The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
South Richmond Bureau.
Tho Times Dispatch.
leo Hull street

Phone Madison i15.
Judge Walter Watson OF the Chesterfield
county Circuit Court. yesterday when asked
for his views on the proposed removal ~
the Chesterfield county seat that stand in
,he way OF the removal 0! the county sea.
, 10 chester or any other location. Those
ment To Chesterfield soldiers OF the civil
var. which has recently been erected al the
present courthouse: SECOND. tho fact that
new clerks Office has JUS: been built a,
me courthouse. and third. tho costly rey,
jan that has been put UP there.
In addition to these more important fac.
. tors In tho proposed change there IS alwayr
the feeling of sentiment that clinEs around
courthouse az old The Chesterfield
COUNT seat On the whole. !, Is doubtful
whether Chester would be any moro COR
rcnient 70 tho mass of the county citizens
than the prcncn, loca ton but OF course
this Is a matter that must be settled b. tho
votes OF the people. and when the nritatiou
assumes large enough proportions there i.
ever; reason to believe ths, the count" ron.
resentatiyes in the Legislature Will see ina,
The county voters settle the question among
themselves. =
In my travels .cver >,he county. however.
have heard little agitation OF tho subject
e"cept perhaps. IN Chester"
Other prominent citizens Of Chcytcrield
whom questioned abou; this proposed move
we're not inclined TO take the matter scr.-
ousls. and all agree that most or the pres
ent agitation is In Chester alone. There has
Tor many years been opposition 20 the pres.
ent ou,.of- the way Local Hon OF the court
L
matter began to assume real proportions
After nl perhaps. the most serious obs,a.
cIc III tho way OF the removal! OF the county
sea 10 Chester or any other town is ons
;erday-eNoerieace has proved that re.
moval OF the courthouse TO town invarl.
ably destroys the. social eide OF 'cour, days
that appeals SO strongly to ever farmer
Remove the courthouse to q town" the on
ronents OF the measure say, and the
farmers refuse TO come court day as they
q
ton. ~'N'-'-
This dissemination on the par, OF the
says. VIII have great weight il deciding the
hnal question.
20 Oppose Judge GreEorr.
nc TuHlor that an opponent Of judge j.
n. Gregory for the office OF Commemorative
attorney. 10 ha chosen next November. uou Id
ap s..a before TO, many days has been sub
lawyer of Forest Hill. has sisnNed his In
t W?tuo o. runnins AGAINST Judge GREGORY.
r ~ me 70 puoine announcement has been
published almost at any time.
Mr. Hohson was a rcslden, Of Powhatan
unit, the last few years. when he moved
nrst to Son Air Chesterfield. and later TO
Forest HILL where he has been living for
nearly year Thsre ara rmnlors a: ether
ton.
Although the contest is nearly nine month.
OF. tho different candidates beginning
10 stir around In quiet way among thei-
friends The present Office holders are busy
'reparing their fences and the prospectiva
Office holders are equally as busy building
theirs. The coming election for county treas
urer AMI Commemorative attorney promises
TO be one or the warmest ever conducted in
bal!o,inE is far off that few dare to pre-.
dict the outcome.
Ten Warehouses Cp.
In spite OF contrary weather and all yarI.
ties Of unfavorahle conditions the construc.
ton nf the TWENTY-FIVE acres of new ware
houses for the American Tobacco Company
So rapidly indeed. that about ten OF the
hugo warehouses are entirely completed and
several or the others are In the process Of
completion.
The drainage systen 1. almost laid. and
hands are at work laying out the straets
that are to bisect this MINIATURE village
on the new spur track that runs the length
OF tho lot and the leaf Is being stored away
In the warehouses lust as fast as III. hi,;,h.
!nes are completed.
II 10 proposed by the company to erect a
tan FENCE around the entire twenty-five acres
that will effectually exclude the gang Of
sons found trespassing on the co,npany.p
property Will receive swift punishment
police recently from the residents OF tina.
section Of the city because OF the crowd Of
Idle negroes that make the neighborhood
dangerous. Steps will be taken BY the coun
ty thorties 10 break up the operations OF
this gang II possible.
Crap Shooters Fined
The two redoubtahe crap-shonters Robert
Williams and Forester Bailey. both colored.
were each fined s6 and costs Yesterday
morning in the Police Court. Part 2 Justice
Maurice is determined to rout out the bone
rollers"
Bailey scraped together the amount OF tn,
assessment but Williams stood shy. His adj
dress for the near future Will DO caro- OF the
aotel de la Satierf1eld.
Say They Need JAIL
There seems but little proba bil!ty that the
demand OF the Swansboro people for Iail
I'll, be granted. as there Is no provision for
but one Jail In county. While there is
much that is true In the arguments adyanc