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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-13

None so blind as those who won't
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-13

Egg King Wez he Twill sit those 100000 until
prices me-" Why sit hem9 Why buy incubaorf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
STAUNTON MOVES AHEAD
business League shows same Fine
Results From Good Years
Work Well Done.

STAUNTON, VA. March lS.--At the
recent annual meeting OF the stanton
Business League q distributed
growth OF industry Was reported. Ac-
CordiuG to the report good prices for
wheat and apples. two of Staunton' S
mainStay crops rs well as new in
veatnicuts in a number of local in
dustriui ventures, have restored con-
iidcncc, causing tho business interest
OF the Town and all Of Augusta County
to look for prosperous spring and
summer season.
The report claims for tho league tho
credit for increasing the pay rolls OF
the local manufacturing plants % per
cent during the past year The league
also claims the credit for tho estab-
ii.hmcnt here Of a cold storage plan;
FOR apples with capacity OF 10000
barrels. The next big move the league
has In view is the establishment hero
OF Il large fruit cyaporatinE plant. |,
Will doubtless come To pass before tho
end Of this year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
THE PL0W BOYS CHANGE
If He CAN SEE HIS WAY
Soil Of Virginia Is All That Is
Needed for the Right
Thing.
BANKS DO THE RIGHT THING
Down Here I'm Virginia We Can Take
Care of Things to Suit Ourselves
for Withdrawing OF Fertilizer
Important Industry.

The following is a story that has
been written for tho Industrial Section
of The Times Dispatch by banI,cr.
man. What he says is just this:
The Virginia soil is good, and co,,-
pares favorably with any other section
OF the country. The soils OF the coast,,
plain region are chiefly claws loom.
silt loans ana sandy loans. The pi.d.
mont section OF the State is principollv
occupied by heavy red clays. gray snpdv
loans and loans. From am aprIcuI-
tural standpoint, the soil could NOT ha
better. 1t is almost as we'll adapted To
the production OF any crop as AM,
other section of the United STATE.
From its natural resources the In
gradients for practical fertilizer can he
readily obtained and manufactured, ana
: II is true that the manufacture OF for
tilizer liz an important industry. the
Ola Dominion producing in 1909 over
sS.ooO.000 worth. ranking Fourth among
he states OF the Union In the value of
this class OF products.
Then, with nrst-class soil and fer
tiiizer. All that is necessary. why doc.
not Virginia take her place in tho
front rank Of the agricultural Stateyc
i'ack OF market for her product? No.
LACK OF brains? No. Virginia han both
. =, ~" ''"'Hc'. Virginia mas been
handicapped only by the want OF cant
'ai, out now opportunity has knocked
ana The awakening has come
Ihuer the Federal reserve act ma
| ''ohai banks arc now authorized to
make loans on improved farm land,
ior periods OF from two 10 five years
az per cent interest, payable semi
annually.
Loans will he made not to exceed
30 per cent OF the auction value ~ ~.
property. or one-third OF the selling
Naiue or the property, secured by
Hrst mortgage In every case the farm
must have buildings on It, and a CON
siderable portion Of the farm must
actually be In cultivation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
COMING ON TO RICHMOND
AS MiDDLESEX SEES IT
Iirhmund Means Husfness-AI Doubts
RcmOyed-lr bnnnn and All Mid
dlescx In Close Touch.

URBANNA, VA. March lS.-One of
the substantial citizens OF Urbauna
welcomes the Port Richmond project
He says: "Urbanna and all this part
OF MiddieseS County rejoices that the
bin allowing Richmond to buy land
TO give that good city the right OF
way to West Point passed in both
houses of the Legislature and is now
the Law of the land. Maybe this cor
respondent should not say Il out loud.
but the fact is that We slow-voing
folks down In this region Of the coun-
try hay" had a suspicion that Rich-
mond was not altogether as euthusi-
astic as i, might have been about the
Crnauua- West Point Richmond Rail
wa proposition.
our doubts are now removed. We
know that Richmond means business
ana that the Urbauna road TO West
Point VIII not only be built but that
Il VIII have Richmond end to it
several ends in fact. Richmond is
The point Ne are aiming for. and the
apparent Indifference Of the MiddleseX
County people 10 the proposed rail-
road venture. which has been COM
mcn,ed upon 10y Richmond papers. liz
easily explained in the statement that
until now they only terminus
at IVES, Point.
as YOU see. wanted TO go TO
Richmond The eighteen-mile propo.
sition only carried MS 10 West Point
and from there VIC would get TO Rich
mond as best We could--by the South
eru Railway mainly. Now If Rich
noud is going TO control the West
Point to- Richmond route, only about
thirty-nvc miles, either by canal or
railway tracks under it's own voice,
vc urDanua and MtdlescN County peo-
pie arc happy. We can trust in Rich-
monG We are not always sure that
We can trust in Sa!lway or other hide
bound corporations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
DOINGS IN GORDONSVILLE:
SOME THINGS IN A LIVE TOWN
Just the Why One Town Wakes up to
the Situation uS IL
Sees IT,

GoI;DoNSNIlLE VA, March IS
Mrs. w. %. Blakey has closed the con
tract with the King Lumber Company
of charlottesville for the erection Of
large two-story brick building on
the site OF the buildings destroyed by
thc fire here OH January . Work has
already been begun. and the building
is Ia hc completed by July /. This
building Will he the largest and most
up-to-date In this section. fronting on
Main street ciphty-ilve feet and run
ming back To a depth of sixty feet; ON
the ground toor will he four store
rooms. each twenty feet front by fifty
riSht feet deep, with large plate g la ~
front. terraZa vcstibules prism tran
SONS. metal cornicc, electric lights and
sanitary plumbing, with front and rear
entrance.
rh" upper floor will contain four
living apartments. each with nve rooms
and bath. hot and cold water. sanitary
plumbing, electric lights and all nod
cln arrangements. They Will also have
ont ANA back entrances.
~ l.aulrs. Of Charlultesv VILE. has
charge OF the work, and viii no doubt
have IL completed on time.
T.. ". Ross has begun the remodel
ing OF his building just north OF the
railroad bridge. known as the "Bakcr
Euildinr.' When completed. this will
n" dotthi l." the mos; modern on that
side Of the bridge 1t will contain two
handsome storcrooms. with six living
rooms on the upper floor. y y Muir
ply is the contractor.
y. T.. Jones, vino recently purchased
the property north of THO railroad
nrid=e. Known as the Harbour prop
criv.' has had tho dwelling repair, ed
ana improved inside, besides adding "a
tt.iar
# tn. lot he has erected a large garage.
Mir. I.sathers. % Mad:io', who is occu-
pyin" the dwelling. Will also run the
gararc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
BROWNSVILLE TOWN
North tnrOiiun City That IL Not n city
lint II itipplinE hustler
All the Snme.

BROWNSVILLE. Y g., March IN
This town does not claim to be city.
There are many good towns down here
in "Tarhccldonl' that put on airs and
call themselves cities. when, as u mat
ter OF fact, the Constitution Of North
are All towns. Frank II. Jones. the
hustler from way back. has. however.
fallen INTO the modern habit and in n
pamphlet n" has Just issued he calls
rhomasviilc The City Of Opporiuni
ties"
Whether i, be 81 town or a city the
| fact is that Thomasville is "a place Of
opportunities. 1t has ,wcnty-,wo fac
tories, CONSISTING o. cotton mills, FUR
niiure ana chair and odworkinIs fac
tories. hosiery mills ana machine shops
annually producing $4,000. 200 OF manu-
factnrcd products that arc shipped 10
all parts of the country. The main
transmission lime "f the Southern Pow
er c"lnranN is '"ppcd 10y u subStn-
ton. from which electric power can
he furnished nlaHufact cries.
Extending southwark from yhomag-
VII" the. Carolina aud Yadkin River
I hallway reaches INTO tive heart Of a
fine agricultural and timber section
connecting with tile Southbound Rail
! road and thus anordinG - direct CON
ncction with the Atlantic Coast Line
and Norfolk "nd Western Railroads. Il
| belt line -! tho Southern Railroad on
on" side OF the city affords several
miles of factory sites.
Ample school ana church f:,cilitios
make the town one suitable fur home
making. and water supply and SANTA
! ""' are provided by recently INSTALL
cd modern artrSian water system and
, sewerage system streets and side
walks az" being improved by tho civic
government.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
AS TO ROAD Bull DING
Some Ideas Thut Are Hcid I,u,,n /,
PuiHsi>i md i'm Some Other
Points.

PULASKI VA, March 1S.--plan% for
hINin3 The State take over the rock
road between Staunion and Bristol. re.
pu'id ana maintain the same. viii he
considered more dciCrminatcly AT y
meeting which viii be held in Eua-
nukc OF Muy -. The special commit
tee from The Augusta County i;oard of
SUPERVISORS. which has launched th.,
project, has advised boards of supo"-
EiSor$ of the countic. the ola rock road
travcrs"s III southwest Virginia. dcsig
mating this dat. for the mcctiii;: The
boards. chambers Of commerce and
other ORGANIZATIONS Interested in the
development of modern highways. arc
asked To have representatives nj the
meeting. As previously stated in The
Times Dispatch. il is proposed 10 turn
over the sad road FOR rebuilding and
maintenance to the state. the convict
forces, as rapidly as their work * com
D!ctcd in The county in which employed
20 hc transferred TO this special work
With the modertiH!ng OF this highway
there would h" splendid thorouShfarc
through from Winchester Via the val
len, TO I;riStol.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
ilONX IL Orizinntcil.

\. Fairbrothcr's paper "t:y erything."
Published largely by him, but mainly
By his good wife, NJ Greensboro. y.
c., tells this Interesting story. which
may or may not bc an industrial item:
This is surely a world Of change
ana short change at that. SAT. blow
ing was once the business Of the
princes Of the criminal world and now
1t has got to be Stapl" with the
American tramp Eu, the hobo who
introduced II TO the Weary Willies was
one o: the few who ever fastened his
name GA a class. lie WAS John Ycgg
and hc began breaking into safes with
"a high explosive in tho sunny cline OF
California Now all the low class bur
glars in the land arc called Ycgy mon"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
LOW TAX RATES HELP MUCH.
so THINKS FREDERICKSBURG
city Council Docs "a Little Cutting md
the People Appinud-A Very
Popular Movement

! FREDERlCKSBGRG, VA, March is.
| At meeting of the City Council
| held night before last. when the city
TAX rate for the year 1916 for Fred
ericSsburg was adopted. the Finance
committee recommended Il reduction In
the tax rate Of > cents OH the SlOO.
| making the regular tax rate slO5 on
the 500 value and for school pur-
poses. 30 cents on the 500 value. Last
year the general tax rate was S1.i5 on
the 800 value. This reduction OF tax
rate, In view OF the many improve
ments that have been made in Fred
ericksburg within the past two years,
Is remarkable indeed and was brought
about by the business manager form
OF government.
city Manager K. Stuart Roger took
charSe Of the affairs OF the city nearly
three years ago and since that time
CONDITIONS nave undergone a wonderful
chahGe. Streets have been improved
new cement CURLING put in. granolithic
siaewaiks laid. new fire-house built,
new hre department established with
an automobile fire truck, insurinx n
QUICK and effective service. teams for
the city provided. barns built for car
ing Tor same, farm in Stafford County
purchased In order TO have gravel
FOR further improving the streets and
suburban roads all purchases conceu-
trated under one head and cXpenui-
lures made in the same way. besides
numberless minor improvements which
are appreciated by the citizens
When the city manager form Of gov
eminent was adopted here, there was
no sinking fund, but bonds Of the city
We're purchased from time to time as
the finances Of the city Justified. and
~ 1-.I nd. ,.;,
plan sinking fund of / per cent on
the bonded Indebtedness was adopted.
At the meeting last night. at the sug-
Sestsou of the city manager, the
sinking fund was increased from / per
cent TO - per cent, which will wipe
out the bonded indebtedness Of the
city In twenty-nine and ne-half years,
absorbing all of the bonds about July
n, 1915. BY increasing the sinking
fund from per cent to . per cent,
the city VIII save in interest Sl2i.300
as compared TO ! per cent sinking
fund.
Fredericksburg, during the time in
dicatcd, has made wonderful progress
in q municipal way aud the conduct OF
It's affairs are pointed out from all parts
Of the state as a model plan for guild
nnce in the management Of cities of
small size. The people here are pleas
ed with the conditions resulting from
tn. present administration Of affairs
and Frederick sburg Is now one OF the
most attractive cities IN the state.
With all these facilities and its rail-
road advantages, steamers to Baltimore
and Norfolk, its immense electric light
power, Frederick sburg ~ reaching out
TO secure manufactures and is es-
pecially anxious to locate an Industrial
plant that will employ from 300 to 400
men and is prepared TO offer unusual
Inducements for TN. establishment of
such an enterprise.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
HOME CAPITAL HELPS
| HUNTINGTON Has Confidence In INc1t
! and Thus Encourages OutAtde
} Money 10 Come In.

CNTlNGToN. ". VA. March is
The natural gas development company
is one Of the things that Huntington's
wide awake Chamber uf Commerce has
managed 10 place upon the map. This
company has made arrangements by
which IL can offer TO manufacturers
gas for motive power. etc. AT the small
cost OF cents per thousand cubic feet.
This has resulted in bringing 10 this
, town number OF new industries that
add largely to the weekly pay-rolls.
! These new Industries include a win
dow glass company, glass-bottlc
company, Il glass brick company, an
enameling company, and one for max :
Ing Interior hardwood trimmings.
These new industries are not all flnanc-
cd by outside capital. although there
is much money invested here from
, abroad. mingled with and mixed up
with home capital. There is not a
new industry in the town that is not
helped on by local capital. Thus the
home people show their confidence In
home advantages and outside capital
| likes this kind OF confidence and Is
attracted by II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
Cedar Tree. and Lumber.

SBERG. VA. March IL
me people of this section are con.
verting their cedar trees into lumber
rms Is due TO the fact that experts o,
'he United States Department OF Agr,-
culture at Washington and OF the De
par'ment OF Virginia, advise that tn.
c""af trees In proximity 10 orchards ar.
great netriment TO orchards and scri
ousiy erect the proluctivcness Of the
'ru!t trees. Another reason IS that /,
large lumber company has been cstah.
hshed in fredericksburg for the OK.
ciuslTe handling OF cedar lumber, for
which they are paving good prices
Much OF this lumber Is being brought
here
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
Pulaski md It's Operations.

PULASKI. VA, March Puiaski
is attempting some right biz things.
just what II all may mean remains to
hc seen, hu' as Il matter o! fact, the
meeting OF the Industrial ana pro.rcn-
s!vc orrauiZa tions !" 10 held in Roa-
nokC at date now near At hand. i'm
dicatHd that NJ tho carly annual meet =
ing of the industrial department. there
viii be some figures shown Tint will
give real idea OF Southern develop
mcmt in industrial lines in the South
crm states. mainly Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
WEAVER TO DEEP
WATER f. RItIiMONn

''The distance from West Point down
York River 30 Chesapeake BAY is ihir-
ty-scNru miles. From tie mouth OF
THO river To Hampton Roads is twelve
MILES. making furty-uinc miles prac-
ugally 10 TIA" set Tn" condition Of
~. channel j. rs follows: twenty
three feet at tn" Chesapeake Steamship
'"nlpanyS dock, bat alonc other parts
"i the town frontage the water il
thir'F-s"Ncn feet deep. For a distance
81 '"o miles there is a minimum Of
twcnt! tire, feet to q point ono mile
below the town, where there is a small
paf which at the present time has ONLY
twenty feet of water ON il al low lido.
Ihcn Tor the nest iV, miles there is
tWcnty-four feet OF water ~ .hn,
polnl there is Il second bar which q e.
TENDS mt for short distance and has
"Nl% twcHty feet Of water az low tide.
FROM this second bar Oh Tor three
miles there is twcut,-scvcn foot OF
water which gradually dccpcns 10
th.rt. four feet OF water to the open
sea West Point can now take car" OF
amy 7icamShipS engaged IN the coast o.
:. l.o trade. c%ccp, Two steamers Of tho
Ward Line. which PLY between New
YORK and Cuba.
I'll" sum Of $5U,uoO would cut on, tho
Tvs" bars 'thc frs, hcm" one milo be-
low town ana the second six milcS Lc
10" ipNn) ana give West Point :, iniui-
mum o. twcnt! -siN feet at low water,
"hlch Is sufficient ioI any vessel v...
yepi Tile largest bai,lcships and the
foreign liners. As much Gs So,uuuC
/ I"'u' ihirty-tw" feet of water at low
ld", which viii float any shin tina;
can iloai on amy water.
me 'haIm"i rs easily maintained
o"."E TO the immense volume OF wa.ai
! 'Pr''e' by the rannnkc> ana Malta
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
CONES ny RAN.

\ SEAPORT THAT
CONES ny Rtli.
III the ships OF the world were run
ming up to within thirty-eight miles
of Richmond. and thirty or forty or
fifty railway tracks We're lying side
by side from Richmond 10 the point
where those ships were landing with
their treasures and being loaded with
other treasures 10 20 to All parts of
the civilized world. what odds would
Richmond have TO ask Norfolk or
Newport News or james River or the
United states government, or even OF
The Old Dominion Steamship Company
Somebody may answer that Newport
News is not much farther than West
Point. and has the water too. That's
all right, jus; put down Your many in
dependent railway tracks ana get busy
with Newport News. and go FOR the
trade of the world. and let's quit
monkcying with the crooked James
and the folks who seem to control
what is left of il III the way Of naVi-
CATION.
Deep water reached by many tracks
than can be controlled like Los An
gcles controls hers is good enough FOR
u Richmond seaport. and this. il seems
to me, is Il subject worth think inG
of. Perhaps after all the conventions
have been held and all Of the reception
speeches made ANA all the smokers
smoked out Ii will he thought of and
figured upon by the maonatcs and
boosters Of Richmond Indeed, here is
somcthiur for the closest attention Of
the boosters, ana that they may get
an accurate idea Of the lay OF tn"
land and OF the water. too. ! present
them with a map ON the front page OF
this section, a !Iap that can tell much
better than can the story | have
been trying TO set forth"
Let il he understood that Richmond
now has the right OF way either BY
canal or many railway lines. and II
can take possession Of West Point and
make il Port Richmond If ii wants
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
rhomn.villc Get. ro..onicc.

WASHINGTON, -. G.. March is. THE
appropriation bill carries a SUM for :,
poSto'iicc building ut Thomasviilc y.
-, one Of the best towns in that state.
Thomasvil!c has been clamorinG for
several years past for this public
building and at last it's prayer has
been answered. There is no town in
the old North state, or elsewhere, more
deserving Of this consideration.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
REAL PORT OF RICHMOND
IS TO Be At WEST POINT
~ The Timcs-Dispntch Saw II All
Four Years and More
Ago.
ABOUT CROOKED JAMES RIVER
Richmond Has Situation in Hand.
May Take Advantage of lt-West
Point Very Much Intciested-HOw
Los Angeles Became Great.

WEST POINT VA, March lS.-The
bill which passed both houses OF the
Legislature AT its recent session and
yesterday acquired the approval OF the
Governor. aud which gives Richmond
the privilege of acquiring by purchase,
or i'll amy way 1t can, enough land be-
tween the capital city and West Point
to enable il TO build n canal or to
construct railway lines, or allow other
folks 10 do il. under its control, has
attracted a great deal OF attention here
and in all this part Of Virginia.
The people OF West Point, and some
parts O: the York River region have
always had AN idea that West Point
was Just a suburb OF Richmond, and
when The Richmond Times Dispatch
four years ago named West Point Port
Richmond" the whole town all caught
on 10 the idea. The idea then advanced
seems now 10 have taken shape in the
bill that has passed. and received the
approval Of the Governor. Truly West
Point Is the true richmond port.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
THE CALIFORNIA FARM
THAT WAS An EXAMPLE

Using Los Angeles as an example
the writer of four years ago set forth
some interesting facts that are doubiy
Interesting to-day. kept Il copy Of
Ia" paper in which the Industrial
Editor set forth his views They are
mighty interesting right now. He
wrote.
II have Just read an article In the
June number OF Lippincotts Magazine
on the 'EXtravagance OF Our Govern
ment ia which the writer severely
criticizes the action OF Congress in
making large appropriations for work
on the rivers and harbors OF the coun-
try. lie seems TO make especial OBJ
lection 10 improvements that have been
made and may yet he made in James
River, claiming that money spent in
trying 10 make Richmond a seaport is
money thrown away. | do not know
that this writer and his like will ever
have any very material influence with
the Congress that passes upon the APP
preparations for rivers and harbors
but Ito know that the Strengthening
and deepening Of the river Is Il very
SLOW work, ana ] am beginning to he
afraid that very few. If any middle
aged people now living will ever see
Richmond the seaport she has ut times
fondlN hoped To be: and so | am led to
ask the question: Is Richmond really
dcpendent upon the mighty James for
an outlet TO the sea" ] was at West
Point q little while back, and was i'm
pressed as never before on former Wis
It's with the Immense water front and
the advantages Of that place as a sea-
port; yes. a seaport, great seaport
that may he. WHY may not West
Point he made Richmond Iort"' What,
~ port forty miles from base" Yes.
Why not?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
4 Sl;tl'OKT THAT

pomi Rivers. and tho heavy thrush OF
tides which ris" about four feet at
West Point
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
RICHMOND CAN DO
THE SAME TRICK

With all the deep water OF York
River IN thirty eight miles OF Rich
nlond, why may not West Point, al:
the head OF that grand hut very shor,
stream, become 'Hichmond Porn
The York is now uavigable for verv
large ships, and less than one fourth
of tho money II would take TO make
the winding James big enough and
straight enough and deep enough to
admit OF bigger boats than the Old
Dominion steamship Company chooses
Ia rum would clean out the two bars in
the York and make II navigablc to
West Point for the biggest ships aioat
the mighty battleships not cxccpte Ell.
and there is plenty OF room there for
them 10 mancuvcr ana turn around.
too, for the fact Is. although the state.
ment may surprise many readers. that
West Point has to-day much greater
deep water frontage than Newport
News or Norfolk. about as much rs
ho'h combined. Here are some figures
and facts in the concrntc that are
worthy OF little attention