The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
$4,000. Mr.. ]. l.. Powell Is the presi-
dent of this bank, and Mr.. S. l.. Barrow

$4,000. Mr.. ]. l.. Powell Is the presi-
dent of this bank, and Mr.. S. L. Barrow
Is the cashier.
The Peoples Bank is the youngest OF
the financial institutions OF the town,
but It Is very lively infant of eiGh-
teen months OF existence. Mr.. j. S.
Epes is the president, and Mr.. w. NJ
White is cashier. The capital is s35,
surplus. $4,000: banking house and fix
lures are valued ut $4,000, and the total
resources are $4,000. Deposits are
scheduled at $4,000. and the loans and
discounts amount to 100000. This
young bank was enabled in the first
twelve months of it's life to make a
dividend on It's stock of Q per cent,
but the stockholders unanimously voted
to pass the dividend to the surplus
fund. and there 1t Went
The Leaf Tobacco Trade.
IRON its earliest days Blackstone has
heen-.a leaf tobacco market. The four
warehouses which are In SUCCESSFUL
operation sell altogether the famous
dark tobaccos of Southside Virginia
and draw their trade from the conn,
ties of Nottoway. Dinwiddie. Br,ns-
WICK, Lunenburg, Amelia and Prince
Edward
.
equipped for the business. They arc
me star, OF which Hurt Il Hatchett
faso the proprietors: the Planters. con-
auc1ed by stock company, with Mr..
,. U. Williams as manager; the Iron"
OF which Hlte & Stokes are tho nro-
prietors. and the Banner. which ia
conducted by Mr.. ]. Blackwell Jones'
lhcse tour houses sell about 1900 900
POUNDS OF the dark leaf per year. ami
ives OF the American Tobacco Com
pany, the Imperial Company, the Jap
ancse Monopoly. the French. German
and Italian agencies and also u num-
Ter OF local SPECTATORS The Tobacco
Growers Association, composed ,f
farmers of the surrounding scctioa
MAINTAIN warehouse and storage
rooms here, and they carry stock
Of something like 100000 pounds. The
leaf tobacco handled here Is reprizcd
In atansneries and factories, and thus
prepared, for shipment to other mar
kets. From these stemmcrles and
pri1eries the dark leaf finds Its way
TO all parts OF Europe, shipments be-
ing made direct from this point.
Industrial Plants.
Blackstone has number of manu-
featuring enterprises in successful
operation, and much room ard tho
raw material for very many more.
The Blackstone Manufacturing Com
pany, of which Captain j. NJ. Harris
Is the president and general manager,
| turns loose In the way of wages and
| otherwise vast deal Of money In the
| course OF a year.
! The company controls a large nuns
! Der OF sawmills In the surrounding
country and makes everything in the
way OF wood that goes into Tho con-
structlon Of houses. They also make
barrel heads and knock-down boxing
timbers. The entire product of the im-
niense factory. which Is equipped W tn
thousands of dollars worth of machin-
cry, Is shipped to the West, Plttsburg
pelng the principal shipping point.
! inc out-of-town business Of this con-
Germ is simply immense. and 1t thus
brings TO Virginia tremendous
, amount of Western money every year
rms company also maintains the cleo
/ trlc plant which supplies the town
{ Wlth1its lights, and they conduct, too
g an zee Factory, the product OF which
. y sola all up and down the Norfolk
\ nv Western road from Petersburg 10
/ h,ryhclnurg The company commenced
q n nms'ness seventeen years ago on a
: small scale, and with a capital OF lass