The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16

not seriously consider such proposal. q
However, this is President RooseVeit =
case and NO shall not undertake 70 ue.
eide 1t for him.
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The IT'D. and the Candidates.
The Times-Dlspatcll is taking no part
In The contest between the several can
didates for Democratic honors IN .l''s
campaisn, we are endeavorlng 10 deal
f,ir,v with eacl, aud every one OF them
ana any candidate who feels that ne y =
not getting square deal Is requesteA
10 let Ills complaint be known 70 q ne 'e
editor, we may Just as well explain ris NJ
hers that we cannot undertake to PRINT
communications advocating or disparfa s.
ing any candidate, except as advertising i,' NJ
matter. If we should open our columns 17ls'
FREQ Of charge to such communications
we should abc swamped with them ana
some candidate would get an hdva lr't
age over others.
Another explanation. In saying WORD
the other day In behalf of Governor
Montague and lii reply to the charge
brought, alaInst him that he had been
negligent OF the duties of his offlce IN
going around the country making
specches, we had no thouht OF advancing
his candidacy for the Senate, any more
than we had any thought OF advancing
the candidacy OF Senator Martin when we
commended him few days before for the
stand he had taken toward fusion IN Nor
folk county We know that Governor l'rlc
Montague has made a faithful and eff'-
,ent Governor. we knew that he Ia $
rendered good service in making speeches
In behalf OF good causes and good ,nsti-
buttons and 1t seemed to us fair to say
that much for him as Governor. Is
Senator Martin took manly stand
against fusion in Norfolk county and 1t
seemed y. opcry to commend him for that,
as a Democratic leader and Demo ' ratio nj
offlccholder, hut not as a candidate to OF
rc-election Mr.. Montague; has made
good Governor and Mr.. Martin has made
a good senator, and 1t always gives Inc IL.
Times Dispatch pleasure TO recognize
the good service Of any public servant.
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Gus worker and has secured for various
Virginia communities liberal appropria-
lions from Congress and other beneficial
legislation. We acknowledge his service
and commend him for it and we take
this opportunity to say that we do not
approve the Characterization Of him by
Governor Montague that he had done
little moro than serve the purpose of
department runner"
However,, all this Is a matter OF poll
tics and each of these distinguished can
didatcs may conduct his campaign as ne
secs fit. The Timcs-D Dispatch is an in
! tercsted looker-on and will not interfere.
We do reserve the right, however, to say
| a word in season III commentator OF the
| services of each candidate and to raise
| our voice IN behalf of any candidate
\ in case Of an attack upon his officia
4 record which appears TO us to be unfair
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\ How to Build Up the Suburbs.
] The most beautiful suburban residence
section In any city of Virginia is the set.
4 Element OF Client, now forming part OF
1 the city. OF Norfolk and we have beer
at some pains to Bascertain how and un.
4 der what conditions the settlement was
! formed and built UP. g3 e Hi
/ In the year 1890 there was a large tract
of unimproved land lying near he city
4 Just across Smiths Creek. although no
i connected with the city by a bridge. Tit
"Norfolk Company was formed and pur
1 chased go acres OF this land from var
Gus owners and the settlement was named
4 after one OF the most conspicuous old
1 time residences upon it.. formerly ownet
j by n man who first brougntst to this coun
4 try the news OF the ratification of tn
/ treaty of Client. BY an act approved Feb
3 ruary 20, 1880, which may bc found b,
n those who desire to see 1t In the Act
a OF 1ss9-'so. page SAG, all this territory wa
: added to the city. Thus it will be see
]. that the formation Of the company an
4 the addition of the territory to the cit
z were almost contemporaneous.
I The streets were graded and paved an
& q bridge connecting the territory with tn
old portion Of the city was constructed b
the company, and there has never bee
any repayment Of any of this eSpenR
: by the. city to the company. The none
was also advanced by the company
i, lay the water mains and the gas mains
: Norfolk city does not own It's gas plan
: but does own its water works, and "
r understand that the amount expended b
). the company in laying water mains WI
! refunded by the city and tho amount o!
1 pended in laying gas mains was refunt
: ed by the gas company. The Norfolk Con
i panys property was to n large cxtel
h severed by the company. but with the VI
O Outstanding when It's system Of sewcrai
e should be taken In and made h part of u
d system Of the ,clty. the city should ren
II the company for its outlay; and this WI
= ultimately done,
e Under section 8 of the annexation a,
" the inhabitants of the territory anne
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