The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
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IN ROCKINGHAM
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are all that any city could demand and
far better than most large cities obtain,
while general air OF solid progressive.
ness indicates that the town is on a
steady industrial onward march.
It Is q matter of more than ordinary
interest that taxes here have been re-.
duced from s1.25 per hundred to Csc. per
hundred. and that still further reduc-
ton is imminent. This is especially
noteworthy when It is known that the
high point Of taxation obtained when the
city was but struggling village without
improvements and without even modern
conveniences. Now, with every conven-
fence Of modern times. with well-ordered
streets, and with wealth of municipal
the tax, instead Of being
raised has been steadily reduced. This
fact in itself tells plainly the story OF
marked Industrial advance. and OF The
extraordinary natural advantages which
have been so firmly taken hold OF by
the residents Of this county and sec
ton.
Harrisonburg prides itself, and justly,
upon its public school. There arc more
white teachers employed in the public
schools of Rockingham than are en-
ployed In any other county in the state,
and, not content with this. the authori-
ties arc doing all in their power to erect
n great public high school and also to
prevail upon tho Legislature of Virginia
to establish here the proposed State Nor
NAL School for teachers.
Money is plentiful. and rs an index of
this, the regular. bank rate of discount
Is never more than 8 per cont.
Big Tannery.
Among tho varied Industries that arc
located in the town Is an enormous
tnnnery, which, with additions now
building. will turn out nearly 400 hides
per day; an extensive harness manufac-
tory, which furnishes large contracts for
the United States government; two OK
cellent Touring mills, large carriage
concern, and several cigar and tobacco
manufactures. AS one of the prominent
citizens said to-day: "rhere is no reason
why any man should not make COM
Portable living for himself and family II
he lived within the town of Harrison-
burg. We can give employment, ut good
wages. to any healthy man who is Will
Ing to work.
Every citizen who was talked Will,
mentioned his satisfaction at the early
morning train from Richmond. which
now reaches Harrsonburg between 2 and
8 O'Clock p. NJ. causing Tho Tlmes-D!s-
patch to arrive ut tho same time as tho
Northern papers. Heretofore the Rich
mond papers reached IInrr!sonburg the
day after they were printed,
THE community individually and as a
whole are heartily In favor of the plan
suggested by The Times-Dspatch to
bring about closer relation between
this section and the rest of virginia, and
they also appreciate what tho paper Is
doing to advertise to the world the re-
sources and natural advantages OF Ylr-
glnln's cities, counties and towns,
Mayor Roller.
Colonel Roller, mayor Of tho town, q
gentleman who has lived in this commu-
nifty all OF his life and who has grown
up with 1t. expressed himself as being
heartily In favor OF The -Dlspatch's
plan to bring pressure to bear on tho va
rous railroads OF the Valley. In order to
furnish better transportation facilities be-
tween this section and the rest OF the
state In speaking OF the subject, Colo
mel Roller said:
"Our Board of Trade has time and
time again taken this matter up and mas
done all In Its power to bring about some
solution OF the difficulty. we are heart