The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

| Of several operated In Virginia ly the
I Dei0r- Company The talEe-v was rCe
/ OF The town 5 first larEe industries. and
{ -rcu- the cay Il was started has been ID
constant operation. a period Of aftlan
years The plant covers seventeen acres
ard IS located near the jackson River
and on belt line OF the Chesapeake and
Ono Railway thus having outlet Tor tII
waste products and excellent trarsp0rta-
.l1- facilities FOR lis -eatls--
This industry gives employment 10
over 10 men The Def0rd Company has
enlarged the plant at CCviuEto1. build
-nE large addition and installing new
equipment No other CoViuE-On industry
I has been Of 50 much benefit 20 the people
I living in the county The large market
tl-S Institution has established for bark
has done much 70 Increase the yearly IN
come OF land owners all through the ad-
3 Jacs-t territory
The town IS an excellent lumber mar
Aet. IS good as any in Virginia Through
OUT A--egnany County great deal O.
building and other construction work re-
Q--r--g wood has created a large demand
1or dressed lumber The planning mill
here is owned by Z II NetrleJon & Co
Pride in Machine shops.
The C0vingron Machine Company
forms an industry in which CovinEroa
takes much pride. The shops started IL
lSa2. and from then 10 the present time
noticeable progress has been made
For three years the attention Of the
plant has been directed 10 the uanufac-
ture Of a patent coke extractor which IS
regarded as one Of the most valuable IL
N-=Eri0ns Yet perfected IN connection
with the production and handling Of
coke The original patent on the coke ex-
tractor was granted IN lSSl 10 Thomas
smith. O. the ThorncIif Iron Works.
Sheffield England. and the machine was
introduced into the United States in 1sss
The C0vington Machine Company owns
the American patent rights.
The most recent addition 10 Covingron's
numerous industries IS the big ice plant
owned and operated by the Allegheny
Ice Compauy- This concern began oper-
aIigls last June. and besides supplying
the local community. is now shipping
ice 70 Hot Springs and Low Moor. The
caqacity Of the plant is twenty-five tons
daily
Its Financial Institutions
Covington's financial institutions in
clEde two national 5anks-the Coving-
ton National with $4,000 capital and the
Citizens National with S60.008. There is
also the Covlngton Savings Bank. or
gaDlzed only q year ago with a capital Of
$4,000 TIE local banking situation is.
and has always been. splendid During
the recent money famine the banks OF
Covington paid IN currency every de-
nanc made upon them The resort 10
scrip common elsewhere. did not touch
CoVingt0n- She paid il coin OF the realm.
The wholesale and retail mercantile
business Of COvingtOn is well conducted
ard In the hands Of progressive naer-
chants II IS not necessary for the citf-
-
70 Uail-oTder buying or extended shop-
ping trips The markets are good. being
wei supplied FROM the agricultural dis
tricts not far distant and by rail from
the seacOasL
COvingtOn Ideal Town.
IN the foregoing We have covered prac-
ticaily the Industrial and commercial
field Of Covingron- This article viii be
incomplete without a description Of other
advantages than those purely Industrial
The location Of the town g ideal The
residential section is as pretty as any
town Of its size in Virginia As a home
town il possesses marked attractions.
The homeseeker finds here a home site
with tax rate-State. county. district.
and town conbined-of only 81 80 per hun
dred- situation which must appeal 10
persons IN a STATE where low tax rates
are the exception rather than the rule.
IN the matter Of churches COv5ngton is
well supplied There are represented /
here Presbyterian. Methodist Episcopal /
Methodist Episcopal South. Episcopal. 1
Baptist. and Roman Catholic. most Of /
them attractive edifces. with able clergy
men tn charge
Has Good Public Schools.
The school system is remarkably good
The Central School building can accom- I
modate between 500 and 90 students. The /
attendance last session was slightly in I
excess OF go Covington's school system /
includes eight years Of graded primary /
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