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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

most from the outset not less than
s'oO,0oc.00o year to the incomes of
the farmers i'll that section.
But ii would do more than this:
II would decrease the numbers of the
tenant farmer class. which day is
blight on agriculture throughout the
South. In some States &C per cent OF
the farms are operated by tenants; in
practically none of them are less than
30 per cent so operated. or these ten
ants. from 80 to 40 per cent are white.
Rarely do they stay more than a
single year in one community, hence
they have no local pride nor any in
terest In the farms on which they
live. Their only object is to raise ono
crop and get out. AS a result. they
rob the soil. and when they depart
they leave the community poorer in
resources than when they came II
farm life is made more attractive, a
better class Will he drawn to the open
country. where they viii stay genera
ton after generation. operating tho
same farm, conserving instead OF i'm
poverishing the land, and working
with all their might to develop the
communities in which they live"
The various cooperative enterprises
10 be put into effect as :, result OF the
Richmond conference will form part Of
combined effort for farm develop
ment
Hrcclal conferences OF working
farmers will decide" on the market
ing and buying plans outlined by DR.
Coulter. and other special conferences
OF business men will work out plans
for aid In developing the agricultural
resources OF the surrounding communi-
ties.
Workers in all branches of agri-
cultural education will get together
in still other separate conferences. ~
will also country preachers, editors
and school men.
These special conferences will last
from two To three days. After each
class OF workers for the bctterment OF
living in the South has settled it's own
particular problems, all will join on
the last two days in great federated
conferences, when plans will be laid
for COO dinatins every type OF en-
deavoring into single plan. so that
there viii be no overlapping OF ef-
fort.
AS an outcome, IL Is expected by Al
bert p. Bourland, OF Washington, D.
c., executive secretary of the confer
cncc, that the business. banking, trans
portation. cduca tional press and ag-
ricultural interests Will pull together
FOR the advancement of the South as
they have never done before. The con-
ference is entirely free TO all who de-
sire 10 attend, no dues or fees OF any
kind being charged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
BURltEvnLE oiI~AGAIN.
Abandoned Scheme Has Been Revived
Pittsburgh Curitalists Nlmkc Another Try.

Especial to Tie Times Dspatch.l
Burkevi!e. Va. March S-Interest In the
oil ard natural gas question has heen re-
Nived in and around Burk-viile. IT will be
remembered that the Pittsburgh capitalists
who believe much oil flows beneath the
lands surrounding Burkeve and who made
liberal offers for tho privilege or boring FOR
the same gave up and quit the field In DIG
gust when the hard headed owners of some
OF tn" lands gave them the cold shoulder
and IL. II. iiyihnd. their representative,
packed his grip and Went home.
Since tlten Of the men who were
disposed to be hard headed about leasing
ccrtoin privileges tho oil borers tried to
get have come to their senses. and 1t is
nov believed others will IN short time.
Anyhow, the wide-awaiie folks here about
are again in correspondence with Mr.. Hy-
land, and he has expressed n Willingness
to come and try again. lie is expected here
within the nest ten days or two weeks
and 1t is believed he VIII succeed this tine
in making tho necessary leases TO enable
him so put a force or men To work looking
for oil Whether he strikes oil or not. The
mere looking FOR 1t Will prove "A good thing
for Burkeviile 20" the Pittsburgh company
VIII have TO spend great deal of money
IN thiS community ana Immediate section
before they give "p the search.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
MINING THE COAL
AROUND NORTON

Norton. Va. March S.--Nery few people in
Eastern Virginia are aware OF the immensity
Of the coal business in and about this town
of Norton. The Blackwood Coal Company.
whose plant. with something like 400 coke
ovens, holds perhaps second place In this
field. The Stonesa Coal and Coke Company
is one OF the largest producers in the South.
operating eight ten different plants. all
on their own land. 1t is but a short dis
lance west OF Blackwood. which is four miles
west of Norton. Toms Creek IL IL short dis
tanct east OF Norton, while the Norton Coal
coinpanys large operations are just outside
The corporate limits. Glamorgan and len
kins are situated several miles to the north.
These are a few OF the prominent coal and
coke operations OF which Norton is tho
distributing commercial centre.
The Rlnckwood Company owns several
thousands acres OF the finest coal IN south
private railroad from Backwood TO tho
Black Mountain. the dividing limo between,
virginia and kentucky, The coal Is of such
excellent quality that their sales this white,
ran ahead or their capacity which IL some
thing like twenty-five large gondola cars
There is an Interesting bit of history con
neeted with the question as to whether or
coke when f,rst opened up. after T" the Nor
folk and Western people built the c. V. di-
vision TO Norton, 1t was thought that the
coal was lit for SCANNING and domestic use
only. and some authorities didn't think
much of II for that. Robert Flemming. the
pEeSeut the Norton l.unu COM
pany, n native OF Wales. came here ahomt
that time. lie persistcntly held that this
was good cokinE coal. ana Was laughed at.
lie went to work To prove his claims, built
a sort OF old-fashioned ASH hopper out OF
clay. put u few bushels OF coal In the thing
ana set II aiire IN forty eight hours his
coal ash hopper and all WAS burnt up. but
he raked from the ruins some pieces Of
coke OF 'slvery hue, az bright ever
came from Pocahontas. 10 Robert Flem-
ming Southwest Virginia owes much. graft
tude ii nothing more. 1t may he or inter
~ an al "a Al la
Stonega Company took iirst prize the
st. Louis Exposition.
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FARMERS AND THE
INSTITUTE TRAIN

CONTINUED From First Page)
things else. The railway people had
learned from travel and from study
something OF the value OF the insti-
tute work or anything else that has
like power In educating tho farmers OF
a State UP to the idea OF making big
ger crops and more OF them, OF adopt
Ing modern methods to that end and
getting in, and staying in the TWEEN
tieth century swim.
These railway people also know that
when the Virginia farmers get edu-
Gated up 20 thesc things. and practice
according to Knowledge, they Will have
more freight TO ship and there Is
where the railroads pay will come in
and not until then. Or to put the
whole thing In a nutshell these far
sighted railroad people simply say, the
more prosperous the country people
along their lines Of railway tn. more
money will the roads make
Farmers Appreciate the Value.
Anyhow, the transportation lines
came TO the rescue OF a cramped state
Agricultural Department. and made the
institute train a possibility. The rail
way companies furnish the train, the
dining cars and the commissary and
tural Department has to do is To FUR
nish the men 10 mold the institutes,
make the practical talks and give tho
instruction that the farmers flock TO
the trains to receive, and if there was
not q good deal of patriotism on the
part OF these speakers and instruc-
tors who are willing to work cheap.
and some OF them for nothing but the
glory and the good we all may do
that pitiful little $4,000 would not last
Very long
Such in brief IS the history OF the
farmers institute train I'm Virginia
and 80 per cent OF the Virginia readers
OF The Times Dispatch know some
thing OF the vast amount OF good 1t
is doing. Evidence OF their value is
seen in the fact that while the insti-
tutes held on tho special trains were
rather SHINY attended the first year
they were put out. now great crowds
come out and farmers who have at
tended them in former years tell OF
the profits that have accrued 20 them
after being guided by the instruction
received.
went out for Just day last week
on one of these institute trains on the
James River Division of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, and having eyes TO
sec, did not need to be told that the
farmers regard the institute ANA the
institute train as Very valuable
thing 10 them. BY the way tho Chesa-
peake and Ohio was one OF the first
roads 10 offer the train to the depart
nent and has been running them an
nually for four Years; but all OF the
roads and all of the steamship lines
doing business in the State run the
institute trains without cent Of cost
10 the department. And yet there are
some people, even among Virginia
farmers who seem 10 he really unhappy
unless they are heaping abuse upon
the railways that traverse this State
Curious world we live in and there are
lots of curious people in il.
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= - y - -
THE SII.O 4 NECESSITY.

How the average farmer. using ordinary
farm tools, at All expense OF only $50 can
construct siIo with capacity of 1fty :
FIVE tons-euough siiage 10 feed twenty COWS
forty pounds per day for four montiis--is
told In booklet Just gotten out by the
Live Stock Department OF the Southern Rail-
way, copy OF which will he mailed free
10 any farmer addressing request for some
10 +. l.. Word. Live Stock Agent. Southern
hallway Building atu' IA. Ga.
Where There 81 .'p ;ocls or the Farm
There Should BE Siio'' is the title or this
booklet. which tells OF the advantage TO tho
farmer OF having silo and the great say
ing which IL enables nin 10 make Ia the
cost OF winter feeding Cor his live stock.
The figures given taken from tho prac-
tcal experience ar Tennessee farmer who
built silO Ola the lines indicated twenty
years ago. who finds IL as good to-
day. and feels that IL has paid Tor Itself
many times over every year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
REMARKABLE MACHINE.
TIE Pneumatic Conduit Threader-Rsch
mnnh- Made Machinc Solves q Prnhrm.

little machine that is being manu-
featured in Richmond l. attracting atten-
tlon all over the country Because IL seems
- :oive problem that ha" long distressed
builders and architects. well electric
ians. The thing is called the pneumatic
conduit thrcader Its business is to sim
ply the work OF running electric or any
other Kind of wires through Il conduit TO
any and all parts OF a building The ma
chine is small contrvance that weighs
In all not over forty pounds. and can there
fore be easily handled BY means of com
pressed air, il Is but the work ~ a second
70 shoot string cord through a con-
duit that may nave it's ramifcaSions al over
skyscraper building. Once get Your cord
through and by its use you can haul through
All OF The wires the conduit will hold and
thus IL is claimed and has been demon
strated. YOU have saving OF from 80 to
20 per cent OF labor.
The machine IS manufactured and sold
by the Pneumatic Condnit Threader Com.
pany OF this city. which has Offices at
y North Eighth Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
INCREASED SLATE BUSINESS.
Buckingham Miners Making Heavy Ship
ncmts of the ISIuc- Hack EudI.lcss SIates

Arvona. VA March S-Evidently the open
ing of spring is witnessing larger building
operations in all that part % the country
which looks To the buckingham quarries for
the quarrymen has been very active for the
past Two weeks. and the shipments OF Buck
lhShan slate this week have been uniIsua lily
iarEe. THE auarrymen say their orders are
very large and increasing every day but
With full forces az work they are able to
keep well up with their orders. The outside
world is beginning 10 learn that only the
!adeless slate Is indcs,ruc ible. and that
there are but few deposits OF the fadeless
IN this country The Buckingham deposits
OF tie blue black variety are absolutely fade
less. ana therefore when used for roofing
VIII last forever and day. These facts
ace becoming known. and hence the heavy
business the quarrieS doing.
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Atlantic Coast Line

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6. 1919
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY
For Florida and South: ss:ls ~ NJ. and s;ss
For Norfolk: 900 a. NJ. $500 P. NJ. 4:1o p.
For y 8: w. Ry:. West: e:i5 A. NJ. $3.50 A.
For Petersburg: 1855 a. NJ. s:16 A. NJ.
S:lb a. NJ. 900 A. n, $3.50 A. NJ, $500 p M
$40 p. NJ, 6:o5 r. NJ. s:s5 p. NJ. $50 P. NJ.
lI:i5 = NJ -
Trains arrive Richmond daily: sos A. NJ.
.:Go A. ~. GAO A. NJ. 9:2o y. NJ. 1851 A NJ
''lo:f5 y. NJ. 11:40 a. NJ, '2:l0 p M ssl:lo
+. NJ. 500 r NJ. 6:35 p. NJ. $500 p NJ. 500
+. Nj. 1880 L. NJ.
Except Sunday. .'Sunday ONLY
Time OF arrival and departure and conneo.
lions not guaranteed.
c. &. CAMPBELL. ID. p. A, sss Main st
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
INDUSTRIAL BITS
ALL OVER VIRGINIA
Government Money for Peaks of
Otter-New Tidewater Rail
way-Farmville Rejoices.

The following from the Bedford Bull
letin is very interesting:
The owners OF the Peaks of otter
properly. located in this county. have
given the Agricultural Department OF
the United states an option on their
holdings including both the Sharp Top
and Flat Top tracts.
The governments purpose in secur-
ing the option is to add this celebrated
mountain to its forest reserve. and
when the terms of the option are rat
ined by the Forest Reserve Commission
1T VIII be government property.
The transfer of the Peaks OF Otter
from private ownership To the owner
ship and control OF the United States
government means a great deal to Bed
ford city and County. There Will be
Il number OF improvements. such as
roads To the tops OF both mountains
and free access to the top to the pub
lie. no admission fee being charged
as at present. There will also lie built
telephone lines and probably new
buildings on the summit OF sharp Ton
1t is expected that lookout stations
and towers will be erected on the tops
Of both mountains. and many improve
ments VIII be added TO make n trim
10 this already popular resort still
more interesting and pleasant
Hundreds o! persons visits the Peaks
every year. The view from the ton
of Sharp Top is one of the most beau
travelled extensively In this and other
countries declare there is nothing like
IL anywhere else. pixies Peak is the
most noted and visited mountain In
the United states. yet those who have
visited both Pixies Peak and the Peaks
Of Otter universally express the opin-
ion that tile latter is far more beauti-
ful ana wonderful.
Farmville is to have its $50, 900 post
Office after all and the esteemed Her
aid reioiceS as follows:
In the closing hours OF the session
OF Congress President Taft signed tho
public buildings bin, and Farnviile
VIII have the post office building. The
President signed the bill reluctantly,
as in his opinion it had too much OF
the pork barrel flavor about il. and
perhaps would not have added his sig
nature but that it carries with il Il
provision that in future no new build
ing will be erected at places where the
receipts Of the local Offices did not
amount to $4,000. Farmville having
reached the $4,000 mark. is Justly en-
titled to the appropriations.
"a farmers meeting or general in
terest to Southampton farmers their
wives. sons and daughters, will be held
In Ccurtland Monday. March il.
Among the speakers. G. w. Koiner.
Commissioners OF Agriculture, will adj
dress the farmers along the lines OF
general farm work. Miss Ella c. Ao-
new. the charming young woman who
is deVoting her time as State agent
I'm the girls canning clubs department
of the farm demonstration work, will
talk on canning clubs. Those who
heard Miss Asnew speak In Franklin
last year know that she is doins, much
10 make rural life happy and prosper
Gus in Virginia, and presents her sub
feet in most attractive and convInc
ing way"
SO says the Underwater Democrat.
Hero is gem item taken from the
Nelson County Times:
"Tna neonle of Alton nrnnnaa To
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
RaiIrpabG
Richmond & Petersburg Electric Railway

Cars leave Manchester. Seventh and Percy
Streets. for Petersburg:
e. Z. 8. ~, 10. II. fi2 A. NJ, I, ,, -, g. 5.
t'5aj. %a. rs, -. 10 f.. n.
T. Loo p. NJ Chester, IA 90 midnight 70:
Petersburg.
Oars Iea.c Petersburg foot OF Sycamore
Street. for Manchester.
f5a5. o;a5. Ts!:iJ. +7s5. sa5. s3s. -lo:as. 1881
t:a5. s:35. 80. 1000, Il:io T. NJ
tDaily---ES. sunday and holidays.
Carries baggage and express.
e-Limitcd--E1copt Sundays and holidays
All cars from Petersburg connect with
cars foc Rchmeond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
The Cotton movement.

New Orleans, March S.--The last re-
port of the secretary Of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange, the amount of
cotton brought into sight during the
first six months of the present season
was ll.122,119 bales, a decrease under
the same period last year OF 1.437,S64
bales. The exports were 6752.3Sl bales
a decrease of 1,l6S,632 bales The talk
'nSs We're. by Northern spinmers. L.
SS6,93S bales, decrease of .622 bales:
by Southern spinners. 2.025,36S bales.
an increase OF S36S90 bales
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

build now schoolhousc, and ii pos
siblc. to unite with the adjacent dis
trict. and have two teachers. A pub
lie meeting was held in Alton chapel
on February 20. under the auspices OF
the local Campfire Girls. which, by the
way. was the first campfire organized
IN the State. The girls, under the
leadership OF their guardian, Miss
Laura Nj. Joey. are making all en-
deavors 10 gather needed funds for
tho proposed new building, and the
prospects for success are bright.
1t Is now almost certain the proppsi-
ton TO merge under one management
the Newport News and Old Point Rail-
way and Electric Company, the Cit
liens Railway. Light and Power Com
pany, Of Newport News, and the New
port News Gas Company. Will be car
ried through. Application for permits
sion to accomplish the merger has been
made to the City Council of Newport
news, Va. by i. y. Shannahan. gen
eral manager of the companies, and
The proposition has been favorably re-
ported by committee OF that body
The Norfolk, Yorktown and Wash
ington Railroad Company. which has
oeen chartered for the purpose or
building line from Norfolk to Alex
andiia, about l56 miles, Is getting
busy. The railroad will actually begin
at Hampton, connection being made
by ferry across Hampton Roads from
SewelPs Point, and from the latter
place over the Virginian Railway to
Norfolk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
aEApoARn AIR LINE.

southboupd trains scheduled to leave Rich.
snond daily: 90 4. M-I.ocal TO ,yorlina
& oJ Z. M.--Sloepers and coaches, Atlanta,
BirmirSbam. Savannah. Jacksonville: 5:?i
l.. M.---Limitcd. l2.S u. M.-Siccpers and
coschcs Jacksonvle HE'S y, M.-Sleep.
crs and coaches. Atlantis. Brminghnn,.
Memphis. Northbound traius scheduled to
arrive in Richmond daily 7:to A. M 5:3s
A. M. sas "A. NJ. sos r. NJ SEQ p. M.
Local.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
oLp DoMINfoN Line

n
Lv. Richmond foot or Ash St daily 90 r. NJ.
Leave Newrort Nehs.... oe A. af.
Arrive Norfolk .. 8 10 Al Mr.
Connects with main limo steamers lea Sir,R
Norfolk for New York daily. except aundsT.S
90 p Nj. Connections also made by N. Al
w. Ry,3 p. Al. and @. s: O, Ry. at s. P..ggNfA
Night line steamers stop &c Ciaren,oat Ia
be met by public conveyanee. 81
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CO.. iEfectfvs
March lil--Jsmos River by dsyIight mr.
all James River landings, Steamer feAvass
Monday. wednesday and Friday ut sd As
"a. Freight received for all Jsmeyl Raysss
Points. S',
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Norfolk & Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
Schedule in Effect September 90 lol2
Leave Byrd Street Station. Richmond. FOR
T. NJ.
FOR LYNCHBURG AND THE VEST.
'e:l5 \. NJ. $3.50 ~ NJ. % 90 p. NJ. 20 20 p NJ
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: al 40 A.
NJ. IS as L. NJ, I'll 30 =. NJ. From tho West:
@o4o a. NJ. al 10 p. NJ. bi 30 p. NJ. 70 o5 p.
NJ. 70 90 p. NJ. ~
DAILY: aDaiiy ex. Sunday. bsunday only.
w b. BEVlLL. Pass. Traf. Mgr
w. 9. SAMPLERS. q. =. a, Roanoke, Va.
Z. Ii. BOSLET. ID. L. A.. Richmond Va IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
Katlroaps
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

7:so A.-Local- Daily--Newport News.
s:6 Daily-Ch Vile. Ex. Sum-,
Thurmond.
flo;oS A.-Loeal-Daily- EehSs Lei. ''H o..
Forge.
'i,oo s-Dsily-Norfols. Old
Point.
s3Is P.-Express-D aiIy-C3n.. L'v1ile.
1880 P.-Express-Daily-N Old Point
$50 P.-LocaE-Daily--N. News. Old Poins.
si5 P.-Local-Er. Sun.-GordonsY Vile S
5I6 P.-Local-EI. Sun.-LynohburE. q
- 20 p.-Limted--Da tly-Cin.. Chicago
I'll 90 P.-Exprrss-Deiiy-C Louisville,
"Sieepcrs. tParlor cars.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND-Locae
from East: e:G5 A. NJ. 7Ao P. III. Through
rrom East: II 20 A. NJ, os p. NJ. sSo p. NJ.
Local from West: 3 30 A. NJ. *se8 A. NJ.
and 20 P. NJ. Through 40 A. NJ. II as A.
NJ. and $40 p. NJ.
James River Line: +'s .ss A. NJ. ras p. hi
s'DaiIy except Sunday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

Richmond and CHESAPEAKE P.R.y Bay
Schedule OF Electric Trains effective Nav
So 1914 Leave Richmond. Laurel and Broad
Streets: b,6o5 A. NJ. +7I0 A. NJ. BIS 10 A.
NJ. 40 a. NJ. HFl0:l0 a. NJ, II 10 A. NJ t:lo
J.. NJ. 2lo y. NJ. 10 p. NJ. b. 10 p NJ. s:71
T. NJ, SGD I. NJ. zIo Z. NJ, BIS 10 r. M,
1910 T.. Al. II 10 y. NJ. Leave Ashland Eng
land and Maple Streets: Is :s5 a. Nj, 500 4.
NJ. 8 90 a. NJ, b9 90 A. NJ. 10 20 A. M. +sii:co
a. NJ, u? 0l NJ. +fl 20 L. NJ. . 90 Z. M3.o
T. NJ. 90 u. NJ, b5 100 p. NJ, 6 90 p NJ. ol
Nj, s:oe z. NJ. bs 100 p. NJ. IL 20 T. NJ
Daily except Sunday. ssSnnday only
CobCarrics baggage