The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-15
STOCK SOLICITING
TEAMS DOING WELL
Half of Amount Needed to Assure
Establishment of Steel Plant said
to Have Been Subscribed
RECEIVE BIDS FOR NEW ROAD
State Highway Commissioner Esti-
mates Highway From Petersburg
to HopewelI WIN Cost $4,000, OF
Which 500, 900 Is Provided.

Petersburg, Va. April 1.-THE sew
eral teams engaged in soliciting sub
scriptions to stock in the Virginia
Steel Corporation express entire salts
faction with the success with whlch
they are meeting. Nothing has oeen
given out for publication by the com
mittees during the past several days
but II Is understood from a reliaole
source that about half the amount
necessary to assure the location OF
this splendid industry at Hopewell mas
been secured, and the whole is ex-
nectea to he secured within the next
few days.
Receive New Highway Bids.
Bids were received by the board of
supervisors Of Prince George County
at II o'clock this morning for the
construction of the proposed con-
crete road to connect Petersburg with
Hopewell and City Point There was
n large attendance of bidders and
others Interested . The meeting was
held in the rooms of the petersburg
Chamber of Commerce and the twelve
bids received were tabulated and will
be considered by the board of super
v1sors and State Highway Commits
sioner Coleman. at a meeting to he
held at Prince George Courthouse on
April "a The State Highway Com
missioner estimates the total cost of
the road to he Appropriated $4,000;
$4,000 of which has been provided -
$4,000 by Prince George County;
$4,000 contributed by the Dupont
Company and $4,000 by the city of
Petersburg.
Following are the bidders for the
work: L. Lawson, Norfolk:
The Juniata Company. Philadei-
phia. bennington Construction Com
pany. Lynchburg; Vaughan Construc-
ton Company, Inc. Petersburg; w. II.
II. Allen Construction Company,
Washington: Winston Company, of
Richmond; Phillips, Renshaw & Co,
Preston, Md: Burgess & Mcdonald,
Richmond; A. l.. Wiley. Binghamp-
ton, n. T. c. D. Rigsbee. Durham. ".
C. Sairlle & Claiborne. inc, Rich
mond; and the Austin Bennett Con-
struction Company, of Baltimore.
Name New County Treasurer To-day
Judge Robert G. Southall, of the
Circuit Court of Dinwiddie County.
will hold a special session of TINT
court tomorrow for the purpose of APP
pointing a county treasurer to sue
coed the late John Hargrave. The
once pays, II Is stated. between S9,buV
and $4,000 per annum, and there arc
several candidates who will lay their
claim before Judge Southa,l
Hon John Y. Harris, representative
in the Legislature from Dinwiddie
County. has rendered his resignation
to Governor Stuart, effective immed-
lately and the Governor has accepted
/ 1t. 1t is generally believed that Judge
Southall will appoint Judge Harris
treasurer. as he has rilled the Office
before and Is thoroughly acquainted
with the affairs OF the county.
April Term Begins April 90.
The April term of the Hustin gs
Court of the city of Petersburg will
begin on April 90. The following
jurors have been summoned for the
term
Petit Jury-winiam r Rogers,
TTavtrlY " Townea. James e, Hoy.
John ] Jones, Henry c. SouthaIl, il.
Richard It CoghiIl. ]. benjamin
Andrews. Charles r. Butler. -r,
Phillip r. Roper
Grand Jury--James w. Scoggin,
William Koenig, Grover c. Wright,
Alfred Friend, Frank ST. Hobbs,
Robert W, Price. r. Faulcon Parsons,
John r, Hubbard, r. {. Gregory