The Washington herald., 1914-06-24

The foregoing does not lhCiNue ~,
operations, which. as estimated. VIII
show a deficit in net in May, 1914, OF
$4,000. compared with a deficit of ss2,-
1850 for May. 1913.
Value Of COHntry'E Crops.
Many estimates that are being made
now on the value of this years crops In
the United States are made on gross
basis which is not understood by all per-
sons. It would appear from these re-
ports that the crop value will be much
greater than actually, because the estl-
mates include many products that are
not ciassed in the, general term crops
For instance, it has been estimated that
the total value of United States crops
This year will be $4,000. O0o. 600. and in
California alone an estimate OF $JOO,OO,-
600 has Just been issued by the State
authorities.
It must be taken into consideration
that these estimates. in addition 10 the
various grains, include cotton, wool.
sugar and dairy products, and even
values of cattle, sheep and poultry. The
term crops as il is known TO persons
directly interested generally means the
five grains-corn, wheat. oats, barley and
rye The value Of them in 1913 was "
$50 T63, so that when Of ten billion dollar
CROP is spoken Of. many other products.
both vegetable and animal, are included.
Active operations by The Virginia
Power Company were formally begun
June 5, 1914, at the company's immense
new steam plant at Cabin Creek Junction.
ON the Kanawha River. fifteen miles
southeast of Charleston, w. Va, in the
Kanawha and New River fields. Uni
yersal commentator was heard, in a
party which visited the plant, for the
perfection Of the work done to date. This
plant, Of some 5000 horsepower capac-
fly, and with room for exactly doubling
this capacity, is the very last word In
steam plant construction for electric
power transmission. With its automatic
fuel devices, coal and ash tower, hoists,
cable cars, pulverizers and mechanical
etokers the steam plant almost runs
itself. Every feature Of the plant-the
substantial buildings, the massive ma
chinery, the outdoor transformer station,
the great transmission line towers-im-
press even the Iayman with the magni-
tude and completeness of the undertake
ing, while men of engineering experiences
declared that never had they seen a
proposition more thoroughly or perfectly
worked out in every detail. The coal
mining operations to be served will amply
repay the company for expenditures and
investments made to date and will vastly
beneft the industry through the con-
anu the ScifiSe anu
the material reduction in the cost or
operations. Power is used in coal mines
for operating electric locomotives, for
gathering and hauling the coal out of the
mines, for operating upple machinery.
hoists Of shaft mines, electric coal-cut.
ting machines, pumps, fans for ventila-
ton. crushers for coling plants and for
lighting the mines. 1t is believed that
the securities OF the company will be
readily taken by the public
c. E. Littleheld. special master in the
Virginia-West Virginia debt case, has
announced that as q result Of a confer
erce with State officials and attorneys
representing the two States, it has been
agreed to begin the hearing in Richmond,
Va, August II.