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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-01
WINCHESTER.
Marked Prosperity Follows the
Activities of the Year.

! Especial to The Times ispatch.)
| MANCHESTER, VA. December 31--The
year Just closing has been one OF great
prosperity for Winchester and the sur-
rounding county. Success seems to have
smiied In n lavish manner upon all un-
dertakings. and with the exception Of
om OF two small II Ins enls.,s lG.s,.,ess
there have been no business failures. To
the contrary, new industries have been
instituted. All crops were excellent and
the farmers We're blessed. In Winchester
the various business houses Jared with
moro SUCCESS than for years. the local
factories were kept busy, the various
artisans had work all the year round
something hitherto unusual-ard the peo-
pie, while spending comparatively freely.
were porvident enough to bank some OF
their funds for the proverblal rainy day.
The three banks of the city show this
by look at their deposits In five years
deposits at the banks have increased
slightly more than one million dollars, the
total deposits being over two millions.
| City property has increased some In value
and there are some farms in the country
for which the owners have been offered
two hundred dollars per acre.
The county is becoming one OF the
i greatest apple producers in the country.
last season shipping over one hundred
thousand barrels of this fruit. nearly all
OF 1t being of high grade. There are
now about twenty Thousand barrels in
cold storage. The receipts from this in
dustry. apples. labor and barrels have
| been conservatively placed at not less
| than two hundred thousand dollars. In
the city the real estate Is estimated at
between four and five millions. Since Last
December the corporate limits have been
extended. giving the city a population of
/ more than seven thousand Forty-two
buildings have been erected during the
year. including number of handsome
homes and a four-story brick business
house, the first department store for Win
{ chester. With the prospect OF trolley
line that Will connect all the surrounding
towns with Winchester and the certainty
+, of a power plant that will furnish cleo
tricity for the local factories by June or
July it is reasonable TO suppose that Win
chester is destined to become the leading
city of the Shenandoah Valley. The troll
ley line so far is designed to cross the
Blue Ridge and go into Washington. 1t
is projected by the leading men of this
section. who already have spent thou
sands for the erection of monster dam
! and power house on the Shenandoah
River in Jefferson county. w. Va, and
| have secured the contract to furnish
| lights for this city. 1t is also believed that
| work will be commenced in 1908 on tho
| two hundred and fifty thousand Handley
! Library Should Dame Fortune continue
| to smile on Winchester as in the past year
! the old town will do herself proud during
| the year of our Lord 1906,
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sweets to 100000 barrels Tho 1rish
potato crop was Improbable, tho large
yield In tho South having broken prices
when harvest time came for tho vir-
glnia Peninsula Tho farmers, an n
body, about even after marketing tho
crop, some few having n small balance
to their credit.
Whit was lost. however, on round
potatoes the good price obtained for
sweets overbalanced. Sweets cleared
season through They did not got belo~
1st. Much OF this was due to the proper
States, made BY tn. farmcra agcnc.,
Exchange. THAT exchange. by selling
about half of the farm products, Ia en-
abled to scatter tho yield so that no one
market is overstocked and thus break
prices.
The number OF packages or strawber-
rles. peas. onions and cabbage Will count
up to about 100000.
The receipts from oysters, flph and
CLANS was about $1,150.000 tho largest
ever known. The development OF the
shipments OF shucked oysters from the
planting section OH tho ocean side of the
penin5ular has been marvellous. Two
cars are attached to the local express
train every night to handle the receipts
orders ,are received from over n geartcr
part OF the country. Chicago, Kansas
city, Minneapolis, Omaha and many
other large Western cities are larsu
customers.
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pany. the Beman Manufacturing Com
pany Ayers and Broswell Candy Manu-
featuring Company, rllor Smith Hard
ware Company II. G. Slogle Company.
Greenesville Drug Company. Belfeld Coal
and Wood Company. Wright Drug Com
pany Hotel Virginia and many minor
interests.
The Emporia Manufacturing Company.
n large box and cav mill. recently closed
n contract for several hundred million feet
OF standing timber in Charlotte and Lu-
nenburg counties. This transaction alon e
will supply teh demand for understandable
Pine logs for this mill for many years.
The North Enporia Land and Improve
ment Company has recently developed
many acres OF land around town and Will
offer lots for sale at an early date. THIS
company also will erect n 5000 iron
bridge over the Mcherrn River. several
hundred yards below the Main Street iron
bridge, which was erected several years
ago. The intention is to shortly put in
operation a street car service between
the two sides OF the river. which will be
n great convenience to the travelling pub
lie. In fact, the congestion is so pro-
nounced at times along. the main tho
roughfare that one bridge will not accom-
modate the daily traffic.
Companies for financial institutions
have done more business during 1895
than any two years of their existence.
The Ashby Cotton Mills will be en-
larged. The Masonic Temple. recently
completed, is credit to any towsl Of
$4,000 inhabitants. The Elnporia Opcr;,
likewise is a venture few towns Of its
size have
The new depots o. the Southern Rail-
way and the Atlantic Coast Line made a
splendid impression upon the visitor and
investor.
The new water works and electric light
system help to place Emporfa among the
substantial growing towns OF the State.
OF which few will equal Rer in wealth and
prosperity. Emporia has practically dou-
bled her population within three years
and the growth OF the town is not only
healthy, but appears to be permanent.
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FREDERICKSBURG.
a Spirit of Thrift and Steady I'm
provcment Invades the City.
Especial to The cs-Dlspatch.)

NSpuSlhi ~ Liz
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VA, December
3l.--The year 1906 has been II prosperous
one with the people OF Frcdericksburg.
Tho manufacturing plants have all done
Well and the me.:hants have had II good
year. The farmers nave shared In the
general prosperity, notwithstanding the
fact tina. many of their crops were short.
Inc ptires. However, have been good
Fredericksburg ~ fortunate in the num-
ber variety and quality OF her Industrial
enterprises. They embrace n large field
of usefulness ana represent such indus
tries as WOODEN mills, silk mills, Touring
mills. foundry, pickle works, shoe factory,
spoks works, wagon works. carriage ana
buggy shops. excelsior mills. corn mills,
granite works, suniac works, extract
nllls, tannery, brick works. shirt fac
tory. machine shops, ice factory etc.
These employ large number of operatives
and the pay rolls each Saturday night
aggregate on Immense sum of money.
which nrds Immediate circulation through
all I'll. branchHs oi trade.
a,e,'eiicksburS ms Undergone wonderful
improvements within lie very recent past.
Not only have individuals improved their
property and maiiy Ecw residences have
roflc up IN different EGis OF the CITY, Dul
ire. ~ $3.50 IL. made many advances,
such as paving its streets. laying many
blocks OF granolithic pavements. building
new gas works, extending and improv-
ings It's water wuris, etc. etc.
The city has every facility for nhip-
mtnts by rail- and water, is beautifully
< tuated and draws trade from large
territory. Its stores arc thoroughly 2np.to-
date. and people come long Distance 10
trade In this market.
1t Is believed that the population OF This
city has Increased seyera! thousand sillce
tiio last CENSUS. Fredericksburg Iollsge
IS an institution of which I'll OF tue GU
sens are pronI!. and 1T draws students
from many portions of the state anu
from q number of points outside OF sit
eiptn. The Assembly Home Is another
deserving ms: ZION. In which the people
f..al n great ir ettst. 1t now mas lnuer
ITS ,rctcrtinc care about forty WIDOWS OF
,,.ca.,scd resiyie.rfn ministers ana the
rftl,,r.n OF these families arc being cuu-
Gated al Fredericksburg College. me
n,,hlic schools are OF the highest order.
aud the sysi.In mere is probably not sur
nussed nv any place In the State.
Many settlers from the west ana NS .!.ta
vest have ulnr.d n this part OF .ns . D..
nr.d purcha.,,si farms and improved In sad
and arc now valuable citiZens- Ie
e-icksburg has all tile modern anyah'a re
of free mali delivery. long dlstance ~
,.hone. etc. and is ore OF the most chaI,m .t,
ing nIaccs in which To reside TO DC lou 1.,.,
enywhcre The markets here aiiord eVess
iu.,rv--oysters OF the finest uua'its an.
rrash h,h nearly the entire year sall.e y.
every character in season. ana p.es
most reasonable .., 80 MA ,,,o,,,
In the spring the beautilni 5000 ...o' ~.
,,ar,t erected to General Hugh Mercer -
H.. 1fn,taS states government, VIII Dc uM-
ysfied on Washington Avenue, III Vie 49,
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has steadily grown, and It now requires
a force OF some eight or ton bookkoepera.
stenogrnphers and clerks In the Office to
transact the business OF the concern. It
liz hard. to understand how such col
losnl business could have been built UP
in so short H time.
A new lumber business. owned by Mr..
st. John c. Goode. has been commenced,
which also promises to do q largo bust
ness. He has largo capital.
The volume of business OF the two
banks located hero is increasing steadily.
They now do a business OF over half a
million dollars.
There Is not a vacant residence In the
place, and houses are In demand. at good
prices.
A large amount Of money has been paid
out to workman on the various improve
meats that have been going on during
the year
The two tobacco warehouses have done
well this season.
A considerable sum OF money has been
expended In grading the streets and
building new sidewalks.
The Southern railroad has more than
doubled Its sidetracks to meet tho In
creased traffic.
The two hotels are splendidly kept and
have a large patronage.
Boydton is one OF the prettiest towns
in Virginia. The residences. for the most
part. are handsome. some quite costly.
There is considerable wealth among
the citizens, and they live we'll.
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will be sold In the near future. which
Will largely increase the reYenlle.

VIII be sold In the near future, which
will largely increase the revenue.
N. Wilson Davis, of Charlottesville,
was engineer In charge OF the construc-
ton, and w. G. Switzer is superintendent.
Harrisonburg since 1897 has acquired
tho ownership OF its water, sewerage and
electric light system. while vitrifled brick
pavcmcnts have been put down In the
business section OF Harrisonburg. In
spite of these improvements. the town
tax rate is only sxty-five cents on the
$lCo.
The increase In local assessment values
during the past five years was 4s per
cent. and the population has increased
about 16 per cent. during the same period.
Contractors estimate that more than
sico,oO9 worth Of new buildings were let to
contract during the year There were
nearly twenty-five residences erecteu,
5000 brick Masonic Temple, a $4,000
warehouse of concrete block. and several
smaller ware buildings. The Presbyterian
congregation has purchased ground for
the erection OF n $4,000 church. The
German BaDtists and Catholics are also
|, considering the construction OF new edi-
iices.
The Building and Supply Corporation
has opened woodworking establishment
here, and the Fravc Sash and Door Com
pany, chartered with Il capital OF s2S, 900,
is erecting factory buildings.
The Shenandoah Valley Business Col
lege, incorporated. has changed hands.
and under the new management Is in n
flourishing condition. New pupils are
being enrolled daily.
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LEEsBURG.
An Influx of Wealthy People Add
,roe,v TO Natures Gifts.

,sne,Ial to The Times Dispatch)
1sE1sR1TRG VA, December 3l.-ihe
hest evidence of the growth OF Louoouh
county and Leesburg, the county seat
during the year Just passed Is SHOWN
from the increased taxable Saiues " 'sat
and personal property. Tue iast assess
Inent shows an increase as 10 .ehl CO
tate of $4,000. and as 10 pefsohai es.a '.
$4,000. This is partly due to great
TIL, during the year OF wealthy people
rron, tho North and East who have I'M
,,oved their purchases by the erectlon
~ fine mansion houses and fine farm
buildings. The resident farmers nave
contributed much more toward TINS I'M
provenent and development.
The Farmers Association. recently Or
ganized for the mutual benefit OF the
members, has disseminated throughoue
me county practical methods of soil Inn
1nent. and system OF scientl'c iurhl-
irS that has Reeh proaus.Ne
cclient results.
,.eesburg has had during the year
e,,mparatively small increase in popula-
ron but it's material growth has been
continuous.
Municipal Improvement received an
impetus by the proposed establishment
oil {, system of water works An election
authorized the Council to issue bonds to
the amount OF $4,000 for this purpose.
Another matter that is engaging the
attention of the authorities is the new
electric railway from Winchester to
Washington. and an effort is being made
to bring this enterprise to Leesburg
Plans have been discussed for the erec-
ton OF large pork packing establish
lncnt here This enterprise has the sup
port OF the leading citizens, and Is the
outgrowth Of the success of n number of
similar enterprises conducted by hlll-
SiGuals.
In the immediate vicinity of Lcesburg
there has been a great demand for prop
erty and many buildings have been erect
Cd during the year. The most marked
Improvement in this line has been the
remodclling and enlarging of the
Peoples National Bank building at Il
cost of $4,000. This building which is
located in the center OF the town will
add greatly to the value of surrounding
properties.
Trade conditions have been unusually
favorable and Il canvass of the leading
mercantile and business houses disclose
the fact that by a coseryative estimate,
trade has Increased eight per cent. over
: last year The other towns in the coun-
". Purcellville, Round Hill, Hamilton
And lierndon. report the same general
ana sound growth OF all business enter
prisrs.
Our people are energetic and progress
sivc, but their guide for all investments
liz conservatism. There aer opportunities
in Leesburs for safe Investments.
BY reason OF its location foreign cap
ltnl is coming into the county and it's
people are encouraged by the continuous
development of its resources to look
Tor period OF greater material pro-
srcss.
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large church, and plans are being dis
ctisscd for tho erection or n parsonage
for their pastor. who nlso has charge
OF three other churches In tho county.
weekly newspaper, known as the Gem
trail Virginia outlook, has been cstab-
lishcd with Mr.. John X. White, editor.
Fifteen months ago the Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation cstab-
lished bank here. This bank supplies
a long-folt necessity, and for tho past
year shows a business OF sao4is3 individ-
ual deposits. Blk stores for the sale OF
varied stocks. More fertilizer is dis.
tributed from this point than from every
station on the branch. The II. NJ. Ander.
con Company is erecting large building,
In which they will do Wholesale tlour
and feed business. The best index e. tho
growth and improvement In buglness Is
noted in tho rapid growth of the post
Office. Three years ago 1t paid less than
four hundred dollars. Now II pays nearly
one thousand dollars. and IS the largest
office between Richmond and l.ynchburg.
Three rural routes have been established
and another one will be inaugurhted In
the near future.
Messrs: Claiborne and sheburne are
paying liberal prices for tobacco, and the
trade In that staple at the warehouse
will assume more lively aspect after
the holidays.
This year chronicles two large fires.
Mr.. A. w. Moore had his large wood.
working plant destroyed and the r. NJ
Anderson Company lost large build
Ing: Both Of these buildings will be
replaced.
Land In Buckingham s cheap, and
when the attention OF tho home seeker
is called to Its desirabilty and to the
high state OF Improvement 1t can be
brought to, all OF the larger farms on
which the owners exc out living will bo
bought up and subdivlded, and many
settlers will find happy homes in our
section. A land company has been organ
lied for this purpose, which will soon ha
in position to properly advertise tho
county.
Altogether our town has improved very
much during the past year, and tho out
look for 1906 is brigh. and hopeful for
larger business and greater prosperity.
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RADFoRD.
The Year Marked By New I'm
proYenents and New Business.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
RADFORD. VA, December Sl.-The
year of 1905 has been marked by steady
Increase OF business in Radford and con-
siderable activity In building. One new
Industrial plant has been built-the Rad
/ ford Milling Company--at cost of about
$1,000, and four large brick business blocks
on Norwood Street ranging III cost from
81, 900 to $4,000. These are owned by j.
+. Martin, r. S. Carson, G. a. Sullivan
and w. r. Roberts. and add greatly to
the appearance Of the town.
A number OF new dwelling houses have
also been built, among the number being
pretty brick residences, owned by Mr.
Kohlhousen and Mr.. I. r. Kelley, and
| handsome homes on Grove Avenue. erect
ed by DR.. T. II. johnson, Mr.. w. II. CAL
way and Mr.. j. D. Mundy: two nice dwell
ings. erected by Governor Tyler. and sew
eral smaller residences.
Among the improvements to take place
in the coming year, the most important
are the enlargement of ths iron furnace
owned by the Virginia Iron and Coal Com
pany. and the establishment of the gem
eral hospital OF the Tidewater Road. the
furnace has a very large output, but It's
capacity is to be almost doubled, and
it is to be fitted with new machinery and
equipments.
Radford was chosen as the site for the
new Underwater Hospital because of its
central position as railroad town. and
the $4,000 hosiery, La Belle Inn, will
be transformed into a high-class and
thoroughly modern hospital, capable of
accommodating 200 patients.
A new brick yard is to be opened In
the spring by w. H. Henry. OF North
Carolina, which will manufacture 1300o.-
900 bricks per year.
The New River Sandstone and Brick
Company has had a prosperous year, their
business being twice as great as the pre-
cedng year.
The Pipe Works have done the largest
| business in years. They arc still shipping
pipe. though usually the orders close No
vember 1st. One million dollars worth
of pipe and castings was shipped during
| tho last year.
/ Radford has opened a new bank he
! Farmers and Merchants Bank" this
year, with a capital stock OF $4,000. So
| greatly has it prospered that Il six per
| cent dividend was declared last month.
| after all of the furniture aud equipments
/ had been paid for
Every business concern. including the
mercantile firms and hotels. report a pros
porous year. and the outlook for 1906 is
I even brighter.
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satisfactory, Tho yenr has hcen an ,lr-
usually prosperous one for this county,
the prosperity being Of that nature which
shows betterment OF conditions gsncra1~
lily. This Is an agricultural and stock.
raising county md must depend mainly
upon the farms for It's prosperity. Being
situated near tho mining section, good
prices were realized this year for tho
uncommonly largo surplus Of farm pros
/, ducts. f
/ The past year shows a largo increase In
the number OF farmers using improved
agricultural machinery and hiEh-krada
! fertilizers. An inquiry among post
masters OF the county shows that ma
| jority OF the farmers are reading nxris
cultural papers, which proves that
!, scientific methods OF farming are being
! adopted. The farms are being stsauily
improved and made to yield bettor re-
turns. The grade OF live stock is bein1
improved rapidly.
| Perhaps no other strictly rural county
has moro stores than Scott county has.
There Is store ut nearly every CROSS
roads and 1t Is Il fact that they all
, seem to be flourishing. Their credit is
good and payments promp. Suits to re-
cover debts againts merchants ara be-
! coming practically a thing OF the past. The
number of mortgages on farms has become
very small. The farmers are not only get
| ting out of debt, but the number of them
| having deposits In the bank has In
| creased within the past year nearly
i twenty-five per cent The amount OF
/! time deposits in the Gate City banks has
| more than doubled within the year, and
| these deposits are made almost entirely
by farmers.
| Another important index to the bust
| ness conditions of the county Is the large
business being transacted by the Gate
City hanks. Their business has increased
more than fifty per cent. within the year.
/ and each succeeding statement shows Il
decided advance.
True, all this does rot come from the
farms, the timber. lumber. stave. tam
bark and pulpwood trade being consider
able. Yet, as rule, the farmers who
attend strictly to their farms are the
ores who have the largest bank accounts.
| there is a scarcity of farm labor In
| Scott county. AS far as possible this
| trouble Is being overcome by machinery.
but there is much work needed to be
| done that machinery cannot reach. IN
| this connection 1t Is noticed that the
young men who stay on the farms and
| use moderate amount OF industry gcn-
orally have moro money-and certainly
better morals-than their brothers who
/ resort 10 pupuc WORKS. II Woutu % q
great thing II the young men OF Scott
county could realize that right at home
| they could find no better opportunity for
! successful lives than are offered them
| in Western States or In the coal mines
| OF neIghboring counties. Wages have
never been so high here before as they
lare AT present.
Altogether the outlook for Scott county
lis bright The few drawbacks to Its
progress are gradually and surely disap-
l pearinS.
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HARRIsoNBURG.
An Unprecedented Growth and
Prosperity in Every Line.

(Speciat to Inc IlnleS-DlSpatcn.)
HARRISONBURG, VA, December 81
During the year 1905 Harrisonburg has
undergone an almost unprecedented
growth in various lines. Twenty or
twenty-five new residences have been let
to contract. the town has acquired q
municipal electric light plant new
Masonic Temple Is nearing completion.
Perhaps the most important matter of
interest to the people of the town Is the
municipal ownership of the hydro-elec-
trio plant. The plant was completed.
about the middle of tho summer ana cost
over $4,000. exclusive of land damages,
etc. The plant Ia located at the old AM
mon Mill site, on the Shenandoah Rlver,2
twelve miles east OF town. The dam
gives astwenty-one and one-half foot fall
and generates 1880 volts OF electricity.
The power Is conveyed to the sub-station,
by three strands Of No. 4 bare copper
wire, where It is converted .into volts.
capable Of supplying 1000 siXteen-canXile
power lights. The town itself uses at
present thrty-eight are llghtsand several
hundred incandesgcnt lights, worth $1,000
q Year, 80 ss *
Tho. town at present derives Sl2,0SO rev
enue from.the sale Of electricity for lights
alone a large number or houses are Yet
70 be wired and the sale OF powersis NOT
taken into considerations \ The plant is
on 9 paying basis already, and power