The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
the competitors for its freight will be
two roads that are necessarily antago-

two roads that are necessarily antago-
nistic.
The yirsinian crosses three north
and south trunk lines very near to
Thinking. Thus 1t Is seen that the
new town is to have all sorts Of rail
way transportation advantages.
The people of Lunenburg are In
tensely interested in the good roads
movement that has seized upon the
population of Virginia generally. The
roadways OF thet county furnish good
foundations for macadam, and the
supply of rock to make 1t being abund-
ant and the people being alive to the
situation, there Is every reason to be-
lieve the time is not far distant when
all OF this section will be noted for
It's good country highways.
Power to Run Machinery.
The territory within the triangle IS
well supplied with water power. Motto
way Falls. five mics from here. are
considered as fine a water power as
| there is in Virginia this side OF the
mountain and hill country. This can
be easily made into electric force suf-
| ficient 10 run the machinery OF many
mills and factories and brought to this
place by wire. On Flat Rock Creek
and Hounds Creek. within two and
one-half to three miles OF the town,
are several smaller water powers
which can also be turned into clectri-
city for use here, as we'll as in other
nearby communities. and many mill
wheels can be run and much territory
|lighted up at night.
Hundreds, even thousands. OF springs
and deep wells all through this ter
4 ritory. together with tho streams
named, furnish a never failing supply
of the very best OF drinking water, all
Of which Is OF llthia strain.
Lunenburg county Is excellently
4 drained by the streams that have been
named, together with many smaller
streams nottnamed, all OF Which empty
into the Meherrin and Nottoway Rivers.
There are comparatively no marshes or
swamps. and hence no mosquitoes.
\ Chills and fevers are almost unknown
here. and the whole section Is health
Il full to degree. Many valuable mineral
Isprlngs are to be found in Lunenburg
Icounty. as well as in the contiguous
territory.
Bank aud Trade OrEanlzations.
/ Such commu, /. as has been de-
Nscrbed must needs have banking fa-
\ cilties. "A year ago last June the
u Bank Of LunenburE was established
II mere WITH S5V,Uuu pdlu up NCApltal.7Ehe
1 first year of its life it made a s per
\ cent. dividend for It's stockholders and
II laid away a handsome reserve fund,
hts capital, surplus and undivided pro-
fits to-day amount to $3a.75O; it's de-
5Iposits are $4,000. it's loans and dis
i connts $4,000. ara its total assets foot
f|up $4,000
Such a community must needs have
also an organization through which all
n of It's members can work together for
u the common good and The upbuilding OF
Il the town, A8month ago a Board OF
Il Trade was organized with nearly fifty
n members, and 1t showed It's broad
mindetness in the very outstart by
{ Iadopting the name Of Lunenburg Conn-
y ty Board of Trade.
Il This organizations, which has for its
l principal officers l.. N.tle Bridge forth,
president. and D. n. Kennedy, secre-
4 tary has already set ON foot plans
! and enterprises that are to- take a
!, Large part lin making Tinkling- Ken
8 Hvit,ae t5 tisPst tofi ~ Ill ~ tiNSts hts
4. ss.tot tlieil l.saoTs Will spe tbs erer-