumber
Comber Angola Lumber Company and
Northorp mills ut Wilmington, N. c.; the
output Of McKenney planning mill, Nc
Kenney. Va. and Turis Lumber Com
pany. Norfolk. Va. The timber holdings >
In Virginia and North Carolina are held
in very few hands, not over ten QO) con-
Germs controlling at least SO to 80 per
cent. Of the entire output
The following are the officers OF tho
Wiley. Harker and Camp Company: r..
NJ. Wiley, president; r. J. Camp, vice
president; John Harker, treasurer. and
n IL
Morgan, of Petersburg. Va, is manager
Of the Norfolk and Petersburg offices OF
thu company.
Mr.John J. Fail. of Petersburg. and Miss
Narcisse Johnson, of Greenvlle, Miss
will be married at the residence of the
brlde-elect's uncle. Colonel Matt. r.
johnson, at Natchez, Miss, Monday,
beautiful and accomplished daughter of
tho late Colonel and Mrs. George john
son. Of Greenvle. Colonel Johnson, who
died about year ago, was one of the
largest planters IN the South. Mr.. Hall
Is travelling salesman for the 7. G.
Williams Tobacco Company Of Rich
mond. and n grandson OF Mrs. Robert
Gillian. OF this city.
Mr.. M. B. Jones' a tobacco buyer at
Chase City, Va, has entered suit in
this city for $1,000 against Messrs. Grad
dock and Jones. lessees Of the Virginia
Warehouse. in Petersburg. The plaintiff
maintains that Craddock and Jones
agreed to pay such drafts as he might
draw on them for the purchase Of to-
bacco, and that their failure to pay a
draft drawn by him for tobacco pur-
chased damaged his credit. Craddock and
Jones maintains that they did not enter
into such agreement.
The large shipments Of lumber from
Petersburg has caused considerable ad-
vance in prices. Manufacturers are buy
ing all the standing timber they can find
Mr. Robert Gillian, clerk of the courts
in this city, has received the honor OF
being appointed commissioner of afflda-
Wits In Petersburg for North Carolina.
The Elks of Petersburg will celebrate
their thirteenth anniversary the latter
part Of this month with n picnic ut I'll
lerslie," in Chesterfield county, near TIL:
city. The lodge will send n delegation
to Bedford City on the occasion of thu
dedication Of the Elks' National Home II
tina: city.
Mr.. Charles "A. Clarke. who is more
widely known by the travelling public
than any man In Petersburg, has beer
made manager in Petersburg for thu
"TrilbY" excursions,
Sheriff Prince, of Sussex county, to-da:
carried to that county for trial John Bal
ley. the negro charged with ATTEMPTED
criminal assault on Mrs. Croker. Bale!
has been In jail here since his arrest sev
| eral weeks ago.