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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
SCHOOL CHILDREN WANT
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS

All Virginia is getting moro and
more Interested in good roads. The
school children are getting cuthusi-
as,ic on the subject. Here Is com
position" on good roads written by q
little elcven-ye ar-old girl aud read
! before tho Liberty Graded School In
New Kent County:
Good roads arc very necessary on
account of people travelling and pass
ing over them, also Tor the benefit of
The people and beauty OF old New Kent
County.
1T Isl also necessary to have good
roads on account Of school children
going 10 and from school in winter IL
they live long way from school
zone Of tho best means Of improving
county roads is bS the use of the spill,
lo- drag. The best way To handle tho
split log drag is for the supervisors
OF tho road TO drag the road after each
: rain.
Good roads are not only valuable
from commercial standpoints, but from
moral social and religious standpoints
as we'll. Thcy are markers of progress
and they measure tho value that tho
people of the community put upon easy
methods of transportation. The re-
suits from an Investment of this kind
ar" Immediate and lasting. They build
up present values and maintain them
Tor TN" future. They bring new pco-
! pie. new idc?s ana now capital and
never drive away ideas. dollars or pco-
! pie worth having.
New Kent county needs good roads
I Tho lack Of them is turning good citi-
7cns from hcr doors every day. and we
are the greatest sufferers We are
losing touch with The worlds progress
! and prosperity, ana missing the rich
heritage that should be ours.
Every man. woman ana child of
New Kent County should become a
hard-fisted good roads advocate ana
hammer away tho obstacles that stand
in TIL" way Of this great benefit not
only To this county, hut to the state as
well.
"ln the United States there arc p
100000 miles of public roads. more than
80 per cent of which are nothing more
than ways unsurfaccd. bad ut all times
and during portions OF the year i'm
passablc
our school league should undertake.
| some work for the benefit OF our roads
and community.
! IF our public roads We're hard sur
/ faced. farmers wives could exchange
/ friendly visits and social life would
| be more attractive. Schools and school
/ leagues would bc we'll attended
Good roads will increase the value
Of the land.
Real estate agents tell us that they
have no difficulty in selling farms at
( high prices wherever they are situated
I on good roads.
These good roads viii keep tho
young people Oh tho farm by creating
/ social life. where now il is so lone
some and drcary. We need the young
/ people in the country To introduce up
/ to-dat. farming and produce better
/ crops. We cannot afford to lose our
young people by sending them TO cities
I tor entertainments Until we get good
: roads and thrifty people our comrnunity
/ viii always remain dreary and lone
some during the long winter months.
II hope some day, and that very
soon. that we will have good roads in
our community.
"Dom't Won ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO WILL
PARALLEL THE N. & w. LINE
Connection with docking Valley to he
Iullt Jp SriotO From Forts
month, o., In Columbus.

/ New York. May l6.-Thc Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad has practically ADAM
doncd the plan for the building OF an
extension of the Hooking Valley Rail
way from Jackson to Portsmouth. O..
and instead will build u limo Of it's own
/ from Portsmouth to Columbus. parallel
ing the Norfolk and Western for 100
I miles up the Scioto River.
1t is stated that il was found that If
+ the extension OF the Hooking Valley
were built, Il would be necessary pric-
tically to rebuilt the Hooking Valley
| limo between jackson ana Columbus,
| and, in addition. tho new line would not
be free from heavy grades unless a
large amount OF money was spent. on
npcal>c and ohio from Portsmouth to
Columbus would be "a grade line.
The purtsmouth-Colu line will
probably he much better for handling
coal traffic from tho West Virginia and
. Kentucky miucs. It is not expected
: that moro than $4,000. 600 or $1,000. 900
I Will Lc required. Several largo bond
houses have already been negotiating,
/ for the bonds on the new line, and one
/ large ENGLISH banking house has Of
f"rcd to take tho entire issue almost on
the terms of the railroad company. In
case tho Kama hn and Michigan is sold
10 tho Lake shore. as suggested by th.
United states Circuit Court. the Chcsa-
pcako and Ohio would realize at least
/ $iG0o,00G and perhaps more from tt
} SALE aud il is said that this would be
applied toward the construction OF the
new line
Pending final decision on this mat.
ter the Chesapeake and Ohio will b.
building the new connection to the
/ Lakes. and by the time the Kanawha
and Michigan must be disposed Of In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
DOING A FINE WORK.
Up-tO-DRte Practical COlorcd school
Temcher Helping Her Itncc I'm


West Point. Va. May ls.-Thc col
ored school Of Barhamsvillc. New Kent
County. carried out a good health pro-
gram at recent meeting at Mount
Olive Church. DIR. Il L. Bagby, of West
Point, the recently elected president
OF the Virginia Public Health Associa-
ton, made the address OF the day TO
Il large and enthusiastic audience
The supervisor OF the colorcd school
Miss wilson. a colored woman. who
has charge OF colored schools in New
Kent and James City, is doing iinc
work She is now from Williamsburg,
but was born in California. and came 10
Virginia about 1--WE years ago. She is
we'll educated and deeply Interested in
her work, trying to elevate her people
along many lines. Especially does She
urge sanitary conditions of living She
is training the pupils in agriculture
sewing. cooking, canning and 9th cr
lines. She has organized two school
improvement leagues, and has dono
some definite work, such as buying ,ip-
to-date seats for the schools. and beau
tifyinE the buildings and grounds. At
first She met scant ENCOURAGEMENT and
some opposition. but now the colored
people seem TO DC realizing her worth
10 them, and arc standing by her and
VIII doubtless unite with her in her
efforts for their bettermcnt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
THE SOUTH. THE LAND
FOR BEST BEEF PRODUCTION
Continued From First Page. }


produce crops very similar to those
mentioned for the prairie soils
IhcT" are great areas Of cut over"
lands I'm the South that range in pricn
from - 10 So per acre. which could
hc used FOR beef production. Tho soil
OF such lands is usually sandy or post
oak, neither OF which are AS good for
grazing as the prairie or delta lands.
but which would furnish good grazing
IT Il little care was taken In getting
pasture plants started. on these soils
carpet grass, Bermuda lcspcdeza.
white clover; red top. paspalum di
latatun. and bur clover do exceed
ini,ly we'll. Tho carpet grass furnishes
abundant grazing on tho snndy lands
while the Bermuda does better OH tho
soils which arc Il little stir. Tho
paspalum, white clover and red ton do
we'll on the damp lands, and If some
lime il present. alsike clover will fur
nsh limo grazing. The foundation of
all pastures on sandy loan lands
should hc carpet grass Bermuda and
lespcdc2a. The variety OF forage crops
which may hc raised on this type OF
soils is large. and II is an easy mat
ter To grow all the hays. silagc crops
and forage necessary for feeding the
stock which may he kept on the farm
STOCK nI:ING IMPROVED
ALL OVER THE SOUTH
Ono of the greatest drawbacks to
been the presence of the cattle tick
that transmit Texas fever. which kills
many of the cattle and stunts others
IN growth. The tick is rapidly being
cradlcatcd. and il il only n question
OF time until the South is freed of this
post This tick has been but little
known in Virginia and North Caro-
lima. and has long since been entirely
cradicatcd.
The native cattle OF the South are
old-bloodcd scrubs carrying 81 varia-
hle percentage of Jersey blood. They
arc small in size ana inferior in quail
ity, but they have stamina. and the
COWS produce good calves when bred
to beef bull Some of these cows
Weighing no, over 500 pounds have
given birth TO half breed calves which
have developed into 500 to 00-pound
animals at twelve to thirteen months
o. age.
They usually weigh about 500 to
$50 pounds ut two years OF age when
raised under average Southern farm
conditions The half-brced calves do
not fRtten out az we'll as calves of %
high grade. but II permitted 10 grow
until two or three years OF age, they
finish out as very good beef animals
The balf-brced heiferR. when bred to
beef bulls, usually produce excellent
calvos.
No section Of the country can raise
cattle as cheaply as the South, and
tho variety and prices of feeds are
such that the animals can be cconomi-
cally finished for the market. The
forage plants. especially sorghum and
corn. make such n luXuriant growth
in the Southern ATTITUDES that large
Yields of silace can be produced per
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
DEMONSTRATION WORK
IN BOTETOURT COUNTY
Continued E.rnm I'lr


NED for the farmers by the agent
through the station and the depart
ment at Washington We are also
using the service of bureaus OF the
department in helping plan improve
mentS, water systems. farm buildings,
etc.
The Boys Corn club Is Loyalty sup
ported by our business mon, who con-
tribute literally for prizes. Tn. high
est yield last Year was l27 IL bushels
with another of l19 bushels, and sew
erai others over ninety. We have even
better prospects this year with an
average season. ono boy vino used
pure seed last year has already sold
over thirty bushels OF his corn for seed
at So per bushel. most of il in his i'm
mediate neighborhood.
The work seems 10 be laid on n solid
foundation in Botctourt, and is growing
In interest every day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
RICHMOND ENTERPRISE;
GREATLY ENLARGED PLANT
Continued From First PaEel

continued From FIRST PaGc.)
General Assembly. which meets in Kan
sas CITY. No. on May 2l. The tabula-
ton IS as follows ana covers fiscal
ears ending April /:
Sales in 1903 s4S.5s7 1904, se?.2ol;
1905. ,Io5.3o7; 1906, slls,s5l; 1907.
si2e.ooo. 1905. sl4G,oG4; 1903. sl6o.324;
1910. siG4.oc7; 1911, sls5,ss2; 1912.
S2o2. ots: 1918. s2l+.53s; 1914. S227,475.
COMING NEW AND
MUCH LARGER PLAN
Tho rapid growth Of the business OF
the committee soon outran the capac-
~ OF the new plant, and it was neces-
sary to take over a largo part of an
adjoining residence for Office space for
tie editorial staff. II was evident,
however. that moro room must be had
To meet enlarging demands. and ~ the
property lent itself naturally TO the
enlargement OF the Miller x Rhoads
corporation, the committee sold the lot
and buildings to this firm IA May 1919,
making very handsome profit.
y lot was purchased by the com
mittee on North Sixth street, between
Main and Franklin, Immediately In tho
rear OF the new Chamber of Commerce
Charles VI. Robinson Co, for a new
plant, a cut OF which Is published in
this section.
The new building will front sixty
two feet Oh North Sixth street and
extend back 10 feet to an alley and
Will he entirely surrounded by open
streets ana alleys. thus affording UNI
usual light and ventilation for a build
ing in the heart or great city. It
Will be FIVE stories above deep base
Inent. ana of reinforced concrete con-
struction. with handsome sandstone
and tapestry brick front with terra :
Gotta trimmings. II will be thorough
ly equipped for the present and future
needs OF tho growing business and will
be ireproof throughout
The executive and editorial Offices
will lac located on the top floor and an
exhibit hall. a small chapel and "a mod =
ern library Will also he located on
this floor. The remaining floors will
be especially equipped for the various
departments OF the committees work.
and in the new plant II is expected that
a still greater service will be rendered
the church. II Is planned TO add six
new periodicals to the present list OF
fourteen on January ], 1915, thus
farther Increasing Richmonds pres
tire. These twenty periodicals will cir
culate In the sixteen Southern and
Southwestern States from Maryland 10
New Mexico, thus making Richmond
a familiar name In n vast territory
populated by over 100000 people.
II Is expected tho new building which
is being erected by the John It. Will
son Co. Inc, Will be ready for occu-
nancy on September /. 1919.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

case the decision Of the lower court Ia
upheld. will have it's northern outlet
completed aud will not require thu
k2nawha ANA Michigan as it does now
Just what effect the parallclius OF tho
Norfolk and Western between Column
bus and Portsmouth will havo on tho
latter road cannot he told. but the Ches-
apcake and Ohio will not compete for
local traffic, using tho extension as u
through line for the large coal traffic
expected from West Virginia and Ken
lucky With tho completion OF tho ex-
tension the Chesapeake aud Ohio Will
have through limo from the Atlantic
scaboard To the Great Lakes by almos.
the shortest possible route.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
BIG MONEY INVESTED IN
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES
Tie NirEinias mud the CnroiinnS Arc
Sharing Largely In the Develop
mon TIL NctiNIticS OF The Week.

Baltimore, May tc.-Amoni; the many
Southern Industrial and other develop
mental enterprises reported In this
weeks Issue Of The manufacturers Roc.
ord are the following:
Southern Metal and Foundry Com
pany. Portsmouth. Va, was iucorpor-
Dtcd with capital stock OF 100000: nc
quired property and Will remodel for
brass foundry.
East Tennessee Coal Company. Knox
willie aud Jcllico, Tenn, VIII develop
1000 acres OF coal land near Hazard,
Ky. for tho production OF 300 tons
daily; will install electrical plant.
ltcvoiution Cotton Mills. Greensboro.
y c., Will erect and equip weave mill.
carding aud spinning mill finishing
and shipping building; machinery to
include 10000 spindles, 100 looms. 100
cards. etc; TO produce cotton nanncis.
total cost about Si,oOo.0C0
Cherokee Association, Knoxville.
Tenn, WAS incorporated with capital
stock Of S2eo. 600, and Will develop coo
IcrcS Of land on Tennessee River; will
provide streets, parks. water, sew crs
and electric car service.
Virginia Refrigerator Corporation.
Richmond. was incorporated with au-
thpriIcd capital stock Of $500 900
Automatic Ice Company. savannah.
''h., WAS incorporated with capital
stock of 100000 TO manufacture Ice.
veto.
southern Telephone CONSTRUCTION
Company. IIchnond, was Incorporated
with capital stock OF S5o.oG0.
Farmers and Merchants Steamboat
Company. Baltimore, Md. was incor-
pOratcI with Sl,0OO,OpO capital stock to
operate steamboat lire.
Home Pearl Laundry Company.
Wheeling, W. Va, waa Incorporated
with capita! stool, Of $4,000 to cstab-
iiah laundry plant.
Wilsoy sand and Supply Company.
Huntington. ". Va. was Incorporated
with capital stock OF s5oOO0 to mine
Tennessee Marble COMPANY. Knox
vile. Tenn. was Incorporated with cap
iial stock II $4,000 to quarry marble.
etc.
Walk K MURDOCH Company. Charles
ton. S. c., will erect and equip ma
chine shop. foundry, pattern storage
building, boiler shop. forge shop. store
houses. Offices. etc. 1.50O-tou marine
railway and wharvcs; cost of buildings
and machinery about $4,000.
southern Wood Finishing COMPANY,
High Point. y. G.. was Incorporated
with capital stock of Sl2j, 900 to cs-
iablish wood finishing plant
Shamrock Damask Mills. Spartan
burg, $. G., was Incorporated with cap
ital stock OF 10000 for the production
Of damasks
Shelburne Land and Timber Corpor-
alton, Norfolk Va. was Incorporated
with capital stock Of 100000.
Cumberland Press, Cumberland. Nd.
was Incorporated with capital stock of
$4,000 To establish publishing plant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
CROPS TO BE POTENTIAL
INFLUENCE IN BUSINESS
Prospects for This Year Are bright,
and becoming Brighter Every
Dny tn the South.

and becoming Brighter Every
Dny in the South.
Farming conditions. according to all
reports, wore probably never better at
this season of the year. The winter
wheat crop promises new record yield
! from tho largest acreage ever known.
Such a harvest as this holds in pros
pect means 4 new purchasing power to
the consumer, and thereby instils ac-
Itivity into all lines of trade and indus
| try. This Will mean business for the
railroads over which the crops VIII be
moved. and the Increased supplies to
| tho farming districts transported. a
good crop Is probably the most poten-
! tial of fundamental Influences The
latest government report on winter
wheat indicates $50, 000, 900 bush el
yield. This Is moro than 100.o00000
bushels greater than the previous win
ter wheat crop. The four leading soft
winter wheat States Gun claim, on the
basis of the governments estimate,
| 1IG.000.600 bushels. or 100000 BUSH
els over last years harvest With the
present outlook, the country can lose
! I o., 100000 bushels between now and
harvest and still have as much rs was
harvested last year. Reports OF the
spring wheat acreage indicate that it
will be nearly the Same as last year.
In tho grain trade 1t is estimated that
la 900. o00. 000-buShel wheat yield IS Il
reasonable possibility. and this would
mean nenrly $1,000. 100000 new wealth
in this department OF production alone.
Last years total yield was 7S3. 600. 900
bushels, or greater than any previous
harvest II is not rational to believe
TINT trade Will not respond to this
prospect. With average yields Of corn
and oats and tho other grains tho re-
suits may fairly no expected to moro
than offset any unfavorable Influences
that may develop.
Tho above is the way n wcli-informed
| New York trade journal Views the stu
alton. The oUtlook, 80 far as valuable
crops arc concerned, was never brighter
in Virginia, and. IN fact. all over the
South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

New York, MAY l6.--The VirSinian
hallway Company reports to the New
York Stock Exchange for the seven
months ended January 81, 1914, as fol-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
GOING FOR FOREIGN TRADE;
MEETING IN WASHINGTON
Grcnt Convention to- lie Held In National
CnpitnI-SOuthcrn States Should
BE We'll Represented.

BE We'll Represented.
Washington, May lG.-Thc National
Foreign Trade Convention Will nc hold
ut Washington May 27-2S under the
auspices of the American Manufac-
turers' Export Association, the Amer
lean Asintlc Association and tho Pan
American Society Secretary or Com
mcroc Rcdiicld will open the convch
ton. which ~ intended TO talk" "a mos
practical turn The Importance Of for
,iGn trade to the railroads Will bc tho
subject OF u paper by Mr. Fairfax liar-
1ison, president OF the Southern Rail
way. .Addrcssc on existing conditions
in different sections Of the country as
related to foreign trade VIII hc sub
mittcd by representative business n:ei
Tho Illinois manufacturers ASsoca-
ton was asked to designate .hc man
ufacturcT to treat OF TIA" situation In
the Middle West, and nominated ita
president, II. -. !tcigct. tor the duty
f.: G. Simmons, hcad of ono of the
lnrScst hardware houses In the couu-
try, Will deal with :. similar topic. Il.
X. Hurley, vice president Of the M
noiS Manufacturers Association, who
recently headed a party OF siXtY Hi
noiS manufacturers In a trip to South
America, and whO investigated South
American banking and credits for tho
department Of Commerce, will make
Latin-Am"rlcap trade opportunities.
Alba Is. Johnson Of Philadelphia.
president of the Baldwin Locomotive
Company. will handle the possibilities
Of stimulating American exports hy Il
larger use Of raw materials from par
TALLY developed countries. James A.
Farrell. president OF the United states
steel Corporation. which Is active in
tho export trade all over the world.
VIII be active in the convention
In order that the convention may be
come n practical business mems dis
cu.sion yielding definite results and
leading TO conclusions. all papers will
DC prepared In advance and distributed
TO the delegates before they come to
Washington. They VIII be expected 10
study these paD"rs and be prepared to
engage in 4 discussion.
The committee plans thu; the napcrs.
being authoritative dcllveranccs shall
present TO each delegates mind a pic
lure Of domestic conditions a. related
10 foreign trade and of oVcrsca oppor-
tunities for ana obstacles 10 it's ex-
tension Tho practical experience Of
those engaged IL the foreign trade
now Will be revealed to tho convcn-
tion as = basis for consideration of
ways and means for future advance
ment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
Looking After the Pennies,

The need OF efficient oversight OF
the expenditures 81 municipal depart
'ncnts is StrlSinGly emphasized by tho
discovery mat employees Of the thirty
iicipal huildiu.: in New York City have
been mailing letters TO one another.
1ust as II they wcrc miles apart. Com
missioner krackc. who made this dis
covcry. expects to save the city thou
sands of dollars by providing an In
terror mail system for the building.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
FACTS FROM AFFAIR.
Industrial Drichcts Gathered from tho
Four Corners OF the CIVILIZED World.

industrial nrIchcts Gathered from the
Four Corners Of the Civilized World.
There is just one automobile in Da =
Jnascus
Workmen in Chna's egg canneries
receive 10 cents Il day.
The United states last year exported
zinc valued at sl.7S5.o?9.
The Malay states have coin worth
one five thousandt, part OF cent.
Italy will add about $50 acroplanes
to its army equipment this year
NorwaX has ~ tree ren pln%tns s $40
and since. then 26.o0o.o0o trees have
been planted.
Minfral oil has been n Use, in
inent is investigating the extent OF the
discovery.
4 bee unladcn. will fly forty miles an
hour. but one coming homo laden with
twelve miles an hour.
There were fourteen fewer medical
schools I'm the United States In 1918
than In 1912. and LOO Tower students
and about 500 fewer graduates.
The ngproposed Crocodile River.
South Africa. irrigation scheme is like
ly to be realized, the cost being csti-
nrcn brnutht info romdlion To-, iii
walton will he $4,000 acres.
=, Figures Just made public by the
Il. Calling off In the 1913 potato crop
Of France OF 3+.SSi.26S pounds. as COM
pared with the yiold OF 1872. The to-
o9S pounds. Statistics show that the
potato acreage of Franco is on tho
decline. The crop has barely held its
own In recent years.
:, The latest report of the director of
tho bureau OF agricultnrc III Manila
ptfays that tho rice crop OF the last wear
,iwa9 the greatest that has been record
LED for many years in tho Philippines.
bejng 100 per cent greater than in the
oWrevious year. AS :, direct result of tho
Ymper crop there has been n decrease
y ( rice imports of moro than 1885,
4 10000 pounds. representing in value
~ ORC than S2,600,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

Don't YOU "
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-10-29
Hon. James II. Brady
Republican candidate for United States
Senator.
TRUST LEGISLATION

@~~~ ~ =
Senator Brady comes before the yO-
tiers with record on antitrust leg
islatiOn which speaks for itself. He
has been active in connection with the
consideration Of antitrust bills before
the Senate during this Congress. He
belongs to that school which teaches
that trusts, mOn0pOlles and all other
forms Of special privilege should be
broken up. Senator Brady has, how
ever, let 1t be known that he does not
regard organizations Of farmers for the
purpose Of marketing the crops more
advantageOusly, and Of unions among
Iab0ring men designed to secure better
conditions for labor, as combinations
in restraint of trade. In keeping with
this view he voted to exempt farmers
and labor unions from
the provision Of the antitrust laws.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-10-29
NON=PARTISAN JUDI
CIAL CANDIDATES

Justice Supreme Court:
WILLIAM M. MORGAN
EDWARD A. WALTERS
Judge Second Judicial Dis
trict:
EDGAR G.. STEELE
DANIEL NEEDHAM