Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-02
PROSPERITY VISIBLE IN
W|DE-AWAKE CHASE CITY
Lumber interest Observation-Disclosures
ing Plants Busy-Big Pay Rolls
Make Trade Good.
NOTED MECKLENBuRG SPRINGS
Important Leaf Tobacco Market.
Banks That Help Boom Euter-
prscs-Watcrs That Advert isc the
Town and Virginia.
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,BI FRANK y. WOODSON3
CHASE CITY. VA. July l-Thc
wide awake people of Chase City. in
'he County OF Mccllcnburg. know how
to spell The word prosperity" for
since the building Of good roads
throughout The district and in the ad :
joining districts. and the rcopcning of
tho many sawmills and lumber plants
and the converting into cash OF nearly
5.0oc.o 00 pounds of bright tobacco, and
tho rehabilitation or the famous Neck
lcnburs Springs. and tho increase of
the sales OF the famous waters 1000
per cent, and the wonderful extension
Of the trade Of the town. big furniture
factory. OF its great wagon factory and
of its box factory, the business of
Chase City has been on the jump. Yes,
for the past twelve months all lines
of business have nourished and the
strong banks here have seen TO it that
there should he no tagging anywhere
or account Of short funds. They have
not. allowed any Of the hustliuS con-
Germs. and the town has some as hus,-
ling hustlcrs as ever came down the
while the iron is hot ana to push things
While pushing is good.
who live just beyond the corporate
limits and do business within the same
II rejOiccS i'm splendid educational IA
cAliticS churches Of four dcnomina-
lions flourish, tho social atmosphere is
all that could hc asked. there arc love
~ homes. Scod hotels. good streets,
good water. good municipa ly-owncd
I comforts. good government. and with
all, a general cooperative spirit among
the people.
Eut II Is or tho business Of Chase City
tina, | wish /" write now. The other
I matters may h, takcu up later.
I since II ceased 10 be a cross roads
village, and changed it's name from
iChrs'ianvilic 90 Chase City the town
has bccn y tobacco market. For many
years II handled only tho dark tobacco
\ HItIGHr TOBACCO MARKET
or GREAT IMPOItT,t NCF;
Chase City is town cr about $500
inhabitants. including tho good people
grown in this part OF McckIcnhurs and
in LuncnbUrG County. and FOR some
years In its history n good deal Of tho
T leaf that found its way 10 tho market
was manufactured hero. but in recent
wears bright tobacco has become tho
rage In th's territory. and chase CITY
became bright market. Buyers for
all of the big concerns and tho cN-
,,urtcrs arc ON tho market. and some
local buyers. one Of them being one Of
the largest leaf handling houses In
the state. buying stock not only here.
but on other bright markets. Tho
sales "f tho leaf in the four Warehouses
hero for the IohaCc" year Just closed
were i.?o5.99l pounds. Which brought
tho average price Of SloCf per 100. vi
of this tobacco was shipped TO the hic
factories III Tins country and in f.n.-
I.I,I l,..f he. ~ roc
I VIII continue 10 grow there can he
no doubt. for the good roads that ra-
diatc in all directions from the town
/ throughout the tobacco growing re
Gions, VIII certainly bring more and
more OF the weed To market, and from
\ greater distances.
! SOMETHING TU\T Is GREAT
IN LUMBER TRADE.
Chase city is the center Of mag
niGccu; lumhcr region in which the
pine, "dll hickory, chestnut poplar,
dugwood. etc. abound 10 perfection. 1t
/ is, therefore lat natural that the lum-
her business and enterprises pertain
inI thereto should flourish here.
Within = circle of six or eight miles
around, lhcre arc four immense saw
mills, ana Il dozen or more smaller
ones, and concern which is perhaps
the largest cutter Of railway cross
ties iu tho State. These establish
mcntS supply the wood working es
Establishments and the house building
contractors OF the town and ship vast
/ quantities OF dressed timber 10 the
larger cities.
me chase City manufacturing Com
/ pauy, engaged in The wagon King
| business and selling wagons, carts and
. lumber trucks all over Southern Viz
cuia. North Carolina. South Carolina
and Gcurcia and manufacturing barrel
slaves and headings are Immense con
Sumer$ OF lumbcr as may hc imaSiuc
wilson Il is shown ny the books that
/ the works have a capacity OF .S.0U0 We
/ hicles per year and IA good times as
/ a. present, work wight M TO the ca
paciiH The names OF l25 men are on
The pay roll Of this establishment
Til" Icnrcys, Spauldmc Company
manufacture ycllow-riuc boxes FOR the
Standard OH Company To use in ship
ping oils to the tropical lands and
elsewhere, and this concern employing
hfty OF more hands are large couSum-
"rS Of lumber.
The southern Pine i.u,nher company,
employing seveury-fvc hands ship
great quantities Of rouGued. crooved
and finished lumber for focrine and
howsc-huIldine L" Northern cities
CHASE: oIIi's INIoIE
MANlFACrt CONCERN
Another immense consumer Of lum-
bcr Is the *. Nicholson Furniture Com
-
tory. turning out ladies writing desks
sectional bookcases music aud record
cabinets, piano player ron cabinets and
/ various novelties aIoug THESE liucs
I Inc Nicholson Company has an i'm
mcilSe trade with furniture dealers III
/ Virginia, North and South Carolina and
some other states. and for the past
two years have been combining their
operations to this class Of furniture
They are very large consumers Of
chartered oak. mahogany and mita-
ton mahogany. Probably 10 concern
) IA the town las given the place a
wider publicity or Il bigger reputation
Tor irSt-class work and good business
standing than this company. The Of
hcerS are IN y r. Finch. president:
il Nicholson. vice president aud gen
era! manager and : Y. Taylor, sccrc-
iaiN ana treasurer. This concern car
rieS large pay roll, many Of it's en-
p!oyees necessarily being skilled and
high priced workmcn.
There ar" numerous Sua Her cousuiu-