The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
BUSY CONVICTION,
INDUSTRIAL TOWN
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ID.
take many to Increase the population
TO 5000. the number necessary to con-
vert town into u city under the Vir-
Sinfa law. That splendid down country
town OF Suffolk was the iasteto drop
the town short skirts and don the
city gown. Coytngton. i am sure will
be the next Virginia town to enter
the Virginia city list 1t could easily
do 1t now II st wanted to take advan-
tage of the Anderson law and annex
the suburbs, which are in reality a
part OF the town.
Town and County Love Each other
But It may be that Covington does
not want TO put on city airs yet In
deed am told that the town would
hate to be even partially separated
from the splendid countyfof Allegheny,
of which It is the capital. It is true
that becoming city and having a
Hastings Court and a double barreled
legislative body all it's own would not
remove Covington from Allegheny
county or keep 1t from being the coun-
~ seat, but unless Ii should prove diff
ferent here from everywhere else In
the state there would be u kind OF
separation of interests. and the town
people would not like that very much,
nor would the county people. for the
town people are proud of their splendid
fruit and vegetable growing county:
proud of her splendid mountain roads
probably the best OF any mountain
county In the State; proud of the
county's magnificent farms and or.
chards; proud of her vast timber lande
and her tnexhaustible ore beds and
mines, and proud of her glorious his.
tory, and do not quite relish even par,
tial separation from them as their
very own. And the county people, too
are proud of their splendid little county
nd nf he N,1s Y,.Ix.. L
pie here, who furnish them a home
market all the year round for their
fruits and vegetables and grain and
lambs and beevcs, and all the other
good things they grow in the fertils
valleys and along the rich mountain
sides. and they do not want the city of
Coyington TO invest in separate court.
q separate government or anything
that may in the least divide their in
terests. l wonder If it is possible to
change the State law so as to make
It optional with the towns whether
they become cities or remain towns
when they pass the 5000 mark. If SO,
believe Covngton would elect TO re-
main town and the pride of Ale
shany county after 1t passes that
mark, as 1t surely Will do in a very
snort time. comparatively speaking.
Banking Facilities.
With all OF the business activity
above noted. 1t goes without saying
that Covingtoni must have strong and
well managed banks. II has three OF
them with combined capital OF $500.
600. surplus. $4,000, and deposits az.
grcgating s1.Ooo,OOo
The Covington National has 500 900
capital and $4,000 surplus. The Cit
zens National has 100000 apital and
$4,000 surplus, and the Coving ton
sayinss Bank has s4o,ooosof capital and
$1,000 surplus. The aggregated assets
OF these banks amount to about ST.
100000 The TWO national banks have
been In business many years The
savings Bank is the youngest of the
trio The many deposits in thess
banks by farmers and truckers of AL
leshany county are evidence OF the
prosperity of the horny handed sons OF
toll.
When the business men and capital
lists of Covington want good thing
LOT their town they find a way TO get
It Ten or a dozen years ago they took |
notion that their town could be made
an attractive summer resort, being
l,50O feet above sea level and right in
the midst of charming mountain
scenery and SO they went down into
their pockets for the money and built
the cominodious and elegant Intermont
Hotel locating 1t on a beautifully
shaded hill overlooking the town, and
yet within the corporate limits. IL IS
an all the -year-round house, and re.
Gently II has been renovated and made
more attractive. Under new and most
capable management the Intermont is
setting Its sails for big summer pat
ronage this year, and the experienced
proprietor knows how to get the good
people and to care for them and make
them happy when they come
Town Attractions. n
with an abundance of water, piped
direct from the cool springs away un
on the mountain side. Covington boasts.
and has right to boast, OF its
splendid water. Its sewerage sys.
tenn is up-to-date in every re-
spect. and its streets are macada.
mized, with brick and granolithic side.
walks. The electric lighting plant is
q private corporation. but the indica-
lions now nnint q 1ha nn....i.i ~ -,