The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-27
SELL LAND FOR
FACTORY PURPOSES
PETERSBURG soLoNS AGREE TO
DEED TRACT To TUE ToBAC-
co COMPANY.
PRESS PARK CAMPAIGN
NEW ENTERPRISE LOOKING FOR
sTTE-DEATH OF wELL-i<NovS
LsDY-TNsPECT BELT
LINE WORK.

PETERSBURG, May cT.-The Joint
meeting Of the board OF aldermen and
councilmen. at It's session, Friday
night, voted TO sell portion of the
almshouse track to tho Eritish- Aneri-
can Tobacco Company for the purpose
of erecting on the tract large stur-
age warehouse
The decision of the American To-
bacco Company to extend their inter-
ests in Petersburg means much to
the city as II viii be the means of
living employment 10 Il greater num-
Der Of people than is now employed
by the Company. The sale Of the
tract authorized by the aldermen meets
with general approval by the citizens
The size of the trac. sold is see feet
fronting on West Street and extending
back 1900 feet. comprising eighteen
acres, more or less. and the price was
MAGE 5000 per acre.
The land is purchased for the pUr-
pose of erecting buildings for the stor-
age Of tobacco. The city, reserves the
right to use all the gravel on the land
west Of their western building. The
city engineer and city attorney are
requested to make a plot and prepare
papers to be preserved the common
council and aldermen for adoption pro-
Company through Its proper agent sig
Risss Its irase,ssass ~ WHITING soslStiy tfffs
property for the purposes expressed
Mr.. Nelson Paterson, Of the council
stated that he had been fuYorrned by
representative of the British Amer
lean Tobacco Company that in course
of time the company would locate IN
this city 100000 taxable values
This would mean SIS 200 in tax reve-
members from the council and alder
men spoke upon the matter ali Ak
pressing their pleasure that such a deal
could be made. When the vote was
taken upon the matter 1t was unani-
mously carried AT the meeting Fri
day night, Mr.. w. n. Jones was elect
ed caucus chairman and Mr. G. 3.
Gill, secretary
To Press Park Campaign.
The ways and means committee of
the Battlefield Park Association has
decided to raise $4,000 for carrying
on a campaign for congressional ac-
ton in the establishing of a battle
Held park at Petersburg. The COM
nittee will solicit subscriptions in Pc
tersburg and in Prince George county,
where the park is to be located. In
View of the fact that SO many hand
some monuments are being placed
will be endorsed by the G. A. X.
posts and the government will take
charge of the points of interests at
Petersburg and see that this park il
established.
Inspecting Belt Line.
MIR. A. &. Needles, general manager
Of the Norfolk and Western Railway.
visited Petersburg Friday and inspect
ed the work on the belt line OF the
company, extending from Addison, in
Dlnwiddie county, to Poe, In Prince
George county
Enterprise Looking for Site.
President Charles T.. Smith. of the
Smith Standard Vacuum Pump Com
pany, of Washington. is In Petersburg
for the purpose of looking over the
ground and of consulting with the
chamber of commerce" c@orrtserning 10
eating here. President Smith went
over the grounds with Secretary Mar
I'm ana inspected several SITES ana
was favorahly impressed.
The board of governors of the
chamber of commerce and competent
local engineers will inspect the pump
which VIII be sent down in about ten
days from Washington. President
Smith wishes to sell 100000 of the
bonds of the proposed company In Pc
tersburg Should this be done the
plant will locate here. The entire
amount of bonds to be issued is $780,
oee. which viii be secured by the
plant and equipment
Mrs. Virginia l.. wilkins.
Mrs. Virginia l.. wilkins died Fri
day afternoon at the residence of her
son. Mr.. Waverly wilkins. on Wash
ington street Mrs. wilkins was in
her eighty-tslird year. The arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet
been announced. Mrs. Wilkins. who