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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
HARD YEAR IN WEST POINT.
Busincss Was Dull nnl No New EN-.

Dusincss Was Dull ana No New En-
tcrrrisc Started.
Especial to The Times-Dispatoh.l
West Point, Va, January o.
The dullness of business and conse-
q]uently the scarcity OF money and
general depression financially that
swept over the whole country In 1907
,oS was so late in reaching West Point
and immediate surrounding sections
that 1T was thought that the crisis
Would not touch this quarter of the
s 81 10 fm It not only touched II. but
1903, has been an especially hard year
qnd the wave of depression is only
JUST reccding. There is encourage
ment In the hope that as prosperity
covers tho country, West Point may
finally ascend the crest and blossom
as a 1ae r cnicrn During the year . 1922 |; %
mere. The West Point Veneer
ana mas been established n
llrner basis under the new name
Of The Wost Point Panel Company.
Inc new company works a full force
day, and night. gss3
me clear warm fall. when OYSTER
ire natural rocks, has depressed tho
regular oyster season OF dealers up
70 20 a :, rev weeks ago. when the riEors
q winter set in. The oyster business
uepresslon at West Point causes de-
preston In all lines of Business.
.Ine southern Railway Company is
tinprovlng Its track and roadbed along
me York River Division.
s., nusiness among the merchants was
" uest about Christmas for years.
h,,tsHe m in this section. are the
sus.'t men now, selling the pro-
hnGts OF their farms. These products
'" rs never brought such good prices.
n nj, = churches are In good condition,
an vvh ne schools are doing good work.
mniie there is comparatively little
sneniay IN West Point, there is no
o ~ ia suffering. Tho general health
ma place Is good; and It. is hoped
ea uelloved that 1910 Will bring
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
CABLES
WHEAT
Corn Is Firmer With Wheat, and in Sympathy
With Higher Advices From
Wi thn WnSt
the West.

|, road strike. The weather news has
been generally satisfactory as the
growing winter wheat plant is SAID 10
be covered by a heavy NOV blanket.
affording 1t ample protection agailist
the extremely low temperatures when
have prevailed most of the week, ana
often even as far South as Texas.
prices scored Il further advance, al
though in the late trading part of the
Improvement was lost. Tho additional
rise was ascribed largely to encour-
kcts still being under the influence
OF unsatisfactory reports as to the
crop outturn in Argentina. In many
instances harvesting returns confirm
cd previous damage reports. and on
skeptical as to Argentine damage
became convinced that the cxportable
surplus would be decidedly smaller
than In the past year. There was a
wide difference OF opinions as to the
tive merchants imagined that the total
available for export this year woul
mot be far from So.000,000 bushels. suS-
costing a loss of about 16.ooO.0oo,
about 100000 0 to 50.Oo0.Oo0 as COM
pared with early premature estimates.
The subsequent recession was at
tributed to purely speculative IN
llueIlCCS, II DelTS Tie Ee1eFdl impress
sion that a large short interest had
been eliminated during the advance.
while holders for the rise were in
clined to axe in profits. Selling was
stimulated partly by continued liberal
receipts at interior points. The de-
cline was checked partly by exceed
ingly cold weather West. the mercury
being below zero over a wide area,
while the crop report of the Modern
Miller was unsatisfactory us it alluded
tn Ion icSfnnI MT 4 Nnuari q tho \
fields in many instances.
Exporters have accomplished almost
nothing In domestic markets as sup
plies arc inadequate and prices held
vices from Manitoba. and especially
Winnipeg, stated that exporters had
made large contracts for spring ship
ments.
More Interest In Corn.
Ia more interest has been shown
in speculative corn markets, and cspe-
c;ally in the West. Indeed. trading
has been on a far more extensive scale
and advices from Western points In
dictate that outside SPECTATORS are be
With buyers more numerous and Of
ferings light. 1t was small wonder
that prices advanced sharply. The
buoyancy was largely ascribed to SUR
stormy weather practically all over
the corn belt. making it evident that
the movement from country points
would continue small for several days,
if. not weeks. Probably the most po-
~tential Influence, however, was a re-
port hat 1t had been decided In Chi
cago that kiln-dried Corn could not
Nc admitted into contract grades. This
latter must have been a severe blow
to sellers for the decline as it had
been generally supposed that much OF
the corn thai contained an excess of
moisture could nave been made dry
enough by kiln-drying. Exporters
have been idle most OF tho time, their
limits being too low as a rule. but
nevertheless cash prices have advanced
sharply as there has been q good local
demand, partly to fill old contracts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
LYNcIIBURG TRADE.
New Year Opens Up With Bright Pros-
meets for Manufacturers aud JObbers.

Especially to The Timcs-Dispatch.l
Lynchburg. Va, January 3.-Business
opens uc during the first week OF the
New Year with fine prospects. Inc
pipe and foundry people are very busy.
Both the Glanlorgan Company and the
Lynchburg Pipe and Foundry Company
are working full time. n the latter
concern. in spite of the recent fire.
has lust booked an order for fifty
car loads of pipe for delivery In Mar
tinsburg. w. Va, in March and April.
The dry goods and notions business
is above the average for the season
OF the year. and there is every tndi,
cation that the month of January. Will
very good sales. The trade In
hats is active and up to season.
All of the Lynchburg shoe factories
are working full time, and indications
point to a very active business during
the coming months. The johbers also
report business good N indications
promising. There We're 3.I53
cases shipped during h week, and
while not up to the average, 1t Is not
an index to business. owing to the
fact thai most of the houses We're
busy ~rearranging stock and taking 1n-
ventory. The receipt of orders Tor
future delivery is or the increase.
The textile mills continue to run
full time. and have all the orders they
can take care of for n ahead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10

New York, January 9.-In spite Of
continued ursettlement, which PREVAIL
ed IN domestic wheat markets during
The first half of the week. the course
Of prices through the many rapid
changes was Enthusiastically toward
higher levels. The feverishness pre-
vaiiinE most OF tho time in all mar
kets arose from the fact that specu-
%lators were alternately swaved. first In
enc direction and then in the other by
a variety of conflicting factors. Never
%theless, the factors calculated to bring
about an advance proved to be the most
potential. and caused such tneasiness
among the bear element that the ef-
feet OF considerable realizing among
tae bull element was entirely nullified.
As a result, while the latter quite often
the fall was always of only brief dura-
ton. being Immediately followed by an
advance which carried prices eve
higher than they had been before the
Speculative Position.
To many 1t seemed that the great
rallyinE power displayed by tho mar
ket suggested dangerous crowding. On
that the market was being oversold
when prices broke at all violently. On
the other. hand. there seemed to BIO no
for any considerabie period. inasmueh
as the remarkably high premiums COM
manded by cash wheat make 1t tlnproft-
able to keep n of 1t In store to be
delivered on May or July contracts. 1t
was generally agreed, however. that
foreign advices played one of the prin-
cipai parts In forcing our prices up
ward. The b%uoyancy In European mar
kets was founded not only upon the
and the consequent reduction in the
floating bulk, but also upon the fact
that Canadian and Argentine wheat
was being offered much less freely for
future shipments.
These facts have given interest to
the seriousness of the question OF sup
plies for European consumers during
the winter and spring months. This ap-
that an important proportion of the
surplus now available In Manitoba has
been recently contracted for quietly by
certain large export concerns. Doubt
less this accounts for the sh mha In
viously alluded to. Advices from Ar
sentina stated that exporters there
have been reluctant to commit them
selves for important shipments in the.
near future. being rendered. extremely
cautious by the unfavorable. climatic
conditions. the claims of serious crop
damage. and the lowering of the esti-
mates as to the probable e%SportabIc
surplus.
The tend 1e,.s q SG%is 1hs sse1 81 various
'lcngs'' to throw over their holdings.
which caused prices to recede at times.
was prompted to n moderate extent by
additional advices as to the abundant
Russian crop. leading to predictions of
steady weekly clearances on a gener-
Gus scale from that country. 1t was
agreed that the shinments cannot he
expected to show material enlargement
until navigation is resumed In the
spring. Another check to the advance
was the fact that the primary move
ment in the West. and especially to
Minneapolis, continued on a liberal
scale.
The natural inference was that at
least a tacit agreement had been made
regarding the settlement of rail-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
MARKET is SENSITIVE
THROUGHOUT WEEK

New York, January 9.-The opening
transactions for the new year in the
stock market last week had not pro-
ceeded far when the fact became man
! ifest that the resources of the money
market had been mlscalculated by the
speculative holders OF stocks. Their
confidence in a prompt relaxation In
the money market with the turn 81
the year and in an active
ment demand for securities when the
yearly profits were ~disbursed proved
~unfounded. Added to this fundamen-
tai cause of the weakness were sew
eral other factors which melted us
trust of the speculative positaoh anu
increased the pressure TO sell.
The %uneXpired furry in call money
on the first business day of the year
10 IA per cent. was primarily due to
establishments required of the heavy
shifting OF loan obligations last ran.
In order to distribute the large sums
payable in January. IT was necessary
10 recall many loans, and#the holders
of stocks on margin were driven 70 q
scramble to obtain esOurces. besidos
the pressure on the market resulting
from this calling of loans. tho violence
~ the selling IN Rock Island gave rise
"a nneasiness and to rumors of dis
sensions as q cause. which prompted
other holders Of stock to throw them
over Tho action oC the foreign ex-
change market during the week and
the Knowledge of requirements facing
Tho money market by reason OF new
security issues prevented the tran
nuilizing of sentiment over the money
outlook.
sensitive throughout the week to the
shifting reports from Washington OF
II contents and the period for trans
mission to Congress of the Presidents
massage on the proposed treatment OF
ihe Interstate m and anti-trust
laws. That tho action desired 70 DC
taken In the stock market by those ms
|terested was not deferred until the
formal publication Of the message on
FRIDAY may be assumed from the fact
that the conference OF railroad presl-
dents with president Taft at the White
House on Monday made the argument
of the message known TO them, aa
the conference was for the purpose of
voicinE the opposition of the railroads
ito the grounds assumed. Tho %clrcula-
|tion OF copies of the message
also gave Wall Street its usual inkling
of tho contents. apprehension OF the
subject OF anti-corporation policies was
kent inflamed also by the progress of
legal processes OF that government
against several OF the great corpora
tions. IS
The labor outlook played Its part In
shaping stock market sentiment. Re-
sides the reports of specific disputes,
there was a striking unanimity In the
chance attached TO the high cost OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
COMMERCIAL INTEGRITY TELLS.
Smith-Courtney Company and Its Itcpl-
tntiOu throughout tho Country.

Smith-Courtney Company and Its 1tcpi-
tntlOu Throughout the Country.
Among the older establishments that
have done a great part to make Rich
mond the real commercial gateway to
the South none stands higher on the
list thar the old house Of Smtth-Court-
ney Company, whose immense manu-
featuring and machiner" supply plant
is at the corner Of Ninth and Cary
Streets. The name of the concern is
a household word IN Richmond, n
as for that matter all over Virginia
and all over the South.
The old and reliable house starts
off the new year With enlarged facili-
ties for servine their immense trade.
and they can make good the modest
boast that they arc the largest dis
tributors OF machinery and supplies in
all of the Southern States. They might
go further and say. IL their modesty
would permit, that the secret of the
wonderful and continued growth OF
their mammoth business is due to the
fact that In all the years of the com
mercial life of the establishment no
customer has ever had to complain
about tho work done or the honest
business methods employed in dealing
With their trade.
IT is lust such concorns as the
Smith -Conrtney establishment that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
DRY GOODS

New York, January 9~.--scveral i'd
vanccs IN prices were announced In the
cotton goods markets during the week.
Print cloths advanced I'D cent n yard
Y = Ii cents: ticktngs. 1-2 cent; duck
constructions OF heavy brown sheet
5inRs were marked up. Cotton yarns
were also advanced. in some instances
1.2 cent per pound on coarse numbers.
Trading has been of very moderate
character and buyers were chilled by
tho drop III cotton prices.
This week ttoile DIN nord gingliains
Will BIO advanced to 1O1-2 cents n yard,
ings t-2 cent. Arrangements are now
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
MADE WELL AT TOMB
pnraIytic Inrokcs Dead Bishop and
..L....M..... r.. IL. Cured l....L

Is Cured.
Philadelphia, Pa. January 9.-cured
of paralysis that ~incapacitated him
from work for years. Charles HelliE-
man, of 325 North sixth Street, has
added his name to the long list OF
those who claim that a visit to tho
tiers Church. Fifth Street and Girard
Avenue. brought about tho miracle.
Helligman made the announcement
of his restoration to health In ORA
BODY has been p%aralyzed and he could
move around only by leaning on a
crutch. lie attempted to so out in
the morning. but slipped on. the
Pexememn1 un NJ lFea. 3 / tn the nG Fifth and and
Race Streets Station, who happened
to be In the neighborhood, ran to
up and took him into,.his home. When
to find a cure for his aisment from
physicians, the sergeant. half In lest.
advised him to so to the tomb of
Gives Grutch Away.
&%Helligman went, and before Ser
geant Humphries was outlof bed Hel-
.llgman walked to the officers home
and presented him with his crntch. lie.
said that after his t Xiait TO the saint.
him and he felt as we'll as he did be-
fore the fall Injured his spine.
The miracle. as 1t will be regarded
by many, will be brought to the at
5Philadelphia clergymen appointed by
the late Pope Leo. XIII. to inquire into
the claims OF Bishop NenmanRs sup
5portars that he be o~anonized a saint.
He has already been given tho title
at Rome and only two stages remain
between hts name and that of saint
hood. Tho next state will he to have
tho church declare him "blessed." and
q lapse OF some years hls
name viii he entered in the calendar
4 First Cure at Tomb.
Tho first miracle attributed TO Bish-
on Neu1nann was when a. child who
Vas partially paralyzed. was carried
in It's mothers arms to his bier as no
|iay In state In st. Peter's, AS the
mother held the clHld up TO take y
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
, Tar south as Charlottesville and

as far south as Charlottesville and
as far north as Alexandria.
The receipts OF the p~ost-office are
now far In excess OF what they have
ever been. and there has been a gen
eral increase of its business. most
notably in tho m~oney-order depart
ment and registry divisions.
The electric light plant has recent,
ly been still further enlarged. and
more arc light have been supplied to
the corporation. n lights for the
depot houses. for both the Chesapeake
and Ohio and Southern Railroad sta
tions.
The mercantile business has pro-
crossed most satisfactorily. and there
have been no failures or forced sales
to mark the closed year..
The banks are all p%rospering and
continue to operate on a safe and
Lucrative and Increasing basis.
All the various institutions of tho
town are now in active operation,
and have met with marked success
during tho year.
The town IS most efficiently po-
Iced, and the health of the commu-
nifty is exceptionally good. It being
worthy of remark that Culpeper Is
reckoncd at Washington, D. c. as the
second healthlest place in the United
States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
DTTON'S
sEATURE OF THE WEEK
9#IgEH #EFsH# M%7## ## AEMH
Liquidation Brought About by Over
q Free Speculative ACKNOWLEDGMENT
81 Light Since Start of Holidays.

worn out mncadain roads in the SUI
burbs OF Jaclsonvil1e and around tie
city. In all some Twenty-Five or thirty
miles OF this work Is to be done, and
bids from contractors are to be opened
next week.
Among the bidders for this $s5o.0oO
Of paving Is the Atlanta Bitulithic
Company. of Richmond. The bitulithtc
Is something new here, and
1T is also something new for n Virginia
concern to be Bidding for paving and
road making work in Florida.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
FLORIDA LEADING
IN R0ADBU|lD|NG
Richmond Concern Reaching for
Big Contract in Duvall County
and Jacksonville Suburbs.

Jacksonville. Fla, January o.-Ihe
county Of Dupali. of which Jackson-
vile is a part. is taking the lead in the
matter of good road building. Bonds
have been issued ana many of them
sold. and all the arrangements COM
pleted to do sl,250.0OO worth of road
making in tho county. Tho sum of
325o,ooo is to be spent at once in re-.
surfacing and indeed paving old and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
being made for tic showing OF cotloh
blankets and mapped cloths for fall de-

blankets and Mapped cloths FOR tail az
livery. /,
whole bi,t there is an underlying note
OF conservatism due to the bigl, prices
and to q larger extent, pcrilaps; 10 ~
fluctuations IN the raw material W.,
bors are anticipating u very actise
spring trade, and their advance SIR.
mentH IN old orders thus TAR lnls
month have boon exceptionally IhrEn.
All business booked Is holding lrmer
than for many seasons past.
In mems wear lines. buying mas bcen
very conservative. Dress goods arc
generally quiet. Certain descriptions
Of nne woods arc easier. and raw silk
continues generally easy. Linens are
strong. and bnrlaps slightly ormer
d1-Jc: ss-incl. slxGo's, q 7sc bid; 3s1-2-
inch, s4x64's. Sc bid; brown sl,eetlngs
Southern standard. Sc: dcnims, = QUITO;
15c: tictings. %S-ounce. lac: standntn
prints, y i-2c; standard staple GIN
CHAINS, re. dress EinghamS, nc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
YEAR OF GREAT PROGRESS.


Culpeper, Va, January 9.--Tlle
peper' during the past year has made
substantial progress, and there are
certainly but few towns In the State
which have gone ahead OF her In
this respect. Every business house
both for business and residences, arc
now under construction, Among the
material improvements Of tho year
1909 arc a number of mercantile
houses now In successful oeperatton.
greatly added to, and this supplies
the finest and .purast kind of Ice both.
to this and the surrounding towns,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
COTTON INDUSTRY
MADE BIG ADVANCE.
New Mills Planned and Old
Plants Enlarged Dur
ing 1909.
ADOPTION OF ELECTRICITY
Developments Represent Invest
mcnt OF More Than
$23,ooo,ooo.
ADOPTION OF ELECTRICITY
lspoclalt 10 Thc rimes- pispatch.

Especial to The Timcs-Dispatcll.1
Baltimore, January a.--Thnt the
Southern cotton manufacturing indus
try had a steady advance during 1909
is emphasized by Il cvicw by the
Manufacturers Record In this weeks
issue of plans for new mills and tile
enlargement OF established plants dur
ing the year. Cotton manufacturers
of the South are realizing more and
more the possibilities of thcir section
for textile milling, and their frequent
announcements OF additions to spindles
and looms prove their faith in the fl-
turc of tho industry. Moreover. not
only Southern mill managers but also
those of New England and other parts
of the country, are Investing In South
crn mills.
1t is interesting to note That the
greater percentage of the spindles and
looms being installed from time to
time in the South are additions to
the facilities of existing plants, while
many of the strictly new companies
are formed wholly or In part by men
Interested in established and SUCCESS
full cotton factories. These enterprises
require the expenditures OF millions
of dollars. which add to the wealth of
the South and provide employment for
many thousands of her people.
In many instances the construction
OF IL new mill entails the establisll-
inent of an entirely new city, with
water supply. sewer system, electric
lighting equipment, improved streets
and sidewalks, modern cottages for
the operatives. and other facilities for
the health. comfort and contentment
Of the employees. as well as schools
for tho education of their children,
churches for their religious training,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10

make Richmond known all over tho
country and give the city a reputation
for fair dealing. good work and strict
|1mcrclnl Integrity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10

living In the annual reviews. and sur
veys by the leading authorities in ccon-
omies, finance and Industry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
MILLER 8 co.
BANKERS AND HROKERs.
10y II. Main Street,

members New York Stock EXCHANGE.
board of Trade. orders executed for
Investment or on margin on all y
CChba1nRes' Private wires to New YORK,
ca'caso and New Orleans.
=, LRB RS2D IInsMy;s
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last look at the revered prelate, it ia
declared, IT suddenly vas restored the
use OF Its limbs, Other miracles were
reported as happening to- sick people
who attended the funeral. and sinca
la Mecca for the afflicted.
The case was taken up by tho Vati-
can, and M committee OF Philadelphia
priests was appointed to inquire Into
tho bishops claims to DO canonized.
Nine years ago the remains OF the
bishop We're disinterred, and the body
was found to be In a remarkable stata5
Of preservation. 1T had mummified,
the features Remaining the same as In
life, According to members of the
commission. tho hands that held GthsB
ichnliGe We're In q perfect state OF pres
servation. The romans we're then
placed in a zinc casket and The lid