The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
IDEAL TOWN
OF THE OLD DOMINION
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OF THE OLD DOMINION
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and grammar school work and four years
Of a high school course The latter
course includes ancient and modern Ian
guages and prepares students for college
or for business There has recently been
established in connection herewith
school OF manual training
The high school enjoys the privilege
of an excellent working library and is
we'll equipped with chemical and physical
laboratories. James q JeIer. B A. Is at
the head OF the C0vinEron school system
Prof Jeter is also vice president of the
Virginia Teachers Association. Another
educational advantaSe which Ccvington
enjoys is the summer normal school
This town was selected as one OF the
permanent points Of the annual sessions
OF the school The attendance here this
season was about "a
Two good newspapers cover the local
field. the Covingt0n Dispatch independ-
ent and the Covington Sentinel, inde-
pendent Democrat The Washington Her
aid is delivered daily at the breakfast
table.
The Leading fraternaI organizations are
all represented IN COvilEtOn. among them
being the Masons and Odd Fellows. The
Masons have a splendid editce for their
meetings. The building includes a mod
eru opera house. a decidedly complete
one. In consequence the first-Class at
fractions have an opportunity 20 be seen
and heard by CovingtOn audiences The
/ best Of plays make Covington one Of
their stopping points. and in addition 10
the local audiences, receive paTOnGe
/ from Hot Springs
Hotel accommodations al Covington
are sufficient for the towns needs. and
/ the hotels enjoy an excellent patronage
Has a Local Architect.
Architectural attractiveness Of Coving-
ton is in large measure Of home talent
/ The Covington Baptist Church and the
! residence of s. E Pace. both Of which
| appear as Illustrations In The Washing
ton Herald to-day, besides the residences
/ Of r. Y. Crowder and " a. Rinehart,
are from original designs BY Mr.. Pace.
/ who is at present engaged in the prepa-
ration OF elaborate plans for the new
Methodist church at Clifton Forge. a
/ picture OF which Will shortly appear IN
/ this paper.
/ The Chamber OF Commerce, organized
| n November. 1856. for the purpose of pro-
I tecting and promoting CCvingron's inter
/ ests. has already done much along this
I line The membership Of the Chamber
| Of Commerce includes nearly all the
/ business men OF the town Their present
| disposition is 70 offer every facility TO the
/ upbuilding Of the town and the increase
! OF its population through emigration
| from the Industrial centers Of the North
and East. as well as from the higher
! grades Of imported labor. Their aim is 20
double the population Of Covingtou with
I IN the next decade They have the town
site which can take care Of q community
| Of 5000 and then not be in the least de-
/ gree congested. They have the resources,
| the climate. the markets, and every other
attraction, material and otherwise. that
| make for good. wholesome. hard-work-
| ing Americanism-
Stands Ready TO Help.
/ The chamber Of commerce stands ready
TO help in any way the honest man of
/ skill or brains who seeks to find employ
ment for one OF the other Of these quail
/ acations. The town will grow Coving-
| ton is the sort OF town that cannot help
I growing. but the chamber Of commerce
! is the sort Of a body that wants to facili-
7 tate this growth in every possible way,
and 20 that end Is willing TO meet the
/ newcomer. either capitalist or artisan,
more than half way AS an index to the
wholesome public spirit Of the chamber
/ Of commerce may be noted that & stands
! ready TO donate the necessary land for
the erection Of a new station for the
( Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
/ The present station. although well lccat-
| ed, is inadequate 70 the needs Of the
| town, and N comparison with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio stations up and down the
main line does not look quite right
Whether the railway company will decide
| TO accept the offer OF the chamber OF
commerce Of the new station site remains
to be seen
The officers OF the chamber Of com.
merce are ". 4 Rinehart. president; E
N Netrleton. vice president: J. J. Lear
jr.. secretary. and r. J. Dickey, treas
urer-
VIII Have New POst-Office-
The United States government has ap
Ipropriated the sum Of $4,000 for the erec.
ton Of a new public building at Coving
ton There is much discussion as TO tn,
site Of this Of course. but the matter
viii be shortly decided by the govern
ment officers. and within another yea
Covington VIII possess handsome public
building