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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
SELL FEWER POUNDS,
BUT GET MORE MONEY
Sales OF Tobacco Not SO Heavy
as Last Year. but the Prices
Much Better.

h Friday saw the close of one of the
most successful and satisfactory fall
seasons in the Richmond tobacco mar
l>et for the last several years. Up to
tho last sale the market was active
beyond the hopes of the dealers. The
acreage for this year has been much
smaller than last, but the weight OF
tobacco has only fallen off about half
a million pounds SO far. and by the
time the season closes in the spring it
is thought that there will be no appre-
Ici;ble difference. The farmers have
gotten for their crops more money than
was received for the larger crop of last
year. IT is estimated that only about
$50 per cent. of the sun-cured crop has
been sold, and not more than 20 per
cent the dark. Thus it will be seen
THAT the bulk of this years raising IS
still in the barns. That which has been
idlsposed of has sold on the average
mort than 20 per cent. higher than
last year.
Wrappers OF the dark, common type
have been plentiful. but the finer grade
have not shown up in as greatGquanti-
ties as had been expected, The high
est price OF the season was $34, gotten
for a nice wrapper. sold by MI. ". &.
EHazell for Mr.. Bracket Vaughn. OF
Hanover county MI. Hazel said yes
Iterduy that the market had closed as
firm as at any time during the fall
but that he thought the high prices OF
last week were due In a great measure
| to the timely warning to the farmers,
I Hold your tobacco until after Christ
mas" But for this warning, he thinks
there would have been a tremendous
Slut, which would have thrown prices
tar below their present position.
AS 70 the prcspe ct after Christmas. n
Is confidently thought that prices viii
be even better than during the fall
respectfully on the higher grades, which
nave not been 50 plentiful as com
moner varieties. .5
The crop Is small one. and il 1t is
marketed In a reasonable manner ana
mot AL rushed In at once the farmers
may be assured of good prices, ms the
manufacturers need every pound Of It
The attention OF raisers of sum cured
land dark stemming tobaccos Is calle,
4 to tho fact that almost all OF tn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
General Summary Of Reports.
.gz.lSiSl

+ . 5 ! II q L ? i 6
notable advance within the. past year.
According to the report or 1905 there
We're 34S.771 sheep in the State. valued
at ss9SsSo. For 1907 the figures are
355,366, valued at S100asl5 The num-
bel has not kept pace with the value.
and this goes to show that the breed
Is being improved and that a higher
grade of sheep is being raised.
Horses and mules SO from 34S.a69s
TO s4s,o2o In numbers, and in yalue
from ae,4l0.T46 to sls,odI, $40.
The cattle business seams to haze
doomed beyond any other animal In
dustry in the State. The hgures are,
S7S,9s4 head. valued at Ss,S0L44 in
1906, against 56o.7Sa, valued at $780,
1a2 in 1907.
Four thousand one hundred and for
ty five goats are listed for taxation In
laG7, against $500 In 1906 i
The hog industry Is about the only
one that shows a decrease In numbers.
and the fact that the value is Increased
would seem to indicate that cholera has
been among them, rather than that the
commissioners overlooked 10 ASSESS
them There We're listed In 1906 479.23a
hogs. valued at sI1ae,t56, and In 1907.
only ti2,6S4. and yet The value OF this
latter Is set down at 81 a2a, AGA,
Apparently a great many more peo-
pie In Virginia rode m rarrsag ss, bug,
gies, carts, etc, In 1897 than In it9aE,l
flor the number listed fer taxation has
Increased fron 2So,s5h 10 2aI.sll,
Short on Watches. @
Is The small number OF watches retnram
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

keeping up that vigorous lick to this
good day.
They Pull Together.
That they have brought many good
Z $ to pass in the way of educa-
ton. manufactures, general business
and twentieth century progress in gem
eral Is due to the fact that the peo-
pic have a nest delightful way of pull
ing togethar. When something is to
re done the live men of the town get
close to each other, lay out the plan
and then pul 1t In Generation. There
are all kinds al PEOPLE here, of course,
and all sorts of religious faiths, and
ali that kind Of thing, and the limos
which usually divide good men are as
sharply drawn in Blackstone as IN
any town in the country. but when 1t
comes down to a matter affecting the
general Interest no lines are drawn,
right up to the rack and everybody
mnsticates the same kind of fodder.
Methodist educational institution
here has in tia goodly amount OF Rap
fist and Presbyterian and Episcopal
money: one of the handsomest Metho-
dist churches in tho Virginia Confer
ence prldes itself on the fact that 1t
was largely built on Baptist. Pres
2hytcrian and Episcopal funds; new
ssl 1000 Baptist church building now
nearing completion. and which will be
al, ornamentto the town, boasts that
one of the largest. II not the very
largest. contributor to the building
fund. is a shouting Methodist, The
sFpiscopalians could never have had
their splendid little house OF worship
here or the colored Episcopal church
With Its parochial school, II 1T had not
been for the help they had from the
Methodists the Baptists and the Pres
byterlans; and so It goes, In 'church
Iand educational matters the people oil
Blackstone pull together. and when II
comes down to Industrial and business
matters, they get even closer together
|and pull perhaps little harder. This
explains why the old railway station
I R I'd Continued on Tourtecflt Ii pa i.e.l " 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
Rocky Mount Market.
Tspeclal to The Times Dlspatch.l

:.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. c., December Il.
Receipts of leaf tobacco this week
have been rather smaller than expected
the four days sale amounting to ABOUT
100000 pounds. The quality of the Of
ferings as whole have been poor.
the farmers seeming to hava marketed
their best tobaccos. and are now sell
ing the common, nondescriptl sorts,
containing more or less greenish, un-
desirable tobaccos
Prices on the better grades continue
as high as at any time this season,
though the common, nondescript tobac-
COS are seemingly neglected., the de-
mand for them being limited. Wrap
pers and bright export leaf have shown
up in small quantities. and the more
desirable ones taken at good prices
The market closed for the holidays
Thursday. and sales Will be resumed
January .. 1905. Sales for the season
to date amount to 5.453,O90 pounds. at
an average of s10.h0 Der hundred which
is n loss of nearly 10000 pounds over
last year. It is estimated that from
g COCOON to $500, 900 pounds will be solo,
after Christmas. which will bring the
total figures TO aSlittle above last sea-
sons sales thus Indicating greater
acreage planted in this section,
Winston-Sulcn's Large Sales.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
WlNoION -SAl4liM. DECEMBER 21,-
The leaf tobacco warehouses closed
to-day for the Christmas holidays. They
Will not reopen until January 9Th. un
to This time about 1000, 90 , pounds OF
IIleaf have been sold on this market
since September LIST. Breaks were quite
large this week, and the average aald
was about II cents a pound,
Petersburg Market.
| PETERSBURG, VA, Decambep I'll
! Receipts were heavy the past week,
The market closed Friday for the no l.
iidays, and will resume again January
With Quotations are as follows: Com
mon Tugs, 5 u to 6 N good lugs, 6ls to
| "a; short leaf. 6 to 8; Shipping leaf
| o to 10; short wrappers, 20 to IA. fine
wrappers. s to SO.
| Bedford City.
BEDFORD CITY, VA. December (. l
has been coming III very well
during the past week. but the quality
is not up to expectations Prices have
bsen firm. The market closed to-day
tfvr the holidays, to resume January 2d
sn,,lt Receipts mt Dunyiilc.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
4 DANN,ILLE,. VA, December al
fMessrs. Dibrell Bros. give this review
iof the tobacco market for. the week
Receipts this week on the Danvills
4 market have been small, sales only
4 lasting until about the middle OF TIT
/ day, Our sales, however, for tht
month of December have been largel
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ny TnANK S. woopsoN.

=
tStaf Correspondent OF The TlmcS-
Dispatch.)
BLACKSTONE, VA, December ELL
rho moro travel in Virginia The moro
I'm convinced that the best life in the
!old Dominion and its surests sources OF
wealth are to be found In It's smaller
towns. The old State is WONDERFULLY
rich in its smaller towns If it only
rnew it, but there are many people
Who do not know it. have never beer
more fully convinced Of the fact that
the smaller and younger towns are
VirgiIia's source of wealth than since
4 have been spending a couple Of days
in this up-to-date and in3scvers way
energetic town of Blackstone, a town
which has beer accurately named the
Hub of Southside Virginia"
real estate agency located here
recently sent out a circular in which
It described the advantages of this
town and all of the, surrounding coun-
try, closing the "speel" with a request
that the reader should write for in-
formation, and then added as IT 1t
we're . afterthought; Or better
stlll. come and pay us a visit" ac-,
repted the invitation. and the visit
30 far has convinced me that the old
Commonwealth has a very rich and y
Blackstone.
Bringing Things to Pass.
From the early days or the old
Southsde Railway, which is now the
Norfolk and Western, the station which
is now known as Blackstone was the
largest shining point on the u 70
bstweer. LynchbirgS and Petersburg.
being til, dtrut for an extensive back
country 1t Inns maintained that dis
lInction to trt present day, nl3d will
continue to maintain 1t for MAJ, long
years to come, 81
About twenty years ago Blackstone,
which was originally known as ~ cks
Ind Whites ~ bacane IA ttowr, ana, Just
how 1T happened II do mt know, md
nobody seems able to explain; some
mighty progressive ne ople, located hare,
They commenchsis at ones no bring
khinRa 20 pass and they have been
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factories handling these grades of
tobacco in the State are located hero,
and That Richmond is the best mar
ket for these varieties, besides being
equal to any for other grades.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
a Live and Throbbing Business Centre as
Well as One Of the Educational Strong
holds Of Virginia
HER BANKS ARE STRONG
AND HER MERCHANTS BUSY
a Good and Progressive Leaf Tobacco Market
Manufacturing Enterprises Doing Well
Others Can Do Equally as We---Board
Of Trade Invites Correspondence.
They Puu I'osc.llcr.

keepins up that vigorous lick to this
good day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
Exports of Manufactures

We exported in the calendar year
1906 manufactures to the value of
$3.50 OPS ,169, while we sent abroad do
nestle products amounting to $b717,-
500, 1882. Our manufactures constitute.
therefore, over one-third Of our ex-
ports; to be exact, they are 1898 per
cent of the total.
To Mexico, Canada, China, Argen-
tina, Australia, Brazil, British South
Africa, Chile and the Philippines we
send more manufactures than we do
products. China is a shining example
in this respect, for out of a total of
s43 ,660,7 64 we sent there $41,S12,222 in
manufactures. The countries advanced
in manufacturing skill take small
percentage of manufactures. They
need food, and they can make their
own goods. For example, We send to
Denmark but 14.72 per cent of manu-
features out of a handsome total of ex-
ports; to the United Kingdom but 23.09
per cent, and TO Spain but 1902 per
cent. Cuba almost evenly divides her
imports from this country between
manufactures and products. Nearly all
parts of the world look to us for agri-
cultural products, and the tendency is
to buy here manufactured products
also. The proportion of exports of the
latter is annually Increasing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
WOMEN VOTERS KEEP
LONDON POLICE BUSY

London February 13--The woman suf-
fragists. whose leaders have sworn not
to desist in their violent agitation until
Parliament has granted their demands
appear likely to give the authorities con-
siderable trouble. Today they made a
more determined and better organized
demand than ever before. in the course
of which over sixty women were ar
rested.
1t was nearly midnight before they were
all bailed out.
From an early hour this afternoon I'M
til 10 o'clock at night a large force of
police had their hands full in defending
the precincts OF Parliament from suf-
fragists' raids. Every entrance to the
House of Commons was guarded by de-
tachments of policemen, while other Off
GERS of the law were engaged in clear
fifty constables was kept in reserve for
emergency.
AS the house was about to adjourn to-
night Claud George Hay. Il member Of
the house, called attention to the dis
turbances and protested aaginst using
the House of Parliament as a fortress
to be filled with police To protect the
members against women. Home Secre-
tary Gladstone replied to Mr.. Hay, say
ing he had little knowledge of what was
going on outside, but that the measures
employed We're for the general convent
ence of the members and he was cure
no unnecessary violence had been used
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
The Sub-TreasurV

Whenever the government is ready
to establish a new sub-treasury in the
south Birmingham will get the award.
The ways and means committee, by a
close vote yesterday, decided against
the plan to create a sub-treasury for
the southeast. This action only keeps
the matter in allegiance. A sub-treas-
ury is needed in this part of the coun-
try but as Minneapolis and cities in
various other sections of the country
were asking for the same thing a ma
jority of the committee at yesterdays
meeting doubtless concluded that neg
alive action was expedient for the
present.
When the contest for a new southern
sub treasury was narrowed down to
Birmingham and Atlanta, both cities
made strong showing. While the Geor-
gia capital might have seemed at first
view to hold the more commanding
position, yet from the bankers stand
point Birmingham's claims were far
more convincing 1t was felt that if
any city in the southeast was to be
accommodated by the sub-treasury
Birmingham was justly entitled to 1t.
The splendid exhibit made by Birming-
ham was a revelation to the world. In
volume of total cash transactions, pay
rolls and circulation Birmingham is
ahead of every city in the south, ex-
cept New Orleans, and this fact made
an impression on the public that will
surely tell. The advertising that Biz
mingham got out of the sub treasury
contest is already bearing fruit and
we can now afford to wait with
patience until Congress sees fit to take
favorable action.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
IN THE SENATE.

Washington, February 13-The Senate
today passed the bill giving the govern
ment the right to appeal to the United
States court for a construction of the con-
sttutionality of any law involved in a
criminal suit. This measure has been UNI
der consideration for several days, and
was passed only after many amendments
had been adopted at the suggestion OF
senator's who have criticised the pro.
visions of the bill.
1t was explained that the amendments
did not in any instance detract from the
general temper of the bill, but that they
were intended to provide means whereby
the government could get ruling on the
constitutionaiity of criminal law by the
supreme court with az little hardship on
any particular defendant as was possible.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill, carrying nearly $11 100000. was passed
after an hours consideration.
The bill establishing an agricultural
bank in the Philippines was taken up for
consideration, but some difficulty was en-
countered because the Philippine tariff
bill which passed the House at the last
session. was interposed as an amendment
by Senator McCreary of Kentucky. No ac-
ton resulted on either the bill OF tkS
amendment.
The conference report on the immigra-
ton bill was received and read, but action
was deferred. This bill has been in con-
ference since the last session of Con-
gress, and the report is brought in at this
time to aid the. administration in settling
the apanese-Callfornia school question.
A message from President Roosevelt
urging consideration of legislation affect
ing the public lands was received and
read In both houses.
The first night session of the Senats
during the present session was held -
consider private pension bills.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
REGARDING Free Passes

Erasmus l.. and Annie L. Motley of
Kentucky were injured as result of
a collision of trains ON the Louisville
and Nashville railroad near Bowling
Green in the year 1871. The Mottleys
claimed damages, but they relinquished
all claims when the railroad had OBJ
ligated itself to issue to them annual
lives. The railroad company pleaded
the rate bill against this pass contract,
but Judge Walter Evans of the federal
court held that the rate bill of June
30, 1906, should be construed as if, in
it's general language, there was an ex
press exception excluding from It's or
Grafton the Motley contract, for vested
rights must be preserved intact. lie
further held that the passes issued to
the Mottleys, though called free
passes" were not SO, any more than 4
ticket bought and paid for. The rail-
road company took the position hat
the rate bill ended their contract with
the Mottleys. 1t had previously re-
fused to issue ANIMALS to the Mottleys,
and when they filed an equity petition,
the railroad company set up a Genlur-
rer based on the provision of the rate
bill which prohibits the issuance of
passes
Judge Evans decision is at least an
indication that contracts with those
newspapers in Kentucky and other
states under which passes were ex-
changed for newspaper space would
be upheld, although made after Jan
nary 1 and with full knowledge of the
law. Still, however. a newspaper con-
tract has more elements of legal doubt
In it than the contract with the Mot
tleys had. Nothing short of decisions
in the highest courts will determine
the legal status of newspaper contracts
in which space was bartered for trans
portation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
Industries Proser.

Every manufacturing industry in the
Birmingham district with which am ia
miliar has prospered greatly" said a sue
cessful business man.
Il remember when the Dimnlel1 pipe
plant at North Birmingham was pro-
jecterd. 1t was nine or ten years ago.
Very few people had any money at that
time. I subscribed for twenty-five shares
of the Dimmick stock. The concern was
a big money maker from the start. l
wish had been able to take more of the
original stock
within recent years many Birlning-
ham men have grown rich, and it would
be easier to raise 100000 for capitalizine
a good local industry than it was to get
together 100000 in 1897 or 1895 I cannot
imagine any investment so attractive for
our surplus money as a manufacturing
plant right here at home"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
Need for New Judge.

ut is gratifying to all lawyers who
practice in the federal courts" said an
attorney last night. ito know that a new
judge is to be appointed for the north
ern Alabama district. No one has realized
more forclhly than Judge Jones that there
has been too much work for one man. The
dockets are so congested that cases have
in many Instances been pending for two
years.
There Is no question but what there is
enough work in the court at Birmingham
alone to keep one man busy ten months
of the year. In addition to this fact the
character of cases which come up in the
federal court are different from those of
the southern district. Corporation law is
the thing most frequently called into
play in Birmingham where corporations
play such an important part in affairs.
For this reason I think it will that there
should be special man who can devote
the greater part of his time to specialize
ing in this character of procedure"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14
At the New Gayety.

Next week Manager McArdle will in
augurate a new plan at the New Gayety
theatre in conjunction with Harry Bry-
ant. owner of the attraction at the the
atre next week.
A gold bond will be issued with every
ticket that is purchased and certain
number of these will be redeemed at
every performance during the week.
Some of these bonds are worth from 81
to 50, and will be redeemed by the man
agement when presented. The winning
numbers are announced from the stage
at each performance. and the person
holding the duplicate number has only
10 present his bond and have it cashed.
The plan will commence with the per-
Torrance Monday afternoon, and will
he continued throughout the week. Man
agor McArdle has arranged to give the
election returns from the stage Mon
day night and has also arranged special
features for the matinee Friday, which
is Washington's birthday.
The Gay Masqueraders at the Gayety
this week are doing a large business.
From the box office standpoint as we'll
as from the patrons standpoint, this
is a very successful company, There
are two performances daily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14

after a conference with a committee
from the Commercial club and repre-
sentatives of the cotton interests he
will reach a decision.
Birmingham is practically the cen
ter of the cotton country. In the Ian
guage of the cotton world, it is 100000
bales nearer the center than Atlanta.
The only warrant warehouse in the
south built in accordance with the plan
outlined by the cotton association is
the warehouse now in operation here.
This warehouse was regarded by the
members of the association who at
tended the third annual convention,
held in Birmingham last month, as 4
model in every respect. Other ware
houses are being built elsewhere, but
none will have the capacity or the
facilities of the Birmingham ware
house. The insurance rate on ware
house cotton here is only trifle COM
pared with that charged in other
places. And as for Birmingham bank
ing accommodation they are unsur-
passed, and with few exceptions I'M
equaled. All these facts will greatly
enhance the importance of the city as
cotton market, and should be a de-
termining influence in the permanent
location of President Jordan's head
quarters.
The real commercial advantages
gained for Birmingham, if it captures
this Southern Cotton association prize,
would be many, to say nothing of the
prestige that would come from 1t.
Every reasonable effort should be made
to have Harvie Jordan move his Office
force TO Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-14

the English or the Irish people. In
speaking of the Irish measures, John
Redmond said some time ago that the
two great requisites by the government
in handling the matter were skill and
courage. "Not the courage" said he,
"of ignorant men, not the courage of
men who do not understand and realize
the dangers of the situation, but the
courage of skilled political pilots who
know they have the strength of ma
ton behind them and the approval of
the world
In how far these expectations will
be fulfilled time alone can tell, but if
defeat is to come the government will
find 1t better to die gloriously than in
gloriously.