The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-30
PARAGRAPHS FROM
ALL OVER VIRGINIA
Notes That Are Something OF
an Industrial Character,
and Other Notes.

Another Nirrimau has gone up
higher. IL getting on "a goyernmcnt JOB
at bigger wages and moving out %; the
stat, can he considered gong up
higher y st julien Wilson who has
been state Highway ConIniss ipncr ever
since the Office was created some seven
ears ago has accepted "A lob in the
road building department of the ma
tional government. During Nh VIII
sons administration as Highway Com
missioner for Virginia. lie has done
some very inc stunts in the matter OF
Dad making. During these years
something more than 1000 miles of
good roads have been constructed in
Virginia. The State has appropriated
for york including tn. support OF con
victs in camp, approNimateiy sl,15QoPe.
Bonds nav. beer issued in thirty two
counties. arercEatiug s0.36+ 600. not all
OF which has Yet been expended. for
The development OF public roads on a
comprehensive plan.
OF the 100 counties ia the state, there
arc only three that nave not a. one
period or another taken advantage Of
the ~,a,c ali oNor BIS putting UP dollar
for dollar with the state appropriations
when Is available either ~ moncy or
I'll the v ok OF conVlcts
rho Pi,tsylvania Tribune SAWS;
Cnpthaus Witnessed bis thing and
an unusual but very interesting sight
Whom tho county school fair took
place" !, < estimated that the crowd
numbered 5000 OF more. and 1t seemed
10 be mostly children and young poo
pie
~ Blacksburg there is to be active
work. an the near future. The Virginia
polytcchutc Institute has tentatively
accepted plans hy Richmond architects
for tho rebuilding Of til. burned ma
chine SHOPS, and the plans call FOR
LARGER shops than were the others
Tho Lynchburg l'oundry Company
has voted 10 increase It's capital stock
fiom I>l1.opo to $9is.ot", which Will
put Tie company ON Il much better
foundation
The southern ToXtn" Association. in
session las; Week at Atlanta. repre-
scented i.-6" members connected with
more than 500 Southern cotton mills.
Tic proceeducs OF the association
we're devoted maiul, 10 the discussion
of practical matters connected with
the operation OF cotton mills
The biggest concern represented in
the meeting was Virginia factory
that nailed from panville
The overall factory at suffolk is to
double ITS present capacity. Addl-
tional ground space has been secured,
and much new machinery is to be in
stalled
The activity among the real estate
agents At South Iiill "a splendid little
town in Mccklenburg County is re-
hectcd in the reports OF Mack Prjt-
chctt. a real estate dealer. who sells
farm lands altogether. in which he
tells Of the sales Of nvc farms within
III" past two weeks. and all OF Thorn
w"r" farms that are famous for bright
tobacco and corn and alfalfa
Highland County shipped this month.
or rather last month, that is to say,
in November. more than 1000 turkeys.
three -fourths OF which went 10 mar
kcts outside Of Virginia. and thus
brought 10 tho old State Whole lot
Of ready cash that otherwise might
not have come.
The apple growers OF the Southwest
report the biggest shipments they have
known for five wears past
Tho Valley Section has had fine luck
this year with fruits especially apples
An official of the apple growers organ
ilatiou tolls of shipments there were
Il little in excess OF those Of last
year. and he says prices were also q
little better.
VirSilina holds the belt as an auto
mobile town. Virginia Is on the Nir
giuia- Carolina border, half tho town
being in ono state ana half in the
other Nltocethcr there arc perhapS
less than 100 adult citizens on both
sides of the line. ON the Virginia side
there are perhaps. less than forty
adults, and eight of these own auto
mobiles Pretty good average that.
DEkI EoTATE ANN