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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08

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scalp. The hair which is about three
inches long is straight and black, indlcat f.
ing that It is that OF a white person.
From the size OF the bones which have
been examined, it would seem that it
was Of child about five or six years OF
age and had been probably buried three.
or four years. The box was arefully put
In the ground and had a good sod over
1t. making It imposs Die for q person TO
discover 1t, but 1t is thought that cattle
grazing In the field stepped on the rotten
lid Of the box and breaking through. dis
closed the grewsome remains. The field
formerly belonged to the old II. NJ Bell
estate. but was recently purchased by.
Thomas Pr Grasty, who is connected with
the Manufacturers Record, Baltimore.
Md. but whose resid ence liz IN this city
This field has long been used as 70. pas
Sture and the place where the skeleton wa 9
found is about one hundred yards from an
old "a bandoned road. known as the 3't'O DID
Spring Hill Road.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
AMHERST VETERANS.
The Courthouse to be Renovated.
Typhoid Fever.
IiRy Assoeaated Prcss.l lI
u ~ sNSS W. = - III i
.eclal to The Times lspatch.)

{et Especial to The Times DlSpatch)3
ANMIDRST. A.. Sep TENDER Z, ~ Ohm ].
Ellis Camp Of confed erate Veterans yes
terday elected the following delegates to
attend the Confederate reunion In Lynch
burg on september 18th 18th and 18th:
George "a. Gibson, ]. q, Henson, T ri J !.
Staples, W, p. T homas, ]. u Spencer, II.
e. Joyner, Willis H. Wills, ". McGinnis.
ladjutant; b. B. Campbell, first lieu:
tenant y, DR.. James B. Avirett, John NJ.
Payne. c. e, Grolner. !. n Harrison,
John II. Henson. ". B. Henley, George
"A, Beard. j, r, Clements, Scion Stevens,
first lieutenant; r.. a.. Kent, r.. B, Me-
lGinnis. commander; Fl. j, Watts, T. 8.
II. Bowers, ] w. McCraw,8J. Fl. Dobbs
and Simon Wood, Miss Lucille Strobe
was appointed sponsor to represent the.
camp at the reunion,
The board OF supervisors yesterday app
pointed a committee to have the court
house repaired at once, The roof, win
dows, blinds. flooring, etc, will be given,
a thorough oYerhaullng.
Mr., John p, Ellis, the; well known
railroad contractor, is sick II OF typhoid
fever at his home near Pedlar Mills,
Miss Fannie Eubankr daughter OF Com
missioner Of Revenue n. H, Eubank, of
,Pedlar District, has typhold fever. s.
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PER R ED
BY B|:||.uCK'''S.H.lO:|||'.|'...
sSattletfight lakes Statement 81 l 4
M Reason for Killing
II His Wife. 5.358s
BEG Sc OF IN SANE JEAL OU s !
If the Officers Had N Shot the
Desperate He Would Have 1
Trimmed Them. .i355$
IEnecialffo The Times- Dlspa tch.)

Especial to r he Times p spatch.) III
NORFOLK, VA, September The
body Of Frank sattlethight, the wife
murderer, who died early this nornllns
from tho wounds received while trytns To- 1
escape from posse Sunday last at Lit Ut.
tie Neck, was this afternoon removed 8tsS
the home Of his mo her. II. q 81
y; A post-mortem performed by the sc COR
.nerF showed that the desperate had eleven
buckshot wounds, Seven Of these \ were 'e'''
In the elbow three In the side and ono
in front. sattlethi ght died OF peritonlt:ils. n
super!nduced by the gunshot wound 4. Y
IL TO his attorney, he is reported 70 have
made a statement that he killed his vile
because OF insane Jealousy, and that Is 81
tho officers had not shot him then, Ne
would have trimmed" them, Tho sin-s
quest will be held Tomorrow, a HI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
Refund Railway Fare.

Leading manufacturers and jobbers,
anxious to further extend their trade
throughout the South, now offer to re-
fund the railroad fare ot/any southern
merchant whose purchases upon q per-
tsonal visit to n Richmond reach amounts
large enough to justify such act on.5 Par
ticulars OF this liberia offer may be had
by writing the Chamber Of /. Commerce
or any OF the following leading firms:
Southern Manufacturing Company IMAM
5ufacturers OF baking powder, Fleishman.
Co. dry goods), Drewry, Hughes q Co.
Co dry goods). Drewry, Hughes Co.
dry goods, 4. w: Wood Sons (seeds).
"a. Won Rosenegk (breweryo, F. a. saun-
ders' sons g Co. groceries and llquors),
Roberts & Hoge, (shoes), RI. Al Patter-
son Tobacco Company, Cottrell Saddleryi
Company, Stephen Putney Shoe Com
pany, Wingo. Elicit &, crump Shoe Cons
pany, Richmond: Cedar Works, Richmond
Stove 81 Works, EtchisOn Hat CoMpa ny,
Merchants National Bank.
The foregoing concerns are all repre-.
sentative manufacturers and wholesalers
lin their respective lines. They are Wild 81
awake progressive establishments fair
in method and liberal In principal. ! They
arc making 1t possible for nterprlsing
southern retail merchants to visit one
OF THE largest and best cities In the South
and Il at the same time secure their stocks
of goods ut as low or lower prices than
they could be bought in any other mar
iket, not excluding the great cities OF
fine North i5i5a n S =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
.WOULD-BE. LYNCHERS.
ARE Sent TO JAIL ! nj.
Men Who Attempted to Lynch
Roy Seals Now in Jail
With Him. sjsl
nv \ s = n tad n p :, "a, !

63DANVILLE, a., September 7.-----W. 7.
Harris, Wicker Armes, Dam H. Talley,
Bud F. Prutt. George G, Mills, r = !.
Lynch and Whit Meyers. were convicted
to-day IN the Corporation Court Of be-
ing participants In the mob when an at
tempt was made several weeks ago to
lynch the negro, Roy Seals, charged
witt, murder, confined In the city jail.
The men were sentenced to pay a fine
OF $50 and to serve a term OF one day in
Jail. The men were recently convicted In
the Mayors Court and the jail sentence
fixed at sixty days The case was 3ap-
pealed to a higher court
3 The men were marched out Of the court
room to the prison and will servesthe
time They were I; placed Il in the same
jail with tn negro they attem pied to
lynch q q 2f Gil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
QUEEN ALICE
HAD NO TICKET
Mrs. Matthew Burns Adds Spice
35 to Performance at Ma
este Theatre.

ss TO ''The Isle Of Spice, a bit OF spice
was added last night when "a woman
hand omely5 dressed In white and wearing
IA large white hat forced her way past
the ticket taker at the MAJ tic Theatre,
made her way to q stage box and there
held her ground against all corners until
the close tiof the performance.
&.'I am Queen Alice she told an usher
who demanded the coupons for the box.
along In q minute with your old tickets
GO away and don't disturb m e.''s
"a Meanwhile Miss Helen Millen, a nurse.
who accompanied the woman In wEise.
was explaining to the manag cement that
the Queen was In reality Mrs. Matthew
Burns and that i would be all right Il
q bill was sent to the Hotel Gerard in
West Forty-fourth street. I'd
AT first miss Mullen asked that a
policeman be sent for, but realizing that
this would create consld erable confusion,
and as Queen AlIce'' appeared to be
quiet where She sat in the box, Miss
Nj len was asked to go to her, in the hope
that there would be nothing in the nature
Iof a scene until the close Sof the per-
formance.
Mrs. Burns appeared to enjoy the last
half OF the perform rance, she attracted
no especial ttentipn on the part ot the
others In the theatre and with them
left after the last curtain fel !.
But while there was no need for further
anxiety on the part of the management
OF the theatre. there was an anxious walt
at the Hotel Gerard before Mrs. Burns
was finally prevailed upon by her nurse rs.
itoSreturn.
Her theatre escapade was entirely nn-.
spreme ditated SO far as those who had her
in charge were concerned. She has
occasionally been troubled with extreme
nervousness, Itswas said at the hotel last
night, and yesterday her condition was
such. that Dr., Henry W, rauent hal wa :!
called In to take charge OF her. Ite sent
Miss MiIlen, who is soon to go to Pa MIA
as a nurse, and himself escorted her early
last evening to Mrs. Austen's private
sanitarium In West sxty-fourth street.
It was decided there however, that she
would be better on somewhere else ana
she was atarted back to the Gerard, DE-,
Frauenthal following In another ca p tlls
one In which she rode with her nurse
He missed the trail, and when ne reach h
the hotel there was no sign OF his tlenl.
Not until two hours later did ne learn
that she had stopped at the Majestlc
Theatre, and 1t was after midnlEht pefpre
any further trace was obtained o. her
movements, she having stopped ~ q i'fs :.
taurant for a theatre supper, !, :. Y.
Mrs, Burns Is a widow about pItys ys w.
old Her nus band, who DIED 2 p9. tWs
years ago. was q son Of Matthew RuFlls,S
who was at one time q well known avg
wealthy contra ctor, New , ork 11erall'as (,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08

FOUR YEARS n FOR
ROB B IN G EMPL0 YER.

Especial to The Times-D Dispatch
ii SAIISBURY,N.C q, septembe r Cap
tain James D. Philips, the Southern Rail-
way conductor, who was arrested at
Spencer three weeks q go s5 for robbing3
freight cars, was arraigned In Superior
Court here to-day, and sentenced to four
years In State penitentiary e. Philips was
at one time assistant road foreman on
the Southern ss3 n 4 II III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
\. SOCIALIST PARTY.
A Man From the Land Of Islns
Trying to Establish One.
(specialIto The Times-D ispatch.) IA

1199I-l
NEWPORT sesst...Syr7fs.:, VA, Septem Der 7,-~
John W. Brown, a State senator from
.Aiassa chusetts, inaugurated a loveementi
toward the organ!zat ion OF the Socialist
pa rty in Virginia last might. Mr.. Brown
a largo crowd at the corner
Of Thirty-fourth Street and Washington
Avenue and succeeded In arouslng cons
siderable enthusiasm, ia 8
To-day the Socialist senator went to
Norfolk for a conference with the leaders
81 his party In that city. Friday he
Will return to this city and address an
other meeting. 3,
4 MIR, brown proposes to organize a State
Socialist Executive Committee and will
endeavor to cause the Virginia 8 socialist
to work actively In the fall cam paign,
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also presented by the State contendng
that a fair trial can now be had afteri
one year has elapsed. Judge Cook prompt
~ overruled the notion and set the hear
Ing for Thursday. Among the prominent
attorneys for the prosecution are Hon. r,
B. Glenn. y. II. Clement ESQ, and 9TH
ers, while Sena tor L. IS, OYerman, Con-
gresham Theo. \ f. .il.u Its, Hon G. 4 81
I Watson and Judge Montgomery are re-
8tained by. the defense. The trial is att
tracing hundreds Of visitors to Salisbury
from all q sections. 5$5 +.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
Sheriff. Murder Case,

1000 (EpecIhE TO The TIWtsr 0IspHtch,)7 7g-a7
s sALlHBURY. N. G.. Sept, Ira special
.yepire Of ons hundred and nifty m en- were
summoned to-day from which to select
Jurors to sit In the case against the White
brothers. indicted for killing Russell sher-
rlll, In Rowan county, last septeHlber,
which comes IN for q hearing before
Judge G, NJ Cook here ftp,morrow, For
the third time motion was made yester-'
day by counsel for the defense for a res
moyal OF the case to another county, It
ibeing alleged that fair trial could not
DO had in Rowan Counter atf!dayits were,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
PROGRESSIVE
RICHMOND |
Condensed ? PRESENTATION Of What
the City IS Doing Along
Business Lines
AS A DISTRIBUTING CENTER i
EXCEPTIONAL Advantages Which
Are Advancing II So
Rapidly.

Tho Times Dispatch this morning
prints a half-page story OF Richmond
as a commercial, manufacturing g and
business center, with figures and facls
E that will open the eyes. not only OF the
people Of the country generally. but OF
any citizens OF the world who do not
B appreciate the city, splendid strides In
recent years along material lines. Tho
same advertisement appears simulta-.
neously in the daily newspapers OF Raj.
eigh, Charlotte. Columbia, Atlanta, BIr-.
mingham and the leading Southern cit
les, and is the flrstEof a series Of such
! stories OF the modern Richmond.
The money with which to pay for these
u advertisements has been contributed by.
& few ppblic-splrlted men-men engaged
{ In tho commercial, manufacturing and
banking business In this city. They have
done so through public spirit and pride
in the city Of Richmond. 6
It is not too late for other public
a spirited business men Of Richmond to,
unite In forwarding this movement to
make known through the best medium
z Of publicity Just what Richmond Is, 1t
\ Is not an Idle boast. butsa mere preson-
tation OF indisputable facts which speak
cloquently for the city that is sent into.
3 thousands of homes and into all the
Southern and many other States Of the
\, Union. Fl iS # III VA 3Is AZ
An Epitome Of Progress.
Richmond is moving by rapid strides
to the leadership in commercial circles
or the South, With s24.l42,4 G5 Invested
MISUNDERSTANDING, the value of her OUT
put last year amounted to SO. 4S6, III
There are now about 1900 concerns en-
Gagged In the manufacture Of various
articles and employing about 30 900 hands
The wholesale and jobbIng trade Of the
city amounted, In 1908, to SAB. 400, 7S9, tho.
actual capital Invested aggregatins sl0-i
f 400 900,
It is the largest tobacco manufactur--
II ing center In the south;sit has the only
Il locomotive works In the South, a large
ship-building plant, the largest fertilizer
company in the country, the largest
paper mills and the largest paper box
factory In tile South, probably the largest
n bakinag@ powder, tory In the country.
6 the lais,est publishing house In the South
and tht, largest wooden ware factory In
the world. In addition to these con-
cernsaSGthe II manufacturing and jobhing
establishments represent every line OF
4 merchandise. and many Of IS Arms are.
!, well known over the entire country,
The exceptional advantages enjoyed by
4 Richmond al a Distributing center make
4 1t / a convenient. and attractive, market
for retail merchant spar tlcnlarly those
with aStotal mileage Of 27,e74 niles
traYerses the States Of Virginia. North
Carolina. South M carollnas Florida,
~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
MAN HUNT ]: /! ]: {! I.
Young Hound Makes Fugitive
Take Is a Tree-NeW Council

" Especial to The Times Dispatch.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Sent 4, Chief
of.Police T, A, Johnson and Sergeant =.
w. Reynolds pulled of a MAI, hunt above we
the city this afternoon. a young blood
hound, owned by Thomas a. Fowler was
used. "A negro was started Just above
the city and half an hour later the hound
was given q sniff Of a handkerchief be-.
longing to the man and started on the
trail.
Il The dog worked we'll and before the
negro had gone over the course mapped
out he was forced to climb a tree.
The new Common Council held q meet
Ing last night and n Justly aeoonpl lshed
the work Of organizat ton. p, s. Jones,
who was president OF he old council, was
unanimously chosen prestde and W. p !.
iLyezey was elsat cd ,;.ics. president. A
Committee on Bylaws and Rules was
appointed to confer with q similar COM
mlttee appointed by the Board Of Alder
men. Z. b 5.5i8 .8! 4, As
THE battleshIp Louisiana which was
launched at ,shipyard about two weeks
ago, was placed In the drydock to-day to
have her bottom painted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
The United States Court.

4 The United States District Court VIII
convene for Ito fall term IN this city oe.
toberl sth Grand and petit tuFles VIII
be summoned but the list has me- rs, ysi
cases casa on on the calendar. Among those for
grand Jury Investigation Is that Of "a Ohm
Mcbride, alas George Mccain, now ~
Jail at Petersburg. under i 9 u ehlagTge
.IIe Was arrested by q Petersburg officer.
on some minor offence. and was held on.
the order OF the Federal authorities loS
await an INQUIRY into the new and more
serious charge against him, 81 NJ MI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
A GRUEsoME FIND,
Cattle Break Through the Sod
and Uncover a Skeleton,

~ (HpeclaI to The TImes,L IspAEoHil u, g
ri sTAuNT0N, VA" Sept. 1.-The eyl'i
dence Of a possible crime was broyght ~
light yesterday by the discovery \ ~ two
colored children WhIle. crossing en- old
pasture field near GallewssownI. s :.
ii a box, The box as some four feet
iiong by two feet wide and two feet high
buried In the ground and covered by Eve
inches of earth. The bones were ln g per-
feet state OF preservation, as was also
the hair aud nearly the whole 81 the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
Fire in Srnithfeld,s

SUFFOLK, VA, Sept. 7,SFrs broke
out Main Street In sn'lthneld this ar
ternoon at 5 o'clock. destroying. Adams's
pied by. Mrs NJ, y, Balm as millinery
store. together with much OF their con-
tents. The buildings We're owned by 4 Y,
Barrow. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
Burglars Make a Big Haul.

3 3Ill88 lSpeclaIto7 The TIMes-DlsPatch] Y
n CIIARLOTTE,N. ca Sept. 7. - Burglars
made a raid on Yadkinville, Yadkin coun-l
Tty, Az. G., last night, They blew open
the safe Of County Treasurer j. a y o.
gan. in his store and secured betweenS$S,-
900 to 10. 900, The safe In the postofftcc.
was also blown open. Postmaster Mackie
reports that over 81 10 was stolen. The
burglars secured tools from q blacksmith
shop in the town. County r treasurer LO-
gan offers a reward OF Sc, 900 for the cap
tire OF the burglars and money. Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
1ILoose Tobacco Sales.

AT a special meeting Of the Board Of
Trade. held on Tuesday, the folio sSig
resolutions were nnnnimopsly I'D op ed;
/, Resolved, that the lorna! opening Of
loose tobacco sales on the warehouse
shall begin on October IS, proxinlo Il.
2, "Resolyed, that the proprietors OF
warehouses be request ted to give extended
notice Of this action Of the Board alo
Of tobacco on this market, Isl ss h. s3s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
B Crunp-Johns,on,

Especial to Tha Times D!spat ch.)
Z SKIING uARrI1 VA Sept. !, --I tie mar
rlase Of Miss Maggie Tree Johnson TO
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon at the home
OF the brides aunt, AIRS. M. "A. Dyer.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. st. George T. Abra hams, the pa stor
of the bride, IA
Both bride and groom are natives OF
the county and have many friends. They
more where they will make their future
homo, Ell 3s N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
New Kent Schools.

(speclal to The TImes-D lspateh)
RoHBuRY, " Az, Sept, 1.-The distrIct
school board for Black Greek met Satur-
day at Quinton and apPo inted TEACHERS
e.. W. Fisher; No. 3, Miss Mary Nance
No, 8, Miss Eliza bsth Lee col red, No, 4,
Al II. cumber; No.. 2, -, g. Patterson;
No. 3. to be supplied,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
Sell Dwelling To-day.

=. Messrs. ~. B. ELAN & Company. real
estate agents, will sell, this q fternoon.l
at $3.50 o'clock, the very handsorna ana
Iforoughiy modern and 'up-to,data brick
residence No lSA2 Monument Avenue.
near the Lee Circle. This n. an exceed
ingly attractive home. and - IN y
most Desirable section. Z. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
ON II n z L MA RI EFT EQUAL
TO CHAM BE r al N Is coLlc, GHoL-
- e RA-ANQ plARRh OEA RI ME pY. IEn..

n This TACT "a well Known 70 dFuggists
everywhere, ana nine out 3of ten Will give
their customers this preparation when
the best Ia asked for, Mr. Cbe Wilmer,
"a prominent druggist of joplin, Mongin a
circular to his customers, says: There
rs no thing on the m rket In the way OF
patent medicine which equals Chamber
slain's Collie, Cholera and piarrhoea
Remedy for bowel complaints. We ssll
and Recommend this prepa ration. For
sale by all druggists, MD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
The True #RefOTlnerIS'',...

" The True Re formers have been In ses-.
sion IN Richmond since Tuesday morn
Ing. There are over $500 visitors and
delegates In attendance. the work Of the
Organization has greatly increased over,
last year, there, being an addit ton OF Els.-
900 persons, .S3 n
The sessions have been harmonious
much fnthuslasm, The members were
very much wrought Zip yesterday over
an article that appeared In the News
LeadsY under the caption. True Reform
ers Reach a Crisis" Tho facts as stated
In that article were Who'll y untrue. as to
the extstence Of any kind Of a row and
the statement Of Congressman White.
at the statement relating to himself and
has furnished the following card for pub
llcatlon: Il 81 i3 VI lss,g
8sss IA Richmond, Va, Sept z, 1904 - 4
Editor News Leader; 81
y Ny attention has Just been called to an
article which appeared In toTday's issue,
OF your paper, headed. True Reformers
Reach a Crisis This article does me
and the Order OF True r. formers an in-
Justice. for the statement is wholly ln-
true. have been acquainted with the
Rev. w. T.. Taylor. grand master o. the
True Reformers for a number Of years.
and have always had The highest regard
for him personally and there never has
been a breach between us In our Order,
u fea| quite sure that you would not !n-
ftentionally injure me or our Order, and
therefore beg that you will publish this
3denial,
N GEORGE H., WHITE,
Attorney at Law aud
Elk Member OF Congress,
si.s8 Washingto ton. D. g.
H The fol- owing card has also been fur
nlsbed by Grand Secretary Rurrell;
Richmond, Ma. Sept. 7, 1904,
Is The Grand Fountain u. @. y. II, mas
been In session newSt two days and all Of
Its sessions have been harmonious, Tho.
organization fears no crisis and no row
is expected on any subject. Z;
III w, Il. RuRRl L4Lt q. pss-eeo'X.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
Marshall Powell.

lspepIal 70 The Tlmes'p !spa tch .
WILLIAMSBURG VA, Sept, 7--Mr:
Davis Marnble and Miss Leona Powell
by tho Rev w. ], Kline at nils residence.
The wedding was a. very quiet one only
a few relatives being present. ~,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
) Have Important Meeting..

A called meeting OF the Church. Hi
branch of the g, WI be held
this afternoon at s o'clock. AZ tho nome,
Mo. ZOOS East Franklin Street; AZ thls /
attendance as especially Is9ussts<-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08
TAKE STEAMER 'OLD POINT COM
FoRTW SATURDAY NJ 10 N, sERT.

w ~ M 1DT hi, AT 8 " kQ'CEUCK,
75c. Round trip tn Norfolk. ,,.,75c.s
no. round trll, to Newport News. ,76c.
SOC. children, under ~ years OF age, ,b0c.'
I Tickets good to return next night or
the fclloWipg Tuesday. I.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08

Georgia, Alabama, mississippi, Kentucky.
Tennessee, West Virginia and Ohio. as
well as many northern and eastern,
States Its steamship lines give Rich
mond an advantage OF lowest competitive
freight rates on all II lines. IA ss5s.51
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08

Richmond has over 1900 manufacturing establ
invested capital Of s24,142,4e5 and an annual
s80,ooo,ooO, employing nearly 80, 900 hands It is
largest tobacco manufacturing center in the ent
Among its other principal manufactures are locor
car axles, railroad spikes, nails horseshoes, agr
tural Implements tin tags and boxes, tin roofing fe
filters, paper and paper boxes, cedar and wooden
ware, hubs and spokes, baking powder, meat
juices trunks and bags, hats etc. 1thas
the largest publishing house 81 the
South and = large hip-bunding plant.