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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08

better barns for our stock; we want
nicer and more comfortable homes for
ourselves and families, whereby we
shall be able to make our home lives
comfort instead of drudgery, in the
accomplishment of which we must
have a given price for our tobacco,
you will get 1t. and not until then.
An Object Lesson.
In order to illustrate to you the
progress that has been made by the
Cotton Growers Association of the
South, l will here quote portion of
speech made before the Virginia
Bankers Association during their an
nual meeting in 1906 by Mr.. Richard
II. Edmunds, editor of the Manufac-
turers Record, of Baltimore. 1t reads:
"Omitting the entire war period, with
it's high-priCed cotton, but including
the two periods just mentioned of low
prices, and the average for one hun
dred years would be ten cents. We
may, therefore, dismiss without further
consideration and fear five cent, six
cent and seven cent cotton again, un-
less in some year of great production
the bankers of the South should fat
to aggregate their responsibility and
their opportunity. Two years ago
when the South produced nearly H.
100000 bales OF cotton, at time when
it was estimated that the world would
need scarcely more than 100000
bales of American cotton it looked as
though the cotton buyers and the tinan-
cial powers of Europe. aided by kim
dred interests in America to some ex-
tent, would beat down the price of cot
ton to five cents and six cents per
pound.
AT this critical time, however, a
leader was found equal to the emer-
genoy of combining the cotton plant
ers and the bankers of the. South in
n plan TO prevent the slaughter OF
cotton. BY holding back the crop, the
farmers, sustained by cooperation of
the Southern bankers, halted the
panic which threatened this indus
try for a few weeks, prices gradually
righted themselves, and the South gave
the world the greatest lesson on the
value and power of cooperation. The
whole situation was changed; the
world was taught that the South was
mo longer beggar; that the Southern
icotton planter could no longer be rob-
bed with impunity; that he intended
and had the power, to force his inten-
tions to secure fair profit for his
royal staple.
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SPECIAL ZEN DAYS EXCURSIONS no
NIAGARA FAILS VIA H., II. q II.
IL AMI coz EliI,Ink

1880 round trip from Richmond.
Tickets sold for afternoon trains OF
day preceding each Of the following
dates. leaving Washington. y. c.. Via
Penn. II. r.. sos A.. Al. Wednesdays.
July Sd, Gath. August Tin, 2lst, Septom-
Der nth. 2bth, October 9th. Via b. q
g. r. r.. T:4a 4. NJ, Fridays, July 18th,
August I'd, 18th. September 9th. 20th.
October 4th.
For tickets and fun information,
80 ". y. TAYLOR. XII
Tratfle Manager.
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.G]EA7 STATE FAIR
F0a CID V|RG|A|l
CONTINUED from First Page)

who last week put up EOS la clip,
will also be on hand.
DR.. j. w. Day, of Rochester, N. Y,
writes that he will show Captain Ba-
con. four-year-old with 200 IA
record.
A large number of grand circuit
horses will be shipped direct from
Columbus. o.. TO the Virginia state
Fair. This will make the greatest
array ever seen in the South.
High. Class Exhibits.
Manager Coleman, who has been in
the city during the past few days
comforting with the several commit
tees. will attend fairs at Syracuse and
Rochester, n. Y; Trenton, n. j.; AL
Ilentown, Pa, and Springfield, Mass. for
the purpose Of entering exhibitors of
horses, cattle, sheep. swine and poul-
try. and also to interest the large i'm
plement manufacturers in the Virginia
State Fair.
Among the exhibitors of live stock
already heard from may be named: f.
II. Sheldon, of Bristol, N H.; B. II.
Buckley, of Southport, Conn; McI.aury
Bros, Portlandville, N. "; B. FL. Shell
don, of Oneonta, n. y: Frank Jones
of Wellington, o.; D. H. Hopkins, OF
Detroit, Iich.. and many other promi-
nent >reeders of cattle, sheep and
swine from all parts of the country
The entries already made and those
being negotiated insures the largest
and most diversified poultry exhibit
ever seen in this part of the coun-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08

EAST BEND, iN. &C., September L.
The Yadkn River Bridge Company has
been Incorporated, with si5.OO0Gcapital
stock. by T. A. Steetman, w. a. Mar
tin and j. j. Erwin, to build and ope-
rate a toll bridge over the. Yadlsin river
at this point.
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Land Company Incorporated.

BIG STONE GAP, VA. September H.
The Blackwood Land Company has
been Incorporated, with 100000 au-
thorized capital stock, to6develop coal
and mineral land. r. T. Irwin, a. Is.
Morrison and James E. Mears are the
incorporators.
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nistiIIinr Company.

BLUE RIDGE, VA. September T.
The Blue Ridge Distilling Co. lately
reported Incorporated, will operate
plant with daily output of so gallons
OF corn and rye whiskey. The build
ings have been erected and the dis
filling is already in operation.
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co-operntiye Tobacco Company.

HOUSTON, VA Septembers 1.-THE
Halifax CO. operative Tobacco Company
has been Incorporated here with $4,000
capital stock, to deal in leaf tobacco:
r. e. Dickenson. president; A. G. Pool
vice president, both of Meadville. and
w. l. Johnson, of Houston, secretary
treasurer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08
Tohncco Compuny Incorporated.

IYNCHBURG, VA, September L.
The Booker Tobacco Company has been
incorporated here with $4,000 capital
stock. The officers are, George NJ.
Booker. president; William j. Morri-
sett. vice-president, and J. b. Strachan,
Jr secretary treasurer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08

Activity in building operations con-
tinues. There is no doubt ofsthe fact
that people can buy building material
and erect houses at least 10 per cent.
cheaper than they could in the earlier
part of the year, and while 1t is true
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08

tional. r. T. Barton, president. and thu
Union, James b. Russell, president.
These banks have over S2,500,O00 of
the peoples money on deposit.
The educational facilities are excel
lent. Winchester has public school
building that is considered to be one
of the finest in the State t has n
military school in the Shenandoah VAL
ley Academy, and Two female schools
Loudoun Seminary and the Episcopal
Female Institute Another indication of
progress is the increase of postar re-
ceipts, which are the greatest ever
known here, and reach about $4,000
per annum. This office distributes over
$4,000 annually among its twenty
employees.
Hnndlcy Public Library.
The most important building trans
Action in this section is the erection
of the Handley Public Library, which
the Mankin Construction Company, Of
Richmond. Va. viii build. This Is 10
cost not less than $4,000 probably
more. The Presbyterian Church is be-
Ing remodeled at cost of some SEQ
900. The city is also doing considerable
work along the line of Improvement:
new streets are being opened and the
old ones are being gradually replaced
with modern vitrified> brick and up
to-date. The city also owns
its water plant--an inexhaustible
spring-which brings in revenue of
more than $4,000 per annum, and ais
one of the very few municipal plants
in the country There are 500 or 1000
summer boarders acquiring that indie
Unable polish or atmosphere only
found in Virginia In all, times have
been good to the old town, which at
one time could only boast of its battle
scars and history but which is now
reaching out after the more material
things of life.
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Ricl,n1ond Welcome.

Unless all signs fail the attend
ance this year will be greater than
last. and 10000 people were estimated
to have attended on one day during
last years fair. Not only the man
agement of the fair. but all citizens
of Richmond await the crowds that
will come to Richmond during State
Fair week, and will give all reel
Richmond welcome and such good
time as only the capital city can pro-
vide.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

The profits are enormous-so large,
in fact, that it is hard to make unin
formed people believe the stories told
of the rapid accumulation of wealth
from this source. There are num-
Der of instances of men who came
here three Or four yers ago with a
capital of few hundred dollars, and
who are now worth thousands The
net profits to the acre run from 5000
to $500 a season.
Mr.. Nye kept an account of the
crop of five acres of his land for four
consecutive years. For the four years,
off this five acres, he gathered and
sold So,312 worth of onions. Most
of the other land did as we'll or better.
The yield on the five acres for the
four years is below the average.
The average yield Of onions to the
acre in the Laredo territory this sea-
son was more than 10000 pounds. The
crop sold for from 2 I-2 to 3 cents
pound, delivered in the care here.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

the sooner they are sold the heavier
they will be- A Texas correspondent
of the Cleveland Leader writes as
follows:
The harvesting of the seasons
Bermuda onion crop in Texas is
pretty we'll finished. The shipments
from this region are now practically
over, but a number Of cars are yet
to be shipped from more northern
points.
Laredo is the center of the Ber-
muda onion industry in this state.
The crop this year was about 1900
cars, of about $1,000 pounds to the
car, or total of 37,5oo,ooo pounds
of onions. The shipments from Lare-
do were more than 500 cars. The
total profits to the growers exceed
ST., 100000.
Bermuda onion farming has brought
more wealth to the people of this
border town during the last five years
than was derived from all other crops
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

nave over 5000.
H. A. Heitman, of Fort Myers, who
has control over a number of fine
groves in Lee county, thinks this
estimate of Lee county conservative.
Mr. Heard, of DeSoto, thinks an
estimate Of Go 2-3 per cent oranges
and 80 per cent grapefruit good
average But I have talked to sew
eral growers of that section, and the.
all agreed that 90 per cent was the
highest they would go.'
Next week DR.. Phillips will go to
Polk, Pasco, Osceola and Lake, and
finish up the other counties as soon
as possible. He will publish the
statistics by counties and give an
authentic report of the fruit crop as
it stands in every county in Florida.
Mr. Crosby, editor of the San Mateo
Item, will assist in the work, and
when it is completed, general aver
age will be taken, and the growers
can form good estimate of the
Florida crop. This will be a great
Continued on Page p
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Collecting Data Of the Citrus
Crop.

The Reporter-Star publishes the
following:
DR.. Phillips, chairman of the stats
tics committee of the State Horti-
cultural Society, has just returned
from trip to South Florida where
he has been collecting data relative
to the crop of citrus fruits. AS the
people of this section are very much
interested in the orange crop, the
Reporter-Star scribe made haste to
interview Dr. Phillips in regard to the
crop in other sections. Following. is
a list of the counties visited so far
and the orange and grapefruit crop
formed from very careful estimate
and made officially:
Hillsborough-Orange, 50 per cent
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Jacksonville. Fla, Wednesday, October 16 1907.
TEXAS THE ONION STATE.
Growing Plots


combined during the preceding 100
years. AS matter of fact, there was
very little farming or truck growing
of any kind done around Laredo until
the discovery was made few years
ago that it was an ideal place for rails
ing Bermuda onions.
The pioneer onion grower here is
J. C. Nye, who has made fortune
out of the business His success at
tracted others, and each year since
he made his crop, additional acreage
has been planted in onions, until now
most of the irrigable land in the vici-
nifty Of Laredo is devoted to the new
industry.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

buyers are continuing to buy up the
fruit and ship it before it is matured,
which necessarily means sour fruit,
for all citrus fruit contains a large
percentage of acid, more particularly
before it is ripe, just because they
can get good price for it. It is
not at all palatable, and is considered
uflwholesome when eaten before it
it fully matured. The orange and
grapefruit differ from most fruits in
this respect, as it never becomes
any sweeter by age than when it is
taken off the trees; in other words,
when it it is picked green and is
sour and bitter, it never changes it's
flavor. The Florida Orange Grow
ers' COMPANY hope to maintain
standard quality of fruit and main
tain standard price for same, ac-
cording to the quality, which will not
initiate against the consumer, as he
will not pay any more for the fruit,
Confined on Page y
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

We have urged Our readers to try
Bermuda onions. They can be suc-
cessfully grown in this state, and
pro6tab1y, we feel sure. The crop
has the great advantage that it is not
absolutely necessary to market the
crop as soon as gathered AS with
all crops, the sooner it is sold the
better, as rule, yet if the market
for onions is depressed, they may be
held for a long time with only the
loss of weight which will be caused
by their drying out. If they are sold
by weight, as is the case in Texas,
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

OF a crop; grape
fruit, 80 per cent.
Manatee-Oranges
As per cent; grape
fruit, rs per cent.
Lee County, Dr.
anges, 50 per cent;
grapefruit, 80 per
cent.
DeSoto-Oranges,
50 per cent; grape
fruit, 80 per cent.
Speaking a b out t
the ops being
short, DR.. Phillips
also said: Regard
ing MdIldtce county
I would like to state
that last year the
Ne a nat ee Lemon
Company shipped
$1,000 boxes Of or
anges. This year
they will not have
1000 boxes. Mr..
Brown, manager OF
the Atwood grove
last year, shipped
$4,000 boxes, and
this year he will not
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16
Orange Growers Protest
Against the Shipment of Green
Oranges.

The Tampa Times prints the fol-
lowing:
The following circular letter has
been addressed to the boards of health
in the various cities to which Florida
oranges are. shipped The letter is
self-explanatory:
Winter Haven, Fla, Sept. 20, 'o7.
Board Of Health.
Gentlemen:-It is barely possible
that you may receive some of the
green oranges and grapefruit that will
be shipped Out of the state of Flor
ida within the next few weeks in
fact, some fruit has already gone for
ward. We think it pertinent that the
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-16

handlers and con-
sumers of Our fruit,
as. we'll as your
selves, should be
put upon their
guard, and not per-
NIT unwholesome,
premature and un-
ripe fruit to enter
your city and thus
ie o p ar die the
health of your citi-
zens. The Florida
Or an g e Growers
Company is comoos
ed, as would be in
dicated by name, OF
the orange growers
of Florida. We feel
an interest in main
tanning the good rep
utation long a go
established for the
superiority of the
Florida oranges and
grapefruit over the
same fruit grown
in any other state
or country, while
some . unscrupulous
sDeculatOrS a n d
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
A New Phase of Biology.

A widow recently came from Albany
to live with relatives in Brooklyn. Ilel
new neighbors discovered that she was
given to romancing about small mt
tiers. On her own behalf She claimed
to take the poetic view" of life. Bu:
one Of her ncighbors was inclined t'
use shorter and more ugly word
In describing the trait. Among "the:
things the woman from Albany stated
that her late husband was II biologist
In the states service. presumably nj
Albany. Later OH 1t was learned tina;
he really had been In the states scrv'
ice. doing time ut Sing Sing for small
forgery.
4 professors wife came To the res
cue. biologist Is the poetic term, al
right" she said. "AIy husband tells
ME biologist is Il student Of eel
life. '-Brooklyn Eagle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
TIE Intruder.

A Wa:hin2to man was telling some
one of the trials of his wife. m excel
lent housckrcprr. with reference tn the
servant problem. Just about the tihe
the mistress would get II new Girl bro
len to the WAS of the household ana
she would bid fair to become model
rervant she would decamp or enter
the service Of neighbOr. One Of
these, Mrs. b., had incurred the
especial enmity Of the first woman
for she had lntely taken two servants
from Mrs. Brown. One night Brown
was aroused from his slumbers by
queer sounds In the kitchen. Bur
glarsw he hoarsely whispered In the
ear of his spouse rs he prepared to
tumble out OF bed and proceed down
stairs. Edward" calmly observed
the wife, I'D give anything to possess
your optimistic nature: Always look
Inc OH the bright side III wager any
thing It's that odious d. woman trying
to yet Mar; away from me-"
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Mark Twain and the Mariners.
fMsncbester Guardiau.)

The following Is a new Mark Twain
story, according to the Reader, which
declares that it Is from his evidence be-
fore the recent committee on copyright.
Mr.. Clemens processes himself to have
the kindliest feelings towards every one
concerned in the business of publication,
business In which, 1t should be re.
membered, he, like Scott, was ruined.
He felt, he said, the same sort of charity
to everybody that was manifested by
certain gentleman who arrived at home
from the club at two O'Clock one morn
ing perfectly satisfied with life. The
house, however, was weaving, weaving
around, but he watched his chance, and
presently when. the steps got in bis
neighborhood he made jump and
climbed on the portico. The house went
on weaving and weaving, but he watched
the door, and when 1t came his way
plunged through 1t. he reached the
stairs and with difficulty got to the top.
He raised his foot and put It on the top
step. But his toe hitched, and he rolled
down stairs, fetching up on the bottom
step with his arm around the newell post,
and he said, "GOd pity the poor sailors
out to sea on q night like this"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
He Couldn't PIow.

A certain Incident connected with
the great Napoleon while he was In ex-
lie In Elba Is commemoratsd IN the is
land to this hour by an inscription af-
fixed to the wall Of peasants house.
A man named Giaconi was blowing
when the famous exile came along one
day and expressed IN interest In his
work. Napoleon even took the plow-
share out OF the mans hand and at
tempted to guide 1t himself. But the
oxen refused to obey him, overturned
the pillow and spoiled the furrow.
The inscription runs thus: Napoleon
the Great, passing by this place in
MDCCCXIV. took In the neighbOring
field plowsharc from the hands of a
peasant and himself tried to pillow, but
the oxen, rebclllous to those hands
which yet had guided Europe, headlong
fed from the furrow."
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B.nhupt,s Petition for Discharge.

II a iRs R'i;' bii2iAucsasssn ss..p'
To the HON. CLARKNcE HALE, Judge Of the Dis
trict Court Of the United States for the Distric
of Maine:
TTECrOR BEAUCHEsNE, of Mexico, In th,
III County Of Oxford, and State Of Maine, II
said District. respectfully represents that OF
the 2lst day Of July, 1906. he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress re
lating to Bankruptcy; that he has duly surren
and has fully compiled with all the requirement.
OF said Acts and Of the orders Of Court touching
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays. That be may be decree,
debts provabie against his estate under sale
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day Of July, A: .. 1907;
HECTOR BEAUCHESNE. Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, 50.
On this 9th day of July, A. ID. lsO1, on rea'
Ing the foregoing petition, 1t is
Differed BY the Court. That hearing be hac
upon the same on the 18th day OF Aug. A:
1907, before said Court at Portland, In said DIS Us
trict at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon; and that no
tice thereof be published In the Oxford Demo
Graf. newspaper printed In said District, ant
that all known creditors, and other persons II
interest. may appear at the said time and place
and show cause, II any they have, why TIT
prayer Of said petitioner should not be granted
And IL Is further ordered by the Court, Tina
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies of said petition and this order. al
dressed TO them at their places Of residence n
stated.
witness the HON. CLARENCE HALE. Judge O
the said Court, and the seal thereof, at Portland
In said District. on the eth day Of July, A.
1907. o
LIS. JAMES 4. hEW FL Clerk.
trne copy OF petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES 4. HEWEY. Clerk.
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| tenderly. "you've got your engagement
ring back again. haven't you? Now,
in the course o, thee or fO.r hoa:H
intend to Supplement that with plain
gold band. Don't yop worry. Aurora
stocks r.ay have gone UP In lus hir.
but I didn't. Yonr father wants you
! to marry hustler. Now. you just
watch me deliver the goods when he
calls for them"
First call for dinner! First call Tor
dinner. cried the porter on his way TO
the smoker.
"Shall we 20 now," Denton asked.
cor do you prefer waiting ltt!ef"
"Father always likes an early din
ner," she answered, land he'll he sure
to pass through here very soon. There
won't be- so many In the dining ear.
Let's go now"
They found Il vacant table In the far
end of the dining car and seated them
selves there. Scarcely had their or!er
been served when Kingston entered.
Elsie, raising her eyes saw him stand
Ing I'm the aisle. and she gave little
sigh, which made Denton look quickly
i around. A moment more. and he was
by their table.
81 will sit here" he said to tie wait
er. Bring my plate to this table,
When they were alone he spoke again.
this time to his daughter.
els this the way you keep prOniisesN
"YOu did not ask me TO promise not
to meet Frcl." she answered. 80 just
after you LETT | went 10 his Office"
"Then what" ha asked.
Then" said Fred. before Elsie could
speak. 81 asked Elsie t. take this trip
with me. and she consented"
Huh" g,unted Kingston. "A wed
ding trip. presume"
Hardly .ha'." responded Denton
"as we are not married yet. We Just eX
pect to be when we reach New York
"Then WHAT" The question was
asked In tone which made Elsie
lquiver.
Nothing much" Denton answered
coOlly. "only Aurora stocks brought me
IN a neat three thousand more than
ut into them. and yesterday ] secured
Il position IS house physician In the
Woodlawn ssnitariuni. and that's good
for couple az thousand Il year"
What's t!at?' asked Kingston
sharply.
"You see. Kensett Is one OF the mos
influential men connected with thai
institution. and the little service was
fortunate enough TO render the nigh
that drunken chauffeur tried to Hi
him brought me the place. I've work
ed for 1t for three months. but thu
clinched II. sure.
81 thought that was fellow by The
name of Lent" crowled Kingston.
"That's what the papers said.
didn't care whether they called m'
Lent or Easter. so long as | got th'
place and Elsie with It."
"Why didn't you keep me from max
ing n fool OF myself?" her father dc
mandel. turning To his dhuyhter viii
well affected sembance Of wrath.
For answer she rested her elbows mp
ON the table. her chin In her hands
md gazed cX2diy into his eyes for NJ
instant: then she ::.id earnestly:
You are Improving. father. VA
afraid you h.i:.st lay the blame 10
that defect IN your constitution upol
the Lord. Most people do
Three hours Inter in the parloi Jf TN
Little Church Around the Corner Tn
bride was given away by her father.