The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-28

so n,,ic,,iv tba fireman could not keep
his furnaces filled scheme OF auto-
matio firing was then devised, ana tho
problem OF Cheap fuel, free fuel In prac-
tice was solved a tin pipe, q 1oot OF
more In diameter was risgeu up at .
distance of twenty feet from on, ,ne siou NJ
and running from the mill 10 the 1ur-
mace room. The sawdust was carried by
air, forced through the pipe from tne
noint where collected In the mill. to bins
in front OF the furnaces, anu III tne IL
man had to do was to work MS sil 1',.el
FINALLY device was perfected ny lneans
of which the fuel Is pioWh u't 800 49,,
Ms tho fireman may wish. This long
nine. running from the cav mill to inc
f,rnane house. Is one OF the chie1 Leh-
t,ires IN the external appearance OF
big lumber cutting establishments ,,>,a
Scarcely any mill or FACTOR! 40
to consume all the sawdust ana silaN
and much has to be burned as waste.
That which is to be destroyed In this
wav ia carried to tho fro by means OF
n nine which branches from the one "fl!cn
COOS IA tho furnace-house. The fire undor
The mouth of the wastc-pipe never goes
ont. reminding one Of the sacred flames
In the temples of the Parsees
SCARCITY OF LABOR.
Tho scarcity OF labor Is being seriously
telt by the mill men here ana IN 'ns
section generally. Strange TO say the !,,
were plenty of operatives to DO nao un.iI
recently. a mill man told me las. nisne
that until short time ago ne huu n nv. o. =.
cared whether n rough laborer quik WORK
or not. as there were always others
waiting for employment. Negroes used
to hang about the mills. waiting LOT
chances to get work. But they nave no"
become so scarce that at one OF tho
mills an Increase of about ten per cent.
IN wages will tnke effect June 1st, the
management finding 1t necessary to take
this step in order to get workers.
have tried in vain to learn Whlthe.
the negroes have gone. They are no1
seeking work In the factories ana 1nll'H
In this county, and I am assured they
have not gone north to work, as many
Of them have done In recent years. The
opinion Ia advanced that having accu-
muIated something In the recent years
of prosperity they have quit work 70 en-
low It. II such be the case 1t Will not be
long before there will be plenty or ne
groes seeking work at the mills.
A TOWN OF YOUNG MEN.
have been struck with the fact that
the business of Emporia Is IN the hands
OF young men.
One can scarcely find In tho town a
man recognized as leader in business
and enterprise who has reached the
age OF forty A number might be named
who are vet on the near side OF thirty.
There is hardly town anywhere IN WnlcE
the business is in the hands Of such young
men,
I alluded t5-yie fact in n letter writer
from this point day or two ago tha'
Emporia had a chain-gang ut work OF
the streets. There Is no gang to-day, a.
Gin
In tho town or county. Deputy Sergeah
Robinson who has charge OF the gang
when there ls one. says 1t frequently nap
rens that he is without prisoner e
look after. and this despite those clever
saloons here. Of which spoke IN q re-
cent letter.
Mr. Henry Macklin is Mayor of Empo
rim. as we'll as superintendent OF TN
schools of Greenesville county. AS ma!
be ina gined, he. like the sergeant Is no
mn ovcrworked official, At any rate. Mr
Macklin has the reputation OF being tn
great deer hunter OF the county, and NJ
# vas who led Governor Montague int
the woods near here. where His Cxceilen
CIV killed deer q few months ago. Th'
Governor, by the way, has told some o
his Greenesville friends that he mean
tn come again in the deer shooting sen
son and spend week hunting. Governo
| Montague has many friends IN TINS coun
| ty. In his contest for the gubernatoria
| nomination he carried 1t over MT. swan
| son by large majority.
| The peoplc of this section are not talk
| ing politics. They are making money JUS
at present. But they do find time to dis
cuss the Mann bill and Its author Empo
ria, with eleven prosperous saloons, con
! trolls the sentiment OF the county. an
naturally that sentiment Is not strongl
| temperance. nor In favor or inc iurtne
| nolitIcal preferment of the author of
| law which has closed up so many saloon
IN Virginia and will close many more.
| WAITER EDWARD HARRIS.