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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
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Maryland: corR-ColNer's Excel
s!or, Golden Gem. Giant Beauty, john
son County White. Boone County
White and Reds Yellow Dent, Wheat
China. Currelrs Prolific, Bearded
Purple Straw. Dieth Longberry and
Fulcaster. GOATS twinter) -Culber-
son and Virginia Gray.
Delaware. Corn tfor heavy, rich
land)-Jobnson County White. Reid s
yellow Dent and Leaning, tfor light
land) sussex and Hundred Day Bristle
WheAt-~Gypsy, Rudy. Red Wonder,
Mediterranean DJetz, Leaps Prolific,
Currells Prolific and Poole. oats
(spring) for nothern part. Silver
mine and Swedish Select Cwlnter), for
sluthern part. Virginia GRAY and Ban
croft
Virginia. Corn-Boone County
White. Johnson County White, Col
llers Excelsior. Casey's Pure Seed.
Leaning and Virginia Golden Dent
Fulcaster. Mediter n a n,
Red Wonder. Leaps Prolific and Fuitz
Oats twinter) Virginia Gray Winter
and Culhersons {spring yarieties),
Silvecmine. Black Tartar.an ana Texas
Rust Proof.
Recommendation for other crops
may be seNureL by writing - the ex =
pertinent station at Rlackshurg, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES {
ANNOUNCED FOR WEEK

Southern and Southwestern indus
tries continue to show marked growth
as reported In the Manufacturers Re-
cord of this week The following are
among the most conspicuous:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Beth
lehem. Pa, completed arrangements
for buying control of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, which includes control
of the Maryland Steel Company, own
ing large iron furnaces, steel mills
shipyards, etc. at Sparrows Point
Md; reported purchase. S31, 900,
The company is not ready TO announce
definite plans covering improvements
said to be contemplated at Sparrows
Point plant.
Ashland Iron and Mining Company.
Ashland, KY, decided to build pro-
posed steel plant to include thirty-six-
inch blooming mill, three seventy five
ton open hearth furnaces, two soaking
pits etc, to be driven by electric
motors; building OF steel construction.
Sloss-Shefleld Steel and Iron Com
pany, Birmingham, will decide by
March ID as to buildings proposed by
product coke plant. and 1t is reported
that from 100000 to $1,500,000 Is
the contemplated investment.
Cosden OIL and Gas Company,
Tulsa, Okla. Incorporated with S.
500, 900 capitalization to buy and de-
velop oil properties: plans an initial
daily capacity of 5000 barrels OF oil
and an early increase 20 1000 or 5000
barrels; will supply oil for Cosden
company's refinery and manufactur-
ing plants.
E /. DUPONT De Nemours & Co.
Wilmington, Del. plan to build large
plant for manufacturing explosives on
the Nansemond River, near Suffolk,
Va, but have not matured plans: sew
eral plant sites under considerable
Dawson Chemical Corporation. Bal
timore, Md, will build plant with an
nual capacity of. 10000 tons OF sui-
phuric acid from Southern birthstone
ock; hreproof construction buildings
will be erected at a cost of $3.50, 900.
wilderness Lumber Company
Charleston, w Va. organized to de-
velop 10000 acres of timber land in
Fayette County: developments will in
clude construction of logging road and
construction OF 223x60-foot sawmill
46x2S-foot manufacturing plant, 500
foot timber dock for loading cars, 80
foot lumber assorter. electrically
driven planning mill. machine shops
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Industrial and
Real Estate
COHEN COMPANY GREAT
RICHMOND ENTERPRISE

Richmond has many commercial
enterprises of which II may be proud.
Amongst them may be mentioned the
big house of The Cohen Company.
One may only need to enter this big,
live institution any day TO note that
IL is great big business proposition.
ranking as one OF the largest retail
dry goods houses in the country.
The name Cohen as applied to dry
goods has been before the people OF
Richmond for more than fifty years,
and the mammoth Institution as it
stands today speaks In loud tones for
a business that started small but right,
and all through these years remained
right and naturally grew large.
1t has many departments under one
roof. each carefully supervised by an
expert with years of training and ex-
perience.
The Cohen Company is always pre-
pared to meet the most skeptical with
the products the best from the markes
centers of the world at prices consist
ent with dependable merchandise, and
a service unsurpassed.
Tho ladies' ready-to-wear depart
r1ent is one of the most interesting
spots in the city, and has long since
become the rendezvous OF women who
appreciate style and economy. IN
many other departments worthy of
note, and to which The Cohen Com
pany have always paid particular at
tention, are the silk and dress goods,
gloves, lsces. notions and house
furnishings.
1t is indeed time we'll spent for the
shopper to visit and thoroughly in
speCt these busy ends OF the Cohen
store. as there will be found at all
times a complete assortment of the
very newest ideas. complete in every
detail.
Richmond is surely well equipped
with modern department stores. and
The Cohen Company is firmly cement
ed in front ranks--a position rightly
earned by a close study of the people
whose patronage is appreciated, and
by a practical demonstration OF real
service in evidence here. The Nlr-
gilman points with pleasure to the
Cohen Company's offerings today IN
another section of this edition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Mexico a Desola,cd Land.

A missionary who has just returned
to Mexico writes from Saltillo:
Mexico looks to me like large
nlan. tnat has not had water for some
time. All the railroad stations from
Nuevo Laredo to Monterey. inclusive,
have been burned. We must have
seen the skeletons of hundreds of
freight cars which have, been burned,
and also large railroad water-tanks
that have been dynamited. A large
brewery was still standing near the
station, and this brewery saved Monte
rev from being in ruins. for ! am told
the soldiers were too drunk to carry
on the destruction of the city after
having been at the brewery for time.
The situation has changed for the
better since the Carranzistas have
been here. Foodstuffs is coming In
from all sides. although the prices are
high. Church services well attended.
They have not missed holding at least
one service week since We have
been away from them"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
COAL HAUL OVER
V|RG|A|AN INCREASES
Month For Amy One Months
Shipments.

Roanoke, Va. Feb. 26.--The Vir-
gilman Railroad is reported from
Princeton to be hauling the largest
coal tonnage in its history, and II IL
expected that February, althoush
short month, will close with the nam
ner record for any one months snip
ments.
The roads tonnage, this month Is
about double the December ship
ments, while a big increase Will De
shown over January's shipments. she
company is experiencing no trouble
In Cetting coal barges, and 1t is NOV
ing from Princeton to Underwater over
500 loads daily. 1t is said. and the
mines are running at top notch. one
day last week record was establish
ed by the virgAnian in the amount ot
coal handled in twenty-four hours
time over Clark's Gap. It's heaviest
Grade, and overy facility the road has
/. being exe-ted to the limit to handle
its rapidly increasing traflc.
Shops Also Busy.
It is said that there never has been
greater activity in the Princeton
shops. with both the day and night
forces working overtime, Every
pound OF the roads locomotive power
Is being called into play. with old
locomotives being overhauled and
made &c produce the highest efficiency
possible.
The opening OF the Great Lakes
trade although the Nirginian has no
Western out. ct. will tend to relax the
Tidewater shipment os other roads
and make the demand stronger from
that source for the Eirginiau's output,
The Norfolk and Western is "A big
shipper to the Great Lakes, and will
divide it's tonnage between the two
outlets. The virginian suffered con-
s!fevaSly during the close of last year.
but it is now getting It's full share OF
the big trade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
MINES SHOW ACTIVITY.
Section of StsetsslsaRia County Pros
porous As Result of Operations.

Fredericksburg. Va, Fen. zo.-Ac-
cording TO reports from the neigheor-
hood of Jones Store. Spotsylvania
County. there Is great activity In that
section due to the work at the mines
Of the Virginia Lead and Zinc Com
pany. The plant is now working two
shafts and is getting out quite a large
quantity of ore. In one shaft two
shifts of men are working and in the
other three shifts are at work. Each
shift works eight hours and in all
cutie large number OF men are en-
ployed.
The company has not yet started
making regular shipments OF ore.
though one shipment has been made
via this city to the north. 1t is
thought that in a short time many
more shipments will be ready 10 go
forward.
More than $4,000 was paid out last
Saturday. which was pay day at the
mines and the merchants, farmers and
others in that section are profiting as
a result
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27

The picture herewith shown is that
Of one of the five apartment build
ingC. plans Of which have been made
by Charles H Robinson Company, of
Richmond and, Petersburg, for the
Terrace Court Corporation. of this city
and Petersburg. The plan is for five
modern brick apartment houses at
Hopewell Terrace.
These houses will be complete In
every detail. There Will be four rooms
to the compartment. with witChenett
and bath Each building viii have
six such apartments Heat and cleo
trio lights Will be installed. These
will be far superior to anything in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Walter Robinson Wins Honor.

Glade Spring, Va. Feb. 26-His
friends are rejoicing over the honor
that came to Walter F, Robinson Tues
day night Of this week, when he met
the leading high school declaimers OF
Southwest Virginia and East Tonnes
see, and carried back the gold medal
70 Glade Spring High School.
This contest was arranged under
the auspices of the Calliopean and
Hermesian Literary Societies OF
Emory and Henry College. and invita-.
tons were sent out to the various
high schools of this section to send a
representative to Emory to contest
for this medal. SO numerous were
the entries that it was found necessary
to hold a preliminary contest in the
afternoon, at which were selected the
mine young men who took part In the
apAl oontsst- Of the evening.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Director Agee On Rational
Farming"

Alva Agee, director of the Extension
Service, New Jersey Experiment Sta
don, in speaking OF Rational Farm
ing" says the following; Our coun-
try is comparatively new. II was
cleared and cropped The need of
drainage In many sections has in
creased as the subsoil became packed
and the top soil lost its humus. The
lime has washed out or been used.
The organic matter has been con-
sumed and the stores of soil strength
have been locked up, The steps
toward Improvement are not difficult
to understand, The four essential
things that are needed are drainage,
correction of the acidity of the soii,
organic matter and available plant
food The farming OF the next fifty
years will be far more intelligent than
that OF the past, and land will grow
better and not worse"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
R-ADFORD NORMAL.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.,
Richmond. Va, Feb 26.-very at.
tractive programs were prepared by
the students of the music department
fer each morning during the week
designated at the National Week OF
Song. The old folk songs OF our ma
ton and the stories of their writing
with sketch of the composers were
given. On account of holiday being
giveE on the 22nd the national pro-
gram in charge OF the Normal Music
Club. was postponed until Wednesday.
On Friday class and school songs
were the feature OF the exercises. On
Thursday night a song recital was
given by young ladies OF the Normal
School in the Normal Sch oil AnoS-
forum, and on Friday evening . song
recital was given by children from the
first three grades in the public
schools.
Mrs Chesborough. intercollegiate
secretary OF the Young women's
Christian Association. spent part ok
Saturday. Sunday and Monday at the
Normal School in conference with the
officers and members OF the Young
Woman's Christian Association" 'ss
association Is quite active ana inffu~
entail in the Normal school. A larger
of girls are taking the various
courses o. red by the assoctations
such as Bible study. Sunday School
teacher training work. Missionary
study and various special studies.
Professor j. E Avent attended i
meeting of the professors of education
of the university and normal schools
at Charlottesville last Saturday. He
spent Sunday and Monday at Har-
risonburg. the guest of H. friend
Professor C. j. Heatowle. professor ok
education at the Harrisonburg NcT~
NAL School.
The third quarter Of the Normal
School will open March TO- About
thirty new students viii enter 81 thet
time These students are unusuAitE
well prepared; most OF them axA
teachers and many are grAduatee e.
first grade high schools Many Of fhene
will remain through thu Humn1M
quarter. which will OPEN Juna ID -
close August - sIS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
At the Nations Foundation.

Gibbon has said: Agriculture is the
of commerce. He might
we'll have added that a permanent
a agriculture would be necessary to the
modern commerce of the present day.
Commerce has grown to enormous
proportions. Those who take part
must be fed. The fast increasing
population demands that our lands be-
come more productive. The man at
the nations foundation is the farmer
and his responsibility includes the
production OF the worlds supply Of
food and the maintaining OF soil fer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
COLUMBIA NOTES.

Especial 70 The Richmond Virginian.)
Columbia, Va. Feb 26.---Mrs V. f.
Argyle returned Friday from visit
of two weeks to relatives in Ashland
On Friday afternoon Miss Marie
Payne gave an elegant auction bridge
luncheon In honor of Mrs. Ellis
Snead OF Fork Union. There were
three tables playing. The guests were
Mines. Y Z. Argyle, c. II Baker, B. f.
Cowherd j. Marshall Cowherd, e.
Tucker Hughes. Tucker Darlington
Leigh. OF Columbia; Mrs Ellis snead:
Mrs Mckay and Mrs. Cabell Snead. OF
Fork Union: Mrs James Winston and
Miss McGee. OF Richmond.
M and Mrs Il r. Cowherd have
returned, after a Weekend visit to
relatives IN Hanover.
Mrs T. r. wizard entertained the
Five Hundred Club this week. There
were six tables engaged
Mrs. Eliza Morton. of Richmond, is
the guest of Mrs T. r Willard.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. 7. S.
Wool entertained the Woman's Club,
Henry Sydnor Harrison's works were
discussed. Mrs. Philip Stoneman read
paper on Harrison's literary
achievements. A criticism of "Queed'
was given by Mrs Tucker Darlington
Leigh. Mrs. Wood led the discussion
OF current events 4 handsome
luncheon was given at the conclu-
sion of the program.
Misses Thomasia Cowherd and
Marion Nelson spent the weekend in
Richmond.
The School and Civic Leag que and
the Jeffersonian Literary Society held
their monthly meeting Friday night
at the High School Building.
Mr. Bernard Cowherd left wednes-
dey to accent position in Richmond
Mrs. B. r. Cowherd gave an auc-
ton party on Wednesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Eliza Morton. of Rich
ypouH =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
NO PLAN FOR POTTS CREEK LINE
VIII Undoubtedly BE Built In Future.
But Not Contemplated At Present.


Roanoke, Va. Feb. 26.-At re-
cent meeting of the Covington Cham
Der OF Commerce resolutions were
passed directing the officers to get
in touch with the commercial bodies
OF the Norfolk and Western in Roa-
noke and other points in the effort to
secure their cooperation in the mat
ter of extending the Norfolk and
Western along Potts Creek. connect
ing with the c. & o.
The gap between the terminus OF
the Potts Creek branch Of the Nor
folk and Western at Paint Bank. and
the terminus of a spur OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio at Jordan Is only ten
miles, but the intervening country Is
mountainous and would present many
engineering difficulties, II the con-
nection was made, much quicker
travelling facilities would be afforded
between all points on the c. & o. and
Norfolk and Western in West Virginia
At present no connection can be made
east of Basic City, Va.
An official OF the Norfolk and West
ern says that while the addition would
undoubtedly be built In the future,
nothing Of the sort is contemplated
at present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27

apartment house line that has ever
teen built In Hopewell They are
made possible by recent city improve
ments.
In erecting these apartment houses
the corporation did so with a view to
providing comfortable homes for busi-
ness men, lawyers. physicians and
high-class mechanics who could afford
TO live nhomes of luxury a reason
able cost. The buildings answer
demand that has heretofore been un-
fulfilled and would do credit TO large
city
Or. Lawrence T. Price, of Richmond,
IS president OF the Terrace Court Cor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Six Factors In Plant Production.

mo single factor can be named
that is responsible for a fertile soil
nor for the lack of fertility. There
are at least six positive conditions that
Join in the production OF plant. Tho
lack or insufficiency OF any one or
more OF these results in no plant or
poorly developed plant" says f. O.
Fippen. professor OF soil technology,
Cornell University Food. moisture.
light. heat. oxygen and mechanical
support are essential to plant growth
Then there must be freedom from in
terfering conditions. such as the de-
struction by insects or animals, injury
due to disease organisms or inter-
ference due to toxic or poisonous con-
ditions. The correct adjustment Of
these factors for any particular plant
results in full normal growth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27

Alexandria. Va. Feb 2s.--In order
that il may extend the use Of the tel
ephone for dis patching trains over the
entire section OF its line from Alex
andria to Salisbury, 900 miles, the
Southern Railway Company has lust
authorized the construction of two
telephone circuits between Alexandria
and Monroe. a distance of l6e miles
The construction work will furnish
employment to a number of men and
Will be under the direction OF w H.
Potter. superintendent OF telegraph.
who will organize the gangs for the
installation of the wiring and station
equipment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27

porauon. The selection OF the site is
in his opinion idea, as 1t is but five
minutes by trolley from the plant.
The lots were selected on high. dry
land. on a bluff overlooking the plant
promising cool summer nights.
Bids for these five apartment houses,
to accommodate total of thirty
families. will be advertised for at once
and work will be started when the
weather permits. In the meantime
applications are already being made
by business and professional men for
these apartments when they have been
completed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Ranl. Growth Needed IN Garden.

Eavliness. appearance and quality
are the factors that must be cons!d-
cred especially by the gardener and
truck farmer according to Professor
E l.. Worthen, of the Pennsylvania
State College School of Agriculture
The system OF cropping is intensive
and the returns justify expensive soil
treatment.
Professor Worthen explains that the
soil must be so treated that 1t con-
tains in available form. at all times
during the growing season, the right
amount OF plant food to produce rapid
growth; for this is the one essential
in the production OF early vegetables
OF high quality For the home garden
the soil should receive liberal fertiliza-
ton, irrespective of its composition.
This fertilization should supply, for
the various vegetables, plant food for
maximum yields OF tirst-ciass quality.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
The Gosnel Getting Hold.

There are unmistakab BILE evidences
that the gospel is getting hold upon
the people. We can get large audi
ence every night and at almost any
village in the province. school chill
dren come in crowds and learn two
or three songs wei In one evening.
so that when they see us coming next
time they are delighted. and often be-
gin singing the sengs they learned at
our former meeting.-Rev. A p. Has
rel. Takamatsu, Japan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Four Essentials OF Soil Management

Drainage, sweet soil conditions, or
ganic matter and plant food are the
four essentials of proper soil manage
ment for profit Wet land cannot earn
the money for the owner that we'll
drained land can earn, and the prob
lem of the farmer who has living to
make from his land is to first see that
his land is we'll drained. The right
use of lime will keep the soil friendly
to the crops by correcting the acioity
Organic matter is the, life of the soil
and the means OF supplying 1t through
stable manures. clovers grass sods.
and other cover crops should be con-
sidered carefully by every farmer.
Land that is already fertile may be
made more productive by supplying
the deficiencies with plantfood. Soils
that are unproductive require fertil-
Izers containing ammonia. phosphoric
acid and potash under most cond-
tons These essentials must be con-
sidered wherever there is farming for
best results
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
SEEKING VIRGINIA FOREST LAND
United States Institutes Six Condcm-
nation Proceedings.
I

Lynchburg. Feb. 26.-Assistant
United States Attorney Chitwood, of
the Western District OF Virginia. has
instituted six condemnation proceed
ings in the Federal District Court here
by which the government will increase
its forest reserves in the Potomac.
Shenandoah and Whitetop areas in
Virginia by about 1920 acres of
mountain land. The condemnation
proceedings are necessary in order to
give the forest reserve clear title to
the property and not for the purpose
Of confscation. for the prices have
been agreed upon by government
agents and the owners In most II
not all OF the caseA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27

Maryland College has established q
correspondence study department with
courses in soils, fertilizers ana fertility,
corn, soy beans and Cowpeas, horses
and mules. dairy farming farm
poultry. apple, vegetable gardening,
farm bee Keeping, food principles and
food values grounds OF the farm
home, farm sanitation. rural econon-
les, fgarm accounts. farm dwelling
construction. gas. oil and hot-air en-
riues and pipe and pipe-fitt!ng,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
Another Co-opcrattye pistric, omce.

Under the plan arranged by the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. the Southern Railway
Company South American Agency,
located at 3s2 James Building. Chat
tanooga, Tenn, has become a co-ope-
rative district Office OF the bureau
The other cooperative offices are"io-
Gated at Cleveland. Cincinnati. Los
Angeles. Detroit Philadelphia and
Davenport Ia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
FARM AND FIELD

tility And SO If Gibhon had lived
today he would amend his statement
10 read: Permanent agriculture is the
foundation of commerce. Maintenance
~ soil fertility. through proper rota-
ion, lining when necessary and the
right use OF Fertilizers and barn ma
nnres. is the basis OF permanent agri-
dnlture.--George b. Crane, Extension
Service, Ohio state University.