The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-14
COUNTY WILL BEGIN THE INTRO
DUCTToN OF TESTIMONY ON
MONDAY MORNING.
THE END NOT IN SIGHT
THOSE WHO HAVE FOLLOWED
CASE CoNCEDE CITY HAS
MADE OUT STRONG CASE
AND WILL WIN EASILY.

With the adjournment of Henrico
court yesterday afternoon the city com
pleted it's case In. the annexation hear
ing and Monday morning the county
will begin the introduction of testi-
mony. The hearing bids fair to last
another week, unless some unforeseen
compromise Is effected In the mean
time.
Those who have followed the case
closely concede that nothing more
could be said In favor of annexation
tran has been said by the Witnesses
offered by City Attorney Pollard
Every witness has testified that an
nexation is absolutely necessary for
the progress and development Of the
city. Monday the county. through It's
witnesses. will try to show that annex
alton Is rot necessary to the extent Of
taking In all the territory proposed.
Hearing Gets Tedious.
For two weeks the hearing has
dragged along with each days pro-
ceedings very much a repetition Of It's
predecessor and nothing to add spice
to the proceedings save the efforts al
compromise which. with the exception
OF the graceful surrender of Chns~
terfeld. have come to no end. Every
body who has watched the proceedings
believes that annexation will win b.
bells decree may not give the city
ell II ASKED In its original program.
Showing the high rate OF modern
conveniences in the county as com
pared with similar privileges ia the
city. Charles Huzler. a resident Of
Ginter Park. who was on the stand
Yesterday. told Of some Of tie differ
enees that obtain between city ad-
vantases and what fell TO the lot Ut
Ia Nz{A tsEa
phone service cost him twice az much
as In the city. and ne WAS paying
upwards of $50 for about the same wa
ter service he got In Richmond FOR
ST.
Mr., Hutzier also said the ear service.
Was rot so good and the are pro-et-
ton was not To be compared He de-
oiared The county schools were In
adequate and not at all what should
he furnished for schoo, purposes
Peal Estate Wen Testify
Edward schmidt secretary and treas
urer OF the Avondale Land company.
located on the Brook turnpike near
Ginter Park, was the next witness
He said his company was very anxious
to be taken into the city and that
they had the assurance that should
the property be Included ia the an
nesed territory, many persons wanted
" NJ Hannah. real estate agent
representing Colonial Place. In the ex-
IRENE West end IT the proposed see
ton "a Re annexed, testified that his
company was anxious 10 he annexed
so that the people who mad purchased
lots and those who would buy could
have city advantages
Stewart II. Ford resident OF the
county living near the NIL monument.
= NJ Aa erf.. "a
see tae annexation proposition s,lc~
coed because he thought Il would give
many converiences and ADVANTAGES
that ne did not now have. and hat
he w3uii gladly pay the extra tax
for the extra advantages
Most OF the testimony submitted
before The court yesterday was from
real estate agents who testified as to
the COST OF laying off and promotins
the sale OF suburban property 1t
was given In evidence that the only
way mat this could be done was 10
lay off the property with streets and
sidewalks and the planting Of trees
ard otherwise heautifstng the locality
and by doing this III the suburbs the
cities would naturally spread out and
grow.
Factory Sites Needed.
Mr. Smith. in his cross examination
brought out the fact that property 81
this kind was bought by the acre and
sold by the foot apparently at con-
siderable profit.
Mr.. Meredith asked the witness If
these expenditures of large sums of
money were made for his health and
pleasure or for profit. The answer
was thatltt was done for business and
profit.
Leroy Brown was examined as =
real estate expert and declared that
annexation was necessary from an
economic. sanitary and hygiene stand
point and that while 1t hit him
personally he heartily approved the
plan OF spreading out
Mr.. Brown said that the large ter
ritory with city advantages was need
ed for manufacturing sites He did
not think that Shockoe valley was a
desirable place for manufacturing
plants and that he had shown the
place to prospective customers who
were absolutely disguised With the
conditions.
Mr.. Brown was a strong witness