Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
VIEWS AND NEAR-VIEWS,
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
On TO Richmond--why Dixie Should
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF Body-Moncy
in Cnttlc-RnisinH.


! Here is perfectly justinab!c howl
that comes from down Tappahannock
way. The Underwater Democrat, under
the head line. How to Get There"
says:
Richmond is only hfty miles from
the majority OF homes in Essex and
much less than that as the crow flies,
when not chased by the martin. and
yet there are times when thu capital
seems hundreds OF miles away because
OF the roads which one must traverse
through the four counties lying be-
tween. There are mud beds which will
supremely test the power OF the best
car made, and there are hundreds of
chuck holes. which necessitate snail
travel. and an abundance OF racking
discomfort. Every year we arc in
ritcd to attend the State Fair, but the
abiding question is: How to Get
There"
st. Elmo Massengale. OF Atlanta. was
one OF tho speakers at the Southern
last Monday. Among some other good
things he said was this:
The South should advertise for the
same reason that any business firm
should observation-disclosures she has the
goods and knows it, but all the world
doesn't know it. She has her products
TO soil, she has land TO offer farmers.
she has an out-of-door winter to at
tract tourists. she has cheap water
power and ample transportation to offer
inNestors--and above all. she has money
20 spend and plenty Of II. She was the
poor relation Of Uncle Sans family
a'few years ago. but now, praise Provi-
dence. she has grown up and learned
20 make n living for herself, with n
Ia 1pft co.
country.
we people OF the Southern States
are not selfish. We do not desire to
keep all these good things to ourselves
There are vast tracts OF field and wood
land still untenanted and unproductive
ana we have these to offer the farmer
from ,he rock-ribbed hills Of New Eng
land or the sl:ow-bound plains OF the
Middle West At prices which seem in
significant beside the cost of fancy
farm land in the prairie belt. For we
wan; more people. more sturdy Amer
leans who will come t.. live with o.,
ana cultivate these lands and add TO the
crops that feed and clothe the world;
ne" citizens who will benefit them
selves In this sunny land and benefit
the South by their presence"
The ruthless lightning calculator of
the Wall Street Journal offers a con-
hdin2 public the following:
III your margin has run out and.
onahie to supply the sufficient funds,
You are sold out. and have no other
monetary possession in the world. he
OF good cheer. because you still have
small fortune Ia your body TO herin
anew.
mas been estimator that the ma
,eria!s in the average persons body
are valued at SIS 900 here is enough
phosphorus in one individual to posion
quo people. or to tip $4,000 matches:
enough gas To I'll balloon. with a
lifting power of 200 hounds; enough
illuminating gas Ia light stree a
quarter OF mile long for five years
ana enough graphite to make 720 lead
pencils"
Many of the leaders in the larger
industries of the United States are xiv
ms as much thought 20 preparation
Tor Tie situation which Will follow the
close or the war as they are able Ia
spare from the demands which the gov
eminent is making upon every i,nport-
ant industry. All signs point o ire
mcndous business in this country when
the war is over. Richmond and all Vir
tih,a VIII be IN tho vim, If they keep
their sails trimmed
Armour s. Co. the mea,-packers. in
letter 20 Ed.tor Edmonds of the
manufacturers Record. have this 10
say:
During the fiscal year just closing
we nave paid IN excess Of $4,000. 900
more for m"a' animals than thcy Womb
have cost nj '.e scale OF prices nra-
Fa!l!nr In 1918. This $4,000 900. which
was pad 10 the farmers. necessarily
had 10 be collected from the consumers
III m" form of increased prices" Whish
WAS raid TO the farmers, mind Won
haiS'ng beef cattle is "A mighty fine
business FOR VIRGINIA and Southern
farmers to engage in