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was valued at si.iG9.i5$, and only
las per cent less than that of 1907,
the banner year in the industry.
The total number OF this compare
lively now kind ~ brick manufac-
tur.d in 1912 was l13.3ci.ooO. Of which
lGi,lio.cU0 were common brick ana
t".22' .p00 front brick. Michigan CON
tinucd in 1912 10 be tho leading state
in value OF output, its product con.
shutting .i.5i per cent III the total
value of all sand lime products IN
lAl2. New York was second IN value
OF product AZ in 1911. reporting 1929
per cent Of the total. Florida was
third. dsplacing minnesota, which
fell TO forth place. Eight States
California. Florida Idaho. Indiana,
Michigan. Minnesota. New York ana
Wisconsin-show an increase in
1912. and thrcc-Nrw Jersey. Pcnnsyi.
vania ana South Dakota-showed "A
decrease. $;s.%s2: Florida the second
and New York the third. In l9ll only
two Statcs-Ncw YORK and wisconsin
showed an Increase
The average price per Loco for com
mon sand-lmc brick was S6.45 in 1872,
in 1879. for front brick it was SlO.4l
in 1912, against $9.aS in 1909 and
$1,000 i'm 1910
The *and-lMe brick industry has
been established in the United States
only littl" over ten years. ana dur
ing that tine has passed through
many vicissitulcs Many plants have
been erected where market conditions
were not Ifrnpitinns. and others where
suitable materials were not availa BILE:
others. although conditions and ma
tcrials were satisfactory. failed tor
"Nnt OF technical skill OF because or
poor judgement. During 1871. some
of the abandoned plant. We're taken
over by skilled men, were rcmodrlcd
in accordance with the latest develop
monts, ana are nov being operated
succcssfully The prospects for 1919
arc considered bright. the future of
the industry seems established. ana
steady growth may b" expected.
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worlds coffee now comes from South
that country where ii is scarcely used
y new Asatic cable will be laid
from Adcn 10 iong-k Kong via Columbo
and Singapore. 1t will be 5000 miles
long ana will cost S5Oooo0o
Fairly good smoking tobacco was
produced on a small scale in England
last year. and considerable interest is
being taken in the efforts being made
To revive the toba Geo growing industry
in the English counties
When navigation officially opened.
April "a, Their" were in elevators. on
steamers and on railroad cars ut Fort
William and Port Arthur at the head
OF AXE superior. more than $3.50 600
bushels of grain awaiting transporta-
ton.
The earliest successful locomotive
IN England was completed just 100
Years ago. 1t was named "Puning
LILY, The owner was warned that
If the noise of the engine disturbs
cent To the wagonway trailway). so
as 10 put them of their feed, il may
ne considered a nuisance.
Germany has more than 5000 900
people living in an area less than that
OF Texas and only five times as great
as that Of ohio. but. nevertheless.
labor is so scarce in harvest time in
about 3u.O0G farm hands" as the
american phrase is. 20 into Germany
from Russia and Austria Hungary
every year To help gather the crops
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WILL RICHMOND SEE ITe
Ambitious West Point Determined In re-
come Port Richmond" An, how

The West Point News does not propose To
abandon the idea OF "annexing'' Richmond
and making the good town AT the head OF
! "rk River Port Richmond While it has
NOT the tsurcs at hand TO show just VIVA:
kich!nond's tremendous water traffic In tn,
uhys OF the old canal amounted to. IL says:
There are thousands OF people living i'm
itichinond and this portion OF Virginia who
know that the water traffic at West Point
during the early nineties. before the south
ern moved Its terminal TO pinuer's Point.
was more than ten times the volume OF bust
ness handled on the James River Rich
nond. In lact when the state of Virginia
allowed the railways to occupy the canaI
beds ON the upper James the excuse Tor any
deep water at Richmond ceased to exist.
the Western portion III the State through
the James RIVER Valley. brought to Rich
mond 1t certain class of freight which could
10 advantage he shipped on down the James
River. Since these waterways have been
abandoned. all THIS freight from the South
and West comes In by rail and might much
more economically be handled through ny
rail to West Point. where there Is really
deep water and where the United States
government could maintain "A harbor for the
deepest draft ocean vessels at Al minimum
OF cost.
ITO those who are informed az the o1act
situation at Rich and West Pons and
who have the experience and Knowledge 10
enable them 20 form opinion OF any
value. there is question TO which
should and Will be the port. The only ques-
ton open for discussion is whether Rich
mond VIII see her great opportunity in time
to avail herself OF II and make the port AT
West Point the port OF Richmond
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THE POTTERY INDUSTRY.
Large incrcnsc---Ohio Leads the Country
Virginia In also Ran List.

According to the official report OF the
nitrd states Geological Survey. the pottery
industry in this country was in a high state
ct development during 1912, and the value Of
ITS products marketed the largest in its
history, This WAS duc partly to the general
prosperity enjoyed 10y the country at large
but more especially 10 the steady improve
mcnt III the wares themselves In body. de-
siEn and decoration. American pottery Is
gaining Il stronger hold on the market be-
coming more popular every year. Nany. IL
not inusi az the best hotels and clubs In the
country are now using large quantities OF
domestic china.
Last year pottery To the value Of $40. o5a s9t
was consumed In the United States OF this
sum the domestic product WAS valued at
Sitl9i.lI, and the imported products at So.
90 $50. the output of pottery for the United
states In 1872 showed AN increase In value Of
N9s','Oi over that for 1911. Every product
except stoncwarc and yellow and Rocking
ham ware participated in the Increase. The
variety showing the largest absolute gain
was sanitary ware. which Increased 5000.
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Beaver Creek was started several days
ago, just after the construction of the
Beaver Creek Branch of tho chcsa.
peikc and Ohio railroad was started.
and the building operations are now
getting well started y contract was
let for the building OF 1000 houses
at the start. most OF which are to be
completed this year. and they are
rushing the work with all possible
speed The coal on Beaver Creek is
from six to eight feet thick and is OF
a fine grade Of cooking coal. though
the product will be shipped in it's raw
state. The same is true OF the pro-
duct at the big plant on Boonc's Fork
near aero. SO far as the buildings are
concerned. at least seven or eight
thousand are planned 10 be built within
the next two years. but contracts will
be awarded from time to time The
Nicola building Company, having the
present contract. Will build the whole
i; Is said.
on the hcadwatcrs Of Rockhousc
Creek. near here, too. the company
proposes developments TO start AT
least carly next year This property
Is to be reached by the Rockhouse
Creek Branch Of the Lexington and
Eastern out from Blackey twenty five
miles. The coal section of LIGHTHOUSE
is said TO be extremely rich, the veins
running from six to eight fce-solid
coal Thus it VIII be- seen tina; the
development work OF the Ellihorn Fuel
Company Will De by far the largest
ever undertaken in this country. and
4 section long neglected and obscure
Will be brought 10 the attention OF the
financial and commercial world
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I'uturc Development.

From the beginning OF mining zinc
ores in Southwest Virginia To the
present time. about thirt-iivc years,
attention has been given exclusively
t" tho removal OF tn" soft or oXidized
ores. ca-bona'e and siiicatc. Now
that the known supply 81 these ores
in tho district is rapidly diminishing,
the problem in the future will be that
- mining sulrhitc ores. Already
considerable activity is manifested
over parts OF the district in pros
pectinE for and developing sulphido
ores. Very encouraging results are
obtained in places, ana there seems
sufficient reason for believing that a
part Of tho district at least Promises
well in the way OF workable bodies
OF sulpnidc ores. At -iustinvillc
large bodies IF sdlphiG" ores IN the
form If orc-3hoots are being develop
cd Al otha" points developments in
dicate n workable grade Of sulphidc
breccia ore. .\t Cedar Springs the
hlendc is In massive crystalline form
OF exceptional! purity. and should
prove an easy milling proposition.
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WEST POINT .JOTTINGS.
New bont nc--Mattaponi Valley Com
10 LIS ON 4. In [

10 It's owl -t.rUving (rUDs.
Nest Point. Va. June ii.-This week tho
hrs' boat OF The Norfolk and Virginia steam
snip me made its appearance here and with
terminus OF The line. Tho officers are: Prc,i,
dent, Louis Feurestein; vice president II .
iS"rbee ana general superintendent. J. IL
.tcnt one boat. tho clio. will come from
%3riolk Three times "a week to Browns
there with the York River. steamboat
starting three times per week from walker
tyn. ne sIeat things that have boon pre-
,ilcted for tn" N"tthponi Valley coming
The United states tug Castle has arrived
boat, The York River detailed Tor Naf-
t"poni anu Pamunk.y Rivers. Captain Wag-
nsr. Of Washington. was In command OF ,ho
snaSbuat. while Captain He'll ana his fn,niI,
were aboard the Castle.
sam hland is the iates, purchaser In
Euclid Heights. having ohtainei one OF tho
frontage lots on the pamuukey River The
Noane property consisting Of TWO double
The large estates In Underwater Virginia
c"ntinu" 70 he taken up ny wealthy peopl.
and 'ranSfoTtned into beautiful hom-s
The outlook Tor the carly Irish potato crop
y sara 10 be IN" throughout this section
The CROP generally is the most promising in
many years. and the price is good.
\ writer from the upper part Of this
wheat is inc: hay has been housed: tobacco
looking sp!erdid!y. and the country wearing
The sarb Of prosperity. There is much fruit
stanley and Peasants Reed and families
are no" at beautiful Chelsea" their new
nome. recently bought. situated on the banks
Point. Chelsea was the home. In tho begin
ming, Of Austin Moore. and then his SON
bernard Moore, who married the beautiful
Kate Spo,swood daughter OF Governor
Spotswood. lived there. The buildings have
been put in thorough repair ard ali mod
cupHntS express themselves rs delighted
Win their old Virginia home and surround
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REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING Ne US


ICoNtnued From First Page)
$4,000 Of sales, but for reasons Of
their own they are Withholding par
ticularS.
Golsan & Nash had good business in
Washington Terrace property. but in
regard to other business they shake
their heads and say mighty dull"
Numerous agents. in fact, nearly all
OF them. say they have had some right
good small sales. but some how they
90 not love 10 report a sale that falls
under the hvctgure mark.
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FACTS FROM AFFAIR.
Notes OF Industrial Interest From All

PENNSYLVANIA in 1872 produced $40
0!6 tons OF basic pig iron.
Chinese are gradually learning to
Wear European shirts and collars.
More than 100000 acres Of land
are held rs game preserves in Scot
land.
ON the American continent there are
.G@4 languages and dialects made use
Of.
New Orleans requires all bread Of
fcrcd for sale to he securely wrapped
to protect il from flies
California orange growers are ex-
pcrimenting with electric heaters to
protect their trees from frost.
The Portland cement output in this
country between 1870 and 1879 was
only $4,000 barrels. In 1912 the output
was So 600. 900 barrels.
Although the greater part Of the
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Advantageous I.ocntion.

The very favorable location OF the
district as regards abundant fuel sup
plies. cheap labor and ample trans
portation facilities. SHOULD make II
possible TO work lower grade oras
here NOR" proftably than in thc dis
trcts Of thu Central and Western
states Tho East Tennessee District.
which is a continuation southwest
ward of tn Virginia district. ana the
Arkansas district should prove To be
additional possible sources OF ore FOR
the Virginia furnaces. The ores or
the former district. East Tennessee.
would naturally b. supplied 10 the
Virginia furnaces for smelling. Since
successful tests nave been made at
the Virginia furnaces on the Arkansas
ores. IA miNturc - soft and sUlph!ie
ores. ana since the Missouri furnaces
impose a heavy penalty IN tho .Arkaii-
sas ores market for these Orc; is
made possible in Virginia, ana 1T :hc
same time Arkansa. offers an addi-
tional sDurc" of supply OF ores TO tn"
Virginia furnaces. In spite. though.
OF these favorable conditions. the cor
roration controlling tn" VirEinia
SHELTERS has seen fit To close down,
ana so at present tie outpi. OF Nir-
ginia sphalrite cine hlende) is en-
ployc. chiefly in the manufacture OF
the piEmcnt-z!nc wnitc.
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I-!Tna, Dhlo. June l!.-ImprOVements
that will make the Lima i.ocomotive
Corporations at Lana. the largest loco
motive manufacturing plant in the
rushed 10 completion before the end
OF the year y doubling OF the pres
ent force OF $500 men and an increase
III the pay roll of 5000. 600 a month is
now under consideration by the di
rcctors Of the company. and when all
improvements are completed the plant
VIII aIord an output of some seventy
ilNc locomotives per month
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INDUSTRIES ALL
OVER SOUTHLAND
Continued From First Page.)

e.
ated with capital stock OF 5000. 900 10
manufacture machinery
Miners Light and Power COMPANY.
Charleston. W. Va. was incorporated
with authorized capital stock Of $3.50
600
oak Hin Slate Company. Beiair. Md.
was incorporated with capital stock Of
$4,000 to develop slate quarries at
Cardin. Md.
Manchester Lumber COMPANY. Rich.
mond was incorporated with capital
stock OF 500 600; l. NJ Russell. prcsi
dent
Consolidated Mining Corporation. Big
stone Gap Va. was incorporated with
capital stock OF 100000
Adjustable Window Shade Bracket
s G.. was incorporated with capitai
stock of $4,000 20 manufacture win
dow shade brackets.
Palmetto manufacturing COMPANY
Palmetto. Fla, was incorporated with
capital stock OF 100000 10 manufac
turc crates. etc
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Re hallway
Will cXpend about $4,000 for i'm.
proveincnts to shops. etc, at Clcburne
Tex
citizens Ice ana public Utilities
Company. Junction city. Ark. was in
corporated with capital stock Of
$500
Cherokee Tin Mining COMPANY
Gaiiney. :. c.. was Incorporated with
capital stock Of $4,000
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DEVELOPMENT ON
VIRGINIA BORDER
Millions of Dollars to Make a
City in Very Short
Order.
GIGANTIC BUILDING CONTRACT
Most Remarkable Development
Scheme OF the Agc-Rcads
Like Romance.

Sergent. Ky. juno ll-Construction
work has just been started on the Elk
horn Fuel Company's gigantic Goa!
mining plant and industrial city on
Boone's Fork above her. In this
'l-otcher) county, near the Wise County
Virginia. boruer line. a contract hay
ing been closed for the construction
OF 1900 house,. Including rcsid.nccs
business blocks, churches schools sup
ply houses, machine shops power
houses. tippleH. l. NJ C. A. BUILDINGS
hotels--in fact, every kind OF building
imaSina ble-onc Of the biggest single
building contracts ever awarded any
company in This country The Nicola
building Co, of Pittsburgh. Pa. has
the contract for the building. ana has
started worli-scvcral hundred car
pcnters being now employed This
number VIII be augmented within ten
days to at least 1000 men. while
large number will be employed In
grade work, street grading. grading
for residences roads opening and fac
ing up tho mines, etc. 1t is expected
that within thirty 10 sixty days there
VIII be from three TO four thousand
people employed. IL the necessary
temporary "shacks'' can be prepared TO
house the employees
Mig Money Invested.
X ~ IN" intention OF the E!khorn
FueI Company 10 spend from $4,000.
600 to 500, 300. 900 in the development
OF their holdings Ola BONES Fork. but
other development work s being
started by the company In other sec
uohs or Inc Eastern Kentucky conl
field since they recently purchased
over "ooVVo acres IN the counties OF
I-etcntr PIKE and Knott. From prac-
tically virgin forest the company
nIDDGSas bnill 1
community OF from 2o.o0) TO $4,000
people all tod. within tn next Two
%cars' which VIII Ear Surpass anything
ever undertaken J" This country. Nest
scar the company wi!l be In readiness
10 Snip from 3'ooo.ope to 100000 tons
OF coal the YER following they VII!
reach the 1000 - 100000 tons
tV"h at THIS rate % production the
company declares II "Ni require at
least 100 years TO get all the coal from
inc mountain sides "f Boone's FORK.
ne veins three IN number, run seven.
cont ana ten ieet in thickness, prac-
'ctHE al SOHO coal while IN" ten
i""i ven runs TO eleven and twelve In
many places There are other smaller
veins uhhihE from three TO four and
q A'!i lee'' Whicn thc company VII!
ny "o'K from an annual payroll the
hls' year OF from 'i'py ('VpO TO $1,000
49, ine coihp"hF expects To be able TO
SttHd no less IMAM VIC" 900" next
""He th'$ amount VIII continue
~ he A.'""sea. ! is said
r"" the Ground Up
"ih 'At native forests me company
''" .AS'a4'.N three !hrse band
.'' 40 'na"u''S'ufe the huIid'nS ma
f'ai Hectesa'E Whiie planinE mills,
'"is".h1 hli!'s 1nd n hFicK pant are
500 4" '"''"" LH''i 'heSe are IN run
ME- oioer me coihPlny mas pur-
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Iiri"htcr Prospects.

"a word IL regard TO future pros
pecting The ores are as yet iound
only in the shenandoah or Valley
limestone The apparently extend
from near the bottom to the top OF
tho limestone. and they appeal 10 be
rather clofely associated with the
folding. faUltimG and brccciation OF
the district. II this association OF ore
to limestone and its structural f.a-
lures provo truc, then prosprctiH,s
should lie more wisely directed IN
tho future, and II a minimum cNpcnii-
ture.
"In conclusion il may he stated
that. in the writer's Judgment, the
district is yet far from being cS-
haust,d. and that while the soft ores
are rapidly decreasing. there arc good
reserves Of workable sulphidc ores TO
draw from. which should rntitle the
district IL not less inheritance tha.l
It formerly had"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
SAND-|. IME BRICK
GROWING INDUSTRY
1t May Some Sweet Day Be Tried
Somewhere in Old
Virginia.

According to facts and figures
gathered by the Tradcsman. 1912 was
y good year for the sand-lime brick
industry
The value OF the output of sand
lime brick in the United states last
year was Sl.170.SS4. compared with
SS91 .G6I in 1911, an increase of s273,-
go. The 1912 production was slight
~ greater than that of 1910, which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
LEAD AND ZINC IN
VIRGINIA GROUND
An Industry That May Be More
Largely Developed i'll
This State.
FOUND IN DOZEN COUNTIES
Favorable Conditions for Work
ing Mines in Profitable Ways.
DIR. Watson's Views.

DR.. Thomas |. Watson. state eeolo-
sist for Virginia. writes 20 the Chat
tanooga Tradesman an interesting ac-
count Of The Lead and Zinc deposits
in this Sta;" in which he says
Excepting the single deposit in the
eNtr"m" southwestern part OF Aioe-
marie COUNTY. the known deposits OF
lead ana zinc in Vir-mia are limited
To the Valley province west Of the
Blue Ridge All mining, and prospect
ing for lead ana Zinc ores in TINS
province hav. been confined to IN.
western half. extending from and In
Guiding Roanoke County on the east
10 ana including Scott County Oh the
southwest Ores OF lead anu zine are
known TO occur either sparinSly or
in quantity in the following counties:
Roanoke. Montgomery, pulaski. " ythe.
Smyth, Bland TiIewell. Russell, scott,
and Albemarlc. OF this number. ont:
one county. Wythc. has shown as yet
producing mines Arr- or less pros
pccting has been attempted in the ma
jority Of the counties named above.
and small amounts OF the ore have
been mined in 4 number OF them
"Gsologicnily. tho occurrence OF
lead and zin: ores ir southwest Viz
u
limestone OF Cambro-Ordovicia age.
known AS the Shenandoah or Valley
limestone. The known connie / ciaI
deposits Of these ores occur near the
eastern side OF the Valley. though
several promising prosr,c cts are open
cd near tho W.t"rn side"
Or. Watson then gives lengthy
description OF the ores using tcchni
cal terms that tho average lay reader
Gould hardly 1"cinh"r. ;,iG then says:
"Uatil recently. only the oNidized
or secondary oIcs nave hcen mhtcd.
Thcse hnve been practically exhaust
cd. ana attention is now directed "
mining til" original sulpEiG. ores
isphaiert" and =aleni,e) in the fresh
limestone
The single deposit, Of lead ana
zinc ores in Albemarlc County is the
only type of it's kind known in the
South. rh" minc is owned by the
Nbemarlc Zinc and Lead Company.
and is located two miles slightly north
OF east from tshcr. The ore is
treated in an ciGhty-ton mill erected
at the mine