The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
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business In this banking centre. is
something Immense. There are within
the county of Nottoway and within a
not less than forty sawmills. 1t would
be difficult to estimate the number OF
acres of timber lands they control,
aawng Is w oo 10 beat the ban
and 80 per cent of these mills are
transacting their general business III
Blackstone and the banks here and
the merchants here are getting the
trimmings
Raw Material Plentiful.
The lumber interest in this section
is something that Is immense. In the
forests of Nottoway, Lunenburg and
other counties that pay tribute in one
way and another to Blackstone there
are to be found all mannr of timbers.
Hickory. oak. pine, poplar birch,
beech, walnut. and. in fact every class
of tree that grows out Of the GROUND
Blackstone one among the best places
in the State for the loca.ion Of manu-
featuring enterprises Of wood work.
kind of u factory that wants to get
right close to the raw material could
find Its ideal site right here.
The Blackstone Land and Improve
ment Company. the Blackstone Devel-
opment Company and the real estate
agency OF r. H. Fredericksen & Co
have done great deal to bring these
I facts before the public, and they are
going to do a great deal moro, for they
are all hustlers.
Ready for Business.
The Improvement Company and tho
| development Company mentioned above
own not. a little property in and around
the town and control in one way and
another a great deal more. The two
| commands r1,nch binfaraSfo1 In thf
development and growth of the town
and the surrounding section Of coun-
try. 1t Is in their power to make cheaI
sales ofssites for manufacturing enter
prises, to donate sites when deemed
wise: to aid in other ways any worthy
enterprise. and In all ways to promote
industries. The officers are ready al
looking for locations for new indus.
| tries when such persons mean busi'
ness. The officers of the Blackstone
Land and Improvement Company arc
Freeman Epes, president: IL z. seay
secretary and treasurer. The officers o.
the Blackston DeleYelopment Con. ANY
are II. Fl. Seay, president, and II. T
Dlllard. secretary and treasurer,
The Hoard of Trade.
Another agency which has done mucl
to build up the town and is Just nov
| in a position to do n great deal more Y
the Blackstone Board Of Trade. Thl.
organization is made up of about ~
members, who come from every wall
OF the life OF the town, and ever,
nembergls In dead earnest In the goot
work OF making Blackstone the hes
town in%the State
The board is member of the Stat
organization Of trades unions or what
ever they call It, and It is g livel!
member at that: But the business o
the Board Of Trade is especially local
and It's aim is to make Blackston!
greater and greater. and to that Worl
lit is bending its energies. The officer
are III. III. Seay. president, and T. Free
man Epss, secretary, either Of whom
/ will give earnest attention to any IN
quires concerning Blackstone that ma,
1 be received from any quarter, tn
board has a large number Of actly
! committees, and not a few specta
agents. ali of whom are willing at an!
time to be of assistance to the searche
4 after knowledge concerning the wealt q
4 and the beauty of southside Virginia
specially of Nottoway county an
! Blackstone.
Things In Sight,