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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
RICHMOND CAPITAL
N PH0EBUS PLANT

Especial to The Richmond Virsfnian.)
q sPHOEBCS. VA. June &c. NJ.
Lipheart. president; K. p, Lipheart.
vice-president. and j II Addison,
secretary and treasurer OF the Rich
mond Structural steel company. OF
Richmond. spent the day in Hampton
yesterday and as a result of their visit
here the Sayre Iron Works, incor-
porated. OF Phoebus. was started this
y morning under new management
being leased for five years by the
shove named company.
lit is understood that The affair was
aflnally closed last night. but the
Dapers for the transaction have not
yet been signed, but will be this
week, The new company formally
organized last night with the follow
ing officers. President, G. Nj. Hipheart;;
vice president. H. r. Lipheart. secre-
E1ry and treasurer. j. III. Addison.
general manager, John T.. Elmendorf,
land general superintendent, G. M.
F-Ga per.
I'M The plant will be personally man
& aged by Mr.. Elmendorf. whose work
I'M the past seven years in Virginia
has been very successful lie l. wide
~ known in Phoebus and in this city
and his wide circle OF friends Will be
very glad to learn that he will come
here 10 take charge of the plant with
an Intention OF building 1t up, Mr..
Sager u also very popular to host
81 friendS both in this city and Phoe-
bus. who wdll be glad to learn that
he will not sever his connection with
the foundry. Heretofore he has had
the entire control Of the plant and
has conducted the business very sue
eessfuIly
It ~ the purpose OF the new con-
c4rn to run the plant TO the limit OF
~ capacity and soon will have more
than 100 combination mouiders be-
fuides about fifty laborers at work.
M The stockholders of the Sayre Iron
Works. Incorporated. have given
Sbntract to Charles Htllman. 81 Phoe-
80 kOr general repairs to the plant
sGn1 0thAr bMtIdings and Will cost
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
DEATH is SUBJECT
--.-.. ~-. OF PLATFORM LECTURE

Tomorrow at p. NJ. Evangelist
James II. Cole of Cleveland. Ohio.
a noted Bible lecturer will speak in
the Lubin theatre What is Death?
Why is Death ?? VIII Death ever
Cease" will be the ropic Of the lee
ture. All thinking Christians as we'll
as honest skepties should avail them
selves of this rare treat Of hearing
this question answered.
Mr., Cole comes highly recommend
ed as a Christian gen -eman, and ac-
cording to press reports he has been
well received in towns throughout the
State. A capacity house is expected
at the Lnbin tomorrow
The lecturer. unlike most platform
speakers, declines collections. charges
OF admission fee or salary. All In
terested in the question as 10 what
becomes of the vast mulIitudes of hu-
man beings dying ar the rate OF nine
" thousand daily. are welcome.
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moro than $4,000. Within thirty
days" said one OF the head men to-
day, we will have the plant in fine
working order and will increase the
payroll to nearly $4,000 per month
for the next few months and very
shortly wa Will be paying out to our
workmen more than $4,000 annually.
We expect to fully equip the plant
with fun and modern machinery at "A
cost OF several thousand dollars.
Within very short time we will be
able to turn out some of the best
castings 10 he found In the United
States"
The change has been brewing for
the past two weeks, but the final
terms were not reached until last
night when the stockholders and the
Richmond men got together on the
proposition. Mr.. Elmendorf, the new
manager. formerly OF New York city,
bur more recently of Norfolk, was
asked by Mr. X. =. LApheart to come
here and inspect the plant on June
nth and make his report on the Goa
ditions existing. This he did but the
men did not come here until yester-
day
The stockholders of the Sayre Iron
Works, Incorporated, will still have
an interest m ttre cunCcrT, nut VIII
have nothing whatever 10 do with
conducting the plant. = 5000 ~
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The Halifax Inn, Houston. Va. Iron
and Lisnia water High, coo,, eieva-
ti0n among the hills of Virginia, on
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Large airy rooms. halls and porches
Excellent table. Special reduced rates
10 summer boarders
For Information address
pRopR4fsf<sR- sf.A4z4faA n IN .<s-------
= Hosston. Xirxfnia.
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OUTSIDERS AFTER
WEST POINT LANDS
NEW RESIDENCES GOING UP AND
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY ARE
ON EVERY HAND.

Especial to The Riehmond Virginian.
WEST POINT, VA. June 2s.--The
news of Greater Richmond" with
West Point as Port Richmond. he's
made people at distance. as we'll as
those nearby. sit up and take notice.
and set out TO secure some OF Theses
goodly lands. Three gentlemen have
come, and are still interviewing the
firm of owens II Bneby rs to farms.
They want three farms near each
other. These gentlemen are from far
away Wisconsin
Another gentleman from New
Hampshire is interviewing the same
hrm as to securing a good farm near
salt water where fish oysters and
crabs can be gotten. This man Is a
graduate of Harvard and for several
years was football coach for the
Northwestern university
Out at Euclid Heights work is ac-
lively progressing Excavations are
completed for four residences The
residence for Mr. Philip Hoffman,
vice president and treasurer OF the
Old Dominion Industrial company IL
welt under way, and VIII be very
handsome building Contractor Peter
Donald of Richmond has warn-4a
charge.
This week massive culvertss nave
been put in TO make good the roads
and streets. For years the wharyes
at this dock were ablaze with cleo
trio lights That was when the rail
way interests here were known as
the Richmond and Banville company.
When the terminals were taken to
Norfolk, whole wharves were taken
up root and branch and rebuilt at
Primers Point near Norfolk OF
course the electric lights were cut
out. and since that time there has
been a scarcity of light Now. so
far az West Point is concerned the
southern need not work In darkness.
Tor an expert is wiring the wharves
at this port and in little while there
witt be great white way, - show
steamers up York river. The great
dynamo has come for the new cleo
trio plant as has also other machin-
cry.
Farmers throughout this section re-
porr good crops and gardens, and a
plenty of fruit There Is much pIow-
Ing going on looking TO the planting
next fall Of large orchards of varied
kinds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
NORTHUMBERLAND
GROWS IN WEALTH
FISH AND OYSTERS INDUSTRY
AND TRUCKING YIELDING
GREAT PROFITS.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
HEATHsvILLE. VA, June %
Few counties In the State are grow
ing more rapidly in wealth than Ia
northumberland. nor are there many
whose sources OF income are more
varied and productive Besides the
inflow OF money from its trucking
and farming industries a steady
stream flows into the pockets Of the
people from the great fish and oyster
business, the former a Veritable gold
mine. yielding pron's beyond the
dreams of avarice, and the recital
or which borders on The tales OF the
fairies
No town os its size in the State com
pares with Reedville In wealth, and
If the tide of prosperity that Is now
setting strongly in runs to its full
food, as now seems likely. the time
will soon come when ii is the home
Of millionaires. Its two well man
aged banks carry a tine of deposits
reaching the half million mark, and
Its very stif is resonant with the
hum of industry filling it's people with
a spirit of progress and activity tafat
Is forging it ahead with rapid strides
10 certain and solid riches.
Heathsville. the county seat OF
Northumberland. is an attractive
country town. The courthouse Is an
imposing building. on the walls of
which. through the patriotic efforts of
Judge 7. Il. b. Wright, hang scores
of handsome portraits Of distinguish
ed sons who have honored~ the county
and helped to make her proud his
tory. A beautiful marble monument
erected in 1873 in memory OF the
Confederate soldiers of the county,
who lost their lives in war. stands in
front of the courthouse This beau
tifui residential little town IS one of
the prettiest III the State, Its attFac-
tiveness consisting principally of Its
dense shade and convenient location
The little town has the advantages OF
handsome churches, high school
bank. stores. printing office. coach
and harness shops, Masonic temple,
well kept hotels, physician. dentists
nd LAWYERS, Offices geiaEa4 a telephone
exchange and well kept and tasteful
homes.
Near Heathsville is famous truck
Ing belt of Northumberland county,
on Coan river, which produces great
quantities of early fruits and Nege-
tables The evidence also OF the
thrift and industry of the Northum-
berland farmer is apparent to the eye
of every traveller over Its roads and
its fertile and we'll titled fields,
luxuriant crops. neat and attractive
homes. beautiful churches and splen-
did high schools tell the story OF
people whose purpose is to be well
abrea ct with the highest achievements
within reach OF country people with
in this progressive age.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
TWENTIETH EXCURSION TO
Niagara Falls, Toronto,
Buffalo or Rochester,
Atlantic City and
Washington
For the Benefit of
THE RETREAT FOR THE SICK.

Ten days trip, fare S45.
Same trip as above. including Thou
sand Islands, SIS.
Leave Richmond July 1lth Leave
Washington July 18th.
Round trip transportation, seven days
board, Talloy- no ride, Toronto.
For further information apply to Mrs
Mary Norwood, president OF the Re
treat. phone 1881. and Mrs, Bette
Elerson, 10 East Franklin. Phone Mad
ison los
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
PLAN MERGER Of
FISH FACTORIES

Especial to The Richmond FirRini4n.)
ikNINGTON, VA. June CIV J.
Payne. representing capitalists o.
Richmond and other parts OF the
State, was in Lancaster and North
cumberland counties last week 10 see
II merger of fish factories could
not be effected, He visited the dif-
ferent plants and got options on sew
eral of them
The plan Is, SO Mr. Payne explained.
to get the different fertilizer works
under one head. which will also have
control OF other enterprises. with one
feeding the other. and all working
together as cogs on a wheel, the en-
terprtse contemplated would be Ell
enormous one. In conjunction with
the factories, large shipyards are to be
established aud operated for the
building and repairing OF the boats:
machine shops put into operation TO
take care OF the machinery demands.
large Oil refining plant built so the oil
can be refined before 1t Is pu. on the
market and another plant where the
straight fish scrap can be taken and
mixed into commercial fertilizers
ready for the farmer. Their own
commtssary department will furnish
provisions for the various plants and
the coal contracts Will be made for
all at one time. One distributing
point is planned for the fertilizers
when ready for market and another
for the oils. Ten factories between
the Delaware Breakwater AID u point
below the Virginia capes. with the
Chesapeake and Its tributaries includ-
ed, must be secured before The COM
bine VIII be made. and Il is reported
they have options on nearly that many
now. The factories jentering will not
lose their identity. but will be subject
to q general management which will
have supervision over the whole en-
terprise. In addition To the different
plants In Tidewater others will be
erected Id the interior Of the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
VIRGINIA FOSTERS
DAIRY INDUSTRY
DEyEI< OF TEN YEARS
PROVES HOW COSTLY MIS-
TAKEN IDEAS WE'RE.

Twenty years ago Virginia was
hardly thought. Of as. a dairy state
There were only a few small herds
to- supply milk to the larger cities
Even ten years ago this Industry had
not developed very much and there
were plenty OF men who thought that
the State was not adapted for dairy
Ing
That this was mistaken idea has
been proven BY the fact that sue
cessful dairies are now in operation
in all parts OF the State. As more
modern methods of farming have
come into use, as the farmers has
been looking for methods OF keeping
his rich land rich and make his poor
lands more fertile. II has been proven
TO him that there Is no better way
to do this than by keeping dairy
cows.
Its good results have been shown
In the great blue grass section of the
State where farmers have been won
dering why their field OF wheat per
acre. with fertilizer. has become less
than 1t once was without fertilizer.
Its good results have been shown III
the tobacco section. where the aver
age farmer for wears has been rob-
bing his soil of fertility. The saying
More cows. more manure. more ma
nure. better land better land more
crops: better crops. more money" Is
true in Virginia as elsewhere.
The increase IN creameries gives
some indication of the growth of this
work Five years ago there were only
six creameries in the State. there are
now twenty-nine. An expert from
the agricultural department. at Wash
/: gton recently remarked that the
dc, eiopment Of Virginia In this line
had been marvellous, far exceeding
tho development Of any other South
ern State.
With this development has come
q demand for men; hustlfng. aggres-
siye young men, man who know how
to handle a. dairy on farm, or men
who can run creamery. and for ice
cream makers.
To help 10 supply this demand fur
nish young men from our own State
to I'LL these positions. the agricultural
college at Biacksburg has arranged
T.. put on a special course during
the month Of October
III any young man Is interested In
This work he can communicate with
Hiacksburg or the dairy ana Food
division at Richmond. and get IN
formation in regard to this special
coCs1e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

Abingdon--City will vote July 18th
on $4,000 bond Issue for recently
noted sewer constructions about 10
miles 8. 8. 10 and 12-inch salt-glazed
vitriiied-clay pipe; VIM Dunlay. en-
gineer. Bristol. Tenn. construction
bids received until noon July 6th:
plans. etc. with Geo RI Grant. chair
man. tSas MACHINERY Wantsd."l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
Richmond College.

efromth Of bsfcsf
Of the John Marshall
College
fully the
II Bachelors Sacnco
Bachelors Richmond
in
uf
address
chnnond, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
rnt H1onroNb yfaeiHlKY -sr1r1Y. ,rSn 30 1el.

land. personal. and real property val
uatfon, leadership IN self help In pub
lie schools (having taxed themselves
In single year y1.a14.1o in a,iition
to their regular school taxes and hav-
Ing actually paid this amount to
iengthen school term, and get hotter
school houses), the decreasing Grim
inal expenses and prosecution. and
the increased respect. for law and or
der, are evidences of the characto. OF
the training given by the school end
the effect OF its inspiration and the
leadership upon the negroes az the
county.
Prices and Terms.
The terms OF the school are within
the reach Of oil. Seventy four (s74l.
dollars pays for entrance fee light.
fuel, room. board and laundry for The
term OF seight months, or at the rate
OF SIS per month. not including en-
trance fee On the farm aud In the
work departments opportunities are
offered deserving boys and girls TO
work out In part or in Who'll. their
payments. No deserving person need
he debarred on account OF money
For prices terms, catalogues, and
other information, write TO the priu-
cipal. Rev James S. Russell, J aw-
rencevile. Va.
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Blackstone Academy

BLACKSTONE, VA.
High Grade School for Boys. under
{ ht5seiaTl 'slaaagemeat'
Strong Faculty OF experienced TEACHERS
Session opens September, 1912 For III
formation address
+, s, LlGON. Pres,
Blackstone, Va
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SPEND
Wednesday, July 10, 1912,
AT
OCEAN VIEW
WITH
I F airmount Methodist Sunday School
MOUNTAIN EXCURSION.

MOUNTAIN EXCURSION
LYNCHBrRG, So; ROANOKE, So
GOES JULY IL. RETURNS JULY 22,
VIA NORFOLK Il WESTERN RY
A fast special train, for which round
trip tickets To Lynehburg and Roanoke
will be sold at above low rates win
leave Richmond 13.0l noon. Friday.
July 18th; and on tho return trip Mon
day July 22d, will leave Roanoke 1850
p NJ, and Lynehburg 3 p. Nj. Stops at
Bedford. Moptvaie and Blue Ridge.
Through coaches from Richmond with
out change.
Call AT N & w, Passenger Once.
Ninth and Main Streets. for fun partieu-
lars.
g. Fl, BOSLEY.
District Passenger Agent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
Local Conditions.

The school has the sympathy #
the best white people in The place.
There are no clashes between the
town people and our stud They
are proud Of the school and the school
is proud OF them. The community
work OF the school In rsansfarininS
social. moral and material conditions
In this county meets with their en-
tfusiastic approval. The editor Of the
local paper declares that the present
pre- eminent position OF brunswick
county with respect 20 ownership If
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08
the Cars Brother.

and OF his artistic temperament. But
When | heard OF his changed views
and lie and saw how he was ostra-
cized, / often conversed with him
on the subjects that interested him.
Nay feeling toward the young man
brought him closer to me. and he
casually began to pour out his
heart One day while / was taking
walk In the Winter garden he ap-
preached me and asked:
Countess, please tell me. have
you been much in France and in
Englaud?"
'Yes. quite frequently" replied.
We'll, and have you observed the
great difference Of life between
those countries and Russia" he
went on.
II have found that there the peo-
pie are all more or less on level,
4 and more or less free But the
4 people in Russia are divided into
Glasses We have more poverty and
more luxury than any other cOun-
try In the world" I said.
The Grand Duke offered me a
seat, We took a seat under the
tropical palm trees. and he began:
I'VE have In Russia the bureau
cratic slavery, which Is Just as bad
"a was the feudal slavery. l never
thought and never knew Of It. Only
eince my friend. Lieutenant Peter
Rlatonon, has explained 1t and has
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father. Paul, with the conspirators,
and SO on. You, Of course, know
that. No one OF the Russian rulers
since Peter the Great has died his
natural death, They were either
= assinate1. poisoned or secretly
strangled by their own family. It's
already in our blood. But the truth
Is. . nm not inclined to such con.
i~iracfee. AN too much a gentle
man. At present 7 am only Inter
ested in getting married"
But what will the Dowaser
Czarina, your mother, say7" asked.
"Oh, we'll. l don't care what she
will say. She will get more mad at
me than she is at Nicolas now. You
know she has her own ambitions.
Her scheme Is to get the throne
from Nicolas for herself. Plehve.
Bobrikoff, Alexeyeff and Goremykin
are all her secret agents. That's
the reason they all plot against
Nicolas and Witte. My uncle Vladi.
mir has secretly Joined them, and I
should not be surprised II they
finally dethroned Nicolas. I believe
Witte is sincere and big states
man, the only minister I respect.
But he, poor man, can do nothing
alone. Nicolas does not trust him
because his wife is a Jewess. But
what nonsense! He has begun to
hate tho Jews simply because he
was in love with a Jewess himself
and could not marry her Now
Witte stands alone between the two
fires, l really pity him."
The chamberlain entered and
brought mo an order of the Czarina
The Grand Duke bowed and left.
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By COUNTESS VON BRANITZKAYA
THIS is the inside story Of
the tragic romance OF the

THIS is the inside story Of
the tragic romance of the
- Grand Duke George, brother
Of the Car of Russia. AS lady
in-waiting to the Czarina and con-
4 6dante of the unfortunate Duke, l
came into possession Of many facts
which now reveal for the hrst
time Indeed, I myself played an
important part In the events which
led up to the Grand Dukes tragic
end
When the Czarina presented the
Car with a second daughter, and
his brother, George, thus remained
heir-appa rent his hostility to the
Grand Duke, to whom he had al
ways been greatly opposed. was
lmmeasurably increased.
The Grand Duke George was an
interesting. romantically disposed
youth He had made the acquaint'
sncs OF a Caucasian Cossack officer,
With whom he became greatly I'M
pressed. George retired from the
court life, gave up his gambling
and sporting, began to read books
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would not stand LdltIons a5 they
are. But tia trouble with Russian
intellectuals and the peasants Is that
they are worshippers OF the Oriental
negative philosophy. There Is no
use to argue with my brother, be-
cause he wouldn't change 1t without
force"
I was so shocked at the views OF
the heir-apparent that could
hardly believe the evidence OF my
ears.
"Your HIghness," I remarked, *
am afraid OF the boldness of your
views. don't know what His
Majesty would do II he had heard
what you have told me-"
ooh. I know what he would do.
He would send me out Of European
Russia But I am not going to tell
my views to donkeys. / tell them
to the people ! respect and trust.
] trust and respect you as / do my
friend, Peter PIatonoff. To-day
committed a terrible crime by shak-
ing hands with the officers Of my
regiment and offering them cigar
cites. But soon l am going to com.
NIT still greater crime by marry
ing the sister Of my friend. Peter
Platonoff! She is beautiful eau.
casian girl and I simply adore her,
This is her photograph"
The Grand Duke pulled out the
picture Of fascinatingly pretty girl,
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about.
"Didst thou not realize that In
doing so thou vert a tool Of the
devil?" asked the priest soIemnly.
NO" I answered. 81 never be-
lieved in the existence OF the devil"
The priest shook his head.
crossed himself and continued:
"Dost thou regret 1t and promise
solemnly to discontinue such treach,
erous doing?"
Yes, do" l stammered.
This established me again at the
court and ] wrote to the Grand
Duke George and his wife how the
situation was. l received a short
note from him saying that he was
in despair about his wife and the
Punishment, 1t had made 1t utterly
impossible for him to escape. An
army Of spies and desperate peopls
surrounded him. His life was made
regular torture.
Shortly afterward I read the dis
patch that the Grand Duke George
had died while bicycle riding near
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b. ,ne- tho Car. would 1lnd
s-:-e anu ov. late you again.
well, we might leave Paris in
cognito and take a steamer to
America. We would arrive in
America as common tourists or
emigrants, would buy a small farm
out in the country and live a retired
life forever. Who would know that
a Mr.. and Mrs. Jones. as we would
be called, were once actors in a
historic drama? Who would know
that was the heir-apparent to the
Russian throne IL kept 1t secret%
I expressed my admiration Of the
romantic plans Of the young couple.
but doubted the possibility OF re-
alizing them. However, gladly
consented to act as an agent De-
tween the Grand Duke and his wife
in the matter of their correspond
ence. Before leaving he told me
that he would join IN the future a
group of conspirators and act as he
had once told me. Then he bade
me good-by and left
The following day the Grand