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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-01
CONVICTION.
Furnace to Start Up and New
Railroad to Be Built.

fSDGciul 10 Inc 3IiuIeS-IIiSbiNS't''
CONVICTION. VA. December 81. LIVERY
month of the year 1905 showed an increase
in trade as compared with the CORE
spending months of 1901. And after CON
the business prosperity of the past year,
the business men OF the town and county
are looking forward to the prospects Oh
1906 with q great deal @. confidence. .,.,,,
All of the industries Of the town VIII
run in full force during the coming year
and start the list of January with orders
sufficient to keep them in operation Tor
scveral months.
The furnace at this place. which is one
OF several owned and operated b. inc
LowA1oor Company, and which las
will be started again the LIST of January.
The Covingtou Machine Company have
secured very large contracts for mt
echinery. esnecially machines for extract I,
a very improved kind of machinery and
are manufactured by the .Covinston Ma
chine Company exclusively The shops
owned by this company have recently
ment installed.
The most encouraging business pros
poets for the New Year are in connec-
lion with the building OF n railroad up
the Potts Valley, which will connect the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and
Western systems. This road will form n
junction with the Chesapeake and Ohio
at Covington and will practically give
Covington the advantages of two rail-
roads en,cring the town. This road will
be built to develop the large iron ore
property in the Potts Valley. AS is well
known. the ore deposits a.ons the pro-
posed route of the new road are among
the finest in the Southern STATES Already
surveyors are Mt WORK on the road and
II is thought that the contracts will be
let some time in February or March.
The building of this road and the con-
sequent development of the ore property
VIII mean much for the town.
Already real estate values have increas-
ed. and it Is generally believed that the
value of all property will be enhanced
considerably.
In the early spring another brick plant
Will be erectad In the eastern part OF the
town. and a very fine quality OF brick
Will be made
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LEXINGTON.
Unexampled Prosperity Blesse
po+L To-,--, and Co,ntv.

RNth v own ann ''''t''N.
fspec'al TO The Tinles-D' spatciio
LEXINGTON. VA. November 3l.-LeS-
ington and R-okbrd-e county rave en-
joyed to marked deere hiuus.r a. aiu
AGRICULTURAL success this year steady
and growing trade r. reno-'ed hv tue
merchants aud busiress houses, and not
fo- wears hrs the farmer been blessed
with so abundant crors and at such re-
,nuneratIve prireS. Con eminent and APP
pines and business pro per'ty everywhere
r. 2, Ids, and no man who wants to
work needs to go without em-loym mt
Lexington has had steady bull ng
growth the rast year Several handso-e
and commodious residences Rave been
erected. and the mess-hall at the Virgin Il
NJ litary Institute. replacing the old nc
which was destroyed BY Are last May,
Is now about complete and vii be oc-
cupied the first of the year. 1t Is beau
tiful building, constructed Of b k. a-d
conforms in architecture to the barra ks
ard other military buildings at the In
stitute.
The three banks here indica'e a steady
growth in business. They are strong in
stltutions and enjoy the confidence of the
people.
Among the industrial enterprises at
Lexington are the notwithstanding and
Stone Company, opera ing thr k lns
liu III duuitioH inailuiactTl0S Patcnt
Process Fert lizer lime; the roller 10 ir-
ing mills OF Moses Brothers. and Key g.
furr, both manufacturing hi IN grade ilollr,
The Lexington Light and Powcr C~m-
pany, which furn shes the town with de-
trio lights, and the Lex ngton Mutual
Telephone Company have recently UNDER
gone extensive repairs. The Huger- David
som Sale Company. who es lie procars.
lie attendance at Wash ngt5n and e..
University and the virs MIA Military In
stitute Is unprecedentcdly large.
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River In August was completed thc
largest FIGURING and corn grinding plan
In pittsylvania county. at II cost ex.
cccding 100000 The plant is equipped
with machinery or the latest improve
nient and hns been since beginning turn
ing out It's full capacity daily.
Many of the saw mills have replaced
their steam power with gusoline, and
for wood saving and feed cutting gasoline
engines are rapidly replacing other power.
srho use OF farming machinery isincreasing
more ench year, solving In a most satis-
factory manner the labor question, with
financial saving.
The farmers ait in n better condition
than in many years. All farm products
are bringing top prices
Money Is much easier and moro plenti-
full than since the panic OF 1893, and this
is vouched for by tho increase In taxes
collected since November first last, es-
ceeding by several thousand any year
since.
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the end OF the same street, into an a,trac.
tive cottage. large warehouse Tor
machinery, has been built near the depot,
and one OF the large stores under Sex
toms Hall, Is being repaired and reflttcd
and will be used after January 1st.. In
connection with the hali above rs IA hard.
ware carriago store and warehouse.
by the new concern. the Wythe-
vile Hardware and Vehicle Co.. 3.
Garland Sexton. manager. quite n num-
Der OF smaller cottages have been built
In the suburbs OF the town, for occtt-
phncy by the owners who have hereto
fore been renters. The merchants havo
done "A large Christmas trade. which sup
pIcmenting the PROFITS OF the year gives
10 them a complainant air OF eontcnt-
melIt and satisfaction.
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TAZEWELL.
The Coal Industry Has Made
Great Strides.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
TAZEWELL, VA. Dec. 3i.--Anotlier
year of unprecedented prosperity has
just closed In sTazewcll. An Interview
with most OF the large merchants show
that their business has been much larger
than last year. There has not been a
failure in business in this county this
year of any importance. The banks.
merchants and coal companies. have Eeen
nountifully blessed with n big business
The two Tazewell banks viii snow II
IN Hon IN deposits. for the year
Ehe OPERATIONS at R.chlands in the
western part of the county. which have
been recently established have been
making large shipments OF fine coal. and
are destined to be one of the largest soft
Goa mines in this country The Dry
FORK section of this county is benz
developed fast--the n. a. w Is bu!idirg
a railroad into this section which VIII
develop a large amount OF TIE 8
Poeahontas seam of coal. Most of these
operations are being developed by Nor
thern capitalists
Very few new enterprises. executing
inc coal operations. have been es;tabiisfe.i
IN this county the past year There
is stu talk of a trolley line from Taze-
wei 70 Dry Fork. but great many
mink this line impractical. as the coun-
Wy through which the road would have
10 DC ouiit Is very rough and ,nountain-
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car, be round on most of the farms.
Many Now dwellings have been built
during the pnst year and there Ia not u
vacant house in town. The streets are
improved by good plank Sidewalks and
me town council. proposes to plant shade,
trees OH both sides Of the principal
streets. There is a fine opening here for
manufactures, and good locations VIII
he donated TO all VINO propose to come
and establish them. The finest mineral
water has been discovered just outslde
the town limits aud the Kcysvillc Tonic
Springs has been organized into u com.
pany, with flne councillors hote, on
tho property. all In sight Of town. Many
tested the curative powers of the Wn l.s,
was ful, Of Visitors The company expects
TO cnlarge the building and build cottages
for the accommodation OF the guests.
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pocAHoNTAs.
Fine Municipal Improvements and
Large Addition of Collicries.

Especial To Thp cS-DiSpnlCl.J
PoCAHoNThs. VA, December s1-The
town of Pocahontas has nladn good pror-
rsss along all lines during the year 100
The principe! streets now nave pricN
or sranolithic pavements. many lmpro prov,
nefts in this respect having been made
during the year. The schools are better
provided for, and the enrolment Is larger
than ever,
ton has been erected and is said to be
oite OF the best In Southwest Virginia.
our; merchants have had n heavy trade
this year, and the prospects are that
The merchants they have ever expert
cuccd The large brick dry goods store
100. j. L. Baber erected an addition to
IFS mig store, making IL one of the
largest and most up-to-date III this sec
;ion.
samuel l.. Matz tore down his frame
store building ut the corner of Center
and Church Streets and erected n large
three story brick building instead.
Alexander Smith removed his frame
ssore building on st. Clair Street and re-
,tiuced ii with i handsome briel. business
building.
wss organized during the year, with a
eapitai stock of $500. They are erecting
a brick office building on ST. Clair Street,
near the City Hail.
The Bani. OF Pocahontas increased their
capital stock during the year from 5000
to 5000.
Tie business SUCCESS OF Pocahoatas de-.
ponds largely on the mines. and in this
respect the year Just closing has been
IL very successful one.
Tlle Browning Mines and the Pocahon-
tas Galleries Company have been work
ing steadily. and the men have had con-
slant employment.
The pocahontas Galleries Company
lave added considerably 10 Their equip
ment. Among tho improvements most in
evidence is Il large steel t!pplc costing
about $1,000. They also added about folr
hundred horsepower to their electric
power plant and made various other inn
proyements. They are rapidly gong for.
ward with their new operation at the
new town OF Boissevain about three miles
from Pocahontas.
The pocahontas and Western Railroad,
which ceased operations during the sum
1ner pending settlement of the question
OF right of way over the lands of Colonel
j. S. Browning, viii begin on January i,
1906, the construction OF the road up
Laurel Creek to Boissevain. This will
mean great deal 10 the industrial de-
Nelopment OF this section.
the building OF TINS road has been
under contemplation for many years. ana
the fact that it is. indeed. going to be
a reality within few months is n source
OF much satisfaction to the bus. ness COM
munity.
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sWYTHEVILLE.
Substantial Results Of the Year
and Notable improvements.

(Specla 10 me Times Dispatcl.)
WYTEIEVlLLE, Dec. 31.-,rhe closing
year, IN Wythcville, while not marked BY
any extraordinary development. has been
one sof steady and substantial growth
and progress. In every trade and calling
there has been more or less activity, and
the closing year has brought substan-
.tial results.
TIE fine residence erected by Admiral
Parks, of Norfolk, in the west end Of
the town, is the most imposing improve
ment made during tho year, while the
dwelling on 4th, avenue recently complet-
ed by Mr.. William Krennng Jr.. would
do credit to larger cities. Tho final work
on tho new Court House was completed
n month. ago. by the installation OF y
town clock, Rich Broshave built dry
ing sswarehouse,S corner of Fourth Avenue
and Main Streets and are clearing Off and
grading tile lot preparatory to erecting
a more comnlodious furniture establish
ment.
has been made to the rectory of ST..
Joints Episcopal church, and the parson-
age OF the Methodist church has been
beautifled and adorned by a handsome
iron enclosure Mrs. j. r, Is. Bell has
renodeled and Improved her house on
East Main street, and Mr. Henry Sim
norman has converted the old house at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-01
HE z ide Of Prosperity Sh'eeps Obe1 Stafeof

J douh county. with its 100 inhabitants,
has made many substantial improvements
! and progress. All OF the merchants, OF
| whom there are st'ine twenty odd, and
! business people IN general. have enjoyeii
Il good trade throughout the year, and, Ms
n rule, are in better financial circup,-
| stances than at The beginning OF the year.
The products of the farm. which are the
| have brought llgn prices during the year.
thus giving the farmers n better revenue
than they havo lsnswn for Il number of
years.
Real estate has been quite active, and
during the year n large number of tran
fers have been made. all Of the time the
value of property increasing, Until now
II Is safe to estimate that tile increase
during the year Will net % per cent. III
several instances purchasers have paid
one-fourth as much more for their prop
crty than the original cost of building
and lot.
have torn away their old church build
ing, and in its stead are erecting y hand
some oditce. which they expect to COM
pete IN another month. When com
pleted 1t will be valued at fully $4,000.
Besides this congregation, the Lutheran,
German Reform, Christian, Presbyterian,
Episcopal and Catholic all have large
and comfortable churches, in which reEu-,
lar services are held.
Mr.. w. III. Newman has erected n hand
some residence on North Muhlcnburg
Street. which lie has Just occupied, ana
several other dwellings arc now under
erection, while number sma Ter and 1885
costly were completed during the year.
The Shenandoah Manufacturing Com
pany, and j. H. Grabill, manufacturers OF
stares and heading, have been coc,-
PEELED to increase their output owing to
the heavy demand for barrels. which
was caused by n lnrge crop of apples
raised here during the year, msny bar
rels being required in marketing this
crop.
The whea: market in Shenandoah coun-
y mas maintained price from three TO
five cents higher than the pic, offered
in Baltimore, and all of the rhillers have
extra men employed in purchasing the To-
cal SUPPLY, for grinu.n:, in domestic mills
The Excelsior Creamery. operated by
Mr.. III. O. Nichodemus. ut this place, Is
now shipping from 200 to 40c0 pounds
daily. This creamery several years ago
was bankrupt, but under the efficient
management OF Mr.. Nichodemus has been
placed upon Il paying basis.
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PAMPLIN CITY.
New Bank and New Tobacco
Warehouses

tSpepial to The Times Dispatch.)
PAMPLlN CITY, December 3l.->>'bo
pank here. Incorporated under the na1,e
sot the State Bank OF Pamplin." com.
mcnced business the 10th instant. Tho
deposits, SO far, have exceeded the most
sansuine expectation Of the directors.
WHO are Messrs. w. p. yenable a.
Earlnvile; J. L. conna!ly, Drs. q s
Morton and F. II. Lutin, w. Il n,n,
ford ford; Hon. w; H; Lyon. Hon. w. Nc.
Franklin. Z. i. Franklin of pamn,in
City. and n. 7. Calling. Of Lynchbnrr.
The officers are w. p. Venabie.. nrcsI,
dent; j. +. Connaily, president, i ana
Y. Morris Warren, late OF Ricnmond
cashier.
The tobacco warehouse here, incorno.
rated under the name of 'rhe Farmers
Tobacco Warehouse OF Pamplin CITY
Va which was opened November l5tn
last, Is still doing we'll. Sales have been
good every week since and buyers and
sellers have had most gratifying sue
cess.
The town. which, for It's size, has
hitherto done a large amount of bust
ness, Is now on a boom, and the future
points to much enlargement along this
line. Two tobacco buyers from Lynch-
burg have moved here recently.
Money Is easy and its circulation here
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MARTINsVILLE.
An Active Year In Building and
: Prosperous In Business.
The nimes-Dlsparc.

Especial 10 me IlmeS-DiSpafcl.)
NARTTNSVILLE, VA, December 3i.-
The year 1905 has been one of unexampled
progress in the building line here. Among
the buildings erected was Il sixteen room.
brick public school, costing about twenty
three Thousand dollars; a mammoth to-
bacco factory on Branklin Street, erected
BY the Rucker & Witten Tobacco Com
pany, and now being completed by the
X. J REYNOLDS Company, of Winston y.
g.. to whom the Rucker & NNittcn Com
pany have sold their business.
There have also been about fifty dwell
ing houses for white people either begun
or completed this year, ranging from
frame cottages erected at II cost Of foul,
or five hundred dollars, UP to tho palat!al
mansions built by Mr.. B #. Stevens for
< his daughter, r<rs. Ruckcr, a, cost OF
over 5000
The year las witnessed also the start
Ing OF II new industry here, in the shape
of q canning factory, organ zed last sp Ing
with Il capital of $1,000 This enterprise
s.,t under way late in the season, but did
very good business and will enter the
new year with stu brigAter prospects of
snccess. But the most important event
IN the commercial life of the town is tho
building OF the 1ifteen-foot dam across
Smiths River, at Iairston's Mill now
i,rae.ieatliy completed, for the purpose Of
generating electric power for lighting the
town, pumping the water and for sale
-or commercial purposes, The plant,
which is owned by the town. Will cost,
foinLicle, taDoul Sio,cry, ana VIII generate
something like five hundred horsepower
Of electric power.
The year has been very prosperous
one with the Martinsvile banks, wi ness
ing large increase In their deposits, and
u lowering OF the interest rate ON time dc.
posts from to per cent.
ssA large new wholesale grocery house
has been opened by the Rlves- Ruckcl
Grocery Company, near the Danville and
4 Western depot, and the erection OF new
coal wharf, to be followed by u whole,
sale house and an Ice plant, by Self &
spanow, al the Norfolk and Western
depot.
The brick and LUMBER men have had ;
most prosperous YEAR and have been un
able 10 keep up with their orders.
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BLACKSTONE.
A Splendid Line of Industries
Pushing Their Products.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
BLACKSTONE, VA, December S1.-
The statement that Blackstone is a new
town may be surprising to some. how
ever. 1T is true. Thirty years ago a depot
and store constituted what was then
known as Blacks and Whites but which
has to-day grown to be awide awake.
up-to-date, cosmopolitan town of about
two thousand inhabitants. To-day
Blackstone has two banks doing a large
and profitable business. two FARCE hard
ware establishments. three large gents
furnishing houses, the Barrow-Jones
Grocery Company twholesale grocers),
doing an extensive business all through
Southside Virginia; four tobacco ware
houses and five prizeries. The Black
stone Manufacturing Company. whose
freight bin will average $1,000 per week
furnishes employment for large num-
Der of operatives, while the blackstone
Hand Shaved Handle Company and the
Southern Excelsior Company are doing
splendid business.
The town has a first rate phone sys-
tenn. is lighted by electricity and has an
up-to- date ice plant. and its water works
are of the first order. with a good steam
laundry and as fine barber shop as
can be found in Southside Virginia.
dwelling houses have been erected in
the town at an average cost of $1,000.
Two handsome brick churches have been
completed. one by the Presbyterians and
the other by the Methodist, the latter,
including the parsonage. at a cost of
$4,000. while the Christians are erect
ing a Very pretty frame structure. In
addition to these three large brick stores
have been built.
Both scholastic Hoge Military Acad-
envy and the Blackstone Female lnsti-
tute--are in the most flourishing con-
dition of their lives. both having more
students and a larger teaching force
than ever before
The banks show marked increase in
the volume of business, with II material
decrease in the borrowed capital. The
merchants and business people generally
claim an increase in business, and say
that more money is INTERPOLATION than
they have ever known before, wttie
there Is still an iinmensc amount OF
capilal in reserve owing To the small
sale of tobacco By. the farmers generally.
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LOUISA.
A Banner Year in the History of
the Town.
Especial TO The TImes-Dispatcll.)

Especial TO The Times Dispatcl)
LOUISA. VA, December 3i.-The past
year has been one OF marked improve
inent and progress In Louisa. W
courthouse, a credit to the county with
fine granolithic sidewalks, gives the town
"A new appearance; several line new resi-
dences have gone up, and store property
Is being improved rig! Z along. One EVIL
dence of prosperity ~ that there Is not
q dwelling In town FOR rent and as soon
as n store Is built 1t is occupied. The Inn
proyement In the town IL extending to tie
county and during the plst year there
have been sold TO Western farmers eight
or ten farms. the purchasers coming here
to make their homes, TO avoid the severe
winters of the Northwest. The farmers of
this section are In better condition than
for years, as is evidenced by the In
crease IN the deposits IN the Bank OF
Louisa. which have Increased between
$500 and 5000. The book value OF $50 TX
OF which institution is now So ON a par
value OF SO.
The violet industry is still on the In
crease and the. supply this year does not
fill the dema d. New York. Washington.
kets.
mere IL a good crop OF Louisa sut-
cured tobacco. which viii bring cash 20 the
country n the next few months.
Capitalists have taken hold OF the gold
mine in odd Contrary Creek" and In the
spring operations viii commence on a
large scale With the marked improve
ment in our schools and the prospect OF
still further Improvement the people are
happy and look forward to 1906 az a good
year.
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FARMvILLE.
Public and Private Improvement
and Great Industry.
lSneciai tn trhe ,I,i,,,o

tSpeciat 10 The Tines-Dspatch
FANNY LILLE, VA. December 31-The
year 1876 has been the most prosperous
experienced in the business circles OF
farmfliie for many years. Merchants
nave done greater volume of business
than ever before. manufactures have
been crowded with contracts. and vas,
improvements have been completed by
enterpris, ng citizens as we'll as by the
municipal government
Nor improved sewerage paving and
electric lighting large sums have been
expended during the year, until these
conveniences in Farmville will rank see-
ond 10 none in, towns of like size Sew
eral of the towns most important streets
have been paved with granolithic and
$500 expended by the municipality on
its electric light plant.
a number of buildings have been erect
ed here during the year, both residences
and business houses. among the latter
the First National Bank building, the
Chappell Block II. C. Crute &c Co.'S
store. the commodious house of c. c.
Cowan, and the Westover Hotel all on
Main street. Tobacco has done more TO
aid Farmvilie's growth and prosperity
than any other one thing, but the town
does not have to rely entirely upon the
weed for its support. Its large Touring
mills. plow handle factory, spoke. rim
and heading mandatory. lumber mills.
scroll working establishments and can
merry give employment to hundreds. Each
of these establishments has had the
busiest year in its history.
The general prosperity of the farmers
of this section of Virginia is evidenced
by the steadily Increasing value of their
lands, which in many instances sell for
two and three times as much as they
would bring two years ago. THIS may he
attributed to two thines--the; influx of
settlers from the far Northwest and the
good prices obtained for the products of
the soil. Farmers and townsmen--all the
pleased at the results OF the past years
labors. and are brrht and happy at the
prospects of another year OF equally
prosperous times.
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CREWE.
"A Progressive Town Where Were
Old Fields.

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81 49, -. ~ o;., au. n WI ~ w
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