The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-03
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DISQUALIFICATION
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An Inviting Field for considcra-
ton of Manufacturers of
Every Kind.
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THE BARBOUR BUGGY COMPANY
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The Towns Pridc-Power Com
THE BARBOUR BUGGY COMPANY
The Towns Pridc-Power Com
pany to Erect Mighty Plant.
Unique School.
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SOUTH BOSTON, VA. May lit is
rather difficult to tell all about SO live
town as South Boston in one COM
munication. without making that COM
munication too long to please the aver
age reader. In my letter Of last week
] was compelled to leave out entirely
some OF the pleasing features or the
town and but merely mention Others.
believe / have once before told how
the town came to be laid off In such
odd shape. 1t was Incorporated as a
town when the brother In black" was
largely in the majority at the polls In
ell parts of Halifax county. and cspe-
cialiy that part OF 1T which 1t was pro-
posed to incorporate as the town OF
South Boston. The property owners
and the business men preferred to re-
main In the county and have no cor
poration, rather than to have Jim
Grow" town government, but the Leg
1slature was white enough for all prac-
teal purposes, and would give the peo-
pie here any kind OF charter OF in
corporation they wanted. and the Leg
islature passed the bill Incorporating
South Boston Just exactly as 1t was
drawn UP by several wise men here.
The corporation lines were SO drawn
ms to keep the colored voters In the
power to elect Mayors. Councilmen, etc.
These lines have not yet been changed,
although the negro is no longer a men
ace. but they will be in time, and South
Boston Will then be squared to the
right lines and will no longer be zig
gag corporation with length out OF all
proportion TO width.
The Pride of the Town.
The main part OF the manufacturing
plant OF which South Boston is the
proudest OF all. factories No. 2 and No.
located beyond the city limits, while
only the original plant. factory No. 1,
Is located in town.
While South Boston is proud OF liz
immense tobacco business, its lumber
and planning mills, its cotton and shirt
factories, its ice making plant, its
splendid mercantile establishments,
both wholesale and retail, and Its vari-
ouJ other enterprise. 1t is true that
every citizen OF the town is prouder Of
the buggy and wagon-making enter
prise than any other. and we'll they
may be, for the Barbour Buggy Com
pany has done more to make South
Boston known to the whole country
than any other establishment here.
Mammoth Mnnufactory.
The amount ofcapital and surplus in
active use in the conduct of this NAM
moth establishment is $4,000. and is
kept busy too. for the capacity of the
works Is good for 10000 vehicles an
nually, and the hustiing statesmen came
Very near to selling the full capacity.
These statesmen carry the name Of
South Boston TO eighteen States of this
Union from Massachusetts to Florida
and Texas. But few shipments are
made In other than car load lots. by
the way Richmond is big market for
the output of this plant. AT their
Richmond repository, No. 1893 East
Main Street, the company keeps an i'm
mense stock of vehicles to supply the
trade of Richmond and all OF Tidewat-
or Virginia. and thus 1t happens that
the Barbour Buggy Company is to a
certain extent Richmond concern.