Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-24
TWIN TOWNS FLOUR|sH|NG
DOWN In THE VALLEY
Industrial Development In Two
Towns-RichmOnd Has Faith in
Things in That Region.
FARMER THE FINAL BACKBONE
All Things Looking Lovely in tho
Valley TOwns-Co-Opcrati and
Pull Together Telling for tho
GOod-Figures to Prove Facts.
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WAYNESBORO, VA, April 23-The
! Industrial development OF this end of
the great Valley. and especially of the
! twin towns OF Waynesporo and Basic.
is something wonderful New indus
| tries are coming every week or two, the
pay rolls arc getting bigger every
week, the bank accounts growing
larger, and If the war clouds would
only pass by. the people would all be
! perfectly happy.
These twin towns, however, do not
| bank altogether on the new industries,
or the old ones, us for that matter.
Quite the contrary. They bank most
largely on the great farming interest
Of this end Of the Valley. the great
est farming country In all Of the world.
! That farmer is a prosperous citizen
and the trade or profession of farming
is getting to be more lucrative every
dag. Is clearly demonstrated in tho
Wayne Sboro section. More and better
/ crops arc being raised here every year,
and dairying is being taken up quite
extensively. There is Il fine c0-opera-
tive creamery known as the Waynes-
buro cooperative Creamery Company,
here which last month turned out 1000
hounds OF butter This amount has
been increasing right along and is OK
pected to continue to Increase very
! rapidly. This represents money turn
over of over $4,000 per month. There
are upwards of $50 farmers bringing
in butter fat, and this number is be-
ing Increased daily. so 1t can be readily
seen that dairying, where there la n
satisfactory outlet such as a creamery,
Is a. lucrative occupation. The butter
turned out by the Waynesboro Coop
erative Creamery Company Is OF UNI
usual high grade and finds n most ready
sale
PROSPERITY JUDGED Bi
AUTOMOBILE INVESTMENTS
The prospecting OF our farmers is still
further indicated by the fact that tho
Waynesboro Auto Company. from the
beginning OF the year up until now. has
sold thirty Overland and Cole cars in
this section. and have on hand orders
for thirty more TO oe delivered rs soon
as they can be gotten. This is an aver
age OF something like ten cars month
for only one garage In town. and there
are three here in Waynesboro. and sew
cral more within a radius of twelve
to fifteen miles. AS farmer never
spends money unless he has TO. or has
more than he knows what TO do with.
this is top-notch indication that farm
ers are getting richer every day.
To further bear out the expressed
faith in this section. trust compan!
in Richmond. after a thorough investi-
cation OF financial conditions. land and
people i'll this section, has placed Il
loan Of 100000 on farm lands In this
/ section.
The sentiment against toll gates,
which the state Legislature some years
ago made possible in Augusta Coun-
ty. has taken definite shape. They arc
proving themselves very unpopular and
take IL all the way through seem n
! r. tel
/ enue. AL the last meeting OF the Board
OF Supervisors in Staunton, commit
tee was named 10 study over some sat
isfactory substitute which would raise
the revenue lost by the removal OF tho
gates. This committee consists of
Messrs. Evers and Callison. of the Board
Of Supervisors: Mr.. Crosby. clerk or
the Board OF Supervisors, clerk Of the
! committee. and one member each from
the Waynesboro Commercial Club, the
Staunton Business League. and TN"
Stuart Draft Board of Trade. 1t is
hoped that before the season OF heavy
| hauling TOLL Will he removed and the
county will no longer be subject to
this unsatisfactory method of revenue
collection.
Feeling the want OF some organize
ton which would enable the men OF
! this town and Basic 10 get together
! socially we'll as feeling q desire to
get in line OF the national prepared
! ness program. company OF militia Is
/ being organized. In the Waynesboro
| Commercial club tho town has an eX-
cellcnt business association. but there
| Is no club where the men can get to-
| Eether in more social way. Coupling
I this with the feeling that Wayncsboro
and Basic should line up with the rest
of the country and do its share towards
! furnishing trained men in case OF need
/ this militia has been acitated. II has
| not set been decided what form IL will
take. bn, il is hoped that soon things
Will line UP and sufficient number Of
| men be enrolled.
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