The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-28
COTTON MARKET AND
BIG PEANUT CENTRE
Trading Point for Rich Virginia
and Carolina Territory-Im-
mense Lumber and Wood
working Establish
mentS-Cotton
Factories.

f~Gc..a. From ~tan Corrss-oniertl
EAIroRIA. VA. October o7.-PeopIe
wh' Travelled over tic Atlantic Coast
Line between Petersburg and Weldon
twenty-five and more years ago viii re-
member two stations on the Nehe-rin
iNt ieiaa.d. ON the north side. md
ticNsiorq. ou tlc south Side. I.-
last named was the county scat 90
GrccnesFille county. and consisted of A
courthouse. jail. few residences aud
three or four country storcs-not much.
30 anything. else. Beldeid was simply
village on the north side OF the river.
and was ~ about the same commercial
Importance as Hicksfori. lavilz Oh.
advantage. however. Of holding the rail-
way station. In 1SS2. under the leader
ship Of the late p 70. Tuar. who was
am energetic hustler in his day and time,
Hickstorl aud Bclft.il went into .p'
partnership. and consolidated as one
town. under the name ~ Emporia.
name selected for it by Mr. Tillar IL
was at once a town OF considerable size.
So far as acres We're concerned. for the
first charter took into the municipality
au that part Of Greeuesvine county ex-
tending a mile each way from the COURT
house. which made the town two miles
wide and two miles long. That proved 90
Dee too much OF "a good thing. supposins
farm lands tu Doe good thing 20 bee
within the corporate limits oft "a town.
ana twelve years hter the charter was
amended in several respects. and espe-
citly in the matter of huge territory
The Emporia Of to-day is not quite
mile long and "a little less than q half tullo
wide. and let me remark i'm the outset
that there is 20 Zoe found in that reduced
territory about much business energy.
hustle and genuine twentieth century
progress as i'm the same space anywhere
I'm this hustling country ~ ours
The Start Industrial.
About the time the broad gauge
charter was amended and the magn.d-
cent distances curtailed To- manageable
dimensions. "a good deal OF now. Young
F. blood was infused into the body polite
and commercial. and that young blood
commenced To- shove aside the ovcr-con-
servative element Of the olden time
Casting Co the winds the "conse native %
old foxy ideas. these youngsters COM
mcnccd To- have something doing ia the
town every day in the year In the
meantime the Atlantic ara Danviue Rail-
road. now the le-Norfolk branch
Of the Southern. was completed. and
opened mp a splendid lumber peanut and
cotton territory. which Emporla proceed
ed To- cultivate with energy. the young
men never for moment thinking Of TAX
ing back seat on account OF the So
called overpowering presence of the big
towns on the same lines Of railway. to-
wit. Petersburg. Richmond. Norfolk and
DanviIe From those DAYS 10 the pres
ent time Emporia has been growing IN
commercial Importance. and IS now one
among tho most energetic vigorous ana
go-aheadative of the many hustling
towns that are adding to the wealth Of
Virginia.
Enporia is fIu OF monuments TO the
far-sicntcdncss. energy and business
saGaCity of these young men-monuments
ir the shape of great enterprises. splendid
residences. improved public schools, COM
modious churches. permanent municipal
improvements. an Of which 20 10 make
up a splendid interior town with a
healthy. moral atmos4 mere. and good
place in which to live. 1t is my pleasant
duty to tell something of these monu-
! ments.
Town and Its Property.
The population within the actual munt-
/ cipa limits is fully Ooo. and living within
/ hearing orI Within its trflra--. d
! trade reach are .eo more people. making
I practically population ~ Aooo The
/ town affairs have been wisely managed.
] and the city fathers can show some very
/ substantial permanent improvements Tor
i thc money they have expended and the
small bonded debit thcv have incurred.
/ amounting to only $4,000. The water
works. for which the debt was made.
/ consist of tank OF $500 gallons daily
capacity and d reserve reservoir OF eo Nol
gallons capacity. and a system ~ under
ground pipes that carry the warcc %
every part OF the town Tor fre-fishtins
/ and domestic purposes
THE tank stands ONE hundred f.et h'sn
/ ON steel frafne-vurN al1 lt ANA t.a rec
serVoir are supplied from deep wells tie
/ water being forced un with sas,ieu. tn-
Eines The Same engines are .sel 20
! give pressure tD tho water through tts