The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-23
PETERSBURG
VERY ALERT / I
Will Ask the Federal Govern
ment to Build a Paved
Roadway. 3#4s
FROM r. G. soUrHALL.
Thinks s,cl,S Bill Has Chance.
* Negro Switdling
His Race.
LETTER ROM II. G. soUTHALL

(spccial TO The Times. Dispatch.)
tPETERSBuRC; , ~ VA July plat the
last meeting OF the Petersburg Chamber
Of Commerce the following resolution.
written BY Mr. Carter r. Bishop. was
offered by NE. N. T.. Patteson, secretary,
and adopted M.
i Resolved. That the Committee on Roads
and streets be requested to communicate
with our representative In Congress. ask
ing his aid III having a. paved roadway
to tho Federal Cemetery, near the city,
built by the general government.
Mr.. Charles II Lassiter, chairman of
tho COMMITTEES on Roads and Streets, at
once wrote to Congressman r.. G. South-.
all, of this district. and has received the
following reply:
Fl ouse OF Representatives, u. s.,
ffsSE5 z!S Washington. D. c.
Hon. Charles IT, Lasslter Chairman Of
S Committee on Roads and Streets,
Petersburg. Va: "a
s Dear Slr,-Your OF 4 the 18th Instant
enclosing mo q copy Of the resolution
+ passed By your Chamber of Commerce, Is
Just received q II fully concur In the views,
set forth in the resolution, and at the last.
session Of Congress ad voca ted leg islation
giving Federal aid for the improvement
of our public highways believe our
public money can be spent to no better
purpose than In the Improvement OF our
road ways and rivers. 5s * "a
Hf 3ssB ssstSIS A OF,F ERA BILL.
SsS AS soon as Congress convenes Will 8in-t
troducet a. bill tS' for paving a roadway
from Petersburg to- the Federal Gene
ery..,s!and use my best efforts to haveit
passed /.
Viii state, III answer to your question
as to wha chance there is of getting
this bill through Congress, that It Is an
exceedingly difficult gu ton, and one that l1s
u cannot with an ccurac MS Wer.sa r.
will say however, That The measure is a
good one. and, considered on Its merits
4 ght to pass I and I think has a. chance
ls n Very truly yours. 3sis s5iS ~
s Thc passag &c Of such a bill would mean
4 the building Of fine adway from the
city out into Dinwidd ie4 county. for a dis;
tances 81 more / than Il five miles, and would
ibe. Of igreat ya Tue.
81 AL &t he next meeting Of the Common
Council Mr.. Lassiter will present q reso-t
luton from the Chamber Of Commerce.
4 ne titioning the Council to pave the unirn-5
\ proved q portions Of ashington Street,
between Sycamore S treet and the corpo-
ra ton line with sh eet asphalt and svitri-
4 fled brick. n The ssresolu ton was Offered
by Nj. SLassit ter al the last meeting OF the
Cham ber Of Commerce and ado pied;
at Tho Hastings Court tried no cases to-.
4 d The civil docket will be called to-.
morrow, 4 N hen cases will be set for trial
sIt t lis understood that no litigation will
he tried at Il his term of the court, all
business Of D that ma ture ITO be set for
athea Sep tembers term, ginning ont the g
fifteenth of that month. 5}3s si
5385sa s sas.s UNIFORMED#N NEGRO.
IN Some DAYS ago a negro named Oliver yer
Miller appeared he :, nd has been going
around 81 Iii uni form representing himself
as ans agent OF the Pullman Car Com
y pany, n a ppointed to secure porters for
5treirScars The man succeeded in swind-
ling severa ls8parties by recurring az de-
post to secure the purchase Of their
He made appointments with
his Svict Tins j to meet hem at the railroad
!depots here at a certain time. and failing
to do so. the fraud soon became apparent
and aNIiller$was s arrest ted. ~ In the Mayors
rtithisRmorning he was fined S1O and
ssenttfto jail for sixty q avs.
he War Depa rtmen Y a t5 ~ a shington
has sent orders to IT.. Savage Is the pres.
ssent supe1lntcndent ofsthc National Gene
terry at Poplar Grove J, ear this city,SSt @
take charge o e the Ma tional Cemetery
near Memphis. Tenn. for which place
Mr. and Mrs. Savage will leave \ about
August 1st, IT. is no u yet known wi Q is
to succeed Mr.. Savage at tho local pos u
533 The Spanish peanut market II hero has
become somewhat firner, buyers " fer Il
ing one dollar per bushel. but dealers
consider the market by no leans IS.
strong should be at this time and
al account for present prices as the result
soe d ctual$ or5prospec Importation The
stock a is smaller than It has v been for
many years Tho sYlrg inia market is firm
at ,1s q to ~. cents - pound for best
stock. Nearly all Virgininss are III he
hands of cleaners. HI w $.3
A i Lieutenant John & G. III Pegran, First
United States Cavalry, IS ia toned at Fort
Sam Houst on,i San An tonic Texas, is
expected to soon visit his home here: