Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10
LAWRENCEvILLE'S LIVE
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Good Work Accomplished LIMIT Year
and More Planned for
the Euturc

LAWRENCEV1LLE, VA. January
s.-The Lawrenceville Business Mems
Association has proved the Invest thing
that over struck this good town. The
regular annual meeting of the associa-
'ion was held at its clubroom Monday
night for the election OF officers. review
oL 'he past years work and plans for
the coming year. The president j. d.
Barley. read his report of what has
been accomplished during the first
year, and urged the members to work
harder than ever TO keep the boost ball
roiiing FOR the next twelve months
Among the things accomplished the
president spoke of the success of the
TOBACCO market. lnmediatcly after
organization the association got busy
on the warehouse proposition. and the
new warehouse is one Of the hes: built
houses in the State. There is a full
corps OF buyers on hand representirc
All OF the large tobacco manufacturers
and the future OF the market is as
sured
Although many felt tina, the attempt
would he useless the association sue
cee"ed In having mail route estab-
hshe6 between I-swverccvine and the
Seahoar6 Road al Cochran. so that
Northern mail might be delivered
promptly. \ public drinking fountain
tor man and beast was secured
'av ccntrac' toE : new pos; office build
2HS has been ls:, and the building will
soon Re ready \ request for improve
'ne1tS :; the Southern Railway depot
WAS granted by the road. and the sta
tion building ana the surrounding
grounds have been made more heauti-
iul and more convenient 10 the travel
ing public.
One of the members OF the association
has organized the Boy Scouts. ana
there is an enthusiastic troop now in
the town.
In addition 10 these things already.
accomplished. the association is exert
ing its efforts and corresponding with
various parties concerning number
of new enterprises. including an up
to-date hotel. another newspaper with
4 Job printing plant in the town. and
furniture factory. All these will
probably be established in the near
future.
One of the most important schemes
of the Business Mems Association is
that on which the members are now
working to bring new railroad
through Lawrcnccvillc from 'rhelma,
y. C, on the Scaboard, to Alberta, at
the Junction of the N!rginian Railroad
and the main line of the Seaboard. This
would give Lawrcnccvillc one of the
greatest boonS in it's history, competi-
tive freight rates, and the road would
of it's richest territory.
The association has a rcading-rOom
for its members, with daily papers on
hand, and stationery and writing desks.
This room is used for various kinds OF
meetings and appointments, and CON
tributes n social feature for the bust
ness men of the town.
The officers OF. the past year were
reelected rs follows:
President. j. ID. Barkley; vice-presi-
dent, w. S. PEBBLES; secretary and
treasurer, L. a. Wright: board of gov
errors, the president, vicc-president
and l.. II. Roney, J. +. Snow, j. J.
Bayley, J. n Osborn and NJ. II. Peter
son.
That the town of Lnwrenccville is on
n healthy boon is shown by the rush
for every vacant building, business OF
residence, and by the price Of lan6 in
the town. a lot on(Main Street brought
Slio front foot ut n sale some time
ago