Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11

way developed into real Industrial, de-
relopmental blowout This was a
foreGone conclusion when ]. E. Grafton
was made chairman and toastma ster
OF the evening
There we're nearly 800 present. COM
posed OF the enterprising citizens Of
the adjacent vicinity and MANY from a
distance. Among those who attended
and made speeches were w. H. JEFF
freys. OF Chase City, and Capt. y. H.
Winslow. OF Washington. D. c.. engi-
"eer in charge OF the national highway
from Washington to Atlanta y. T.
Kennedy. W. s. lrby. T. W. Webb. Theo.
Organ. j. r. Adams and r. g. Webb.
OF kenbridge. Many short talks were
made by the members
Speeches by W. II. Jenreys and Capt.
D. II. "inslow were of special inter
est. Mr.. Jenreys spoke of close CO.
operation needed in the promotion OF
the welfare of a town, and said that
he was farorably impressed with the
spirit that existed in and around AL
berta. and that the people should feel
proud OF the noble stand that they
had taken I'm the building of such a
progressive town. He said with such
railroad facilities, natural resources
and prosperous farmers. he predicted a
town OF several thousand people in the
next few years. He emphasized the
fact that he was particularly inter
ested In agriculture, and that this sec
ton OF the county offered as many OPP
portunities as any that he could cite
in this part of the State, and as for
growing a fine bright tobacco It could
not be eXcelled He cited the neces-
sity OF an amendment TO our National
Reserve banking law by which long
time loans could be extended to our
farmers. in order for the farmers TO
get money to improve their farms and
better conditions in general.
Captain Winslow spoke along lines
looking to the development of our
county and made suggestions for the
people OF Alberta and Brunswick Coun
~, and said, II they were carried out
they would he able to take advantage
OF the many opportunities of the people
of this part of the State were con-
fronted. He mentioned the progress
that North Carolina is making and has
made through her good roads. and what
they are now doing in building and
maintaining them. He said forty-tw
States in the Union were now seeking
Federal aid to be applied in the main
tenance OF roads. and that owing to the
large amount of money that the North
and West had spent in building their
roads and that the South had spent
but little, IL would be unfair TO expect
the Federal government TO construct
roads. as this would put the bulk OF
the money South, instead of being dis
tributed where the people had already
built roads. and il was the fair way
for the Federal government also to
await the construction OF roads in some
States and maintain them in others.
He stated that within "A few more years
the Federal government would adopt
several large interstate roads and
would take them over TO maintain by
the government entirely, and he en-
phasized the fact that ii was necessary
for us TO keep alive to this fact in or
der to get our National Highway adopt
ed as one OF the Federal roads. He
complimented the public spirit that cx-
listed in the people OF our town and
community and suggested that our slo-
gan should be, 10000 people by 1925"
and that II was possible, owing to the
fact that we had as fine railroad facili-
ties and natural resources as could be
desired and none better In the State
Owing TO the fact that Dinwiddie and