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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
TOBACCO BRINGS
BETTER PRICES
SALES OF LOOSE LEAF NOT SO
LARGE, But GRADES
IMPROVE.

While offerings Of dark loose leaf
on Richmond warehouse floors the
past week were not large. the grades
were generally better and prices held
up We'll especially notable being the
averages obtained at Crenshaw S
warehouse by Louisa county growers.
For example: w. w: White sold l.
225 pounds of tobacco at an average
price of $122e: w. ] Mellon received
an average OF S14,62 for six lots: II
G.. White got an average of SI4.T0 for
1895 pounds: c. n Arnick. s1aS3 for
$500 pounds; j. w. Carnahan, SASS
for $50 pounds, while NJ. F. Smith, of
Caroline county, received an average
of Stage for l,165 pounds Of the
weed. The floor average at this ware
house for the week was st0.67 which
goes TO show that better grades are
coming to market,
Something like 10000 pounds were
sold on Richmond floors the past
week, and with the present season
ing weather it is expected that the
offerings the coming week viii be I'M
usually heavy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
ONE BUYER FOR
CHAIN Of STORES
RICHMOND DEPARTMENT STORE
JOINS NEW ECONOMIC
ORGANIZATION.

\ great central buying crganiza-
ton, which will do the purchasing
of stock for a chain of department
stores in the larger cities of the Coun-
try, is the very latest step in the eco
monte advance of industrial progress
This buying organization has been
chartered by the State Of New York
under the name of the American De-
partment Stores corporation. Head
quarters will be established in New
York. and the purchasing of all the
stock of goods for the various stores
affiliated with the organization will
be done at this one central point. The
advantage which will result to the I'LL
innate consumer, of course, can be
seen at a glance. The combination
OF department stores viii represent a
purchasing power backed by $751;.
100000 and by purchasing goods in
enormous quantities necessary TO
serve all these affiliated stores, prices
will be secured which would be utter
ly Impossible to individual buyers
Further, the stores viii save. the saia-
ries and expenses of Individual buyers
by this method of cooperation
The Cohen company of Richmond
is a member of the new organization,
and Isaac Cohen, of that firm, was
one of the promoters of the new idea
and is a director of the corporation.
1t is expected that the new system
will be we'll under way within a week
or so, and patrons OF the big Rich
mond department store will realize
the benefits of IL.
The Cohen company is the only Vir-
ginia store affiliated with the organi-
ration. but the chain reaches from
Boston to New Orleans. and from
New York to Salt Lake city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
WEALTH IN WASTE
Of RES|NOUS WOODS
BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY POINTS
OUT GREAT POSSIBILITIES
OF INDUSTRY.

The bureau of chemistry Of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture has completed . study of the
possibility of utilizing more thorough
~ the enormous quantities OF waste
resinous wood produced IN the lum-
Der industry. This annual waste is
estimated AT no less than 5000. 600
cords. According to the buereaus
Investigations, this can be manu-
featured into paper pulp turpen-
tine. rosin oils, pine oils wood alco-
hol and other products worth nearly
$500, 100000 or as much low grade
paper and the other products as we
are now manufacturing in the United
States. A cord of waste wood. which
costs from 81 TO 81 delivered at the
works. viii yield products worth
S4S.l7. The waste consists OF wood
left IN the forest from numbering.
dead and fallen timber, stumps of
cut-over lands and slabs and edgings
from the mills,
At present the waste resinous
woods are used to some extent in
manufacture. Some plants convert
the waste into paper. Others turn
out wood turpcntine and pine oils. In
many works rosin oils and rosin
spirits are being made from the rosin
of the live trees. But these first two
industries are Just beginning 20 de-
velop, The investigation of the bu-
reau shows that the three industries
OF paper making. wood distiilation and
rosin oil production can best be de-
veloped in combination, Their de-
velopment Will net only open prof
table field of industry. but should
prove a big factor in the conservation
of our resources. In addition. by the
utilization OF our waste and fallen
timber. the injury to the forests by
fire and insects will be materially re-
duced.
Long -leaf yelioT pine. Norway
pine. Douglas fir and other woods rich
in resins are suitable for this manu-
facture. The details of the study are
given in Bulletin 159. Pulp and Pa
per-" by r. F. Veitch and ]. L. Mer-
rul
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

Bob" Kaehler, who says You see
them wherever YOU go-~and they go
wherever YOU see them has been
So busy with the local automobile
show. and the fitting up ~ new quar-
ters that the forty or more Ford sub
dealers throughout Virginia have not
seen much nf him lately,
Not having the time Ia call on the
dealers, he arranged to have the deal
ers come To Richmond instead They
all assembled at the sales room on
West Broad street on Thursday af
ternoop. where the above picture was
taken.
The next thing on the program was
business meeting in the assembly
room of the Richmond hotel. during
which Mr.. kaehler gave the dealers
suggestions for twelve months in two
hours. and many matters pertaining
10 Ford cars and policies were thor
ourhiy gone over and explained.
Every spring for the past six years
Ford dealers have had To keep their
customers waiting from a week 10
three months before making deliy-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
GENERAL BUSINESS
OUTLOOK IS GOOD
FARMING OPERATIONS ADVANCED
AND INDICATIONS OF GOOD
CROPS.
ACTIVITY IN TRADE
COMMERCIAL SOUTH EXPECTING
MUCH FROM ADMISIsTRA-
TION Or WOODROW
WILSON.
ACTIVITY IN TRADE

General business in Richmond and
vicinity In good. and the outlook re-
assuring. Farming operations are
much further advanced than at this
time last year, owing to the temperate
winter, and indications point to a con-
siderabl yincreased acreage of tobac-
co and othe rcrops, Agricultural i'm
PIGMENT dealers report good orders,
and, taken as a whole, the situation
as regards the crops. the fertilizer in
dustry and kindred branches is high
~ favorable The prospects are that
general trade in all the South Allan
tic States will be fairly active this
spring.
The outlook in Virginia Is particu-
larry favorable. Retail trade in tbs
section is fair. although IL has been
hurt in some branches by the very
mild weather that mas prevailed, but
the open winter has helped building
operations, and there has been de-
clded activity in that line. Lumber
dealers report the best business done
in years II the Virginia legislature
viii act favnrably on the resolution
lately adopted by the Richmond real
estate exchange with reference TO the
amendment of the mortgage tax law,
much benefit will result The law is
regarded as unfair, impracticable. and
a serious hardship. especially TO q
large class OF citizens who are work
ing "a obtain farms and homes for
themselves. and its abroEation would
probably stimulate building and draw
capital to the State. The Law should
be repealed altogether. or SO amend
ed as TO exact only single tax such
for example, as that imposed in New
York Of one half enc ! per cent upon
the amount Of mortgage. colleCta-
bic only once during the life OF the
ndrtgage.
With The incoming of new ma
tiurai administration there is always
some uneasiness reflected in business
circles. In this section. however. the
letting up in business has not as yet
become serious
Activity i'm Steel
Continued activity In the steel
. trade. with many of the great plants
SO filled up with orders as to assure
i, a good business during the next six
months rather indicates that such
large consumers Of steel and iron as
Continued on Fourth Pagel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
LIVE AUTO AGENTS MEET HERE
TO PLAN THE SEASONS CAMPAIGN

cry of cars ordered. which resulted
in many cf customers cancelling their
orders and purchasing cars OF other
makes, even OF much higher price,
when man wakes up to the fact
that he needs motor car as bust
ness proposition, or wants one as a
vehicle Of pleasure. he usually wants
il Immediately. and if he cannot get
a car OF one make he will probably
decide on another which can be de-
livered at once. regardless of price.
This has resulted in great loss Of
sales 10 Ford dealers who did not
properly anticipate their requirements
by placing sufficient number Of
cars in stock before the busy spring
months.
This year ali Ford dealers are re-
quired by the factory to purchase and
place in stock, 8 certain proportion Of
their contract estimates during the
winter months This means that
prompter deliveries 10 customers will
be the rule. resulting in more sales
and proportionately larger profits
After the meeting the dealers were
rendered banquet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
ORGANIZATION IS
ONLY ONE Of KIND
HICKORY CAMP. W. -. w. HAS
LOST NONE OF PAST OF
FTCERS BY DEATH.

There lis in Richmond an organiza
|tion not known TO exist anywhere else.
There Ia located in the East End r
|camp Of Woodmen OF the World
known as Hickory Camp, No, 6. This
camp was instituted nineteen years
|ago, and besides paying out thousands
|of dollars 10 families of deceased
|mem bers and erecting a monument
Ito mark their final resting place, has
zone large amount of charitable
work.
Three years ago attention was
drawn to the fact that there had not
been a death among those who had
passed through the presiding officer S
|chair The gentlemen, recognizing
this as a significant fact, met together
land formed what they termed Past
Commanders association of Hickory
Camp. No 6, w O, w There is
not another organization in existence
anywhere, aud while the organization
has been in existence for three years.
IA is still true that the nineteen past
|officers are still living and show no
desire TO depart even for "a land that
|is fairer than day"
The organization meets the last
|eay IN February every year around
1.-The festive board to recall the many
pleasant things that have from time
Ito time taken place in the lodge
Room Friday night was such an &C.
|caston and the home of Sovereign j.
w Gentry, 9t2 North Thirty-hfth
street. was happy place for the older
and younger past commanders.
The following gentlemen compose
this organizations: !. W Gentry. pres
|ident, NJ. r. Pace. secretary; John r,
|k,len. treasurer; DR.. j. r. Crane, X,
t. Adams John Pfaff, b. r. Waller.
|John r. Seay j. II. Lawder. ]. II.
|Abrahams, j. L. creery, George c.
Fleet, George E. Taylor. w L. Hard
|wicke. Rev Gerald Culberson, w l..
WILLIAMS. w. J. Britton, L. c. Miles
land II =. Morris.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

The following Virginia agents were
present at the meeting:
Schumate & Price. Martinsviue
Shackelford Auto company, Newport
News; Swift Motor Car company,
Chase City; DIR. f. r. Reese. Court
land. Virginia City Motor company,
Danville: Central Motor Car company,
Petersburg; Webb Adams Hardware
company. Brookneal; J. u. Rand,
Sunny Side Lilburn-Dunlap & Com
pany Chrstiansburg. W. a. Chiefly,
Warfieid w r. Roberts & Company.
East Radford: r. a. Palmer, Chill
dress: AppomattoX Hardware com
pany. Appomattox; Apperson-Lee Mo-
Tor company LynChburg: Beverly
Garage. stanton; Bell Motor COM
pauy, Norfolk: Barbour Wilborn
Hardware company, South Boston; II.
H Haynes Clifton Forge. jefferson
Garage. Inc, Charlottesville: W u.
kendig, Kenbridge: r. L. Kendig,
Victoria: Lewis & Turnbuu, Lawrence
Vile; H. A. McTavish. Crewe; C. j.
Person. Williamsburg; J. A. Gee, Ken
bridge: A. c. Jones & Company. Vic
toria,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
PL AIMING TO BUILD
GOOD HIGHWAY

Especial IN The Richmond Virginian.)
LEXINGTON, VA, March 1.-The
board of supervisors of Rockbridge
have made application to the State
highway commissioner for the share
Of the state road taxes To which the
county is entitled. amounting TO
nearly $4,000 and this amount will be
duplicated by Rockbridge. The roads
planned TO be macadamiZed are about
four miles of the national highway.
beginning at the limits of the Lex
ington district about three miles north
of Lexington, and extending three and
one half miles to Timber Ridge
church; and one~half mile through
the village of Fairfield. Residents OF
Fairfield have already subscribed
$500 for their Improvement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
OFFICERS NOW CLAIM
THEY PERJURED THEMSELVES

ALBANY, March Mayor Lunn,
of Schenectady. went to the executive
chambers at Albany today to see Gov
ernor Sulzer in an attempt to have
the governor order a State investiga-
ton of the Little Falls strike. and re-
sulting circumstances. With Mayor
Lunn was .John kenny. of Albany. one
of the special deputies who did duty
at Little Falls. during the riots there,
who SAYS he is willing to take the
stand ana aver that he and other spe-
cial officers perjured themselves in
giving evidence which resulted in the
indictment OF a score OF offenders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

tAptA
/ came irrtu Office with decided lean
ings towards the arti-corporation
view of public utility questions. Some
Of nv good friends among the cor
poration lawyers in Buffalo were kind
enough to say that l was too much OF
an anarchist to be of much use as a
commissioner Want of knowledge as
to the precise point involved | have
found in many cases to be the prin-
cipal cause of the prejudice | then
entertained Experience has taught
me that there is another side to these
questions. and one not lightly 10 be
dismissed.
For instance. I held the view, "a
imagine many another person holds
the view, that the New York Central
railroad is grossly over capitalized,
and Is paying dividends on large
amount of what is popularity known
as water When 1t came to my
knowledge as part OF the evidence
of a long investigation in the Buff
falo. Rochester & Eastern case that
the estimated cost Of that company's
500 miles OF railroad from Troy to
Buffalo. planned without adequate al
lowanCes for terminal yards and ia
cilities at either end, and touching
hut one or two large centers Of popu-
lation, was approximately one mum
dred millions of dollars. | came 10
the view that the New York Central.
with its four tracks running through
the heart of SO many great cities of
the State. with all the attendant ad-
Vantages TO freight and passenger
business. and with approximately 500
miles more trackage, including the
vast and valuable terminal facilities
of New York city. might possibly on
a valuation measure up to a capitali-
cation nj five times that of the b,
r. x f.
Managers ConciIiatory.
l have changed my mind also rs to
the attitude of most corporation man
ayers towards the public. l had ex-
pected TO find il recalcitrant and OBJ
jurgatory, which is q Latinized and
more tenderer' way of saying that
1t was made up Of kicks and damns.
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
Onens New Plant.

Especial 70 The Richmond VirGInlan.)
HEATHSvILLE. March 1.-The
C. f. Davis Packing company. incor-
porated, OF Reedville. Va. one of the
largest plants in the Northern Neck.
has recently opened p large manipu-
lating plant at Reedville and Is manu-
complete fertilizers from the
raw material. This company has a
large feet of fishing steamers and con-
ducts business on a large scale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
GUARD is
SUMMONED TO CHICAGO

AIR. s, T. Smith, ono OF the officers
OF the ponitentiary has been sum
moned to attend Federal court, in
Chicago. In the case OF James Brown
Indicted for murder in Chicago
Mr.. Smith has lfeen summoned to
identify Brown as ex-convict Jack
|Whittle who was sentenced to serve
item years in the Virginia penitentiary
for criminal attack from Pittsyivania
county, Va, July IS. 1894. and dis
Charged April /, 1903,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
YOUNG ASTOR is ON
WAY TO PANAMA

NORFOLK. VA, March Vincent
Astor's big steam yacht. Mona, bound
from New York for the Panama canal.
came in here this afternoon. She Will
coal here and proceed South tomor-
row afternoon. Mr.. Aston said that
they ran into a stiff blow OF the coast
last night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

Commenting on the progress or this
port of Newport News. Commission
or of Agriculture. who was in that
city awhile yesterday, stated that in
the month of February the port had
exported approximately 5.000.100
bushels Of graIn--corn, oats and bar
ley--a record breaking business. A
party of Chesapeake and Ohio off,
cials We're there yesterday inspecting
the terminals. and II Is understood
that important and extensive ina
proyements are to be made there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
Order Special Term of Court.

Judge r. Carter Scott yesterday or
dered n special term Of Heprico Cir
cult court to open Monday morning.
The January term was adjourned
earlier than usual last month. leay-
ing several small cases pending. The
cases that will be taken up during
the special term are largely chancery
cases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

piled by the bureau of railway
economics from the reports made to
the Interstate commerce commission
by the railways having total an
nual operating revenues of one mil
lion dollars. or over These include
about 90 per cent Of the steam. rail-
way mileage OF the United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
WHAT REGULATION
TAUGHT REGULATOR
! CONCLUSIONS OF COMMISSIONER
| oLMsTED UPON RETIRE
| MENT.
HIS VIEWS ALTERED
ENTERED OFFICE IN NEW YORK
WITH MANY ANTI-CoIt-
P0RATIoN IDEAS.
HON. JOHN II. OLMsTED.

Public Service Commissioner of New
York State. in Connection with hlS
Retirement from that once, Which
He Entered with an Anti-corpora-
ton View.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
THIRD FARM INSTRUCT
SPECIAL WILL START
THURSDAYOVERC.&O.

Train Embracing Exhibit Car Will Run Over James River and
Main Divisions of System and viii be in Charge of Commits
sioner Koiner Who Will be Accompanied by Agricultural
Experts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
QUIET IN REAL ESTATE
CIRCLES Is RELIEVED
BY ACTIVTTY'IN SPOTS

Much Trading Going and Numerous Rumors Of Important
Negotiations Pending Especially Relative to Lower Grace
Street PropertyMap of That Thoroughare to be Chang
ed Ere Long--Doings of the Week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

Commissioner of Agriculture George
W. koiner. with Ave other agricul
|turai experts. will start Thursday next
on @ fourteen-day tour over the lines
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
with the third farm institute special
|of the present season. The itinerary
will embrace important towns on the
James river division, and main line OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio, ending at
Hampton on March goth.
VIII Have Exhibit Car.
The Bellwood farm exhibit which
was used on the recent tour over the
Southern will be taken on this trip,
with Albert Bellwood in charge.
The experts who Will accompany
THE special, lecturing at all stops will
[be Professor S. Il. Hieges, formerly
|pomologist of tho United States agri-
cultural department: w w. Sproul,
secretary of the Virginia State board
|of agriculture. A NJ Drinkard. hor-
|ticulturalist; q. r. Rice, and DIR. En-
|nion G.. Williams OF the State health
X Is expected also that
ban expert from the industrial depart
Enent of the Chesapeake and Ohio will
accompany the train.
Following is the complete schedule
|of the tour:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

fContlnued on Fourth page.l
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-25
PRESIDENT CONFERS
 WITH UNDERWOOD
WILSON AND WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRMAN ARE IN ACCORD ON
 TARIFF LEGISL ATION.
Executives Suggestions Will Re Re- ported to the GOmmittee-Bill
 Ready for Caucus.

Washington, March 24.-Following his announced policy of keeping in touch with legislation, President Will son conferred at length today with Chairman Oscar Underwood, of the Ways and Means Committee, on de- tails of the Tariff bill, which has been prepared for submission to the Dem ocratic caucus.
 Underwood carried draft of the revised Tariff rates to the White House and explained them to the president Members of the Ways and Means Committee understand that the president and Underwood are in accord on the Tariff legislation policy and whatever suggestion the presidena has made will be carried back by Un- derwood to his committee.
 The administrative features of both the general tariffS law and of the in- come tax are prot png difficult of solu, tion by the committed It has been held that the cost of collecting the customs duties has been excessive and plans are under consideration for cut. ting down this expense. There is sim liar difficulty with proposed plans for collecting the inco me tax. While mem bers of the committee would like to see the income exemption as low as possible, it is realized that it is an exemption point where the cost of collection would make the tax unpro- fitable to the government.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-25
PACKING PLANT
 CONTRACT LET Work Will Begin on New Plant Here Without Any
 Further Delay.
LIST MANY BIDDERS
k. M. Gaibrath and F. (. Royce Sue. cessiul Among Them-Iias
 Bright Future.

Following the letting of the con- tract for the erection of the plant of the Arkansas Packing Company on the property owned by E. B. and F. k. Bloom, on the eastern city limits, announcement was made by Secretary
 James Gould Monday that work would
 begin on the big plant and all it's sub sidary plants immediately. R. M. Gal braith and E. c. Royce, of Pine Bluff. were awarded the contract. Their bid
 was S6G,000 Eight contracting firms presented bids, several of them being from big cities.
 The plant will be 177 1-2 by 131
 feet, three stories high and basement
 and will be of brick, concrete and
 steel It will be equipped with killing
 rooms, a sausage and lard factory,
 refrgerators for pork and beef, fer
 meats and hides.
 The contractors who submitted bids were Mcbride and McCammon, Pine Bluff; w. s. Helton, Pin eBluff; R. M. Galbraith and E c. Royce, Pine Bluff; l.. R. Wright and Company, Dallas, Texas; Texas Building Company, Fort Worth, Texas; Monk and Ritchie, Pine Bluff; William Brice, Dallas and w. A. Prather Memphis.
 The plant will be one of the largest 1 i'll this section of the country and will be the only mammoth packing plant l on the Cotton Belt road between St. l Louis and Fort Worth. It is being fi- l nanced by Pine Bluff and Arkansas capital exclusively and bright fu- ture confronts the investors Already l many farmers and stock growers in
 this section of the country are raising cattle and hogs with a view to supply l ing the local plant and it is generally 1 predicted that Pine Bluff will become one of the most important live stock centers in the south as result of the establishment of modern packing plant here, 2a .tqs.e
 The site for the proposed plant is between the Iron Mountain and Cot 1 ton Belt railroads and the shipping
 .onveniences will be the best enjoyed by any plant of it's kind in this section of the country. It is expected that several other large industrial plants will be located on property adjoining the packing plant, as the plant will give opportunity for the establishment of several small factories that usually l follow big packing plants. ,a.a