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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

Mrs. T. D. Lewis Of Fayette, Iowa
IS visiting relatives and friends in this
city. This is the first time Mrs. Lewis
has ever been in the Capital City.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

4 Miss Ethel Stewart left last Satur-
sasy night for st. Joseph, Mo-, where
.sAe viii spend the remaining part Of the
mmmer visiting relatives and friends
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

Mrs. Chas. Searcy formerly Of this
eity but now Of Davenport was the
suest Of Mrs Z. ]. Courtney this week
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

NJ D. A. Basfeld and son will
ouen a first class tonsorial parlor at
Al Fourth street about the 10th Of
Inlu n ~ ~ l 49,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

The Mesdames NJ. Yancy and Taylor
Of Buxton who are at the Methodist
Hospital underwent an operation this
week are both conyalescent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

q i number Of people went TO Kansas
mn On the excursion last Saturday
night MS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

To Pastor and Members Of the David
and Jonathan League, ! wish to thank
you all for the kindness and for the
flowers we received in this sad hour Of
bereavement.
MRS. AMERICA FANCY, n
812 w. Twelfth Street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

Ms. BERTHE Turner has been sick the
.,ast week with bronchitis, but is better
II this writing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

~. = w. Thompson left to-day for
n,.hlo. Colo, where be has accepted q
.o.;t;on with Drug Company.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

4 M e. T. Banks who was very sick
;,..t week with bronchitis and other
combinations is convalescent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-06-28

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

tho cotton growers OF tho South and
the grain growers of tho West, tho
5cetton-rnill man and the sl;ourmalsers
are all alike harassed8 BY the present present
conditions.
Less Business More Profitable.
$50 greatlis the pressure upon trans
iportation facilities that railroads
would make more net profit II they
had smaller j5volumn OF gross bust
ness. Their lines are overworI<cd their
rolling stock cannot be utilized to&thca
best advantage, their terminal Facilities
are clogsed, and the life Of the rail-
road operator. from the president all
the way down through every gradation
of office. Is burden. 81
Upon tho national government5rests
n wcighty responsibility. It is the
servant of the people. Congress is but
tho directory OF the mightiest corpor-
alton on earth, that OF the United
States. and he people, who arc the
in this corporation. have
a right to say to Congress that our
rivers and harbors shall be utilized to
the fullest extent possible. and that,
too, without regard to whether the
cost be $500, 100000 or five times that
amount. This country is rich enough
not to be wasteful in foolish eXtrava-
gance, but rich enough to carry out
every great work of this kind which
will add to tho prosperity OF all the
people OF all sections. s4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

by gas and electricity, and has Its own i
water-works. which furnish an abun- II
dant supply of fine water from springs
and rlvulets in the neighborhood, care-s$
fully protected by law III
81 All tile leading religious denomina-ss
;tions are represented In Petersburg,
and many stately and beautiful
churches adorn it's streets The edu-5S
fcntional advantages of the city are
or tho highest order The public
schools are admirably managed. with x
abundant accommodations for the ems
tire school opnlatlon.a
Petersburg has four prosperous
banks, with an aggregate capital OF \
100000; surplus. 100000; deposits
s4,5OOOOO; loans, s50o0,Oo0.
The policy OF the Petersburg banks
is to lend to their own depositors. and
so foster their home trade. In all thsf,
essential features OF. good banking thu
financial institutions here are making
rapid strides.
The city has an excellent telephone
service and ten miles of street rail-
way. Tho national government has
two largo cemeteries near Petersburg,4
where rest the remains Of some II, 900
or 1900 Union soldiers who fell
around the city.
Transportation.
Tho transportation facilities OF Pes
tersburg are extensive, furnishing
communication by rail and water with
|7all parts OF the country. Tho Seaboard
Air Line Atlantic Coast Line and Nor
folk and Western Railway all pass
4 through this city. While there is an
electric trolley line from Petersburs
to Richmond. Moreover, by way of
the Appomattox and James Rivers, Pcs
I, ,fo. IN Np -
with tho sencoast 4 Tho annual tom
mage of this port is 100000 tons. and
value OF freight sl,bO0,o0o. Petersburg
| offers very superior advantages for
| productive industries In It's excellent
| facilities for Transportation, cheap and
| desirable sites, and especially In tho
| extraordinary resources OF Its avail
able water-power furnished by the Ap,{
pomattoS River.
Petersburg is an important manu-
featuring centre. The most important
| lines of manufacture are tobacco, cots
| ton peanuts. trunks and lumber. y
I Manufacturing and Jobbing.
The number of manufacturing es,8
\ Establishments Is over 500, in which are
employed more than 5000 persons,
The wages paid annually amount to
something like two and a quarter NILS
lion dollars and the value OF the OUT
n put Is fully s15,oGo,00o.
II. There are four trunk and bag fac-s
tayies here, one OF which is the largest
Il establishment OF It's kind IN the world
1.-THE daily output of these trunk fac
tories IS 4 200 trunks and 1906 bags,
i8Thoy are sold all over the world.
A THE citys jobbing business amounts
to S12,000,00O annually Tho taxable
values of the city are abont $4,000
Ooo, and the rate of taxation lis SLID
per hundred dollars Of value forNshs
Il city, ana thlrty Aye cents for the stats.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
.F|v BILLIONS
FOR RAILWAYS.
That Many Dollars Needed for
Railroads and Waterways to
THE RIVERS TO THE RESCUE
The James and Similar Streams
Must Be Deepencd for
Big Ships.
Relieve Collgestio
Tsnec;al 10 THO rin,eg- pjspatch.l

itEe7s SpeCinI 10 Inc
BALTIMORE, MD. March p I'm be-.
ginning series of comprehensive arr
ticles upon transportation facilities
with special reference to the Develop
,ment of river and harbor improves
monts, the Manufacturers Record Of
this week says:
I ."rranscending in Importance every
other question before the American
people is that of transportation. We
are at crucial period when freight
congestion and inadequate transporta-.
ton facilities are the burden of the
business mans life. A great expansion
of transportation facilities is vital In
business expansion, to growth OF strade
and commerce and to the Increasing
wealth of agricultural industrial and
general business interests. * I
Five Billions Needed.
1.-The development of the country has
been more rapid than 1t has been pos
ysblc for the railroads to meet. and
yet we are only at the beginning OF
the real broad development of this
wonderful land. I t Is now seen that
tho Improvement of our waterways Is
vital to the progress and prosperity
of every section, and instead OF being
anita onlstic toSthe railroads interests,
IL essentinl&to their best prosperity.
|NIO pIONluBE slIlG 1iGlll llCS fIlccNtdF III
tho growth of populations and traffic in
this country will tax the financial DOW
ersof theNrailronds and of the govern
men itself. 1t is now everywhere ac-
copied that it will take an expenditure
or s5,000.000.000 to fully expand and
equip the railroads OF the country to
meet the needs OF the times, and Net
the national government has expended
In the last ten wears an average of only
ri n ri I, ~ nc
land will doubtless now halt and hest
tate. unless backed by the ovcrwhclm-
| ing demand of the people or the coln-
liry,8int issuing $500. 900 900 or securities
| for rivernn llarbor work, or one-tentl
Of What tile railroads must do by pri.
Jyute capital.
Rivers, the James for Instance, te
the Rescue.
'"Every available means OF transport
]sationt must be utili1ed, every river sus
ceptiblc Of Improvement to such al
extent as to furnish greater trans
1 portation facilities must she deepenet
or Strengthened, every aharbor will
4 which nature has blessed our countr!
must be9inlproved for, larger ships an
4 bet ter shipping facilities. The presen
4 congestion Is not temporary, 1t vii
be the normal condition Of the country
a|unless an xpanslon commensurate Wit
the vastness OF the resources OF thi
4 country be made. -
..rrom the Atlantic to the Pacific an
/ Iron tho Lakes to the Gulf traffic |
4 congested. Lumber men are unabl
\ Ito dilver5 thoir} product, though cage
\ l3bliyers are scramblings forit, iron an
& lssteelB interests arc l>arassed by tho in
a ability to secure the raw aterial an
n when they have secured that, by s IN
Slabllity&to to del iYer tho finished pro dAcl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
is LIGHTEsT DRILL. 4
New Portable Electric Tool
Weighs Only Six Pounds.

sgI sf8 weighs OHly DIX! fOunQS.
< + CINCINNATI. o., March ga
FIRST consideration in tho construction
electrical tools Of every do
scription is to reduce itllo weight
as much as possible. At tho same
time, care must be taken to make
tho power Of the tool accord with
its intended capacity; that Is, the
tool must not be Overrnteu,
Probably the lightest portable clec-
trio tool ever made Is a 3-16-inch
drill, weighing only six pounds, manu-
featured in this clty. This tool Is cap
able OF drilling holes up 10 ale Of
an inch in diameter In wood, iron OF
steel, and is Of one quarter-horse pow
or capacity. It4tis about eight inches
long oyer MI, and -four inches in
diameter 8 t5t5l
This tool is specially designed for
trunk and furniture manufacturers.
and also for light work many, ma
chine shop, such MS drilling oil holes
or holes for screw $ in name plates.
ut Is manufactured In two types. for
Sll0 and 220 volts, Respectively. Extra
handles Of various Isl nds are supplied
where neeessar IN. e max ina ! suitable
for many lilferent opcratl ons. I, M iS III IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
/ ARM COL|L|.E|.G FOR.
VIRGINIA. s SONS ] J.
The New Department. Of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and
What Is to Be.
MORE. GOOD FARM Frs NEEDED
Agriculture Is the States Great
est Industry and Main Source
Of Wealth.

: j 4 & 4 y i
The College or Agriculture OF the
State Of Virginia constitutes u depart
sment of the Virginia Polytechnic In
istitute, and Y is located at BlnckshurE,
in Montgomery county The growing
interest in agricultural education & is
evidenced by the fact that there arc
now nearly 100 students pursuing agri-E
cultural and horticultural studies in
this institution. The demand for men
trai ed along agricultural lines is so
great that it is surprising that the
number is not 500. In II recent address
Secretary Wilson said that the Stateaof
Virginia should have at least 5000 stu
dents pursuing work along agricultural
lines. Another gentleman stated. that
While Virginia spends between $500, 600
and $4,000 annually for higher educa-t
ton, and spends it wisely and WELL"
compare lively little is spent for the
education OF the farmers boy In the
this is the chief industry Of the State.
and by reason of natural conditions
must continue to be SO for all time.
Is it not important that more at
tcntion be given to the education OF
the boy from the farm in order that
lie may go back and rebuild tho soil
which careless culture has destroyed?
Nothing can be done OF greater perma-
ncnt value to Virginia than to have the
F., $40 an acre land about which so much
has been said improved and NADIA
worth $500 all acre. Thousands or acres
OF unproductive land in tho State are
| q menace to our prosperity. We have
| the most delightful climate In the
| world unsurpassed market facilities
| right at our door, and an enormous
demand at profitable prices for8ull farm
crops, There is just one thing wronE,
and that Is a 4proper appreciation. OF
! the need OF agricultural education.
| tI,o- rf,a 1, NJ rp n ~
OF This institution tho writer was
! placed in charge of the registration
4 Of students, and It, was not dlHicult 70
| understand why so few boys were IN
terestcd in agricultural ,cdncation.
| Though the majority OF our boys come
\ from the farm, they enter with Inc
4 idea in mind that they nro going to
4 be engineers or follow some otllerpro-
! fession than that OF farming. Why
l IS this? Simply because they know
! nothing or agricultural education OF
i the possibilities 1t opens up to them
finley have seen farming conducted
l after IL slovenly, hnphaaord fashion
wonder that they are disgusted ans
4 unxious to get away from It, pnrticu
4 larry when the public schools do no.
A provide course Of training that woult
lead them to a duo appreciation q
7 agriculture as a profession? All TINS
Y must he changed y permanent pros
lsperity Is to come 10 Virminia
Virginia College Of Agriculture.
4 The Importance of this#supject read
n me to feel that the general publi
should know something Of tho pro
Il Visions made for instruction in agri
q culture IN this State. The last Lesis
u lat,lre made an appropriation for I'll
u Continued on Third Page i 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
HOLDING BACK.
New Work Postponed on Ac.

New wv Ork POStpOHed on AC-
count Of Adverse Legislation.
NEW YORK, March 23.--ln its issue
this week the Railway Age says
that the outlook for railway
building in the United States is
not as promising as it was
a year ago There is as large a
mileage projected as there was in
March. 1906, but the conditions are
not as favorable. The country is as
prosperous as it was twelve months
ago, and the demand for the con-
structioniof extensions into now ter
ritory. and for increased railway fn-
clities is as great, butRthe campaign
so mercilessly waged against the rail-
ways has caused many or tho large
systems to adopt policies OF rctrcnch-
lnlent.{
The result is that much important
work which had been planned forth he
present year has been indefinitely post
5poned. There is 10 market for rail-
way securities except at prohibitivo
rates OF interest, and nearly all the
loans that arc being made are of a
temporary nature and arc to provide
foriurgent capital needs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
-P.ROOF Houses.
ARE THEY P05S|BLE??.
clf-Protection Against Fire is. a
Necessity, and IttMust
Come:
SUBJECT BEING DISCUSSED.
Great Improvement Along Til
Line III Richmond, is Now
Noticeable.

b The great amount of building now go
ing on .insthIs city. and In other South
crn cities. brings to mind the fact that
an impetus to sclf-protection against
fire is the significance OF the past
years building operations In many
parts Of the country. in the South as
we'll as in tho North and West.
The absolutely hre-proof building
may not be here yet; it is quite GER.
tain that there are monet in Richmond.
but some or the buildings that We're
erected ilastjyear ! nthis city, and some
tina tii are now going up arc SO con-
structed as to reduce largely the per-
ccntaGe OF danger to life and property
iii case Of fire. AZ. Z
IA writer in late issue OF Fire
proof Magazine, n publication devoted
to the subject sunderHdiscusslon, throws
some light on the question. He says
Insurance companies have had Ito.
rcalize that their capacity for provid-
| ing indemnity4wasl taxed to the break
ing point, and fire departments have
been compelled to admit their inability
I to protect life and property once q
!, fire reaches a certain stage. With
| these two agencies no longer capable
OF assuring the property owner, the Sc
curity lie needs, he is forced to. Wheth-
| er he%wants to or not, fall back on his
\ own resources. He must protect him
must make thom tually,$nndamngcr
! able trc;Sthe must build of steel
protected with brick and hollow tile;
| lie must have wire glass in his VIM
\ dows;5 no must close off his elevator
! and stair wells SO as to make sub
lstnntially separate buildings Of each
story.a and lemust use \ he maximum OF
.|incombllstiblc materials III the ltting
and furnishing of his building
What of Old Buildings? nj
1 Eut that only applies to#new build
ings. For insunce. tl,cre are in New
.I.YOrll but 5000 structures that can BIZ
4 classed us incombustible. and we have
4 9a3, 900 athers, that are more or Less
I fire. trans, With which to deal. Thn
A is the problem that sconfronts us. ~
+. sa jacquard those buildings to at leas
4 IL moderate degree Is nm engineering
n problem that taNes the ingenuity ant
Skin Of our greatest re-prpyention eX
aperts Tho international Building IN
4 spectors Society has issued much dat'
!, litpon the subject and is at present q
IA work lupon the State Legislatures witt
n bill to compel people to minimize tn
. fire danger In old buildings. The So
!, iciety's contention Is that no man IA
.sljusti1led In main talnlng8 any construct
u lion that endangers the safety OF hi
II |.lielglbors' property. and that IT tn
! Estates duty to make him eliminat
,5lthat danger to as great u degree
N possible;fnrd the SocictN's experts lay
III Formulated u scheme for the reyamp
fling Of old buildings that meansiRth
II fTsnn n m, n IN Snrn Il Tn pc S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
Special From STAFF Correspondent

Especial From a Staff Correspondent
PETERSBURG. VA, March "a
southside Virginia is the name given
to that portion OF the State lying south
OF the James River, and extending
from tidcwater on tho east, 100 miles
or more westward to tho rolling coun-
try forming the foothills Of tho Blue.
Ridge Mountains Lying midway be-
tween tho seashore and the mountains
this section forms u generally Level
plateau, alike free from swamps and
hills. 1.-THE lay Of the land Is ideal
for farming operations being Just roll roll
ing enough for natural drainage While
there is little. if any, of the land too
hilly to cultivate. Modern farm ma
I chincry can be used on practically
every field. The country Is abundantly
watered by rivers, creeks aud brooks,
which arc fed by never-failing springs
of pure clear water. From the earliest
Colonial times up to tho Civil War TINS
was a rich and prosperous agricultural
district and the stately old mansions
I still found here and there afford
| strong evidence OF the natural re-
| sources Of the country from which the
| enrly settlers derived the means for
| tho founding of their lordly estates.
\ Tho natural resources are still here,
and whore the lands are handled with
Intelligence and industry, the results
I show big return on tho investment.
4 and n largo increase IN the value OF
the land,
Metropolis Of the Southside.
1t was this rich and prosperous
country that first made Petersburg
Soon after Peter Jones. for whom II
was named, founded 1t in 1888, itpcom-
i menced to sell all tho products OF the
surrounding country and to Furnish
/ tho people with their supplies. becom-
| ing q great market before 1t was in
corporatcd as q town.
i 1t Is not necessary to go into the
4 details OF the ups and downs that Pc
4, tersburg has had to deal WITH She
i has had sulticlency of them botl
In war and In peace. It has protitet
by tho cups" and successfully over
] come tho downs" until to-day 1t Il
4 Il thriving and prosperous city OF near
\ ly 10000 inhabitants as game and n!
!. intelligently active business popuIa
ton as can be found anywhere In this
N country.
The city is favorably situated a
@f the head of deep-water navigation
on the Appomattox River, twelve mile
N above It's confluence With the Jane
River, The city proper Is in Dnwld
die county. though Its suburbs extern
into two adjoining counties, Prime
George and Chesterfield. Ell
The city Is well-supplied with a.
\ modern convenlences and improve
ments. The streets arc well-pave
a with vltriied brick and block asphui
!, land all of its municipal AFFAIRS ar
being conductsd ON amlntelligent lin
OF improvements. The city Is lightc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
REAL E5 ] |. |! 1 /. AND NJ
bU|LDING NEWS.
Increased Activity i'll Realty.
More Business Done Than in
Any Week. Lately.
RuMoRs OF LARGE /, l:|!I DEALS Is.
BROAD and Cary Street Property
.Activc-SS1lnall Houses sins
Great Demand
Jrcat DcHdH

Tho past week developed increased
activity in real estate circles. The
$4,000 sale on Broad Street and sthe
big sale Of 7businesst propcrtyson Cary
street, together with; the ri active de-
mand for small houses, and large ones
too,as for that matter,fin All parts
of tho city, put the real estate. agents
on their muscle, and they have been,
doing some extraordinary llustling.s Tho;
auction sales have been well attended.
and the bidding has, been spirited. ln-l
vest ors and llonle-seeKcrsa alike have
been making. renewed tnQnlry,Gand alto-
Eether the weeks business shows a
decided Improvement over tina t OF last
week, and In fact an Improvement over
E any week ofStlle present year. PER-
4 haps tic greatest activity was In Lee
District and the Vest End.
IS 1T has been stated that the sale Of this
Noting property On Cary Street to Mr.
IS. IT Bcyerdge WAS the largest single
sale offCary street property maderwith-
IN a year past, when,tllc Antrim proper
ity was sold by j. y. clam & Co. for
ssh, 100. This was a mistake. Last Oc-
tober. Sutton & Co. sold the Boshcr
property at the corner Of Fourteenth
and Cary Streets to the Richmond
Hardware Company for $4,000.
Many Sales, But Agents Are Mum
h. Many sales of small property nave
been made during the past week, ali
though the agents in most cases prefer
not to give the particulars and the
names Of the purchasers, These sales
have been made in all parts OF the
city. and It has been demonstrated
that such property is in active demand
no matter where IT is located, Just
SO 1t is in Richmond. 4
VI 1t is d matter of street rulnor that
some new biz sales of Broad Street
business property We're spractically
closed last week, and record breaking
prices, ranging from $4,000 to $4,000
were obtained. Tho agents who have
engineered these deals are retlccnt
In fact, will not tell anything nboU
them until ther deeds are placed In th'
hands of tho clerk OF the court 70
yrecord. However, 1t is pretty certain
that the street rumors concerning thcs
extensive deals are we'll found ed.
There are also rumors of moro heav.
deals in Cary Street business property
in5{ the wholesale territory, deals tina
lave been practically made or are ol
theFstring and soon to he consummatoi
but no definite Information concerninl
them could be obtained
Some Of the Deals Made.
Pc ut was stated last week that til
salo OF the Miller Pharmacy property
pn Broad Street, to53Mr. Hutzlcr 70
$50 900 was IA private transaction, !
Whlcl, no agents figured THIS va
4 5E6l 4 nntini,ed9 on Second sIoage.)
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