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New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
100000 Used

Over one million Goodyear
tires have been used on some
100000 cars.
As a result these tires now out
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
sse.974.645

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In addition. Italy. Spain, Austria, Bel
GUM and Switzerland also figure as ex-
porters Of automobiles. but their ship
ments as compared with the four larger
Countries are comparatively inconsequen-
ual ana will not add much. II any, more
than $4,000.
peculiar feature of the French trade
according 10 The Motor World" was the
,Gmp which set in during the month or
soiy. Up 10 that time Frances foreign
sLlpments showed an increase OF is per
Seht During July, however, a reaction sci
81 ~ and the movement continued, with the
tesult that the republics foreign business
a. ~ automobiles practically made no prog
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
The Show-Car Tire
Out.of-Date Tires

Just because this vast army of
users found what you seek in
tires.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-31

J. B. Eccleston. general sales manager
of the Oakland Motor Car Company. or
pontiac. Mich, has just returned from a
civ weeks trip throughout the Western
states having established branch houses in
Kansas city and San Francisco to take care
of the rapidly increasing Western trade.
He is highly enthusiastic over the trade
conditions in the West and the prospects
,or a big automobile season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

To facilitate the movement of trains
INTO and out Of Chattanooga. Tenn.
the Cincinnati. New Orleans and
Texas Pacific line from Boyce to Citi-
co, Is to be doubie-tracked, ard to
provide for increasing traffic ana facil-
itate the exchange of cars with The
Southern railway at Hartman June
ton, Tenn. the Cincinnati New Or
leans and Texas Pacific freight yard
at Oakdale. Just north of Hartman
Junction, Is to be enlarged so as TO
give 1t an additional capacity OF 1885
calS.
President Finley announced further
t)lat for account OF the Geo gia south
err and Florida railway company, bids
are to be asked on the following
equipment: STA. consolidation freight
engines: four switch engines; two
steel underframe mail cars. FIVE steel
frame coaches; four st'ei- under
frame express cars. anil 243 freight
train cars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Sors. but IN tho movement gathered
n1oss and on Septemger IL, 1910. the.
club moved into It's present com
mUtious quarters on the top floor of
the American National Bank build
ing With reading and lounging
room, meeting room, dining rooms.
Kitchen and offices the present equip
inent meets kGerH-need Gifts tffefrI~
hers. There business orga nizations
OF every nature whose membership
II numbered with the club. meet from
night to night. and the heads OF big
enterprises often gather in the dining
room at luncheon or at dinner for
consultation. When the occasion de-
rrands club meetings are called to
consdere pending municipal ques-
tons with the view OF safeguarding
commercial interests. Along these
Hnes the club has been a potent fac
tor.
Internal Management,
The club has been fortunate In It's
selection of the practical men In
actual charge of its Internal affairs
In G. p. Wallford, Jr., the directors
have found the ideal man for the job
OF secretary tressurer Mr.. Wallford
is the practical head of the club. From
the business end 10 the service in
the dining room he is absolute He
is here. there and everyw here he
welcomes members at the entrance;
sees 10 Il that they are made comfort
able and their wants supplied ne
manages the big staff OF servants UNI
der him. and in the last analysis
ia responsible to the directors for ev-
cry detail of the business manage
ment.
with a staff of forty walters, cooks
and bel,boys-eoual to that OF the
average hotel-Mr. waford's task is
no easy one. In the business affairs
Of the club he is ably assisted by 6
q. Hite. the cashier. and r. IL. Walk
err. bookkeeper.
more courteous capable, EN-
cient set of young men could not pa
found in thousand mile journey
and the personality OF his STAFF has as
much TO do with the success or tne
club as any other one factor
The club starts the new year With
q new set of officers. Neil -. Sllts'
v no served the organization ST toy
ally for three years, and under whose
administration prosperity became the
watchword. retired voluntarily last
week and Thos r. BRYAN became
4
/ dent Is Alvin NJ Smith, and the seo~
ond vice president w. $. p Mayo,
Amos NJ Cover. at the recent electoh'
was chosen recording secretary sec
retary-Treasure Waford was OF
course reelected
The new board of directors. all OF
whom were reelected, arc.
| Neil D. Stills. T. r. Bryan, Alvin NJ.
Smith, Amos NJ. Cover. II. w. Roun :
tree. r. Randolph Williams, T. NJ.
| Darlington, Chas, f. Strause, Jr,, Is
| II Jellison, Geo. W Warren. O. J.
Sands. w r Reed. Edmund strud-
wick, W. s. p Mayo.
It is impossible to estimate the
great good that this club has done
| for Richmond. resulting from the
close touch OF business men and their
unselfish cooperation in every meas
urs looking to the welfare of Rich-
mond. 1t has developed the great
spirit or cooperation now so univer-
sal here and has become an object
lesson to every city Of consequence
in the union
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
VIRGINIA LAD TELLS WHY
lContinned from F'irat Page.

Continued from First Page.l
uniform crop from a single field The
greatest need Of our soil Is humus
Humus is the decayed leaves, anu
stem OF plants. The best way of sup
plying Tie soil with humus is blowing
under crops of clover, rye. cow peas.
Cow peas and clover are the best, and
manure from the barn yard. Other
things Necessary in raising a. good
crop are tliiaFe ana moisture.
BY tillage I mean getting the soil
ready for planting crop. and then
keeping 1t we'll worked To set the
different plant foods free so the root
let's can absorb them. The FIRST thing
that Is necessary is 10 pillow the ground
we'll This should be done in the
fall or early winter If possible If
plowed early the winter rains have
chance to go down deep into the
soil and thus supply of moisture is
stored up for the future needs OF
the plant. After the blowing is done,
it should be narrowed and dug until
all clods are made fine and the ground
well packed down, The seed should
then be planted and In a few days
a harrow should be run over the
ground to Kin the weeds that have
started and to break the crust so
tho young plants can get through
easily The crop should be cult
waited every few days. There are three
reasons why VIE should cultivate
often. First, to Kill the weeds; sec
ond. to let the air reach the roots;
third. to keep the water from evap-
Grating too fast. The drier the season
the oftener YOU should cultivate pro-
Nided II is not done too deep. l am
fourteen years old and can do almost
everything that is TO be done on the
farm. l like 1t better than anything
else.
! like to work with the horses. /
think the farm gives SO many oppor-
tunities TO do real things. A boy can
be real producer. / have Joined the
corn club, am going to try to win
several OF the prizes offered. / am a
member OF our Junior School league
and have learned how to make and
mend many things that will be use
ful to me on the farm. / am going
TO make the farm look better this
year than ever before. We have a
home cannery on our farm. I know
how to can tomatoes, beans, apples,
beans, pears, peaches and sweet po-
tatoes. will have a patch OF to-
matoes OF my own this year. Papa
says that can run the farm as soon
as l learn little more about man
aging It,
mean TO own good farm OF my
own some day I am going TO OK
pertinent with cowpeas. lime and fer
tllizer This yeaI-- L hnpn- In this NAY,
to get some knowledge that wifi help
me In the future to make the farm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
tn. Height Of Diplomacy.

II was at the British embassy at
Washington. A distinguished Eng
lishman was delivering a lecture ana
in his audience were many DIE
diplomats and high society people
and two newspaper reporters. The two
reporters. being only dumb. driven
cattle, who worked for living among
all these people whose business was
irhcriting gold spoons. stood III the
rear of the room
just as the lecturer spread on the
ambient atmosphere his most sor-
geous verbal picture, a large Gernan
tried TO sit down quietly in char IN
front of the reporters He did sit
down, achieving a transfer from The
chair % the floor with q great clatte"t
when peeved the lecturer and annoy
ed the guests. who We're all ANXIOUS
20 get the talk over and organize a
stampede for the punch bowl Every
body in the room turned around and
gtared in the direction from which
the NOSE had come, But that Ger
IMAM was too smart for them. Having
hurled himself against the floor. he
stayed there, breathing a fife mixture
# WAX and meal which had leon
rubbed in preparatory 70 the dencing
that Was to come later on--Ag.a eNefy-
body covered at the poor. down
tSfssl<ten reporters, clearly sfisitnstt3saS
that such unspeakable persons should
never nave been let into the place.
After the lecture was over Mr..
Bryce, the British s.nbasSata-. found
and shock hands with the astrt2 Ger
man. a..narklng.
Your fall and subsequei. recum-
Lent position were the mos. exquisite
piece "f diplomacy | ever saw in
Washias ton. Popular Magazine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

it's sandhiIls, hugo dunes thrown up
by the constantly blowing winds.
Willoughby Is strictly n residential
bayside secticO. 1t is a narrow spit
five miles long. thrown up by violent
storm ~.any years ago, An unbroken
line of cottages extends from ocean
View at one end to Hampton Roads
at the other. Here and there are
public cottages, clubs and hotels 1t
is the ideal spot for those who wish
10 enjoy quietude, cool bay breezes,
and at the same time be In colse and
easy communication with bathing.
fishing and boating 1t is within
forty-five minutes of Norfolk and ten
minutes Of Ocean View.
Dotted with stores and with city
merchants delivering goods 1t has the
advantage of being on the beach and
yet enjoying the majority OF city
conveniences,
Just across Little Bay is the James
town exposition site. where many OF
the beautiful government and state
buildings still stand. From the cot
tage line battleships at anchor In
Hampton Roads can be plainly dis
cerned and target practice al Fortress
Monroe is daily watched.
Some OF the best rshing and crab
Joing on the coast Is In Little Bay
which lies along the southern side OF
Wiiloughby.
Across the bay. north OF Fortress
Monroe. is Buckroe Beach, well
handled, nicely equipped and popular
on the peninsula. 1t Is well patronlz-
ed
One of the advantages OF all these
resorts is that each Is In easy reach
Of the cities Of the Tidewater by cleo
trio line. In from thirty 10 forty
five minutes one can transfer from the
hustle and hustle of the wide-aWake
city to the mild breezes of the beach
Second to Norfolk and Portsmouth
these resorts are most frequently visit
Ell by Richmond people.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Ing the summer months is best shown
by the large nu-~b Der of visitors to
each. Daily hundreds Of transients
mingie in the amusement paVillions
and In the surf with those who live
there from May until November Miles
OF cottages, good hotels and clubs take
care OF the yearly increasing crowds
aud any day at any of the beaches
q person may run upon dozens OF
friends from other towns and states.
Many Seaside Cottages.
Many seaside cottages are owned by
Norfolk. Portsmouth and Newport
News people. who live in them the
whole year round and many are taken
for the simmer by people from the
inland towns. Number OF small clubs
are maintained by neopie from up
state cities who run down for the
weekend.
ON Sundays in Norfolk tho exodus
begins soon after the churches pour
their crowds from the morning SER
vices. Already excursions from North
Carolina and Virginia towns have
dumped their quota OF perspiring
sweitering people into the town and
three anu four car eteCtrtC trains have
distributed them at their favorits
lsaAhing places
Until two O'Clock not an outgoing
electric train AHt is packed with peo-
pie eager to get to the breeze swept
ocean front Each night ii il much
the same. though traffic Is not so
heavy.
The season proper opens June LIST.
with the first annual concert at Ocean
View although most OF those owning
cottages do not wait for this but move
their families at the first warm breath.
And when ii opens
Lean, athletic Young men. patches
Of tan covering arms and shoulders
from the burning sun Of a year be-
fore. mddieaged men and men with
heads of gray. plunge into the cool
gcen water and the first swim has been
taken. Frolicsome girls, happy and
healthy children, contented mothers
are all part of the gay, pleasure
seeking crowd.
And there are others Older peo-
pie make themselves comfortable upon
cottage and hotel veranda, while the
younger folks seek amusement where
Lights are brightest.
In addition to the boating. bath
ing and fishing there is the board
Walk and the pavilion. Every variety
Of amusement can be found, Casino
theatre. moving pictures, good res
taurants. Gaily dressed throngs pre-
sent continually moving huEa4n
stream. Above the shrill note of the
merry -go-round. the call OF the bar
ker and the swish. swish of the never
ceasing line of waves breaks happy,
whole hearted laughter-the express
sion of care-free souls.
Popular Picnic Ground.
Each year hundreds OF excursion
parties visit Ocean View for stays Ct
from one to seven days. 1t ia par
ticularly popular picniA ground for
Sunday-schools from score or more
u cities and towns
Norfolk's popular resort. Virginia
Beach, is one of the few on the At
lantic ocean. 1t Is Ave miles south
or the Virginia capes and the on
rushing breakers have full swing at
the broad white beach. The place
has nation wide reputation. II In
the summer home OF the elite Of Vir-
ginia and the South.
A magnificent new pavilion has
just been opened and this beach IL
becoming more Of u pleasure resort.
-deytGes- haze bee In
stalled this spring.
Cape Henry, nearby. Is famous for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

tect. Contract awarded 10 W. l..
RaEtaud & TO.
Marcellus t. Wright is preparing
plans for store and warehouse for
Powers Taylor Drug Co, on site CT
present store. Fun particulars later
Stemmery, power plant and Office
building for British American Tobac-
co Co, Ltd. west end Leigh, street.
awarded TO J. T. Wilson Co. Inc.
Buildings similar to the above to be
erected in Petersburg, Va, awarded
to same firm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

more profitable. | have three broth
ers and a little sister. We Ave chill
dren and our papa constitute a fam
lily brass band. Nearly every even
ing after supper we 90 into the sit
ling room or on the front porch and
play for an hour. Thus We try to
make every part of the day pleasant
and profitable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Would YOU be interested in clean
high-grade inve s tment, one that has
every potential Of paying hand some
and cont inuous dtvidends7- IF SO, get
in touch wi tn us at once. Our CON-
pany Is being launched under the most
pleasing auspi ces possible, acquiring,
it Will, a we11-es tabl shed bust
ness and the services Of expert enoed
men who are in every way qualified
to care for same and add rapidly to
the business in a healthy commercial
way. From the volume Of business be-
ing offered to the company it's suo-
cess is assured. The company will,
far practicable, choose It's
office and sales force from among
it's stockholders, if you have
money to invest and are qualified,
this Is an oppor tunity Of life
time to get into high grade indus
try and acquire a propri tory inter
est In same, sharing in it's future
success. The proposition will stand
the closest investigate For full
inf ormat on, write to the
SOUTHERN SAFE C LOCK MFG. co.
P. O. Box 123, Ri ohmond, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16


Trails" exhibit recalling scenes along
the famous old roads and trails such
as The Old Cumberland Road" and
the Santa Fe Trails will aud pic
turesqueness TO the display.
A Notable Adjunct.
one of the principal organizations
composing the congress will be the
American Association for Highway
improvement composed of about / -
300 men who are leaders in their re-
spective lines of activity throughout
the United States. Interstate Conn
merce Commissioner James s. bar-
Ian, Is chairman OF the board OK d.
recrors; W. w. Finley, president +
the Southern railway, is chairman Of
the executive committee Thomas Mel
son Page. the noted author, Ia chair
man OF the membership committee,
and W. c. Brown, president of the
New York Central lines, Is Vice
president Of tho association. Thirty
five organizations for road improve
inent are identified with the associa-
tion and twenty railroad companies
are giving II THAR support.
The American Automobile assoGia-
tipn viii represent ut the congress the
large and ever increasing number Of
>,
dlhlen4t problem Of road censtrus-
dion and maintenance because Of
motor trahio, are giving "a new inn
portance ana uses 10 the roads and
are contributing heavily 20 ROAD inn
proYentent, Tours from alt Important
cities viii be conducted by the assoc
citation In time SO that all Will arrive
IN Atlantic CITY on Road Csers DAY $.
From Quebec and Intermediates points
VIII come a grettt contingent OF good
II ads ent husiasts who are striving for
great through international high
way, stretching from Quebec to Miami.
Fla, traversing the entire American
seahoard These win be met at At
lantig city by the southern boosters
v no will come from Miami and inter-
mediate points The arrangements
for these tours VIII DO under the d.
rection Of the American Automobile
association and the American Associa
ton far Highway Improvement
Much Money Wasted.
The United States Is paying ST.
coo. 600 a day for our roads. more
than 5000. 00o. OF which, according 10
government estimates, is wasted. Some
uf this country's roads are among
the finest In. the world; many OF them
lind ways and means of stopping this
tremendous drain Of road revenues.
and OF introducing the best possible
methods Of management of construc-
ton and OF maintenance that the
tea ding engineers chemists, fnanciers
Legislators. educators and executives
viii assemble at Atlantic City. The
FIRST two days Of the congress will
be assigned to the road. users under
the auspices Of the American Auto
mobile association, the second two
days to the great problems of legis-
lation. finance and economics under
the auspices of the American Associe
ton for Highway Improvement, while
the last two days viii be given up to
the engineers, who Will discuss
problems Of construction and mainte-
nance. and TO the various assoc In tons
which will meet and map out their
plans OF action. correiate their ef-
forts, and make definite arrangements
To pull together in the greatest cam
paign for road Improvement and wise
conservative management ever under
taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
SOUTHERN To BUY
NEW ROLLING STOCK

fcontinaed from First Pagel
mately thirty-seten miles OF double
track southwark from the Onis river.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

scaifton to Barton Heisi1ts i'sis1lie
s.oi pAiliIng. A. r. iIsansf, aren't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Your fall and subsequea+ recun-
Lent position were the mos. exquisite
piece If diplomacy | ever saw in
Washins ton.''-~Popular Magazine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
UNITED STATES
NEEDS SYSTEM

CONTINUED from First Page
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
Many Seaside Cottages.

Many seaside cottages are owned by
Norfolk. Portsmouth and Newport
News people. who live in them the
whole year round and many are taken
for the simmer by people from the
inland towns. Number OF small clubs
are maintained by neople from up
ueeb-pn9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
Permits To Repair.

jefferson Hotel corporation. repair
auditorium and banqnet hall cost
$4,000. Contractor. H.. l.. Matthews
Albemarle Paper Manufacturing
company frame Warehouse, foot OF
Cherry street. cost $4,000 Contrac-
SCR, Albenarle Paper Manufacturing
company
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

~ %SF'tf@%ks -
Mag rs Hallett associated with
iifenylle Temple SneIlings. is propar-
ing plans for ten-sfory apartment
hot@l building, to be located at G
North Fifth street. ruil particular
LATER
city stables, Fifteenth and Mar
shat streets, Carneal {. Johnston,
architects Bidders: H. l.. Mat
siiews, j. II. Nuckois, A. ~ yallup.
Javi Perkins Construction Co. A. G.
Houston Il Son, James Fox & son. J.
T. Wilson Co, inc. and L. c. Wood
ward. Bids 80 IN June 2sth OF p.
a, Office superintendent Street
Charming Plans at The Exchange
administration building stats Nor
r.al ami Industrial School, Radford.
Va. Charles y. Robinson. Inc. arch
dtects. Bidders; Al VI, Waikur,
Wise Granite Co. Richmond: George
Leigh & Brother. Louisa, VA: I. Z.
curtis, Deubigh, Va. Kingsolver 4
Hudnie. Bristol, Va. Metzgor Il Wells
Philadelphia. Pa. Plans at the tx
change.
Mechanics and Merchants Hank
Building. Twelfth and Hull streets. A.
HUNT architect. J.ST r. Nuckols,
Fus-f bidder. VIII probably ne saari-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Estimates are wanted on rhe FOL
sowing reinforced concrete bridees
over the following rivera, Henry
Bridge. over SANDY creek: iiorston
br3age, ever Eannjster river: Me1d-
Nile bridge over Bannisfe- river:
Concord bridge. over Bannister river.
All 81 his work is II Halifax count :.
Ea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Trails" exhibit recalling scenes along
the famous old roads and trails such
as The Old Cumberland Road" and
the Santa Fe Trails will aid pic
fltreAnunnnss 10 the nianlaN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-06

hen Il revealing :, came - her.
Oh. twas Mrs. Moias She stated
nat In to tighten "a filters In the
x crate"
Twas Providence. said Jim. I've
zone Just great, and though | don't
very often unpack the eggs. | did
chance on that crate, thank heaven
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-06
Mandy's
Memorandum



Mandy Harrison carefully padded
the bottom Of the egg crate with pa.
pers, slipped the proper square Of
pasteboard over the padding. put the
egg fller In place. and mechanically
cropped the great creamy. shelled eggs
into their compartments. carefully dis.
carding those not clean. imperfect in
smell shape. and those that were small.
Two dozen UNAVAILABLE" she sighed
as she dropped the last perfect egg in
place. Two dozen not fit to send. and
sixteen. seventeen dozen and eleven
that are" She paused thoughtfully.
It'll take two or three days to get
enough to finish filling the case. Hens
aren't laying so good now, all want to
set or have chickens, and I'm owing
lnstallments on most everything!"
Mandy caught up a scrap of bent card.
board. which had slipped from amongst
the papers. discovered that 1t was a
picture OF herself. which had sue
cumbed to the attack Of some infant
visitor. She began to scribble.
lnstallments, I've got to pay:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-06
Stabbed by Umbrella.

ferhaps the strangest weapon ever
used for killing was an umbrella In
octooer. 1908. man named Ernest
smith was found dead in Chiswick
nign street England. He had a pune.
tured wound in the eye which had
reached his brain and which the doc.
tors agreed had undoubtedly been
caused by the steel ferrule of an UNI.
brella. " wv
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-06
Give Literally TO Relation

Americans are the most liberal con-
,rioutors to religion In the world In
addition to providing Sl2,ooO,oo a
rear Tor the redemption of the heather
OF other lands. they give to the
Churches the munificent sum Of 1927.
100000 . year for their support and
maintenance.