The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-23

| iii Black Cat Stockings, sold only
New Boot and ALI Over Lace Lis
4 Heard and Seen
in Public Places
hearing so much in these days, is not
confined to Richmond but is general n al, al
sas ssss causing
contractors and builders. no little EN-.
barrassment. and they will have to word
their contracts very carefully. or they
will lose money. So much building is go
ing on all over the country and so much
building material is required the Iron
mills and the lumber concerns and man
nfacturing establishments cannot keep the
Thus contractors are being delayed and
are liable to be worse delayed In COM
plotting contracts or building houses as
their customers want them. and II not
careful may have to pay delay dam
ages. I'll give you one illustrations: The
city OF Richmond has let to contract the
building OF pipe line to carry gas from
the lower gas works to the e, new holder,
out on Graham Street. The pipe has
been laid to Eighth Street. and there the
work Is hung up for the reason that the
toontrac tors cannot get the pipe from the
mills every Inch o. j
The mills are simply way behind in their
orders. SO nre MI the other mills and
factories that make iron. wooden and all
material According to the contract for
this city piping, the work should have
been completed some time ago, and
would have been II the contractors could
and are ready to pay for the minute tie
mills can get 1t on the cars.
want to record here some more OF
the ancient history find in the little
scrap OF the Richmond Times Of Novem-
Der 81 1S49. which was furnished me by
City Accountant Crenshaw. and from
which quoted yesterday. giving thelori-z
gin OF the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany.
Here is a scrap Of the early history of
the Norfolk and Western Railway as
found In this ancient piece OF paper:
of the town Of Farmville. on the 10th
instant, II was
"Resolved. That the committee ap-
pointed to memorialize the Legislature
VI NlSluEt LOT duIHUIlty 10 3tHc pSO.
pie Of Farmyille., In sum not exceed
ling 100000. for the purpose OF extending
the southside Railroad tn Farmvillc. be,
and they are hereby. instructed to include
ment OF tho charter OF the corporation,
so taa to enable the trustees to levy taxes
upon. all subjects now taxed and which
may hereafter be taxed by the State. and
to increase the rate OF taxation.
AT n meeting Of the Southside Rail-
road Executive Committee Of Farmville,
on the 10th Instant. In the town hall. It
was resolved. as the opinion Of the Exc
800 having been subscribed by the cor
poration and citizens OF Farmyille. In 80
short q time. we are justified In assur-
tes peopfh
can and will be raised by the people OF
said town and the counties adjacent
whenever they shall be satisfactorily as
be extended to Far1nville; and that. on
bnhalf OF Farmyille. we can now safely
pistgc a subscription OF $50. o0o.
IA committee was then appointed to
the railroad meetings held In TINT town
to railroad meeting to be held In the
town OF Petersburg on Wednesday. the
14th instant.
F1ournoy and Southall. repaired to Pc
tersburg, In furtherance OF the wishes
of the people Of Farmyille: where the fol-
lowing proceedings took place. as report
" Co Hall;aAt 81. special meeting tins
OF the COMMON Hal AL Of the town q I the
4tR day
of November. a. D.. 1910. for the purpose
Of receiving a delegation sent by the
citizens Of Farmvllle and the counties
OF Petersburg on the subject OF the ex-
tension OF the Southside Railroad to
sLynehburg via FarmYille.
Mr.. g; w, Boiling. as the chairman
of the Committee of Reception intro
.duced to the. hall the delegation from
Farmville.; After addresses had been de-
llvered by Messrs. Flournoy and Southall,
and resolutions offered s BY Messrs. Boiling
and Wallace: g So Il 3l2EEss
Whereas the citizens OF Farmvlle and
t, the s, surrounding country in PUBLIC
instant, have, with zeal and a generous
.liberality, advocated tho extension OF the
southside Railroad westward by the way
of Farmyile; therefore,
sciate the enthusiastic Interest manifested
BY the enterprislng q items OF Farmllele
and, the adjacent country In this impor-
!tosthe agricuiturists. but Of great interest
to the State OF Virginia in the develop,
mcnt OF the wealth OF her citizens and
a judiciouss State Improvement worthy
~ ~ pS s =
Tho balance Of the resolutions have
tbeen torn from the relic but, Judging
from the foregoing and from W ~. ~, ds
known OF the enterprise, then IN ,its IN N
Fcipiency. 1t Is fair to presume that the
"Common Hall. Of Petersburg, Whatever
that was agreed to bnc kstnnd the spunkyf
little town q g 3: Farmylllse.
SHs The houses OF Richmond We're not NUN,
bored In those days ns they n g y are
According to an advertisement y! y ny, ses'l u
Company was Local ted al ''92 Main street.
corner of Fourteen tn,
~ Hero lis unique comblnationa aaysn,rs,se-
.umn5 Of the Erelic:5
1"BUILDING LOT FOR sAI.E,-The lot
( south side of Mali I'd corner OF A dams
Street, 1870 feet on Main.
~ Also, Pew No.. 90. ST. Pall's Church,
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