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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

they swap news and gossip, the oftener
they shake hands and tell each oificr
what is going on, and all that kind OF
thing, the better 1t will be for them
individually and the better 1t will be
Tor the county and the State In q
general way. And that Is my answer
to the fourth question. and 1t seems
that these are the things that coun-
ty fair is good for anyhow" SO puch
A More Cheerful Aspect.
The other letters are all cheerful,
and are the kind that man likes to
read. One of them is enough to quote
from. 1t comes from the great county
of Pittsylvania, and the writer says:
You are on the right track. You are
dead right when you say that eoun-
ty fair in every county of the state
will be good thing We are about
equi-distant between Danville and
Lynchburg, and we are in close touch
with Richmond and all Of these places
are now having big fairs every fall.
and the people Of this county go 10
thems and derive great benefit from
them, but old Pittsylvania wants a
county fair, too. Nothing would profit
the county more. We ought to have
one at Chatham every fall. and II the
Industrial Section of The Times-Dis-
patch will lend helping hand we
will have 1t, too. 1t is true that we
can't expect to have anything to come
anywhere near matching the Richmond
show or the Lynchburg or the Danville
fairs. but we can scrape up home
exhibit, big enough to bring the peo-
pie out to find out what their neigh
bors are doing and, as you,sa to
shake hands with each other and get
better acquainted. You need not be
surprised II Pitts, lvania pulls of a
county fair at Chatham next fall"
The above Is a sample of the other
twenty odd letters. the one first quoted
from excepted. of course.
What a glorious thing 1t would be
If there should be pulled off in vir-
ginia next fall exactly 100 county fairs.
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sought in those countries that are
still In the era from which the
United States has emerged: that is, in
countries that are selling crude ma
terials and buying finished products.
These countries are the republic of
South America, North America outside
the United States. Africa, Australia
and New Zealand.
or these various markets South
America and the neighboring lands Of
North America offer the most promis-
ing field for the development of Amer
lean business. Africa has been par
celled out among the various nations
of Europe. each of which is anxious to
control the trade of its particular
zone OF influence. Australia and New
Zealand are British colonies and, while
hospitable to American trade, natural
~ give the preference to the mother
country. which furnishes the chief
market for their own surplus produce.
AS matter OF fact. the trade of
the United States with Latin America
and Canada has been advancing in
the past few years far more rapidly
than with any other part of the world,
and 1910 shows that exports to Eu-
rope increased something less than 10
per cent In this decade. To Australia
and the other islands constituting
Oceania the increase was II per cent,
In the case of China and Japan there
was an actual falling off, although
this was due to special causes that
may be temporary. Exports to Africa
remained at practically the same level
in 1910 as in 1900. Turning to the
Western Hemisphere. on the other
hand, there Is shown gain of over
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

sengers going from one continent to
the other usually made the trip by way
of Europe. A great many persons are
not aware that any change has taken
place in this particular. Judging from
some of the speeches made in Congress
and elsewhere. AS matter of fact,
however. transportation facilities con-
Meeting the United States and South
America have grown even more rapidly
than trade itself. swift as has been the
expansion of the latter. Last year, for
example, although the combined ex-
port and import trade Of the United
States with South America was nearly
s30oo0,O0o greater than In 1908, 1t pro-
vided full cargo for only about three
quarters of the shipping tonnage en-
gagged In this trade.
The Panama Canal.
At the present time there are seven
regular lines of steamers between the
United States and Argentina and Ave
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

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houses going up and bigger churches
being built and farming knowledge
getting SO that even a boy can make
from 100 to 1893 bushels OF corn to
the acre and i've and n hair to six
tons of hay to the acre and get $50
a ton for 1t, the boys and the girls
are about reaching the conclusion that
the town and the city has no adyan-
tages over the country. In fact, the
boot is on the other leg The next
step In this revolution ia FOR tho town
and the city boy and girl who find It
hard to meet the high cost OF living
and have anything left of the city
salary to hear the slogan. Pack to
the farm" The boys and the girls are
hearing 1t, too.
Co-0perntivc Work All Along.
The country folks are beginning to
see the Importance OF encouraging
this revolution. At the last session OF
the Virginia Legislature bill was
passed which gives county boards of
supervisors the power tn make annro-
priations amounting to $40 to the 1000
Inhabitants to aid in the farmers CO.
operative demonstration work. a work
that has done more than anything else
know Of to bring about the changed
condition of things as referred to
above
heard member Of the Legislature
say when he voted for the bill that he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
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R|CHM0ND'S WAY
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as well as In the cities and the towns
much more economical than 1t used
Ito be.
Il AS / understand It, the Gordon Metal
Company, of this city, Is engaged in
THE business Of bringing these reduced
rates right to the door of the country
home builder.
4 How They Grow.
The Gordon Metal Company is one
of the Richmond establishments that
started some years ago in small way,
and has grown as greater Richmond
has grown. Away back yonder in tho
days when all Things iii tins good old
town were small two young men start
ed line OF business in the metal and
wood working arena. There was a
young man named Gordon at the head
of It, That little shop has grown into
the Gordon Metal Company, which Is
now one OF the big Institutions OF
Richm ond.
1t was In 1897 that the present COM
pany got It's charter, and Its was bulit
on the efforts Of the young men, VINO
previous to that time, speculated along
the big lines that the company Is now
going upon. Anyhow. from small be-
ginning a great enterprise has grown
and that shop down on tourteenth ano
Dock Streets shows how great 1t is.
The officers OF the big company o.
to-day are James w. Gordon, president,
Frank w. Brown. vice-president ana
treasurer; Howard Gordon, secretary.
They are all young fellows, and busl-
ness Young fellows they are. They
have built up big business, one that
extends all over the Southern and
western States. and they have made II
a business that heralds the name OF
. Greater Richmond all over the coun-
try, and they have made plant mere
that all of Richmond Is proud OF ana
that all OF Virginia should be equally
proud OF.
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between the United States and Brazil.

between the united States ana 6ra7ll.
A number OF others run to Caribbean
ports of the southern continent. It Is
possible for an American traveller to
reach the northern ports of South
America in less time and to go to
Rio or Buenos Ayres in as short a
time as the European voyager, and he
can make the trip In as great COM
fort by any one OF number Of liners
American goods can reach the South
American market as quickly and
cheaply as those shipped from COM
peting points in Europe In fact both
in distance and in rates American
ports are on almost an exact parity
with those OF Europe so far as South
ern Brazil and the great La Plata ter
ritory are concerned. while In reach
ing the northern ports OF the CONT
nent the American trader possesses
distinct advantage over his foreign
competitor. With the opening OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

luU per Ceut. III SI.pot 10 " LIZ SS''SN
countries of North America, and OF
approximately $50 per cent. to South
America.
Some Big Figures.
The total trade between the United
States and South America during 1910
will come very close to a grand total
of s3oO,O0o,0o0 This compares with
total of approximately s260.000,00o in
1909, and s129.O0o,0oO in 1899. In other
words, the trade of the United States
with South America has more than
doubled in ten years, and during the
present year the interchange Of prod
ucts amounts in round numbers to ST.
0OO, 900 for every business day In the
year.
This represents very recent
growth. Fifteen or twenty years ago
trade and travel between the United
States and South America was so
slight that both merchandise and pas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
FERGUSON LOSES
 TO JIM BARRY

u.w Orleans, October 16.-At the end ~S the fourteenth round of what was scheduled to be a twenty-round bout be- tween Sandy Ferguson of Chelsea, Mass, and Jim Barry of San Francisco, at the Wsst Side Athletic club in McDonough- lille. just across the river from New Orleans. this afternoon. Ferguson's sec ends threw up the sponge. The contest was announced as the first of series of elimination bouts with a view to the possible selection of man to meet the heavyweight champion
 The fight was slugging and showing match from beginning to end, neither Barry nor Ferguson, in the prevailing opinion, showing championship form.
 Just after the men had advanced to the center of the stage to receive instruc- lions from the referee, Barry extended his hand toward Ferguson, who respond ed with what appeared left jab to the face, and for a time the ring was in an uproar. Spectators rushed to the aid of their respective principals and 1t took the combined efforts of severa policemen to quell the disturbance. Ref. cree Tommy Walsh instructed the mer while their seconds held them in oppo- site corners, Ito fight from the ring oi the gong."
 The first three rounds were about even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
AIRSHIPS FLY FROM
 PARIS TO BRUSSELS

Paris, October 16.-Henry Wynma - len, the Dutch aviator and holder of the worlds altitude record and M. Legagneux, the French aviator, each with passenger, made a remarkable trip in biplanee today from Paris to Brussels. They started with an in terval of an hour and half in an attempt to win the $3O,0cO offered by the Automobile club and the s5O00 of fered by the municipality of Paris for a successful flight with q passenger to Brussels and return. Wynmalen, after reaching the Belgium capital, left al- most immediately on the return jour- hey and arrived safely this evening at St. Quentine. Legagneaus decided to stop for the night in Brussels and will start for Paris early tomorrow morn ing. The distance between the two points is about ITO miles as the crow flies and the distance between Brus- sels and St. Quentina approximately so miles. The daring Hollander there fore covered about 250 miles with passenger.
 made a landing at St. Quentina to re- plenish their gasoline. Wynmalen made a second landing a little farther along to inquire the way. The weather was ideal and the trip was without incl dent. Wynmalen covered the distance to Brussels in hours and 38 minutes Leganfineaux, with only one stop, made 1t in five hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
NEW CLEW FOUND
 IN EXPLOSION CASE

San Francisco, October 16-The discov- hidden in an untenanted house near the bay in South San Francisco threw the detectives working on the Los Angeles Times explosion case into new spasms of activity and cast an inky darkness over clews hitherto considered brilliant of promise. The dynamite was contained in 10 boxes of 50 pounds each addressed to J. B. Bryson and is supposed to be the same lot as that purchased by three men from the Giant Powder Works Septem- Der 20.
 The theory that the much-hunted Bryce and Perry the ''sqinted-eyed man. who purchased the giant powder and took it away in the launch Pastime are the men responsible for the Times horror, apparently is riddled.
 James c. O'Brien, owner of the house Francisco, where the dynamite was found, was responsible for the discovery
 On September "A man giving the name of William Gatt, who answers the de- scription of the third man who accom- panied Bryce" and Perry to the powder works, rented the house of real estate firm.
 That night Mrs. John Fox, a neighbor, saw two men drive up to the house in a delivery wagon. The wagon contained a load covered by two large pieces of can vass. The wagon was unloaded, the men drove off, and no one has been seen around the house since that time.
 OBrien today decided to go out to the house and see who the new tenants were. He found it empty and in the par Tor the boxes of dynamite. One box was opened. and as soon as Mir OBrien saw that it contained dynamite he notified the police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
KING MANUEL IS ON
 WAY TO ENGLAND.

Gibraltar, October 16.-The members of the Portuguese royal family left Gibral- tar today. King Manuel, the Queen Mother Amelie, and the Duke of Oporto embarked on the British yacht Victoria and Albert, while the dowager queen. Maria Pia, went aboard the Italian war ship Regina Elena. The departure of the royal family was marked by thunder ing salutes and the playing of the Portu- guese national anthem. The British au- thorities accorded to the King and his party all the honors due their rank. The route from the governors residence to the wharves was lined with troops, while the vessels in the harbor were dressed.
 The Victoria and Albert sailed for Portsmouth at 5 p. m. She was preceded by the Regina Elena, which got away two hours earlier. The latter proceeded for Spezia, from which port. the dowager queen will join the King and Queen of Italy at the royal shooting box near Pisa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
OFFER NEW PRIZE
 IN BALLOON RACE

St. Louis, October 16.-In addition to the James Gordon Bennett trophy for the winner of the international balloon race, to be started from here at 4:30 p. m. to- morrow, three prizes were announced by the Aero club of St. Louis. which has charge of local arrangements. The first prize will be 5000. the second $500 and the third s250.
 The ten balloons were laid out at the aerodrome this afternoon and the task of infating them will begin tomorrow morning at o'clock
 Lieut.. Hans Gericke, pilot of the Ger man balloon Dusseldorf, this afternoon announced as his aid Samuel F. Perkins of New York. MT. Perkins. with Will liam F. Assman of St. Louis, who Is to act as aid to Lieutenant Leopold, pilot of the German ballon Hamburg III, makes two entries who participate in the con test aside from the American entrants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
SERIES IS WHAT
 ALL THE CRITICS PROPHESY
BY MANHATT

able to hold his own in the battle of
 wits that he will indulge in with the peer less leader.
 Ordinary fans here are evenly divided
 in their opinions as to which team going to come out first best in the coli bats that are to be staged in PhiIadelpbid and Chicago this week. There is no dif
 ference of opinion as to what sort o
 games these are to be, nor as to how
 the conflicts will be attended. The idea of the careful critics are that seven
 games will be necessary before a del cision Is reached. As to the financial
 results, it Is predicted that the total rel ceipts of $1S8, BOP 50 in last years serieJ
 will be surpassed. Naturally customers are picking th1
 Athletics to win the worlds title and rl
 roofing for them. The westerners wisN
 to see the series won by the representa-
 lives of their section. It is the eas against the west A
 In Philadelphia they do not see howl the Athletics can held winning. whiIa iN
 Chicago there is feeling amone1 tbN proletariat that the Illini are invincibleI Frank Chance did not lead his team tu triumph the first year he was in tb T.
 worlds series, neither did Fred ClarlH
 Both men, however, bossed world chanI| pions the second year their clubs got intN
 the big series. Mack was the defeatek
 general in the first try he had to will
 world championship and now it is hit|
 turn to get in the Chance-Clarke class. The Athletic combination Is a real American league team. Only three Of itl
 members Capt. Harry Davis, Fred Iyaru
 sell and Danny Murphy-ever saw seryict. in the senior organization. The series of 1910 for the worlds chan1| pionship ought to be the best in the hi id' tory of the game. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17

Memphis, October 16.-(Speciaf)- Southern league players wintering here, and even some of the directors who acted as the jury" to listen to charges instituted by "Herbie' Juul against the Montgomery club, were wondering today what may happen to the college boy who by claiming to have turned states evidence caused the Montgomery club considerable em- barrasment, which may end in the payment of its fine of $1250 already imposed for salary limit violation.
 Juul lost his effort to secure his base ball liberty, according to the directors who ruled that his application as a free agent should not be allowed, be- cause he had not complied with the constitution making it compulsory to tell the league fathers of his private tssnus and public contract" within ten flaws of the time the deal was closed. Juul waited till the end of the season.
 By the ruling Juul remains the prop srty of the Montgomery club, and play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17

As far as can be learned the messages sent from the America through the Siasconsett station were the last that can be forwarded direct to shore sta- tions if the America put straight out to sea.
 Wireless experts here fear the sound waves from the small wireless plant aboard the America may be muddled by the vibration of the Americas engine and interfered with by more powerful wireless current from big ocean steamers and land stations.
 The anxious seekers after news from the America learned tonight from Mara time reports that the steamer Mesaba, bound from an European port for New York, should run into the Americas S zone some time tonight.
 Federal officials at Washington inter- ested in the flight of the America have asked every wireless station and ship equipped with wireless to notify Wellman and his men that the hurricane reported off the FlorAa coast has blown itself out and will not in any way endanger the airship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
CIuett Shirt Week

Twice year. once in the spring and once in the fall, the makers of the famous Cluett Shirts arrange with the dealers in mems furnishing goods throughout the United States to make exhibitions in their windows of the seasons very latest creations This autumn Cluett Week falls on October 22-29. During that week the dealers in this city will make attractive dis plays in their windows, showing the very latest creations of the loom and printery. New colors and combina- tions will be revealed in both pleated and plain bosom shirts, some with the new French, or turn-back, cuffs. As the local trade Is very progressive, no doubt they will make some very fine showings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
LOOKS BLUE FOR JUL

CTS who have all along expressed their disapproval of his "squealing act" say that it is now Montgomery's turn to laugh.
 President Joseph of that club said he had no idea that any one would 'persecute" Juul, but players expect a much smaller salary to be offered Juul for next season, and If refused Juul may have to spend an idle season. Un- der the laws of organized baseball, as he had a miserable season on the slab the past campaign, players say the Montgomery club would be justifable now in offering Juul 'cut rates'
 The moguls left for their homes to- day. Charley Frank. who was an in- terested listener to the Juul case, said he would have the same team as near as possible that won the Southern league championship for New Orleans this year. George Rohe win most likely return to third base if Manush cannot revert from New York. John son, purchased from Chattanooga, will play first base.
 T will hunt for another Jackson" said Manager Frank. If we find him New Orleans will repeat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
PROTESTANTS MEET
 AT BIG CONVENTION

Cincinnati, October 16.-The third week of the triennial convention of the Protest ant Episcopal church of America, in session here, was ushered in with spe- cial services in the pulpits of the Epis- copal churches in this city and suburbs during the forenoon and with a great mass meeting in the afternoon, which was devoted to Sunday school and mis- sionary work. The mass meeting was held under the auspices of the board of missions and Sunday school auxiliaries and was attended by a great crowd.
 The speakers of the afternoon told of the great work that was being done in Sunday school and missionary work in this country and in foreign lands.
 The mems lay missionary mass meeting was the principal event of the night programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17

Barry showing more science and better footwork than his huskier opponent, and doing most of the leading. In the fourth a straight left to the nose brought the first blood from Ferguson, whose most effective blows were short jabs to the wind and face. Ferguson had shade the better of the sixth and seventh rounds, and in the tenth he looked a winner, landing several blows with right and left to the wind and face. bringing blood from Barrys eye. After this the fight was all Barry's, who came up strong in the eleventh. Landing almost at will, he had Ferguson apparently dazed up to the finish. In the thirteenth Barry foored Ferguson with a straight jab to the side of the head. In the fourteenth Barry rushed his man and at the bell Ferguson was a beaten man. His second gave up the contest.