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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-05-01
GOES TO FAR NORTH
TO SEEK GOLD CLAIM
HAYES RIVER COUNTRY, uNEx-
PLoRED SECTION OF NOR
THERN CANADA.

From Edmonton, Alberta, comes the
following story of one who braeed the
hardships of the far north. found his
fortune and died before the story was
fully unfolded, and now a nephew of
the man is to search for the source
of the treasure.
George Gardiner of Ottawa is in
Edmonton Quitting for a trek over
the trail of romance to the upper
Hayes river district, to prospect
gold claim located by his uncle on the
bank of the Peace river in 1898, dur
ing the rush to the Yukon. when this
city was the starting point of the
overland trail to the klondike.
THE story told here by Gardiner is
that during the klondilSe rush three
prospectors went into the Hayes river
along the river near Vermillion, is
UNEMPLOYED. One of the party was
found on the river bank year after
ward. The man was emaciated and
only lived few hours but In his last
few minutes of life told tale of
hardships and of fight with hostile
Indians, who killed his two compan-
IONS
Some Rich Samples.
THE prospector had in his posses
sion samples of the richest gold, and
George Gardiner, who believes that the
old prospector was his uncle. is now
starting out to face the dangers of the
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-05-01

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
BUILDING OF ROADS
IN ORANGE COUNTY
Modern Highways Radiate From
Courthouse in Every
Direction.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

Orange. Va, March 1.--Orange Coun-
" has taken a prominent place among
The Piedmont counties in tho matter of
eoad building. Macadam roads now
radiate from the courthouse In every
direction. while tho road from Orange
to Gordonsvllle lacks only one half mile
of being completed. This road, when
finished. together with the macadam
roed from orange to Madison NILS
VIII furnish a macadam road across
the entire county from the Louisa tn
the Madison limo.
All the road building has up 10 the
present time been in Madison District.
out tho othor two districts not to be
iontdone have sounded themselves--one
for $4,000. the other for slOO,O0o-and
Will begin work as soon as the road
force has completed Its work in Mad
ison District. AT present the road
force consists OF about sixty men. the
camp being situated about halfway be-
tween Orange and Gordonsville.
NO better use OF the short-term con-
Hicts can be found than this. The mon
are we'll cared for, well fed. not worked
too hard and are for the most mart
hSppy. The local physician to the
camp states that with few exceptions
the mon gain weight and strength
while at work.
When several OF them were ,xLed ~
they preferred road work to the peni-
Tertiary. the answer was I'VE would
rather work here a year than be there
eight months Hero the convict labor
does not come into competition with
free labor, and at the same time is
DONG work which will greatly pro-
mote the progress and prosperity OF
the State
j. T Brady. n Western man. who
recently purchased The Horseshoe"
the famous old home OF the late Joseph
wilmer. has sold his entire herd OF
mich cows TO Windle Bros, of New
Market lie Will restock with pure
blooded cows
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
FROM FARMV|LLE
ON TO RICHMOND
Automobile, Passenger and Ex-
press Service for Two Cities
and Several Counties.

Farmville, Va. March 1.--Gcorge NJ
Serpell. of this town. and his asso-
ciates. announce that they will soon
put on an automo bile service between
FarmTille and Richmond. They will
use four twenty passenger cars. and
IN addition run regularly two com
modious express autos. The enter
prise VIII prove OF incalculable ben
eht TO the Counties of Cumberland.
Powhatan and Chesterfield and a part
OF buckingham, rs it Will AFFORD cheap
transportation and good service for
me people OF those counties. Mr.. Ser
peil says the road along which the
cars VIII be run will be put In good
cohuition. and the service be available
20 the public within the next sixty
nays 1T is said that this mode of
transportation will give To many bust
ness men OF Richmond good service to
tneir summer homes along the route.
~ is confidently believed that the ven
,ure VIII provo paying one and many
pcuehts accrue to Richmond Farm
Nliie' and all Intervening points.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
roo MUCH BIG HEAD.
Not 80 Enormous I'm This Country NIX
We HIVE Been 'rhini<inc


Here Is the way the Philadclnhia
Ledger figures il out:
SO much is said about the bigncss OF
things III this country. and especially
In regard 10 money matters. that we
not infrequently get a wrong iunres-
sion of our relative size Take tho
stock Exchange as an example In
many respects our American exchanges
are small affairs, compared with those
IN Paris and London ON the average
daily speculation i'm London far OK
cecds that in New York and philadel
phia combined. There are more than
1000 members of the London Exchange.
l,iuo IN New York, fewer than 250 in
Philadelphia and onl:' seventy in Paris.
London has hearly 10000 listed securi
lcs while Wall street has under / 600.
of which almost exactly two. thirds are
nohds The par value OF Londons list
Is nearly double that OF New York and
Philadelphia together. The London r,v
change pays a dividend TO members OF
100 per cent. To he a member ono
must own Al least three of the 20 900
SHARES or the Exchange. These shares
are 500 paid in, but sell for about $3.50
shares ~
Membership in the Paris Rourso &c
nc" worth upward Of 100000 There
Il pfokcr must put up "A guarantee f,,nd
"l Sop,VVo against failure In London
me commission charged by brokers tn
huA or sell Il stock, the price Of which
- between 500 and 500 the share j..
I'VE cents. and over 5000 i, is
cents. Payments for stool, :
a,' ~ IN London arc made only once
every Two weeks on a given so,,ia
mont day, whereas in this co,,,,,, 'lr
settlements must occur within a
ing day. "oi IA :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
FACTS FROM AFFAIR.
brfehets Showing Some Things Going
ON In RcEIons Ear HeYnnI

frfehets showing some Things Gotrr
:. On In Regions Far Reyond.
destroying quality.
termau manufacturers OF velvet have
CONFINED IN huge syndicate
machine has been invented which
q minute. " 'i'o
Detroit has dog catching automo-
nile 1t is double decker, with
'"tenty-two compartments.
Atcohol IN conjunction with the Wells
i pach mantle is now used for mobile
headlights in Germany.
me use of the telephone has in
creased rapidly In China since the cs-
public.
a French physician has successfully
cotnbated locusts in Argentina BY In
o ,, culatinS 2 number Of insects with a
TO infect others of their kind
According to a San Francisco sur
Econ, appendicitis can be cured without
an operation by manipulating certain
strengthening q loop in the large in
testinc. "
In eighteen out. of forty-eight States
me average annual wage of public
and one State rents its convicts per an
mum Tor more than II pays its teach
erS.
\ German society of electricians has
awarded annually for the best device
Or process produced in any country
sSaieguardine life and limb or promot-
ing hcaith In the electrical industry.
CITY, Miss. earn SIC to SIS :. month
regularly Willie attending school
plan OF co-operation has been dra wn
w between tho high school and the
boys attend school one day and work
in tho railroad shops the next
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
BIG INDUSTRIES IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Many Good; Things Coming to
Pass insthe Old North
State.

Mebane Is amonS the progressive
youte tobacco markets OF the S,ate
The warehouses; there sold over mil
lion and a half pounds OF tho Akamance
and Orange County bright leaf during
the season Jus; closed They eNpeo,
TO double this ncN, season.
Eunlots and much talk to the con-
trary, Notwithstanding. the south
orn Tobacco Journa! officially an
nounees 1T san evident fact that the
K ]. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Will keep
practically ali OF It's business at win.
ston Salem. Winston Salem IS the
home OF the bis company. the place
81 its BIRTH, and there II will remain
Raleigh. ay vote OF It's citizens IN
mass mcetnE assembled one nigh,
last week, as we'll as by vote OF It's
Board OF lldarmen. declared for
municipal ownership Of waterworlts.
AND the ouuooA Is that after a long
ana continued heat for protection OF
health life and property with an ade-
quati waterworks system owned BY
IA. CITY Raleigh IS going to secure
this 80 gays tho News-Observer.
Burlington 5 TO have a new, large
tobacco warehouse. the Same 10 be
built this summer by =. J.. Morgan. a
PROM nent tobacco dealer of that town.
The Wilmington Star says:
There arc tW" reasons why the one
tame immense ,lsrpentine and lumber
business OF North Carolina has de-
cined Fnrtsl frcs are partly 70 blame
for damage 10 standing timber. hut
tho piner-woc(. root<r accounts for
ine failure of ns,tural reforestation .
The keystone Finishing Mills, or
Burlington, have completed their ,new
;wo-storY brildinc GO by 90 feet Tho
building. as cHla iSed furnishes a floor
spaco of 24,0Qo square feot
Through the efforts of the Sails
Huay Industrial Club, that town ex-
rect. soon 10 have established great
stocL wards fo- the marketing, sale.
q siribuUon End feeding OF all kinds
81 ca,ilc and live stock.
she Crown Hosiery Mills. High
roint has tecn organized with $4,000
carltsl Tin company will have q
two story iOoH6N-foot mili-constr,ig.
ton building and install 100 knitting
tc.,u pairs - hosiery
N1organton 5 soon to have a new
knitting mill To he built by David
H. Null aud associates The plan $
to Install nay -Go-ncodle machines for
daily capacity ~ $50 dozen pairs Of
hosiery ard employing from forty 10
nifty operatives. II IS reported that
the Equipment viii cos, $4,000.
The Ivcy ME- Co AT Hickory. has
Increased It's capital stock from s1.5.-
600 TO sge5,ooo II is operating 1850
rsap spindles ;0e broad looms. etc. on
Sateen production
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
TRUST COMP AN|ES
GUARD ESTATES

toontihueo from FirSt Page)
bend why the trust companies have
pech so successful An exhaustive in
Ncstigation covering trust coInuantes In
all the States during the mas, nftcan
years affords the remarkable result that
there have been only three trust com
panH failures during that time where
trust property and funds were in
vowed. In one OF these cases the re-
COVERS have paid on all such ,rust
CLAIMS In fun. and In the other two
failures the liquida ton Of assets has
not yet been completed, so that II /,
not possible to state what the losses
Ia preferred trust creditors will amount
10. II there viii be any. The records In
the state OF Virginia show that there
is no evidence of the sacrifice of any
trust funds or estate property where
trust companies have had the man
agement.
AS executor and administrator. the
so-cailcd modern trust company" rep
resents stability and permanence IN
IKE the individual executor or admin
istratoT. the trust company cannot ab-
scond. cannot speculate with trust
funds. cannot go on vacations or rem
der false accounts. The only assurance
which an individual gives IS per
sonal bond which may prove value
less In case OF bankruptcy The trust
company, on the other hand. offers as
protection its large paid-in capital and
surplus Instead of only one man or
lawyer to administer an estate. there ia
staff OF expert officers. n board OF di.
rectors, including some OF the most
successful and responsible business
men In the community. and then there
is regular examination by the State
banking authorities. AS executor and
administrator. the trust company not
only complies with Instructions of the
Will but 1t preserves, and often in
crcases. the value of estates through
wise investments. through timely sale
OF securities or real estate which may
depreciate In value. In fact, the trust
company offers all the protection which
only an institution with practically q
perpetual existence can give, and
which is not surrounded with the dan
gers that beset human life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
wATER-pow-ER DEVELOPMENT.
Portions of Two Cnrolinns 10 Get All the
Power They NpeJ


SpartanbuiE. :. c.. March I-Philadelnhia
ana SpartanburS capitalists have raturcd
plans which have been in progress for an ex.
tensivc water power development to trans.
INIT electricity In North and South Carolina
me Blue fudge lnterurban Railway Com.
pany' OF which W. $. Montgomery OF spar
tanourg Is president. will undertake. the
construction of tho hydro electric plant tho
oan for which will be located at the mouth
OF me Big Hungry River. seven miles from
Hendersonvtlie. y. &. The dam IS 10 he q,
concrete. l6' feet high raising The water
10 the mouth OF a Hume to be built over
a " around Tho mountains TO obtain a $50
1901 ram TO tho power-housc which win h.
punt IN Green River Cove. This pIant is 10
develop 10000 horse power for transmissio
10 Hcndersonville. SpartanburE and other
c ti. The company has electrical fran.
chiSes is various cities. and concentrates a
Investment of 5000 900. Ladshaw 4 Lad.
shhw OF Spartanburg are the engineers in
charge. and Sellers Rppey or PhiladeI-
phia, can also give information rs 10 de.
'etopment particulars. This is the hydro.
, sLeosr,c Development previously planned by
inc Menut acturcrs Power COMPANY, Of Spsr-
'anhurg. the iatter's officers being tho sam.
as those OF tho Blue Ridge corporation rhe
latter mas taken over portion of tine pron.
eEy on Green River heretofore owned by
inc Appalachian Power Company and ~.
manufacturers Power Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
THINGS THAT GO ON
IN The SOUTHLAND
tContinued from First Page

Continued from First Page
700 feet on Cascara Creek; will install
railway dry dock OF 5000 tons capacity.
To cost about $4,000
Tin Decorating Company. of Balu-
more. Md. is having plans prepared
for factory buildings, each group TO
include main building sin stories,
39Sx265 feet, and powerhouso.
National Clay Products Company.
Baltimore. Md. was incorporated with
capital stock OF $500, GOO 10 establish
clay-working plant.
National Syrup manufacturing Com
pany. New orleans. La, was incor-
porated with capital stock OF $780,
600, to manufacture syrup.
>ew York Mining and Manufactur-
ing Company. New York awarded con-
tract for construction OF large plant
at Dorchester. Va. TO generate cleo
tricity for transmission Throughout,
Wise County. Va.
David Ii. Null. Drcxel y. c., will
build knitting mill at Morgantun. n.
G.. and install fifty zoo needle ma
chimes for daily capacity OF $50 dozen
pairs of hose; estimated cost $4,000.
Crown Hosiery Mills, High Point, n.
C., organized with capital stock OF
$io.Ooo. will erect two-story 1oox6o-
foot mill building and install 100 knit
wv
dozen pairs of hose.
Pneville Coal Mining Co. Pneville.
Ky. was Incorporated. with capital
stock OF $50. 600. TO develop coal land.
Alabama Products Co, Birmingham.
Ala, organized, with capital stock OF
100000: will consolidate number of
syrup manufacturing plants and eX-
pend $4,000 to erect plant and build
additions to established ones
Ivcy Mill Co, Hickory. ". c.. in
creased capital stock from $l25.O00 to
S225,o0o: company now operates 1850
ring spindlos, 400 broad looms, etc, in
the production of satecns.
American Animal Food Co. Clarks-
burg, w Va. was incorporated. with
capital stock OF 100000, to manufac-
ture animal foods.
Salisbury Brick and Tile Co, Sails
bury y. C, purchased twenty acres OF
land and Will esta brick and tile
plant, brick plant to have daily ca
pactty Of 25.oco.
Warwood Coal Co, Wheeling. w Va,
was incorporated. with capital stock
OF $4,000
Eureka Cotton Mills. Chester. S. &C..
awarded building and machinery con-
tract for l25X4o feet annex TO accom- .
modate $500 spindles and 100 looms.
Burgaw Lumber Co, Norfolk Va,
was incorporated. with capital stock
OF $4,000.
White River Telephone Co, Newark.
Ark, was Incorporated, with capital
stock Of $4,000, to construct telephone
system.
Alamo Lumber Co. Alamo. Ga. was
incorporated, with capital stock OF So
GOO, 10 manufacture shingles la this etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
NORTON INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Great Things on JHp in Railway Circles
NaIIJAI Gas AgIicmliu rnl school.

Norton Va, March J Everything seems TO
lie asiir IN Southwest virginia cold neIds and
a. s. not merely an 3ctivity which naturally
comes with the rrst touch or spring weather,
which W. have heeu enjoying for the past
two weeks hut there II. solidarity TO every
enterprise. from the little pop factory to
several colossal railway and mining iodus-
tries
There haE hcen for some time n movement
n railway circles of wnicn the public may
not fuliy know unIi perhaps the early day.
Of simmer. Tho lntcrstaic, which is none
other tnau an arm OF the Southern Railway
system has AZ last beat bv" the oDpositlon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
pervIsors Of Roanoke County. together

pervisors of Roanoke County. together
with two citizens of each magisterlal
district, invited to meet with them.
was held in the Chamber of CONNER
in Roanoke last Saturday morning to
discuss the question OF n bond issue
for road Improvement Not only were
all the conferees present, but n large
number of citizens from all sections OF
the county. indicating the interest in
the question of better roads. and the
sentiment OF The gathering appears to
have been unanimously In favor Of road
improvement and OF a bond Issue as
the best means to this end though
there were some differences of opinion
as to matters of distribution of the adj
vantages among the several districts
etc, which will have to be threshed
out later"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

town Is huilded just as any other
business One man cannot make a
town. even though he Is natural
leader Every one must help. must
90 MS part. The Ratchet must be
buried deep with due ceremonial, then
forgotten
south Boston is Just like other
Towns 1t has grown substantially
because Of concerted action, but with
niue more push, little more vim,
could II not be forged on to the 'front.'
cannot more manufacturing enter
nrises be secured. even with outside
capital? Cannot people be brought
mere who have money to invest by
offering them Inducements worth
while?
mot only Is this possible here. but
many other manufactures may be Sc.
cured South Boston is not the big
sest town in the state but 1t Is the
biggest town for its ssi3e in the rorltiS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
lL:EE. IInKEM nEnE":
''ilevcnu2 S:Alc:, 'Inrc Fallen on Much
sincc inNrriran Iohnrcn Lcff iIcrc.,

The pan,nic Register says: since
tbs American TtbAcco Company moved
u plan, from this city there has been
. married decrease in The sales OF rev
enue STAMPS here When that com
pauy wss m business hero they used
70 average hut.ug about $1,000 or moro
worth of stamps per month. consuming
nearly half 81 tile stamps which were
sold = that post office hero
The rev nuo sales Of stamps, Tor to
haccc used tr be about $1,000 per
ncnih bll irec lie American Tobacco
Comma ny moved the sales only average
about stfon o perhaps q little more
There arc ori' about four manufacture
'rE concerns u TINS city now using the
revenue STAMPS for their tobacco. ana
p, noy We said that even though such
an ouormcus amount OF revenue has
heen taken away from here. ,hese firms
are do'n- fourishing business ana
The sales Of lamps may be said 10 tie
sr"Wln2 greater from these firms than
they were when the \ 7. Compauy was
Dong business here
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
EARLY S P Rim GS
The GOODOLO DAYS
CONTINUED from First Pago)

NNSNi'''"Vu - oih j St aSe)
fish peas brought out by the English
brig Catherine Mcdonald from Liver
pool We're planted by John Cooper, OF
-. Simon's. Ga. OH January 10 1925,
and on February 81 Mr.. Cooper pre-
scented the captain of the brig with "a
peck OF fresh green peas from the
Same seed
An incident OF Tho same spring,
which the agricultural journals sol
cmnly heraldcd rs likely TO cventuate
into the foundation of an important
southern Industry was the successful
manufacture of whiskey from cotton
seed. through an accidental discovery
by John Gray, OF Georgia II seems
that Mr.. Gray IN a careless moment
suffered the cottonsecd and corn to be
grown together and. corn he ~
scarce, he made mash OF the cotton
seed along with the corn The result
namely. the quantity OF whiskey. ar
rested his attention lie then mixed
half and half. and finally sold without
any detection in the taste. IL thon
went on to .-y all cottonseed. throw
inE peck Of meal into each hogshead
10 cause fermentation This produced
~ vigorous eXtrication OF gas: and n
large quantity OF oil, bland and Of
drying quality we'll suited for paint
ms, was produced; and the quantity
Of whiskey was extraordinary from
the Cottonseed"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
THE BAROMETER TALKS.
outiook for Iron and Steel Is Cood
nmsinchG In EIll Shune

Pittsburgh Ia. Marah 1.-The lat :
est survey of conditions In the iron and
Steet INDUSTRY as Gauging general
Ing outlook. 1t was advised during
the last week by some manufacturers
mat specifications against contracts
We're falling off slightly: others re
ported. however, there was no lctup in
demand. OVercrowded and longest ed
mills are welcoming some slackening
~ demand AT this time to allow them
TO catch UP on badly deferred de-
hveries. Most mills have sold practi-
CHlIE their entire output through the
nrst half of the year and some have
taken contracts extending through the
entire year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
WORK on BIG INDUSTRY.
gins ~ Ark NJ II cSI Eain

gins Work at West foint---BuiIding Notes
West Point Va. March Work on tho
nc" plant OF tho chesapeake Pulp ana Paper
company IA progressing rapidly. The loca-
ton on tho Pamunkcy River has been sur
NeNe2 TO faciltete the drawing of plans and
specifications. The plans Themselves are we'll
undsrwAy. and bids for construction will no
iet In me next two weeks. Plans have also
been made for 81 bungalow for the s,,perin-
tendent, Robert Woodhcad who has airendy
moved TO West Point The company will
build another house for the use OF the Off
GERS and visiting directors. but xiii not
President II. W Nichols says. 20 into the
huiidinS business and erect dwellings, for
employees. This will be left to local real
estate firms. Mr. Nichols also states that
all help for erection of buildings and opera
tion OF tho plant will be employed locally
as fer as possible.
The work on the Oak Grove property. be-
longing 20 Miss Katherine Y Moore OF
Richmond IS going on. The old farm house
Is coming down and excavations are being
made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

The Halifax Gazette, published in
South Boston. the metropolis OF Hall
fax County, talks right out in meeting
and expresses Itself vigorously Well
may tho town II represents hear It,
and we'll may some other towns. big
ger than South Boston listen and take
n few draughts of wisdom The Ga
Zette says;
"a town is just what its citizens
mako it, and no more. 1, does not
grow up alone and become n good place
in which to live and do business, but
IL can he made such by those living
In It. Concerted action is necessary TO
the normal growth of any town some
times opportunities that mean much
to town are allowed to pass for the
lack OF some one to start the action
The people should get together. shout
der to shoulder, and work. In your
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

Referring to the proposed automo-
bile line TO ply between Farmville and
Richmond. the Farmvlle Herald saws:
"Of course, the machines will stop
wherever passenger or express mat
Ell demands 1T, and thls will mean that
farmers as well as city folks will have
depots at their door fronts No sub
ject of more general and local inter
est has been suggested for many
day. That IL will command lively i'm
terest need not be added"