The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
IS ANYONE POOR
IN LUXEMBOURG !?
So Prosperous Has Been This
County During Past Year That
Poverty Cannot Be Found.
NEW WIRE MANDATORY
This Establishment Will Make
Strings for Musical lnstru-
ments Exclusively.
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Special to The Times-Dispatch)
/, MEHERRIE. VA, January 6.--The year
just passed has been a very prosperous
one for the people OF this county, and
the question is often asked: Are there
any poor people In thio section at all?''
The main cause of such condition Is
attributed to the numerous sawmills sta
toned within a. few miles OF the village,
that have steadily employed large forces
of laborers. and several thousand dollars
are Paid ous monthly from this section
alone. 81
The Underwater Railway has been under
construction through this section for the
past year. with many hundreds OF en-
sployes within the borders OF this county.
and weekly pay-rolls of many thousand
dollars arc distributed along the line.
The merchants and business people gen
orally have renped goodly share OF
these payments. Business has been brisk
wherever they come in contact with this
line OF construction. and as result all
farm produce is selling at almost double
the prices OF the past few years. with
the demand greater than the supply.
In addition. tho bank organized Just q
little over one.ye ago held its annual
meeting few weeks ago, and an annual
dividend was declared of 10 par cent,
payable semi annually. This institution
is doing business on 1880 capital, and
carries deposits from $4,000 to sac, 600,
with good prospects of increasing this 10
$4,000 during the next year.
The Lunenburg Telephone Company hell
its annual meeting on Tuesday last and
a dividend OF 6 per cent. was declared
on this stock 1t was decided to put
many improvements on this line also anu
make 1t an up-to-date one.
Numerous dwellings have gone ZIP with
in the past year, and there Is vet a
great demand for this class OF buildings
and several are under construction at
present. 1es
Wire Factory Starts.
A wire factory has been established
within the past few months. and Is man
ufacturing strings for. musical instruments
exclusively. This Is an entirely new un-
sdertaking in this section of Virginia, and
It seems a success, and they are kept
busy supplying the demand for their out
put. This factory is in tho hands OF
experienced wire men, with ample capital
10 carry on the business. and their ca
pacity will he gradually Increased as tbs
demands grow.
The merchants have had good year
also. and they, can sell goods almost as
u fast as they can get them. New lines
have been put In, and the stocks gener-
ally have been increased until almost
every merchant has a full house.
There are improvements on almost
every hand. Tho street through the heart
of the town has been macadanlized, and
several thousand dollars wore spent on
this. which adds greatly to the appear
ance OF tho entire town, Since the new
year has opened UP everybody Is back
at the helm, pushing, In order to make
the present year greater than the one
Just passed No one need be idle, Old
men, young men and boys all work, and
get from 81 to $3.50 per day. and spend
the best portion of this from ono week
to another, and. as a result OF this, the
farmer is without help and has to do his
own work. sG
: A large stava manufacturing plant
located here reported a very prosperous
year. working full time and hard in order
to supply the demand for their output
About TWENTY-FIVE hands are employed to
run this plant, and several cars OF slaves
are shipped weekly. 8,, 4 81,