The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-17
4 STATE BOAR lOF TRADE.

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STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
We are gratified ITO know that the vir-
ginia State Board Of Trade has been or.
gunzed. Some time ago this paper took
occasion to speak OF the Importance Of
such an or ganizationt In Virginia. and II
the business men Throughout the State
will only give It their support they VII VII
accomplish good things for themselves
and for the general business Of the state ate
Virginia Is rich In resources, but some some
how our people seem to think that u u n 3 y
not necessary to- put forth any ORGANIZED y.
effort to develop them or to i adyyer f'1
them The time has come, however, " h lt,
even the most q fourishing states anu
cities lind It necessary to advertise ana y
iif Virginia Is going to keep up with the the
procession We must adopt the inou tl'
methods. The state Board OF TRACE race, Is ' 2
timely organization. It has w ''t' ~ -
do, and we hope It will do i we'll ell
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The p,lks & Baltimore expect to have
the biggest picnic ever seen in TINS coun-
try. It will take place July 23d Of Love
Point, and II As expected that $1,000 pcs PEG
Die Will attend. Two hundred " color
mammies'' will be employed to COOK OK CRABS l''
and eacl, one-each mainmie, not each
crab-"will wear red bandana ana %
assisted BY two little black pic 's'l
Grabs viii be cooked in every style. q
Not only the members Of the e3rah -
ledge OF Elks, .tbut every man. woman
and child connected with the order "" y.
be invited to the picnic" Prizes ICES WI %
offered tor the best uniformed ana q 'n al
ing lodges, &C.. &c.
While the crab will be the dazzling z:llrg
featuye Of the picnic, At is understood Ter .ra'
there viii be other proven''dert' lot ll'oso
a. c,ent and honorable I5lks who IKE IKE va va
riety in their bill gof fare.
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It is we'll for the master OF q snip ii -
keep cool. On Monday the steamer g o''''
Fl. starln left New York for New laiye'''
and nothing was heard of her until y. veg
nesday night. Friends of the people on
board Of her were&in great alarm ana US
tress. thinking that she may have peen
lost In the violent storm that nad mao o s'e1
4 ra cling. But no great harm haa peia'ie''
her. For safety's sake her master nag ~
run her out OF the storm into Locust
Grove harbor,and there she lay LOT
about twenty-four hours. But the cap
tain took no pains to send message 70
the nearest 'rhone or telegraph once
At length three passengers. finding that
rations we're getting short, walked ten
taH
world.
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Not long ago the presence OF a ring OF
boodlers In the st. Louis Board Of Al Al
>dermen was discovered and some OF then
were sent to the penitentiary now ~
appears that there Is another such ring ring
II the state Legislature. It Is charged
"a many members have been brbed to
influence their votes. In most cases t [l'.sl
sand dollar bills were used US the cir
culating medium. The grand jury IS now
making an investigation, and the closest
sort OF inquiry is promised High OH
Gals have been summoned as witnesses.
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some OF the Mississippi papers note the
fact that there has been a marked de-
crease in the number OF lynchings in that
state az late. A complete explanation OF
the change Is not furnished. but It IS
thought the promptness with which muir
der and assault cases are now tried and
tho tendency to administer the death pen
alty have had much to do with It.
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Baltimore has Just awarded contracts
for tho coal that Is to be used in the
various departments of the city govern
mont for the ensuing twelve months.
The prices averaged about 13 per cent.
higher than those OF last year on all
grades of bituminous and anthracite.
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The people OF New Orleans are trying
to raise fund OF ono hundred thousand
dollars with which to provide for the en-
tcrta!nment of the Confederate veterans
at their grand meeting to be held there
next month, and the prosrecls are that
they Will succeed. & s
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A prominent railway official OF this city
declares that Hicks is the only reliable
weather prophet and when Hicks pre-
diets storms and heavy downpours this
onlcial gets ready to look after washouts
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