The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
lime GRINDING PLANS
THROWN INTO CONFUSION
staunton Site Is Abandoned for Lack
of Available Railway
Siding.
WILL CAUSE INDEFINITE DELAY
state Board Looking for Suitable To-
cation FOR Plant to Manufacture
agricultural Limo for Use OF
Farmers Of Virginia.

Bringing familiar aphori.m zip 10
date OF September Is, A. D. 1914. Tho
best laid plans of mice. men and lime.
grinding boards gang aft agley."
All the plans Of the State Convict
Lime Board. appointed by the last Gen.
eral Assembly, appertainins to tho
construction and operation OF a lime
grinding plant on tho outskirt, Of
StauDton for the benefit OF the farm
crs OF Virginia were. mctaphoricallv
speaking. knocked higher than Giirov;,
Kite, shortly after ( o'clock yestcrd,v
Afternoon.
Therc viii be no State lime grinding
! plant on the sit purchased by the Stat.
Convict Line Board from Or Leavcll.
OF Louisville ny. There is little pro.
pect OF any plant being built In time to
supply the cxpcctant farmers thj, yoar
with lime for fcrtilizinG purposes a,
the cost OF production. In brief. the
labors OF the State Convict Lime Hoard
so far as the establishing of lime.
grinding industry at Stanton Ia con.
ccrned. Is lost.
The hoard. which consists of Cover
nor stuart Superintendent of tho State
lcnitcntiary James +. Wood Commits
sioner OF Agriculture George w Kotner
and State Geologist. DR. Thomas l.
W atson. has encountered insurmount.
hoie opS'acIcs mat compel the aban-
doninent OF the Staunton site
WOULD HAVE: TO CONSrRI<,Ts
AND OPERATE RAILROAD
The climax in the situation devel-
opcd at meeting Of the board held
yesterday afternoon. All OF the mem
DeTs were present. and AT having been
individually advised in advance of the
complications that had developed since
INC last meeting. the worst was antici-
pated. When all the reports were in. it
WAS disclosed that il the program OF
procedure previously mapped out was
10 be adhered to the board would have
TO construct and operate a railroad In
connection with the lime grinding
plant
IL was shown that when the board
members proceeded to acquire the 0vea
acre tract OF land from Or. LcayeIl on
the superstition that the short line OF
railroad operated by the Virginia Car
DINA Chemical Company between tho
main line OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
ana the Lcavell farm would he avail.
able for shipping the product OF tho
Stac's plant to tho farmers. they
rcckoncd without their host The VIZ
ginia Carolina Chemical Company Ii it,
self IN the lime shipping business and
prefers TO retain that spur for its own
private business.
IL WAS further disclosed that when
the chesapeake and Ohio was an
preached on the subject, that railroad
corporation was averse to entering in
70 any such philanthropical project as
building line for the use OF the State
me Chesapeake and ohio was willing
enough to handle all the business tho
lime grinding plant might create, but
the State Convict Lime Board was in
Nited 10 construct and maintain IN.
branch line Mt the cost OF the Com
m on " En- IT'LL
DEEPLY REGRET DELAY
IN OPENING PLANT
Deep regret was expressed by the
dlffcrent members of the board over thu
disappointment that must come to tina
farmers In consequence Of the indefinite
delay In establishing the lime -urindinr
mill. No other course, however was
open TO the commission. the limited
amount Of the appropriation made by
the General Assembly making II i'm
peratl"e to seek another site for tn.
pant. site convenient TO shipping
iacliitics. Just where such n site NAV
be found, is Il problem that remains TO
be solved
The site near Staunton was pur-
chased on provisional contract from
Dr. i-eavell The board Is. therefore.
a. liberty to reject the tract of land,
even at this late dato The purchase
contract called for cash pavment az
$4,000, but 1t is Understood that m.
money was not to be paid until the
actuai construction Of the plant should
De begun The board has purchased
the milling machinery, all of which ix
t ioW ready Tor delivery. In the event
mat new site for the plant Ia Sc
ouIed within a short time, 1t Is prob i
able that the State will be suppIvine.f i
farmers with lime early next year.
lime may he found in abundan Mt 4
pHahtity and excellent quality In many
paI's Oh me state. The tract at Staun- E
ton was selected largely because Of
me central location. making the cost
OF Shipment about equal to farmers in
the eastern and western sections. and
stV1ng none an opportunity to Complain
Ihe board adjourned. subject IN Nh.
call OF the chairman. '"'