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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
REAL CONSERVATION VS..
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Cnrclcssncss I'm handling Farming I'M
plemcnts and Machinery Cost the
Country Millions or Dollars.

1t has been stated that 80 per cont
of the implements and machinery used
on the farms OF this country rust out or
rot away. rather than wear out. This
is a pretty strong statement. but when
one goes through the country and secs
binder put away for the winter in
The Ice OF a fence under an ola applc
tree or = drag or cultlvator lief, where
last used, he may begin TO appreciate
these nSurcs. American farmers spcnd
scores Of millions OF dollars every year
FOR machinery aud implements. and the
loss duo to uncallcd for depreciation ia
appalling.
This loss Is due wholly, or In large
measure. To careless methods and
,houghtlessness. II /, were fully real
lied how great the loss il from rust and
rot resulting from this practice, s,cps
would be Immediately taken to rem
cdy IT,
II costs but little to erect and pain,
shed hig enough In which TO house
the farm implements. Surely "a build
Ing OF this character would soon nay
FOR itself by prolonginR the period OF
usefulness OF the Implements
Economical methods arc always per
t'ncnt TO success, and especially so in
these times. when prices for all inp,e-
'ncnts and machinery are so unusually
high Not only that, but tho conscrv-
Ing OF implements means that raw ma :
ter!als that would ordinarily go into
the makeup OF now ones can be Ill.
verted 10 other pressing uscs
To leave farm Implements TO tho
tender mcrcios OF tho elements is moth =
ing short OF criminal negligence.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
A BOON TO
SUFFERERS FROM
RHEUMATISM

Parco Rheumasol. a remarkably Of
ncacious preparation for the treatment
or rheumatism, govt. lumbano and kim
dred ailments Is now on sale in Rich
mond AT the proGreEsivc drug stores
named below. 1t has been used by
thousands OF sufferers in other parts or
the country and Is highly recommended
by all who have tried It. y single dol
lar bottle is usually enough to AFFORD
relief-you will notice It's beneficial ct-
fccts with only n few doses Why suf-
fer untold agony, which incapacitates
you from your work and deprivcs you
Of all your pleasures when PArco Rheu-
masol can be obtained 30 easIly now?
Step into any OF the following drug
stores and ask for bottle to-day.
start taking II tonight You will say
as have all who have tried TIT IL
wonderful" Sold and recommended By
Paragon Pharmacy. Hord's Drug store.
IT. y. Miller Co. Washington & Early
two stores). l.. T. Wright Drug Co.
Burnctt's Drug store. Allen Avenue
Pharmacy. Farley's Pharmacy, Kerns
Pharmacy and one store in each town.
Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
THE SOUTH is MOVING ON;
GOOD WORK ON COAST LINE
REPORT OF Hallway shows big Results
or Efforts OF Agricultural md
Inning ration Department.

The annual report of tho Atlantic
calendar year 1915, which has Just been
made public. in addition to much in.
tcrcsting matter concerning the vast
improvements that company is maxi
ing In Richmond and elsewhere on tho
extensive lines. contains some valuabls
and encouraging data.
OK such development along the sv.
tom the report states that interest In
live stock continues. and packing house.
nave been erected at Richmond at
Moultric. Waycross and Triton. Ga. and
Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla. vb,o
plants arc In course OF construction -,
Wilmington y. e. and OranEcburp =
{. The building CT plants at o,her
places is being cousidered
In Virginia and tho t.arolinas cirh.
-four and grit mills wcIo erected dur
Ing the year. and. In addition to them
three milis alrendy established in
creased their capacity. this develon.
ment having been caused by the in
creased production of grain. EIGHT
feed mills were also built to grind vel
vet beans. Shipbui,ding has been slim
uiateh by the war conditions and a
number OF shipyards are building at
ports on Tire Coast Line system.
Altogether there were 207 new in
dustries. including mills and various
manufactures. located on the com
pany's lines during 1916. and 2ss In
dustrial side-tracks or extensions vera
built to reach new plants or plants AL
ready In operation.
There were zoos heads OF famil,es
engaged in ci'hcr agricultural or other
Industrial pursuits located on tho sys.
tom during the year. a decrease OF !. ocI
rs compare with 1913. Concerning
this the report says that conditions
were unfavorabls for immigration
work. owing to the industrial activi-
tics prevailing in other parts OF tho
country. tfc high wages paid by in
dustrial plants having had tendency
10 decrease the number OF farm labor
ers and tenant farmers. ard that this
condition will doubtless prevail during
the continuance OF tho war. Severthe-
less. the AGRICULTURAL and immigration
department has met with gratifying re.
suits.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
FRUIT SHOW THIS WEEK
Huhin-,p mud Tntri"fIsn CnUnhinvd NJ
tnnuni Convention Of EIrpinin
ktAt. Unrt.ruItuyuI EncieiI.

iihIEifDTbri;G "a. Dece,1be, !.
.'"ir pirml'sa' EpeEk.rs will make
eHr''.s's hrf' i",' ~erk ~ -" AN.
'4al onhY"n'irn - 'He virginia E'a'o
i!pri rJi'sra EDo!'y. The convention
"i 'yNy"ns Ibtedhy rYerfnR, a.d
III cpms - c.ot. ThbrsdaY nlyn,.
one - thf :oa'groh ~iil -. . ia
Ni,n, faHy - "a" Ken E3fsinis Thea.
i"F ."s;Ec"I af"tr1rn fsrlr'ant
n"tfeiafE rLsisg n %" CElrtI g,atcs
Leva5r u"h' - ARfjcsltgin. an Ldy.
! II Datrc2 ~ Cka,lDu.H.Il!e. m!lI
be 'h' ,?takeys
Jhiri", frf ne rrD'' shrw j,sye been
p"HthI ~ 81 M men. sN1 mere 10
a'e'y hp''sN"h thst ~" "Ehiti, wiz
b- smrhe ihs D'st ~VsT sAIoU ~ yIf.
gins. botH "a DDjDt III qyshi.t, aud
quahty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
HEALTH-M USCLE-NERVE
NEEDED BY EVERYBODY
MEN AND WOMEN NEED 1T ALIKE
Ironzed PawPaw Makes ron Bodies Aids People
Meet the Exigences Arising ut This Critical
Time in Our Lives. 'TF7


o mel
onted with
themselves to nj
3 a who
OF
to brighter
hana that
n ,nulan
A. RadStrc
ranchcs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
No Price Change. nj Iynchburx.

LfNCHBURG, VA. December q
Sales OF leaf tobacco this week were
!Ehi. amounting to only 30l. 400
pounds. No change is noted in prices.
the very high prices that have pre-
vailed since the market opened con-
tinue. In fact. some grades or tobacco
appear TO be higher All grades OF
tobacco. both air cured and smoked.
are in very strong demand, and the
Lynchburg market WIS never known to
be SO active and strong. a cold RAIN
anu mist Thursday and Friday brouhgt
season, and ii is thought that many
farmers can take down tobacco that
VIII cause sales to be larger next
week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
though tho crop will practically be
disposed OF by tho Christmas holidays.


WINSTON-SALEM. \. c.. December
with only three days sales this
Thanksgiving week this market dis
posed of close TO 100000 pounds OF
leaf tobacco. The offerings were not
M good I'm quality M they have been.
but there was no weakening In prices,
the average for the week being be-
tween S34 and $35 per 100 pounds. IL
Is tho general opinion among tobacco
mon that not more than 100000
pounds OF the crop Of 1917 remain in
first hands that sell on this market. and
most OF that will be sold this month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS.
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Mineral Waters NJ Prcnium-Morc
ChccHc Factories Ncrdcd-.ts Good
a. Virginia brands.

1t is stated that more than teo,"0O.Nco
gallons OF mineral water are now used
III this country in the manufacture
of soft drinks. In the past year Al
wonderful lot of II so used has been
taken from the granite hills around
Richmond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02

As indicative Of tho present earning
power OF steamers, IL is reported thu;
4 vessel recently arrived in Liverpool
with n cargo OF $4,000 cases OF onions
from Valencia. which earned more than
$4,000 for the nine days voyage. New
Is the time 10 build ships.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
SMALL TOBACCO SALES
IN THANKSGIVING WEEK
Light Receipts OF Sun-Curcd Stock
in KichmOnd-OnIy Two Sales
Days Observed.
DARK SHIPMENTS ARE SLOW
season" That Came Forth VIII
Lead to Largo Deliveries i'm All
the Markets This Week and From
Now On.

In All of tho lcaf-tobacco markets
or Virginia and North Carolina the
good people observed Thanksgiving
and there wcro no auction sales OF
tho loose loaf after Wednesday. or
course the receipts were light and :hc
total of sales footed UP small as COM
pared with previous weeks.
However. three days sales were sur
iicicnt to snow that there has hccn nc
falling OF In tho demand for tobacco
and all OF tho markets remain strong.
In Richmond the receipts OF the
sun cured leaf were very small, tho
sales for Tuesday and Wednesday. tho
only sales days OF the week. amount
inE To but little more than $4,000
po3nds. The offerings were of com
mon to good grades. the mediums pre-
dominating and the fine goods and
wrappers conspicuous by their absence.
The market was somewhat stronger
than for the week previous. and all OF
the aun-cured stock sold we'll. tho
average for the week bong around
s25 per 100. Considering the quality
of the goods offered and the fact that
no really fine goods were to be .ern
on the warehouse floors that NAY be
said 10 have been splendid average.
Indicating that the recent slump has
been entirely overcome.
Tho long. lonl<cd-for season" came
towards the last Of the week. and 1:
is probable that the growers In All
Of the sun curing territory struck down
pretty much all o. the stock they hnv.
on hand. For this reason. the ware.
housercn look for heavy deliveries
this week. aud they anticipates largo
sales from now until the Christmas
holidays call for cessation Of the
singing Of the auctionecrs.
NJ dark shipping tobaccos have boom
received on the ttichmonh market IA
vet the dry weather that has prevail.
cd preventing the holders iron, vet
ting 1t in order for shipment and bu,
very little showed up on the srlallcr
markets last week. The season which
has come probably means heavy ship
ments OF these goods this week and
from now on.
The sales Of loose sun-curnd lcnf on
tn" Richmond market for the month
OF November were i.nSI7Gn pourds
which brought AZ average Of sca.Ji.
The sales for October amt November
wore l.SSS.5T0 pounds; average. sao.5o
= ,les FOR November OF last year oIla-
so pounds: average. 3ii.a,. Saics tor
&C: obcr and November OF last ye1r.
..I,9.ii0 pounds; average. il4.O6
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
Capital stock SenrIy Doubled.

1NANHOE. VA. December THE
National Carbide Corporation. doing nm
immense business here. has increased
It's capital stock from s350.600 to
100000. and this means increased de-
vclopment OF the enterprises OF the
company here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
New Workers orchardizlng In vIrrnin

STAUNTON, VA. December It'll o
Blue Mountain Orchards Company. can.
italized at $4,000. has been ucorpo.
rated here. with G. NJ. Ackeraon as
president and p. L. Jackson as score.
tary-treasurer. Both OF these gentle.
men and tho other stockholders of the
company are New York men. They
have acquired orchard lands In Au.
gusta and AibemArle Counties.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
snithneId Capital ut Newport N.v,.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, December !.
--Smithheld capital Is behind the Taxa
kola BottlinE Company that has Just
been incorporated with $4,000 capital
stock to do general bott,ing bust
ness In this city. J r. Johnson and
T.. ". Williams, Of SmithReld, are at
the hend OF tho cnncnrn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
Upward Tendency mt South no.,on.

SOUTH BOSTON. December Lit be-
ing Thanksgiving week, there were
only three days IF tobacco sales here
this 'veek-Monday. Tuesday and We'd
n"sday. The offerings amounted TO
10000 pounds. The market was lutte
active. although the quality OF the
goods offered was a little beIuw the
average so :ar AMI prices were Il shade
SITTER on all the grades. The average
for the week was 1880 per lI0 rnunds
There was fairly good season this
week, ard this leads the warehouse
men 10 lock for very large receipts
next week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
BRISTOL CAPITALISTS Doing Their nit.

BRISTOL. VA, December 1.--Bristol
capitalists are doing their best TO allie
"iatc the coal famine. Charles T.
Iinpan. Of this city, has about comp1et-
od plans for extensive development of
"p'i mines In Scott County. The coal
lands he and his associates have ao-
CURED are near Dungannon, In that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
From fredericksburg to France.

FREDERICKSBCRG VA, December
1.-The Germania Mills. Inc. OF Fred
erlcksburg. is shipping -four Of it's
manufacture to France. having re-
ceived all order recently for sixty tons
of ita hest brand
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY
GREAT PEANUT GROWER
Wcdge-Shaped County That Has
Been ON the Map More
Than 600 Years.
MADE FAMOUS 30 YEARS AGO
City Point, on James River, Grants
Hasc OF Supplics-Hopewcli Near
RY-Gooher RaiserS, Corn and
Cotton Planters and Truckers.

The DEVELOPMENT OF HoreweN down
on the James River. has brought Prince
George County "a the iimelisht. for,
ne Il understood, TIA; w!dr-nwake new
town is located III that county.
Eut Prince George hiss been on the
map AL tn. while. and pretty long
while. too. The territory was sliced
Off from once enormous Charles city
County $50 years $50. and i; has been
known ever since as one OF Virginia :
crack farming subdivisions. II is one
Of the awkward shaped counties. look
Ing much like wedge as il is out
lined on the map with APPROPRIATION
and James Rivers bordering tn tor
of the wedEe. the latter separating Il:
from the mother county. These rivers
and their tributaries on the north.
the Blackwater River in the center
and tho tributaries of the NottowaS
River in the southern part AFFORD ample
water supply and drainage, consider
able water power and keep thouSa ut,s
of acres of fine bottom lands rich and
productive all the time. The soil is
generally sandy loan. with clay sab
soil, the valuable alluviai lands alon.
and adjacent TO the streams mentioned
being very rich.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
mig AVERAGE. nj Dopyl,Ie.

DhNNtl.LE. VA. December 1.-The
three days sales or this week total
3li.Gct pounds: sold ut nh average
NJ s34.l5.
Tho sales for the month OF Novcm-
tar foot UP 6.514.424 pounds. and the
average FOR the month is 1886.
The sales for Tho scas"n foot up
2".">f.lSb pound. for SO 945.S3I.Gl.
which makes the average for tie scu-
son to date s3l.st.
The Gales for tie 1913 crop foe Nu-
gust 10 November. Inclusive, vera a.
3Dt5:c pounds FOR s3.i39 66i.JG. aver
aging siT.S2. showing 2n increase OF
@.7S5G:0 pounds ir the quantity sold.
!l3.62 in the average price and s:.apG.
.G2.1l In total amount paid farmers.
as compared with the 1917 crop for
the same period.
The market has been very firm this
week at about as high prices as at
any time during lhe crop. nut for The
second tim. since the crop began to
move. there has been no advance in
the weekly average. The weather for
handling IL favorable, and large re-
ceipts arc looked for next week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02

We can; have TOO many cheese fac
tories in Virginia IS long as we can
set the dairy product 10 make II OF
The state has rcvCiuiionizcd the c~un-
try's foreign trade in this article. A.
cordinS TO a statement issued by tn,
department OF Commerce. During the
fiscal year 1914. the last year before
the war. the United States bought 63.-
No0,eOe pounds OF cheese from Europc.
The areraEs monthly imports from lcu-
rope were about 100000 pounds. In
August OF this year exactly ninety-nine
pounds OF European cheese wcrc i'm
ported. More cheese is being export.
cd than imported. In September. 1000. =
zoe pounds were sold abroad and dis
irihutcd 10 more than fifty countries.
England took the bulk OF til. 700, 900
pounds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02


able water power and keep thousa mds
productive all the time The soil is
generally sandy loan. with clay sab
soil. the valuable alluviai lands alon.
and adjacent TO the streams mentioned
being very rich.
FARM PRODUCTS GREAT; AMPLE:
TRANSFORMATION FACILITIES
The farm products are corn. cotton.
peanuts, tobacco. wheat oats AMI the
grasses the light warm lands of the
southern portion being best adaptCd to
the peanut and cotton industries. The
lands arc we'll adapted to apples pears
peaches. plums. ounces and grapes. and
berries, both wild and cultivated, are
abundant. In the sections adjacent to
the river landings and near to the
Petersburg and Richmond markets, the
farmers are engaged largely in truck
ing. and arc very successful at il. The
grazing facilities are good and the
production OF improved grasses has in
creased greatly in the past few years.
The result Of this is that raising live
stock has become quite an Industry.
and one that is growing. Prince George
is one of the few Virginia coun les
that Is Known as a cotton grower. and
while some tobacco is grown. peanuts
constitute the big money crop. She
is great on peanuts.
transportation facilities are annie.
The James River AMI Apnomattox Riycr
steamboat lines have numerous land
inss in the county. the Norfol, and
Western Railway cuts through ,hn
center and the Atlantic Coas; Lin,
halfway, passing from north 10 south
close 10 the western border. serves
a large part OF tie county.
MARKET TOWNS CoNNENIi:Nr:
VILLAGES WITHIN THE COUNTY
All OF the county is convenient IN
good markets, and the growers of STUFF
gave no trouble In selling Ill they pro-
duce In Hopewell, pctcrsbure, Rich
mond' Suffolk and Norfolk. all of which
markets arc easily reached
Iherc are In the county churches of
all the denominations conveniently 10.
Gated and as general rule well at
tended The public schools arc annie
and are we'll kept up.
Prince George. the county scat. ia a
small inland village. the courthouse be.
ing the principal building This and
several stores. two churches "A good
school and dozen or nit.cu residences
constitute the village. About one hum
dred mighty good people live there.
MELVILLE and'.Hurrowsville arc inland
villages OF about the same size. Dis
putanta. on the Norfolk and Western
Railway. is Il town OF some Importance.
and does "A good deal Of business.
City Point. 1t thu junction OF James
and ApponiattoX Rivers, is :, noted old
town. becoming especially famous more
than nifty years ago, when il was used
by the United States government, as 4
base OF supplies Cor Grants army dur
ing the Petersburg Siege. The largest
vessels can cone up James River and
land at tho City Point wharvcs Hard
by is Hopeweil hu; everybody knows
about the Wonder Town" and further
mention OF II is not required here.
Not counting Hopcwcn and CIV
Point the population Of Prince George
County IS about 5000. and a finer. more
refined and more sociabie and hos
pitahl" people 1.-Two nowhere on the
earth.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02

Uncle sam, through tho Federal re-
serve banks. asks that all tho banks
discourage. as far rs they can. all gifts
OF gold coin at tho holiday season; that
such practice - detrimental. tn the
best interests of our country. both dur
Ins the war and tor the period of adj.
jusimcnt aiicl the war" fhe ncces-
sty o! concentrating and moh,iixinr
gold reserves rs the pu>,is OF credit
has long been urged by financial au-
ihoritics, and the Importance Of this
eApsdien; camno; he ovcrcmphas sized at
time like the present. the reserve
bank statement says. New Federal
reserve notes. in determinations CT So
Sic, $40. $50 aad Sl00 for holiday rur-
poses have been issued.
big movement is on away down
South--that is To say in Mississippi
and Louisiana ana Texas also--"to Il, lp
WIZ the war quickly" by the .aising
III that part "a the country OF more
hog meat and Ivy the proper curing and
conservation o: the same. Major Law
renee Foot. OF Mississippi, VINO i Il
ieading spirit in the movement has
ISSUED an Instructive pamphlet outlir-
ing Inc pest plan for raising ar. sand
mig the hogs and preparing the n.ra,
pamphlet, How to Make a, Good Hams
and other Hog Products in Any state
as Arc Made in Virginia" |, the ma
)or succeeds III teaching tie Miseisstp-
Plan" That wonscrful ar; they Will j.,
year" TO come. erect 4 shaft 4, his
memory a least half as hich As The
monument a. Washington which com
lhenor'tt"s the deeds OF the Gather
OF Ills Country
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-24
CANNOT WORK OR PLAY

When you are run down in health st
that 1t impairs the efficiency of yonl
work as we'll as your power TO enjoy
the pleasures OF lie IL is time that you
gave DR.. Williams Pink Pills trial.
The condition that doctors dcscriba
81 general debility when they describe ii
as all IS outside OF the experience OF
most physicians until tho blood has
become 50 impoverished that 1t can be
called aae.n:a. Unless this condition
of bIooiiessness has been reached you
simply complain of telling energy, loss
OF appetite, constipation, lack of am
bition and animation. II you are we'll
to-do your physician will probably adj
vise a change OF climate. Ii not, ho
will tell you there Is nothing much tho
matter with you. He means that there
Is no organic trouble,
But the blood Is thin and the whole
system lacks tone. Tho blood goes
everywhere, practically, and improving
the quality of the blood by using DR..
Williams Pink Pills, tones up the
whole body, improves the appetite,
auickens the step and puts a new punch
In life generally.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo.
pie arc sold by your own druggist or
will bs cent direct by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, n. Y. at
fifty cents box.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-24
Insurance Man
Recommends Tanlac
George Oyler, of the Lincoln Republic
Insurance Co., Tells How His
Health Was Restored
BENEFITED BY TANLAC

"I have suffered with nervous in
digestion for long time" says George
A. Oyler of 1894 Walnut street, agent
for the Lincoln Republic Insurance
Company, 'and after | had the grippe
this winter I couldn't seem to get my
strength back.
Il was very weak on my pins, / had
a touch of rheumatism to add to my
joys and my indigestion wouldn't let
me eat enough to build me up
properly.
II didn't sleep worth cent, either.
and my rest would be disturbed by
all sorts of unpleasant dreams, par
ticularly If L turned in tired out after
q hard days work.
II happened to mention how rotten
I felt to a friend of mine and he ad-
vised me to take Tanlac.
81 took his advice and I have no
hesitancy in saying that 1t helped me
from the very start. I began to sit
up and take notice and it wasn't many
days before / was stepping out with a
wgor hadn't had for long time.
.'Now l feel about 100 per cent
better, thanks to this remedy. 1 can
eat and enjoy my meals. l sleep fine
at night and I enjoy my work better
than have In a long. long time"
Tanlac. the famous reconstructive
tonic. is now being introduced here al
Gorgas' Drug Store, where the Tanlac
man Is meeting the people and ex-
planning the merits of this master
medicine.
Taniac Is sold also Mt the Gorgas
Drug Store in the p. +. F. Station.