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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
NORTH CAROLINA SALES
"orc Thnn One Hundred and SEVENTY.
rive Million Pounds OF Tobacco
Sold In Local Mnrkets

me North Carolina law requires all
OF the leaf tobacco markets In thnt
state to file reports OF sales with the
department. OF Agriculture These re.
ports as compiled by the agricultural
commissioner show the sales OF lear
during the 1867 tobacco year in the
ffty-four markets, given in hounds n
nave been az follows: Ayden, 1,15e,3os.
Apex. l.693.23o; Ahoskie. 1.0s7.lo7; Bur-
Nnston' l.+3l.s2s; Creedmoor. 969.42o;
clinton. 3o4.697: Chadbourn. 42o,3oo;
Durham, 444S.449: Elkin. 64s.9s4: Flu
quay Springs. 1.367.194: Fair Bluff,
9S7.ls5; Fairmont, 3,958.607: Farmville,
6l7s.6s7; Greenville. 14.sse.357: Colds
ooro. 2.lso.794: Greensboro. l,Iso.sse;
Henderson. 6.523.7s9; Kinston. 1901.
62s: La Grange, 2.57s.2S2; Louisburr,
l,7se43s; Lumberton. 3o6.4s5: Leaks
vile. 3so.sSl: Madison. 1.445,so1: Me.
bane. 1.s59.oo6; Mount Airy. 2,32a,ss2:
Newbern. 1.12o.S3s: Oxford. s.4aI.475;
Pine Tops l.447.o7s: Pink Hill. 121.ss4:
Pilot Mountain 203.753; Rocky Mount,
l5.5a6.9i6; Reidsville, 3,4S3.390: Rox-
boro. 4.o35.26s: Robersonville. I.a7s,30s;
Richards, 675.449; Stoneville. 1.029.6al:
Snow Hill. 1.Sl3.2l2: Smithheld, 2.9ls.-
sos: Spring Hope. 1.227.so6: Sanford,
164,47S: Statesville. 203.s23: Tabor,
443,766; Vanceboro. 3s6.4l2: Walnut
Cove. 90l.95S: Wilson. 22.3lS,9sS; War
renton. 2.1Sl.ls0: Wendell. 2,737oS2:
Winston Salem. 15.351,995: Washington.
2.345,435: Warsaw. l.5o2.721; Wallace.
l.S54.a49: w II ! l m s on. 2.S34514:
Youngsville. 2.469.94a: zebulon. 2,375,-
152. Total. 175,l59.70S pounds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
BIG MONEY DISTRIBUTOR
Interesting Facts Taken From hook,
OF Southern HALLWAY Company.
Where the Cash Goes.

The Southern Railway usually
spends moro money in the South along
Its lines than It takes in at its sta
lions and offices in the Southern ter.
ritory. The books of Comptroller A
II Plant show that this was again
true for tho month Of July last, the
company having distributed 3l.o5 for
every dollar it's Southern shippers ana
travellers paid in at tho ofnces In ths
South.
The company disbursed during July
FOR labor. material. supplies and other
purposes. S6.417.t25. OF which S5,336.5Sf
or S3.l6 per cent. was paid to individ-
uals and Industries located In the
South. this sum being S2i7.s4e in ex-
cess OF the total moneys contributed
by the South for transportation pur-
poses.
For improvements to It's roadway
and structures. tho Southern spent ST.
4s+.24l in July. 1917. as against 1885,
2i2.3s during July. 1916.
Results OF operation exclusive OF In
terest. rentals and other income
charges. were as follows:
Gross revenue. July. 1917. 37.1ss,5s7.
an increase as compared with 1915. of
Sl.7Ss,l17. or 32.62 per cent.
Operating expenses. taxes and uncoi-
lecttble railway revenue. July, 1917,
s5.3s7.1o9. an increase as compared
with 1915. OF sl.1S7.761. or 2s.2s per
cent.
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son during tho past several years.
sales have continued largo and prices
high all tho week..
ALL ABOUT WEST POINT
Activities at the Head OF tho River
fork-aIany Artisans Crowd
Ing the Town.

WEST POINT, VA. September g.
Business Is booming In West Point and
everything is on the rush. The great
est need Of tho town Just now Is more
residences to house the many people
coming In to work in tho factories. the
shipyard, and In tho ordinary indus
trial plants that arc always busy In
the TALL and winter seasons. Tho most
OF the houses hero wero filled before
this thrush commenced, and now they
arc packed. The railway spur track
being built by the Southern from tho
Pamunkey to tho Mattaponi River
through Euclid Heights for the ac-
mmodation 80 the shipyard, is near
ing completion.
The York River Shipbulldins Cor
poration Is pushing the work Of con-
struction. and the time Is not far dis
tant when the yards will be in full
blast. building wooden and iron ships
for Uncle Sam.
The Chesapeake i'ulp and Paper
Company are constantly building ad-
ditions to their original large plant
men as rapidly az they can md houses
for them to live In.
The furniture factory. which. for
over year past. has been rushing out
furniture as fast as 1t could &c. cars In
which to ship 1t away, has Of late been
oesieged with aeroplanc builders who
are making offers to buy out the plant
TO be converted into an alrship fac
tory. Such proposition Is now be-
ing seriously considered by tho fur
niture makers. and no one need be
surprised at any time to hear OF the
contamination Of deal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
SOME FACTS FROM AFFAIR
eh'ets OF Moro or Less Industrial
Character From All Part.
OF the World

several houses in a Spanish town ar.
ou'4t or meerschaum, a coarse ynrietv
Vi which Is mined In the neiEhborhood
=. from mines In Japan and south
Manchuria the Japanese are producinp
ABOUT 2o,o00.000 tons of coal ANNUALLY
Coins placed In a change holder IN :
.ehoed for public places complete an
eiectric circuit and cause a picture or
ausertisement to be illuminated.
a now seaport recently built by the
government on the east side of the
island or Luzon will shorten the vow
age to the Philippines from America n
ports by three to hve days.
a Californian has patented a hammer
10 which nails are fed from paper
uaps' enabling man to nall laths at
many times his usual speed.
me demand In tho United States for
crude dyes Is being met in part bv in
creased shipments of clutch from
Burma.
a windmill in Europe grinds grain
INTO flour for a baker and then mixes
and kneads 1t into dough.
Both Mount whitney and Salton sAa
the highest and lowest points. re-
spectively. in the United States-are
In California.
IL is announced from Petrograd that
HI government posts, including min.
ls'erial appointments. will be open TO
women.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
TEXTILE EXPOSITION
Southern Textile Association VIII Hold
Convention ut Greenvilie While
Big Expedition IL On.

GREENYILIE. S. c.. September g.
The semiannual convention Of the
Southern Textile Association will be
held in this city November 15 to IT, in
elusive. Tho program, as arranged. has
upon 1t the names OF a number OF prom
inent speakers. A feature of tho meet
Ing this fall will be the very largo at
tendance OF overseers and superlntend-
cnts of Southern mills. tho companies
owning these mills have found that It
pays to have their overseers. superin-
tcndents and managers TO attend these
meetings. and II is announced that MANY
or the mills will send men hero at the
expense Of the companies.
The second Southern Textile ExposJ-
ton VIII bc under way the Same week
the association holds its meetings. ana
the oversee-s and supcrlntendents who
come on will have the advantage OF
both.
The management Of tho exposition {,
IN possession of information which
leads to the opinion that the largest at
tendance ever seen at any similar ex-
position In the Southern States will h,
on hand.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
SUFFOLK WANTS A DAILY
Chamber OF Commerce Behind Move
mcnt 10 Estnblish NeyyHpnper-Also
10 build New Hotel,

SUFFOLK. VA. September S.-The
Suffolk Chamber of Commerce has
come to the conclusion that one Of
Sunolk's urgent needs Is a daily news
paper, and Secretary Spiller. who has
been investigating tho matter. is Of
the opinion that daily in Suffolk
would pay we'll. He thinks also that
there will be but little trouble in plac-
ing among the business men Of the
city much Of the stock necessary to
put newspaper company afioat II
practical newspaper men with the rest
Of the capital required can be fosnd
and think we'll OF the field. Suffolk
once had an afternoon daily. but for
some reason 1t was OF short life.
The chamber is also behind a move.
ment to build another hotel here. It
rs specified that II must be a modern
hosiery, but not necessarily a very
large one. IL Is reported that a site
for hotel might be obtained without
much cost to the right kind Of men
and under certain conditions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
NEW NORFOLK SHIPYARDs
hampton Roads shipbuildins and DR.,
DOCK Company Acquire Property
In West Norfolk.

NORFOLK. VA, september srh.
Hampton Roads shipbuildinr ana Drv
DOCK Company. recently INCORPORATED
nere' with capitalization OF $1,000. 900
mas acquired valuable property in West
Norroik on the western branch OF
Elizabeth River, and will proceed al
once TO build machine shops. wharves
marine ways, etc
Tho omcers Of the company arc all
men from Cleveland. Ohio. and are
known as ship builders OF large ex.
perience. They arc GAYLORD w. Feara
president; J. D. Carey, vice-presidont
J. T. Sweeney. secretary and treasurer
These officers. with I. T. Khan. also OF
Cleveland. and ". A. Cox, Of this city
constitute the board OF directors. II
Is expected that these yards Will bs
ready to commence active operationi
by the spring.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
SOUTH WILL BE IN, SADDLE
At CONCLUSION OF THE WAR
Northern Bankers SEQ HandwrstinS a,
wall That Spells Out More Pros-
perity for Dixie.

perity for Dixie.
Frank Hawkins. president Of ono a,
tho Atlanta banks. has been to NevI
York on business that required his a.
tention for about week and BROUGHT
him In conference with prominenI
bankers and other business mon "a
that city. In a short talk with AMI
atlanta Constitution man on his re
turn home /, sal no found vida
spread belief among the New YorL
bankers that the South will be in ev.nt
better condition after the war tban1
now. and will continue SO for a lons
time.
There arc two somewhat wide1v
varying opinions regarding tho war"
MT. hawkins snid. Tho prevailinp "A
oeiief Is the war will go on for all
least two years 20 come, largely on
account Of tho ussian situation ana;
because. too. it will take up untu merit
spring or summer to got our forces|
ready to strike a heavy blow.
In tho meantime. business and finan-|
cial interests are considering possibl.S
conditions following the war. TherS
are those who think recovery will be3
SLOW and business slack. They ex-3
tries will hobble along and rebuild
slowly. On tho other hand, there il
strongly developed school OF businos,S
thought along the line that recovery'
Will be rapid. that rebuilding will eot
forward with a rush. and that thers
VIII be wide demand for men and NAL
terials at good prices.
But the best part about 1t all 10 the
general sentiment that the South will
be In tho saddle. no matter what turnl
Is taken by business conditions Een-l
orally after the war. I found almostt
universal expression to this eject
among business AMI financial interests.s
1t was pointed out that tho world
mas got to have our cotton. our tur-;
pentine and naval stores. our lumoerI
our foodstufrs. In fact. everything wa
grow and mako down here"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
virginia Roads Striving to Reller.
congestion and Get More Coal to
the Mnrketn

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
is receiving from four different car
ouiloinG establishments. 1000 steel coal
cars. each OF nfty-hve tons capacity.
These, Will go a long ways towards
relieving the congestion SO long COM
planned OF.
The Norfolk and Western has Just
placed an order for 1000 coal cars to be
constructed of wood. The order was
placed In Roanoke and wood cars were
specified because OF the difficulty in OBJ
tanning steel and this liz hurry order
to help relieve congestion. The cars
ordered are to be OF fifty-scvcn tons
capacity.
The Virginian Railway Is receiving
some of the steel hopper cars Of the
order recently placed with the Pressed
Steel Car Company for 1000 OF this
class.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
GREAT PLANT At NAvAssA
Fertilizer Company to Spend $500 ,0o<
for Factory and Equipment
Near Wilmington.

WILMINGTON, N. c.. September g.
Tho Morris Fertilizer Company has
completed It's plans for tho erection Of
the necessary buildings for their pro-
posed Immense fertilizer plant at Ma
rassa, Just ACROSS tho river from this
city. Three large buildings to be first
contracted for will cost In the neigh
borhood OF $4,000. Several smaller
buildings will have to follow closely on
the heels of these. and when they are
all completed and the machinery In
stalled. the plant. which will cover
eight acret, will represent a cost OF
something like 100000.
The equipment to be installed will be
for the ma aufacture of acid phosphateI
sulphate acids and complete fertiiizers-
The plant will have an annual capacity
Of more than $4,000 tons OF fertilizers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
Big Opening Mt Hender.on.

HENDERSON, N. c., September g.
Approximately 100000 pounds Of to-
bacco were offered for sale on the Hem
derson market on Monday. the OPEN
Ing day. completely blocking the mar
ket and forcing the sales over into
Tuesday. The average price for tho
purchase made by the buyers Monday
was estimated at around rs cents ner
pound.
A record attendance of both farmers
and business men from the city and the
county was observed for the opening
day, the crowd probably exceeding any
for the initial sales days of any SEA
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More Coal Land Dev.lonm.,,

CHARLESTON. w. VA, September 4.
The Mordue Galleries Company. of
Charleston. but recently Incorporated
here with half a million dollars. paid
IN capital. has bought $500 acres of
valuable coal lands in Boone County,
TINS state, and propose to proceed at
once with the development of the Same.
The oflicors OF the new company are
Thomas ". Morduc. late Of Chica 60
president: Charles L. Allen, of Bcckley
w. Va. vice-president and general
manager; Robert s. SpIllman, OF this
city. secretary, and e. n. Merrill, OF
Beckley, treasurer.
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netter Rond. in H.nr connt

MARTINSVILLE. VA. September 4
The board of supervisors OF Henry
County announce that plans have been
completed for the immediate construc-
ZION OF frst-class highway from
Martinsville to Spray. in Rockingham
County, \, c. The highway will be
run VIA hlneeway The original plan
was TO build from Leaksyille ia AT.
ton, connecting there with the Martins.
vile Danville highway. but this has
been changed to the plan outlined
above.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
All Town. Improyinr Th.,- s.....

RALEIGH. n. c.. September S.-The
cities and towns Of North Carolina
are now building more streets and
planning for more street improvements
man at any time In the past ten years
and this in spite Of the much talked Of
nigh prices for all kinds of ma.
terial The city OF High Point pro-
poses to issue 100000 of bonds for
immediate street making. The town
OF smithheld. the metropolis Of John.
n son Joun.y. ~, Is making a $4,000 APP
Louisburg. Franklin County, is to
nave bond issue OF sl35 900 solely for
street paving and sidewalk buiidinr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
Another Knitting Mil In carolin..

LAWNDALE. n. c.. September s.-A
knitting mill Will be placed in opera
ton here as soon as the building can
be erected. 1t will be a brick building
and as II is to be only temporary quar-
tiers for the enterprise the work OF con-
struction can be rushed to competition
in very short while. The mill will
start OFF with twenty knitting machines.
the same having been purchased and
will be installed as soon as the build
ing is ready. w. r. Newman. c. J.
Yelton and Decatur Gilmore are tho
men behind this new industry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
Especially for Iltche. Furniture.

ASHEVILLE. N. c.. September g.
The Carolina Wood Products Company.
Of this city. Is building an addition to
their already large plant, which will be
a separate building. and will be
equipped with the necessary machinery
for manufacturing kitchen furniture. In
tho other buildings household furnI-
ture. other than strictly kitchen furni-
ture, IS manufactured
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
cornErower- Meet in Charlottesville

CofnsroWeH Meet IN ChnrIottesv1iIe1
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Septem- J
Der Sc. II. Hodgson. secretary OF the
Virginia State Cornsrowers' Associa-
ton. yesterday notified the local Chan. !
Der OF Commerce that Charlottesville
had been selected as the place Of the
next annual meeting. during the month
OF January. 1918. tho exact dates to be
announced later. The ideal season for
corn. especially in this locality. insurea
a successfully show. and an exhibition
worthy OF any State.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
LEAF TOBACCO BOOMING
ON VIRGINIA MARKETS
Largo Breaks and High Prices Re-
ported From All Parts Of tho
Leaf-Selling Territory.
pRnuNGs HOLD DAY HERE
Petersburg Has Active Market.
Double Sales at South Boston-Big
Opening Sales Mt South Hll-Ken.
bridge Starts on.

Tho tobacco growers Of Virginin and
North Carolina certainly struck oil this
year when they made a speciality of
saving all OF their primings and In
taking pains in curing them for the
markets. From all points. the dark as
we'll as the bright belts. come reports
Of the high prices those goods are
bringing and Of the eagerncss OF che
buyers to invest In them.
In Richmond the primings are SELL
ing as they never sold before. There
were two sales days last week. and
the offerings amounted to $4,000 pounds.
which readily brought an average OF
S11 per 100 pounds. and tho farmers
went away highly delighted with tho
returns. The warehousemen look for
much larger deliveries this week, as
the news has gone out. and tho farm
ers realize tho Importance OF Offering
their prhnings early. so that the deal
ers may handle them AND get them
out of their way before tho commence
mcnt of the delivery OF the regular leaf
tobacco crop. Auction sales are set
for Tuesday and Friday.
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Mig Rush at South H,II.

SOUTH HILL. VA. September S.-The
leaf-tobacco market opened yesterday
with the greatest break OF tobacco
ever seen here. Notwithstanding the
greatly increased moor space 1t the
warehouses. owing to the recent con-
struction, every floor was filled. and
an overflow was stored in the old Star
warehouse. which is not being operated
thia season, and more than i25 loads
were returned home on account of lack
OF floor space. The sale continued un-
I'll o'clock last night, was resumed
this morning. and the entire day was
required to sell the tobacco on hand.
IL Is estimated that from 100000 to
100000 pounds came in yesterday. va,
ued at about $4,000. observation-disclosures
the fact that such q quantity Of the
weed was offered, the prices remained
nrm throughout. and were highly sat
isfactory to the growers
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Petersburg Market Active.

PETERSBURG. VA. September g.
The sulcs OF dark primings this week
aggregated 10l.s03 pounds. with a very
active market and rne prices. which
ranged from SO to 3l3 per 100 pounds.
me average price for the week was
$40 per 100 pounds.
The market for the sale OF bright
tobacco or all grades will be opened
on September Is. and all tobacco buy
ers have been notified Of the opening.
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Figure. Climbing at South po,,on

SOUTH BOSTON, VA, September s.
Leaf tobacco sales this week amount
cd TO about 100000 pounds. mostly
prinings. although considerable
sprinkling OF stalk goods was observed
among the offerings. One day the
warehouses were SO crowded as to re-
quire double sales. Prices for prim-
ings were even higher than during the
opening week Of the season, and the
stalk curings. although OF the inferior
grades, sold very high. much higher
than at the same season last year.
Still larger receipts are expected on
this market next week
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Higher Price. at Rock, Mount.

ROCKY MOUNT. N. c.. September g..
the receipts OF leaf tobacco have
been rather heavy throughout the week,
and yesterday blocked at the two last
houses. though double sales continued
all day. and about 900 piles to the hour
were sold on each sale. The sale was
finished up this morning.
receipts for the week totaled 1.5o0,-
ooo pounds. and sold at an average of
s2h4l. making the total for the sea
son 100000 pounds. at an average
OF s27.77 per 100 pounds.
The color OF the breaks is not 40
nate in the offerings. a larger nronor-
tions of tips and stalk" tobacco is
showing up. The primings are very
bright. and many Of them bring fancy
prices. The tips. on the other hand,
are unusually dark and common, and
tend to lower the average for the
week slightly. though prices on all
grades continue TO climb, and were
higher to-day than at any time this
season. quality considered.
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Big Printing Sale. at Lvncbhu,

LfNCHBURG. VA, September s.
Ihe leaf tobacco sales this week
amounted to $4,000 pounds. Sales
from August Is to date. $4,000 pounds.
The offerings this week were entirely
dark primings. more of them being sold
tnah ever before known on this mar
ket In any ono week. Prices continue
very nigh. some OF the dark primings
gong as nigh as $3.50 per 100 pounds.
The buyers here are urging the farm.
ers to market their primings as rap.
IDLY as they possibly can, as 1t is very
necessary that tho buyers prize them
up and get them off the factory floors
before the long leaf tobaccos begin 10
require their attention.
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Fabulou. Price. Mt Kenbridr,

kENBR1DGE. VA. September S.-~le
KenbridEe market opened for the saJe
OF bright tobacco on Thursday and
hold the biggest opening sale in It's
history. StNty-three thousand pounds
practically all rrimings. brought an
average OF s27.76. and the common
grades sold for fabulous prices. The
CROP IN TINS section Is considered as
bright as that grown In 1919. the han.
ner year. although the weight is slight
~ OF. All indications point to a speedy
marketing. and 1t Is thought that De-
cember Will see practically the whole
crop sold. The farmers are delighted
win prices. and the merchants are VOL
pleased with sales and collections
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09

and, likewise, everyone used hand-mxe
paint. To-day, when machine-spun clot
is SO much better and cheaper, no. on
would think Of wearing homespun. Man
people are still using hand-mixed pain,
however. because they do not know tina
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26
ISLAND FERRY co.
GENT
,E-e,ti,, Julyi2 uia

Col,,Dosk.Iur,au. ci,, Dock. Dough-,
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

Blacksmith Shop for Rent
 Fully equipped aud iu splendid lo- cation. Two living rooms iu conuec- tiou. Inquire "N" care ot Douglas leland uews. tt