The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-04

not even the chambernalds and p2Irtfe ~,
In the hotels. a tlanta. has a. population
OF over 10000. she succeeded In raising
va e ap from f har daily press pe and ci
at once appraised Of the great tent she .
accomplished. we even heard ,, apou y, az ).
Toned to Dr.. w. w. Smith, OF the Ran
dol phi. Macon's ;Wornan's College, MS ~, nn
achievement Of everlasting note. Inc
an audience OF liberuiity that Atlanta,
with her 10000 people, had raised $3.50.
COO, and that she was making GOOD
deal Of noise about It, but that i,yh en-
census showing at that time less than
1900, sho had raised nm endowment OF
100000. for the Womans College OF
W. ana nGt hero wo ct hSme But
did not think It was a matter OF SUI
flcietL Importance to tell It out among
the nations. ,,,a
,nterests has been steady. and at ABOUT
tbs i ratio OF 26 per cent. per pnnun, for ti ne
i ials seven years. We feet that we u nre
now past the experimental stage Ell, ai i,a
Increased every year. Lynchburg i ,!,s
i,1stlv proud OF her share in shoulderIl,ntg
the burdens of tho state Of Virginia. In. hnt
state Auditors report ,sos VII ,la, sh1 INTO tic
to richmond, and at the same time y. s u.
is tho lowest OF citlca..n what she arn "a
out Of tho general III ior s'i '''' - =
ci nTf ltncre Should exist n doubt r ne
minds of any as to the accuracy o. ,,. lmis
the surss to cat The O. as annual
report 1en e Of the, Auditor Of the state OF
Her Big Shoe Business.
"a. another evidence Of her Increased
Importance may be mentioned the ,i taGi
that her traae roma ahE m p her
mnnd by eastern manufacturers mas
forced tie erection Of two magn mn onf
shoe factories WIN h an c a,1u Of 20 pairs
each, making n total Of 800 cog SHOES. nc
plans are drawn and the ground mas rs oe eba
broken for the third shoe factory ~, l ca
nacitv on o. par with the other, two. ING
will give Lynchburg an annual Output ~ -
nearly one nn million na ana her a5 city
sb ss@e fr yaarse r ase Britain ystsd thls
country with view Of inStalliI igr IN ma *
Ing shoes. Naturally he went 10 we"
England TO inspect the factories there.
When he arrived at tins een. mr. OF 81 sh9o
Lynchburg, Va. where he would find the nc
most modern and up-todate plants IN me
Word and t. hn aoyss
plSlLcu ~ iSAier. ~
''IIow does Lynchburg compare with
tho other cities in the United States as
shippers. of shoes 2" e.,,,,,
city as d shoe distributor. AS a remark
able evidence OF her ability to reach the
trade, ] would cite the fact that she
and sells them In Pittsburgh and Cleve-
land. which condition has been con- a1,
nented upon by one Of the leading m rail, ran.
remarkable solution Of the question OF
freight rates ever known
ut Is with reticence that I would cues,
pap Of its issue Of septembcr 25th, civ
Ing Richmond precedence over Lynchhurg
in the shoe business, but in simple Jus
t have q rg yhtt to be stated The oiciare
S4 & as x 5S f KsS Gy1eh
View England shoes. which, added to
Virginia shoes made In and distributed
from LynchburG and We have to1ai OF Of
during 1904. against Richmond's $4,000
cases. and anv little additions she may, be
entitled to from other sources r, incu sia
COMPANY The total number. OF shoes
shIrnnd out OF Lvnchhurg during the
while LynchburgS has demonstrated
her right to be allied the pioneer as a
hlazer of trails in'fthe. world Of business
she Is not backward in the Development
lternal conditions; While the people. Of
ton system, to remov e. tho mud, but not
the germs from the water they drink,
Lynch burg has anticipated her pure va
ter wants for all time to come and for
this purpose is now constructing a,gray..
lty water line from the head waters OF
the Pedlnr river, t.wentv-three miles dis
tantt having acquired at q tremendous
the purity OF this supply. This system
contemplates storage basins and subsi-
diary storage basins, that will store an
ADEQUATE supply of pure mountain snring
water for a city Of as many as 10000
highest point in the city by gravity
through thirty. inch conduits Of Calf
fornia redwood. This system has been
pronounced by, Mr.. Fuertes, one OF the
most eminent engineers of this country,
as being one of the finest in the land,
md when it is completed 1t will place
Lvnchburg ahead of any Southern city
on the question of pure water supply"
A. p.