The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10
There are number of first-class tailor
ing houses here.

There are few cities in the South
that have as many lovely homes as are
to be found in Danville. A much travel
ed visitor, who tarried here for a few
days less than five years ago. declared
that there are absolutely no towns in
the United States that present more
charming home scenes than are to be
found for ten blocks along the upper
part of Main Street. Since his visit as
many as ten more blocks have been
built up with lovely homes and they
have been extended beyond the city
limits westward to the suburbs.
All of these things have been dis
cussing are but eyidences+of the thrift
and progress in Danville, about which
wrote very fully last week.
But anybody who is much accoun.
can make home in Danville Only
six months ago the active and wide
awake Commercial Association launch
ed the Mutual Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION. strong corporation which
, loans working people and all other
kinds of people who are In the least
thrifty the money at a low rate of in
terest with which to erect homes. and
the Real Estate Loan DepositlCompany,
OF which spoke last week. is making
wonderful development of building
Danville has within the year built a
splendid theatre at cost of s35 900 and
the people now enjoy the best of the
atrical performances, the first-class
travelling companies having since the
completion Of this new and splendid
house made Danville a regular one
night stopping place.
The new Y. M. c. A. building. which
| is to cost 100000, and was commenced
last fall is nearing completion. 1t will
be an ornament to the city.
a Blessed Mountain Shed.
In point of climate and beauty Of
surroundings, Danville is unsurpassed
lby any town or city in the Southland,
and none e&cels it in the combination
of natural advantages, either for bust
ness Or residential purposes. 1t is one
OF the healthiest cities In the South.
The temperature is never excessively
hot or cold, the nights are cool and
pleasant, and the atmosphere is dry and
free from malaria. The city and vicin-
ity are not visited by excessive rains,
tornadoes, billiards., waterspouts or
other violent disturbances of the Gle
ments.
| The city and Vicinity are well pro-
tected by famous "mountain she'd
that has been the subject of song ora
| ton and racy composition for 10! these
many years. Danville nestles under the
edge of this mountain protection, like
chicken seeks shelter under the caves
of barn, while the billiards., snow
storms and tornadoes that come from
1.-The West strike Bull and Peacock
Mountains, rcochet over Danville and
do not come to terra frma again until
they have gone thirty or more miles
! southwark. This us no romance, for ii
lis a we'll established fact that that bles-
sed mountain shed is not the least
among Danvilles blessings and advant-
ages,
There are no extremes to Interfere
1 with amy line of business or Industry,
| or to make the city undesirable as an
Eabiding- place, There are no epidemlcs
in ana around Danvillc, and tile roses
bloom from early spring until almost
las late rs Christmas.
No CTo1kcdncss In Public Affairs.
Tho city government here is said to
| be the best of any town In Virginia. ]
am sure / do not know that 1t Is the
best, but j do know The fact that In all
Iof the panville energy put forth in the
matter of municipal improvements for
1 tho pastNquarter ora century every
I5thing has been clean.r There has been
mo tainted work and tho thing we call
graft Is unknown The Dnnvillc peo-
8lple have q way Of calliHs out their best