The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
NEWS OF THE VIRGINIAS
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

Wheeling VIII again be honored this
year by a-visit Of Pittsburg trade boom
ers-representatives Of the chamber OF
commerce Of that city-vho viii leave
for long journey to the towns Of West
Virginia and Eastern Ohio on September
l.. The party VIII travel by special train
with sleeping and dining car aocommoda-
tons and viii De On the road three or
four days Two years ago a large party
Of PIttsbUrg business men were in the
city ~ route on a business booming trip.
but remained there but a short time. not
desiring % use any means 20 take local
trade from Wheeling wholesale houses
For the second time this year the Nor
folk and Western has submitted 70 its
employees a proposition looking 10 a re-
ductlon OF wages 20 remain In force "un-
II normal business conditions are re-
stored This proposition has been sub
mirted 70 the general chairman Of the
various labor organizations identified with
the road. and they viii vote on it. The
ballots have been sent out from Roanoke,
Va. and August Z the general chair
man is TO announce the result labor
men there predict that the vote will be
overwhelmingly IN opposition TO the &C
cepualce Of any plan looking 10 & Ts-
ductiOn cf wages
The continued dry spell throughout
8Iecklenburg during the past two weeks
has damaged the crops 10 a great extent
The prospects for al kinds Of crops were
exceedingly good, with large acreage
planted and the fields worked better than
for several years. The drought has been
prevailing for some time in the district
ar and around Fredericksburg. Now the
pickle and melon crops are being serious
ly injured. Water IS low in the streams.
mills and factories being not able TO run
on full time on account OF lack OF water.
'Beauvoir.'' the home Of the Daugh-
ters Of the ConfederaCy; the Walter
Baker Building. the Baltimore City
Building. the Grand Trunk Railroad
Building. and the Presbyterian Build
Ing are all that remain OF the site
Of the Jamestown Exposition that have
not been disposed Of by sale to private
parties. OF this list. the Walter Baker
Building IS the one most sought after.
and in al probability this, with the Pres
byterian Building. viii be sold very soon
Of many Of the buildings. as representa-
tives. so it is said. Of the jamestown Ex-
position Company Z IS reported that the
Daughters OF the Confederacy have plans
by which they viii retain Beauvoir and
convert It into a Confederate museum.
but this viii depend to some extent upon
the final disposition Of the Exposition
grounds.
In looking over our exchange list OF
the smaller daiIies published in towns not
as large as Suffolk. We find attractive
advertisements. representing every CON-
mercial and professional interest Of the
town. These men have found that 1t
pays. and they prize their paper as one
OF their most valuable assets These pa
pers are growing and becoming more IN
fiue8tial, because the business man help
them grow and expand The way to help
your paper grow is 70 extend your pat
ronage. and the way 70 XIII it Is to with
draw It--SuffoIk Herald
The dairymen OF Staunton and vicinity
have made arrangements for a meeting
to be held in that city on August L
when the project Of establishing a cream
! cry viii be discussed. There are two
! State Institutions there. and they use q
vest amount Of butter. The State insti-
/ turiOns are paying nearly double the
amount for Western butter than Is Oh
tanned for the local product
The statement is made that If a cream
cry IS built IN Stauntou, the daSrynen
would be able 70 realize nearly twice as
much for their milk as they now obtain
Commissioner Saunders and an agent
from the dairy department Of the Agri-
cultural Department, OF Washington, viii
be among the speakers 50 far. the con-
missioner has received more than a hun
dred different kinds Of dssEy fOodstzzs