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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
THE pEREEoTo MULE-FooTEp HOG.

derful progress"
1t must be confessed that this View
OF the case is justified In a general
way. Visitors from other cities note
our progress and see 1t more clearly
perhaps because they are In a posi-
tion to make comparisons. and come
OF the visitors come from towns and
cities that are not hustllng like Rich
mond. Yes, tbs ruc;; It's pity, and
pity It's; It's true that Richmond peo-
pie have less TO say about Richmond's
advantages and progress and prospects
than circumstances warrant They
could talk day in and day out about
tho railway facilities. about the water
way advantages about tho nearness
to perfect coal supply, about the
climatic advantages. about the health
fulness OF the town, which exceeds
anything any Southern city can boast
OF, about the advantages to be Of
fercd ito new industries and about
many other things that ought to be
talked about at all times and in all
places. And yet II we're to say that
public spirit is lacking I would be put
In the Annanias club, and properly So.
Tor there Is undoubtedly a responsive
public spirit here, and yet II IS Ger
tainly true, as the cotton manufact-
urer told me, that the 10000 folks
In and around Greater Richmond do
not fully realize the old towns great
progress. and they do not sufficiently
express and advertise It, My cotton
manufacturing friend was just q
transient looker-on, but he said some
thing worth thinking about when he,
through me. advised Richmond to take
steps to make itself better known
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
FIRST HALF. 5
Notice TO Taxpayers
FIRST HALF,
Office of Collector Of City Taxes,
7 - E. Wy

Ofice of Collector of City Taxes
City Hall, Richmond Va.
THIS OFFICE WILL BE READY Tlo
RECEIVE ALL or, oNE-FIALF OBS
CITY TAXES. REAL ESTATE EAND}
PERSONAL. FOR THE YEAR 1911 On
JUNBs15TH.
THE WHOLE TAX rs DUE. but thet
ordinance provides taat one-half maN]
be paid in June and tho remaining halE
In December. Failure to pay all or
ono half In June incurs penalty on
5 per cent. on the whole amount which HI
Is due a. once, and IL nottlpaid befora
SEPTEMBER lST. the Collector is res
quired to levy. with costs added. .E5, J
ALL MALES 81 years OF age, ALIA
PERSONS (AlALE OR FEMALE) wnos
own personal property. or hold personaE
property Gs f1duciary, and all Dartieg
conducting business in the city Of
Richmond (of whatever nature) arS
assessed. and will please call and set-l
tie, so as to avoid delinquency. .
SEWER CONNECTING BILLS are pay
able In the same manner as Taxes. ani
al the same time.
GIVE NAME, IN WHICH PROPERTY
STANDS, and see that you set all your
bills 60 : ~! -:
This being the only notice provided
Tor Tor by law. please give IL prompt att
TO the whole bill after June a0th.
Washington Ward taxes, etc, must
he paid at the office OF the Deputy CoI-
lector. Tenth and Hull Streets. 4.
HI. HULCE, XII
City Collector pro tom. ss
.8 City of Richmnnd.l
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.G0OD.CHEER FROM
HENRY COUNTY
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CONTINUED From First Page.)
"riving'' shingles suited him best.
Irving shingles" is really a profes-
sion UP in Henry county. and IL ono
really knows how to rive" them right
there is good money in the irving bust
ness. M
But George Booker is dead and gone
and now let's get back to the letter OF
William Madison Peyton. attorney at
law and farmer on the side. Mr.. Peytop
says The Times Dispatch is looked
upon in Henry county as the best
paper in the country. and I'VE could
not get along without It." He then
speaks OF the Industrial Section, and
declares II to be authority on the
SubJects 1t treats. and always strictly
accurate. Therefore. when he saw this
misleading statement as 10 the oat
crop" he thought 1t we'll enough to
correct It. and he then goes on TO say
that while here and there a farmer
has gathered a fairly decent crop of
oats: as a general proposition, the oat
crop OF the county. which is usually
big thing for the county. is this year,
to all intents and purposes. complete
failure. He says that taking the
county as whole. the farmers will
not more than make seed oats.
am very sorry to hear this. but I
know tnat hr. Peyton knows whereof
he speaks, and his statement is to be
relied upon.
However. Henry county Is not IN the
background even If the cat crop Is
failure. The folks up there have
raised not little wheat, and then that
Henry county tobacco crop that is
coming on, and that enormous corn
crop that is being grown in the Smith
River bottoms and the Horse Pasture
bottoms and in the Leatherwood bot
toms and along the hillsides or Chest
nut Mountain and everywhere else In
one of the grandest and most prolific
counties of the greatest Common
wealth under the heavens, will even
things up. Don't get scared Brother
Peyton. even II the oat crop is fall
ure: other good things will bring up
the average. p s. w.
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same sex, Galiantry on the part of tho
male is shown in his generosity and
consideration for the females. as tndty
Gated by his calling them and giving
to them the tenderest morsels to cat. d
This is ona of the surest Indications O Il,
physical vigor on the part OF the maio.
Lastly. in vigorous fowl the eyes
always look bright. clear and roundS
and aforesaid bright eyes are alwayS
on the lookout for some unwary grass
hopper or other insect who wants tGS
depart this life, and help so towarda
making one OF tho 5o,ooo,00o 81 egga
which are consumed daily Ii, tiIsS
orous hens Will help furnish 3thei1ii45ss
!: the !, !. etheEs that ssant t. Reskafss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Donrille Tobacco Report.
Special 10 The Times Dlspa tch.

Special TO The Times Dispatch
DanviIie va. June 2f.--There Is some 1T
lie loose tobacco being sold on the ware
house floors every day. but not enough 10
be of any particular interest TO the buyers.
The all-absorbing interest centres In crop
conditions. which are BY no means salts
factory. a good deal of tobacco has been
planted on the recent local rains, but the
season vas not general nor OF sufficient
duration TO plant much tobacco. Since the
last planting season the weather has been
hot and dry. dnd very unfavorahle TO the
growth of newly set plants Preparation
had been made in the old belt section for
al least q 10 per cent Increase in acreage
over last year but owing 10 unfavorable
conditions II is believed that there has not
been as much as 10 per cent. OF normal;
crop planted up to this time. nor that much
more than this acrea Sc can now be planted.
With not over an average OF 30 per cent OF
normal crop lanted In the East and South
1t now appears that there will be material
shortage of bright tobacco this year. There
is considerable inquiry and some little trad
Ing in redried brlGhts, which is OF a specu-
lative nature, but the stocks held are small.
and very few high-class goods to he had.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
The Day Of Small EARNS.

Ths day Of intensive farming Is at
hand. and IL is being demonstrated in
Virginia that big financial results can
De pulled out of twenty five acre
farms and ten-acre plots. And now an
agricultural writer comes to tell me
that after while a man who knows
how 10 turn the trick will make a
living and lay up money by the Gull
tlvstion of less than ave acres Of good
ground. maybe one or two acres. This
writer cites Texas case as follows.
"A farmer in the old days who had
only 100 acrs of land was considered a
poor stick A man in Texas has an ir-
r!Sated tract OF ten acres, and from It
etables, divided In this way: Winter
vegetables. S1.o0s; Bermuda onions.
last year he sold $685. worth of veg
harvested In March. siS5; beans. peas
and beets, sG41; radishes, both winter
and summer crops. such as California
beans. etc, s56s. He paid out s22l for
Aeip for seed and plants. sl3T: water
for irrigation purposes. 800; expense
OF marketing. sls4; total expense, s642,
which. deducted from the so:s24 he
got for his crops. left clear profit OF
S2.2S2: and besides this he had all the
vegetables he wanted for his family OF
five and all the foodstuff for his horses
and cows"
Well, we can do anything in a farm
Ing way in Virginia that can be done
In Texas, or anywhere else under the
stars do not know that ten-acre
farms will ever become popular in this
latitude. but do know that Tom
Sandy and his little army of assistant
demonstrators are doing a splendid
work In teaching Intensive farming in
Virginia. and how the small farms.
we'll cultivat ted and vigorously nushed
pay bigger PROFITS than big ones in
differently worked. Should not won
der IL the time does come when the
proprietor of the twenty Ave acre
farm In Virginia Will be the nabob of
his region.
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REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
.(continued From First Pago,,

CONTINUED From First Paxel
Idly that tho average was over one
every hour. In fact, SO far as can
be ascertained. a new record In real
estate selling was established
There are several reasons for this
phenomenal selling. chief among them
being the recent announcement that
the street car company will extend It's
line to within block or so of the
property. and that Monument Avenue
is to be extended beyond Roseneath
Road. Then. too. Blanton & Co. an
nounce that there will be a sweeping
Increase In prices OF at least 90 per
cent. on all lots on July /.
Colonial Place continues to hold a
place in the limelight. and the agents
VINO are handling this property have
no complaints to make of dull bust
ness. be It summer duIlness or what
not
Norwood is not asking any odds OF
anybody or anything. The improve
ments in this delightful suburb are
going steadily forward, and the sales
of lots and the handsome new homes
being erected by the contractors are
being made every day.
A fcw months ago somebody. a cynic
maybe. said that the suburban bust
ness was being Overcome, and predict
ed that the time was near at hand
when there would be some little col
lapsing In that line of business The
present indications are that he was
poor prophet, and did not know what
he was talking about.
New Hichmond IN the Field.
A new Richmond has entered the
Richmond army OF real estate hust-
lers. The new Arm is Julian Q. An
derson s; Company. with offices in tho
American National Bank Building
basement. and is not a bit shy of
business to begin with
The truth is that the president and
moving spirit OF the new concern is
none other than Julian C. Anderson,
long an active builder and seller OF
the better sort OF suburban property.
However. until recently Mr.. Andcr-
son divided his time between real es-
tate and experimenting the large
printing business of the known
firm. the Anderson Label and Print
Ing Company. In which property he
has Just sold his interest in order that
he may give his undivided attention
to real estate. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
HEALTHY CHICKS:
HOW TOGET THEM
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Continued From First Page.)
and that. presumably. because of their
we'll known qualities OF fall and winter
laying. may have lowered their vitality
before the breeding season. 1t appears
reasonab BILE, therefore. that the con-
tinued breeding generation after gen
Grafton from pullets Instead of hens
may have q tendency to shorten the
normal length of life OF the race of
fowls. and at the same time to lower
Its native vigor. while breeding from
mature fowls two or moro years Of
age should tend to longevity and a
consequent Increase in vitality
Congestion and crowding OF the
breeding by keeping large numbers on
limited areas is without doubt one OF
the most serious causes of loss OF
vitality Lack of exercise is natural
consequence of congestion. and COM
mon accompaniment of overlooking
Too much to eat and too little to do
appears to be one of the most com
mon sources of difficulty in securing
fertile eggs with strong Matching pow
err. capable OF producing vigorous
chickens. The dangers OF overlooking
may be greatly reduced and the health
of your flock promoted by furnishing
for the breeding focks a deep litter OF
straw or other scratching material and
feeding all grain in this litter. thus
making them scratch for a living
(same as we do), at the same time
providing them with as large a range
as possible to encourage exercise in
the fresh air all the year round.
Survival of the Fittest.
The first principle 10 be adopted In
the successful handling OF poultry
should be to eliminate weak stock
whenever we see 1t. This applies at
all stages of development from the
baby chick to the matured fowl. The
chick which shows physical weakness
at any time should be killed or ha
distinctly and permanently marked and
kept apart from the strong stock later
to be marketed II worthy. chicken
may overcome weakness so far as OK
ternal appearances show and still re-
tain the inherited tendency TO weak
ness. 1t Is we'll known that certain
physical weaknesses are transmissible
from the parents to offspring, The
best safeguard therefore, is to eltmi-
nate all stock that shows or has shown
weakness One OF the best and most
satisfactory ways OF marketing weak
tcNi - " uSS L'iiIlOHp uySSt lNuS QlS-
tingnishing II quickly from the others
until tho feathers have molted.
The action of fowl, no matter OF
what variety or age, is the best In
dication ofFits physical condition. The
physically weak Is inactive and
"dopey," and Is just as likely to squat
as to stand. IT does not scratch or
forage actively. IT Is the last to get
off the perch In the morning and thu
first to go to troost at nights, and is
frequently found on the perch during
the day. The loudness and the FREE
auency of the crow of the male. or the
song or cackle OF the female IS a re-
lmhle indication OF strength. The
weak fowl seldom crows or sings, and
Is less likely to do so when In the
presence 3f q strapEt In diyiapass Of tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Close Of the Loose Leaf Selling seasnn
Paclnys D,AnIcrs nn Some RuslneSs.

Close Of the Loose Leaf Selling Season.
Package Dealers DO Some Business.
The Richmond loose leaf tobacco ware
houses are now In a state of inoduous
desuetude. as the late President Cleveland
would have expressed It. The last fale of
loose leaf tobacco for the season was pulled
off last Friday. at which time about 5o,ct
pounds of the pun-cured stock was sold. II
will probably be about the second week in
September before the warehouses will offer
any more loose leaf. and then for quite
while they will probably have only prin,ings
TO offer.
The $1,000 pounds that were sold last week
attracted the attention of the buyers. ana
every pile that was offered brought what
may be termed fancy prices.
The package dealers have almost suspended
business for the season. and they are now
taking more interest in the forthcoming an,
nuai meeting OF the Tobacco Association 81
the United States. which Is to be pulled on
nj Old Point on the +th and 9Th OF JniS.
tSan they are in sales and resaies OF the
weed However they made some deals IN, me
past week and one concern reports .ne
sale OF many hogsheads OF bright wrappers
that have been on storage Tor quts =
The manufacturers report good business
ana very active demand for virginia maze
plug chewing and smoking GOODS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Little OLD, Solid old R,chmopd

When the Cotton Manufacturers.
Convention was held in this city a
few weeks go talked with men, Der
OF that convention, who spoke some
what s follows: THE progress of
Richmond is remarka BILE, and do you
know that am Impressed with the
idea that Richmond people themselves
do not fnlly realize the wonderful
progress they are making along In
dustrial and development and banking
lines. 1t is mistake on the part OF
your people not to talk Richmond and
not TO advertise Richmond. Really,
strangers have to come here and
realize it and then call the attention
of Richmond people to their own won
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
TonAccoS1srs TO MEET.
national Association VIII Hold Annual {

National Association VIII Hold Annual Con.
vention at Old Point Next Month
The Tobacco Association OF the United
Point. and as this association has many
members In Richmond and other tobacco
markets OF the State. as we'll as e good
many officers. II is always an occasion of
Interest. especially to she local tobacco
trade. 4af IN. =,
The complex conditions that now exist In
the trade, and the many matters touching
the tobacco interest that ls now before Con-
sress and the courts. will no doubt be dis
cussed By the tobacconists from the different
sections of the country g this convention
and in every way it will be a very impor :
tant and interesting one m
The officers of the association are T. ~
Darlington. of Richmond, PRESIDENT; ". L,
Petty. of Lexington. KY: T. E. Roberts, Of
Chase City. and r. P. Watson of Wilson,
y. c.. vice presidents.
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VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS
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Continued From First Page.)
another. in nearly hundred and ffty
cities.
"of the ffteen States now having
general laws giving to the cities tho
authority to adopt commission gov
ernment three are Southern--South
Carolina. Mississippi and Alabama.
These fifteen States do not include
California, Colorado. oregon. Michigan,
Missouri. Oklahoma and Washington,
which are known as home rule" Com
monwealths. allowing the cities to
frame their own charters
Virginia. among tho Southern
States. is taking a leading part in the
movement for new systems OF mu-
nicipel government. the object being
direct rule by the people in the various
communities. The campaign in the
Old Dominion is being conducted by
the League Of Virginia Municipalities.
a most progressive organization Its
aim. as set forth by resolution, is TO
give to the whole State of Virginia.
counties as we'll as cities, the advan-
tage of the system of pure democracy
and the commission form OF govern
ment was Endorsed"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Pnrk-io.pnrl. RnuIernrd.

1t lis understood that the movement for
the handsome new boulevard. which is to
connect the beautiful Byrd and Bryan parks
is now rapidly taking definite shape Sur
veyors have recently placed pegs along thie
road TO mark The lines OF the i0n.foot borie-
ward. which, when completed. Will be one
OF the handsomest in the South. and one
which will add more to the pleasure of the
people OF Richmond than any one thing
which has been done for them BY munich
PATTY and the county authorities In many
vears d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Railway Improyen,cnts sou,b

Baltimore. June oi-over slooooooCo will
be represented in,the construction work now
under way and projected by leading railroad
systems OF the South. without taking into
consideration new lines to he built by new
companies a most gratifying characters-
TIC OF current new concerning railroads Is
the frequence OF dispatches sying that i'm
portant companies are energetlcally increas-
Ing the capacity OF their lines by double
tracking and revising curves and grades
There is scarcely any line OF prominence
which Ia not engaged In this sort OF work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
down on SALT WATER.
arenhaden Fisheries and Guano Fn

denbaden Fisheries and Guano Fnrtories
Employ Mnny People.
The up-country folks in Virginia know but
little OF the value OF the fishing Industry OF
the lower part of the State. and II must be
said they do not care very much about It
But all the aame they ought TO he inform
ed Here are soma facts Virginia has thir-
teen factories for the conversion OF men
hadcn or alewlfe FISH into oil and fertilizer.
In these factories more than 100000 is in
vested. and their aggregate payroll Is about
S.61H.t01 year They employ ffty-s!N
steamers and about 200 men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
What a Contrast.

nave heard OF some Virginia farm
boys who thought 1t we'll TO Quit the
old James River bottoms. the Dan
Rivar low grounds. and the valleys be-
twixt the grand old Virginia noun
tains. and look for agricultural for
tunes out towards the Rocky Noun
tains. the section that land agents
talked SO much about.
Only last week l had three letters
from these disappointed investigators
asking me about the prices OF old Vir-
ginia lands. In nearly every case the
writer's would say they have found
things too heavy out there and the
irrigation cost and all the other costs
bankrupt them before they can ge; a
chance to stick plow.
And Just In this connection I nnd the
following In q reputable farm Journal:
The farmers in the Irrigated dis
trlcts east OF the Rocky Mountains are
but little better OFF this year than
those depending upon the rainfall. The
spring rains have not been rsceivei to
fill the ditches and reservoirs and the
run off from the snow, fields Is not
enough to make good the deficiency. 1t
will require unusually heavy rains
during the coming month to prevent
"a aerious crop shortage except where
irrigators are unusually favored by
prior rights and local showers"
Got to pay for water to wet your
land. don't you see? Down here In
Old Virginia we are not in any way
dependent upon irrigation. We get the
rains all right when they are due, ac-
cording to the laws of the universe,
aud the good Lord has blessed us with
The best laws that apply to the uni
verse. BY the way. lands are reason
ably cheap In this Heaven blessedland,
and 1T may be we'll enough for tboea
Fellows In the Far West who are ut
terly dependent upon unexpected de-
velopments and upon peculiar rain
falls that are not natural. and irriga-
tion that is absolutely unnatural.
Indeed. It is we'll for them to In
quire about the cost OF land In this
Heaven blessed country and the cost
OF transportation TO the same. to a
goodly land that needs no irrigation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
SHORT TALKS ON
VARIOUS topics
The Mule Interest
CONTINUED From First PAGE.

ginia.
The Mule Interest
Two Virginia farmers / know of
have demonstrated in small way that
This State is JUST as good place to
raise mules as is Kentucky The
Southern Stock Yards Company. OF
Richmond. this biggest mule and horse
sellers in all the South. tell me that
they would much rather sell Virginia.
raised mules than any other kind. Some
day the blue grass sections of vir-
ginia are going to do great things on
the embarrassing business. These
regions are now raising the finest cat
tie the world ever saw. and shipping
big beyes right from the pasture 10
English. German and French markets,
where they bring an enormous profit.
Mules reared on the blue grass farms
Will pay Just as we'll, If not better
There Is no danger of the automobile
supplanting the mule 1t may knock
q few carriage horses out OF business,
but the auto that can take the place
of the mule has not yet been invented.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Mica Mines in Henry County.

About $50 acres of land. containing mica
deposits at ASton. In this county. will he
developed By the George K Cooper Mica
Mining and Manufacturing Company. This
corporation has been chartered with $4,000
capital stock. and George X. Cooper Is vice.
president.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-20
Golden City Reunion

The dates this year for the
Golden City Reunion, are August
,, 3 and 4. Come and camp on
the ground the entire three days,
and have three days of solid en-
joyment and pleasure. The beau
tiful park, splendid water and
the excellent order that has teen
maintained at former reunions
has caused thousands to attend
the Golden City reunion in past
years and they will do so this
year. Splendid orators will de-
liver addresses each day and there
will be attraction of all kinds.
This will be by far the biggest
and best reunion ever held in the
southwest. Those desiring priv
ileges should address the Privil-
eye Committee of Reunion, Col
len City, Mo.
W. G. JOHN, A. E. WATSON,
Sec'y. Pres.