The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-30
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS.
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
AS to Convict Management-C Comments of E
Rural Writer-Shall Poultry Show Shake
Richmond and c. to Tidewater Section?
Various Views and Suggestions

Hampton. Newport News and old
Point can take care of all the visi-
tors, and there will be no need to cross
Hampton Roads to find a lodging
place.
Il am interested in poultry and will
De glad to have the SHOW in this sec
ton"
That's good talk and true talk. /
am sure that IL the Virginia chicken
breeders decide to hold their fair IN
the Tidewater section Hampton will be
an ideal place for it. but. from a thing
OF two things / have heard within the
past week am inclined TO think
Hichmond isn't going to let the poul-
try show get away from the capital
city.
Some weeks ago received an in
curry from an Innocent newcomer TO
Virginia and the South, asking II
there were any cotton factories in Vir-
ginia. North Carolina and South Caro-
Ina. | gave him a pretty long list
OF such factories in the States named
including several extensive plants OF
the character named in several Vir.
GINA towns. These facts and figures
! were given offhand. and no attempt
was made TO make them exact or giva
NNNo''S' w a. hOOTHan, the
wide awake secretary OF the Danville
Commercial Association has Just is
sued booklet showing the advantages
OF that manufacturing centre, and n
most readable and Informing booklet
II is. Secretary Norman claims that
Danviile is the second largest manu-
featuring centre in the State. Rich
lnond. of course. being first, and then
he says the largest and most pros
m
are located in his town. referring. OF
course. to the Riverside and Dan River
cotton Mills. From his figures, which
are taken from the books of the COM
| pany, ] learn that the capital invested
is S7.000,0G0, the spindles in operation
are 100000, looms 1887, cotton con-
sumed In year 10000 bales or u.s.
5oo.o 600 pounds: last years output, So
i9s,6s9 yards or +9,90S miles OF white
goods. ginghams. checks. etc-''nearlv
enough to go twice around the world :"
The factory buildings cover over forty
acres. and the floor space amounts 10
nearly 100000 square yards The opera :
tives employed are Approximately 1900
and the monthly payroll foots up a
little over $4,000. Secretary Moor.
man adds that none OF the operatives
have lost days pay In many years ON
account OF shut down." and since
'Ho pV - iHHIHp Oh inc cotton milling
business In Danville mo one year has
shown a snNiler output than its pro.
decessor." THE history of these mills
from the start" says Mr.. Norman
has been for each succeeding year
more buildings, more spindIes. mora
looms. higher grade goods, higher
grade and better paid operatives"
That is fine story OF Virginia com
mercial and industrial DEVELOPMENT.
and one that should he encoura cling TO
all the good Virginia towns
The rains have come to the Middle
West in time to save the corn crop
and to some parts OF Virginia they
have also come along in good shape
Let us hope the showers and the down
pours VIII visit all other sections Of
the old State in the mick OF time"
The corn crop is all right so far, but
1t needs dampening terribly
The Richmond Boosting" PROPOSE
ton for the early fall is attracting
general attention. and when that Oc-
tober Boosters Train" starts out from
the city for it's whirlwind boosting
tour there Will be something, doing.
Strange as the statement may be.
the fact is that the drought has some
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