The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03

ped with an automatic dumping device.
by which an even distribution of coal
viii be secured throughout the entire
length OF the bunker.
From the bunker tho coal Will be
drawn into = motor-Grlvcn weighing
hopper running on a track throughput
carriage Will be provided with a cab
Tor an operator, who Viii record the
weight OF the coal as II is drawn from
the bunker ana then run his carriage
10 the hoppe" OF any stoker that needs
coal TO the CRATES The basement un-
modatc the air ducts supplying the
stokers and also system Of suction
moved from the furnaces 10 an ash hop
Per IN the yard. The boi!erroom VIII
be finished inside with enarneled brick.
Heating and ConlinE.
the Carrier system Tor heating, Ven
tilatlng and hum!dity:ng, ~ which 1t
viii be heated To the desired tcmpera-
ture IN winter and cooled ~ summer.
while the proper humidity VIII be main
lined throug hout the entire year. II
Is interesting to know that IN winter,
When the tc:nperature outside is down
TO zero. IL VIII be necessary TO run
the cooling apparatus In the spinning
OF heat developed by the power used
in that department.
The new machinery to be Installed
VIII consist OF pickers. carding. spin
ning and dressing machines and auto
inatic looms.
bleached and brown shectings. plaIds
cheviots. chambrays and fancy dress
gingharns. running 10 very line quail
that fine cotton goods could not be pro-
duccd in the South with profit, but the
success with which these mills have
met in that line OF production furnishes
the answer to that argument II was
also claimed that bleaching could not
be properly done by the southern mills,
\,
the incontrovertible answer TO that
claim. in the fact that they are sue
cessfully doing it. some OF their cot
spinning, by process not. | think. in
Looking 10 the People.
Not only have the men at the head
Of this great enterprise kept fully
abreast, with the, times in the matter
they have adopted. also the most ad,
vanced methods of dealing with and
caring for their employees. The River.
side division. of the mills, being located
near the principal business section of
the city. did not own property upon
which to build houses FOR their ope
rativeS, and the employees OF that di-
vision have sought homes wherever
they could be found But the Dan
River division was built a mile two
west of the business section, where the
land. and here il has founded Il town
, known as Scheduled. in which most of
Ii has built some 500 or 900 dwellings,
running III size from two rooms TO Six
and each having Il lot big enough for
very considerable garden. The houses
are we'll constructed and neatly paint
ed. and the premises OF each securely
Fenced in The company rents these
month per room-s3 for a two-room
house. 50 for one with six rooms BY
far the larger number of these renters
have their own gardens; some have
chickens, some have cows: some have
two OF the three. some all. few have
neither.
y hotel building owned by the com
pany is conducted under it's supervision
for the accommodation at moderate
cost OF those employees who are not
householders. Buildings for a, general
store. a drug store, a meat shop and
Other purposes necessary in a com,
are rented to private individuals whom
the company finds to be responsible.
The. village is not inside tho corpo-
rate, lines Of the city, and everything
in 1t is owned and controlled by tho
mill corporation. to the end that ex-
tortion may not be practiced, upon its
actera and improper business enter