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The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25
Work Has Actually Begun on Dry
Climate Auto Tire Factory Building
Stalking Off of Ground Was Begun Monday According to
Plans Mentioned Last Week--President Clark and
Attorney Crawford On Hand to Witness
the Informal Proceedings
Work on Trenches Began In Earnest Today.

thing factory another thing talk
it, Arvada has been doing good deal of talking about building
auto tire factory the six weeks but the first real work
done Wasngtons birthday anniversary long be
remembered by those who have their lot in Arvada and who
have keen neret and aspirations for the future of the
There bare Of trumpe attending the occasion it
first intended but just quiet business-ke ceremony
which attracted thirty citizens who happened
Mr. Fields the foreman construction in the direction of
the with his assistants stake off the dimensions the
building He carried roll of blue prints under his and that
the signal for those who awaiting this great
fall in line and march the of action About four inches of
covered the ground conditions did warrant doing
than stalking off the ground.
ground surrounding the
building site has also been handicap getting material the
ground but gravel brick lumber being ordered
committee ground just as ground
Settles and of will be work push the build
ing to early completion. AS twelve
work with shove digging the trenches for the foundations and
making rapid progress.
President Chas W. Clark and Attorney Crawford of the
hand Monday and expressed much interest and
sacton the situation 1t arranged that the cond
ons under which the building being constructed mutual be-
the the company and the people
Messrs Clark and Crawford laying plans become residents
of Arvada and into the full spirit of things locally We
glad to welcome them, and many will come.
The committee has been doing splendid work collecting the
money subscribed locally and it is believed that those who
not already but have been will
they convinced that business The material
will all be purchased from local people handling the
brick from the plant the lumber from the local yards
the hardware from the local stores and o will be given
ployment the construction work and apply
themselves the trade of making tires when the factory
e will be the opportunity learn under expert
However, everything will be done with view manufacturing
anything the market and the
the company not b. sacrificed for local interests
Efficiency safety rst be the this
tepe and interests must be sacrificed need be
tain it.
There is however quite little stock be sold
vadas part of the and the committee of which
White the First State Bank chairman would be glad
anyone who interested and explain them Those
contemplating investing will do well to do because
the building and the plant in will be
double and hrble in value. Already
coming Arvada looking things with
chasn stock the factory but of purchasing Arvada property
With this factory full operation and selling product
will reap benefit therefore behooves everyone
advantage every opportunity the coming of this
fords.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

X. J. Champion returned Mon.
day from Cape Girardeaux, Mo-,
where he has been the past two
months working with a construc.
! ton company. He will remain
in Arvada several weeks. Mrs.
Champion recently returned from
q visit to Ft. Collins.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Davis en-
tertained in their very hospitable
manner at six o'clock dinner,
Monday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Staley, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
C. Murchison and daughter
Irene and Mr.. and Mrs. W. W.
Moberly. A very enjoyable ev-
ening was spent playing five
hundred.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Walter Green wishes the En-
terprise to thank the people for
their many kindnesses to him
during his recent illness. He is
now able to be out. we are glad
to say.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Mrs. Lettie Sherman returned
last Friday from Camp Point,
Illinois after three months stay
in search of health. She is great
ly improved, we are glad 20 say.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Chas. Branneman who has
been firing a locomotive on the
U. p. out of Cheyenne is visit
ing home folks, having received
a temporary lay-off, because Of
light traffic.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

II. G. Cannon. manager Of the
Ralston Lumber Coils on the sick
list this week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Mrs. Wesley Staley last Fri
day entertained at monday lun-
cheon. Mrs. George Lewis. wife
Of Senator Lewis of Victor, and
Mesdames VIM. Rowland of Den.
yer, Carver of Brighton, James
O'Rourks of Padosa Springs.
wives of State Representatives.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Arthur Newton. son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. T. Newton. acci.
dentally discharged a revolver
with which he was playing and
slightly injured his hand. II
might have been more serious.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

The next meeting of Darden
Pomona Grange will be held at
Loeb Lomond Grange hall on Sat
urday March. 10th.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

A. Hedge has completed the
new house of w. H, Merrick un-
til it is ready for the plasterers
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25
Denver View Sunday
School Celebration

Last Friday evening siXty-tWo
of the members of the Denver
View Union S. S. gathered a.
round the baiquet tables, spread
at the home Of their Superintend.
ent, II. p. Schwamb, to celebrate
the increase in membership and
enthusiasm in their school. The
school has increased in numbers
from nineteen to sixty-six in ten
weeks, which must be consider
ed remarkable. when one knows
the sparsity of settlement in that
community. The evening was
spent in playing games, and short
talks by members Of the school
and Rev. Cooper. This is the
the second Of "a series Of social
gatherings to be held by the
school and everyone is invited to
join our school and participate
in these events.
There will be special services
at the school house Sunday after
noon at 3 p. m. Rev. Cooper
will preach on the subject Of
Sowing and Reaping." Many
who have heard this consider it
one of his best sermons. Mr..
w. K. James Of Arvada will sing
a solo, besides special music by
the choir uudcr the direction Of
Mr.. A. Beck. Everyone is urg-
ed to attend this service.
Mrs. +. l.. Ncwcomb is again
able to be out after a seige of
la grippe.
J. S. Molet Of Simpson, Colo,
was in town Wednesday looking
after his property interests here.
He reports that his daughter,
Marguerite has just finished a
very successful term Of school at
Simpson, Miss Molet was one
of Aryada High schools bright
est graduates. Mr.. MoIct order
ed the Enterprise renewed in
order to keep posted on the do
ings in Arvada.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25
Entertained.

The ladies' of Presbyterian
church spent an unusually pleas
ant as we'll as profitable day last
Friday with Mrs. j. W. Balm.
The hostess served an excell-
ent chicken dinner. =
Fourteen ladies were present.
The next meeting ian all dayoney
will be with Mrs. Buck. Friday
March 5th.
All the ladies' of the church
and congregation invited.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Remember the Baptist Wom-
ems GIee club entertainment at
the Baptist church on Friday
evening, March 5th. This splen-
did organization is better equip
ped than ever before and their
hearers will certainly be given a
free will silver offering will be
taken.-
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Il. P. Olson has invested in a
fine new wagon for market use.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

F. C. Vetting has secured a
position with a wholesale CON-
mission house in Denver.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Hurst cele.
brated their eighth wedding an
niversary last Friday evening by
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Brown and DR.. H. 7. Chinn and
wife at six O'Clock dinner.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25
Bnsieet.bxh Netes.

The Arvada High School-Sa-
cred Heart basket ball game
came out decidedly to our advan-
tage. The game of the High
School first team resulted in the
defeat of Sacred Heart by a
score of 81 to q. The association
team won by a score of 66 to "a.
The High School second did
not play because of the news
that the Sacred Heart second
team could not come.
Judge T. C. Sellman celebrates
his 80th birthday to-day (Thurs-
day. and is an example of proof
of Colorado's health giving vir-
tues, as he came to Colorado for
his health SO years ago.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-25

Mrs. +. l.. Newcomb is again
able to be out after a seige of
la grippe.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
V|RC|N|A's LIME PLANT
FOR FARMERS BENEFIT.
Long-Taiked-Of Grinding Plant Is in
observation-disclosures Richmond
House Did the Work.
NO MISTAKES HAVE BEEN MADE
Staunton Is Proper Location-Right
Kind of Machinery Has Been In
stalled by Smith-Courtney Com
pany, the Right Men to DO 1t.

Perhaps the biggest thing the State
Oh virginia has ever done for the help
and advancement of its farming indus
try was the establishment of the lime
grinding plant near Stanton The
piaht has been completed and has been
IN operation long enough to convince
everybody, even the doubling Thumus
u 'here were any such that no mis-
.ahe mas been made. None Whatever.
NO mistake in the wisdom of establish
ing such plant and no mistake i'm the
location and no mistake in the con-
tfactinB Tor and the finishing nm of the
plant
IL is very certain that no mistake
was mace In awarding the contract for
the installation of the plan. On. NJ
hichmonds most famous concerns. the
Shtth-Iourtney Company. This famous
concern has completed the work (,
contracted TO do and the entire miami
mas been turned over to j. E. Vine.
the superintendent. who will oper,tn
it for the State of Virginia. MIR Viue.
expresses himself rs being well pleased
with the manner In which tho woy,,
has been done. and In all WAYS graft.
ned with the goods the plant is turn
Ing out
The plant is said to be complete I,
all particulars
MUCH VALUABLE
MACHINERf INSTALLED
The machinery consists of one 900
horsepower General Electric COMPANY
motor driving to main line shaft, which
driVcs NO. Gates crusher By means
OF this crusher the limestone is re-
duced to l-2 inches and smaller and
delivered by means OF an inclined con-
tinuous bucket elevator to the crushed
stone bin. whence IL moves by gravity
10 two Jeffery swing hammer null
verizcrs through automatic feed where
1t Is reduced to twenty mesh and finer
then taken from these pulverizcrs by
means OF Jeffrey vertical bucket ele-
vators Enclosed in steel casing, then
delivered over Jeffrey vibrating screens
into the lime storage bin The elc.
Nators and screens are driven bv %
horsepower General Electric motor.
Inc main structure for this plant il
OF steel, furnished by the Richmond
Structural Steel Company
me site for the plant was turned
over TO the Smith Courtney COMPANY
on April 10, since which time work has
been pushed as rapidly IS possible. TO
completion. and all Of the work was
Installed under their direct Supervision
The loading OF lime for farmers ba
gan at the plant Wednesday, July u
III the afternoon, the first car having
been shipped that same day Sine.
then many cars have been loaded and
shipped TO various destinations
The first car was shipped to Curtis
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
STRENGTHENING LINES
Good Work of the Southern Railway in
Virginia and North Carolina

DANN1LLE, VA, July SIN connec-
tion with the double track work which
1t has had under way in Virginia and
North Carolina during the past fiscal
year on 1924 miles of it's Atlanta
Washington line the Southern Railway
has eliminated hfty-four out Of seven
ty-three grade crossings. BY the build
Ing OF underpasses twenty were elm
mated, by overhead bridges nineteen,
and by changing the direction of public
highways fifteen. The nineteen which
remain are so located as 10 make their
elimination physically impossible, or
they involve prohibitive damages TO
abutting property.
the relocation or double tracking Of
its lines. the fixed policy OF the South
crn Railway Company is to separate all
important highway crossings of the re-
vised lines wherever practicable
Though this policy means large addi-
tional expense, such expense is under
taken as a permanent investment for
safety
Tho Southern Railway has also CO.
operated with municipal and county
authorities in the elimination Of many
dangerous crossings on other OF its
lines throughout the South. 1t has de-
voted TO work of this character as much
as its resources and other obligations
make possible. and President Fairfax
| Harrison has announced that this
policy VIII be continued.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
GREAT ON GRAIN: SOUTH
HAS MORE THAN COTTON
Amazing Figures That VIII Make
Folks Sit w and Take
Some Notice.
CORN is NOW THE GREAT KING
Some Facts That Are Worth While.
TREAT Southern Country Is No
Longer One-Leg Proposition, as
IL Was In Bygonc Days.

BALTIMORE. July 3l.-The amazing
revelation that The sou,hs grain crop
i'r i?l' VIII >. worth several hundred
i"iiion "';Iars more than the most
faiuaDic cotton crop over raised i'm the
Houth mas aroused interest from one
end or the land to the other
proatsiouS amount of odvcrtic;,,.
has been given the South, which ia of
unusual value ut this time. when the
efforts OF thc ;llarmist. the dcmagovue
ana the unthtnkIng were tending to fix
the belief IN the mind of the nation
that the South was threatened with
calamity unless al! restrictions were
removed from the free movement Of
export cotton.
\ million dollars spent in an adj
Tc.;iSing campaign could not nave SC
cured publicity so favorable or which
would have received such wide circuln-
ton us has the publication OF stats
ties relative 10 the South's increascd
grain production ThIsc facts. COM
piled BY the manufacturers Rcco-d and
published in its issue OF July -. have
been printed TO greater or lc1s extent
~ the leading newspapers in the North.
East and West, as in all parts Of tho
ScGth. and In most Of them "Gprcad
heads" and prominent positions have
been given TO thcS" facts about The
south such papers as the New York
Hcraid. Sun. Times, Wall street Jour
MAJ. boston Transcript. Philadelphia
Ledger ST Louis Republic ana hun
dreds or others have given liberal space
10 me surprising facts. ana manS cdi-
torial comments have been printed
BANKERS AND OTHERS
BEGIN 10 TAIIE NOTICE
In addition. tho publication OF ,".F.
facts and figures has brought fr,;h
hundreds of letters Of inquiry f,r1,n
bankers business men and investors
from all parts OF the country. men WHO
are interested III tho South aud aux.-
GUS TO have reliable statistics ana FIRST
hand Information al out Southern cen.
ditions. TO man" Of these men the
facts compiled v.ro altogether sur
priSinH. AS al example. W. A. Bokwer..
a leading fertilizer manufacturer o.
Boston, wrote that he il aStom!,hed =;
the conditions the statistics show AZ.
10 the increase in the South's grain.
crop.
These are facts that have carving
force. They VIII be printed over ana
over again In ;his country and abroad
newspapers which overlooked their
Significance ana Importance at nrs,
are rcprinting them from metropolitan
dalli"s and in one instance they filtered
back 10 Philadelphia newspaper AS a
Spcclal dispatch from an Atlanta cor
respondent. They have got into ,he
Exchanges and the scissors editors
are utilizing them. They are facts ina,
the public speakers take hold OF and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
SMYTH COUNTY ON THE MAP;
AT LEAST GETTING THERE
Marion. the County Sent, Destined to
BE II City Worth Talking
About.

MARION. VA, July 31-An inter
esting booklet has just been issued.
covering vast facts and intensely en-
PERTAINING statistics about the great
County OF Smyth, and this good town
which is the county seat. This good
County OF Smyth, which is located In
the very garden section of the great
garden OF Southwest Virginia. is noted
not only for its varied resources, hut
also as a splendid agricultural and
livestock aising section
The booklet calls attention TO the
steady growth along industrial lines
and the opportunities available for still
further expansion.
Prominent among the countys min
eral resources are salt and gypsum, and
several large plants have been cstab-
lished to utilize them. These include
the Matheson Alkali Works at Salt
Vile. which use the salt deposits, and
the Southern Gypsum Company North
Iiolston. and the United States Gypsum
Company. Plastcrburg, which work the
gypsum deposits. Products from these
plants are sent all over the country.
According TO United States census for
1910, the population shows a total OF
over 10000. this being gain of almost
| 20 per cent ia the past ten years.
| Ninety Ave per cent OF the Inhabitants
are native whites.
| This is a great livestock raising sec
! ton, being especially noted for its
| fine export cattle. The value of live
stock sold or slaughtered annually is
| over 100000.
| This booklet is being distributed in
order to center attention in Marion and
| hmyth Counties and the unusual oDpor
| thhities they present 10 farmers, manu-
facturers and homescckcrs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
DOINGS IN WISE COUNTY
Young Farmers Showing Whnt They
Can Do In General Why.

WISE, VA, July 3l.-A young far
mers institute, recently held under the
auspices OF the Richmond District
Farmers club. is worthy of special
mention 1t was held at East Stone
Gap Schooihouse, and the country pco-
pie showed their interest by turning
out in great numbers. Il. l.. Cousins.
president OF the District Farmers Club.
presided
j. II. Hutchinson, specialist in charge
Of live stock: w. r. Moore. d!stric,
agent in demonstration work. and w.
II. Burruss, demonstration agent NJ
Lee County, were present and made
interesting and instructive talks. John
w. Chaikiey was also present, and
made an appropriate introductory talk
In spite of the continued heavy rain
iaH fairly good crowd was present
with their dinner baskets. and seemed
TO get much pleasure and profit from
the occasion.
me same speakers held an institute
at Fiat Gap. Wise County, on Wednes-
day. July .. Farm Demonstration
agent j. {. stiles presided. There were
ABOUT 300 people present, all OF whom
enjoyed the occasion, especially tho
peantiiul dinner which was prepared
on the church lawn by the ladies.
a meeting was held at the Hurri
cane Methodist Episcopal Church We'd
nesday night good crowd was in
attendance. Mr.. Hutchinson. in his
talk, laid special emphasis on the i'm
northnce Of using pure-brcd sires to
improve live stock, while Mr.. Moore
spoke OF the proper seeding of grass
ana other hay and cover crops in order
| 10 properly feed farm animals. He
stated that 80 per cent more hay, and
very much cleaner and better 1ual-
ity, could be gotten by seeding mixed
grasses alone in August on a we'll
prepared seed bed, than by seeding
! win wheat and oats in the old way.
Mr. BurrusS, of Lee County, gave an
interesting account OF what the demon
| straton work and the progressive
| farmers OF Lee County are doing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
zoo IT. Motor
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
DE FRANK s. wOODSON.
Industrial Editor.

THIS column Is open to contrfbu
Tors VINO have something 10 shy of
suggestive nature, and who urc
Willing to make hints and suSres-
tions looking TO the better dcyclop-
mcnt of the good old States Of Vir-
Einin' West Virginia and North
'hr"iinn' and who cnn hold their
S"SEestiohs down In my one issue
TO from $50 to 200 Yor,I,,. Such com
munirnt lions, addressed to the In
dustrinl Editor, will receive prompt
attention..
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An to How Much Education.

a writer in the Progressive Farmer
rather dramatically says:
Internationally we need hardly any
thing more than the general use OF an
arithmetic giving practical attention
TO farm problems 1t is nothing less
than diS@raccful to have thousands and
thousands of farm boys year after year
studying problems I'm bank exchange.
latitude and longitude. British money
ana the metric system Of weights and
measures, while they learn absolutely
nothing about how to compound a fer
tiliZer formula, estimate the values of
Inherent grades Of fertilizer, nor have
any problems in mixing rations for
live stock. Farmers everywhere should
make up their minds to keep on rails
ing perpetual row about this situa
ton until 1t is remedcd."
On the other hand, Mr., Beckett. the
Attorney of North Carolina,
expresses the opinion that our rural
schools not only need 10 teach the old
three Rs-'readin, 'ritin, and 'rith-
metic'-but the new three B's-"brca d,
bacon and buttermik." The Charlotte
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-10
AUSTRIA FIGHTING
TO KEEP RUSSIA
OUT OF HUNGARY
Dead and Dying Strew Slopes Of
Carpathian Mountains
CONTINUOUS BATTLE IN FRANCE
AIIiea and Germans Active on Battle
Line Which Now Reaches to
the Swiss Border

Petrograd, Feb. 10.-The fighting
on the slopes of the Carpathian noun
tains for possession of the fertile
plains Of Hungary is assuming proper
tions that mark the struggle as one
of the greatest of the war. The sides
of the mountains are covered with
the dead and dying and the decision
when it comes will have an import
ant bearing on the outcome of the
great conflict. Notwithstanding the
vigor of the attacks of the Austrians
the advantage so far is reported TO
be with the Russians.
Paris, Feb 10--Continuous con
fiicts are in progress at half doz
en- points on the battle line extending
now to the Swiss border. There ig
unusual activity in the KoeZre region.
in the Argonne and in the vicinity OF
LaBasse and Furness.
According to the report of the war
Office today an attempt of the Ger
mans to force the French line in Lor-
raine north of Maronziller was re-
pulsed.