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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
THE TRUST BEATEN
BY THE FARMERS

Here Is a story from the American
Magazine, when is more than "a little
entertaining IN an Industrial way, in
that ii suggests ways and means for
getting out OF bad place but the
alleged facts upon which tho story is
based are subject to many grains Of
allowance In truth there Is probably
much more fancy than fact In the
whole story. but fancy Is often In
structive. We're this not SO, romance
would be an awful fake and novels
would be OF no good hut here s tho
story and a right good one II is
Zen Watson. an old-style American
farmer organized a tobacco revolt TN
Kentucky and drove the Tobacco Trust
out OF power in five counties
In 1893 the trust WAS paying to the
farmers OF the western part OF X on
tucky--the black tobacco region--less
than cents a pound for their tobac
co. n price less than the cost OF pro
ducti0n America boiled up In Ben.
With the aid OF a fellow tobacco raiser
OF neighboring county no called n
needing at that county's seat to which
representatives from the Ave tobacco
raising oounties OF the region We're
invited TO consider the organization,
OF body whose purpose should ba
to secure a more reasonable fnRncial
return TO the farmers.
Ten or twelve farmers met. together
with about two dozen lawyers and
other city folk who coma 10 laugh.
Farmers going to organize, Ho. no.
But the farmers settled down TO bust
ness and when the meeting adJourned
a start had been made toward the
first Kentucky branch OF the American
Society OF Equity The following year
the farmers pooled their tobacco. plac-
Ing II in the hands OF Rem Watson
10 sell Rem advertised that no would
meet in Louisville on certain date
any who wished TO hid on the entire
tobacco crop OF the FIVE counties, and
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that he would sell TO the highest bid
der. providing tho highest bid was
what he thought the farmers should
receive. The bidders came. Ben lined
them up along the wall in q 1ouisvills
and then read them the law. Bach
bidder had TO give him a. sealed bid.
When the bids were all in Ben dis
missed them. while he considered tho
ngures The highest bid was a quar-
tex of cent below what he thought
was fair, He called IN the bidders
again. made them reform their lins
along tho wall. and ono by ona dis
missed them until he was alone wtth
the highest bidder "You ara the
highest bidder" he said, "but you are
a quarter OF n cent too low You'll
have TO raise IT, The bidder tela--
graphed his company. Split the diff
ference" came the reply. But Rtsu
wouldn't split The bidder wired egaLn,
and the company came TO time
Recently n trust buyer who had
given mighty horse laugh when the
organization OF tho farmers was first
proposed walked across street Ia
speaI 10 Ben. "I want 70 take off my
hat TO YOU" ne said, you've cost us
thousands of dollars. II would have
been cheaper for rs to have bought you
and To hava kept the organ liza t. on
from forming than to buy your tobac-
60 now" Last year tho pooled tobac Geo
or this region brought an average OF
: ~ cents pound-and the price to
the consumer had not bsen raised,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
BY FRANK S. WOODSON,
industrial Editor.

This contributors who have something to
saw of a suggestive nature willing make hints
and looking the better development of the good
old States Virginia. Virginia and North Carolina and
who suggestions down in issue to from
30 to 200 communications, addressed
Industrial Editor, will receive prompt attention
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Let All rake Notice.

Here is what the Northampton Times
which moves and has its being at
cape Charles, has to say on very live
subject:
"Commentins upon the way in which
the good people at West Point are be
ginning to enjoy the fruitage of CO.
operative and concertive action for
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the furtherance OF their mutual in
terests, The Times Dispatch OF Rich
rond. remarks:
That tells a good story and one
that IS a good object lesson TO a num-
Der of towns we might name West
Point is growing. because its people
are pulling together under progressive
leadership.
AN object lesson verify. and one
which neither an individual or town
can afford To ignore. Let either do so.
and they have 10 die early not 10 live
10 regret it: this is certain as the
wages of sin; for inharmony. whether
active or passive, in community.
often assumes the character of very
mortal sin We're the various inter
ests, dominant and servient. In every
community OF neighborly mind, and
disposed TO work together. there's
no telling the difference in appearance
some places would wear Cape Charles
is no exception 10 this proposition
we have. III fact. AS suggestive an
illustration Of the doctrine here as any
where; that is, town which. despite
every adverse condition. has outstrip.
ped and is easily pre- eminent among
her sisters OF Eastern Shore Virginia
but which with reasonable encourage
ment and cooperation OF those able
but apparently unwilling TO render it,
l SnOuld, ana, we DclleNe, would have at
tanned twice its dimensions and impor-
lance as an industrial and social centre
Situated in one of the most fertile
sections. among one OF the most pro
! Eressivc peoples in the world. and
accessible o everywhere. nothing short
OF what would seem carefully planned
obstruction should bar us from Il posi-
ton in the very forefront of large man
ufacturing towns"
And here the Times adds some cut
ting remarks. more less local and
personal about some people represent
! ing certain estates. etc. which re-
marks. perhaps. ought not to he re-
! produced in this column, but they are
! searching and 10 the point. all the
! same. quito likely II some other local
! papers in the state would talk right
out In meeting as the Northampton
! Times hast seen ii TO do there would
| be more doing along Industrial lines
In such towns. The Times Dispatch is
glad that Its Industrial Section is
| throwing out some twentieth century
Ideas that are finding an echo in tho
breasts OF tho local press. lie; us keep
on pulling together. brethren. and soon
er or later something Is going 10 be
done. There are great things to be de-
vsloped on the Eastern Shore. and in
all others OF the splendid divisions OF
old Virginia. Lets get them done
quickly.
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600 cigarettes year It Is also es-
timated that rs per cent. or these
cigarettes are made in the States OF
Virginia and North Carolina. and that
30 per cent of the leaf tobacco that
goes into their makeup is grown on
the hills and In the valleys Of the
two States. And yet. member OF the
North Carolina Legislature. by the
name of Clarke. wanted to outlaw the,
whole cigarette business. so far as his
state was concerned. and actually Of
fcred bill TO that effect. II was 4
foregone conclusion that the Clarke
bill could never become a law, and IL
didn't. 1t is to use the language OF
a North Carolina contemporary. IN
dulsing In sleep that knows no
aWakcning.'
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beer cut down by our farmers and
orchardists. This Is good work.
Thousands OF dollars were lost las
year by cedar rust Scientists who
have been conducting experiments for
some years. say that the cedar rust
cannot exist without. cedar trees.
These trees are OF little value, but
can do immense injury.
Another cause of injury to orchards
which has been frequently overlooked
Is the honey suckle which grows on
the fences. 1t affords a safe harbor
for all kinds OF destructive insects
These vines should be burned Some
intelligent fruit men say that the
honey suckle Is as DANA Cling the
cedar tree"
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HOW CHEESE rs AGED.
Electricity Piays More Parts Than OuS
in Regulating Trade aud Com rec.

The New York. american Is respon-
sible for the following:
Another use has been found for elec-
tricity. that or aging cheese An in
dustrial electrician Of Rotterdam. Hol-
land through long series Of expert
ments. found that he could take an alb
so!utc;lly irresli, Cheese and in ono day
words. by means OF electricity he would
make this fresh cheese have all the
consistency, tasta ard appearance OF a
fine cheese that had been stored away
and carefully aged for two years.
He takes fresh cheese and subtsoes
it 10 an alternating current. At the
end OF twenty-four hours OF constant
alternating electrical currents through.
this cheese IT possesses all tho props
critics of Il fine two-year- old CHI eesa-
This has naturally aroused great tnx
terest In Holland whore cheese-makine S
Is one OF the big industries. It iB said
the electrician claims he can do many
other things with cheese by means Oh
electricity. including an apparatus that
will enable tho manufacturer to so
graduate and direct electrical action OF
this nature AZ to give cheese any tnetM
desired and any consistency that ma -
be needed TO supply the wants OF q
fastidious market a9s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
As To Cigarcttea.

IT Is estimated that the people OF tho
United States, and mostly the young
people thereof smoke near TO 100000
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Under the Shade of the Trees.


L am sure / do not know all about
II; or just what about IT, There are
so many new things, and so many
rev Ideas springing up in these days
OF scientific research and all that kind
OF thing, It Is hard for ono to know
Just where he Is at" Anyhow it is
cause OF grief not a little to old
timers that twentieth century science
has decreed that the dear old cedar
trees that used to shade so well. when
We were young must be cut out OF
murdered out. Doubtless would weep
all the more II required to bid a final
adieu. to The much-loved and greatly
cherished old honey sncl1le vine. And
yet the Shenandoah Herald. a pretty
GOOD authority on rural development
and country needs and demands tells
us that both must go. Tho Herald
saws:
"A large number of cedar trees have
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affiXing the transmitter to the palate
and starting the record it will pro-
duce in that organ all the sensations
OF taste and flavor that belong to the
food. 1t will reproduce full banquet
from soup to nuts. with all the inter
mediate items of fish. fowl. salads and
buildings. This will enable n person
TO I'LL his stomach with plain food,
such as beans and bread, and then turn
on the gustograph, which Will make
him feel as if he had eaten a meal that
had been prepared by a $4,000 chef
If this invention gets into common
use It will DO very effective In reducing
the cost OF living and will introduce
into every household the delightful en-
perience OF fine banquet at every
meal a dinner Of fried mush that will
cost no more than cents can be
turned into a s. feast with porterhouse.
mushrooms and fresh stra W berries. by
simply starting the record of tho gus
tograph to whirlinE. Then, If one
W anted to add n glass or champagne
and quarter cigar. ne could do that
too. and not cost a cent.
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Two InduStrfnI Proposition


The Henderson. n. c.. Gold Leaf edi-
lorially says:
The minister who insists on preach
ing the truth about everything is liza
bic TO wound the feelings OF some of
his most influential and best paying
members.
And following right after that para
graph comes this one, also OF the edi-
torial variety:
The liquor dealers of Virginia are
right much disturbed over the possible
combined effect of the Webb bill and the
North Carolina search and seizure
law"
What is peanut brittle factory any
how? There is talk OF establishing
one in Richmond if any Inducements
are offered. II it is a good thing
Richmond wants 1t. and is ready to
offer proper inducements. Maybe II
Is worth looking into
The great Richmond busy factory
may or may not materialize. The
whole thing seems to be hanging by a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

string just at present. The proposition
that has been under discussion for
some time past Is near to a decision;
just what the decision may be IS not
dehnable at this writing. If Rich
mond loses out on the buggy factory
proposition-Oh! we'll Richmond can
mend its hold and come in later on,
but it might he better to strike hot
iron the first time 1t gets hot, and
while il is hot.
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Fresh From the west

According to wild West exchange.
there is a new invention. by a Wild
Westerner. I presume. It is called a
"gustoGraph. Sooner or later il may
he dubbed the dis Rustograph" Any
how. it is said that this new thing pro-
duces on a phonograph record all the
astronomical sensations. so that by
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Specifications
Electric head. side.
tail and dash lishta
Storage battery
3S Horsepower motor
i14.inch wheelbaso
Timken bearings
Thrce.quarter floating
rear axlo
1874 D. tires
Cowl dash
Deeper upholstery
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continued from lT3t IaSe.)
given a Demonstration OF some OF the
to understand; The men. are anxious
TO have fast. clean games in the league,
and In order TO avoid any nisunder-
have all points talked over before the
No Admission Charge.
There Will be no charge OF admis-
sion TO any OF the games. and there is
no doubt that with double, header at
crowds will attend.
The teams that arc to p,aks up the
Gz2ileEe. hich,nona HoEli5srs; URion
22giaia a aad the john S" Ma qssf
Athletic Club. Glass p. the Federation
League, viii be composed OF six
tine COLLEGE. First National Bank.
Church Civic Association. Howit-
December and the courts where the
teams play follows:
Thursday. December blues Second
vs. First National Bank; Blues First
rs. Medical College,
ond vs.. c. c. A; Blues First VS.. Semi
nary.
ona "@ VS. fefes Blues Fist ss Ts
Richmond College.
At Houitzers' Arnaory.
Thursday, December %-HowttzerR
Second vs. c. G. a; Howit2ers First
VS. Richmond College.
Thursday. December 1l-Benedictine
VS.. First National Bank: Howitzers'
First VS.. John Marshall \. c.
Thursday, December 1S-Howitzers'
Second VS.. First National Bank; How
tiers First VS.. Seminary.
At McGill Catholic Union.
Thursday December 4-McGin vs.
Benedictine; Seminary VS.. John Mar
shall y. c.
Thursday. December 11-McGin VS.
Howitzers' Second; Richmond College
VS.. Medical College.
Thursday. December 1s-McGiM VS..
G. c: a; Medical College VS.. John Mar
shall a. G..
There will be no league games after
Thursday. December IS. until Thursday,
January s. There will no doubt be
games between the league teams on
all the local courts during the holt
days, but as number OF the players
on some OF the teams will be away
from the city It that time no games
played will be official. nor will they
count in the championship series.
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and his experience. lie. too is IL play
err who knows just what to do whether
he Is passing the ball or nipping a
man TO give his ends time TO get In
side the play. He can diagnose an at
tack better than any centre we have
seen and his passing is almost per-
lection. Like others, no has his good
and bad days. but lo is by no means
an inland outer The backfield Is sub
mitted without comment. 1t can't be
questioned, though there may DO other
selections Costello Ia shifted TO half.
because It Is his natural position
Here is n team that can play both
the old and new style football. enough
OF the old style to mask what Is to
be unfoidcd along tho newer lines
1t has strength. weight. speed-In fact
all the essentials OF an all stai team
It is wcll-supplled with puntcrs and
dropkickcrs In Gooch and Costello,
either OF whom could do the forward
passing. and In Garter. has 8; man who
rarely misses u try for goal. especial
L. important In those days OF close
scores. or course, Costello would be
captain
The second team is naturally not go
strong as tho first but was chosen as
the eleven that would give the first
selection tho hardest battle. There arc
many good men without places on
either team. For instance. Cardinals
green team showed men with much
latcnt ability. They will be stars next
season
There arc Homewood and Tayloe and
Tandy. But all could not DO selected.
we went through them all with fine
tooth como, consulted with many
students of tho game. and b. q pro-
cess Of elimination came to our con-
illusions.
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ALL IN READINESS
FOR BASKETBALL

CONTINUED from First Page)
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tackles on our team. They combine
that essential OF being equally as
strong on defensive as on offensive
play. IN GOING over the list OF clieiblcs
we found tackles who were better de-
fcnsivc players than either OF these:
then again we found some tackles who
were letter offensive players. but we
could not mate a pair Of tackles with
tho balance any nearer perfect than in
these two, and what is OF some i'm
portance. they could. In Il pinch. carry
the ball Carter and AIlllcr furnish
strength to any centre trio. Both arc
big men, and both are fast. Carter. at
times. did not play up to his best form
In tho Georgetown game he was al
most manhandled by little l65- pound
Curry, but part OF that was due TO Car
ter's being on his stride and part be-
cause Curry IS n gritty little man, and
Il grand football player
Jet gets the call over tho other
centres BECAUSE Of his nggrcssivencss
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ALL-SOUTH ATLANTIC
ELEVEN PICKED BY GUS
Continued from, First page)

hardest position 10 M wcre tho two
ends. There haven't been any star
enos this season. and ends mean q
.nuch under present conditions. We
nave watched many games and have
watched tho Same set ~ ends under
varying conditions. on ono occasion
they were stars, and on another the
"criest dubs. Where forward passing
is resorted 10 10 any considerable cx-
tent. and that means Ia almost every
game. an end can either make or mar
a team So while starting almost
backwards. NO are rather of the opin-
ION that In DoHneliy. OF Georgetown,
and Ferderbcr, Q. y. &; NJ, tho class OF
the section is represented Both are
experienced men; arc suro tacklc1.s,
fast and heady. with just enough
weight to mako them speed things up.
and. what Is most essential, able to
get hold of either long or q short
pass and make II count.
Moriar!ty and Miles would be the
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BLUES PREPARING
FOR TRACK MEETS
Soldier Boys Have Good Seized
ule, With Seven Dates
Filled.

With seven dates filled for important and
intresting meets, the Richmond Blues track
team Is grilling hard every night TO got
into trim for the opening meet. which will
be an intercompany contest to be held on
the right OF January IL Manager Shep
Crump has been successful IL arrang gin s
track meets which will nor only give the
Blues opportunity TO run against high
class aggregations, but afford an attraction
to all lovers OF sport.
There Will be meets with Richmond Col
lcge and with Johns Hopkins and George
Washington. aad p meet may be arranged
with Georgetown early in March.
The schedule has been filed out fol-
lows:
January tI-Intercompany meet erInory.
January @4-Howit2ers- Blues. ar;nory.
January 3i-RiChmond Athletic Association
Federation Blues meet, armory.
February 7-Richmond College Blues, arm
DRY.
February n-Johns Hopkins or George
Washington In Washington.
February 2i-Richmond College Bluns
February cs-Johns Hopkins or George
Washington
March Held open for meet with George
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derby Nat Azure Maid. Clan Olpinc
Bronte also ran. Melos fell.
Third racial ages. selling, purse
$500. one mile and seventy Yards
Colonel Cook. ia Q1airbrother). . to
{. and out. first; Billie Baker, 1o7
CWolfe). 20 to ]. to !. IL TO /.
second: Mr.. Specs, III (1cCahey). . TO
I. to 10, TO 4. third Time. 1:45 SIS.
Aware. Jim L.. The Urchin. Bronte,
Harvey L. also ran.
Fourth race-the Chesapeake Handi-
cap all ages. purse $3.50. six furlonGs-
Montressor. ITO tWolfe). & to and .
to r. first: Sack Cloth. 100 (I1. JohnsoD.
40 to l. to !, 3 to /. second; Perth
shirt. 100 (ButwelD. ~ to l. to /.
to 8. third Time. 1:14 So. Water
Wellos. Sickle. Scallywag. Quarter
master also ran.
Fifth race--for three year olds, sell
ing. purse $500. six MISUNDERSTANDING.
10G Gairbrother), L to 3. to .. first:
Captain Elliott. 100 CButwelD. TO /,
IL to l. to +. second: Montcalm.
105 (Nolam. & to /, = IL TO /. to D.
third. Time. 1915 3-5. Silas Grump
Ventea Strom. ]. w. Kent. Joo Cations
Royal Onyx, Q. u. Buster. Reputation
also ran.
Sixth racial ages. selling. purse
$500. one milo and seventy yards-Sir
iCtiihf iVO '.NcfiHtSlJ. - 10 !. 10 -,
to TO- first; Ford Mai. h04 tAlclntyrel
IL to /. to /. s to 3. second: Bav
Brook. III (Nolan), 90 to /. j. TO (.
. TO l. third. Time. AS. NY Fellow.
Schaller. Toddlng, Garth. Earl of Rich
mond also ran.
Seventh racc-three year olds and up.
the Au Revoir Selling Handicap. purse
$500, one milo and siNtecnth-Stren-
nous. Ill CfroXler), 4 to B. to 3. first:
Mary Ann *. 100 Of. Murphy. 3 TO /
TO D. TO 4. second: Napier. 1Ol a.
ScharD. 10 to ]. to /. even. third
Time. l:49 %. Altamuha, Spcilbuund
Jim cuffrey also ran.
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.Iunrez Results.

First rnce--5l-2 furlongs--Durin.
107: (McDonald), TO |, FIRST; BaIti
more 1o5 (Neylon). to ., second /.
Malay, los (Teahan). to ], third.
Time. ic7 80 Renwar. Sheffield,
Lucky Ike, DIR. Bailey, Fool o. Fortune
also ran.
Second racc-5l-2 furlongs- Mack Il.
Eubanks. los (Groth). S to &. first;
Great Friar, III UGstep), 10 to J..
second; No Quarter. 107 G5ooker), 50
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FIVE FAVOR|TES
WIN ON LAST DAY
Continued from First PageD

Z
meeting. He was heavily played. and
was never in danger.
Results.
First race-two year olds. selling.
purse $500, five and a half furlonEs--
Salon. los iNeandcr). 12 to 1. s TO I
TO 10. FIRST Executor i15 ButwelD.
TO 5. TO .. out. second: Captain
Burns. 100 tI'arbrotheo, to |, Z to -
to 5. third. Time. los. Flask. Su-
premc, Coostcr. Suwanee also ran Dead
heat. Salon. Executor.
Second racial ages. Chevy Chase
Hurdle Handicap, purse $500. about two
miles--Syosset LAG CTuckcv). 10 to r.
to TO- 10 to 3. first: Ragusa, 1886 Du-
rce), ~ to s. 4 to s, . TO 3. second: Vel
SIM. s. (keating). - tn /. to /. .
to ], third. Time. 4:02 As. Mclos. Or
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Dolly. liz (Kirschbaum). to l, first;
orimar Lad, 1o7 tFeeny). to /. second;
Glmll. 112 tGross). b to ., third Time,
LOG 1-5. Chanticlor. Janus. salesia.
Sir Alvescot. Little Jane. Canapa also
ran.
Fifth race--51c furlongs
ll2 (Teahan). even, first; Gypsy Love,
1913 tNeylon). 6 70 /. second; Big Lu.
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TO l. third. Timc. 10Y Little Birdie.
Garden OF Allah. John Hart, Slgurd,
Henry Williams, FRAGILE. Masalo. Milt
Jones. Mia. Commentator also ran.
Third ace-mile-Rrookneld 90
tNeylon), 4 to l. first; Superstition,
log 'Gross). to .. second; Cubou. 106
tDrycr). to I. third. Time. lSo2 -5.
l5luebird. Carlton Club. John Louis also
ran
Fourth race-51-2 rurlongs-Royal
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max. los tCnrter). 10 to l. third Time,
loo 9-5. Theodorita, Little Bit. Ada
Kennedy also ran.
Sixth nce-niic-Orched Lad. 1tG
(Moore). to 2. first: Trojan Belle. ga
(McDonald). 10 to I. second; Faneuil
Hail. los Noftus). 20 to l. third.
Time. f.a9 rs. Retente, Clinton, Ruth
Esther. Rioia, Little Marchmont. Rob-
crt. Moicsy. Adolante. Curlicuo also
ran