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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
LEAF TOBACCO GROWERS
SELLING LAST OF CROP
Larger Receipts i'm All Markets That
ss; Arc Not lct Sold Out-priccs
M Remain Unchanged.
PREPARING FOR NEXT SEASON
prominent Dealers Look for Great
M est Demand for Tobacco Ever
So known-Adrisc. Farmers to Plant
Il Heavily. i

~ All of the Virginia leaf tobacco mar
3kets were quite active last week. The
weather conditions were favorable For
marketing the weed. ANA the growers
seem TO bc anxious TO convert all oi
the 1916 crop into cash before the busy
time for making the 1917 crop begins.
Then, too. they have noticed the slight
slump in prices that follow al the
brisk war talk. and they are cNcrtinc
themselves TO sell out while the selling
is good.
The receipts on tho Richmond market
were about 10000 pounds. about 90.
cured. dark shipping stocks. and the
balance MAS Of the sun cured variety.
The market generally was unchanged.
the fire-curcd goods going for from
50 TO s14 per hundred and the sum
cured sales showing au average of 4
fraction over Sic per hundred.
All over tho tobacco growing sec
tons Of the state the farmers are pre-
pairing for a tis crop this year. They
have been advised to plant out all
they possibly cAn. for IL Is the opinior
of the dealers that 10y the time another
crop is ready for the markets the war
in Europe will have been settled one
way or another. aud Immediately fol-
demand for tobacco in all parts Of the
world
The Richmond warchouscmcn arc Of
the opinion that not over 100000
pounds OF the suu.vurcd tohaccos now
remain in tho hands or IN" farmers.
and all Of that will he sold this month
when tho longest warehouse holiday
season they have ever known in til"
history OF the trade Will commence.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
SOME FACTS FROM AFFAIR
Hricf Items Of Industrial Character
THAT Como From All Parts OF
the World.

Pueblo ocolD unions have purchased
a laho, temple for $4,000.
THO annual loss in this country from
hog cholera exceeds s5o,0oo.ooo.
starch is now being manufactured
IN the South from sweet potatoes or
yams
The upholstcrinc OF motor cars now
requires tho use Of more than l.0o00Oo
hides annually.
Nor" copper was produced in the
United States last year than III any
prior year in the cuuntry's history.
Fort Elizabeth tho largest seaport
oil the east side 81 cape colony. is
called the Liverpool Of tho cape
thilc's first steel mill has hccn open
Cd 10 manufacture the metal from
Scrap.iron heretofore exported TO Eu-
rope.
The Increased employment, Of chi.
n'sc IN the mercantile marine of Great
Britain is resented hy organized labor
IN England
The swedish match factories have de-
cidca /" reduce the size Of matches
owiiiG 10 the fact that Russia has
i"rhiddcn the export OF aspen wood.
I'm idea OF tho enormous cxtcn; of
electrical industries may he gained
from tho fact that their annual i'm
com" equals tho total annual cNpcudi-
turcs "f the United States government.
IN" alkah industry III Nchrask is
ono OF the states most important.
Lakes arc a source Of supply II is
estimated that Lake Jesse alone viii
produce lo",h"n tons Of alkali worth
between S2,ooo.oo0 and $4,000 900
" IS estimated that there arc So.
hop,ppp sheep in tho world Australia
holds about a3.oo0.ooo. Quccn> lands
share 81 that figure being 2l.Ss.GOo
adding 5000. 0oo for New Zealand
Australasia contributes two-clcvcnths
Of tho worlds total
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
VAL LIABLE SLASH PINES
ANOTHER ASSET OF SOUTH
To Pin. Important Fart In Value OF
tmt-OScr Lands OF Suuthera
states.

According TO a recently issued buile.
tim OF tho United States l'orrs; Ser
vice. comparatively little known.
but valuable. tree. generally called
slash pine. il fast replacing long Flea
pine III many sections of the South.
In some respects this tree is consd-
cred i better tree than long leaf. Its
growth. according TO tho forestcrs. is
more rapid and IT'S yield OF turpentinc
itI ger, while the wood is said to be
the heaviest, hardest and strongest
coniferous wood grown in the coun-
Try.
The term slash pine" it is en-
planned is popularity applied TO several
southern pines. notably the loblolly.
with which tho true slash pine is often
confused because OF its close rcscm-
blancc. The slash pine is also some
times called Cuban" swamp or
she pine.
The chief causes for the rapid spread
Of the tree arc its frequent aud album
daut seed production. very rapid
growth. ability to endure the shade of
other trees. and its capacity TO adapt
itself TO a wide range OF environment.
The fact that il can withstand the
combination of forest fires and razor
back hogs is also considered OF I'M
portancc by tho forestcrs. who say that
tho tree i destined 10 play An impor
lands Of the South AS example OF
tho high money returns obtained by
turpcntini,lS tire tree. il is stated that
in one instance in South Carolina
twcnty-ycar-oli stand OF slash pine
averaged 30 trees per acre. each OF
which had one cup. The turpcntinc
operator paid tho owner 10 cents
cup. or a total OF So per acre. For The
privilege of tapping the trees
After rest OF from three 10 five
Years the trees should nc in GOOD con
ditjon for back -cuppin- and should
produce even larger financial returns.
Ey using the improved methods Of tur-
pcntinilg advocated by the Forest Ser
vice. the torcstcrS say that such a
stand could lie turpcntined for
longer period or years instead OF the
three or four years under til" crude
methods now generally employed.
1t Us pointed out that the yellow
pine lands OF tho South furnish by far
the bulk Of I'll" naval storcs Of tho
world. and that the supply is steadily
dccrcaSin. as those lands arc denudcd
IF their timber and no provision made
for their restocking. Because Such
high returns arc possible from slash
pine. tho exports believe that the tree
should hc encouraged to como In on
the cut over land of the South. with
view 20 rcrpctuatinC the naval stores
industry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
MANY NEW INDUSTRIES IN
THE SOUTHERN COUNTRY
MONEY for Development OF DIxic's tie
sources Seems TO tie Plentiful
From Potomac to Gulf.

The past weeks issue of the Manu-.
lecturers Record records the c$tab-
iiShnent and proposed establishment
OF many industries all over the South.
some OF them requiring the investment
OF very large sums OF money. AMONG
the more important announcements il
the first detailed report OF the plans
OF the Pennsylvania railroad Company
concerning their proposed bcttcrtncnts
ut their Baltimore terminal. These
plans call for tho expenditure OF tho
vast sum Of s2l.000.0O0
Among the many new industrial or
gani%ations announced a few may he
mentioned The Porcelain Enamel and
manufacturing Company. Baltimore
chartered with sl.50O.000 capital. for
manufacturing porcelain cnamcicd
products; tho Ococe rrcnnD Copper
Co. incorporated with SI.c5O. 900 capital
Tor mining copper orc: the Jcwctt-
Thacker coal Corp. ilnit w. Va. moor
porated with si.2oo.oou capital by be-
,roit capitalists. who viii Gcvcicn coal
properties: the Corona coal and Irnn
Company. Hirm,nnhani. Ma 10 invest
s25o000 for developing an additional
miac IN tho birmingham district. daily
capacity to bc 1000 tuus and cuuip-
mcnt 10 lac arranged for increasing.
Fountain Erush %. Roanoke VA
incorporated with 500, 900 capital for
manufacturing brushes.
american Net and Twinc Company.
.NHlliSioh. Ma. VIII invest S2Uu.Upp to
build additional mill. which viii have
300 spindlcs. with RECOMMENDING ma
chincry.
Hoover n Roie manufacturing 20.
birmingham. Ala. incorporated viii,
10000 capital to builo plant for
manufacturin. railway safct: devices
Ferry Reeves Lumber 10. selma, Ala
incorporated with s.o0.00o cari:al for
manufacturing. lumber.
Easter Eottiins Corporation. Peters
burg. Va. chartered with so".oc0 capt
tai 10 establish boiling plant,
Spring city Hosiery Mills. Spring
city. Tenn. Incorporated with $1,000
capital for knitting hosiery
East View Dairy Corporation. Peters
burg. Va. incorporated with $4,000
capital t. manufacture dairy products.
The Copper Corporation. Shawvii'c.
Va. chartered with $50, 900 capital for
mining copper orc.
Holland American Fruit Products
Co. Fort Smith. .hrk.. Incorporated
with 100000 capital 10 can frui. prod.
acts
Ecaver- Elkhorn Coal Co. Ashland.
Ky. incorporated with S.i,"0o capital
Tor coal mining.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
No I<tch Coming "a, ,.ynrhnurs.

III NJ II |V TsTf- ". NTdF0TI ".--F.r-
ccipts 80 loose loaf tobacco this week
were i3o,Snp pounds, making sales M
tn date fcr this season ltlnG. tnU
pounds, This is III increase "t l.gil.-
600 pounds over tho same period ~
tho l?l5-l6 season.
Receipts the nrst two day of inc
week We're good; Nut TIA" heavy raiu
Of Wednesday, aud Thursday "cu, in,
and sales for The week wore not "a
large would otherwise have been
Prices are holding up wcll. and while
not as high as they were few weeks
ago, Vet tobacco - selling we'll and
when the order ANA condition Is good
the farmcrS have no krh coming.
The figures below prevailed THIS week.
Tugs, 50 TO Sll: short leaf, 5000 to
$3.50; long leaf, ST. to SIS. dapplc
leaf. So 10 SIS wrappers $l5 10 $50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
PAY ATTENTION
TO THAT LITTLE
BALD SPOT

Here's good news at last for men
and women whose hair is falling. who
are getting bald. or prcmaturely gray.
and whose scalps are covered with
dandrun that nothing seems to kosp
away and whose heads itch like mad.
Tragic has secured the local agency
for Partisan Sage. Il simple. harmless
hair treatment that Is so certain in itS
tonic action on tho hair and scalp and
so sure Of giving the limit OF satisfac-
ton. that they sell il with offer Of
money refunded ii il does not abolish
dandrun stop itching head. and not
only check excessive loss Of hair but
stimulate a new growth.
Partisan Sage is Il dclicatcly per-
iuncd liunid. antiseptic and scicntifl-
cally prepared, which when mussaged
into ,he scalp goes right down to the
htir roots, where most hair worrioS
begin. aud furnishes the famished
roots with tho nuuriShment that is
.ackin9 to make the hair grow better
and show more life and vitality. Par
isian Sage not only stimulates hair
growth but beauties IL 50 that II Is q
faroritc dressing ~ women who take
pride il beautiful hair that can be
easily arranged aud appear much
heavier than II really il. 4 large bot
tic is inexpensive ut Your favorite
drug COMMERCIALLY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
BAD SPRA|NS OR
MUSCLE STRAIN
Rub pain. ache. soreness and
swelling right out with
EST. Jacobs Oil"

Rub u on 81 spraincd ankle, wrist.
shoulder back or apran or strain
anywhere, that's when YOU realize the
magic in old, honest st. Jacobs OH
BECAUSE the moment u IL applied, out
comes tho pain. ache. soreness and
swelling. IL pcnctratcS right into the
injured muscles, nerves, liEamcnts
tcndons and bones, and relief comes
instantly. 1t not merely kills pain
but soothes aud heals the injury so "A
quick recovery Is effected.
Get 4 small trial bottle OF ST
Jacobs OH right now at any drug
store and stop suffering. Nothing else
sets things straigh, so quickly--So
thoroughly II is the only application
TO rub OH a bad sprain. strain. bruise
or sWciling.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
GOES TO WHOLESALlNG
Nest Point Brnnchin: 0ut-Stnrt> Am
other .IobbinI IIOusc-Nany
Merchants TnlSc Stack.

WEST JOINT. VA. March "'rhc
l.. -. Clopton. co. has been organized
and incorporated here t. engage in III"
wholesale grocery business. Among
the incorporatorS and stockholders arc
q number OF the most progressive mcr-
chants in West Point and in III" sur
rounding country.
Tho officers Of the company arc: l..
-. Clopton. president: j; w. Marshall
Vice president. and y. Il. .\tcych. sc"rc-
tary- treasurer. The board OF directors
is composed Of the following gentle
mon: H. -. clopton. j. w. Marshall. y.
X. .\trych II. VI. Woodward OF West
Point: William lee, Of New Kent; q.
Il. Thompson. OF Lester Manor. ana
benjamin Walker. Of Walkcrton.
The company Will commence busi-
ness next week IN the Masonic Hal!
building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
FEEL BILIOUS? CAL0MEL SICKENS!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Don't lose days work. If Constipaed Sluggish Head
achy take spoonful Of "Dodson's Liver Tone"

Listen to nc: Take no more sick
ching. saliNatinS calomcl when bilious
or constipa;cd. Don't lose days
work!
Calomcl is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomcl. when il comes into contac,
with sour bill" crashes into it, break
ing II up. This is when YOU feel tina
awful nausea and cramping If YOU
arc sluggish and ALI knocked out" i:
your liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache. dizziness.
coated tongue. il breath is bad or
stomach sour just take spoonful OF
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here. my giarant ec--Cio to ans
drug store and get II 30 cent bottle OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

Dod*on's Liver Tone. take a spoonful
tonight. anf II II doesn't straighten
You right M and max" you feel inS
and vigorous by morning want you
TO go back 10 the store and get your
money Dodson's Liver Tone Is de-
stroyinc the sale OF calomel because 1t
is real liver medicines: entirely vege-
table. therefore il cannot salivate or
make You sick
guarantee tina, ono spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver TO work and clean your
bowels If that sour bile and consti-
patcd waste which is clogglng your
system and making you feel mser-
able guarantee that a bottle OF
Dodson's liver Tone viii keep your
entire family feeling fine for months.
Give II TO your children. 1t is harm
less: doesn't gripo and they like its
plea SAINT taStc---ttly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
tive "California Syrup OF Figs"
at once Ii bilious or
conStipatcd.

Loot ct the ;uuGIc, mother, II
coated. II is sure sign that your lit
10 ones stomach liver and bowels
recd a gentle. thorough cleansing at
once.
When pec,ish, cross. listlcss. pale,
doesn't sleep. doesn't cat or act natur-
ally. or j. fcverish. stomach sour,l
breath bad. has stomacii-achc. sore
throat, di.rrhoca. fun OF cold, give 4
teaspoonful Of California syrup OF
FIGS" ami in few hours All the foul.
constipatcd waste. undigcstcd food
and sour bic gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping. and YOU
have Well. playful Child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
tah" this harmless fruit laxative:
the! love It's delicious taste. and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask Your druggist for q o0-ccnt
bottle OF california syrup of Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill
drcn 81 all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware or coun-
tortcits sold hero. To he sure you get
tho genuine. ask 70 see that il is made
by ''Caliiorni" Fig syrup Company"
Refuse any othc: Kind with contempt
al
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ARE DOING
LItEAI ,EIIAGS EOu IiuA

Forty-siX members OF boys clubs in
Virginia were given scholarship FPS In the
course this year By boards of super
visors. tho Virginia Bankers .tssocia-
ton. organizations Of various kinds
and individuals. and these hors came
mainly from counties where agents arc
working aud where their iabors arc
bearing fruit in a revival Of interest in
agriculture" and AN awakening among
young mon and boys 10 tho possibilities
for profit and pleasure in farming as q
profession. These boys wcr" given
quarters in tho Young Mems christian
Association Building. were looked ar
ter particularly by tho director of tho
extension division and rho assistant
State agent in boys club work. and
every attention was shown them.
The incrca scd attendant" At the
short course this year is Very cnrour-
aging To thosc Of the college and cS-
tension division, who realize its value
10 tho farmers Of Virginia. but II is
stiil far below that at similar courses
III tho agricultural colleges Of tho West.
where several thousand mon and boys
gather each year for two or four weeks.
II is q permanent feature At tho Nir-
sinia Polytechnic Institute. and its ulti-
mate success depends on tho people OF
Virginia themselves.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
con, Mining In Doonc touu,,

TTVNTTN'sTbN. ". w. Murch Il.
Coal lands at Jeffrey. in Boone County.
arc to b" developed ct once for an
output Of |. 900 tons daily by tho stan.
dhr,i Eagl" Coal Company. recently or
gained here Til" nc"rporators arc
y. J. Connolly, j. ~ Murray T. T..
coryeil and j. II. Riggs. of THE city.
and James ticaterman and w. ! Heath
erman. Of crown. " Ma. Til. com :
pany VIII install e!c,tric-powcr equip
mcnt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

completed for the construction of six
sections of bituminous macadam road,
agSrcIatinE eleven miles. in Brooks
willie district. and two scctions of sand
clay road. nggrcgatinS seventeen and
half miles. in Seneca district. Bids
for tho construction of these roads will
he opened by the Board Of Supervisors
on the 18TH
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
shade higher NJ Petersburg.

PETERSBURG. VA, March 3,-Thc
receipts cf both bright and dark to-
lyacco were quit" large this week. not
withstandiuc the bad weather. The
market Was strong ana active for all
grades. Prices 10; bright tobacco
range from Sio 10 80 por loo pounds
and for dark grades SO to $50 The
average on dark was higher than last
week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
GENERAL AGRICULTURE. FRUIT
GROWING AND D.SInlING

Students were given their choice as
to tho course Of study they would fol-
low in tile winter school, and eighty
three selected general agriculture.
thirteen studied fruit growing and
twenty-five specialized in ui,iryin..
or tho latter, six devoted their entire
time 10 cheese making, with special
reference 10 tho management OF conf
mcrcial cheese factories. tho manufac-
turc OF cheese for market Keeping ot
creamery records and operation OF the
Bahcock milk tester. rhis branch 81
the course was given under the super
vision Of .. NJ Gore specialist III cheese
making. extension division.
Twenty-Five OF the counties sending
men To the short course are now en-
ployinG farm demonstration agents
and five OF tho seven counties that led
III the number Of representatives have
had such agents for one or more years
some OF these agents ar" graduates
"f tho Virginia Polytechnic institute.
others took tn" short course as Il pre-
tho agents have kept constantly before
their people tho practical benefit To he
goticn in the four weeks by men and
boys who have not time or opportunity
- tax" regular college course in
agriculture. Very fcw counties where
there are II" agents sent moro than one
man here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
M|DW|NTER COURSE AT.
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE:
Facts and Figures About the Agri-
cultural Study by the Men and
Boys OF Virginia.
HALE or STATE REPRESENTED
General Farming Course Taken by
Majority Of Boys-OrcTarding and
Daiiying We're Main SpecialticS.
Attendance Encourages Faculty.

BLACkSBURI;. VA. March 3.--Sta-
tistics about the students in the winter
short course in agriculture at tho Nir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute during Fob
ruary. gathered from the matrirulation
book show tho trend OF mind along
agricultural lines az the Virginia boys.
and give som" idea as to what sections
Of tho State arc leading in tho develop
mcnt uf farming according to modern
methods. ono hundred and eighteen
students took this four weeks course.
an advance uf fifty-tivc over the regis
,ration last SESSION. and nearly double
the number that have attended any
year since il Was inauSuratcd in :9Q7
Forty-scvcn counties Of Virginia had
representatives among these students.
from as far cast az York and New Kent
from Scott and Wise I'm the Southwest:
from Augusta and Rockingham in tho
Valley. and from I.oudoun in Northern
Virginia. Halifax led. with ton men.
Wise and Rockingham each had eight.
koanul<c Scnt seven. Brunswick. Prince
Edward and Grayson had five each.
and Augusta four. The others had less
than -four mon per county. Tho
youngest student. n corn club boy. was
just twelve years old, and the average
age of tho group was sixteen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

Good Roads In Campbell County.
EJSTBtltG. VA. March t'ampbcl !
County VIII d" much good road building
thia year. Plans have ulrcady hr,u
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
Many Positions Of Vital I'm
portance Taken by British
Strongholds, w hi { h
] Formerly Resisted Many
Fierce Attacks, Swept
Away Easily and Haig's
Troops Rushed far Ahead.

III British Headquarters in France,
Sept 20.( (Delaye )-(By the Assoc
ciated Press) The British offensive
which began at dawn over a wide
front east of the Ypres salient found
the attacking forces today holding
many positions Of Vital importance
and continuing the fight In German
territory along a line In which many
places represented an average gain
of a mile. 8 I.
Such redoubtable strongholds as
Nuns Wood, Glencorse Wood, Ipver-
ness Copse, and Shrewsbury Forest,
which, have withstood numerous fierce
assaults recently, were entirely over
run by the British who reached points
well beyond them. Heavy fighting
was continuing at close range at var
ious points and the Germans were
massing troops with the evident interl-
ton Of delivering q counter ttsck 4.
DAY OF GREAT SUCCESS
FOR BRITISH ARMS. &
1t has been d day of great success
for British arms as the wooded heights
they captured east OF Tpras end ur-
|duestionabiy are of crucial Importance
since these dominating positions form
The keystone Of the German strtacture
OF defense In this sector.
4 The greatest gains have been made
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
MARTIN WEISS
BEFORE COURT
Complaints Made Out by
Local. Auto Company and
Resident Of Fargo.

Martin A. Weiss is in trouble, IL
three charges lodged against him to-
day are found to be true. Weiss was
taken before Justice Of the Peace r.
j. Purcell this morning to answer to
a. complaint. made by the Overland
Automobile company OF this city.
Sheriff "a. u. Tslifiei bfdp .: VI
fendant back to Grand sf sssaSsl llIs5,h
,Crookston last night, wheEe fie3 was
apprehended. ss .5..is
1t is reported that Weiss purchased
a machine from the Overland COM
pany here on the installment plan,
and is reported to have agreed to pay
$3O0t for the car. It is alleged that he
departed from the city and following
an accident near Mcintosh, disposed
Of the car for SITS. Upon his return
here, Sheriff Turner levied on his
possessions as the result Of action
taken by P. w. Satory Of Fargo, who
alleges that $1,17O is due him from
the defendant. ee
Particulars Of the cases were not
given out by the officials today and
details could not be learned. Weiss
was again taken before. Judge Purcell
this afternoon