The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
Wayside Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

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Wilson Tolls Program Attacked by
/ Roosevelt" headlines the Marion Amer
! lean. Just as Villa is attacked by HUI
/ crta-with words and proclamations.
/ Effectiveness is lacking in both In
/ stances.
I Tho Eastern Shore Herald wonders
/ II Governor Stuart hasn't put his foot
; In II by his Good Roads Day proclama-
ton. Governor Stuart has won tho
good VIII Of the people Of the state"
1t says, by his strong common sense
and cl"ar-hcaded judgment In such
matters as he has passed upon since
/ his inauguration. But wait till after
/ Good Road Day! Should the sun shine
hot on that dag. the weary road
/ worker mons tho perspiration from his
brow. many curses VIII be hurled at
/ him. and every LAZY man in tho state
will be his avowed enemy for life"
/ There won't be any curses unless tho
roads are worked according; 10 procla-
! nation. and IL Tho roads are worked
/ the curses will! sound rs blessings In
Z tho ears OF Governor Stuart. tho East
/ crn shore Herald and all other workers
, FOR good roads.
7 "The Improvement OF Rosslyn has
. mex ullt lot IL not lax, SAYS the ROSSlyn
I Commonwealth. To that all Will say
amen" The Improvement OF one town
helps tho whole state.
I Ry annexation OF Mexico. thinks tho
4 bedford bulletin. the United States
could gain only an enormous expense.
/ dosolation Of thousands OF homes by
| war and the violation Of all tho prin-
. ciples OF the American republic"
Tho Lynchburr News sees victory
for President Wilson In the fight for
repeal OF tolls exemption and says:
/ III true. IT may be taken az betokeninr
another striki ing instance OF the Prcsl-
dents skilled leadership and master
ful force In persuasive and convincing
attributes. Then. too. the rapid de-
vei"pmcut Of public opinion on the free
tolls policy. the growing confidence on
+ tho part Of the American people in tho
/ sanity, wisdom ana Integrity Of the
/ PRESIDENTS purposes. together with no
. little popular resentment bred of tho
desperate. vicious. vcnomous assaults
that have been made upon the admin
istration's ant!-frce tolls position by
such political fr"cbooters and ire
! sponsihlos as William r. Hearst have
doubtless proved potent factors I'm
noldng tho Sonate's views" Tho
/ friends of the shipping monopoly and
advocates Of shipping subsidies have
i oNerreachcd themselves. and tho enc
mics Of tho President have only sue
ccedcd In arousing his friends
Bald Jack Rose" says the Danvillo
Rerister. lis still the shining witness
in The Becker case" And the defense
is still trying To make him out the
bal! liar OF tho case.
/ Tie Norfolk Ledger Dispatch Is
/ afraid Of nothing. The wide open
doors OF the .\nanlas Club have no ter
rors. Tho Colonel" 1t says. may
have discovered the River of Doubt.
but the doubt is all he brings back
with him"
The Ilarrisonburg Ncws-R ecord
quotes An exchange rs explaining that
tie reason Western applc growers
make larger sales and get better prices
IMAM those of Virginia Is that they
use more care in packing, and con
iinucs: eve believe that this statement
can be applied to more things than
apples as furnished to customers by
many OF our Eastern farmers Our
observation has been that much of the
/ Western fruit is not so good in flavor
as the Eastern fruit--althOugh we mav
he prcjudiccd in this regard. But IL
appears to be n fact that the Western
/ tfuit grower plays business, first, last
ana all the time. lie starts out with
IN" proposition that he is going to
make money ont of his orchard and he
studies 10 raise the finest fruit possible
What he lacks in flavor he makes I'D
in size and color" Virginia npplcs are
celebrated in Virginia and are growing
IN favor in other sections bur tto,.
sun do not compete successfully with
the apples of Oregon and other Pacific
, Coast states. The apples arc ms good
we think better-and the explanatio,
OF the greater celebrity of Western
, fruit can he found, we think. I'm thc
statements of the News Record
The Girl of Mystery is the title or
nov book says the Bristol Herald
courier. "but what girl isn't something
oil mystery To the chan who thinl,e
'ic is in love with hcr?' Aw, cheer mi
And why not know" you arc I'm love
with her?
Queries and Answers
Held Here.
Is tho record for fast running OF
trains held In this country or in Eu-
rope? M r, N
May 10, 1912.
VIII you inform mo when c. v.