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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
CAMPBELL COUNTY RICH
IN ORE AND FARM LANDS
All the Grains and Grasses Grown.
Superior Transportation Facilities
Put Producers Close to Market.
GOLD. COPPER AND MANGANESE
Borer OF Artesian Well Strikes Vnlu-
able Ore Far Down in the Earth.
Northern Capital Developing Gold
Mine With Fair Success.

CONCORD. VA, October 23.-Soma.
how but little Is said In the newypo
pcrs about the great County OF Camp-
bell. That may be because the count,
has within it's bounds the city of
LynchbuTE. which takes up so much
space In the papers. they have non.
left for the balance of Campbell This
should not be so. for the State of Vir
ginia has no richer county than Camn
bell or one that is better to live I'm
Campbell is nearly square. twentv
hrc miles each way, and contains b5i
sprarc miles. 10 per cent of which IL
cultivated. The price of lands, their
location. and transportation facilities
considered. no section Of Virginia Of
fcrs better inducements to home-scek
ers. The surface is rolling and nilly.
although there are plenty of level low;
grounds. The soil Is red clay I'm Tho
northern part. sandy In the southern
part and all OF it very fertile.
RICH FARM LANDS Full
OF MINERAL WEALTH.
The farm products are corn, wheat,
oats, rye. tobacco and All tho t,y,ss.,,
that make the hay. to say nothing Of
potatoes ana all the other vegetable,
known to Virginia. The county I.
equally as we'll adapted To the growth
OF All the fruits such as apple peaches
pears, plums, grapes, melons, cherries
ana all the berries and the fruits from
apples down, are especially noted for
their fine flavor. Vegetables and dairy
products arc sources of large revenue
ana stock raising is prontably engaged
in' but not TO the extent that the favor
able conditions would justify. How
ever. this industry IS growing RAPIDLY
inc climate and soil being well adapted
70 the raising OF cattle. sheep and
hogs.
The transportation facilities are un-
surpassed. one trunk line, the South
cih RAILWAY. extending north end
son'h through the center OF the county
ana Two. the Norfolk and Western and
IN" 'h"sar'aEc and Ohio extending
east and west while the Lynchhurv
ana durham division OF the Norfolk
an" western trav"rs"s the county it's
entire length from north to south. All
OF these lines OF railway meet n, Lynch
bufc on the northern border and com.
Din" TO give the whole county ,su.
p.rioT market facilities In every tIi-
rection' and. bcsiGrs Lynchburg itself.
affords splendid market for the
products OF the county
ToiH. copper, iron ore. manganese md
bhryteS arc the important ana val,,a bl.
minerals The two last named are be-
ING worked TO considerable extent
ana the time is now nj hand when tho
Others are attracting much attention
Tor III" northwestern section of The
county, OF which wish to speak par,ic-
ularly, Is now tho center Of consid-
erahlc mining activity.
The Piedmont manganese Mining
company, owned aud now operated -,
-. w. Myers. Of l.ynchburg- is situated
SIX miles east OF the city OF Lynch
CONTINUED on Eighth Page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Take Hints From Richmond.

The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch takes
a sarcastic shot at It's own town In
the following:
Wonder il the lack Of consolidate ion
Of its business bodies was responsible
for the much discussed steel plants
going TO Richmond II seems that Nor
folk Will have TO be satisfied with the
talk about it." Don't know how IL is
in Norfolk. but the business bodies OF
Richmond are working harmoniously
together and when a big new industry
is In sight they are indeed consolidated
in sentiment and effort. Richmond has
way Of suggesting and limiting TO
other towns by the way II goes after
things for itself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
NUT-GROWlNG INDUSTRY
MAY BE MADE PROFITABLE
National AssocIntion 4. Trying to lie
SeIop Nut Culture nnd In Offering
Valuable Prfxes

Great interest is being .akcn In the
matter OF nut cultivation. and in many
parts OF tho country people are study
ing the art OF budding and grating as
they never studied IL before. The Nor
phtlanthropic organization, is offering
some valuable prizes to those who will
help Its agents and officers in their
study of nut culture. budding and
grating, and II Is more than likely
some of these prizes will be won by
Virginia boys, II is certain that they
can be IL the boys will do a little hust-
ling.
DIR. w. c. DeminR. secretary of the
association, whose office is In George
town. Conn. writes the Times Dis
patch as follows:
ITO help bring promising nut tree,
TO light. and thus start a new Industry,
the Northern Nut-Growers Association
Is offering cash prizes Of from $40 to
$50 for the best tree Of black walnuts,
butternuts, shagbark hickotics. hazel
nuts and northern pecans. Send a
dozen nuts Of any kind that you know
or to me and ask for particulars of the
prizes and rules Of the contest"
Ihcrc arc many kinds of valuable
nuts growing IN the woods OF Virginia
ana North Carolina and II should be an
easy matter to turn some Of these
prizes this way. Then, too. there may
he chance to learn something new
about nut culture and obtain a great
deal OF valuable Information regarding
budding and grating. Speaking OF the
possibilities and the probable value OF
nut culture. DR.. j. Russell smith, pro-
fesSor OF Industry OF the University
OF pennsylvania and prcsiden: OF the
Northern Nut-Growers Association.
who has frequently written for the
Times Dispatch, says:
An orchard Of black wa.nuts, or
shagbark hickories. or native hazels.
or Ohio Valley pecans. with trees as
good as the best Wild ones now grow
ing would he very, very valuable Why
don't We have them? Merely because
we haven't noticed and haven't
thought.
we happen to have million good
baldwin apple trees. and another mill
lion good navel orange trees. because
somebody took pains to tell about the
original good wild tree that started
the million. BY budding and grating
that one Baldwin apple tree has be-
come the parent OF many millions We
now know how TO propagate all the
nut trees. and can turn one t;oud shay
bark OF black walnut or pecan or ma
eel into millions. But where arc the
suitable parent trees from which 70
graft anw bud?'
The nut-growers association IL go
ing to try TO md them in the way out.
lined above.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
ANOTHER CONTRACT
\r"ruri Vows >hipSmr,in Continues to
l'ui' ~ Wori to weep 1Irn
UESt,

NaWroiT NEWS, VA. October -
i"o newport Newa ShipbuildiuG ana
hN poch Company has added another
contract :" it's numerous recent large
orders for building ships This calls
Tor steal freight steamer. coating
Sf25.""n, Tor tho Manson Steamship
toWpany. ~ Sc" YorlC ana Is the
second received within TIA" last four
@r"n,ns from tho Iunson management
Ih" NrHt ship must he rl"tcd next
Apiii aud IN" SECOND by April, 1917.
Tn" latter VII hc 32j feet long, 3,
foot beam ana 20 feet Gc"p. OF single.
'F"i"w lrp" equipped with modern Ia
ci!itcs for handling freight ana de-
aligned for coastwisc trade.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

= DANF1LLE. VA. October @3-Sales
have blocked two days this week The
condition in which the tobacco has
been offered has been very soft for the
most part. AS the buyers have plenty
OF capacity 10 take care of their pur-
.chases promptly al present. the soft
condition has not affected prices ma
.terially, but with continued heavy re-
eeipts OF soft tobacco a decline will
be sure TO result.
With the exception of the lack Of
color and perhaps too much body in
a good proportion OF the crop this
is regarded by most buyers as one of
the best in point OF quality that mas
been marketed in many years The
tobacco Is ripe, sweet and of silky tex
ture. II seems TO burn well. smoke
cool. and with desirable ash. and for
chewing purposes seems 10 b. EQUALLY
as vel! adapted. hut color which is
40 desirable an.Giemer,. is conspicuous
~ absent. .rh". proportion OF rough.
coarse. rank stock Is quite small even
In the common grades. The scarcity
OF brieh's and the prepondcraucc Of
the darHer grades have naturally mad,
prices higher on the former and lower
on the latter.
Old redried br'sh,s arc quite ac.
i've hu' no sales recently mad. ~
high grade cutters or exports have
been profitable TO the sellers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Great Virginin Grain Markets

Copying The Times Dispatch an
nouncemcnt that Maurice Olgcrs. OF
Dinwiddic County. had been officially
recognized by the agricultural experts
OF the Panama Pacific international
Exposition and the Universal Corn
Convention as the champion corn
grower OF this State, the Newport
News Press adds:
we greet Mr.. OlgcgS as one OF the
first citizens Of Virginia. To he
kniGhtcd as the champion corn grower
Of the Commonwealth OF Virginia is "a
greater honor than TO be brcvctcd a
colonel on the Governors STAFF" And
the best of il is 10000 other young
farmers in Virginia can do just as
we'll in the corn field as did NJ. Oisers.
If they will.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Normal business for Chnsc City.

CHASE CITY, VA. October .3.-The
*. Nicholson Furniture Company and
tho Chase CITY manufacturing Company
are now running on full time with a
fun force OF workmnn. These two
plants with the Jeffrcys. Sparkling
manufacturing Company. makers OF box
shocks, constitute the manufacturinE
lie NJ this city. Mr.. Nicholson APP
pearcd before the city council this week
asking that an electric light line he
run 10 his factory. and stated that the
factory will he run twelve hours per
day as soon as IL can get the lights In
stalled.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
The Rocks Mount Nnrlc,

ROCKY MOUNT y c.. october ~
owing 10 the State Fair hcfrr A., r,,,,
.fss' coupled with the fact that 49,.
farmers have been busy gctt.nr ,ro,,
C0''on p'ckoG and peanuts saved me
81 'oh5cc" have been lighter
than for several weeks ppst e,il 80,
than 100000 hounds hay. h.,n y,fr
~ an aNcfaR" ~ si5.Ss pc 100 pourds
me oNerirEs ~ whole nry LOO,
"f''er IMAM FORMER weeks. though rr,,n
common, undesirable tobacco .,,,,...,.
III inc breaks on tho oitc ra.T III.
proportion ~ wrappers has nr.,
Nfea'er IMAM AZ any tim" within 81.
PAST several years Prices or all grades
are good. and have shovp u.,', .l
vance especially on The common aud
medium grades and IN wra,.r,.,..
which ar, bringing fancy pricoa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
TO EXTEND TO DURHAM
'ToiitS Line connecting >r,rrnI tive
Carolina Towns Why Soon nun
Into Tobacco tit,

DURHAM, y g. Ortobor - 4 move
nent which has pronIs. Of success is
under way 20 bring ahou, the extension
to this c!'y ~ the line connecting E,r-
lington. Graham and Iiaw River and
which lis known as the .lamorce
Orange and Durham Electric ln,clyr.
ban Railway, JUn!us HUdou ~ ROY.
iing'on. being tho president. Ho'h ulg-
sengors and freigh; are TO bee handed
Two townships IN Durham Count. are
to vote on bond issues Hno.niinc to
$4,000 10 aid constructions T'n. south
ern Power Company. Of Charlotte. is
said TO be Interested
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
what virginin Might HIVE Done.

The prize offered by the American
Genetic Association for the location OF
tn" largest shade tree i'll the United
states has been awarded to svca-
more NJ Worthington, Ind, which is
forty-two feet three inches in circum-
ference and $50 feet tall
II is believed that the ola Dominion
could have beaten that Indiana monarch
of the forest. If some Nirginian had
taken the time and expended the en-
ergy TO compete for the prize Mr.
Sterling Boisseau is doubtless ready.
TO make oath that Dinwiddie County
could have walked OFF with IT,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Home in South Chester.
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
BY FRANK y. WOODSON,
InduStrinl F,,litpr.

This column Is open To cOntrIbu-
tors who hnre something tn sny of
suggestive nnturr, and who nre
Wiling To mike hints and suGEcs-
tons looking tn the better Develop
mrnt df the good old Sfntcs or Nir-
Einln, West Sirginin aud North
Carolina, md who cnn hold their
suEEcstfons down In nny ono issue
To from 100 to zoo words. Such COM
municntiOns, addressed to the In
dustrlni Editor, will receive prompt
attention.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
SELLING AND BUYING ON
LEAF TOBACCO MARKETS
Richmond Warehouses Now In Full
Blast-Test Sales Please Growers
of Sun-Curcd Goods.
BRIGHTs FROM KING WILLIAM
Heavy Breaks Looked For This Week.
Danville Complains OF Scarcity OF
Extra Coloi-Nlahogany Wrappers
in ASccndant-Other Markets

The loose leaf tobacco market OF
Richmond opened up on Tuesday last.
and there were small sales tha; day
and for tho three days following. the
Fridays breaks being the largest OF
the week AS expected. tho deliveries
wore small, no one farmer bringing in
a large load. but all who showed ur
brought Just enough and just n suf.
fcient variety TO test the market at
its opening. Altogether no; over co.
600 or 6S 900 pounds were SOFA.
The bidding on all of the sun-cured
stock offered was spirited. and prices
were higher than even the warehouse
men. who are always optimistic. eX
pected. higher. in fact. than known At
opening sales III TWO years. Those
farmers who accompanied their wagons
TO the market were highly pleased with
tho figures marked upon the tickets
after the auctiouscrS had finished their
lectures
BrtEhts Grown In King William County.
a feature OF some OF the breaks was
the appearance OF several lots OF bright
tobacco that came from the County OF
King william. There are three farm
ers In that county, one of whom came
from the county OF Halifax, who are
growing the bright goods. and some OF
their product was the bright that APP
peared on the floors. Experienced to-
bacco men who saw the brights de-
clared them to be just good, jus, as
silky and just as rich as any they
had ever come across in Pittsylvania,
Halifax or Charlotte Counties. Tho
proof OF this statement was shown III
the good figures the King William
County brights brought whc3 they
went under the auctionccrs hammer.
The encouraging condition OF the
market. the good prices realized on
the test" days and the favorable
weather all point to much larger re-
ceipts this week. and the warehouse
/: men have cleaned up their floors and
otherwise gotten them ia trim for
large breaks commencing on Tuesday
and lasting until Friday of this week.
- The news from the bright markets
of Virginia and North Carolina may he
summed up in the sentence: large
breaks and considerable activity. with
ma hogany stocks in the ascendant over
the strictly brights.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
South Calls for the ncst.

The South" says the Indiana polls
News. has approximately 100000
acres Of undeveloped land. and is
ciamorinG loudly for immigration. a
peculiar feature of the case is that
settlers from the West and Canada
arc being particularly encouraged. The
south believes thoroughly in the good
old stock" True as Holy Writ. we
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
4 Hint to All Suburbanltes.

please say in your Views and Near
Views column that the suburbanite
who fails to keep a Gock OF hens is
making mistake. Besides the home
consumption part of the program
chickens and eggs arc excellent prod
ucts for the market and arc al
ways In demand" So writes "a subur-
banite who speaks from experience.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
The Beet That Hcnts All.

lfNt'liBUlfG, Va. October CIV
r. Williams raised this summer on the
property of r. l.. Stanley. In Madison
Heights. mammoth red beet. which
weighed fifteen pounds and twelve
ounces. The beet measures nine inches
III diameter. twenty seven inches In
circumference and from the tip of the
root TO the top. exactly twenty-five
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
The Petersburg NInrI,ef.

. PETERSBURG, VA. October 23.--rhe
tobacco market has been very active on
!. all grades this week, with good Of
-ferlngs for the carly days of the sea
son. Prices are considerably higher
Ethan they were last week. and have
been steadily advancing SalcS of
bright during the week. llJrloG pounds,
and 10 date. 223.65O pounds at prices
ranging from So TO sac per loo pounds
Sales of dark for the week, l1.364
pounds, and TO date 33 iOi pounds, at
prices ranging from $3.50 IL ST."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

SOUTH BOSTON. VA. October a2-
sa!es on mis- market tor the past nave
been only moderately lnrp. 49,.
count Of the rainy weathnr J,,,.i,,.
I early part Of week. a laru. porcrn-
taee OF the offerings vas in very b,rh
order, with the exception Of which
prices were about the sam" as las,
week Heavy sales are expected mex,
week 80 '''> &
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
best OF WATER
THAT Is PLENTIFUL.

Quite a number of Richmond and
Petersburg business men have made
their suburban homes here, and have
no doubt that very many others Will
follow suit. and we'll the: may, for
Chester is high and dry above the low
grounds of the James. on the one side
and the low grounds OF the Appomattox
on the other. Tho water il, OF the
llthia strain, and there IS none in all
Of the souths!de section OF Virginia,
famous for its good and pure waters,
that is better than that 20 =" found in
the springs and wells right here. The
chester people think there is none that
is quite SO good and there is certainly
no scarcity of il for there ARE numcr-
Gus bold springs within the community
and every lot and home has its we'll
and the most of them their tanks and
wind mills or gasoline operated force
pumps. In South Chester. thrt is now
being developed as a residential addi-
ton 10 Chester proper. bold lithia
springs are quite numerous.
The South Chester addition is iInmc-
diatc.y on the Richmond ana Peters
burg electric line within half an hours
ride OF Richmond or Petersburg and
within i've minutes walk OF the huai-
ness part OF Chester the bank, the
churches. the high school and the rail
way dcpots. That this is going TO
be one of the most popular sites for
suburban and summer homes within
easy reaching distance OF the two cit
les OF Richmond ana Petersburg there
can be no reasonable doubt.
While Chester is not town, it has
al! the advantages Of most good towns.
sUcr rs electric lights water convcn-
fences. 4 good market, splendid retail
stores. good hotel. bank ard. as
before indicated, all the TRANSPORTATION
'a'.N'l"H man can wish for But.
after all. thcSt"r's great pride is the
Agriculture! liich school The school
Is also tho pride az The county The
hu.lGir- is ono o. tn" handsOncSt ol
i'' KIND in tn" state. and the man
aGemen' Is OF the hest There - a
primary department, a Erammar-rradc
department and high- school depart
ment, and with tines" an AGRICULTURAL
school department that Is not merely
on" on paper. Tn" school property in
riudes twcuty-odd acres Of good land.
ami every inch OF II = put 10 use in
practical farm and garden demorstra-
'ion In addition to literary training
% the highest standard. tho school
furnishes agricultural ana manual
training and practical instruction IN
Ih"r" arc now over 200 students i'm
s,l'oulanCc
The four Decentralization.
BAPTIST. Methodist and Episcopalian-
~" LARGELY attended every sunday. ana
t'' have Hourishin2 SUNDAY schools
n"r" ar" in 'he community Tod tca Of
Hhsons, ODD Fellows and Woodirou Of
'h' world and number of o,her lit
''"''. social and s"Inircligtous organ
"l"nS and societies. I'll! Of which Ep
h"!r max" up the splendid social
immunity No wonder Chester plido+
'S'f on its charming snciabu,v
"''a'niN no town or community ia the
H'"'" "nc;s greater Inducements 10
pe"9le who want q suburban HON. con
ilguous TO city li'c. and who want ma,
nom" |" 10" IN high moral ainles-
p"'tc, Is well as IN physically
healthy atmosphere
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
COMMUNITY Of CHESTER:
IDEAL SUBURBAN HOMES
The Town That Is Not II Town, but
Enjoys Best Of Solid
Government.
MORAL SENTIMENT RULES
Charming Village of Happy Homes.
City business Men Reside There
in Peace and Quict-Schools and
Churches.
ny FRANK S. wooDsv>.

CHESTER VA. October o. - The
town OF Chester is situated near .he
hiit-wn! mark between Ric lmoud and
f"i'iSbura, being on the Atlantis Coast
Line. the Seaboard Air Line. the Tide
water aid Western hallway and tho
Rich. md and Petersburg electric
Railroad. Another electric "Nad has
been char, red and the company in
CO.. pov"tc6 % run line from here TO
tn new towr :: iiopcwcll ,nl i. Ill
be built ana pG. in operation within n
car
With al c: these transportation ad-
vtntaGcs amc with the surrounding
country filed with timber ana with
as great agricultural develop nrn: I'm
the LARGE county OF Chesterfield. OF
which Chester is the center, ~ any
where in the state. many people have
woudc:,i WHY Chester has nn' become
a ;,rcat manufacturing town. The :ca-
son, il is surmiscd. Is that the people
who live here ana who enjoy life In
such Il splendid suburban community,
so thoroughly, do not want Chester To
he q manufacturing town and | guess
they are right about IT.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
THE CHARMING COMMUNITY
IIEE2 OF CHESTER.

ABOUT three years ago writing from
this place for the Times DISPATCH. |
said: II call Chester town FOR con-
venicncr, but 1t isn't town in the
legal acccptation Of the term /. isn't
even village under the law. There
is nothing in the Virginia statutes that
just exactly describes Chester. In Dcn-
mark and Swcdc1, and Norway there
are settlements like unto Chester.
which are legally known as 'commun
tiles These communities are gov
erHed not by the laws OF the land.
but rather by the moral sentiment OF
the people. sentiment tina. rOrnids
anything that is not good and virtuou.
and upright.
Chester is just that kind %: town.
While the folks living within the limits
OF what might he the town. If a charter
had ever been applied for. number
somewhere between 500 and 700, these
people have never felt the necessity OF
charter for town or even a village
government. They have boon satisfied
and are yet satisfied TO have the moral
sentiment Of the community do the
governing. \ police force is not need
ed here to keep order The four Chur-
ches and the moral sentiment that
grows out from them and from other
good sources is all that is necessary
to keep good order in Chester"
The same is true to-day. The moral
sentiment Of the community and the
good work of the business Mems
League arc sufficient to keep things
III good order. to provide electric lights,
sanitation, good roads, good sidewalks
and many other good things that in
corporatcd towns rejoice in and pay
piles OF money for 1t is true that
there are several prospcrou. industries
here. The Underwater railway shops, Il
large lumber plant and planning mill.
I'm ice factory and soft drink MILL a
garage "nd ono of the strongest little
country banks in the Stt:c aud u dozen
merchants all do business. but ChCS-
tcr'S claim to greatness !icS in it's
charming community its handsome
homes. it's Agricultural High School
and its wcll-attcMdeh churches