The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-11


ALL OVER VIRGINIA
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are taken from the editorial columns
of the Blackstone Courier:
III there is any one who claims thai
: good roads do not improve commu-
nifty, aside from the direct benefits OF
the roads. Just let him or them travel
along the better roads in Nottoway
County and see the improvements which
have been made TO the homes and farms
along these roads. In some cases it
is revelation to note what n decided
erect has been produced. Hedge
rows have been cleaned up. fences
built. dltchbanks Erubbed, the bitches
opened, houses painted and many
things done which spell progressive
ness and prosperity.
And now another thing: We were
talking some time ago with some farm
ers who had just bought car Of
ground limestone. With their teams
LOCO pounds would have been consid-
cred fair load to draw over that road
| with pair of horses, prior to it's i'm
provement. In hauling that lime they
! Loaded 1000 pounds and said they could
/
overlooking their wagons Now they
had flvemile haul-ten miles for the
round trip. Think of the difference and
saving To those three farmers in TAX
ing home that car of lime In that one
car OF lime they saved their road tax
for one year.
I 1t is needless to say they are enthu-
siastic for road Improvement. Nor AFRO
| they content now that they have road
leading by their places. Vat say let the
4 -@,I
| Nottoway has a good road Leading by
his farm These people do not object
TO the road tax. since they are getting
value received. but say keep up the
tax and build more roads. And that
is one of the reasons that our farmers
ere succeeding and becoming more con-
tented with their lot in life"
Amelia County has increased its mule
and convict forces to push along good
roads. correspondent writes:
The Board of Supervisors met on
last Monday. They had already bought
six mules and six more fine wagons to
haul dirt to the roads for the convicts
we now have twelve very strong young
mules"
Russell County has secured twenty
ave more convicts to work on the roads
in that county. This makes the force
sixty strong.
The Appalachian Power Company has
built two hydro electric plants develop
ing 5000 and 20, 200 horsepower. respec-
lively. total development of $4,000
horsepower. for transmission by cleo
tricity throughout West Virginia and
Virginia. These developments are on
the New River. on the Norfolk and
western Railway. in Virginia. and the
company has three other power sites.
tn
NniselDg $4,000 electrical horsepower.
ASs electricity is being transmitted TO
various public utilities. including rail-
ways and lighting plants the company
mas purchased. Its transmission sys-
tenn extends to Wythevjlle, Pulaski,
Dublin. Marion. Christiansburg and
Roanoke and to Bluefield, keystone.
Bramwell and WEIGH, w Va besides
twenty-seven coal mining companies i'm
the Pocahontas Flat Top field About
lo'ooo horsepower has been contracted
Tor. and $4,000 horsepower additional
has practically been called for. sub
stations of 5000, $500. 1900. 1900 and
1000 kilowatts. at five different loca-
tons. reduce the voltage transmitted.
This company has issued $4,000, 600 of
common stock. S2.1S0.000 of preferred
STOCK and S5,450000 of bonds; total Sc
curities issued. s13.GaO.O0C. Its common
stock authorized is $40, 900, 600. and its
preferred is $4,000. 900.
The Fredericksburg Power Company
mas a hydro-electric plant developing
f,opo horsepower, on the RappahannocL
River. with 25,500 horsepower undeyeI-
Cped.
Lester c. Busch, secretary of the
Bristol Chamber of Commerce. writes.
Inree districts of Scott County voted
Sl61,OO0 in good-roads bonds this week
hnu
IN that county another link i'm the
Bristol-t Lexington G<y.) highway
VIII be nearing completion, as one dis
trict is still to vote on the proposition
10 complete 1T to the Lee County line
The road from Bristol to Abingdon. n
distance OF about fifteen miles, is grad
uaiiy being built, and by the end of
the summer II is expected that this i'm
portant link In the Bristol-to Wash
ington highway will be ready for use.
The good-roads agitation which has
Deen Kept up by the Bristol Board of
Trade during the past two or three
years is now beginning to bear fruit.
Nearly S6000,000 has already been ap-
propriated and made available through
bond issues for good roads in the
various counties near Bristol"
The, Lynchbnrg Candy Company will
install equipment to manufacture choc-
olate candy. and install refrigerating
plant the improvements to cost $500;
1t also .contemplates erecting building
near present plant in the near future.
Edward j. Post of Washington. |
will, it is reported. organize com
pany with $4,000 capital stock, to
manufacture patented ventilators in
Staunton.
Scottsville is contemplating an ex-
tensiye street building and paving
scheme. The "taxIess town" proposes
to be the best paved town in Virginia.