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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

used upon the lands with mar>ed re-
suits These marls are rich iu carbon
ate lime, and analyze 80 to 90 ucr
cent pure lime animal bones. shells
ana Indian relics 10 an stages OF de-
composition. are disinterred. Large
beds Of inc white sand are also COM
mon
an Sorts cf Products.
Corn. wheat oats rye tobacco. po-
totoes Drish and sweet), peas beans
ana occasionally huckwheat. arc staple
crops Peanuts and Other truck arc
growing ia favor sorghum and broom
corn are grown successfully. Tobacco
raised here Will compare well IN quail
lily with that grown elsewhere.
owners have realized tho folly or
attempting to cultivate $50 large an
area as was in vogue here I'm the olden
time. Hence much land is on the mar
Ret AT comparatively low prices. some
times with good dwelling and out
houses Included.
The highlands. as we'll as alluvial
and othci bottom lands, respond easily
ard we'll - the hand ~ improvements
which is to bc desired. There arc many
cases where lands which under tho
wasting process OF Years %, unsktllod
end neglected cultivation had grown
thin have been made 10 "r.ioice and
blossom as the rose 1t is hardly a
question what such lands would do in
the hand :. tho skilled ana active as
iicu!turisu These large trects of
land would well-nish ill the eranaries
q Egypt and only avail, capital and
energy. Iost vegetables ana fruits
are raised in abundance in this SECTION.
There IS probably 40 section In the
South better adapted TO the growing
81 an ruck crops than tho Mattapony
Nallcy. l'ho Canncry business where
tomatoes and other Vegetables and
fruits can Joe grown successfully and
tho convenient means OF getting their
products 90 the markets. offers SPLEEN
did opportunities to ehose looking for
sites for such Industries.
Next week something further must
be said about tho abundant supply OF
pure water lumber wood stock roul-
try and egg industry, grasses. fisheries.
bees, gam. roads. mail facilities and
old homes of note.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

Commerce attended the conference and
the banquet. There We're enlivcning
ana spirited talks, they had a banquet
and good time and crowned the oc-
casion by organizing cooperative
board. composed Of delegates from the
counties and from the Chamber Of
Commerce ana that board Will raise
money from available sources ana
spend II for the lettermcnt OF con-
ditons in the rural districts OF the
section surrounding LynchhurE
/, is the kind Of work don. hy tho
Lynchburg Chamber OF Commerce that
s focussin gthe eyes OF the South ON
me Hin city and caused the Cover
lor of Virginia. Hon. William Hodges
Mann 70 write 10 them. saying, 81
.ook upon Your Chamber as one OF
:he most enterprlsing and efficient in
me state ana would have no hesita-
ton in calling on its officers for any
help | may need In advancing the
agricultural INTERESTS Of the state
am sure that success viii attend
efforts so wisely made
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
A GREAT MARKET
COR GOOD TRUCK

Continued From FIRST Page
daughters aud the whole family know
how to uut their hands to the work
ana are not afraid or ashamed t. 10
any honorable work have myself
sold from one acre that was not oc-
cupied over six months in The year
$500 worth of truck. 1t is true that
we may sometimes have unfavorable
seasons bat they come anywhere in
the world our climate around and
about Richmond the whole year around
can't be beaten anywhere on the earth
and II man gets his land up in first
class condition he can raise three TO
-FOUR trueh crops per year on the Same
ground i.st as easily as he can grow
one 10" ever. the man who does this
must bee ID man all right and he must
not depend on shiftlcss negro labor or
he VIII gct left. for truck much have
constant attention and right at tie
to say Is not dependable as a trucker.
He too often isn't there at the psyco-
logical moment and he doesn't car
a zap 81 to isn't
Now t.r question arises where VIII
the right men come from. We can
get them If we viii and surely @e
need theu ] have had considerable
eNperieu and stand ready Mt any
time 30 1--WE any good trucker VINO
comes To try his hand the benefit o.
my advic upon that successful ex-
pericncc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
Thc People Co-opcratc.

agricultural INTERESTS Of the state
am sure that success Will attend
efforts so wisely made
The People Cooperate.
Knowing about the splendid co-op-
GRAFTON that is true OF the people
with the Chamher OF Commerce in
Richmond, have been making some
walls in other Virginia communities.
The secretary OF the Lynchburg Cham
ber tells me that as rule the mem
hcrship and the people OF LynchburG
respond readily 10 calls for co-opcra-
ton from the Chamber. said he Il
have known numbers Of instances
where the heads OF big business
houses have given UP their private
business to give their assistance to
the Chamber and also their funds.
During the past three years Lynch
burg has raised and contributes to
public and quasi public Institutions
more than half million dollars-this
money all comes out of the pockets OF
the people. Just few of the items
will prove Interesting; twelve thou
sand for the Presbyterian Orphanasc
to replace burned structure. twenty
seven thousand dollars for y NJ c. y.
Island Fairgrounds. forty five thou
sand dollars for additions and better
College sixty-hve thousand for the
Chamber of Commerce. two hundred
and nifty thousand for the Virginia
Hotel. nine thousand for Virginia
Christian College-these are not all.
hut sufficient to give you some ide,
Of what Lynchburg people do towards
co operative development"
John p. Pettyjohn. strong, vigor-
Gus business man. Is the president of
the Lynchburg Chamber OF Commerce
and Edward H. Mayhcld. former
Rlchmonder. is the business manager
such in brief is the story Of two
years progress of Lynchburg, the
city of hills. and it is a vigorous ana
substantial development.
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have never yet seen i've wire.
progressive town that did not have
wide-awakc. Intelligent, energetic,
progressive women prominently idcnti-
ned with all movements Tor tn- town =
welfare rnc good women ui Amcii-
Ga haze widen influence ia these mat
tiers than the men. ana Utmost every
fampaisn THAT has boon successfully
carried out ioi civic development. has
been largely indebted TO the women
tor It's advancement; believe IN
"ur'n's clubs. because thoy have a
great held for accomplis Thcy
can take up the matter oi public play
grounds parks and libraries. civic
'Ir tNNnrss. adoquAt" sanitation. ana
many other matters in which they are
vitality interested. ! believe tnat in tine
town Ia which live the women nave
been very largely responsible Tor the
radical Improvement mat has taken
place aions am these lines in the past
n'" Years fcW towns or clti.s in H..
s'utA take ans particular Interest ia
providing adeqnat, recreation features
for licir Young people. This is a mis-
take amt is uu~ reason why the young
people are leaving the South for the
more attractive environment that pre-
walls la many Northern and Western
towns and clties IL Is the custom IN
the West for town to provide IT.
SELF not only with parks. but vita
SKINNER camp or Chataqua grounds
where Tie residents Of The cities can
meet with those from The country sur
rounding for two or three weeks sum
iner outing or camping. with the privi
lcsc O.; listening to the hest speakers
that can be obtained by the summon
.hataqnas, and in addition TO have tic
privilege OF boating, bathing. tennis,
mere are not few OF these
cMataqua camp maintained by Western
towns ana almost every one OF them
Aas an tho facilities of an up.to-date
summer resort 1t Is combined re-
e'r"ilonal ANA educational institution
and Is vital factor i'm putting the
p'"plo themselves on a higher plane
so,i"liS morally mentally and physl-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

a real iiyo town Will not be imposed
upon by poor hotel facilities one OF
tuv BEST hotels In one OF our lead
ms Southern States was built by u
operation composed OF the citizens
themselves ia order to provide decent
Accommodations tor the stranger with
in their gates There are comparative
ly tew towns in the south undvr ten
Thousand population tAa1 nave hotels
that would bc properly considered d
credit 10 the locality. rhis Is not said
with a desire to reflect on amy particu-
lar hotel but simply TO state TACT
that ought to be rvmedied / and that
luily one-hali Of the newcomers mat
We bring down. comment urilVorably
on The motel Accommodations. There is
nothing on earth that viii discourage
and disgust a stranger quickcr than
81 hard, Uncomfortable bed, in uncican.
dtsHgrccohlc SURROUNDINGS. accompanied
hy an nidisesubls meal. and there is
no otlvr Things that VIII create
more favorable Impression than an
attractive hotel. with bright. airy, wei
furnished and vvcli carpcted rooms.
clean. comfortable bcds and sood pale
table meals, well cooked and attractive
iy served. amid pleasant SURROUNDINGS.
maintain that Il good hotel is one
~ the best advertisements that amy
town can have. ana poor hotri is one
Vi the most serious draw -ha,ks that a
town g ana l,, luf.t.I ,stth
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like community that is newer
aiishrd with IT.. achievements. but
Is always striving 10 accomplish great.
'f AhI better things l like an en-
Nlr"nmoni iAat is redolcnt or activity.
tnte' prise energy and hospitality [
Ike 10 do an that can comsisteutly
90 encourage and help those who want
To help themselves ana IL the good.
pcople of any Nirsinla town on city
are really Interested ga accomplish
ins something moro effective along any
oi thc lines have enumerated. I wili
OBJ" only a. glad l. give them the bcne-
ht "i what Information and assistance
o"n in the premises. ! have with me
nuInner ~ attractive catalogs m
insifAure no4crn lighting systems.
play ground appliances. vases sta
tNfry' fountains. etc. Tor the omhcl-
isnmcnt 90 pnrks.
WE have Very efficient landscara
raranef AZ Roanoke. my good friend
faWick Roy and il tile people OF an,
Town alons our lines Will yet to.
sr'hcr and formulate some rlans for
ino DEVELOPMENT have been talk.
.nt ABOUT ! VIII be GLAD 10 visit them
with NJ. Foy later on ana assist in
carrying out their desires
am frequently importunod hv
towns no send them manufacturing
plants cr Industrial Enterprises some
"i them make these requests. evidently
"i'n 'he idea tina, all that is required
fNr us 10 reach out and grasp a
manufacturing Institution from large
stock watch is KEEP, continually on
=, nand and pass IL over to them. i,
'ihs been ms experience that something
ms ninety per cent Of tho success
i"' manufacturing and Industrial on
''iPl 'A'S are promoted and maintained
py the citizens of ,h. towns ana clties
In which they are located Sometimes
valuable instituuon IS secured from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

fly specks. Trash and garbage are put
IN receptacles ana covered up. ana
there are frequently taken away and
omptied. y nVc town welcomes the
newcomer greets him with "a hearty
nand clasp. and assists HIM to ma a
location tnat VIII sun hin. and make
MIN al permanent citizen. \ i've town
provides play grounds FOR its children
and attractive parks tor all It's poo
PIE
1t takes an interest In the asricul-
tural community surrounding it. and the
business men Keep in close tuucn WIN
the farmers and their need. They
maintain adequate shelter tor the farm
cis teams when they come TO town.
and frequently provide rest room
OF reading rood where they and their
families can sit down and make them
selves comfortable tor Few moments
during the heat oil the day.
rms progressive town also has enc
or two dTinNlns fountains where horses
and other animals can uuench tneir
thirst 1t also provides buohiins foun-
u,ns for its own citizens and a pub
lac market place where f,fners can
bring their produce and otter same
tor sale to the citizens themselves
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AWFUL DRAINAGE
FROM DOWN SOUTH

Continued From First page)
out increasing the acreage now used
or adding sensibly to the work of it's
farmers. il is buying hundreds of mil
lions of bushels of grain from
vhe West. millions OF dollars of
pork. bacon and beef. millions OF dol
lars of butter and eggs. and even
chickens No section in the world Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
LOVELY VALLEY OF
THE MATTAPON

Continued From First Pages
house facilitiec. etc. to Take care OF
the incrca sing traffic of tn. limo. This
line makes connection At West Point
with the Chesapeake Steamship Com
pany and southern Railway, thereby
furnishing an outlet for the people to
the markets of the world
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN

There is a sort of communion in all the great and stable objects of Nature Each one seems meeting place of souls, a permanent memorial of them that are gone. a point of reunion for all now living, a challenge and a bea- con for all to come
 1t is not my moon, 1t is humanitys moon; and all lovers. from China 10 Dawson City. touch hands there upon her brazen shield.
 It is not my oak, like my coat or hat; I do not use it and throw it away; generations of past glances and words cluster as spiritual fruit on it's branches.
 So of the stars we say how many view them and what innumerable signs ascend to them, until they cease to be mere batter and become burning candles of human aspiration, lighting heavens altar.
 There is this charm about an old castle or wall or other man made thing, that it is all crusted with hu- man feeling.
 For no thing is merely what it is, it is what souls have made of it. with their dreams and pains and loves
 Alexander Smith, the gentle Scotch poetg wrote, "Pleasantest of all l find it lying awake at midnight tO catch muffed by distance. the thunder of the northern sea, and to think of all the ears the sound has filed
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04
Results of a Rainy Afternoon.

1t was raining very hard. Ethel could not go out, so she did not know what to do to pass time. She had prac- ticed her music lesson, read story books and played with her dog Teddy
 About o'clock her friend Isabel came over. She had with her some cloth and few small dolls. She ask ed Ethel to help her dress them, for she intended to send them to the chil- drens hospital
 Ethel thought this a splendid idea and by the time Isabel had to go they had dressed them all.
 They planned to go to the hospital the next day. Ethel told Isabel to come for her at o'clock.
 The next day Isabel came for Ethel and they were off by 10 minutes past
 When they arrived at the hospital they gave the things Go the matron, who said she would give them to the children.
 The next day each of the girls re- ceived a letter from the matrOn telling them that the children were made very happy with their gifts. She asked them to come and visit the children the following Saturday.
 When Saturday came the girls were ready by half past 7. They enjoyed the walk very much. When they ar rived at the hospital the matron took them to the ward where the children were.
 The children were very glad to see Isabel and Ethel They thanked them over and over again for the dolls. When they were ready to go the ma tron told them to be sure and come again
 The girls spent 8 good many happy afternoons at the hospital after that.
 MAE ESTEILA LEACH, Age IA. Wauregan.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04
NEW ENeLANp,s ADVANTAGES.

This is the season which finds New England at its best There is no bet ter spot to be found in the broad land either for recreation or business op- portunites than can be offered by the New England states. There is a di- versity of attractions and all can be satisfied whether it be country, sea shore. lakes or mountains. Those who travel and view the beauties of the four corners of the universe are inn pressed by what they have seen, but are pleased to get back to their old New England home with the hills and valleys for contentment. Many thou sand people are now hocking into New England cities and shore resorts the vacation section of America.
 But that is not all that is to be gained in New England, for while there is everything that the vacationlsts' heart can desire awaiting them, it also offers an equally attractive variety of industrial opportunities It has large numbers of available factory sites and waterpowers waiting to be used, with an abundance of skilled and unsldlled labor. The value of these advantages has been demonstrated most cOnclus- lively of late by the decision of two concerns Co locate their establishments in this city. This was accomplished through the advertising which the ad- Vantages of this city have been re- ceiving New England has always been an industrial section and its physical conditions and location promise to keep it in the foreground. The opportunity Of showing up the benefits and advan- tages of the section is at it's best when the many visitors are within it's limits.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04
THE RUNNING BOARD RULE.

The enforcement of the rule made by the public utilities commission to the effect that no one be allowed to ae on the running board of electric cars promises to give the ear crews much additional trouble. There is no particular desire on the part of patrons 70 ride on the running board when there ls accommodation enough for all To have a seat. but the riding public win protest hard against a rule which win prevent them from riding when there are no seats, and those occupying The seats will do some sputterine if those who would naturally stand on inc running boards are crowded into he space between the seats. in addi. ion to six on a seat
 The danger of running board riding is Of course great and particularly with the cars having double steps. It Is dangerous both for those passengers and for Inc conductor. and the knights Of tho bell cord can naturally anucj- rate plenty of trouble over inc new rule lt will be of little bother except 0n holidays Saturdays and at times of special attractions. when hundreds ride outside for the sake of better ac- commodation than waiting for another car. The larger cities. even with their frequent cars will experience as much trouble as the smaller cities with their less frequent cars for the disposition -o hasten exists everywhere. In addi- lion to keeping the patrons from the boards rhe additional duty of provid- ing accqmmodsuon falls on'.he electric roads The solution is possible with the other type Gf open cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04

Down by the sea shore there stood a homestead where lived a poor, blind boy, called Reggie Haden. He was nine years old and his parents were very poor and had hardly enough money to live upon, for Mir. Haden only earned few shillings by selling the fish he caught, and ii took Mrs. Haden all her time to tidy the house and look after Reggie, for, being blind, he could not move about without help. This morning the sun was shining brightly as Mir. Haden carried Reggie outside and laid him in a chair by the sea. The air and sea breeze made Reggie's poor, blind eyes feel very sleeply, and presently he fell sound asleep. For two whole hours he slept, and when Mir Hayden came back from his fishing boat Reggie was still asleep.
 "nTo fear of that" gruf1y answered his father; shaking him.
 Reggie's eyes opened wide, and he stared listlessly before him.
 "Oh, daddy, l have had such won derful dream. I dreampt that a beau tiful lady came to us and took me away. and she made me able to see. l am sure 1t will come true" said Reg gie confidently.
 No fear of that" gruffly answered his father; for it always went to his heart to see his little blind son.
 Reggie was carried back into the house, where a coarse table cloth was laid on which were few crusts of bread and some fish, which was all their dinner consisted of.
 That night as Reggie went to bed, he told his mother of his wonderful dream; and, quite convinced that 1t would come true, he fell peacefully asleep.
 Next day, as Reggie was being car ried out of the house, a lady and a little girl came up to the door of the shabby hut. The lady wore a beauti- ful white linen dress, and large black hat shaded her beautiful fair face, and her little daughter. who was also dressed in white, resemhled her moth er
 Good morning." said Mrs. Haden bobbing a curtsey.
 Good morning." replied Mrs Rus sel, in d kind voice, could you lot us
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

We all know that strawberry short cake is good eating; but few of us realize what a wonderful plant the strawberry is the fruit if. Our large commercial strawberries are not half century old yet, When man learned his ability to make wild things bigger and better he began to experiment, and he has by selection made better fruits and flowers than nature originally pro vided, The parsHip was a wild and worthless root when Norwich was set tledi and the strawberries were all wild and small, but luscious. There are people whe still think the man improved strawberry lacks the rich flavor of the iid-stFawberry. Straw berries are grown from seed, but most strawberry beds of the garden are made up of young plants from the runners. A strawberry plant sends out a creeping stem which sinks root and starts a new plant every few inches and if left alone surrounds it. self with it's family and sacrifices So much of it's strength for them that it does not make so large fruit or so much as when these stems are cut off and the growth of young plants, prevented It differs from the rasp- berry in this-it creeps above ground while the raspberry creeps under ground and adds to itself new bushes. One of my neighbor's raspberry's has been two years in climbing a four foot offset wall and establishing plant in my garden and the intruder has a big showing of berries for me. and will creep all over the lot if I do not stop it. Men who desire to ob- tain new kinds of strawberries grow them from seed. Alpine strawberry see produces a small cream -colored berry with banana flavor. The color and flavor of strawberries vary, and they were called straw berries be- cause the early cultivaters covered them with straw and grew them on straw to keep out the grit The real fruit of the strawberry the botanists tell us is the seed, and what we eat and enjoy is the receptacle or seed
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04
HE GALL oF TIE WEST.

The cal of the west is beginning to ring out in search of men to harvest the crops. Though the year is not more than an average one, a small army of men will be required to gather #. There has for years been a cry from the middle west for a large mum Der of helpers. and thousands have made it a point to take part in the great harvest work, but there are larger demands now with the devel- opment in Canada. and it will require 15O,o00 men to get under cover the grain and crops. Particularly is that region handicapped for it's develop ment work is keeping busy all the spare hands Obtainable.
 In Alberta alone there is a demand for a thousand hands to hurry along the irrigation work projected, while the railroad construction work could accommodate half as many more em- D.oves With these lines of work em- blowing all the available help, the prob lem of the farmers is serious one. and shows the increased problem which he wheat grower must meet The productivity of the land is un- questioned, but at the present time the need of further developing it and bind
 Ing it together with ribbons of steel Is paramount and takes all of Canada's idle muscle. There is 6 similar sltua- ton to be found in the middle west, though the construction work does net offer the counter attraction to labor. but with such opportunities for work in these days of strenuous endeavor. indolsnes can rightly be construed as treason,