The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-30
PROSPERITY CEMTERS
IN CITY Of PETERSBURG
Dupont Enterprise Has Made Entire
Southsitic Take on New Lease
of Life.
PRoBIN LABOR FRAUD s
Government Inspector Looking Into
Fake Pcrpctrated on Ignorant
Forcigners---Conditto Improving
Generally In Petersburg Factories.

| Generally In Petersburg Factories.
| Petersburg, Va, March 2s.--As has
been the case for the past several
months, tho Police Court docket here
this morning following pay day at
the Dupont Company's plant at city
| Point. was lengthy.
There was total OF thirty eight
cases on the docket resulting In fines
being assessed amounting to si47.so
and Jail sentence OF thirty days be-
ing melted out to Tom Manning on a
misdemeanor charge.
The Petersburg police have succeeded
In handling the tremendous crowds
which get together here each night
following pay day at city Point IN an
excellent manner.
| There has been to the casual obser-
yer very little disturbanDe along the
public thorouxhfares by the manner In
which these men. great many OF
whom are foreigners, have conducted
! themselves. even though they con-
sumo "a vast amount of intoxicants on
| their semi monthly visits to the city.
| As result OF such a large number
of men being employed at city Point.
who are paid good wages. business
conditions In Petersburg are splendid.
A large number OF the workmen save
a portion OF their earnings and since
activities were commenced anew at the
Prince George village several months
ago. many new savings accounts have
been opened WITH local banks and their
deposits have Increased perceptibly.
| The business men OF Petersburg
were very fortunate In having the
Dupont Company to commence the
erection of their tremendous plant
just at. the time they did ns all the
, Petersburg factories were at that time
| working on shor time and employing
fewer laborers than for many years
past. Conditions IN the factories are
new improving rapidly. The British
American Tobacco Company COM
menced today running their factories,
which employ many hundred laborers
on full time and the several large
trunk factories are beginning to work
/ longer hours and put on many addi-
tional laborers
Probing Labor Frauds.
! {. L. Green, of United States Depart
rnent OF Labor. inspector in charge OF
! distribution and employment, ia in Pc
tershurg for the purpose of snvesttgat-
/ ing recent alleged fraudulent trans
portation of foreign laborers to this
! city under false promises of employ
ment There we're more than $50 Of
these men, chiefly Russians and Ital-
! lans, who became stranded here and
who had to be cared for temporarily
! by the city.
| Through the efforts OF the Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Robert
Cabaniss. Captain James NJ. Gallagher.
ny s~,lx ,x~hs
pany Inspector Green and repre-
sentative OF a New York Labor Agency.
all Of the men secured employment at
the Dupont Company's plant
Died Suddenly.
! Charles Benton Taylor, "a carpenter
employed at the Dupont Powder Com
pany's plant at City Point, died rather
suddenly this morning. Mr.. Taylor was
taken III about o'clock and lived only
brief period. The body was brough.
to this city and prepared by Messrs.
j. r. Morriss & Son for shipment 10
Demorest, Ca, the home OF the de-
ceased.
| Mr.. Taylor had three brothers en-
gagged at work at the Dupont Com
pany's plant who viii accompany the
body to Demorest where the interment
vived by widow and several chill
dren.
.woman in the World To-day"
Rev Richard Wilkinson. u. D., OF
the Washington Street NJ f. Church,
I preached last evening to one OF the
largest congregations that has at
tended evening services in this church
! for many years. The subject of DIR.
wilkinson's sermon was Woman In
the World of Today" DIR. Wilkinson's
presentation of this important topic
was masterful and impressive and IL
had q telling effect upon h!s many
hearers.
PutttaK Wires Under Ground.
| The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has been engaged for the past
several days In laying a now conduit
along East Tabb street for their wires.
which will be removed from the over
head poles IT In expected that the
/ company will soon complete the re-
: moyai OF all their poles except those
as are absolutely necessary. which will
I add d great deal to the appearance OF
the business section OF the city.
Engagement Announced.
Judge and Mrs. Walter A. Watson.
of jennings Ordinary and Washington,
have announced the engagement Of
their sister. Miss Rebekah Shore Wat
son. to Mr.. Frank r. sutton, Jr., OF
Ginter Park. Richmond. Tho wedding
will take place some time during tho
! month OF May and will be one OF the
most fashionable and interesting events
of the carly spring season.
Makes Good sale.
! Robert Gillian. Sr.. trustee, sold at
public auction at City Point Saturday
n parcel of land less than one acre
for $500. Mr.. Joseph Burroughs. OF
this. city became the purchaser. The
property was formerly owned by the
late Alfred James.
Rapidly Recovefing.
Tom Coles, the Mecklenburs crimi-
nal operated on less than \ week ago
at the Petersburg Hospital. ID rapidly
recovering and 10 expected to be re-
! moved TO tire hospftafs ward In the
City Jail tomorrow.
Little nay Dies.
Thomas c., Jr.. the thrse-yeaP- old
son Of Mr.. Thomas G. aud Mrs Bessie
Stephenson McCann. died this morning
~ the home ef the pAfen(D q Or.
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