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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15
OBITUARY
Archrb,It ~


Archibald ~. Archer. formerly
well known hotel man OF Virginia,
died yesterday in New York city. IN
Viii VII shl% % 1917. yegr; The interment
Tomorrow. He was at one time man
aser OF the old Exchange and Ballard
Hotei: In Richmond. and Aimee It closed
Was Tor many seasons CONNECTED with
the Buffalo Llthla Springs Hotel, ana
Tor Il time with the Hotel Richmond
having many friends throughout the
State.
Especial to The Times Diapatch.l
El!zaOeci City. n c.. March i..--St
CLAIR Push. one of the most widely
Carolina, passed away yesterday morn
Ing at o'clock a, his home In Wan
chese. Dare county. lilo was h.ty-
ave years OF age. and leaves widow
being resident OF Chicago. The fu-
neral services We're held to-day from
the nome. and the internent follow ed
In the family burying ground nearby.
Give services
Funeral OF Jnmea W. GREGORY.
Special 10 The Times Dispatch.l
BODY G9a' Of Hon VA 5am Mar9 n d 54mGhs
reached this place nj noon Wednesday.
and was taken TO his home. about elk
teen miles from here near P!ckaway.
lnterment VAS at his homo. this az
By lions q. T. Rison, w a Garrett
and H. A Edmondson. from the SEN
ate and G. ". Anderson. S. I. r. Kent
and ] r. Bell, from tho House o.:
Delegates.
II. Hamilton.
Especial to The Times DIspatchl
Bristol Va, March 14.-R. Hamil-
ton. native OF Amherst county, but
who had resided in Bristol for eleven
years. died OF heart failure late Tues
day night lie "a survived by his wife
and four children Ho also has a
brother and three sisters, most Of
whom reside at Bncna Vista, HIS body
was buried in Bristol to-day. The flu
neral services were conducted by the
Rev. j, /. Prater. pastor OF Mary
Street Methodist Church.
Mrs. Lucy A. Thornhill.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
Lynchburg. Va, March 1.-THE body
OF Mrs Lucy =. Thornhill, wife OK
/ William u Thornhill. who died yes
terday afternoon at tho University OF
Virginia Hospital, waa brought from
Charlottesville this morning and was
taken 10 the home of the family. Mrs.
Thornhill had been Ill for a long time.
having been under treatment n tho
university hospital for two weeks. Sho
was n member OF the College Hill Bap-
list Church. and was siNty-flve years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15

BATTERBY-Dicd. March II, 1912, Mt
1880 p NJ. o'clock, at the residence
OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Batterby. 3S22 Seventh Street, Full
ton. NANCY ELIZABETH BATTER
by. in the twelfth year of her age
The funeral will be announced
lutor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15
SAD DEATH Or JOSEPH M. RYAN.

III NI5FTH VT JV5EF1f M. RYAN.
News was receiced here Wednes-
day OF the death, after n very brief
illncss. OF JOSEPH NJ. RYAN. of New
York City. and the son of Mr.. p. p
Ryan. $50 North Harrison street
A Ryan. lie was born and reared
In Richmond, where no lived until
six years ago. when he made his
home In New York City. His death
bers OF his family and friends He is
survived by his father. Mr.. p p
Ryan; five sisters-Mlsses Mamie
and Louise Ryan and Mesdamcs l.. a.
Bostian. Floyd Tyler. w: 4. Sorg--
and two brothers-M essrs w. r. and
=. Is. Ryan. Tho remains will arrive
here from New York Friday morn
ing.
the Sacred Heart Cathedral FRI
DAY AFTERNOON at thrce go
o'clook.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15

WINHAM-Died. ut his home near HUI
guenot Springs, Powhatan county,
on Wednesday. March 10, CHAS.
WINHAM. in HIS seventy-thlrd year.
Funeral at Bethel Church at /
o'clock FRIDAY. March 10.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15

DILLARD-Died, at the residence of
Miss Elizabeth Holiday. Glen Allen,
Va. on February %. MISS HARDE-
MA DiLLARD. OF Spotsylyania coun.
ty, aged ninety-flve years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15
DEATHS

ARCHBR-Died March 10, In New
York. ARCHIBALD w. ARCHER, IN
his si1ty-sixth year.
Burial In Hollywood SATURDAY.
Funeral private
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15

In Farmville, Va, Tues.
day night. March ~, ALEXANDER
TRENT GRAY. JR., child of Alex
ander Trent and Alice Adkins Gray,
aged nineteen months
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15

Dead Robbers Identified.
san Antonio. Texas. March ii-The
sobberS who attempted to hold up the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15

Hats OFF,, boys.
We are passing out the new
shapes and shades for spring
ST. to $3.50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

Georgia man, and a railroad man at
tNat. talhins TO e Washington Post reporter
a. iew days ago, declared that down. In
Heorsin the automobiles are cutting into
railroad trnmic in way that is Worrying
the mtnasers OF some OF the lines moi
little said he:
increase In the traffic OF tho big rail-
roads has not been eorrcspondin-ly as large
IN the last TWO three years as 1t was
before thai time. Our ,rnfic managers have
OF the falling on In travel. and the favor
business was the reason. Now they have
just come 20 the realization that the auto
mohNe has been cutting into their bust
ness.
II suppose every hotel in every big city
East and West has one or TWO automobile
tourine parties every day two. Take.
ior example. tho present instance. There
are htli dozen persons who have come ali
fhr way across the eastern part OF the
United states in their touring car The
combined railroad fare OF these people
would be considerable OF an itern In making
up The receipts OF railroad trip 1t ia
chcaper doubtless. 10 travel In this way
and generally looked upon more pleas
ant bur J venture 10 say that the touring
fad will ho % only short duration.
Travelling BY automobile may he much
more heRithfui because OF the outdoors bur
10 IS NOT nearly comfortable or law
perhaps you may call lt-as railroad travel
whore ono can lounge in a luxurious parior
car and watch the swiftly-movine land
seape or rond o favorite author"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
Now FOR the Grent Fnir..

Out In Kentucky and some parts OF
Tennessee the county fairs arc already
on. and a great many OF them are
being held. Out In that country they
do not exhibit anything much at
county fairs except horses and mules
and other live stock. and so August
and September are Just as good
months for the shows as any other
month. and perhaps little better. for
tho country people have In those
months more time 10 so to the fairs.
In Virginia. where show everything
that Y-ows on farm. we could not
think OF holding q fair before Oc-
tober. because II would be Impossible
10 have our best displays ready for
exhibition before that time; but Oc-
tober is not very Off. and this year
Will witness more county fairs than
ever before in the history of the
country. ana II the farmers and 9TH
ers throughout the State have the mind
to have 1t so tho exhibits will be the
greatest This or any other Common
wealth has ever known. DO not put
It off. but get busy right now. get
ting your exhibits ready as far as
possible and planning for those that
ere ret growing on She hill. Let
this year 1912 be the banner year for
fairs in general and your own coun-
- fair IN particular
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
Old virginia for Pecan.

The Washington correspondent Of
tins paper has III another column Of
this issue an article on nut culture.
especially treating. the subject OF pc
can culture in this country. lie treats
the subject In general terms and
gives the views OF an expert OF the
Agricultural Department OF IN. ma
ton. Comparatively few people know
it, but the fact is that there is no
lam. on earth in which liner pecans
can be found than those which fall
from trees almost In sight OF Rich
rond. H. Chesterfield County there
are numbers OF trees that bring good
money to the owners every year. ana
these trees never fail 10 boar II has
been demonstrated that all OF the
Eastern section Of Virginia is we'll
adapted to the growth OF the peca n
tree. and 1t IS certain that young
farmer could made no better invest
iuent than TO plan; a pecan orchard
{, mistaken idea that II takes . pecan
tree a mans lifetime to reach prof
table bearing conditions have read
somewhere that ii the trees are plant
ed properly and in the right soil ana
properly attended to afterwards ,hoy
viii he bearing In proftable quanti-
ties in four or five years But am
hunting up some data on this sub
tact for the definite information OF
the readeis OF the Industrial Section.
1t may be that will prepare this
data for digestion sitting under the
shade OF Virginia pecan trees while
enjoying my vacation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
Millions for Drainage.

\ gentleman from Powhatan County
| called me into conference a week or
two ago. and here is what he had to
say FOR Views and Near Views.
Il have been reading what you and
other writers for your paper have
been saying Of late about the proper
drainage OF lands In Virginia. You
seem to think that only the big
swamp lands are to be reclaimed and
made valuable by system OF drain
age. In my own county there are
thousands OF acres OF land that can
not be called swamps. but arc now
practically worthless. which lands
could be made very valuable by drain
ago and ditchlns. The people are not
able to tackle such tremend Gus job.
and II they were they could not easily
be brought TO that harmonious and
united action that is necessary. It
would De money and time thrown
away n John Smith should drain and
ditch his river lands away up the
stream yonder when Bill Jones and
Tom johnson and the balance of the
/ land owners down stream. entirely 10
the mouth. did not go and do likewise.
/ | believe the greatest thing that
could happen fot virginia would be
for the Commonwealth to issue and
sell bonds sufficient, to drain the lands
that require drainage and make drain
age State business to he done UNI
der the authority OF the State and by
it's own employees regardless OF the
wishes OF the owners OF the lands.
Tho credit OF tho Commonwealth is
/ now Al. and she would have no trou-
; bic whatever in selling at above par
! Sc. 900 600 81 s5ooo.ooo worth OF drain
| age bonds"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
The Genuine Turkey rrot.

report from Washington Is TO
the effect that the army worm. which
Is marching through Georgia" Will
do million dollars worth OF dam
age to the corn. cotton and other
crops Of that state What the amount
OF Injury Will be In the other South
eTn States which tho pest has in
raded has not yet been figured. al
though It is feared that farmers and
planters will suffer heavily
know farmer up in Pittsylvania
County who Is never bothered with
the tobacco worm. which 70 often
does vast damage TO the growing to-
bacco crops OF his ncighbors and tho
reason is that ne ana his good wife
raise about two hundred turkeys
every year Tho turkeys work" the
tobacco fields Systematically every DAY.
and tho big green worms which grow
70 dangerous size in a night arc de-
stroyed In an hour after the turkey
trot" begins
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Fairs in General, Your Own Particulary-Tur-
keys That Trot-As to Hog Cholera-Drain-
age Needed-Nut-C Culture Hints.

tho farmers have only themselves and
their neighbors 70 blame. promi-
nent business men OF Richmond, who
is also Chesterfield County farmer
backed me up in ono corner of the
standing department of Dudley Rudd's
crowded accommodation train on the
Southern road the other morning and
here is what nc said: There is no
excuse for his ep!3omio OF hog
cholera in Virginia. The buzzards are
carrying II all over the state, and they
Will continue to do so unless the peo-
pie come to the rescue For my part.
do not believe the buzzard is the
useful and sacred bird the old foz!es
and the superstitious think it is. and
every one in the land ought 10 be
killed. II everybody would bury deep
or burn every animal that dies on his
place, there would be no need for
a scavenger bird Here is the way
II works: a hog 6ies from the cholera.
the carcass is thrown out in tho
woods. tho buzzards come and devour
1t and away they ny 20 carry and de-
post the cholera germs over a nun
dred or more plantations. and there
your hog cholera appears again and
again. 1 think there Is a law OF
the State that every hog that dies OF
cholera must be buried beyond the
reach of the buzzards or the carcass
must be burned, but not one IN MY
or a hundred people who lose a hog
from Cholera complies with the law"
It - my candid opinion that this
farmer business man was talking
good sense. and his views are sub
mittcd TO the hog-raising public.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
BOWS on THE YORK.
Norr Light for West Point-DoinGs nj
Euclid HclGhts-ti-h Just From
Water.

Yves, point va. August 1.-THE
OH dominion Industrial Corporation,
tins week sold q slX-acrc tract OF
land ID Eucl!d Heights 10 Miss katn-
or,n y Moore. Of Iauhnond who Will
SOON move there with her parents ana
erect beautiful aome.
rA. mex railroad station building
Oh Euclid Heights, at the corner 81
Euclid Boulevard IS nearing compile
tiOn and Will be- the neatest station
on tAe railroad.
Tho Corporation has commenced the
erection OF nve new houses in Euclid
Heights These homes VIII BE very
attractive and Well built
Tie new power station OF Inc Peo-
Pies L.gAt. Heat and Power Co-por-
alton was IN operation Thursday for The
hrsi time The large dynamo is driven
by gas engine. operated on gas. pro-
vined In the building. from coal. The
company is experiencing much difficult
~ in getting wlremen TO take care OF;
its many orders for house wiring, but
they expect several expert wcrkmen
here this week ana they can take care
OF the work
1t is said in this age automobiles
are now 4 necessity In the real estate
business and II seems true since 4
local concern has two in It's service.
Railroad work and grading in Euclid
Heights and Port Richmond subdivision
are progressing rapidly
one OF the good things recently done
for the good OF the town by TIKI city
fathers is that they ordered spr!nk-
Ter 10 keep the dust from swallowing
up the town. II it does not get here
at an early date II will probably not
E.4s. -t-sc.
that the third week in August Is always
rainy week.
A recent Baltimore sun brings GOOD
news to West Point in the following
statement. plans have been prepared
by the Chesa pcake steamship Company.
or which Mr.. X. Key Compton l. presl-
dent, for two fast freight and pas
senger steamers for the Richmond and
West Point route. via YORK River.
They are TO be OF the type OF the city
OF Norfolk and City OF Baltimore on
the Norfolk route, but smaller" 1t is
said that the vessels VIII be construct
ed by the Mryland Steel Company.
which built the two OF the Norfolk line.
The intention is to give quicker SER
vice on the York River route TO Rich
mond. The new steamers are to be ntt-
ed up in the latest style for the ac-
commodntion of a all-classes of pas
sengers.
The Fsrmers' Exchange shipped early
in this Week over 5000 watermelons. to
NortherA and Western markets.
West Point has been visited by the
following knights of Sir IsaaK
Walton: Aessrs. VIM +. Lindncr. and
John T. Anderson, Jr, DIR. Z. c. Nc
Spartan and son. e c. McSparran, Jr..
all OF Richmond. These gentlemen had
been on their own fishing and hunting
grounds higher up tho Mattapony VAL
ley. but on yesterday went down to
the famous Bells Rock fishing grounds.
Great quantities of FISH are brought
to town twice every day right from the
rivers some OF them alive and kicking.
The city people when they eat FISH
right off OF the ice cannot imagine
the difference for the better between
those and tho fresh fsh Just from the
York Ricer, caught by hook and line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
BUSINESS FOLKS
IGNORE POL|T|CTS


merchandise Of all kinds is being pur-
chased and its officials say thnt in the
fall an emphatic Improvement may be
expected The Burlington Says It's
earnings are we'll up to those OF last
Year The Chicago and Northwestern
reports that its tonnage anerings for
last week exceeded those OF tho pre-
ceiins year by fully per cent l,
also adds that there are visible de-
cidcd indications of a gradual but
steady Improvement in general freight
operations. \ similar report of i'm
creases comes from the Illinois Cen-
trail the Hooking Valley and the Bal
timorc ami Ohio. Here. then. arc in-
disputab!e tiiings which establish tho
fact that tho volume Of business trans
actions is expanding And II tais
means anything it is that trcrila-
tion or apprehension over the three
cornered night FOR tho Presidency IS
having little depressing eject upon the
sober business minds o fthc ,oun-
try.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
CONTINUED From FIRST paea {,

continued FROM tlrSt rage
irg to rent houses or apartments. Tn
list viii be kept up-to-datc and Will
be open to inspection by members OF
&c exchange at any time
Secretary T. NJ Boykins reported
tina, the Real Estate Exchange room
hav. been equipped with a number oi
ALIASES, wall charts and other data
touching properties OF every kind in
the city and suburbs ana is prepared
to supply Information to the members
upon demand The auction room is
ready ana II number OF important sales
arc scheduled TO take place on the floor
III the near future
Allan -. Crutchheld has gone with
Connolly 4 co. in the capacity of con-
identiM office man, assisting with the
loans rents and sales. and having
charge OF settlements. repairs ana al-
v,rtising assuming the duties OF VI
y Rohleder who will. ON September o.
60 with ". =. smith in the real csc
tate business, at 30 lol North seventh
Street
Mr Rohlcder has been with this firm
Tor nvo year. Mr. crutchneld has for
the past two years been servings man
aver OF tho National Bank OF Virginia.
was formerly in charge of the savings
department, of the Bank Of Richmond.
supervising and soliciting savings ar
counts OF this and their branch insti-
tutlons g Il. Warren. who has fcr
several years. been bcokkeeper. will IN
the future assist MI. Connolly in the
rental department.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
i, MILLION MILES.

One million miles OF improved roads.
According to facts and estimates pros
duced BY Tho Craftsman that Is lie length
OF tho Highways. and The Craftsman says
IL gets it, conservative estimate from
george c piehi. chairman OF the Ameri-
can Automobile Association National Good
Roads Board.
Texas. through its Good Roads Association
and State Automobile Association. is en-
courne.ng the development Of highways es-
pecinlly for the benefit OF farmers who own
ana drive their own motor cars-and the
percentage. II IA reported OF sold "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18

The uniformly good showing made In the
last government crop report. while I'M
doubtedy attributable in large measure
TO favorable weather conditions. ye.. in the
opinion OF experts. is believed to indfcat h,
an improving tendency in agricultural
methods The farmers received severe
lesson in 1911. and from II learned the need
NJ applying scien,ino principles 10 their
business. There is stil room for much
improvement in this respect. but 1t may
ne mat as result OF greater akin on tho
part OF tho farming community the coun.
Try VIII mover again experience u serious
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
turkey Du..nrd- and Hog Cholera.

The reports that reach tho -AEricul-
tural Department Of Virginia are to
the effect that there is moro hog
cholera In the state .ust now than
has before been known in season.
and the losses the farmers arc sus-
tanning are exceedingly large This
IS deplorable, but may It not be that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
by FRANK s. wOoDsoN,
industrial Editor

mis- column In open TO contributors
VINO have something to say OF sug-
ReHtiVc mature. and who are willing TO
mike hints and suBgesttons looking 70
the better development of the good old
stnteh or Virginia. West Virginia and
North Carolina, md who can hold their
suggestions down in any one Issue 10
from 40 to 200 words. Such com
munichtions, addressed to the Indus
trinl Editor Will receive prompt Mt
tcntion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
ono of tho greatest industrial powers
IN the world.
Whole Regions Eectru1ed.

Whole Regions Eoctro1ed.
In fact, so fast is tho ws1lo Pied
mont becoming literally faectrihed.
that 1t occurs before we >salize 1t
Hardy do the great steel to1Srs outline
themselves innumerable against the
horizon before we hear OF an interim
ban that is stretching itself from the
direction Of tho Southwestern end of
tho Piedmont, near Georgia. all the
way across the line dividing the two
Carolinas on up toward Virginia, stop
ping for only short time. perhaps. to
turn toward Raleigh and make con-
nection there 70 await the develoments
Atlanucward. Beginning at Green
wood. S. c. within forty miles of Co
lumbia. the limo will pass through An
derson. only twenty miles from the
Georgia line. and through Bolton and
Crccnville on to Spartanburs and Gafr-
roy. across tho Carolina limo throug IN
Gastonia. then to Charlotte. through
Concord aud Salisbury. Spencer, Lex
iugton, High Point ana Greensboro.
turning TO the right through Durham
to North Carolina's capital. Thus. IN
d distance OF half thousand miles. II
touches sixteen towns. with combined
population OF nearly a quarter OF MIL
lion people. and II can safely DO pre-
dicted that quite enough OF these peo-
pie. not TO mention the immigrants ana
passers- through. Will be prompted by
business and pleasure TO busy multi
tudes Of cars with an Iacessant whir,
and with the belongings OF the people
we'll. tho truth is that the going to
and fro Of folks and things across
such varied. resourceful country can
be only hazily approached by the
Widest imagination.
The Old and the New.
This interurban hardly leaves the
Peach and rnelongrowing section OF
Georg Ia with which II is in "holIcrin'
distance before it piunges into one OF
the thickest cotton mill sections in
America, thence though stin within
the hum OF sprlndles all along the route.
IL enters the green and gold tobacco
district Of the Old North State. where
thousands are busying Themselves with
product especially Plcdmontese as IS
the cotton distinctly Southern: and
what with the farming, trucking. fruit
growing and stock raising opportuni-
ties which insistently beckon all over
this wide area. We can only conclude
that the joining Of Warrington and
Richmond and Atlanta is but a prelude
to the connection OF New York and
New orleans.
Tine OLD plantation. the spinning
jenny AND the stage coach were good
in their day az was the advice OF
Horace Greeley 20 20 West, but as
the electric car replaces tho OK. the
Partisan gown the calico dress. so the
old advice Is superseded by better.
go South. young man
The grea, Piedmont country is be-
ginning to carry out the biblical in
Junction Take no thousht what ye
shall eat. OF what ye shall drink. or
vhcrewithai we shall be oiother.'
There is no need for anxiety By these
people who arc awakening To possibili-
ties With Significance as great as the
awakening OF China But n. cause
or n ain is not SO far away seogra-
phicaly nor chronologicaliy as China
IL was hrsr FOUND in the Indians pipe.