The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17
for years there is clay subso!l that

makes the best OF red brick
Near here is a white brick making
plant. This factory makes , spec.
OF sea sand and kind of concrete
combination. These white. sun-col-
ored brick bring a fancy price In the
Duh 4gEha an Beach, Wsh all ma II It's
fractions as summer and winter re,
sort and as an industrial centre, would
be In a bad way if IT did not nave nay. ,me
very best OF railway accommodations.
The Norfolk and southern Raiiway'
which has numerous lines and cofnec,
lions through Eastern virginia and
gauge line to Virginia Beach. which
as proa aa Eah Is II ITS h Track lines
company runs Sro cars o Of an evpry bnlf
hour, and nobody can complain OF the
lack of railway accommod1;ations, at T. VIZ, :,
| ginia Beach. Atlantic City and Coney
Island cannot surpass this resort IN
| this respect.
Other improvements Ahead.
The Virginia Beach Improvement
Company, Of which Mr.. ]. S. Groves is
the president Is doing a great deal for
the upbuilding OF the resort. The COM
pany Is now running a mile and haif
OF granolithic sidewalk up the shore In
the direction of Cape Henry, and many
lots have been laid off and put on sale
lat reasonable prices. These are being
offered the citizens OF Richmond,
Petersburg Norfolk and other people.
who are buying them and erecting pr,
yate cot tages Messrs. Meredith and
Cooke, real estate agents OF Richmond,
are disposing of numbers of these lots,
and among the purchasers are several
prominent Richmond men.
4 A movement on foot here, and which
is being pushed by the Women's Civic
Improvement Leagu, the Beach's board
of trade, looks to the building Of
large steam-heated bathhouse. The
purpose is to provide this building with
swimming pools and hot vapor baths
for the especial benefit Of winter So
Ijo1rners 1t Is expected that this im-
I. provement will be completed in time
! for next winters business. Golf links
i have been provided on what is said to
|be the amplest and best golf playing
A grounds in the South. The grounds
are out in the pines where the soft
|breezes continuously fan the brow OF
4 the golfers.
i The Military Must Come.
i Another scheme which the Women
.Civtc Improvement League has taker
j. hold of with a determination to VIII
!, out at an early date is that Of having
lIno state Iulllldi eAA't
! rifle range located near here, They
have the ground ready and plenty O.
Fit. and advantages that cannot be sur
B passed are offered the authorities
I When these women start after a thin
n they know no such word as fail, and
!. hereby warn the military authorities
that they might as well surrender. The
J, women are determined to bring the
, boys 70 Virginia Beach.
: The circulating library, which ha!
something over 1000 volumes, is opel
to all visitors and Is one among the
! greatest OF the aBeach's attractions.
snnntorium Work.
!. The good women of Norfolk and thi.
!. town have established here the Vir'
8 ginia Beach sanatorium for the car
! of infants. The association, of which
,l(NTrs. Barton Myers. of Norfolk, is 3presi
dent, has erected a splendid building
il for the purpose, and It is kept file,
! with children, who are given the best o
care and nursed back to health by en-
{ perts in that line, Miss Monte Wilkin
7 son Is the general manager Of the sana
J, |torium. The institution Is supported
!, by voluntary contributions, 1t having
a us, yet no permanent endowment.
On every Sabbath the sojourners ma;
!. attend church services There is
/ splendid little Episcopal Church on tn,
4 bea ch, x the Bantists are erecting So