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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
ANNEXATION AND
CITY BEAUTIFUL
Pay to Annex and Beautify Now
Rather Than Delay Until
We Must.

The following timely suggestion. adj
dressed TO the Industrial Editor was
handed in too late for classification in
the Views and Near Views column for
which 1t was written:
No city in the world spends so much
and no other city receives anything
like the same amount OF money from
the visitors Of the world" SO ! have
read in one OF the city papers. and
1t Is true. The moral is self-evidert.
Indeed, - Is and =. :.< f,.Tiifn6nd
YnilGn' should let this fact sink deep
into his soul. Few, If any. cities have
the natural advantages that Richmond
has. Situated as II is. on the banks
Of the majestic James and built upon
beautiful rolling land, it offers untold
possibilities for making Richmond the
show city OF Misunderstanding OF the
South.
a realization OF this fact should
prove OF interest TO every citizen. |
would suggest that every man and wo-
man ~ Richmond oE appoint himself
Inspection of Richmond. especially In
the West End and North End. there
development OF his city. am conf
dent that having done so he will be
amazed.
~ roreslght is much better than
hindsight, and cheaper. too. Had our
for ,1, planned wisely, millions
spent in regarding, widening and
Strengthening streets
Had DEFINITE plan of action been
the saving OF these millions and the
development of city beautiful
knowledge Of these facts will UNI
doubtedly convince YOU OF the wisdom
OF the growth of such territory as will
In course or time be within the cor
porate limits.
For this and other reasons. compre-
hensive plan of action has been out
lined, and nearly every large organ
iZatlon in the city has petitioned the
city Council TO take in a large area
equal In extent to the present city area
This is wise and as II should be and
certainly hope that YOU will aid In
impressins these facts on your read
ers
Money expended on such improve
ments as would be necessary now
would be but a little OF that reoufr-
ed To undo and do over again II de-
velopment is left to a haphazard
growth.
Let Richmond acquire. beautify and
develop such territory as is suggest
ed. and ii will mean much to every
citizen.
Her population would be increased to
= large per cent, houses at reasonable
rentals would be provided for all
classes, the health OF her citizens as
sured. and Richmond would profit as
has Paris. 10y the advertising of her
self as Richmond. Queen City of the
South. rich in history, beauty and the
content. prosperity and happiness OF
its people. G. II. s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
c. & o. AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
Indn.triaI. Ag.nt crawIey,. Virginia pl.pla

Industrial Agent CrawIey's Virginia Display
caught in Floods, hut Sticks to Husin, -.
Ihe floods and the overfows in the Middle
YES, caught the Virginia farm exhibition
OF the Industrial department of the Chesn-
Peahe ana ohio Railway at Shelbyviiie Ind
, nms me floods and the waters did stop
me exhibition. On the contrary. they made
me Virginia farm exhibits aIl the more 1T =
uactiVe' Tor the hustlinG and eloquent young
men IN charge OF tho big show did not fail
10 emphasize the fact that the good things
,nes were showing grew on lands back her.
IN OLD virginia that never overflow TO dis
astrous extent and are never subject TO any
sucn destruction and loss have been ex-
perienced In the Middle West in this never
to. be forgotten spring
Ihe exhibition that Is now in Shelbyyilie
anu VIII DO there for week o. more Vet is
Ihe same one that Industrial Agent Crawiey
OF the chesapeake and Ohio sent out West
before Christmas and consists or ali manner
OF tarm products that grow so iuxu.ian;Iy.
on virginia soil alonS tho line OF that rail-
way fhe show has been pulled off I'm \
ooIeh or more towns in Ohio and is now.
doing up Indiana. Hundreds, even thousa nd q
OF Middle West farmers have been attracted
TO ms exhibition. and they have thus learn
80 something about the prnductiveness and
She cheapne>--of the lands OF tho old mother
state mat they never dreamed of before.
me indnstrial department OF tho Chesapeake
ana ohio Is doing great things in the way
OF advertising old Virginia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
BEEF SITUATION
IN THIS COUNTRY
Export and Import Figures Tell
Remarkable Story-Virginia
Should Raise More Cattle.

The high prices prevailing in this country
for meats of all kinds have had marked
effect OH tho export and import ngures with
In tho past several months. Southwest vir-
considerable business In raising beef cattle
for export. viii be very much Interested in
these figures:
Tho decrease In tho meat supply available
for expectation is sharply illustrated by
ths latest export figures complied by the
statistical division OF the Bureaa or Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. They show tho
number of cattle exported In tho eight
months ended with February. 1913. but Il. 656
head. against 27o.2l9 head In the correspond
Ing months of 1907. and tho quantity OF fresh
beef exported. but i.,0a,0f1 pounds against
1T6. SoG 6t9 pounds in the corresponding mont ms
OF 1907. That this shortage In the exporta-
tons liz due In part mt least to actual
auction In the number of cattle In the Unit ed
states In evidenced by the fact that the total
ures OF tho Department OF Agriculture. was
on January !. 1913 but &c 527 WS. against a.. =
$4,000 OH January ]. 1907.
Sill another evidence OF the demand In tho
United states for an, Increase In is cattle
supply IN found In the figures OF tile Depnrt-
nous Increase in tho importation of cattle
the number imported into the United states
in tho eight months ended with February
lSld' being 222.c 600 heau. against l.: 800 read In
NE corresponding months OF 1907. Thus
while tho number OF cattle on farms has
fallen from 72,Joo.ooo TO 90 go 900 in tho six
year period in question the number export
ed has fallen from go. 600 head to l3. 900 head
me quantity OF fresh beef exported has
FALLEN from 100000 pounds to 1915 900
pounds and the number OF cattle imported
hna Increased from 1900 head to 22e 900 head
AZ OF these figures or irnport. and exports
being for tho eight months pefIod ended
win FEBRUARY or the years named.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
FEW H|NDRANCES
TO RURAL CREDIT
But They Are Easily Removed
and Are Now Being Rapidly
Overcome.

On the subject or rural cooperative
credit banking institutions, the Wall
Street Journal has this sensible ar
ticle:
Among those who have studied tho
financial side of American farming. It
Is agreed that the main oaLse under
lying the flight from country to city
is less social or educational than fnan-
ciai Hence the diligcnt search for all
available Information in rural banih
ing methods OF other countries for
s2y:!s sy,:4Ii whereby this obstacle
may be overcome
1t seems sufficiently clear that the
success OF such Institutions as the
Raneisen bank is due Fundamentally TO
spirit of cooperation among people
who are similarly situnted and con
dnoned. In this country there Is a
greater diversity OF view aud much
less homogeneity Of circumstance
among farmers OF the same general
district than in Germany or France,
where credit systems are a great sue
cess. Even under Identical laws SINH
lar results could. by no means, be
looked for here
our farmers primal difficulty Is him
self. Co-operators chafe under iimita-
tons. and crop failures often disor-
shitE' EDut InOsl OF All, AZ " .
III. Chandler, OF tho Missouri Expert
ment station. who has studied cooper
ative experiments extensively, says the
cause Is hindered by the prevalence
OF ~ spirit OF envy and lack OF CON
fidence in the support Of managers by
members"
Nevertheless. real progress has been
made within a decade III the co-opera-
tive capacity of nearly all OF our farm
ing communities. Farmers unions,
grange organizations to say nothing
OF institutes-ioca1. county, State and
national--the services of railway dem
onstration trains: all have helped to
develop fund OF cooperative expert
"nce. which IN due time. must go far
toward making the needed credit in
stitutions a permanent feature OF ma
rional agriculture. Intelligent finance
stands ready and anxious TO help. but
understands the hindrances quite as
we'll as the farmer,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
EARMvILl.E FOR GOOD ROADS.


Dabney TO Address Citizens ON Town
Bettcrment-New Baptist Church.
FarmVille, Va, April 5.-rhe bust
ness men OF Farmville and citizens OF
tho surrounding country will meet in
the courthouse Monday night to con
slider matters Of country and town in
terest. w. I. Dabncy, OF the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce, will address the
meeting on the subject of Town Bet
terment." The chief object OF the
meeting will be to arouse interest on
this side of the .AppomattoX in the
building of better roads leading out of
Farmville into Cumberland At Il re
cent meeting or the Cumberland Board
! OF Supervisors IL was indicated that
the authorities OF that county stood
ready to eXpend considerable OF their
tax money on the public roads leading
North from Cumberland Bridge at
Farmville. provided this town VIII CO
operate with them in financing the
work. 1t is expected that the business
men OF Farmville will raise by private
subscriptions at least $4,000, this to
be supplemented by an approximation
( from the Town Council by like
amount.
The Farmvillc Baptist Church build
ing has been torn down. 1t was one
OF the weil-known landmarks on Main
street the first sermon having been
preached there in February, 1856 when
Dr. Tiberious Gracious Jones dedicated
IL. The old church. about which 30
many sacred memories cluster. has been
demolished to give place to IL modern
ana more capacious edifice, which will
be completed by The coming fall
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
CHARLOTTESVILLE
ON A REALTY BOOM
Golsan & Nash Make Extensive
Deals in the Beautiful
University City.

Speaking about expansion. there is
much of that kind OF thing in the real
estate business sometimes. Golsan &
Nash Inc), prominent real estate
firm OF this city. has boon doing some
thing along the line Of expansion. For
quite while they have been doing
not n little of negotiating. organizing.
trafficking and dealing in and around
the good little city OF Charlottesville.
and a big deal. or rather. Il series Of
big deals. they have pulled Off there
will he u mighty factor in the expan-
sion OF Charlottesville and development
Of properties and Industries there.
The negotiations that have been
going on for some time came to n
head last week, and the upshot OF /,
all is that Golsan &. Nas, sold 10 ;hc
Redland LAND Corporation. of Char
lottesville, newIy-orRanized and we'll
capitalized company OF prominent and
influential citizens. several pieces OF
valuable property lying partly within
the corporate limits and partly in the
suburbs OF the town. In ALI. more
than 200 acres OF land are included in
these ira nsactions. and the amount OF
money 10 change hands in the goround
is something like s250.00o.
The company proposes TO develop
these properties, open them up for set
tlement. for manufacturing sites and
for other things that Will go to build
up Cha rlottesville, and make Il n real
city in fact, az we'll as in name and
TO make IL a city with delightful
suburbs
The lands sold to the corporation by
fciEan u Nash. AS agents for the orig :
inal owners. were as follows: 4 tract
containing about sixty acres, known
as the Fry's Spring property located
Just outside OF the city also the prop-
erty lying just north OF the Chariottes-
Vile Horse Show grounds and imme-
diately on the Southern Railway line.
This tract has eighteen acres The
next tract that was sold 10 the Red :
land Corporation WAS land ADJOINING
Preston Heights. This comprises sew
erai tracts Of acreage, and quite IA
number OF town lots in all something
like 100 acres, partly within the cor
porate limits OF the city and partly
without
The next sale was the Moran land.
also adjoining Preston Heights. CON
tanning more than 100 acres and then
came the Barr lands. of twenty acres.
and the Rosser property, OF ten acres
or more. All of these properties are
To be handled in a general develop
mental way
So lively have Golsan & Nash found
business in the university town they
have opened a branch real estate house
there, which Is to be in charge OF
George j. Benson, who has been with
the Richmond house for several wears
Mr.. Henson has moved TO Charlottes-
vile and stuck out his single
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
GROWING SERVICE.
The Parcel Post Business on the Jump

the Very start.
Parcel post business In February vas al
most 40 per cent greater than In January.
shown by reports To Postmaster General
Burleson made public only last week. In
February Jo0oo.ooo parcel post packages were
handled. increase OF 100000 the
previous month, but February contained
three days lees than January. the real gain
In the business vas almost 80 per cent.
AS in January. the three cities doing the
largest parcel post business in February were
Chicago, New York and Boston in the order
named. Chicago sent and received :. lG7 o00
packages; New York 4l02ooo. and Bost on.
l.3es.00o most OF them in each case being
of the sent class. Cleveland moved from
sixth place In January 20 fourth In Feb
ruary, while Philadelphia dropped from
fourth to sixth. ST. Louis remained NTH.
Each OF the six places named handled more
than 1000 packages In February. other
cities In order of business follow:
Jersey City. Brooklyn Cincinnati. Balti-
more. Nashville. Kansas City. Mo-: Buffalo.
san francisco. Pittsburgh, Richmond and
Minneapolis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
LOOKING ON AHEAD
DOWN IN NORFOLK
Expanding City, and What 1t
May Be Twenty-Five
Years Hence.

Judge Thomas II. Wilcox. of Norfolk re-
Gently addressed a large meeting of citizens
of that city. and made some far-reaehing
predictions as to coming values OF real
estate in and about the city by the sea. The
Norfolk Ledger Dispa tch says the address
which was one OF seTi>s to he made ON real
estate, has attracted q great deal of atten-
discussion among business men. especially
those who are In any way Interested In real
estate, Those who actively Interested
In bYyink and selling real property" do
olares the paper quoted. esprcss belief CO..
aud fow have been found who hold ti,a his
prediction tha st!srfolk will within perhaps
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
Railroads
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

PREMIER CARRIER or THE SOUTH.
Trains Leave Richmond.
y. B.-Folowtng schedule figures publtshed
information and not guaranteed:
For the South-Daily: i:l0 a. M.--Local.
10 10 a. M.-Express. 500 l.. M.--Express,
with Electric Lighted Sleeping Cars for AT
lanta and Birmingham. !l:i5 +. M.-EXpress.
Week Days: $500 =. M.-LocaI
YORK RIVER LINE.
1880 p. M.--Dally-Counectlne for Balti-
more Mon. We'd. aud Friday. 500 A Nj
Elk. sun. and 2:l5 Z. M.-Mon.. Wed. and
Friday-Local.
Trains Arrive Richmond
From the South: ESQ a. NJ. and $40 A. A..
200 p. NJ, 1905 u. NJ daily: l255 Elk. sun.
From West Point: $3.50 4. NJ. daily: ii s5 A.
Al. Mon, Wed and Fri. 4:25 Z. NJ. Ex. Sun.
s. Il. BURGESS. ID. L. A.
90i r Main st. Phone Madison a72
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
STEAMBOATS,
OLD DoNiINIoN LINE

OLD DOMINION LIMB.
l-v. Richmond foot OF Ash SC. daily 90 p. M
Leave Newport news. 500 A. NJ.
Arrive Norfolk. sno A. M
Connects with main line steamers leaving
Norfolk for New York daily. except Sunday
20 p. Nj. Connections also made by n, &
w. Ky. 3 r. Nj. and q. g. o. Ry. at P. M.
Night line steamers stop at ClarsmouS to
land or receive passengers signal. and win
be met by public conveyance.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CO. effective
March Ii.J--James River by daylight foe
Norfolk and Old Point. Nenporb Nows and
all James River landings. Steamer ieayoY
Monday. Wednesday and Friday as 30 A.
M. Freight received for all James RiyaS
Points. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
Norfolk & Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
schedule in Effect September So 1912.
Leave Byrd Street station. Richmond, FOR
NORFOLK: $500 y. NJ, 1900 T.. NJ, 'i.lo
Z. NJ.
FOR LYNcIBURG AND THE WEST :
'6:lo ~ NJ. 1850 a. NJ, $500 l.. NJ. 1920 p. NJ
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: 'ii:t0 A
Al, '6:35 L. NJ. II, 30 r. NJ From tho West :
1910 4. NJ. a2:l0 +. NJ. bl:+o +. NJ. zoos l..
NJ. '9:o0 i. VI.
Daily aDaiiy ex. Sunday hsunday only.
". t. BEVILL. Pass TraE Mgr.
w. =, SAUNDERS. g. +. A. Rounoke, Va
G. III. BOSIEl. ID. p. A., Richmond Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
Richmond & Petersburg Electric Railway

Cars leave Manchester. Seventh and Perry
Streets. FOR Petersburg:
81. !. $, 's. TO- II. 'la A. NJ, !, 2. "a 4 ..
1910. &c, :. s. '9:t0 p NJ.
1900 Z. N. for Chester. 1900 midnight for
Petersburg. s1e
Street, for Msnchester: >
io:i5, e:a5 s'7:l5 1898 sss s:s5. .Ie :ss. II sS
A. Nj. l::3' q :35. 1885, 3:35. 'f:3a 5:s5. e:as.
T1:S5. s:3o. $50 'io+o. 40 p. NJ.
tDaily-Ex. Sunday and holidays.
Carries baggage and express.
"i.imited-Except sunday and holidays
All ears from Petersburg connect with
cars for Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
sEABOARD AIR LINE.

Southbound trains scheduled 10 savc Rich
mond daily: 800 A. M..-Locai to Norn,.
LOO =. M.-Sleepers and coaches, Atlanta.
Birmingham. savannah. Jacksonville. 7:2t
y. M--Limited. 1865 A. M.Sleepers and
coaches, jacksonville. 1i;2 T. NJ. Sleepe:s
and coaches, Atlanta. Birmingham. Mem
phis. Northbound trains scheduled 10 arrive
In Richmond daily: I:i1 A. NJ. $50 A. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
Richmond and Ches.ueaxe p.Ry n,v

Schedule OF Electric Trains. effective May
30. 1917 Leave Richmond. Laurel and Broad
Streets: b'e;o5 4. NJ. Tlo A. M. lbs 10 A.
Nj. 80 A. NJ. '+iOaO A. NJ. II 10 A. Nj. 10
y. NJ. 'i0 T.. NJ. 3:iO +. NJ. b4io p. NJ, 5:0
Z. NJ. sd T.. NJ. $40 Il. NJ, bsIo =. NJ.
land and NJ APPLE Streets: IS SIS A. NJ, bt7 90 4.
NJ. 500 A NJ. b9 20 A. NJ. 10 90 A. NJ +Vll 20
A. NJ. '2:0O NJ. tsito l.. NJ, zoo p s:u
l.. NJ. 90 y. NJ. lbs go y. NJ. 200 Il. NJ. y:a
Nj. 100 p. NJ. b9;oo T.. NJ. II 100 =. NJ
daily except Sunday. 'sSundaY only.
CobC2rries baggage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS

tCOntlnuen FROM FIRST Page.D
bought these lots about two years ago
on speculation, and the figures oh
tanned gave him handsome profit.
He says there is nothing safer than
Richmond dirt Gibbony & Nuckols
also sold the dwelling at Fourteenth
and Broad Streets for $1,000, and a
small seven acre tract near Ridge
Church in Henrico for $1,000.
Golsan &c Nash Unc), the gentle
men who have expanded out to Char
lottesville and sold pretty much all
of the vacant property around that
town and established a branch house
there. kept their eye on Richmond all
the same. and among their sales they
report fourteen lots on Washington
ton.
Bowles & Jones Co. tell of sales in
various parts OF the city, hut mainly
in the far est End. that footed up
over s40,D00.
w. NJ. Miller & Co. also made some
fine sales in that same region OF the
West End that aggregated about
$25,
The new concern of j. D. Cook & Co
sold four flats in Jackson Ward, n
store at Second and Canal Streets
twenty-five feet of ground on Leonard
Street. fortyfour feet on Cleveland
Street, siXty-hve feet on West Cary
Street. twenty five feet OF Iiensington
Avenue beyond the Boulevard. and
which sales footed up S2,.500. which
is doing pretty well for n young con-
Germ that has not yet gotten all OF its
office furniture in place.
Robinson Il Phillips tell OF some
right good small sales in the West
End and fine lot of good things hang
ing on the string and ready to drop
off at moments notice, which notice
will most likely be given early this
week.
The Only woman In the Ring.
Mrs. Lipscombe. the only woman real
estate agent in the city. sold for the
College View Realty Corporation eight
beautiful lots in College View. over
looking the new Richmond College
Mrs. Lipscombe tells me six of these
lots were sold To out-of-town people
who came TO Richmond to invest their
money In what they knew TO be a
dead-sure safe thing.
Garrett Il Co sold for r. Baxter
Wilson row of West Main Street
dwellings for s2S.350. and also sold
for j. b. Kirk 200 feet of ground on
Patterson Avenue and zoo feet on K en-
sington Avenue, for $4,000, and a West
Main Street dwelling for 1850
Cover & Smith sold to an investor
a block of lots on the north side OF
Monument Avenue. Just west of tho
Boulevard. This firm reports n good
outlook for the spring and demand
for good properties.
| Many other agents tell of,fairly good
sales here, there and everywhere. but
withhold particulars, and each and
every one has something good to say
about the bright and Frightening out
look
or course. politics has nothing in
the wide world to do with the real
estate business In Richmond, but II is
rather pleasing TO the man OF news to
be able to note the fact that the idle
talk about the tariff and woodrow
Wilson'S policies and their effect upon
business is no Ionger heard at Cren-
shaw's corner or at Strauss fountain
and other places where real estate
agents most do, congregate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
SCHOOL FAIR.
Second Congregational District Farmer. to
Hold n Grent MeetlnE In SUFFOLK.

Tho Second Congressional District School
fair VIII be held In Suffolk next Friday and
Saturday the nth and 18th. on the second
cay OF the fair Saturday. "a great fsrmors
meeting VIII be held In connection with the
hcnool Fair. This meeting viii be opened In
the City Han at 1879 on the day named The
arrangements to make these meetings "A big
shing Tor Snholk and all az tho agricultural
regions OF the Second Congressional District
ste complete. Governor Mann. Commissioners
koinsr and a number of other we'll known
speakers have accepted Invitations TO -.
present and address the sovereign
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
twenty-five years extend to tho shore of tn.

twenty -nve years extend TO tho shore OF the
Chesnpeake Is overly optimistic.
Continuing. the Ledger Dispatch says:
Judge WillsoX Is exceedingly we'll informed
about realty and Is accredited with hav-
made many profitable Investments. lie long
eRo gave proof ~ his faith In tho future
OF Norfolk, and thnre is abundant evidence
that this faith justifable.
I'm his address he confirmed that which
has been said by number or very able
transportation men and nnanciers within re-
cent years, and which has impel!ed this
newspaper To urge with all it's might that
every one who could possibly do should
acquire such parcel or parcels OF land here
abouts as they should be able TO carry with
out Overburdening themselves.r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
GooL FOR Cnl,,mhu.

IL Is said that Columbus. O.. was saved
from the worst effects OF the rocent delus a
by the existence or the great reservoir ie
built years aSo to collect and retain an am
pie water supply In the dryest times. 1t an
swsred this purpose. hut IL In also held back
the freshct that would have made things
much worse In the city than they have been.
This reservoir ia capable or holding ,tha
water from precipitation OF SIX inches all
over the watershed-and six inches Of rain is
u great deal AZ II was tho city suffered
badly. hut not at all as II would have done
poso.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
Market I.vv. pron,n,I,.

Eggs cannot be marketed too often II
farmera and primary shippers only reulize
tne enormous loss to themselves because
or stale eggs resulting from slowness In
collecting and forwarding to consuming mar
kets, more care would be given to this i'm
portan' detail. remarks the Packer a Jour
nal devoted TO the provision trade