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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-19

Mr.. r. B. Bullock has returned
home from Atlanta and Clayton, Ca.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
CONTINUED from First Psse)

Hill flats for s. 600. sixty feet of ground
on Park Avenue. near the Boulevard.
for SO per foot and sixty feet on the
same avenue. between Tilden Street
and Roseneath Road. for IS per foot
The- also sold the. residence. No 800
Home Street, in Barton Heights, for
1900
The new firm of Amos Co. In
corporated reports q good week
business. several deals that have been
hanging over on the string having been
closed up and not a few new ones put
on the string for future consideration
Inst before the holidays the firrn OF
Amos a Poindexter was dissolved
by mutual consent ana Z w. amos
st,cceeded to the business OF the old
firm. retaining the offices. Rooms
40. aof and ia Travellers Building
But a few days thereafter MI Amos
vas taken sick and died within snort
while. Last week Amos Co. were
duly incorporated by the state cor
norztion Commission and the business
xi,I be continued by them at the OFFICES
in the Travellers Building. The Officers
~ the comoany. are: q. r.. Taurus.
,r.sident- II. Laurie Smith. vice
president. and B. H Amos. secretary
and treasurer These Objects ana MIC,
Is. w. Amos. constitute the oosro OF
directors. The company VIII conouc.
the real estate business in all OF It's
branches. except for the present they
will not have a rental department
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
.H|GH-PRICED LEAF
ASEXPERTSSEEIT
Causes for Good Values Growers
Are Getting for Thin,
Good Tobacco.

The editor Of the Durham IN. c.
Reporter. who is something OF to-
bscco expert. accounts for the good
prices leaf tobacco is commanding as
follows:
mo wonder tobacco has been selling
high. The tobacco trust is dead, Com
petition is restored on the markets
Where there was one company bidding
a year ago. and taking the product of
the farmers at its own price. now
there are fourteen independent. com
peting corporations after the leaf. and
coupled with the short crops for the
past two years. can any one fail to see
Why this extraordinary situation should
not make the crop deareri harder to get
and therefore moro vaiusbief
DOUBTLESS a great many people viii
smile when you say the tobacco trust
ia a thing of the past, and will point
Won to the stock of the American To-
bacco Company, which is o-day selling
higher than il sold before the dissoiu-
tion of the trust was dccreed by the
supreme Court. Whatever causes con-
spire to keep up the trusts stock, the
facts cannot be disputed that the trust
Is dead
The fourteen companies who now
control the stock originally held by the
Americ an were a few days ago PAID
$40 900 600 dividends year ago. on the
same investment the stockholders OF
the American received SIC .0oo. 600. The
misplaced 10000 appears to have
found its way into its rightfui niche
the pockets of the farmers
Cal webb. of the Southern Tobacco
Journal. who is an expert OF experts.
when il comes down TO the seductive
weed. eferring to the above says:
A the same time We would suggest
that we do not base the cause OF high
prices for tobacco together n the
fact that the so-csiled trust l. dead
II Is true competition seems to be q fact !.
and that IL fs keen and active Is evident.
ut hig prices is caused BY the growing
demand for manufactured tobacco.
and the comparative scarcity of leaf
n the next crop should be an abnormal
one. prices will decline, but We expect
70 see good prices for some time to
come
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

High Point - c. January Il
The Highland Cotton Mills Com
pany has organized with the following
officers President. J. II. Adams; wee
president. j TT. Mills. treasurer. J.
I'd Mills secretary. II. Y. Hunsucker.
This company viii erect . brick and re
inforced concrete NTH building. SeoxiS'
feet. and install machinery for manu-
factoring hosiery yarns 10 viii also
erect cotton warehouses and an Office
building. all OF freproof construction.
The company was recently incorporated
and 10 - capitalized AZ GS.om- It's
output will Be consumed By the High
Point Hosiery Mills. OF which MI
Mills is president.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
NEW MONUMENT
BEIn G ERECTED
Immense Granite Shaft on
Appomattox Surrender
Grounds.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Appomattox. Va, January 25--ln
grounds at the old Appomattox Court
house is a very handsome monument
by Hunter Raine, of New York. who
is a son of the late Major Charles
Raine. The monument is constructed
of Vermont gray granite. and is to be
thirty-eight feet high. a large force of
hands is now engaged. and several
days have been spent in hauling the
immense weight, one section of which
weighs over twenty tons, requiring six
teen horses to draw it two miles to the
depot
Hunter Raine is grandson of the
late Jack Raine. who settled in this
county in the forties- He was noted
for his many taverns. which>he built and
kept in this and adjoining counties. and
one by his name still stands on the
Richmond highway between Farmville
and Cumberland Courthouse. which is
known as Raine's Tavern.
Last week the citizens of Evergreen.
a small village in this county, entered a
protest with the State Corporation
Commission against the Norfoik ana
Western Railways proposal to move the
station there from its present location.
The commissioners are w. E. Wool
ridge. j. II. Hamilton, r. O. Glover,
r Z Chism and w. 6 Brown, and the
date set by the commission is Feb
rlary 4 for the hearing.
Excellent weather has prevailed in
this section during the entire month OF
January Farmers are doing their
piowing and quite few have prepared
and sowed the plant beds for tobacco.
The present crop IS as yet about naif
sold and while il is quandary to know
where and how tobacco was raised
during the severe drought last summer.
large breaks have been sold at the local
warehouse each day this week Prices
are reported better than they have
been. and though low. the average
tobacco grower seems 10 be well salts
fed with his price secured. considering
the Indifferent quality OF the weed
Wheat and grass arc doing well ana
the number OF grass growers increase
every year Grass culture in this sec
ton D. no longer an experiment.. as
three and oue-hsif 20 four tons per acre
have been raised.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

Especial TO The Timcs-Dispa.cn-,
Bedford City. Va. January ~
ferine- Of leaf tobacco have not peen
a. large this week ss expected. This ts
due TO the ideal weather for the pact
few days. which enabled farmers 20 co
much necessary blowing ana otneI
work. Larger sales are expected re-
week. The market has sold ABOUT =
600 900 pounds 70 date
Sor.c Of the best tobacccs notrd In
che crop this season were offered during
the past week. Prices are Wen NAN.
tanned for all grades, there being notIce1
some advance during the week tor A.
tvpes Of Tugs This advance sieo ap-
plies TO low leaf. particularly spcn -
shows any length. The 1cst nuse' 80. 80.
toharro noticed in the offerings OF the
cror have beer. sold this week emo
brought quite satisfactory prices -
= whole. however. the crop .continnes
very poor ss to qus'ity-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
MONOPOLY IS PROBABLE.
Germany stiIi working on Plans 70
Dust STANDARD OIL

Berlin. January 1s.-The chances Tor
a national petroleum monopoly. wneth-
ct an out and out government one OF
some other scheme 90 prevent the
Standard Oil Corporation from monopo-
lizing the German held. appear 70
n~ reorc hopeful. according TO persons
in close touch with the government.
The governments assurances 20 the
pe,ohsfac the other day that tcrtativc
cont-acts have been closed for more
ran = suffioient supply OF the crude
oil for Germany independent OF the
standard. IL the trust should refuse
10 cell under the new plan. nes sven an
-, n.su. - the efforts of the Reichstss
20 arre~ on some way Of carrying out
the idea OF the government.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
GOOD NEWS FROM
ALL OVER STATE
Industrial Development.
Bright Prospects-Good
Roads Talk.
NORFOLK GETS BIG PLANT
Slate Work at Arvonia-Texas
Ponies in Bedford-Buch-
anan Wants Light.

The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch. in
leading editorial. says.
The announcement made authori-
tativeiy yesterday afternoon of the
conclusion Of negotiations for a site
upon which NJ. r. Getzinger ana large
outside Interests with whom he is as
ISOLATED propose 10 erect manu-
featuring plant which will employ much
labor and bring much additional capital
10 this port is the sort OF news which
this newspaper likes to print
..The successful ending OF these ne
gotiations is especially gratifying be-
cause Of the fact. which was stated
In the news story. that they were not
hastily concluded. but were closeo only
after a careful investigation of the
merits OF the port in which every de-
tain was looked into"
The central Virginian. published at
Louisa. in something of rejoicing
mood says:
the farm and IL is indeed source OF
much qualification TO the country people
70 think that the tide, which for so
MANY years has set steadily towards
the white lights of the cities. has now
turned in the opposite direction.
The National Slate Corporation. of
Arvonia. has been Incorporated with a
capital stock of s25 ,0a0 and the following
Officers President. George w. kirkpat-
rick; SECRETARY. Joseph Frftsch. Jr {;
treasurer. 3 "A Richards-all of Roches-
ter. Ny. A l.. Pitts, Of Scottsville. is a
director
o. z. Obenchain. of Buchanan, back
ed by capital of that town is negotiating
with Bedford City trying TO m Ike a
deal whereby his town viii use part
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

Who
y thrtyve will follow
I'D with Others
add here that NOAs REMEDIES also supplied
follow
Noah the
81 shoulders which
being fine and II J. DGs
FAM Lasih0. "a
using Noahs Linimn stock and find be
Of and
could stock did
Noshs Colo Rcuedy.( J. RksE.
Farm, Hafor v T.
Noah Remedies stock with the best results and
Be c remedies Of Their kind and recommend them stock
ozncrs'-E- J. Cri1af. Psrfen,cyy CofrUtiG, {
oar doubled each which further
thr rnerto Of the
IINIMENT for animals. bottle and si.oo
In which
bottles
NoAHs FEVER AND DsTEMrER REMEDY, in s0-. and
EoAHs COLO REMEDY, size SOC per bottle
NosTTs KCRACAlL OINTMENT. IN cans. at 7s.
Sod and guaranteed al de~ic cities and
viii supply scnd and vii shp
hy pared post
send for booklets and testimonials
Noah Remedy Inc- So Isth Street, Richmond. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

lSpcrisi 20 The Times DispatchO
Ivrsfburg Va January q
Wcdncsdav night az the home OF AIR.
and Afrs. , 20 Profntt. their daughter.
Miss Hester T.. Frofstt. was married
% Edward =. Hs-pe, % Chiffon
Forge Rev. r. -. White. % the
Baptist church. offciafed. They vii
i've IN clifton Forge. where Mr.. Havps
ie en- rfo-rf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Ostrich Feas Valuable Furs4 Costly Woolens What About Them!
Destructive oths Vile Roache Oahsome nec What About Them!
The Red Chest The Cedar Chest! The Protecting Cest What About It?

Our grandmothes that cedar chest the only safe
place keep their u wooens blankets and fneres from
moths The ladies of their day considered cedar chest
of the greatest essentials of good housekeeping stoodr
the preservation of ones finest garments.
The STANDARD Chest" will positively preserve all treasures
that are subject the avageo moths buffalo bugs reaches
and other insects Not only this but the Standard Chest
is not built alone usefulness 1t piece of furniture that
Handsomely adorns the hall or bedroom of the home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
of the surplus current generated at the
towns power plant on James River.

towns power plant on James River.
The assessed valuation of property
| I'm Wise County is nearly si2 ooooo Inc
actual value. however. Is mucn ssea'e'
SO says the Big Stone Gap fose.
The virginia state Dairymen's AS,
sociaticn will hold their sixth annua
convention in Staunton. n FEBRUARY
- and 70. Secretary aunders mas ar
ranged for an elaborate program, "nicn
is now being prepared. ana wnic IN
cIudes addresses by some OF tne ieauine
me in dairy work in the United states
The Craddock-Terry Company. Shoe
manufacturers of Lynchburg, have re-
ceived from the State Corporation
Commission an amendment TO its
charter. which was recently granted
bv which the company is given the
authority to increase its capitalization
from s., 500. 900 to 81 5oo.0 COO
The board of supervisors OF Wise
County have advertised for bids Tor
the sale OF the $4,000 district road
bonds recently voted in both the
Giadeville and Richmond Districts.
The bids will be opened at Wise at
noon on Tuesday. February IL.
Saws the Lunenburg Tribune: 1t
is with pride that we note that Lunen-
burg County is on the honor ron with
+uentv-three of her sister counties IN
observing the Vital Statistics Law,
which went into effect June IA, 1872
A committee from the Fredericks-
burg Business Mems Association IL
wrestling with the steamboat authori-
ties in an effort TO have local boat
ply the waters OF the Rappahannock
between Fredericksburg and some point
near the mouth of the river The through
boats from Baltimore are said to be not
sufficient for the local trade.
Enthusiastic Prince Edward County
boosters claim that there is no county
in the state that is ahead of Prince Ed
ward and sections of Cumberland and
Buckingham contiguous to Farmvllle
in making rapid progress in good roads,
good schools and improved methods OF
farming.
c. II. Reed, of Ohio. who recently
purchased the Green place, in Bed
ford County, and settled thereon, be-
coming a Virginian. has brought in
breed these animals extensively on his
farm.
Farmville has caught the oil fever.
believing that oil flows beneath the
lands around and about that town. AT
a recent meeting of business men
Of tho town il was agreed that 1t VIII be
well for Farmvi,le to get in touch with
the Pittsburgh prospectors and com
nence negotiations where Burkeville.
left off.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
The Standard Red Cedar Chest Company
A1TAv1sTA VIRGIN
ALTAv|STA CROWS
IN BIG FACTORIES
Continued from First Page,

try. As stated above. there are only
two others in America that conone
themselves strictly TO the working of
/ red cedar, and they are smaller than the
Virginia establishment and are not so
modernly equipped. The experts who
have come here to inspect this factory
declare it to be the largest and best
equipped of any of its kind In the
world.
Guaranteed to Protect.
The average reader cannot under
stand the amount of care that has to
be taken in working cedar timber. put
the initiated are well aware that IL is an
admitted fact that red cedar Is the most
difficult of woods to be worked. hence
4 factory like the one I am trying to
describe, and which works no other
tin Der, cannot employ any except the
best, most experienced and trustwor-
thy workmen. Hence 1t Is that the
hundred men on duty In this establish
ment are high-priced men and 80 It
happens that the Standard Company
turns loose a aoodly pile of money IN
Altavjsta every week when pay day
comes
The standard company makes moth
ing and attempts to make nothing out
red cedar goods. and only two articles
of that the chests and a wardrobe Inc
chests are put up in fourteen styles ana
0nfSnee. ana IN only Two eiZccs diAo Sc~A
one that leaves the factory goes out
with the manufacturers guarantee that
1t will absolutely protect plumes ana
furs and clothing from the ravages OF
the moths and other insects. If the same
are packed properly 1t Is easy enough
to pack them properly, for the only
requirement is that the goods shall be
summed day before being put away
in the chest, and then it matters not
how they are packed. just so the chest
ia kept closed The chests are also
eusrar,t eed to be dust and damp-proof
and also mouse proof
Old Virginia Never Tire.
From the manager of the factory
I learn that the Standard buys all or
nearly all of its timber from the RED
cedar forests of Virginia and the pal
auce from those of Tennessee II comes
here in the cut log shape and is isnoeo
in fat loads on the company own
tracks by the side of the factory snc
balance of the work is done witnih inc
company's own buildings
The product of the factory IS soio
all over the country to large depart
nept and furniture stores. the DOCKS
.howinS that IL has customers IN every
STATE in the Union Thus the bfteen
travellers who operate from the genera
s.Ies office located in New York. are
snreadine the industrial good name OF
old virginia all over the country
Indeed all Virginia ought to be PROUD
Of this hustling manufacturing town OF
Affaviefa. for 10 Is a modern NiFsihie
town a great Virginia town. mace from
the ground I'D by hustltng twentiesn
century Vriginisns-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

The costly and cherished Feathers and PIumes Fus and
Fabrics MUST be Protected in the Fragrant Summer-t
or the moths will ruin them PACK these valuabes away
STANDARD Chest" and they will be absolutely from
the ravages of the destructive moth.
The STANDARD Chest is made in Virginia factory which
was built equipped expressly and exclusively for that
pose The Chest is made from fragrant mountain-grown
Southern Red CEDAR carefully selected and thoroughly air
Tried
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS
Open A. n. 20 3 p. ~
Admission. zsc yres On saturday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

ELEVENTH AND CLAY srREET3
Open cafiy from 10 A. n 20 z. -
xdnisu>on- zsc Free 90 seterdays
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Noah'S inilnent
IN The STABLE
What We and a Few of Our Friend

We that NOAHS HORSE MEDICINES
the Noah
aratons will do everything recommend them for
NOAHS IMMINENT is
colds dstemper shipping fever etc liberal Application on
and reduces
powerful for its wonderful results
IS strained tendon,
pufs chapped hook, shoe bols,
We do not claim IMMINENT of
cuab
reputable would claim We
NOAFS EMINENT the early
be possible with
saddle should be applied
pany Do the then the
add
for thrush and nail wounds
NOAHS bottle and
<I.ooan n gallon a
supplied regularly in quantities veterinary
A. leading
diseases, which speaks for itself
FRASER A. SMITH y
.s>
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

SAYS the Lunenburg Tribune: ut
is with pride that we note that Lunen-
burg County is on the honor roll with
twenty three of her sister counties IN
observing the Vital Statistics Law,
which went into effect June IA, isl2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

The assessed valuation OF properly
I'm Wise County is nearly sp. oo.coo Inc
actual value. however. Is mucn sfeater'
So saws the Big Stone Gap Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

The board of supervisors of Wise
County have advertised for bids for
the sale of the $4,000 district road
bonds recently voted in both the
Gladeville and Richmond Districts.
The bids will be opened at Wise at
noon on Tuesday. February IL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

o. f. Obenchain. of Buchanan, back
ed by capital of that town is negotiating
with Bedford City trying TO m Ike
deal whereby his town viii use a part
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
RESTORING THE CLASSIC CHARM OF THE OLD CITY HALL
Removal from the Stored and Venerable Structure Of
the decorative and Renovaive" Blots Applied IN
the Last Six Decades Is Revealing the True
Beauty Of This Architectural Monument
to the Genius Of John McComb.

from the original plans were maze Jus
what they were. the Art Commission mas
been unable IN ascertain. 1t Is believer
however. that practically all of them eA-'
cepting those affecting the cupola' nave
been worked out in the present rcstofa'
ton.
Robert w. de Forest. the chairman. AMI
Messrs. r. T. II. Halsey. Arnold w.
Drummer and l. y. Phelps Stokes are tho
members of the Art Commission VINO
have been. perhaps. most active Hb
studying plans for the general restora-
ton. The Art Commission Is also fortu-
nate in having had the assistance or
Frank ID. Millett, the distinguished
painter. who was lost with the Inflated
Titanic. Mr. Milletts advice hal been
followed several years before I'm the res
toration of the Governors Room and
he was also consulted by Mr. McAnenY
in the restora ton Of the Borough Presi-
dents office. II Mr. Milett had a hobcy
the old City Hall was IT, He made sew
eral trips from Washington, attended,
frequent conferences. and on his last day
in America gave three hours before SAIL
ing to final study Of the contemplated
improvements. Mr. Halsey, for the COM
mission, speaking of the work Of tho
restoration. said:
THE historical and artistic value of ths
CITY Hall cannot be overappreciated hY
the people of the City of New York. ThS
work now proceeding promises to restore
TO them what will in time be priceless
relic, and. incidentally, through the seriI
Gus effort at fireproofing that is being
made, will really guarantee the safety OF
the ancient building.
The public owes much for the prog,
ress made to what President McAnen1
has done He has always been triend
both OF the park and the City Hall, ana
his restoration of the old Counci'i
Chamber in the southwest corner o.
the building. now used for his Offices.
gave the needed impetus 10 the long de-
layed restoration OF the whole building.
This restoration exposes many shocking
liberties that had been taken from time
TO time with the original architectural
details, and the present alterations show
as many more.
The architect found telephone wires
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

10 make any further alterations. except
i'm the replacement of those timbers that
have been weakened through age ara
the copper sheathing of the exterior
which will be reprinted white.
The Board of Estimate room has oeen
entirely redecorated: the floor, which IL
was found had saGged several inches
has been levelled and finished with 4
cork surface. which is expected to prove
as quiet as carpet. The great mahogany
semi-circusr bench used for the sessions
of the Board of Estimate has been lett
as Vt was. but the canopy behind the chair
of the Mayor has been replaced In rich
dark red cloth, harmonizing with the
Colonial effect of the ivory woodwork.
The old scattering desks and chairs for
merly used in the room will be replaced
by benches somewhat similar to those
used i'm a courtroom, but more comfort
ably designed
The great committee room OF the Board
of Aldermen will be treated in similar
style and will also have "A new floor OF
hardwood or cork. The main chamber OF