The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
PETERSBURG SUBsCRIDEs
1TO.COTTON loan FUND
Comes Promptly to Front with
100000 From Banks and
,sSa Business Men. u
TOTAL FUND NOW si,1ss, 600
j. b. Fishburn, Disappointed at Roa-
noke'si Failure. Snbscrtbes $25 900
for His Bank-Siany Richmond and
Norfolk Men to BE Heard From.

subscriptions to the fund being
raised to finance the cotton crop con-
tinue to be received by the Richmond
Cotton Loan Committee. The total yes-
terday reached the sum OF s1.133, 900.
and. although the Virginia allotment
" considerably oversubscribed, efforts
VIII be continued to mako the amount
still larger. A number Of local con-
Germs arc expected to enter the pool,
while Norfolk business men are en-
deayoring to Increase their subscrip-
ton. and have notified the committee
that the prospects, are bright.
Petersburg business men agreeably
surprised the committee yesterday by
the announcement that they had raised
100000. The hustling little city had
been asked to subscribe $4,000. but
when its merchants and bankers got
mark. Alexander Hamilton was chair
man OF the committee which raised the
funds
On top of the cheering news from
Petersburg, came letter from j. b.
Flshburn, president OF the National Ex-
change Bank. Roanoke, In which he
stated that he was disappointed In the
failure OF the business men OF his city
to- contribute to the pool. but that his
institution would subscribe $4,000. In
the same mall was a letter from 3. E.
Vaughan. OF Lexington. who subscribed
total Of $500 for his chain OF banks
First National Bank. Lexington; Bank
of Rockbridge. Licking ton: Staunton Ma
tional Bank. and First National Bank.
Beuna Vista.
CAMPAIGN BEGAN
LAST SATURDAY
The campaign to raise the $1,000, 900
subscription allotted to Virginia and
West Virginia began on Saturday when
mass-meeting wins held In the Cham
bcr OF Commerce and q total of $50s.500
was raised, including subscription of
100000 from the Richmond banks A
soliciting committee wao appointed, and
the total from this city was swelled to
s61s.000. Lynchburg subscribed $780,
00p, Norfolk. 100000: Petersburg. $780,
600. and the balance reached the prcs-
ent figures.
Oliver j. Sands. w. n. Habliston ana
w. Meade Addison compose the Rich
mond Cotton Loan Committee. and
George c Gregory. r. Latimers Gordon
and Mt. Addison form the soliciting
committees. They have not given up
hopes OF raising still more money here.
The bank subscription was made by the
Ave banks composing the Richmond
ClearinEAH House, and two trust compa-
MES. and II lis probable that other small
Ter banks will subscribe, as. well as
business concerns which have tax en- her
question up with their stockholders. sf
The total oversubscription Is $i33,-
IVY, ahu az 10 nopeu 10 nrlnB this up to
uneven 100000, Norfolk will sproba bly,
Z raise a considerable part OF this
amount, while a number of small towns
and cities are yet to be heard from.
West Virginia, through three cities,
has subscribed $4l.60o to the fund. al
though little or no business is done by
them In the section to be benefited.
pEsrERsBuRG PRoMI-rlY =,
81 RAISES ITS SHARE
Thy Subscribers to the Pesersbnrs
Seward Trunk and Bag Company,
$4,000: yirginia Trunk and Bag Com.
pany. s6.000is Roper & Co. $4,000: Mar
Tin and Sons, Inc, $4,000, Augustus
!, Wright Company. $500; II. p. Harri-
son Company. $4,000; Charles Leonard
Hardware Compa ny, $1,000. Petersburg
4 Trunk and Bag Company, $4,000; W.
II. Camp. $1,000; Southern Dry Goods
and Notion Company. $1,000: Stratton
81 Bragg Co.. $1,000; Petersburg Travel
ing Goods Company. $1,000: Virginia
Lumber and Box Company, $1,000;
Tottys Trunk and Bag Company, Inc,
4 81 1905 tAppomattox Box Shook Com
: phny. 1000; Rogers Bros s. Keyan.
1000; Charles Lunsfordt & Gray. $500;
Kent Furniture Company, $500: F.. F.
Thweat s. Bro. $500: Arlington g.
p Green. 5000; Robinson & Purdy Corpo-
ration. 5000; Rodgers-Plummer Co..
1ttC.s SGUUy american I16TuWere Com
pany. $4,000; Maclin. thinner, McG!ll
Tobacco Company. $500; e. e. Titus.
$500; H. F. Munt $500; w. e. Poole.
$500: w. ]. Rahily, $500; DR.. L. s.
. Early, $500; John A. Gill. $500; j. NJ.
Hanrahan, 5000: II. L. Smith & Co.,
5000: Appomattox Iron Works, 800;
Whitmore-Ligon & Co, $1,000; John
Moyler. $500; Jacob Cohen & Sons, $500;
w. L. thinner. $500; Rucker Dry
Goods Company. $500; A. Rosenstock
& Co.. $500; Harlow Wilcox & Co,
$500; w. B. Beach. 5000; w. II. Harri-
s son Company. 800; Petersburg Hard
ware Company, 500; Eigenbrun Bros.
500; T. F. Heath & Co., $1,000; Stock
dell Myers, $500; National Bank of Pc
tersburg, $4,000; Virginia National
Bank. $4,000: Petersburg Savings and
Insurance Company, $4,000. Total,
100000.
WILL TEST VALIDITY OF
ROLLING STOCK ACT.