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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
THE FUTURE OF THE HORSE;
SHALL HE BE SUPPLANTED?
Views of People WHO Have Been
Thinking \ Great Deal
A buut II.

s sHnrS Ted n ,.na ts horse VIII Ss
people now living viii be- .''e or a., ought Eit
! 10 be. dead and gone. Ncvertheiess.
.hers Is no, not little OF talk about the
connection. the following sent to tho
,n,dnstriai Editor by friend in, the
"' No ionr eS'' may ,To prove Interesting:
pIodding drudge OF the great grain
farms Of the West, no longer does he
IN ienght day after day.
The horse has given way To tho ,-o
ton engine. and his dulles are nnI,.
confined To the lighter work of the
laptn and now on the road, Even as the
carriage h. is being suppitnted "i hu
t me, arht a but i is not probsbiee
business on the farm Vi
Useful as he has been In the 5.vo,-
ti p,e" - III Ia, a;srtculture. he will con-
affections OF farmers. but In The rn., r,,e
.ioh OF the farms, because there are
YET many things which tho traction
=, me tracticn engine is now the farm
drudge. 1t breaks up the new SOD
iho vs., u; uses. harrows seeds. harvests
OF long train OF wagons COUPLED to-
geIher, conveys 1t to market.
., With y a good team. q man wh5 plow-
graduated himself UPON hayin .s , Con
good days work. Now N sinnl, 80
f Ge wid isc' mi, co swatch twenty
hlno hours and do the work we'll.
traction engine will haul from
SVo 10 200 bushels OF wheat to mar
n great harvester that cuts, binds ana
, threshes the grain at the rate of thrne
niles an hour and never gets tired
49,. farmers who possess large areas OF
pralrle land now understand that GER
tam parts OF the farm work can he
zone more .cheaply/ and more easily
ana more quickly by mechauical pow,
the inower and reaper first came into
use the cry went up that men woul0
suffer from lack Of work, and that ti,a
country would be overrun with starv-.
by the mach inc. '"Noii
Today there are more hired men on
the farmY than ever before. and the
number Of machines Of ali kinds that
bejnp peimE HlnPl9yea IN farm work
The farm motor is a big, heay, ,u,Is
ward looking machine, built for hard
work fiSo 1T embodies all the principles
except that 1t is built for strength In
stead of speed ~ 90
The drive wheels are big steel af
tatrS studded with spikes, which take
wheels from slipping; the gearing lis
heavy in construction, simple. ensiIy.
understood and not easily put out OF
obtained choaply coal is the fuel most
used, but on the wide preiries OF the
far west anq up in Canada. where
coal and wood is both scarce, Sasoiene
is relied upon.
With gasolenc at 20 cents per gal
ion, 1T makes pretty expensive fuel.
compared to the cost Of doing b.nyv
farm work with horses.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
COL. MURPHY TALKS OUT:
HE WRITES TO THE POINT
Genital RichD,ondcr Has ~ Uoostins
Word To Say in Outside
journal,

BALTIMORE, MD. November III
Referring to the annual Virginia State
Fair. an event usually attracting GOO
eVp visitors, the annual convention OF
the American Bankers Association.
mat OF the National Association of
Master Bakers. and that of the Society.
Of Telephone Pioneers of America. All
He.o IN October ut Richmond. Colonel
i mnin, MURPHY vi th proprietor OF Murphy's
facturers' Record i'm emphasis Of Inc
attractions of Richmond for conven-
lions, lions IN course OF his letter he dwcils
upon the contrast between what he de-
scribes as two cities in one community.
INC one modern, teeming with trade.
tI,s ness ACTIVITY and Initiative. aud
lonial days and of stirring events OF
more recent years. lie says:
"Geographically, the situation OF
Riclimond is decidedly advantageous:
County. at the head OF navigable water
IN the historic James River. close to the
greatest trucking garden section OF
mines 10 the sea, With thrce-quarters
OF the rural population OF the United
S T,ia lying r within twenty-six hours
thrust their steel hands into Richmond.
while lesser systems radiate from the
city in eleven directions. Three swift
interurban electric lines connect Rich
inond with neigh boring towns; three
daily steamship lines ply from the city's
wharyes, while ships from all parts OF
the globe bring their cargoes to her
feet.
ITO an astonishing degree Richmond
has been rebuilt III the last ten wears.
Skytopping office buildings, rising from
the eminencc OF the hills tower above
tho river and the low lying plains OF
Chesterfield; hotels of uncqualcd com
fort and excellence are found now ut
every desirable location in the city, and
the stacks from multitudinous facto-
ries on the river bank crowd together
like the trees of the forest. Building
operations in Richmond for the last
five years have averaged 100000 am
1,ually"
Colonel Murphy mentions the to-
hacco trade the baking powder plant,
n.otttng- paper manufacture and cedar
products OF the city as indicative of
its industrial Importance. and says that
manufacturing. and jobbing bring to
Richmond each year nearly S200,00o.-
moo. and adds:
more than $4,000 visitors are nt-
tracted ito Richmond each twelve
months. Ample and comfortable hotel
accommodations are required to care
for such an army. Sixteen hotels, five
of them of the most modern structure.
afford the visitors Il wide range of
Choice. Richmond is amply able to
care for the pleasure and comfort OF
its visitors: it knows how, through
years of experience. II is q unique
city. offering unique attractions TO the
CASUAL visitor. the enterprising set
tieY, the man OF means and the man
who Wishes TO start new Industries :"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
WAR SCARE OVER.
Better business in DnnviiIc Puts All OF
Mcrchnnts ON Their Mettlc.
pANVILLH. w. Nnvenhr,. .,

~, DA 4: VA, November. a.
good old town. The Commercial Asso-
ella ton, which will ere long be known
AS the Chamber of Commerce. has been
doing some hustling OF late, and Secre-
tnryWard Is not asleep. He tells your
correspondent that he has several
things on tho string, but they are ali
waiting for q change i'm the financial
All good things seem TO be in tho
waiting hour, waiting for a clearing
up of the financial conditions that hnve
boon more or less oppressed by the
war In Europe. Just why the war in
Europe should keep things over here
lin state of iunocuous desuntldc is
not,as plain as II might be 10 the aver
age American, but all tue same it
does, However, the war over There is
American development is sure TO come
TO the front in u very short while
Danville is sure TO be ono among Tho
very first OF the American cities 10
catch on to the new developme emf idea
The cotton mills here and tho tobacco
interest and the overall factories and
the hosiery mills and numerous other
the lethargy that the war news Gre
ated In the beginning, aud arc gettinp
right down to business. More mcH
and more women are at work In tho
various Industrial shops rhis week than
have been known for acveral months
past, The pay rolls to-day were
second Week in August. Wien since the f ih9
war news cut things down. Big nav
rolls help Danville wondcrfulIy' and
there has been something of Il boost
in the retail trade this week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
TIE USE OF coEEEI.
Some Figures Showing Things ms The,
Were Then and Now,
interesting figures Win regard

Interesting figures With regard TO
the production and consumption OF
coffee are contained In a booklet just
published by the National Coffee Roast
ers' Association.
An old-tinie market report is quoted
as follows: "The Imports of coffee
during tho past week. ticrces, bar
rel and IT'S bags"
The above compares with average
weekly imports OF over 1875, 900 BAGS
of coffee during the month OF De
Consumption OF coffee in the United
states is found TO have increased from
2.9S pounds per year for each person
in 1880. TO an estimated 1881 pounds
per person in 1914. The yearly con
sumption for each person, AVERAGED by
periods OF twenty years, and comp;leS,
from reports OF tho United States De-
partment OF Commerce. shows: 1891
1873, 5.7SG pounds: Is74-1Ss3, S.ii8
pounds; 1s94-l9l3. 1926 pounds.
The production OF coffee In tho cron
year 19l3-l914 Is estimated at over is. =
100000 bags. as compared with n pro-
duction Of 16.373.00o bags in the crop
year 1ot2-l813.
The booklet concludes: Thus II "a
shown that coffee drinking by the poo
pie of the United States has Increased
with the increasing greatness OF the
country, and that coffee is more and
more universally beloved M tho In
dispensable national beverage oe a
strong nation"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
BENEFITS OF GRADING
AS APPLIED TO FRUITS
These Are Machines, and There IN
Also Some Very Handy
Handwork.

OF apples demand that only apples
packers become go expert that tbev
can grade an apple with their eve:
nne, lot Of growers are going to use
size the fruit. A number of machines
are now on the market They have
neen developed by, practical men, so
some of them will be In every wav
satisfactory.
The requirements are. first, that the
iruit DC graded without any bruiaing
second. that the apples be graded nc
curately, and. third. that the speed be
great enough to permit a iurge GUAM
THY OF fruit to be handled In a lin
tied time.
grading and sorting fruit Is made In
running from il. The chute gradu-
fruit. az it rolls down drops into the the
secondary chute. Another satigfs ctory
f Frnii ~ ,, Is run by treadle The
the back and IL allowed to run into
two grooves. On the sides OF these
or nrovIGeay it Are long thin
runways as they pass away from the
hopper widen. which permits. the fruit
to fall through when the proper size
Us REACHED snira,s The cylinders
the fruit forward. On each side and
In front are compartments for run
ming fruit OF eacI size. Immediately
in front OF the machine is a bench FOR
holding crate into which tho fruit
Is packed by hand.
Only little extra time and skill
are required to market apples properly.
II they reach the market poorly
packages, they cannot command good
tho clean. neat packages necessary to
show fruits advantageousIy.
Pick with care. Don't wait for APP
pies to become mealy. They should
be we'll colored and large, but still
firm. Fall apples may be picked when
full size is reached without regard to
color, or the color may be allowed to
develop # desired, but the fruit nuet
II is-to be handled probably.
Discard all bruised. stung or mis-
shapen apples and grade as No. I
those OF good color and as No. g those
inferior In coiorins. Sort according
to size SO that every package Is uni
form. throughout in size OF fruit
which 1t contains. Uniformity in col
or and size Of fruit and size OF pack
ago, combined with neatness and clean
Illness OF package, will add greatly to
tho market price OF the fruit.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
SOME DOiNGS IN DIXIE
IN THE INDUSTRIAL WAY
Sotvtthstan ding .Dnll T1naes and Tight
Money Situation, New Ipduh-
tries Bob U1.

BALTIMORE. November 1i.-Among
the Southern Industrial and other de-
velopmental enterprises reported In
this weeks Issue OF the Manufactur-
| ers' Record, arc the following:
Kentucky Cotton Yarn Company.
Louisville. Ky, will incorporate Will,
capital stock Of 100000; acquired plant
and Will install machinery to manu-
facture coarse cotton yarns to ca
pac!tY Of $4,000 pounds per week; will
use abou, 5000 bales of cotton an
nuaiiy.
a1orria 6. Co.. Chicago. H., purchased
thirty acres OF land In Cotton Addition,
Eel Paeo, Texas. adjoining fifteen acres
already owned. and Will build stock
yards. including dehorning chutes. dip
ping watts, three-etory stock exchange
building, etc.
Union stoc!iI Yards. Nashville. Tenn,
was Incorporated with capital stock
of $780, 900 to establish stockyards, etc.
! Beaumont Rice Mills Beaumont, Tex,
was Incorporated with 100000 capital
stool; to operate rice mills.
Berkeley manufacturing Company.
Capo Charles, Va. was incorporated
with $4,000 capital stock.
Marlboro Grain and Elevator Com
pany, Bennettsville. S. c.. was incor-
porated; proposes to build forty to
fifty-barrel -four and cornmcal mill and
grain elevator.
pany, Asheville, n. c.. will build spin
ming mill, warehouses, ETC.; company
produces cotton quilts, etc.
IIallett Manufacturing Company,
Mobile, Ala, will install sawinill and
handle manufacturing machinery, with
daily capacity of $4,000 feet Of lumber,
l 20 dozen hickory handles and 5000
ash handles for hoes, broonle. rakes,
etc.
Hermitage Spoke Company. Nash.
VILE Tenn. was Incorporated Will,
capital stock OF 100000. to manufacture
spoles.
Elkhorn and Shelby Creek Coal Com
pany, Jenkins, Ky, Will develop 400
acres Of coal land near Penny, KY; all
machinery purchased and installed ey-
cept mining machines.
r. NJ. DeBarr and o. f. Leggs. Buck
harmon, w. Va, will build one-story
brick building and equip for excelsior
factory; cost, $4,000.
Saiganik Wolk & Sons, Baltimore,
Md. Incorporated rs Consolidated Beef
and Provision Company, and Will build
packing plant; will eroct concrete,
brick and frame buildings, 50x50 foot,
install 160-ton ice machine. rcfrigcrat-
ing plant. smokehouscs. otc. ~
Kilstarls Bed Company. Nashville,
Tenn, was Incorporated with capital
stock of $4,000 to manufacture In
valid beds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
BREAKwATER PROPOSED

The United States government is pro
pairing to arrange for the construction
Of the proposed breakwater at Cape
u is proposed for this to be q rnbble
mound breakwater 1000 feet long, de-
in Depth. forming Il hnrbor Of refuge
for Nessel. the approximate cost being
S3.5ss.60o. Major II. W, Sickle. Corps
mington. n, C., states that construc-
ton proposals Will be opened about
January !. Harry, r. Paterson, UniteI
y. c.. Will be the. engineer in charge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
GOVERNMENTAL MoNopoLY.
Sweden Catches ON to the Tobacco
MONOPOLY idea and ActH AccnIdsnrix

WASHINGTON, November 14.-Infor-
nation comes TO tho State Department
that the Swedish government has fall
en- ill limo with some other European
governm ents and decided to monopo-
lie the tobacco business. Accordingly
the Swedish government has prepared
a Project de I.oi for the egtublislime n {
OF "a Tobacco monopoly in the country.
The idea liz to combine the chief Inter
ests into government monopoly, with
private participation and Initiative
When tho monopoly is Issued in the
fern of n law ii is proposed to trans
ter il to share company, in which
tho government will hold the ma Tor
portion OF the shares.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
6G e2IzS5beo arxze
ES1zo. sSaSE 1z--
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
By FRANK S. yooDsON.
industrial Editor.

This column ts open to contribu-
tors who have something TO say OF
n suggestive nature, and who are
willing 10 make hints and suEges-
lions looking TO the better Develop
incnt of the good old States of Vir-
&inia, West Virginia and North
Caroline, and who cnn hold their
suEEestions down tn any one Issue
TO from $50 TO 200 words. Such COM
munications, addressed to the In
attention.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
cIIAnLorrE CAR sERv1oE.
The Independence Declaration CITY n.
lievcs in PntrOnizinG Home EncfnrIs

CHARLOTTE, n. c., November ia
The electric railway line has reccitNf,
and Is putting In service six new dou-
graduation and prido that the con-
Dany did not have to go beyond the
state limits to got these splendid cars.
They were built at High Point by y
company that Is trying to do some
business in this line ut that point.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
THINGS WE MAY LEARN
FROM THE FOREIGN LABORER

From now on both foreign and do
nestle buying Will increase. and our
manufacturers and merchants should
prcpssce for months OF extensive and
pressing demand for their outputs and
stocks OF supplies.
Financial strinsency in the United
Statcs IL rapidly coming TO close in
every section. Save probably the
South. and by the LIST Of December
the Federal reserve banks will be III
full operation and the supplies OF cur
rency available then will insure fne n :
cial ease for all future time.
This system ends all danger OF
tight money In the United States. and
sound business enterprises can go on
with confidence that they Will not be
held Up hereafter through lack OF nee
essary funds.
For the first time In the history
OF the United Stutee since the Civil
War the machinery for furnishing the
currency OF the country is under Fed
eral government direction and control,
and when il faila to act AS the people
desire they have II in their power TO
remove the obstructions. to eliminate
the clogs and arrange IL to produce
tho required results.
|. Tho era OF prosperity. delayed three
or four months by the outbreak Of
war In Europe. Ia now being ushered
In for the beneflt OF the people OF the
United States"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
TAKING 4 GENERAL VIEW
ALL OVER old v|RG|N|A
Something Doing In Farming and
Domestic Lines-Folks Don't
Catch On. .g
REAL FARM DEMONSTRATORS
Experiences of Demonstrator--Folk
Slow to Catch On to His Authentic
Gated Ideas--Many Things to BE
Learned.

Taking general view OF things
ana ignoring the views of pessimists.
and, as for that matter, the optimiats
also. 1t may be we'll enough to re-
mark that the week that has just come
to close brought business through
out the United States. affordins Il
great stimulus by reason OF tho re-
employment OF many thousands OF
persons in the mills, shops and fac
tories who had been lido for months
past.
This was true of New England. Of
New York and New Jersey, OF East
ern Pennsylvania, and also OF THE great
coal iron and steel diatricts OF Ohio
and PennsylIania, which ure drained
by tho Ohio River and it's tributaries.
1t was also true Of West Virginia and
Of Virginia and OF North Carolina. In
these last three named Statos there
has been wonderful revival of busl-
ness. and it may be said asdeflancc of
war talk over the waters and here at
home, Virginia folk have shown up
we So ,nu i9ss 70, eIs aasi Conditions
back TO tho general proposition. It
may be said that not only have the
orders from foreign countries. Brought
direct Inactivity to many OF the indus
|, trial establishments OF the country,
but tho exports Of our agricultural
districts have brought to the farm
crs large sums in CASH for their prod
ucts and placed them In excellent tinnr-
cial conditions. and thus given them
an enormous purchasing power in the
aggregate, and their buying is now
expanding the trade of the merchants
ana adding to the orders OF the NOR
chants to tho manufacturers.
A State agent tells the man OF news
of The Times Dispatch some interest
ing things. He says:
I'VE have now onco more the in
creasing domestic demand in full &C.
ton. and wo have In many lines u
most extraordinary foreign demand
for manufactured articles. as we'll as
In all classes OF foodstufSs. blankets.
underwear. heavy clothing, shoes.
gloves, canvas, ammunition. arJTs.
projectiles. auto trucks. automobiles,
barDed wire--all these In immense
quantities are being steadily called
for from abroad, and these represent
American material and American la
Dor to the extent of scores OF mill
lions OF dollars in value.
Their manufacture Is giving employ
ment TO many Thousands of our work
ingmon. and in MANY Of the mills. the
shops and factories the orders arc SO
large, the call 80 urgent, that the es-
Establishments are running night and
day In order to supply the needed ar
ticlcs,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
A Good Roads Hint.

One OF the most progressive citizens
Of Mecklenburg County writes the In
dustrial Section, as follows: Permit
mo to offer suggestion In the column
which is opened to US for that purpose
in the grea. Virginia paper, The Tines
dispatch. have just made an auto
OF DInwidiie and there saw for tho
first time the good effects 81 the pa
troll system" for the maintaipance Of
the good roads that have been built.
was very much impressed with the
Continued on Third PneeO y. :.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
Dividend Declared,

NEW YORK, November 1i.-rho
American Tobacco: contrary to eXpoc-
tation, has declared it's regular CHAR
tcrly dividend OF, per cont on tho com
mon stock, payable December I.
Arizona republican., 1914-09-27
Mining Investments

WASHINGTON.-T United States Geological Survey has received many inquiries, concerning investments in the stock of certain tungsten com- panies. In general it may be said that tungsten mining, if properly con- ducted, is notably as safe financially as other forms of mining. It is not, however, within the province of the federal survey to give advice on the purchase of particular stocks or on the condition of particular mining properties or individual mines beyond that included in the Surveys publish ed reports.
 To inquiries, however it is usually stated: "The Survey will venture the advice that no mining stocks of any kind should be bought unless the property has been carefully exam. ined either by the buyer or some one who has a knowledge of mines and in whom the buyer has confidence Unless the buyer has n knowledge of minerals, mines, and mining, his own opinion is, of course, unsafe Be- sides knowing the ground itself, a prospective investor should DC sure of the integrity of the promoters and company officers, and of the officers capacity for conducting the mining, milling, and numerous other opera = tions connected with the working of a mine. Unless all these things are known, the Survey would advise against investment in the stock"
 There have been some notoriously audacious and dishonest promotions of tungsten deposits. Companies have been overcapitalized, extravagant claims as to future production and profits have been made, and the un- wary have been led to put their money into properties from which little return has been or probably will be realized. Only very small part of the subscribed capital has gone into the development or opera tion of the mining properties. Prob ably the reason why so many have been led to invest is that investors. lacking knowledge of tungsten and it's ores, are not in a position to judge of the truth of the statements made by promoters.
Arizona republican., 1914-09-27
FaborabIe Features

In quoting excerpts from a mining report, it occurred to me that it had special and valuable features rarely me: with for instance on the water question it says:
 There is also a millsite connected with this group, having an under ground river of water within r feet of surface.
 Also that it is on a reef between two well known gold properties that are 300 miles apart
 Furthermore it would be a great pro- ducer if it could be made to pay.
 And moreover. the more rock taken out the more gold you will get
 Such exceptional features as these should be a recommendation to any in vestor. If there had only been a sum- ken railroad, running along the banks of the underground railroad, or a sub- marine boat on the river itself, they would have enhanced the exceptional features considerably.