The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
THE STANDARD
RED CEDAR CHEST
Product That Is Helping to
Make Industrial Virginia Fa-
mous-Chcsts Made From
Virginia Red Cedar the
Only Defense Against
the Moth.
BIZ FRANK S. wooDsoN.

Alfavista, Va January 25.--The
newest town on the Virginia map con-
tinues to grow and ono has TO visit II
oftener than IL has been my pleasure TO
do within the past fifteen months 70
keep up with the run of things here
Aitavista has been called the magic
town, an Aladdin lamp" specimen
among towns. and various other Things
to indicate it's remarkable rise and
rapid progress but none OF these ex-
pressions convey an idea OF how this
town has grown from q straw field 10
healthy young city OF from 800 20
600 Inhabitants and all within four
years. IL was just four years ago this
past fall that the town was laid on, the
sfreets rnacadamized, the sidewalks
paved. the water works put in. the cleo
tric light plant built and equipped and
the fret house built. Mind you, the
streets were made. the city corven-
fences and com forts arranged for. parks
laid on and the main sidewalks paved
before the founders of the town al
soyeH any houses TO be built. Then
came a foundry and machine factory.
then big machine and engine shops.
then a national bank and numerous
stores. then other manufacturing enter
prises a FIRST class hotel tobacco
warehouse and the inevitable news
paper, which. by the way. Is one OF the
very beet weekiics in the State. and OF
courfe other things had TO come. such
as up-to-date schools. splendid churches.
secret society halls and so on. ana all
the while handsome residences were
going up as If by magic. There II not
another town Sust like Aitavista in all
Of the Southland IT has added 10
VIRGINIA wealth and added immensely
70 virginia's latter day reputation Tor
hustle and energy and all Virginia IL.
or ought TO be proud OF Altavista and
the hustiing people who have made It,
Manufacturing Town.
One OF the newest of the big manu-
featuring plants here, while not quite
a year old. has already added largely
20 yirginias good name. as manu-
faeturtng State. It Is an establish
rnent that one does not run up with ey-
cry day, there being only two Others
Hike IL in American. and neither of them
near as large aor near so well equipped
with uso1hsnery, etc. for It's peculiar
business. It's a factory perfectly eenip-
ned with the very latest inventions
and makes OF machinery and appliances
for the manufacture of red cedar chests
and red cedar Notwithstanding more
nor less Already. before the establish
nnent 10 quite d year old. about 100 high
priced workrnen are being kept busy
operating the machinery and doing the
much hand work, ard the product ie
being sold in every State III the Union.
Fifteen statesmen are on the road in
froducing the Standard red cedar chest.
made in this factory from old Virginia
red cedar and guaranteed TO protect
costly feathers. furs and wearing ap-
pearel from the ravages OF moths and
other insects when properly laid away
within the cedar walls OF said chests
and wardrobes.
PersonaT Investigation.
II has beentm< large privilege 20 60
all through thss latest twentieth century
addition to the Industrial enterprises of
Virginia II proved Interesting and in
structive to look upon and follow the
process of chest-making, q process
which starts with the red cedar log
taken from the f1at car to the band
mill and sawed into strips which are TO
be taken through tedious air and kiln
driving process. from which in time the
timber comes back 10 the machinery,
where the strips are welded and :ofnted
and Glued into strong sides and tops
and bottoms. These are polished and
ffnisbed and put together. and finally
emerge from the machinery and the
hands of the expert workman into the
beautiful and fragrant piece OF furni-
ture that not only serves its main pur-
pose Of protecting raluabIes from the
ravagee of the moths and the bugs.
but proves an ornament to any hall or
room OF q comfortable home
Old Virginia Red Cedar.
The red cedar chest has been known
for centuries TO be the only real pro-
lection for furs. ostrich feathers.
wooden garments of the winter kind.
silks, and Heaven knows what else
that the women prize 90 highly, against
the moths and other bugs Our grand
mothers used the crude cedar boxes
centuries ago for this purpose. and the
boxes did their work well. but not al
ways effectively, because it was nc.
49, ~
made In come of the Western States
there is a FIRST cousin to the moth known
as the buffalo bug, and this insect IL
said to be worse enemy 20 furs and
feathers and costly clothing than the
moth Hence Western furniture fac
cialty OF cedar chests for protection
against the bug Perhaps no subject
pertaining TO the manufacture OF fur
niture has received quite az much atten-
ton as this. but 10 Is only within the
last year or two that the inventors
have perfected the machinery that
makes the perfect chest. The secret
OF the success in this line. OF the Sc
crets. for there are scvera. of them.
are frst in the peculiar band saw that
40 rips I'D the log that the knots IN the
cedar are prevented from splitting OF
Afterwards vsrping: second. in the
jointsng Of the timbcrs creating the
wccEod. ooNe-t@iiet JOINT tnat MAKES
the glued tim bers really stronger than
the solid board. a government test hav-
Ing proven this to be a fac. third IN the
drying process: and fourth. in the tim
Der used none being the equal OF the
old Virgins red cedar.
Only Perfect One Of the Kind
The factory OF the Standard Red
Cedar Chest Com pany here In Alta
vista Il equipped with all OF the ma
chinery, and have the use OF al Of the
pstcnted processes that genius has pro-
duced for this perfect work The man
ayers when they commences TO build
and EQUIP did not hurry. but mace q
study OF al Of these matters and brought
here for constellation and advice all OF
the experts. mccnanicsl and scientific.
they could End. and then went deiibcr-
s.sly 20 work 20 make the perfect &C.
fnbIishmsnt- The result is that they
have eiven Virginia the only perfect
cedar chest factory in tne whole coun-