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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-28
BIG LUMBER DEAL.
cogbill Company Consolidated
with South Atlantic.
Special to The Times-Dispatch.


BOYDTON, VA, April 37.-B. Il. Cog
bill, manufacturers and shipper of lum-
ber doing business in this place, has
his business with the
South Atlantic Lumber Company, Inc,
of Richmond of which Il. n. Newman
Is president Tho proposed officers of
the new company are Il. n, Newman.
president; b. H. Coghill. vice president
and general manager; c. L. Cook, treas
urer; w. L. Clack. secretary: II. \,
Taylor, assistant secretary, and II, G.
Wood, superintendent, The capital
stock is two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, all paid in The authorized
capital is four hundred thousand dol
lars. The principal office will be in
the Commonwealth Bunk Building, IN
Richmond The plan Is to break up b,
II. Cogbils office, in this place. Mr.,
Coghill has done an extensive lumber
business in this place for. six OF, eight
years. 1t takes an Office force of some
eight to ten hookkeepers, stenogra-
pliers and correspondents 10 do the
work, and they are all busy. lie has
had eighteen or twenty sawmills cut
ting lumber for some time. He has
been ably assisted in this great work
by Mr.. w l.. Clack, who has had
charge of the office and is young
man of fine business capacity.
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MAKING OUR OWN
HIGH CLASS WINES
France No Longer Furnishes This
Country with All Its Spark
ling Champagne.
W!S"
SOUTH COULD IF SHE WOULD

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 27.-The
falling off in importations OF champagne
into the United States, recently noted by
the Bureau of Statistics OF the Depart
men of Commerce and Labor. appears to
be due. in part at least, to the fact that
more than two million bottles of genuine
champagne Wine are now annually
produced in the United States The i'm
portations OF champagne in the calendar
year 1906 fell s1.444 quarts below the I'M
ports Of 1905. while for the nine months
ending with March, 1907, the falling off
was 1862 quarts compared with the
corresponding months OF the preceding
year; and the single month OF March.
1907, showed a decrease of 81, 800 quarts
compared with March, 1906.
While comparison OF these figures of
the recent Imports of champagne with
those of 1905 only is of itself somewhat
misleading, owing to the fact that 1905
showed an abnormally large importation
OF champagne. a study of tho general
figures OF Importation shows clearly that
the importations of champagne are not
keeping pace with the imports OF other
classes of merchandise, nor are they in
proportion to the growth of population or
of other conditions which might be eX-
pected to lead to large importations of
this article usually classed with luxuries.
a comparison of the figures of 1906 with
those of several years earlier shows that
the champagne importations of 1906 were
but 81 per cent greater than those of the
yearL 1900 while the Importation of all
articles cassed as luXuries in 1906 was
practically SO per cent. greater than that
of 1900. and of general merchandise an
increase of GO per cent indicating that
importation of champagne has not kept
pace with that OF other luXuries or tho
great group of articles forming the total
imports into the United States in the
period from 1900 to 1906
Home Product Wins.
This falling off in the importation of
Champagne, which was referred to in
statement prepared by the Bureau of
Statistics soma weeks ago. has led to
considerable correspondence between
the Bureau and II large number of per-
sons engaged in tho Importation and
sale >of foreign champagne, or In the
production and sale of American wine
Of this character. This correspondence
seems to clearly indicate that the manu-
facture of genuine champagne" wine In
the United States has quadrupled in the
last decade that tho products now en-
ceed 100000 bottles per annum. incud-
ing in this class only tho wine fermented
In the bottle and not that charged
with carbonic-ncid gas by arti-
ficlal methods, and thar this in
crease In home production Is the
principal cause OF the slow growth
in Importation. The class of wine ordi-
narily designated as "chnmpagne," which
obtains Its name from the fact that It
is chiefly produced in that section OF
France formerly known as the Provl-
dence of Champagne, has. as one ofts
special characteristics, the fact thatits
fermentation in tho bottle in which II
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OF
SOUTHERN THRIFT
Texas to Become the Home OF
Portland Cemcnt-Largc Out
put Already.
.WATER-PoWER DEVELOPMENT
Especial to The rimes-Dlspatch.l

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
BALTIMORE. April 27.-Indicative of
the increasing appreciation OF the ad-
vantages of a number of points i'll the
South for tho manufacture OF Portland
cement are three announcements in this
weeks issue OF the Manufacturers Re-
cord. One Is that a big plant for the
manufacture of the cement will be es-
tablished about four miles north of Ell
Paso Texas, where 900 acres of land
have been secured. Plans are being pre-
pared and tho plant which will soon be
in course Of construction will have a
capacity of 1,400 barrels per day. 1t is
expected that the plant will supply large
quantities of its product to the gov
ernment for construction work in con-
nection with the building of the $1,000,
600 Eagle Pass dam. The enterprise has
been projected by a s1,lO0,00O company
of Californans Coloradans and Tex
ans. Another company with capital
stock of s3,0000O0 has been incorpo-
Indiana for the establishment of an
other plant in the same part of the
country. Construction of the cement
plant at South Plttsburg. Tenn, which
will produce $500 barrels OF cement
daily Is proceeding steadily. About 400
men are at work, which has advanced
one third most Of the foundations are
in, much of the structural iron has been
erected, and the machinery Is arriving.
This plant will be operated by S2,700,-
600 company.
Water-PoWer Development.
Utili2ato of water powers in the
South are becoming more and more
frequent. tho latest announcement be-
ing that of the granting OF a contract
for dam 80 feet high, 800 feet long
and with $50 feet for the spillway in
Reedy River S, c., developing a mini
mum horse power of 1900 and an ordi-
nary horse power of 5000. IN the same
state n plant at Castor Shoals, on
Broad River, Is approaching completion,
and It is expected to be In operation
by August 1st 1t will have II capacity
of $3.50 primary horse power and addt-
tional A 1000 secondary horsepower.
Ignite Bearing Grounds.
Another source of power in tho South
is the Ignite bearing ground of Texas,
extending from the Red River on ths
north to Laredo on the south, and en-
bracng the entire northeastern part or
the state, including fifty-four counties
Eand.an area OF greater dimensions than
that of a number of States IN the un-
ion. I.ignito has always been consid-
cred the ugly duckling of the fuel FAM
ily, because of It's low value rs heat
producer and its consequent compare
tive uselessness in the production OF
warmth or power The demonstration,
however, that from Ignite fuei gas
may be derived and delivered to inc
engine at a cost not exceeding ono
cent for a thousand cubic feet opens
I'm tremendous possibilities for indus
trial development, not only IN IeAas,
hut ut other points whore the llshlte
.nlay be delivered,
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Salisbury's Fine Depot.

SALISBURY, N. c., April a7.--Thel
Central Carolina Construction COM
pany, of Greensboro, which has the
contract for the erection OF sl0o.nea
passenger station for the Southern
Railway Company at Salisbury, began
the foundation work yesterday fSca-g
waiting to Il considerable extent. Work
on the structure will be pushed rapidly
under tho supervision of IL, L. lIazcr,
by, of Statewide, and II Is expected
the building Will be completed by ths
end OF the year,
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Spencer's New Sidewalks.

ESpocial to Tho Times-Dispatch.1
SPENCER, n. c., April 27.--Ground
was broken in Spencer yesterday for
a largo amount OF cement sidewalks to
be built for the city by George a,
Martin. of Salisbury. who has the con-,
tract for the work. About forty blocks
viii be placed at once, and the work
will be extended covering all principal
streets in the town The work is being
done by the proceeds OF bond sale
yotad last year
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THE PROBLEM is
TRANSPORTATION.
Inadequate Service, Say Bankers
and Business Men, Check
to South's Progress.
RAILWAYS SIDE OF QUESTION

A staff correspondent of The Wall
Street Journal. who recently travelled
extensively in the States east OF the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio
Rivers. found in that territory a very
general impression that the transpor-
tation service was the chief point OF
weakness in the Industrial structure
of the South. Whether right or wrong,
the opinion of tho majority Of the
bankers and business men of large
affairs who We're Interviewed was that
the inadequate service of the railroads
was check upon that sections pro-
gress.
In order to test the correctness of
this view. the presidents OF the lead
ing Southern railroads were asked by
the Journal to answer a series of spe-
cItic questions as to how freely traf-
fic is at present moving on their lines,
what preparations are under way or
planned to relieve and prevent con-
gestion of traffic, and what tho chief
difficulties Were with which the roads
We're contending In their efforts to
serve the shippers. Most OF the re-
plies We're marked. mot for publica-
tion." but We're striking in the frank
ness with which they discussed condi-
tions and the evidently sipcere con-
cern of the writers for the welfare of
those dependent upon their roads.
Three-fourths of the officers who re-
piled admitted that there had fire.
quently been such state OF conges-
tion as to check industry. or at least
that the transportation service was not
adequate to the needs OF traffic. One
replied that upon his road there had
been less congestion this winter than
at any time In the past, and another
said that on his line business was
! moving promptly, One went to far as
to say that the inadequacy of the SER
vice was n condition which had en-
listed for very long time, and seemed
to be permcanent He assigned as the
chief reason in'respect to his own road
inability to get its cars back from con-
nections.
New Equipment.
In respect to the addition of ter
facilities to those already in use, all
of tho replies mentioned chiefly pur-
chases OF equipment but all empha-
| sized the extreme doubtfuness of de-
| liyeries. 1t Is apparent that tho roads
| or the South are not behind, but
! rather in advance Of those in other
sections of the country In their efforts
Ito secure the delivery Of new cars and
locomotives before the next crop move.
ment sets in. a salient feature. OF these
! purchases is the large proportion or
locomotives being ordered. One read,
/, and that by no means the largest, eN-
poets to have siNty-tive more locomo-
\ tives this fall than last. of which
twenty-five remain to be delivered,
probably In August and September.
! Another Will have ninety miles of new
second track in operation by next
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Window Company Fails.

CLEVELAND, o., April e7,-An inNol-
aIntary petition In bankruptcy was filed
for the Clccennd Window,tilnss Company
in the Inited States district court to-day,
Tho liabilities are given as $4,000.
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Completed Buildings.

Among the new buildings that have
gone up and have now reached COM
pletion may be mentioned Charles Jur-s
gens's Sons handsome furniture store,s
the Miller & Rhoads addition, and nu-g
merous other enlarged and new build.
ings in that immediate section.
Going westward from. say. Fifth Street.
the eye of the observer is met on every
hand with scores of workmen tearing
down old buildings on both sides Of tho
wide thoroughfare. and putting in their
places modern, up-to date structures. 1t
Is probable that from Fifth Street west
ward to the city limits more work of
improvement is going on than in any
other part of the city.
In this region, among the houses that,
are in course of construction may be men
toned three splendid buildings being
erected as an investment by DR.. Charles
Iabenberg: Il garage establishment COW
erinE half a black. by Jacobs and
Levy: tho Richmond and Chesapeake
Railway depot. and a number of smaller
houses, which are being built for bus
mess purposes by various and sundry
people.
Bricks and Lumber Everywhere.
On every block there may be seen
piles OF lumber bricks and other mate
rial, awaiting the magic touch OF the
contractors to be converted into bus
mess houses that will make West Broad
one of the busiest thoroughfares to be
found in any Southern city.
The far west on Broad Street is be-
ing rapidly occupied by large manufac-
turing establishments. some OF which
have been completed. and others are be-
ing rushed to completion as fast as trow-
els and hammers can put them In that
state. Piles of lumber and bricks OH
Al. 4 4
progress
Away out west. on Broad Street, the
Stephen Putney Shoe Company have
just completed their mammoth plant
that is an ornament to that part of the
city. Near by. the Hermitage Print
ing and Bookbinding Company are in-
creasing their room. and almost
doubling their capacity.
The Richmond. fredericksburg and
Potomac Railway are enlarging their
terminal and tracka;se facilities. and
offering every inducement possible to-
manufacturers and others to locate on
West Broad Street. S. II. Halves d
Co have recently bought and are great
ly improving a triangular lot of land
on West Broad. on which they are
building offices, elevators and coal bins
to enable them to enlarge their coal
and wood business to meet the vest
ward march of improvement.
Still further beyond, in a westerly
direction. the Richmond Foundry and
Manufacturing Company are putting in
immense improvements and the Rich
mond Iron Works are spending some
thing like million dollars in the en-
largemcnts of their already immense
plant.
Far West Broad is rapidly becoming
manufacturing nentre. and as
natural consequence, nearby West II
Broad and East Broad sections are
becoming retail quarter that calls
for the pulling down of the shantles
that now line both sides OF the wide
thoroughfare and the erection In their
places OF splendid business houses. This
transformation Is going on with a
rapiditv that Is surprising to those
who do not frequently visit the
locality,
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WESTWARD GOES
STAR OF PROGRESS les
Wonderful Improvements
on Broad From Sixth
Street Westward
BOTH SIDES WIDE
THOROUGHFARE
Manufacturing Enterprises in Fa,
West Naturally Create De-
nand for Big Retail Stores.
All Kinds OF Enter
prises Going
Up.

The growth of Richmond is SO gen.
eral 1t is hard to pick out one sec
tion that is advancing more rapidly
than another BSildings of all kinds,
according to locality and the demands
of each locality, are going up every
where, and the contractors find their.
hands full no matter in which locality
they are operating.
Perhaps the most marked improve
ment in the past three years Is to be
noticed on Broad street. from. say,
about Sixth Street westward, to tho
city limits and beyond.
From Sixth Street westward on
Broad the enlargements and improve
ments of the past two years are Won
derfu In that region buildings have
gone up as IL by magic. and the good
work still goes on.
Many places that were once covered
with aged and out-of-date buildings
have been improved until one who
knew Broad Street a few years ago
would be a stranger in those parts
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
BRANDON.

Boyd Elmore
Bates Tom
Beard Tom
Barnett James
Blow Albert
Brown Calvin
Brown Phillips
Burch Dennis
Boone Green
Butler Sam
Butler Merritt
Barrett Guy
Crenshaw I J
Collins Sam
Carter Skidmore
Coleman Olin
Grumpy Frank
Grumpy Robt
Grumpy John
Champion Geo
Cobb FELTON,
Crawford Sam
Chambers Anthony
Grain David
Grain Alex
Dear Richard
Dun Van
Disham Henry jr
Daniels Jesse
Devices G A
Evans Joe
Forbes Alex
Forbes Will
Gowen John
Gates Ebert
Garner ISAIAH
Garner Richard jr
Grantham F B
Hoard John
Holmes Ed
Holmes Joe
Harris Ben
| Harvey G G
Harvey John
Harvey Andrew
Haywood Charlie
Hiram Luther
| Hobson Robt
| Hobson Arthur
| Hobson Tom
| Hobson Henry
| Hughes Ed
| Hardy Jack
| Hardy lump
| Jones Albert
| Jones Simon
| Jones Robt
| Johnson Sam
| Johnson VIM
| Johnson Henry
| Johnson Warrick
| Jenkins Anse
| Jenkins Lee
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
NOTICE OF SALE.

The Mississippi Foundry q Machinery
Company VS.. Jackson Brick Company:
No. 1905; Execution sale. BY virtue of
certain execution issued to me by the
clerk of the circuit court of Rankin county,
Mississippi, on the 9TH day of February,
1907, in the above styled cause, | will on
the first Monday in April, 1907, at the front
door of the court house in the town of
Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi,
within legal hours, expose for sale, at
public auction, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, all the right, title, interest
and claim of the defendant, Jackson Brick
Company, has in and to ten acres of land
In Rankin County, Mississippi, on the
north side of the Alabama & Vicksburg
Railway Company's right of way, upon
which is situated the plant of the defend
ant company, the Jackson Brick Co., and
also all houses, buildings, fixtures, ma
chinery, gearing, and other fixtures stu
ated upon said land; said fixtures, ma
chinery, and gearing being described as
follows, to-Wit: boilers, one engine
valued at $4,000, and 26 acres of land
sW4 neA less II acres north side of A.
& Y. Railroad, section Ia, township S,
range east; all houses on said land, one
mud mill valued at SIS 90, which has
been levied upon as the property of said
defendant and will be sold to satisfy the
execution for $383.33 cents, with interest
and costs. J. L. BUCHANAN, Sheriff.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

BY virtue of a decree of the chancery
court of Rankin county, Mississippi, rem
dered in vacation, February 25th, 1907,
will, on the 18th day of March, 1907, be-
ing the 4th Monday of said month, at the
front door of the court house in the town
of Brandon, sell for cash to the highest
bidder, the following described lands stu
ated in Rankin county, Miss, to-wit; The
M of sw4 section (l5) fifteen, township
% three, range 90 three east, for par
tition. j. G. BRUCE, Commissioners.
VIM. Buchanan, Sol. for Comp'ts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
CITATION.

State Of Mississippi, No. 1887, to James
M. Momeny and Jennie M. Momeny, de-
PENDANTS: You are commanded to appear
before the chancery court Of the county of
Rankin, III said state, on the fourth Mon
day Of March, A. D. 1907, to defend the
suit In said court of Martin Martins,
wherein you are defendants.
This 18th day Of February, A. p. 1907.
j. C. BRUCE, Clerk.
MCLAURIN & ENOCHS,
Solicitors for Complainant.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
Administrative Notice.

Whereas, letters of administration on
the estate of E. E. Moore, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the 9TH day
of November, 1906, by the ohanoery court
of Rankin, Mississippi. Now, all persons
having claims against the estate of said
decedent, are hereby required to exhibit
the same within one year from this date,
or the same will be barred. March IL,
1907. DAISY F. MOORE, Administrators.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
CITATION.

State of Mississippi; to Mary Berry
StallingS, the defendant: You are COM
manded to appear before the chaneery
court of the county of Rankin, in said
state, on the fourth Monday of March, A.
D., 1oo7, to defend the suit in said court
of S. M. Stallings, for divorce, wherein
you are defendant. This 18th day of
February A. D., 1907.
]. C. BRUCE, Clerk.
Hamilton & McCaskilI, Solicitors for
complainant.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
SALE OF LAND.

No. 1850. Estate of Daniel Butler, de-
ceased: By virtue of a decree of the
chancery court of Rankin county, Missis-
sippi, rendered in vacation, February III,
1907, will, on Monday. March IS, 1907,
in front of the court house, in the town of
Brandon, between the hours of III o'clock
a. M, and 3 o'clock pm, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following land
situated in Rankin county, Mississippi,
and described as: EH ne4 section co.
six, township Sd five, Range 50 five
east. Said land is to be sold to pay debts
due by said estate. Brandon, Miss, Feb.
rs, 1907. GEORGE ROBINSON,
William Buchanan, Atty. Executor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
CITATION.

State of Mississippi; to William John
son, the defendant: you are commanded
to appear before the chancery court of the
county of Rankin, in said State, on the
4th Monday of March, A. D., 1907, to de-
fend the suit in said court, of Anna John
son, wherein you are defendant. This
10th day of February A. D., 1907.
j. c. BRUCE, Clerk.
Henry & East, Solicitors for complain
ant.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
CITATION.

State of Mississippi; to Arena Gates,
the defendant: You are commanded to
appear before the chancery court of Ran
kin, in said state, on the fourth Monday
Of March A. D., 1907, 70 defend the suit
in said court Of Ben Means ct al VS..
Arena Gates ct al, No. 1891, wherein
you are defendant. This 10Th day of
February A. D., 1907.
]. C. BRUCE, Clerk.
McLaur & Enochs, Sol. for Comps.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
CITATION.

State of Mississippi; To Jim Beverly,
the defendant: You are commanded to
appear before the chancery court of the
county of Rankin, in said state, on the
fourth Monday of March, A. D., 1907, to
defend the suit in said court of Minnie
Beverly, wherein you are defendant. This
10Th day of February, A. D., 1907.
]. G. BRUCE, Clerk.
Henry & East, Sol. for Compt.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14
Parties that Paid Their Taxes At
ter Feb. 1, 1907.

" HIGH u0As AZ
1, 1907.
Murphy James
Trest Charles
Hill / Fl
Tillis John
Pickett John
Crook Ellis
Seaney A A
Davis Amos
Mannery Jesse
Hughes Joe col
Myers Tony
Harvey Ohas
Hogan Matthew
Ragsdale Luster
Washington Chas
Ragsdale Tom
King Louis
Lowe Henry
Moore John
Berry Charlie
Donald Ed jr
Buckhalter Simon
McLaurin wesley
Thomas jeff
Peterson Chas
Collins Dan
Ross Tom
Moore Tom
Howell " NJ
Howell Isaac
Carmichael "A B
Ford Henry col
Thomas Lach
Griffith Fl f
webster Harry
Harper Sam
i
BUCHANAN,
Tax Collector.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-14

If you are in need of frst-class two
horse wagon it will pay you to call and
see our stock. GAYDEN & co.
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! 0ttuS uu0t ] 0l
| ter Feb,
Evans Henry
| Wilkerson A e
Buch A T
| Webb Willie
| williams Sam.
| Hobson Anderson
| Brown Charlie
| Buckhalter Peter
| Perkins Andrew
| Sutton Dan
Thompson Gene
| White s w
| Campbell VIM
| jenkins Joseph
| MoAfee Jerry
| Byrd Jake
| Burton Albert jr
| Hobson Sam col
| Patton Sam
| Hemphill W 81
| Franklin Vim
| Myers West
| Burke j w
| Norris Robt
| Garner Walter
| Lewis Simon
| Wilson L D
| Brown kobt
| Proctor Mansfield
| Burgess Nose
| Watson John
| French " J
| Boykin Green
| Peyton Eli
Russum Henry
| watson Owen
| Tinnin Stewart q
| J. 1.