The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
.Martinsville the Seat Of.
thoHFinest of All3 Chew
ing 'TObaCCOaL lands.
BIG fla CTO RlES5
Il MANU- CTURE 1T
Magnificent New Electric Light
and Power Plant About Ready
to Supply Town With " New New "a
Industries Splendid
School and Public
Buildings.

Buildings.
Especial to Tho Tincs-D ispatch.)
$, AiARr1NSYILLE, VA, July t7--Mar-
tinsyle the county seat OF Henry coun-
ty, situated among the foothills OF the
4 Blue Ridge, al tho junction Of the Dan-I
vile and Western q branch OF 4 the
Southern, and the Iyinston-s Salem d Vision
OF the Norfolk and Western Roads. and
II am elevation OF / LOO feet above the
u sea, lis aHtown OF some four thousand
Il Inhabitants. and one OF the most enter
4prlsing communities "A n the South
Twenty-fye years ago Martinsville was
hundred 5 inhab itants. Within those
Twenty-Five years the town has been
transformed into a hustng place OF.
four thousand souls. with two competing
4 lines OF railroads. telegrap hs. tele phones.
q water-works. sewerage. sideWa lks, n
electric light and power plant; Tobacco,
canning, furniture and wood Wo Or d.1
factories: Touring ana grl8L i1lills' a1 1tu
an Ice actory. VI s sS Il IA % ID
K The town WINS It's Water-work $, w men
ri we're Installed about thirteen years so,
d a cost OF $3.50. and which are now
more than self-Hustaining. a good Sc w.
q erage system was added about four years
4 ago. & The wa ter. & pumped from Q creek
u q bout one mile north OF the town. sis pure
freestone The elevation 81 the s,andpipe
Eiyes sufficient5natural pressure to throw
III water over the highest building. The.
VI insurance rates are, sconscquently,V very
reasonable, and since the putting IN OF
4 TIL water works the town has been Tree
from destructive contla gra Ion s.
Electric Plant. !:
! The new electric II light and power
rlantS on Smiths River, two mics south
a or the town, which has been erected q by Z,
the municipalit y t a cost Of 5,GQFfO Is
practically completed. and, ms. soon 81 as
,he ,9linenen 4 complete the stringing OF
the wires, tho town and many Of the
business houses and private residences
Will be lighted by electricity The plant
viii develop about $50 electric horse;
power. net FOR delivery into the town W.
+ Prices for power range from 81 per
horsepower per annum. % those taxing 81 g
Y seventy-fye horse power or more 70 $40
10 those taking one horse power.
(. # The prices or incandescent5lights5 range
from 20 cents per- month per lig ht,l for;
those taking ten or more II 8 hts. to 90
d cents per month, to those taxing single
light. "A. n 5at ~
+ per month for each light Of 16o candle
power. Meter rates are seven cents per
kio-watt hour. II I
About four years ago the people OF
Martinsyille de termined& tot take control
Il OF the liquor ira ffic. Saloons were voted
out, and a dispensary ablisted. The
d experiment has proved highly beneficial; 4
4 the morals OF the community have I'M
proved, and the profits OF the dispensnry
last year we're over SEQ The town
vas no floating debt, and the last Issues
& OF {fer bonds for the building OF Z the
electric lightaa power plant were sold
+ at premiums OF los and LOG - without
being advertised.
Fine Court house.
The Courthouse OF Henry county, which
stands as the centerpiece OF Martins
I viles public square, is a. two story brick
building, OF colonial style. The clerks
office, which occupies the basement OF
the Courthouse, is equipped with a Are
proof vault OF modern construction in
which tho county and court records are
kept. 81 III 81 Sat
The United States pos toftce. at the
4 corner Of Church and Bridge Streets.
p erected two yearg ago, at q cost OF
$4,000. &is also In the colonial style, the Z.
building ID OF brick. on foundation OF.
Ohio sandstone, Is two stories high, and
4 contains the pos toftlce. stamp deputy'sl
office, and thesSoffice OF tho deputy coll
Ylector OF Internal revenue. i
Martinsville's Public School building Is
H n modern and up- to-date structure, erect
I ed last year at a cost of $25 900. A
The corner. stone of 3AartInsville' s pros
& perity has been. and Ia to-day, the manu-
facture and sale OF plug tobacco, nearly
all#of the tobacco manufacturing inter-
ests OF Henry county hnvinG been con-
centrated here in the last three yen RS, ana
there being about sl.0nO, 0C0 OF ca pital in
4 vested In the manufacture Of tobacco al
this point These brands Of tobacco have
made Martnsyille famous, The sweet
chew made from Henry county's nahog-t
any-colored leaf Is known the world
around. Among the leading brands and
those who manufacture them are ''Cal-
houn,n "Grayelys Superior Pounds and
"spencer's Best. put ~ by ?, Fl, spen-
"Red Elk manufactured Al BY Penn &
Watson: "I.og Cabin and '.W, A.
Browns Best by the w, A. Brown
Tobacco Company; stultz's IAAAAn5 and
Extra" by Sparrow 8 GraYelya "Old
I Eelse Grayely. "Buck Deer Twist and
Company; Lesters AAAA Fig and
''Lester's Gold Fig" manufactured by,
\ n, g, Lester, These arc only a few OF
the many brands manufactured here,
and the fame of which is both national
and International Notwithstanding the
evolution which has taken place In the
tobacco trade In the last ten years, the
continues, and the fame Of their brands
Is still spreading; and, II proof were
needed Of the excellence OF the 'chew''
manufactured here, beyond Its continued
Z popularity, that proof has been supplied
+ by the bearing of Of the grand prize at
the st, Louis Exposition by q Martlns-
Vile manufacturer.
The reputation OF Henry. county tobac-
co Ia too Aynlly established for any COM.
bination Of capital to undertak e either.
10 overcome or ignore I,
New Industries.
Reallsing that It was not good policy;