The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
INDUSTRIAL BITS
ALL OVER VIRGINIA
Danville Has New Tobacco
Storage Warehouse, and
Reioices Thereat.

Rejoices Thereat.
! The contract for tho large storaE,
warehouse that is TO be built in Dan
VILE by the Export Leaf Tobaccc
| Co.. has been let, and the work Of
digging the foundation has alread,
been commenced. The building, which
/ is to be eighty five feet wide and i5t
feet long. will be two stories high
and oaoh floor will be divided into nv,
parts. ffre-wall separating each sec.
ton. so that there will be PRACTICAL,
ten different sections to the building
each one of them being tireproot
There will be elevators in each section
making hye elevators for the raising
OF the tobacco from the first to the
second, doors
The Page Valley Record moral,zes
as follows.
The purchase and use of automo.
biles by number OF our physicians
On both town and county, bring
wildly to mind the Change wrough,
by the telephone and the automobile
In their work. Only few years ago
when there was sickness in the coun.
try messenger had TO be despatchc d
on horseback or in a vehicle and ride
or drive TO town and notify the doc
tor. who would harness up his faith
lul steed. and drive out as quickly as
the circumstance would permit II
the distance was great, and the roads
bad. 1T would be n couple OF hours be
fore the doctor could reach the bed
side OF his patient. Nowadays when
there rs need of doctor. he is called
in moment over the phone. he gets
into his automobile. and in few
minutes Is at the side OF his patient.
ready to give relief. The0 thrillinc
spectacle of mounted mes senger.
dash!ng into town, at breakneck speed.
TO summon a doctor 20 meet some I'M
expected emergency. has passed away.
probably forever!
The Bristol Herald-courier boasts
this:
Three main line railroads. cheap
hydro-electric power. cheap labor,
cheap living, cheap coal and fuels. and
low freight rates-these are the six
manufa curing requisites. and Bristol
has them.
The southside Virginia Dispatch
says:
For the past few years it is con
servauvely estimatedl $4,000 worth
In Waverly every year. From present
indications 1913 will prove no en-
ccpt!on TO this rule
The new hotel when completed Will
&c credit to this section, is we'll ar
ranged and probably the best hotel
in a town OF this size in the State
This will cost about $4,000.
The same paper. talking for the best
interest of Its home town offers some
mighty good advice and a world OF
suggestion In the following:
What Wavevly needs as much as
anything else is good board OF trade
or similar commercial organization
for the advancement OF the town. We
should have board of trade to boost.
"A board OF trade can boost tho
town in many ways and much better
than an individual. A live commercial
organization with Its members work
ing in concert. Is proposition of
power to be reck oned with and We
ought to have 1t right away. 1t incul-
Gates a spirit of civic pride and will
be the means of bringing new indus-
tries hero. We ought to have a town
orga IMITATION to look after the many
little things around town and 10 re-
commend legislation and other things
to the town council
'Waverly should spend Thousand
dollars in advertising its advantages
for factory sites. One factory OF any
size thu: came here from such advcr-
Using would more than repay us Is
there not one progressive man in town
who will take the initiative in effecting
such an organization? We believe that
every business man will see the good
results to accrue and will lend such
n movement their hearty support and
co-operaticn."
The Monroe Enquirer. talking about
golden things in Union County, says:
j. CT Tomberlin. of East Monroe
Township. found a nugget OF gold on
mis- farm last Friday that weighed
thirty-on pennyweights and on the
following day ne found nugget that
weighed forty-seven pennyweights,
and also one weighing four penny
weights
Within the past twelve months old
buildings to the value of about $780,
COS have been torn down in Charlotte
TO make way for new structures. Most
OF this was in consequence of Inter
urban and Norfolk Southern develop
men;. but considerable amount OF
individual enterprise figures In it.
The Henderson Gold Leaf tells this
pleasing story:
Henderson Township Vance County,
Yesterday voted the $4,000 bond issue
FOR the Virginia and Eastern Carolina
Rae!road by the very substantial ma
1oriiy OF more than two TO one against
the entire number OF voters registered
only seven votes were cast against
tho bonds In the entire township, but
of course good many who were regis
tered did not vote at all.
The Phenix Manufacturing Co., OF
Kings Mountain. is reported as to add
a weaving department for manufactur-
ing cloth II now has l4,32o spndles.
Buncombc County has issued $4,000
OF bonds for county road construction,
and this is said to be but beginning
or good things that rich county Is
going 10 do
The town or Hamlt is spending a
good lot OF money this spring for street