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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
ACTIVITIES EVERYWHERE
Industrial Notes FROM All over the
Wide. Wide World--SUmr OF
Them nj Homo.

ontario's area is ,o7gs2 square
miles.
One milo Of railway requires 20
This country has 100000 women
farm ialor"rs.
Fitty voca,ions arc taught in the
United States Navy.
synthetic milk is being produced
from peanuts by European chemists.
Two PENNSYLVANIA inventors have
patented slinGshot with Il sight To aid
in aiming il.
rho production and distribution Of
electricity in Edinburgh has been
made municipal monopoly.
helmets for aviators hav" been in
vented with wireless receiving rclc-
phones built into tho car fans.
Russia maintains AT Moscow an OK
pertinent station for The study OF flax
cultivation ana manufactures
The C"neho. Shippo. Cocoanlo and
fahua tribes Of Amazon Indians arc
Still wearing clothes Of grass
In mineral wealth Mexico stands I'm
the first rank among nations since
It's riches are practically inexhaueti-
\ stove for campers that can ho
folded and carried like n suit ease
which il much resembles, has been
invented.
Ninety p"r cen, Of tho worlds sun
ply Of cloves comes from tho Zauzihar
archipelago" bur much OF the cror i4
lost through inefficient harvesting
methods.
FOR signaling time To vessels ,,crc
a." tw" lights in tho Lisbon narhor
which arc automatically illuminated as
the hour is about To end and arc oy-
nnSul2hcd OH the second OF tho new
hour.
AS = result or tho Scarcity 81 steam
,"nnar" nowadays y company has boon
FORMED In New Orleans 10 establish q
fcrviC" Of large schooucrs eolIippc,
with gasoline engines between Now
. crlcans.i cuba and Mexico.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
HALIFAX COUNTY TOBACCO
South Boston Itrndy To Handle the New
Crop Whatever IL
Mny Bc.

SOUTH BOSTON. VA, August Ia
The reports from all parts Of Halifax
County and those parts OF Pittsylva MIA.
Charlotte, MccklcnhurE and Campbell
Counties in Virginia. and Granville. Per-
aud Caswcll Counties in North
Carolina. which market their tobacco
here. arc to the effect that the crop
of 1916 VIII bc large enough 10 satisfy
even tho ambition OF South Boston.
which has set It's pins on 10000, 0"o
the quality Will not be all that South
Boston could wish for Much rain
has caused the tobacco weed to run to
some grossncss and some coarscncss,
whereas the South Boston buyers love
the extra fine yellow leaf. However.
all OF the leaf tobacco nSn arc getting
ready 10 handle the crop In whatever
form IL may come. and they arc dead
sure TO pay tho outside iiSurc for ii
when II docs como.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
TOWN OF MUCH SIDEWALKS
ERrmytiie BOASTS. but Docs Not Always
Tell just wh!-Neu Indus
tries Coming.

F.>RMVlI.l.E. VA. August la-It
nay not he generally known. bu; i,
ought 10 be. that Farmville is ono
the best paved towns IN all Of the
-nitcd States. that is. so far as tho
idcwalks are concerned. There arc in
his town OF but few more than $500
inhabitants fourteen miles OF ggano~
ithic side walk. TO say nothing of othc,
treets that have sand-clay blend side
walks and some that have brick laid
walks. There arc some people in
arinvillc who do not glory very much
the way that the town got all Of
hcse good sidewalks. through the dis
,ensory, now no more, but they love
he sidewalks all the same. and love
tell the world about Farmvillcs
good streets: and incidentally about a
thousand and one other things that
Earmville is proud Of.
Just now there is n general move
uent on the part OF tho people TO draw
o Farlnville some more Industries TO
axe advantage OF the competitive
reiEht rates, the cheap labor which
6 here in abundance and man" other
advantages which the town abs to Of
fer. The business Mems Association is
n correspondence with the movers in
several proposed Industries. at least
two OF which may be induced 10 come
10 Farmville. Anyhow. Farmville has
Inducements to offer new industries
that arc hard TO overcome.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
SEABOARD AIR LINE BUSHES
tOntrarts Awarded 10 Make Rrttcr
Grades From Hamlet to the
Sen Coast.

PORTSMOUTH,. VA. August I?.--In
order To fulfill its plans to establish
low grade line all tho way from
Hainict, ~ C., 10 Savannah. Ga. the
S"aboard Air Line will revise the grades
ON part OF the ten miles OF it's road
rom Hamlet TO Gibson, y. c., this being
hc beginning OF the now route which
now operated as far as Charleston.
Ihc Vaughan Construction Company, OF
'h"wsNillc, Va. has been awarded the
contract. and will start work as soon
- possible II Will be directed by r..
:. Thomas, division engineer In charge.
with Office at Hamlet. There are no
bridges or tunnels included in the job.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
ALLEGED LAND.GRABBERS,
TAXES AND OTHER THINGS
County Wan Who Va.
Some Rcmarks to- NRk~-ReRdRble
Letter Tint Finds Abruptly.

\ letter from avery fine old ChcS-
terrified County man. who seems To have
timc enough on his hands to study on
some OF the problems OF the twentieth
century, opens up a rather queer uucs-
ton for the Industrial Section to deal
with. hut his letter reads we'll and on
this hot August Sunday II will doubt.
less command the attention of thous.
ands OF readers.
"It must often occur to men who
study the problem of poverty" says
this Chcstcrfcldian. that the size Of
the earth bears some relation TO the
lumber OF people il can and will sup
port. Sat when We allow land Specu-
lar"rs to hold land idlc--to hold land
out OF usc--is IL not equivalent to
fencing off part of tho Garth. or pr,c-
tically reducing its size so far AZ tho
common people arc concerned?
There is an easy remedy FOR nearly
all undeservcd poverty. This is tho
imposition of tax on the continued
holding out Of use of all tillablc land.
Were all the idle. workable land in
the United States forced into use by
shifting the taxes from industry to
idleness. from improvements. from per-
sonal property and from hard earned
incomes to the land itself, all workers
would be better paid and all would
spend moro money making better bust
ness for everybody. Land spectators
could not then afford to keep land out
OF use, and hence more buildings would
go up. More buildings would mean
lower rents. as has been shown at
Houston, Texas. Landlord Pastoriza
will tell any one all about it: incl
dcntally he is tho tax commissioner in
that city
with an equitable tax the owner Of
Il lot partly covered with a shack or
ovcrgrown with woodstock around
Richmond for these cycsorcs--would
be compelled to build a respectable
house or let some one else do so.
This would get rid OF the slums and
incidentally Richmond would be rid OF
the starting point OF much disease. Less
disease means fewer doctors bills:
more prosperity drives out many quar-
rcl-brcedinE lawyers. More buildings
mean more employment: more employ
mcnt means less poverty, and in time
no undcservcd poverty. With an
equitable tax law the city fathers
would have no need TO hunt over tho
adjoining counties for locations for
poor farms on which TO herd the de-
serving poor. 1t Is every mans duty
to work for the undoinE of the great
wrong OF land monopoly. ALI mon
have an equal right to access TO the
Garth. and any man or woman denied
this right suffers more or less the
essential evils OF slavery"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
ROCKY MOUNT REJO|CES;
TOBACCO MARKET OPENS
HiGh Prices Paid for rrimings aud
other Fairly Observation-Disclosures
and Buyers Delighted.
ALL RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Everything Looks Well In the Biz
Eastern Carolina Leaf Marker.
tremendous business Looked fo,.
the Coming Fall and Winter.

ROCKY MOUNT. y. G.. Au-uat 10
MI previous hiIh-pricc records for
opening day in the upwards or two
score years history of the Rocky
Mount tobacco market went glimmcr
ing on Tuesday. when upwards Of ,5o
700 pounds OF tho bright leaf tobacco
Soiu on the opening breaks for az,
average of more than 20 cents :, hound
rs compared with tho Satisfacin,.v
sales OF . cents a pound on opcnin.,
day last year. Thousands of farmers
who Cooked iu the local market. .ay.,
TO learn az TO just how the weed w.v
gong TO sell this season went home
not only satisfied, but clatcd and there
was a manifest enthusiasm on ali
sides. Tho double sales mad been In
ruiz swing but few minutes before
the TACT was apparent that every ono
81 III" score or more of buyers had
big orders. and the leaf was cycrv
pound earnestly sought Yesterdays
astonishlnRly high prices were borne
out in the sales OF today. and the buy
ers are making no attempt to conceal
tho fact that the crop is short and
their nrms have Gema ndcd that thcv
get the goods. Tobacco storage ware
houses all over the country and tho
several shifts in The MISUNDERSTANDING
plant attest the fact that the farmer
with tho bright leaf has hit the sea-
son right for Il big return
bic PROPIiESIES or THE
BIG-EIED OPT'IMISTS
Prominent tobacconists in discussing
the unprecedented high price forecast
ed that with the Nrst offerings OF
sandy primings bringing more than
$50 hundred pounds. there was az
sured an avelagc OF moro than $50
a hundred for the better grader and
the later offerings. II the demand con-
ttnued, and there is no reason why an
abatement can DO expected. One OF
tho oldest figures on tho local market
and man who heads one Of the big
gcst firms and n buyer OF upwards OF
twenty ycara' experience. in speaking
OF the cause declared The tobacco,
business IL in better shape than II
has been for years, and IS one OF tho
few industries that have not been hurt
by tho conditions that prevail in Eu-
rope Continuing, hc declared. ION
the other hand. 1t has been helped and
thcre are few dealers that have any
stock OF old tobacco on hand, aud
but few manufacturers a surplus"
And. so you Cau sec" he explained,
that tho tobacco farmer will be we'll
paid for his crop this season, and what
he lacks in pounds, by reason OF tho
unprecedented rainy weather. VIII more
than be made up IN prices"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
TOBACCO IN CHESTERFIELD
Outlook t.0od-i'ourts~u-S H.
who Is Coming to From,
rs Farmer.

Reports coming !n from nc chow,
Hiii District Of rhesterN.d count,
encouraging The Time I,;,,,.t.
correspondent, writes THE acrcarc
less than formerly. hu; tho QUALITY "a,
the tobacco on The hill is NOR, rror,.
ising for the dark tobacco than i, b.s
been IN years. The piin!ugs alc il,
sood shape henerhily and every nr.-
"entahle Loaf is being saved IN ~.
printing stale.
One boy ~ fourteen ycars az a-.
Ano his name is DWish' Balev. *
pects his Iriminp savings Viii try
nW about 80 pounds. porlary q nm.
more This same boy also has q Hnn
Gun patch % potatoes, from which ns
expects big Drn0'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
AS THE AGENTS SEE 1T ALL
DOWN IN BRUNSWICK
i.rrnI Agricultural Improvement in the
Land Where Good Roads Tell.
DcmonSt Agents.

l.AWRENCEVlI.LE. VA, Angus; 10
County Demonstration AScn, for
Brunswick County. j. -. Sizcr has re-
signcd his work here. after these years
Of active and energetic service and
IL leaving this week for Ohio. He Will
have charge Of "A big truck and stock
farm in that state.
Mr.. Sizer is one Of the livcst youna
men in the county. lie is always on
the go. but finds il impossible "a 70.
Spond 10 all tho calls that II" gets
frum the farmers for advice amt as
sistancc. He has been giving several
weeks recently I" trips about the com
ty with j. L. Lewis, VIII" has hccu
agent. Mr.. Lewis is man Of LONE
farming experience having been a
demonstration once before. and having
built MP n model farm in Rrunswic,
County.
Whcu seen 10y the correspondent fnr
The Times Dispatch, he said:
II nave been fortunate enough 10 hc
able 20 see some OF the results Of tho
demonstration work that has been done
in the county during the past three
wears. Possibly the greatest improve
ment has been in the matter of lcSu'n'
to 1916. there has been an increase Of
nearly 1000 acres In peas and soy
beans.
Forty or nifty orchards have been
/ pruncd ana sprayed tins year. where
! two wears ago there were only four
that were similarly treated. The al
/ falfa acreage has increased fsnm 100
acres, three years ago, to 400 acres
this year.
Rotation of crops for hogs has been
! established on thirty-two farms in two
[ years. Several hundred dollars wortl,
Of crimson clover seed was saved this
year.
1T is especially gratifying TO see tn.
interest taken in improved stock
Eleven high grade End pure-hrcd cat
tic have been brought into the county
for breeding purposes recently.
since January !. have Travelled
1000 miles on my work i'll the county
7 aud visited about $50 farms. have
been much interested in seeing ih'
hoyS who are working in tho variou.
clubs potato. corn. cotton, pea.
nut and pig clubs. SiXty-thro" boy.
tho sweet potato club alone.
one interesting feature OF demon
stration work that have rcccn,ly
, inauguratcd here is a demonstration
tour group OF farmers In autnrno
biles giving "A day for driving abou
the county, visiting farms where OK
detrimental work is being done, AN,
comparing these experiences with thci
own.
~ sec II good future for agriculture
work in I;innSwick, and my succcs.":
Mr.. Lewis. Viii ind the TURNER'S read.
, aud willing to Try new methods 70
tho Improvement %! their larmn"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20

" EST POINT, VA August I?-Thc
York manufacturing Company received
tiiS week AN up-to.datc dryer. which
IS bcinG Installed for immediate use.
Tn" dryer. moro ih,n 100 feet long,
required two freight cars for trans
roriatI"n and was purchased from {.
Philadelphia concern.
The company has had 10 rcicc, many
orders or account OF Inadequate dry.
ing facilities. The capacity Of the plan,
al this time * sold NJ I" October
With the new dryer in use, The Ga
Dacity viii be materially Increased. ion
whici, thor" is a ready market ASKING
FOR tho product
The officers Of tho company arc vii
liam &. Davis, president: Nathan IIc.ti
vice president; Charles Stnrkc. nccre.
tarN, treasurer and general manager
majority OF the stock is held b,
Richmond parties.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
WEEDS IN VACANT LOTS
IN GREATER RICHMOND
Sail Not (" BE HeaItIful and Very
Numerous in This Rather
Wet Summer.
QUICK REMEDY is SUGGESTED
How an Illinois Town Not Nearly
So Large aS Richmond Cleaned
Out tho Wcctls-CorrcspOn
Talks Out.


II is not quite certain that Richmond
is altocc,hcr as entity as some fnlI,s
a., ,;, ne a.,
'1'''' o''""' '"'
stance p"' an inc same the letter is
given for what it is worth The OBJ
servant writer says:
T., ~ ;,
,,;s.,c o ~, ,' 'sn, .ne .a''n' io' wesn
;n,. nr,h,cn, NO a,,a ~
,,r,,.,, 3, Nv" '' .'":
Lr.,,o., H. ,tii; % VI
.n.rcssf,I n,nm ana ,,Iu ' '.I. 1917
,,.,n ~" in1 :" y. ~, e.'
,o;, ~. ,r, ON
a;n,, ,,.; :, ", 90 i"H an
o,.,,nr or ,n..sn ,r rnn",.! .i ny
ao,1 m 800 ~ =" M
in hoirb, within ooo 700, ~ .,n,. h,,;,s
;mc usc,i n. q rnsido,ce ,,n,to,. a., ,
nii, Of = $40 fine And - is helm. pm .,,.
fnr,..d l., scndin.. q, notice 70 ~, -,
rnrj,rc owners s;-ucd IN. tho nroro,
n,u..n, ,.,,i,,n ,,,ds sn,,hn, 49, ~,
Inws
..y,u, ,t,out;or ne owror ar ,,,.
~ l,incE ,,,
di,.isin,, =, ,hc vi,l,g. mr. R,v,r I,,r,,.,
Icirr l...,,cI Go ,.,,,,
tu!l\ called 90 the fact that the growth
"C weeds on mat property is in excess
"i 'ha' permitted by ordinance OF this
viliaS" 'Ihe ordinance makes II UNI
10" ~ ~ ''''. ''e'''' al! S'oM III u
weeds 10 height of over ten inches.)
10 permit inns 10 continue VIII make
gov iihoie as PROVIDED III TINS ordinance.
tNioiatio' 10 nc punished by fine or not
exceeding $40 Tor each day main
ta'ned)
III requested the village Will cut down
the weeds on the above property on
"Plcaso enclose checIe With order"
Many OF the owners promptly remit
the necessary amount 70 nav for cut
ting tho weeds. others nav NM, nre-
senta;ion OF q hill while otj,ers aro
compcllcd to nav, rho amount collect
cd more than coyers +bn COST ~ cr
forciur The law and all y,can. ,ots
are cared FOR
W'hy no; ucrs,;,d, inr y,i,j,u,,,,
Norfolk. Roanoke ana rc,crshurr
fathers 10 a,iopt :. similar noliry" II
should work well. unIcss there arc TOO
many uuemnloycd nc,tirorrcrs r.,d,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
RENOERS0N'S LATEST
New HoSi~r, win soon IN &c, :, ~,
IN w '"r- awake taroltnu
Town

HENDERSON, \. c.. August - Til.
Henderson Hosiery Company. ono or
the newest concerns Of This widc-awaii"
town. about which thcrc has been some
talk Of late. has been duly organiZcd
with y" y. WAddill. president. }. H.
s'.'die. Ni!c-rresidcnt aud William \.
Hum, secretary treasurer ro,.rac.
Tor 'ox@o- ioot mill-conStrlction huild :
ing. costinE $4,000. has been awarded
10 " - FosI'far aud machinery cost
Ing $4,000 VII ro installed .TIis
equipment win INCLUDE nf,y knrttin.
machines With electric power dr!yo f6r
a oa'iN capacity ~ $50 0ozcu pairs
OF hose '"'''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
NEWPORT NEWS GETS THERE
Another Pay-RoIl Making Enterprise
for the ShiPbulldinE City on
Hampton Ronds.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Angus: 10
The announcement has already been
made. but il will bear repetition, that
plans and Specifications have been sub
m!tted TO the contractors OF buildings
for 100000 cotton cordagc mill to
bc operated in this city. The amount
named lis the estimated cost OF the
buildings. machinery, etc, including the
electric power drive. and the electricity
may hc obtained from tho Newport
News. Hampton and old Point Railway
Company. A. T.. Powell, president Of
tho Powell Trust Company. and asso-
ciates Will build this cotton factory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
Developing More Conf I'm Te,ncs...

HN!SfOL. VA. August la.-Plans arc
Hu""r consideration for the dcvclon-
m"ht of tho coal deposits underlyinc
'"uup acres OF Cumberland and Fen
u"NS county Tennessee land Of the
Tennessee Mineral and humber 90 Th.
Harbour Coal and Coke 60, Cainosu
Tenn. recently Incorporated. will mine
tn" property. and it's officers are: prrsi-
d"n'. ~. :. THOMPSON; secretary treas
Hfcr. u. w Montague: general man
"G"L Raul +. Jones. each OF Boston.
vice president T.. H. Enrisht of Hart
man, Tenn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
Five Thousand New spindle.

l'icMASNliLE. y. {. August 10
IN" Jewell cotton Mills, of tins town.
nave planned L" build 30O-foot ad,ii-
ION |" their factory and install tho
am" with 1000 new spindlcs and an
# the necessary additional machinery
rms addition Will call for about 200
low operators, t" make tho pay rolls
or tho town that much large
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
Increased Capital and I'uciIitic..

NASHVILLE. TENN. August I9.-'rhc
Hartford Hosiery Mills. Of mis- citv
hay" purchased It building and viii in.
S'hli an equipment for knitting hair
and full hosiery. this machinery having
been ordered. This company recently
increased lis capital from 100000 10
&2OOO0O
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
E,R NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ

FIR FREDERICKSBURG VA. August -
AT the opening day Of Caroline court
AT Rowling Green on MondaN thorc
were parked near the courthouse wear
Iy 100 automobiles owned by farmer,
and oth~rs who attended The court, An
estimate Was made that The cars rem
resented value Of over $4,000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
Hosiery Work In Wilmington.

WILMINGTON, y. g., August IA
new company Is being formed here for
the establishment Of another hosiery
knitting mill. j. \. McNorton is at
tho head Of the enterprise. and what
he tackles generally goes through
without much. II any. hitch. 1t is UNI
dcrstood that the new company wilt
start OFT with capital o, at least
$4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
Much DeveIopnent Ahead.

HUNTINGDON, W. VA, August H.
Tho development Of coal land and the
construction OF coke ovens for manu-
featuring by-products is the plan Of
tho Kun Creek Galleries aud By
Products Co, of this city. a new cor
poratton which has been chartered
with S250.000 capital by Fred G..
Prtchard. Rufus Switzer. r. IT. will
liams and others.
This corporation Will develop 4.i25
acres OF land. and contemplates daily
capacity OF $500 tons OF coal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20

RED SPRINGS. N g.. August 10
jrhc announcement has just been made
J ere that j, l.. Mcmillan and associates
tf this good town, have completed all
<f their plans 10 establish hero -
hosiery knitting mill. IL liz said' that
omcthinG more than $4,000 viii be
invested in the cntcrpriHc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
Zig Paving Contracts.

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, August 10
The city Of Chattanooga has awarded
contract for 5000 square yards Of
street paving. for which proposals were
recently invited. Tho contract price il
>i"N.""o. and the award was received
hy the Gulf Paving 90, of CHATTANOOGA.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
Mig Melon ShinmculS.

WEST POINT. VA. Angus, In rho
YORK River i'nrIu"rS' txchan:o Inns
shipped three solid trains Of melons
IRON West Point To Western markets.
Inis has boon An unprecedented season
for melons in this section