The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-30
STATES MA eAAtSt
OUTPUTS LARGE GAIN
%early Ten Times IA galuc
This Wemx.
~ f@eF.~rIAL TO tIcronv
Interesting Fenturr 81 state G.esgrt-
Ei~'s sna Etate Torreters ReNorts
a. Commission ~ CseslozIrai survey
In session Here Yesterday.


Tho ,,r,,..t..,f-.,. 90 -,.s. .--..t,..t..,
s.,'S 80
IVY 'Hst fe@''faaY IN th@ ofHe@ Ok
me governor o. the ~ pitat and re-
N'lFNa the annual reports of ~ state
EeolHRszfs DR. Thomas l. Watson sn1
me state foreetFr, r. @. Jones owing
N other pressing engagements sew
9rsl mem asrs ~ the cor Tivgfou were
unable ~ attend thoa@ present being
Governor Henry O. stuart. the chair
mr. n. General p. ~ %iekois Euperta-
tendsut II the Virginia Military in-
HtItute, and Hon. r. T. Cox 81 Hirh-
nond
Probably the most Interesting and
one o. the most slEui1cant features
~ the report o. the state Geological
was the showing made IN the states
increase 10 th" production of man
Eanese orc which I've 1913 @aa 4.38s
tons. having value Of 2tis,la9, hut
which this year ls approximately 2s.-
900 tons worth. on account Of thu
great demand for munitions purposes,
ono million dollars virgil, Ia one
~ the leading states in Manganese
ore production and. the search having
been simulated NY iHcre4hed prices
new areas have been opened up. The
E
ally Virginia viii Weld SO 900 tons
annually
There arc now sereval areas in
Guiding the rynchhurx district the
most o. tho mines Of which are iocat
pd In Campbell county. tho valley
AREA along the northwest base Of tho
Blue Ridge from Front Royal all tho
way across 70 the Tennessee bordor.
with the northern section OF this dis
trict from Front Royal nearly 20
BeunA vista the most prollhc part OF
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ar'nr,.f1,, ~ ~ fna.r,t ontbort-
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~ ~ r,,tres og tho state ror The
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x-,r~4,,ta 49, san sns 4eA og,irw. =
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otr, $50 ort "a an ,,roarrnrr
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a. ,.,,,,as INV are Itke1v IN show
! q sim further Increase
state foreN'er F0i'oF''
| The report of the state forester wac
! OF especial interest and contained re-
! Communications OF importance. Mr.
| Jones askR for an increase OF the APP
preparation for the support or the
| forestry work from $4,000 10 $1,000
year. The department en- pioyes Tor
/ the fire danger period OF each year
twenty nine patrolmen. Fifteen coun-
ties are now making local appropria~
tons In cooperation with the stare
work and from now on the depart
msnt win work In closer touch with
the extension division OF the agricul-
tural department for the purpose or
| having the county dsmonstratlo'i