The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
LYHCHBURG'S WAY
HILL CITY GROWTH
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and tho .obhing trade is reaching to-
wards thirty-threc millions annually.
New business establishments.
New business establishments arr al
ways an indeX to the growth Of a
city and Lynchburg has an cuvlhble
record Ia this respect for Ii Is shown
10y the reports from the Commissioned
81 Revenue that twenty new cstablish-
mcnts with capital ranging from 81.
vuu 10 100000 started ln business in
lynchhu!g during the twelve months
ending April Goth. tho total capital
OF these concerns being moro than ST.
100000
H. al lines of business. ia the whole
sale districts. business is becominp
brisk after the usual summer dull
ness something like two hundred
statesmen representing Lynehhurs's big
shoe houses Will Visit the city dur
ing the present months to get out
tncir samples for next season ana
the drygoods tobbers report that bus
mess prospects are very good
Throughout the whole business fabric
of Tie town there is tho spirit that
everything is on good solid basis
and optimism prevails
More Light and the Hest
/, is in the work OF the chamber
Of Commerce. however. that have no
come SO much Interested. because there
Is no similar organization in citv
of equal size that I Know of That mas
accomplished such excellent results.
Last year it built new modern fire.
proof hotel, brought 100000 I'm now
capital 10 I.ynchburs In corporation
with the surrounding counties. sold
$4,000 worth of farm lands In
creased the payroll Of the city 10y
$4,000 and signed up $3.50 delegates
TO conventions. tn the race for which
the nm city is strongly entered
Now the Chambe, is putting on the
finishing touches to campaign among
tho business men TO light the business
district OF Lynchbure with an orna-
mental lighting system. not the clus-
ter OF tugsten globes like those on
Broad Street. Richmond. but the very
latest thing In ornamental srcctllght-
ing the new magnatito luminous arc
lamp ESccntly designed ~ one of
the biz electric companies ana in
stalled first in the city of New Haven,
Conn. and recently adopted by Bal
timore. after fun consideration to all
ornamental systems i'm vogue. The
LynchburE Chamber OF Commerce is
not neslccting anything that can
sec They pay full attention up there
to all three things. SO far as tine city
Is concerned, Industrial. commercial
and civic development, and then add
ed to their activities tho business of
creating sentiment in the counttcs for
progress, good roads. Advertising their
inducements to home seekers to in
crease their population and aiding
modern agrIcultural practice in every
way
Helping Counties mud Farmers.
During tho past two ana half
years something like million dollars
a
in the counties adjacent to Lynch
burg as tho result OF the Chambers
activity. They didn't have Il free
market in Lynchburg for truckers
so the Chamber got busy and induced
the CRY Council TO provide ono. Last
week found the secretary's of,!ee
distributing pamphlets about the
growing marketing of small fruits
TO $500 farmers in Piedmont Virginia
Next month rthe Chamber and the
f.ynchburg Automobile Association will
have parade of automobiles to Ma
tural Bridge over "A road which was
built through tho united efforts Of
these two organizations. They are GO
ing to take the Board OF Supervisors
OF Amherst County along with them
40 show them how much interested
the city OF Lynchburg is in good roads
and aiding the counties as much as
possible.
Only last week the Chamber
brought together at II conference all
the members OF the boards OF SUI
pervisors Of Amherst. Bedford. Camp
bell, Halifax. Appomattox and Nell
son Counties to DISCUSS the best things
TO do to build up Piedmont Virginia
as "a nnit--to get together, city and
country, and pull together and do
things. The county editors. the SUI
pcrvisors, railroad Industrial agents
ana tho directors of tho Chamber of