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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
LUNENBURG COUNTY FAIR
TO BE HELD IN KENBRlDGE
old "Frcc State" to HIVE It's First
Agricultural and Intustrial
Exposition.
DIEN OF KENDnIDGE HUsTI1NG
Agricultural Advancement and Indus
trial Possibilities OF Virginia County
Drought TO Attention OF World.

Kcnbridgc, Va. May 2.-For soiuo
time past the advisability and FEAST
bility of having fair to be held an
nually ut this place to exploit the d.
versifcd agricultural products and In
Hustrial accomplishments and posi-
bilities of Lunenburg County has been
under discussion In this wide awake
town, and H. the regions around about.
Last Wednesday night things came t.
climax ut m enthusiastic meeting
Of citizens held In the rooms OF the
Business Mcn's Association and under
the auspices OF that association. it
was indeed an enthusiastic meeting.
and much stock was subscribed and
plans perfected for the organization
and incorporation Of the "LuncnburS
County Fair of kenbridge, Va" The
organization Will be completed at an
early date. and there Is no doubt that
much more stock Will he sub 'cribed
by the farmers all over the .ounty for
they are as cnthusiastic on tho CUB
1ect no the town people.
Tie fair association will be duly In
corrorated and stock will be sold at
So per share, and IL the present en-
thusiasm keers up every able bodied
citizen of the county will doubtless be
Il shareholder. fair will certainly
be held thia autumn. and the dates will
be so arranged as not to conflict with
other fairs TO be held in Southside
Virginia or any other nearby points
In the State. But. some time In the
month of October the first county fair
for the Free state OF Lunerburg" will
he pulled off here at Ecnpridge. That
II VIII be SUCCESS Is already fore
gone onclusion. ana like some other
good things that have been pulled on
here, VIII prove that this live town is
living UP TO the plans Of progress that
have been mapped out by her people
for an active campaign they have en-
barked upon for business supremacy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
business Men and rormer,

zone among the many good signs Of
the times In the South Is the movement
all along the. line to bring the city
ers In close touch and in cooperative
relations and keep them there.
At recent meeting at Louisville,
sistinG of Watt T. Brown, Of Rngiand.
Ala. chairman; David r. Cocker, OF
Hartsville S. c. and John Sprunt Hill.
urging Southern business men to place
themselves upon Il helpful cooperative
basis with Southern agricultural In
terests, 30 as to maintain fair and salts
farm supplies and tho sale Of farm
products, to promote the building OF
good roads and to further tho work
81 al! agencies for reinforcement Of
soeial and economic conditions in rural
,tOmmunttfeo. z b N ~ N 5tt'- = & - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
Randi Transit In the valley.

WOODSTOCK. Va, May 1.-THE Shcnan-
doah Valley Transportation Company is
now fact, and IL puts this town In
closer touch with Winchester. The
company is successfully operating n
ono and half auto truck, carrying Il
body OF twenty passengcrcapacityo on it's
route over the Valley Turnpike between
here and Winchester distance of
thirty miles. 1t is expected that i'm the
near future one or two more passenger
Will he added to the equipment With.
In week or two n White truck OF three
tors. with a body OF thirty-passenger
spany B viii also purchase two more
chaseis. each OF two ton s, CO paeity. ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
LAWRENCEVILLE is BUSY
BUILDING MANY HOUSES
Tobacco Warehouse, Stores aud Gnragcs
Going up-Bctter POrt-Oflcc
Facilities.

Lawrenccvillc. Va. May with the
coming OF spring the hus.ling town Of
J.awrenccvilie has shaken off Ill tho
inertia "f winter and has-Sonc ia max
Ing Improvement, with :, vim. And
those who are making improvements
arc making them ot such nature that
they will DC permanent, and OF such
size that they will meet the demands OF
rapidly Increasing population.
Ground has been broken and the uln-
terial is being assembled for the i'm
mediate construction Of the warehouse
for the Brunswick County Cooper
ctivc Tobacco Company. Inc, OF which
w. W. Meredith Is president Tir4
warehouse will be 70xl75 feet. and
made entirely Of brick, With a metal
roof, and modernly equipped through
out.
man who mas had years OF expert
ence In handling bright tobacco in
Danvilla. has tcen secured as manager
Everything Will he in readiness for the
fall business by the middle OF Septem-
Der.
The Lawrenceville Roller Mil Com
pnuy has within the past year mo, 3
than doubled its output OF -four. The
cor,pan" has inst"lled an ice factory
with daily output OF ten tons and -
cold storage plant 10 care FOR eggs.
fruit. fresh vegetables and meats
WIN INC coming pl inc Sppn rOauE
OF Brunswick came automobiles. and
with automobiles comes the necessity
or garages. As one garage could not
doctor all the hiiing cars around here
another up-to-date brick garage is
Just about completed
contracting company has recently
broken ground fer a three-story brick
building eighty feet square. 10 serve
as hardware store.
Another good sign of I.awrenceville's
growth Is the attitude OF Uncle sam
toward this modest town. On n recent
visit post oit're Inspector stated that
the present post office building Was b :
TO means In keeping with the growth
or the town, ami nrlv quarters should
be proTih al u: once. lie advertised for
bids To be submitted by May IL for a
brick building. thirty bv sixty feet. and
TWO stories high. The furnishings
alone fer this building are estimated
TO cost more than Si.500.
The business IF the Town has been
good for several years: but Mt present
the outlook Is far more pleasing than
ever before. ana the business r,cn and
property owners are wearing that
smile OF prosperity that will not come
off.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
Wore Seats in street Cars.

The Electric Hallway Journal says:
An interesting feature OF modern street :
car design Is the almost frenzicd effort
which some builders are making to get seats
into every nook and Granny. Once upon n
time the designer OF city cars believed that
longitudinal seat each side was about
the riEht thing. Then the increasing length
of rides and higher acccleration gradually
led to various combinations Of cross seats
and corner seats. Now We find seats on the
several companies have also placed benches
on one side OF the rear platform. 1t has
even been proposed to install q platform
seat In front of the conductors collection
stand. Some ccntre-entrance cars show n
still more Intensive OF seats. Thus In
one case seat actually Is placed at head
OF each cross-seat aisle directly In front
OF the circular scat ut the end OF the ear.
This evident desire TO seat as many riders as
possible Is certainly praiscworthy but. after
all. cars Will have to he designed for easy
thc nIllennlal seats for everybody" era
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
WHAT IS LOAF BREAD,
interesting Investigations to End Cor
rect Answers to Pertinent 0uest,,,


Recehtly. COG loaves of bread. the
product OF seventy-nine Connecticut.
one massachusetts, and three New York
of tT fbc eon Mert anaiyzed by the chemist
ment station. and showed wide varia
ions In All their ingredients.
cNalhpic, Inc moisture content
iahEcu from - To 40 per cent, so that
In some instances the bread containcd
emcessiFe amounts of water. The fat
p re- n also showed wide range. from
are largely due TO the methods Of the
nakcrs. In some cases only flour,
S s,'iis ana salt are used. while in others
MIX, butter. lard and sugar, either
alone or in combination are emploved
anc variations In fat are also due in
pa par FL 10 the fact that in the process
OF baking part of the fat is DESTROYED
IN some samples the amount of fat
found is much lower than could have
resulted from the use of any brand of
comparison of the varieties in n
",Sent loaf Of bread is Interesting in
Other directions also. The actual
Conneciicut samples ranged from "a
10 ~ ounces. the average weight of
i ine 10 i"aI II nine cities ranged from
the and f-cent loaves Indicated y
real saving as far as quantity is con
cerIed, because the decrease in price
weight: AS the price OF loaf Of
bread has remained stable at cents
while the cost OF the ingredients has
INCREASED. changes in the real cost Of
INC nutrients OF bread must be sought
IN me changes of size composition
Of the loaf.
:. According to investigations made I'm
New -Jersey In 1895. loaves costing /
and cents weirhed from 12.7 to 81 5
ounces average 1914 ounces. In 1895,
In New Jersey. IS per cent OF the 5,
cent loaves Weighed over Is ounces.
while In 1912. In Connecticut. only 7
per cent weighed over 1G ounces. and
only. 16 per cent over Is ounces AS
Stunning similar conditions in these two
states the average weight Of the scent
loaf mas shrunk since 1895 from I &
10 ounces. or IL per cent. When
an mas been said. observes the Journal
or the american Medical Association
the student of nutrition Will doubtless
stiil remark that bread is cheap at any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
HOW 1T Will. WORK.
Hollands idea Of Standard Commercial

Paper Under New law.
Holland the well-known financial and
clnnai ENQUIRER on the work OF the reserve
banks AS follows:
The regional cities are to he the designated
places which. through tho Federal banks es-
tahlished In them or their branches arc 10
facilitate the rediscoun::uc OF cornm.rc,aI
paper. There must nrs; of all be decision rs
10 wnat standard commercial paper is 10 be-
But IN view of the fact that in many parts
OF the county tho kind 81 commercial napcr
WIN winch banks dea! IS the old ia hioned
KIND; or In other words. paper drawn by
counted by the vendors of the commodities
at their banks. is about the only kind OF
commercial! paper that is known paper OF
this Kind is likely 10 be designated as the
standard. 49, ''
That might make some confusion or frjc
non IN the iarEer commercial centres where
mat winch Is issued by the large houses and
which has been bought by banks-is the gen
eral rule But In the large cities there /.
not much commercial paper offered for re-
housing system now planned by James b.
Duke in co-operatton with the National CITY
bank Bank Is Installed. paper drawn against ware
amounts TO be rediscounted. Aside from tho
rediscounting feature OF the new law there
seems now to he no reason why the great
presumably increase their banking resources
and Influences. Therefore IL is presumed
that after the new system Is in operatio
and sufficient! time has passed for the peonle
familiar with It, II will be discovered that
there is no great difference between banking
opportunities and the competitive zeal of
bankers under the new law and under tho
old law. Moreover, the conviction is firm
mat no legislation. excepting that which Is
absolutely destructive can impair the eco
money and captaI TO the business s'i aafa, .,
or great people.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
MANY NEW INDUSTRIES IN
THE SOUTHERN STATES
More Money BEING Invested Every Day
In Factories, Mills and Mines.
Notes From Dixie.

Baltimore. May 2.-Among many
Southern industrial and dovelopmental
enterprises reported In this weeks Is
sue of the Manufacturers Record are
the following:
Tucupau Print Cloth Mills, Tucupau.
$. c., contemplates increasing capital
stock from 100000 TO 100000.
Jackson Lumber and supply Com
pany, Jackson, w. Va. was incorpo-
rated with capital stock Of 100000 to
manufacture lumber
Charleston Consolidated Railway,
Gas and Elective Company. Charles
ton. 5. c.. increased capital stock from
sS0oo.o0O to S3,5O0,o0o.
Lemon Lumber Company. Paint
Banll, Va. was Incorporated with cap
ital stock of $4,000 to manufacture
lumber
Cobriza Mines Development Corpo-
ration. Richmond. was incorporated
with capital stock OF 100000.
Meredith Noble Phosphate Company
Jacksonville. FLA. was Incorporated
with capital stock of s250.00o to mine
phosphate. etc.
was incorporated with authorized CAPT.
tai stock Of sl25,o0n: will install 10000
spindlcs to spin combed peeler yarns;
plant to cost about 100000.
Home Ice Company. Winston Salem.
y. c., organized with authorized CAPT
tai stock OF 100000. and will build
ice plant of $4,000 pounds daily ca
Dacity.
United States Fertilizer Company,
Baltimore. Md. will rebuild fertilizer
plant ut Curtis Bav, Md. burned at es-
timatcd loss of 100000.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Rlacksburg. will expend $4,000 to erect
building for mechanic arts. and equip
portion of it for machine shop, foun-
dry. woodworking shop. etc.
Cotton States Seed and Fertilizer
Company. Macon. Ga, was Incorporated
with capital stock OF 100000 to es-
tablish fertilizer plant, etc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03

At recent school fair in King
George County the following compost
teen year old boy of the Sealston one
room school. was awarded the prize
offered by the Cooperative Educa-
ton Association. Frank read his com
position before the large crowd OF
farmers assembled at the courthouse
and received great applause.
AS | read and study nay history /
ma that most OF our great men Were
Country" spent his childhood days in
counties OF Virginia. Patrick henry
Thomas jefferson, Abraham Lincoln.
Hnbert =. Lee and Jackson all were
the farm, is the best place to learn
things. ] know 1t Is the Independent
iife; for. come strikes. panics. or war
the farmer can turn 10 the farm ana
10 stay In her territory: men allure
him TO the city. Ny choice is mother
ritorN; To work under her laws: not
the iron law OF the foundry or fac
tory, or Office: ] know that the farm
plenty ot ii: but there arc seasons
Of >rcst that follows ~ seasons when
We can break colts to harness and to
the saddle. How thrilling. too. or the
crown OF ne can go To some quiet
place. and read or fish. and If the fish
won't bite We can take Il dive. What
fun? or better still, to an a!l-day SER
chicken and watermclons of our own
raising. Now, can city life offer such
refreshing vacation? | think not
Anyhow. not TO me. for I'm Il farmer
boy; the farm life IL interesting 10 me,
learning To work the binder, mower
rake and plow is what like / know
that the farm supplies the nation. The
farmer furnishes the wheat. corn, cot
ton. wool. flax and hemp that causes
the factory wheels to turn. The farmer
feeds. as well as clothes the nation.
There is no substitute for the farmer.
He Is II, the real thing. and want to
be the real thing. ] want to feel and
know that | somebody, doing
things that count. and | know that is
what being farmer means. I like
10 sec things grow. the grass. the crops,
ciiNes, colts. chickens. all interest me.
The fruits that follow the blossoms.
for farm life would not be farm life
without u big orchard. All of this
IL as iuil Of Interest to me AS the doc
tors. lawyers, or merchants life is
TO them, for farm life is not the drudge
II was. even twenty years ago. Each
year are new inventions of labor
saving machinery for farm and horse.
oh. want to be independent and to
he something and 70 follow after the
things ! Ike, and TO be this I must
he a farmer, and ] want to he an up
to-datc. progressive. intelligent and
honest farmer: and ii ] am. / am sure
TO be prosperous. to have my fine
horses, cattle. improved machinery.
automobile, a comfortable home and
to be able 10 help my fellow farmers
for any man Is a great bcncfactor who
encourages Il boy to he a true farmer;
and lastly. my father, whom I con-
slider the greatest of men. is 4 farmer.
/ want la he like him. so that ends my
composition. and I hope YOU under
stand why wish To be farmer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
AMI net earnings for the month
Another Tnpptnr Ro,,u,x

shelby; ~ c., May 2.-The promoters
oil the plan TO build a railroad twenty
Eallston and Belwood. are continuing
thelr work, and hope to start construc.
l9n In either June or July. The route
nearly level country, but the other five
miles varies from the rolling TO rough.
three bridges will he required, one OF
Guu rect ana others OF 100 feet each
both the Southern Railway and the
Seaboard Air Line.
Two districts have voted $4,000 each
toward the construction of the proposed
me. and another district will hold an
election to vote on a similar issue i'm
the hrst part OF June After that il
ceed with tho work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
LOSSES COST HIGH.
Uncle Sam Figures Out What We Loose An
nunlly FROM CurMblo Di.rnsc. In AmiInnls.

The enormous sum OF SiJo.@H9.990 was tho
aggregate logs sustained by The United states
In meat animals as tho result OF disease and
eNposprc In 1913, according 20 estimates
Just announced by. the Department of Agri-
culture Losses from diseases OF cattle:
hogs and sheep was about $4,000. ooo and
losses from exposure of cattle and sheep
about s2s.oco,o)o. The loss In meat. II ~
declared. would have been more than suni-
Client to furnish normal years supply OF
meat 10 the entire population OF tho New
England states The figures Indicated n to-
tai loss of 7Vo5 90 hogs. valued al $1,000 900
This represents more than LOO. ooo pounds
OF meat destroyed mostly by cholera. This
loss would have produced nearly 500. oHo.o 0D
pounds 81 dressed meat and lard. which.
officials say. would have been sufficient
with an average OF four and one-half per
sons. about forty pounds. The total loss OF
cattle from disease and exposure for 1913
IS estimated ut liS7.csO. valued at SOS. Gil COZ.
and that Of sheep Ut 2.i.p.0D) head. valued
at sS3Sleeo. The aggregate losses OF farm
horses and mules was $4,000 head. valued at
80? inH..l!o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
Inquiry Into Price Cut.

Charleston. W. Va. May West Virginia
OIL operators and producers have asked their
members In Congress for an investigation
into the recent cut In the price paid for
Pennsylvania crude oil. which has been re-
duced from $3.50 to SD a barrel within littlc
over week. The producers and operators
declare that there appears to I've mutual
understanding and concerted action" and
they petition that Steps be taken !mme-
d.atcly by the PROPER government depart
meat to investigate these reductions to de-
termine whether not they are being made
IN violation OF the antitrust law" Ipdepen-
dent oil operators held a meeting OF Clarks-
burg on Wednesday last to take up the aues-
lion. bat the proceedings wero secret for the
present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
LYNCHBURG SHOEMAKERS
BUY WESTERN FACTORIES
CrndtIock-Tcrry Company Acquire Mis-
souri Shoe manufacturing Pinnts.
LSnchburE HONG OiIlcc.

The. announcement made in The
Times Dispatch q weak ago Of the ac-
QUESTION by the Craddock Terry Shoe
Company OF Lynchburg OF two large
Missouri shoe factories shows some
what Of the advancement being made
in the shoe manufacturing line I'm the
South generally and in Virginia In par
ticular. The factories acquired by the
Lynchburg concern are the two fac
row. Jones u Dyer Shoe Co. and the
factory of the Kaut-Reith Shoe Co, OF
the same city.
The Burrow. Jones &c Dyer Sho" Co..
have I'M established business OF more
than s2.500.000 and operate two large
snoc factories-one In ST. Louis and
the other at Louisiana, Mo. These fac.
tories will be operated on lines of
shoes different from those made in the
lNnchburg factories. being such as the
CraddCc Terry Co. are now having
made In New Enrlu nd and Western
factories
Tho Kaut Reith factory makes
misses and children's shoes altogether.
This consolidation opens UP to the
Craddock Terry Co. that prosperous.
rapidly growing section OF the United
states. the Central mississippi Valley
and the Southwest. including Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Lynch
burg house will. as heretofore. devote
mcst of its efforts to the territory
south of the Ohio and Potomac and al ct
of the Mississippi Rivers while the st
Louis house Will develop and conccn-
tratc its efforts on tho Middle West
and Southwest
The headquarters and general Offices
OF the consolidated companies will be
in Lyhchburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
Norfolk ChnmIer NJ comue-..

NortoIk, va, May 2.-The Chambcr
of Commerce" Of Norfolk which now
has membership of over 100, and ~
doing great work. has elected for the
ensuing year the following officials:
barton Myers. president: Nathaniel
iSeaman, FERGUS Reid, John i. Roper.
Robert T.. Baldwin. vice-presidcnts:
Tench i. Tilghman, treasurer. and r.
S. Royster, c. w. Grandy. c. L. Wright,
5. L. slower, II. G.. Barbee j. w. Hongh,
J.. y. Andre Mottu, w. ]. Harahan, G.
w. Priddy, Robert I. Bosnian, w w.
Gwathmey. j. o. Reid. w. C. Swartz,
directors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HIGHWAY.
ilcS ICNGInt nIrIcn Luz

Fairfax County Gets Busy-AI Coun-
Ties Except HcnricO flushing Work.
The state Highway CoUmission has
awarded a 100000 contract to Berke-
ley IL Smith, of this city. to construct
thirty-two miles of road through Fair
fax County, to he a part OF the Rich
mond- Washington Highway, and work
Is to be pushed right ahead. The con-
struction of this highway is now pro-
except Henrico. and it's ofiicials eXpect
soon to complete arrangements with
the city of Richmond for their portion
OF the roadway. Caroline. Fairfax
Hanover. Prince william, Spotsylvania
and Stafford are the counties where
work Is In progress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
Increasing CnnitnI.

Greenville. S. c.. May 2-The Bran
don Cotton Mills. of Greenvillc. has de-
cided to increase canital stock $3.50. 600,
making the capitalization s1.750,000.
This company already has S6.016s ring
etc. employing 100 operatives on the
production of converters' cloth, sateens
and sheetings. This Increase. of capital
will bo In preferred stock and Is for
financial DurpoSes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
LOCAL ELECTRIC LINES;
GAINS MADE IN EARNINGS
Nirginfu Railway and Power Com
puny's Figures Show Up In Fine
Shapc-Iargcr Profits Made.

The Virginia Railway and Power
Company Is continuing to show gains
in Its gross and net earnings. and also
In the surplus applicable to dividends.
For the nine months ended March 81.
1914. earnings applicable to dividends
were at the rate OF 5.57 per cent a
year on the sli,9t9.20o OF common
stock. after providing for dividends on
the preferred stock. Semiannual divi-
bends OF l-2 per cent are being paid
on the common stock. and the com
pany Is earning Its preferred dividends
al" two and thrce-quartcr times.
For tho ninc months gross earnings
inc' os.s.u sz3l.34,. or 6.4o per cen,
over gross for the nine months ended
March 81. 1913. Operating expenses
were larger by sll7.055, or 6.45 per
cent. while net earnings were greater
by Sll7.29l. or e.fG per cent. Income
from other sources was almost the
same in both periods, while interest,
taxes and other charges increased SOL
,5', or S.2l per cent. leaving a surplus
Tor the nine months. applicable to div
llends OF SISS.O6l, an increase OF S25,-
oo3. or 3.3o per cent. Indications are
that the company will earn close to
per cent for its common stock for
the fiscal year
For March. 1914, gross earnings in
creased SlS,955, or AS per cent over
March 1913. with an increase in oper-
- SO no. "cnt.
AMI net earnings for the month Of
cent. Other income was less by sl.gl3
ahc interest charges. taxes, sinking
,uhu charges. etc. increased sS,0l6,
leaving surplus for the month APP
picabie 10 dividends, of ISL 1892, an in
tn" surplus for the corresponding
mo IL OF the preceding yc,t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
Neu ,Ii1ls FOR neImnnt. N. G.

Belmont. n. c., May 2.-The National
Yarn Mills Company has been incorpo-
rated here with $4,000 authorized
capital by r. L. stowe. s. p. Stowe and
a. C. Lineberger. Of Belmont; d. e.
Rhyme of Lincolnton. N. c., and j. a.
This company intends to install about
10000 spindles, with accompanying
equipment. for manufacturing combed
about 5000, 900. The incorpora tors Sare
AL axperienced cottonl uaanufaotu .