The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-09
MORE PLUG
THAN. BEFORE i | /;
Output in Petersburg Mitch
Greater Since Advent Of Brit
ish-Anerican Company.
.EDU CATE THEM AS FARMERS.
Tie John a. Dix Industrial
School to Pursue This Spe-
cialS Lii1c-P ctcrsburg Notes.
J tspeelal e n. q Times. pl.patcl,.,

u Especial to The Times DlspatcliO
pETE;RsRU VA, August sit is
assorted by members Of the tobacco trade
lin Petersburg that tile product OF plug
4 tobacco In this city, owing to the largely
Increased production Of the British
American plant, Is larger than ever be-
fore In the history Of the trade. 1t Is
said to be tho purpose Of the British
American Company to make Petersburg
4 its headquarters FOR the manufacture Of
AL Varieties OF plug tobacco suitable for
the export trade. "
From what Is stated TO be the product
Of this factory Its demands for leaf
tobacco for It's plug work, will exceed
i tile entire amount Of Leaf sold BY the
Z warehouses; Of Petersburg during the
last year. &
Iii addition TO this large product or
plug BY the British-American8 Company!
ind consequent demand for lea tobac-i
co, there Is a considerable amount of
plug Stobacco manufactured by independ-
emf fact cries here for both export and
domestic markets. is$.SY II w II
& e Tho market Is also engtilened Il by,
4 SHIPPED direct to foreign governments.
RELYING on these fac Is. the tobacco
men here look forward TO very large
recnirts OF leaf In tho coming tobacco
scar, nd TO good prices Including the
q wages paid here by the American Cigar
A Company 81 for the manu- facture OF cigars
and for stemming cigar leaf. \ the amount
OF wagts distributed weekly TO workers
\ in$S ti,e obacco "a ctorles Is greater thar
& ever Lcfore in the history of the city.
TIL; DIX INLuSTRIAL SCHOOL.
There are III southsfde Virginia sew
4 efai Institutions for the education OF Ye-
I sroes. which have been founded md are
smaintainod by benevolent people In The
4 North Among such Institutions Is the.
10 ohm "a. Dix Industrial School at Din
3Swiddie Va. Mr.. Horace Churchmarl y OF!
1,hila delphia, vtce-p reslderl Mt and aecre-
Il fary OF the board OF directors Of this
institution. on Saturday b last Installed
4 Frofc ssor y. n. Colson as Its superin-5
tendent. a sgs gIs
Professor colson received his early,
training In the public schools for the
Stnstruction%of negroes ID this 4 city, and
was prepared for college in the Middle
a borough (AIassachusetts) 1Iigh gSF School,
He graduated at Dart louth College In
( 1893. F,nce Which time he has been con-
ilected with The Virginia Normal and
industrial Institute. situated In the viii
slags of Eterick. 81 In Chesterfield county
just cross the river from Petersburg.
The directors OF the John AZ Dix In-i
dITtrinl School have decided to make 1t
81 chool for ira lining students to he prac-
tical farmers, and all the Instruction.;
academic and Industrial. will be project
edaElong lines looking to the greatest eff
\ flcfencys In gricult ure. ~ gsS Sf
Captain Charles E. 2Vnwter, OF the cele-l
Z DRAFTED Miller School, lis now one OF tho
Influential members of the board OF d.
ractors Of the Virginia Normal and In.
dustrlal INSTITUTE and It's courses OF in-l
4structIcn have been changed with q a
view to III making IL q school OF tech
nologys for the education Of young coll
u ored men and women. 81 :E1N8
SERVED W'ITH THE WRIT,
53s Mr., George Cameron. ] r, who was ap-.
i pointed by Judge Mullen receiver of the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
and his counsel, Messrs. r. B. Davis,
& 4 lexander Hamilton and W. q. ell
Swnine, have been served by Sheriff Evans
with Official notice OF the granting to-
Il q ayS of a writ % G. supercedea and ~.
peal by Judge cardwcll. OF the Virginia
Court OF; Appeals 4 Ia the case OF Fisher
and others against tho Virginia Passen-.
Il ger and Power Company. ss
The Rev. George y. Booker, pastor Of
High Street Methodist Enis copal Church.
will leave this week to spend q portion
4 OF his j acation8 In Sussex county. Later
4 on he Will deliver an add ress on patriot
Ism mt the tanaua a charlottesville
The Fey. DR.. Nv. C. Taylor, pastor Of
the first Baptist Church, and Mrs Tay-;
5slor left to-day for Cape Henry, Dr. and
Mrs. Taylor will also go Il TO ST.. Louis.
4 During DR., aylorss absence his pulpit
j will be filled BY the Rev. w, Fl Robert-i
son, Of Richmond. and the Rev. ". A,
ISaylor,sof Bal imore, . 85