The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

hontas fields 2.ssl cars Of coal--shirty-
two miles of them. The record yes,
ts sis %as a009 Continue s''a
the year the Norfolk and Western
will handle about 10000 cars Of coal
foad has ys
Such a volume of business necessarily
would mean tremendous activity IN
the Roanoke shops. with a strong pos
sibility OF the output OF cars and en-
ginss being largely Increased .ncreai,o,,, and
Western. while remarkable. is not phe-
nomenal. II is the outcome OF or
Derby processes and natural laws,
every one OF which is q factor of decided
force. The processes are found IN
and the natural iawssin tho presence
of exceptional resources and peculiar
adyantages for q.iiiI iz them at the he
practically unlimited wealth. with a
people alive 10 opportunities and with
Hundreds Of thousands Of acres OF the
and Western is bound to grow "
can no more stand still than bird
can refuse to fly. or stream decline
veIopment is foregone conclusion;
Where to-day its tonnage is counted
in millions. the time need not be far
distant when 4 will be counted "a
Carter Glass Has "Come Back"
When Carter Glass announced his
candidacy for the United states sen
ate. certain newspapers that were
him by calling him The Honorable
Carter" and the like
The reply of the Times-Herald TO
these epiteful taunts was that MI
Glass had proven himself to be man
of ability. had been successful IN bust
ness. had won success and the honors
bestowed by his feilow-citizens upon
his own merit, and had established
himself as a man of character. We said
that such a man could not be ridiculed.
IN Newport News and he had compar-
atiyely few supporters here MI swan,
son had the reputation and ne poiIeo
the votes and defeated Glass IN !ne
majority. BIT this did not alter the
fact and did not change our estimate
OF Mr.. Glass. We had known him from, from
tho beginning of his career and we knew
the stuff of which ne was made; we
told the readers of the Times fersIo
that he was thoroughly qualified Tor the
esficient and useful Senator in Congress.
We were proud of the support we gaze
him. and none the less proud because
We'll. Mr.. Glass took his defeat like
a man and went ABOUT hie business.
He stood for reelection to the ffouse
standing the enmity he had incurred IN
opposing Swanson, he won out over MS
opponent by large majority, ana to-
day ne IS the most prominent man on
the floor of the House. To him mas
been committed the difficult task o.
drafting the party's currency Dill ahu
me eyes of the whole country are upon
him. The New York Tribune. the iead-
ing Repu biican newspaper OF the Soun-
try, recently said in its editorial coll
'Representative Carter Glass comes
hack from "A conference With Governor
Wilson delighted with the grasp "nich
his party's leader now has OF the cur
Tency and banking reform The public
is not told what the Presidsn.-etsssGs.s -
IDEAS are. but IL they please mr. Slase
they please about the ssnest and oes ~
-s,rrencv Questions and one who Will
have much 70 do with shaping suon
No other Democratic member OF
Congress has received such trouse
from the leading newspaper OF .ne
onnos,tion party Garter Glass has
Come back" fits merit and hIs t9rce
Of character have asserted themseivee
and Impressed themselves upon we
natioD..Newport News Iimes-hersto'