Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-01
VIEWS AND AR-vlEWS.
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
suggestive Figures Bring Farmer, "a
hm"nd-sntt~rmtik and Err,h
Etsh-linttcr ant Cheese MnLin-


The maSnttudc 81 this countries ne
INVITES aud Industries IL imprcssiycir
indicated ia the various annual r,nort.
ann statements which have just been
punished r"r last year Hero arc
some of the ',;urcs. ms briefly sum
married. by the manufacturers Record,
Total operating revenues OF rail
roads. S362" .o..s.lii
Volume OF business of the l,mi,ni
states Steel Corporations. Si.sl SARA
TOTAL operating revenues Of the Hrl
system. telephones. S:64.6OO.oOO
tr"*s earnings Of national banks.
s"0o 100000.
When II * remembered that the rail.
road data Includes only railroads hay
.nS annual revenues OF ST. 900 ono ~
more although their gross oarnincs
constitute .. per cent OF all In the
United Statcsl. and that the bank
Statement, does hot include either
banks with state charters or trust
companies, the great totals loom IN
even more wonderfully.
And every one of these will probably
show even larger totals at the end or
the current year.
The Farmers Educational and CO.
opcrativ. Union OF Virginia is TO hold
great aud important annual meeting
this Wear which Will probabl he at
tended 10y twice As many of the bone
and Sinsw Of ;he stat. as amy pre-
vious meeting. The officials OF the
union have formally been invited TO
hold the meeting in ;hiS city. and IN
selecting a place. they are going to ue
guided Ivy the wishes Of the farmers
generally. These farmers viii come
TO Richmond II they are right sure
tina; Richmond really wants them. II
is proposed that every business man In
the city who has dealings with the
farmers. and have OCCASION 10 write
TO them on amy subject. mention the
big meeting and urge the brethren To
toie for NNchmond IS the meeting
place this year.
when watch 4 fisherman swinging
q three pound fathRck fresh from the
waters OF the .\ppomattox regret tina,
never learned the art Of catching on
to a bite. Eut buttermilk aud fish don't
mix well. and | must have nay fun
supply oil buttermiil with unfa Hing
regularity. Especially the kind |
drink: for YOU must know there Is
huttermlk and then some more. /
prefer il three days old. rich. free from
water and cold The gods never had
!, better drink Thus writes the
Farmviile correspondent OF the James
River Clarion. and he has pu, At least T
two interesting hints III the shor, para
graph.
Fac,ory-made butter in the United .
pounds in 1909 to s7S6,oIS.aSe pounds .
III 1914. according 10 the figures fur
nished hy the Census bureau. and fac .
tory-m;tde cheese increased in the .
same tim. from 3ll.i,a.730 pounds 10
31..5o6i6? pounds. In the last two
creased nearly 40.0oo.0U0 pounds over
the 1915 hsures. and cheese has IN
creased 5o,oco.o0o pounds. Nnd yet
both articles are selling higher than
ever before, There is room FOR sim
greater increases in bitter and cheese
making. and Virginia is a mighty good
state TO make them III.
y letter from piusylvania County
says the Information received from
every part Of the county is to the eff
feet that the farmers are giving Hrs,
this year 10 the raising
Of things 10 cat and il is TO he doubted
IL half hundred farmers in the
county will be buyers OF amy kind Of
food Tor man or beast after this years
gathering Of the crops. Coming from
a county that for 100 years has been
giving first consideration TO the to-
bacco crop, that Information is par
interesting.
The ladies OF Farmville" says a
letter writer. are organizing 10 have .
the vacant lots In the town cultivated
in vegetables this season. High prices /
for onions. potatoes and such like do
not suit che housewives OF FarmNille.
Let the good women OF other towns .
follow the example of those Of Farm
willie, and ali will he wei! in Virginia.
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Mining for Asbestos.
STONY POINT. y. a., March st
Mining for asbestos is 10 be undertaken +
her. on large scale =. l. illiy- .
burton aud others have organized .
strong COMPANY for tina: purpose. Mir. ,