Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
VIEWS AND NEAR-VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Hali-Jitne. toius - highways md
frEffic I.aws-HcpNy Job AheRd.
saving the Waste.

II have been hoping the u.wS9lpcr.,
Would take up the suggestion oi the
! director OF the United States mint that
the country needs = 2G-cen; coin
writes Constant Reader ue Tho
Views and Near Views. n have ions
since taken notice u? the conditions
pictured ny The min; director and OBJ
served that because We have no coin
between thc penny and tue mckee We
50 often have 10 pay ! cents !or things
tilal ought TO sell foy only or 5 cents
Airsaoy one n-and- ie-ccnt store man
has told No that 4 tho -. cent ColM
comes his house viii nut nn sale
80. cent articles that now too often sell
TO- cents rhcu, too, Ne VIII no; have
10 pay IL cents for l2;. cent articles
StuaN matter that. bat N the course
Of YEAR II would save quite a lot OF
pennies. suggest that IL a good mum.
v,v o. people ii each congressional
d!str.cr would drop postal card -
;h"it congressman We would soon have
a. INC constan, render seems (" hs
e@oG one.
Discussing ,he enormous ,ncy.as, m
traffic on the main highways of the
South. Southern Good Roads ,,nuEa-
%!ncl. declares there mus: De recuia
i;on. Il says Too many lives are
't'ii= 'tsN S'i HNNtN!4k W lVtk.sSS Nf.N-
Ing, and too much property is being
Gc:troyed IL many places there is
being an ute, disregard OF the effect
o, excessive traffic on The wear arc
scar Of The roads The road hoa
IN The neyda, cf his glory. because the
2:n IL The law has no; been eAtond ed
"l;h enough force 10 control him In
stead o: arguing whether thc town "
."oSe Neck shall Ia inco. portt.d III
lawmakers may vel. :nd Il tasK FOR
'@Hir careful consideration III the mat
Ter "f traffic regulation Oh public high
ways number ": States have al
ready laws that would I've adequate
'of protection ot travel II there
were any inachin"r, 10" their force
:nt!lt 1t = doubtful whethev per
cen, ~ III" violation Of State ,rafr
laNs is taken note %. but in mos in.
stances ~ - because the States have
not provided p!oper notice machinsry.'-
Ihrt : mighty good advice. that should
b" taken her" in Virgins.
r..e city % Ncwpor, News has i.
h,at: JOB on rs hands The Daily
Press 81 that town says THE city IS
acting wisely in getting everything
IN shape % take over the annexed ter
rii"!E on January :. AL the pveli,nl-
na-'rs vii! have been eliminated an!
ihe uG!n!nl s.ration Of municipal govern
meat Over Eloodhe!d and Vicinity VIII
he started Of with vim.
tn united States Department; ot
Agriculture has Il large force which
dcNotes its entire time 10 developing
new products and methods o. saw
lag H'ateria! now wasted 1t j. to Lc
hoped tha. some or that force Will
evolve plan 70 put 10 p-ontabl, use
Tie 80 Ndust and other waste that comes
from Virginia sawmills and wood
"orHire plants which vase is now
burned
Congress has appropriated money Tor
experiments Looking to the increase
O. productions OF sugar beet seed sin
the United States. Wonder II We can
have some OF The experiments pulled
on down this way. Virginia raises
pretty much everything Why not IN.
sugar beet"
So:"s financial calculate. has injured
out t'at Americas output Of lumber
s.nc" 1880 would make a SOLID board
wall ten inches thick. 100 feet -v;dc.
IRON The earth 10 the moon.