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A TRICOUNTY CANNERY
Gordonsvil1c VIII HIVE Tomato Fac.
tory If Farmers Of Three Cuuntie.
VIII Grow Material.

GoRDo%SVlLLE. VA. March o
The parts Of Louisa. Orange and Abe
marie Counties which surround Cor
louisville may become great tomato
producing sections. w. II Hannah. of
the Wilmington Canning Company. OF
Palmyra. this week made his second
visit here. with the view OF establish
ing in GordonSville large canning
factory. Mir. iiannah'S purpose is TO
start plant here with a capacity OF
LOO cases per day if he can get the
farmers nearby to enter into contract
TO furnish the tomatoes. lie is willing
to go ahead with the building and
eqnippin5 Of the canncry if the farm
crs VIII agree TO plant 900 or more
acres in tomatoes this season He vii!
buy every one they will bring to the
cannerE. The plant proposes to
establish Will give employment dur
ing the canning season. to over 100
persons. The Gordonsville people are
rendering Mr. Hannah every assistance
in the effort TO get the farmers up to
the scratch. All depends upon their
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NORTH CAROLINA NOTES
Several New Small Industrie. in Sight
All Around I'm the Old North
Sfnfc.

The Elk Park Electric Light and
Power Company. of Mitchell County,
has been incorporated with $4,000
capital stock
The Pomona Real Estate and Trust
Company Will soon start upon the de-
velopment OF 100 acres in Cuilford
County. near Pomona. and make 1t
something OF a Garden OF Eden
The Parker rinnery and saw-mill
plant recently destroyed by fire at
Wilson is To be rebuilt at once.
The hospital to he built this spring
at Monroe by the city is to cost not
less than 10000, according TO the
architects plans that have been
adopted.
y large canning establishment is 20
be built and operated at Newbern by
a Dover. Del. concern.
y device for covering checking mo-
ton looms. and other implements for
use in cotton mills. are TO be manu-
featured in new factory being estab-
Nshed at Concord for the purpose
The Erianscr cotton mills are plan
ninG TO enlarge and further beautify
the mill village near Lexington
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NEVER FAILS 70 EMO
MISERY OF PILES


Hundreds Of people in this viciu-
ity." says Peterson. know of INC
mighty healing power of PETERSON'S
oiNI MEET in eczema. salt rheum old
sores. itching skin. ulcers, pimples and
all diseases Of the skin. They know
III cures these aiimcnts-that il is
guaranteed TO cure them"
Now want To say to every sufferer
IRON piles. either blind. bleeding or
Itching. that | will guarantee that a
3o-rcnt box OF PETERSON'S ONT
MENT viii rid YOU Of piles or your
For years ! suffered terribly with
itching and bleeding piles. i tried
everything and dcspaircd Of ever get
lihE RIA OF them. 1t gives me great
pleasure 70 state that PcterSon'S Oint-
iheht cht!riy cured me. and sincerely
recommend it TO all suffcrcrs"-Y Yours
1ruIy, David y; Seymour Supt. Of
Mail orders filled by Peterson Bros,
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Senator Masons statement in regard
to NuXated Iron was shown to several
physicians who We're requested TO give
their opinions thereon
DIR. Ferdinand King. a New York
Physician and Medical Author, said: ~
heartily indorse Senator Masons state
mcnt in regard to Nuxated Iron. There
can be no vigorous iron men without
iron. Pallor means nacmia. Anaemia
means iron deficiency. The skin of
anacmic men and women is pale: the
flesh habby; the muscles lack tone;
the brain Tags. and the memory fails,
and often they become weak, nervous,
respondent and melancholy.
Or. James Francis Sullivan. formerly
Physician OF Bellevue Hospital tOut-
door Dept.), New York. and the West
chester County Hospital. said: senator
Mason is to be commended on handing
public print. There are thousands or
men and women who need strength
and blood builder but co not know
what to take; In my own opini9n
iron--NuXated Iron---for cnriching the
blood and helping to increase the
strength and endurance Of men ana
women who burn up too rapidly their
nervous energy in the strenuous strain
the day"
Former Health Commissioners VIM. r.
Kerr. OF the City Of Chicago. says: II
strength building effect. and in the in
terest of the public welfare I feel 1t
my duty TO make known the results OF
It's use. l am well past my threcscorc
SOPHISTICATED Iron. which was used
md which IL prescribed and recommended
hut one which Is well known to druggists
products. II !s easily assmilated and does
upset the stomach. The manufacturers q
results 10 every purchaser or they will ref
ADV.
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From the Congressional DiIory
published by the United States'v-
crnm ent-"Wm. j.. Mason. SGor
from Illinois. was elected to th}th
Congress in 1887, to the 5lstpn-
gross in 1S9l-dcfcatcd for th2d
Congress 1892 elected Scnat to
the 55th Congress 1897 10 1909
Senator Mason is now ConSs-
man from the state of Illinois
Senator Mason's champioush Of
Pure Food and Drugs cgislon,
his fight for the rural free dekry
system. and his strong advoca of
all bills favoring labor anbhe
rights of the masses as anSt
trusts and combines make II
national figure at Washingtonnd
cndcared him To the hearts othc
working man and the great mscs
Of people throughout the TIED
States. senator Mason has thais-
tinction Of being one of tho rlly
big men of the nation. His sting
endorsement OF NuXatcd iron ust
convince any intelligent timing
reader that 1t must le n prcpa-
ton of very great merit and ne
which the Senator feels is boun,to
he of great value To the massc:Of
people everywhere, otherwise ne
could not afford to lend his mantle
IL especially after his strong AGO.
cacy of pure food and drugs leIs.
lation. Aa
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TENNESSEE MANGANESE
knoxville Comnnny Largely increase.
Capital Stock To Provide for
Much Greater Facilities

KNOXVILLE. TENN. March o.
Ihe Tennessee Manganese Company. OF
ihis city. announces an Increase OF
: capital stock from the small amount
f S-Vopo 20 100000. In addition to
It's manganese mining elsewhere this
company has now commenced the de-
Neiop'nent Of extensive ore properties
at the foot of Big Smoky Mountains.
u SEWER County. and IL is undcrs,oo
tat this big increase in capital stock
4 FOR the purpose OF extending tho
lining facilities at that point and for
the building OF TWO iron furnaces ono
o which VIII probably be in this city
and the other at the manganese mines
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ALL ABOUT IN VIRGINIA

Clifton Forge readily sold to a local
bank its $4,000 OF bonds 10 build a
much needed bridge in the city.
The United States government has
asked bids for the building OF an ex-
ttnsive wharf at the ancient city OF
Yorktown.
The Piedmont King Cola Bottling
Corporation has been chartered with
$4,000 capital stock to establish a
bott!ing plant at Culpcper
The National Cigar Company has
been Incorporated 20 manufacture
cigars and possibly cigarettes at Roa-
noke
II r. Fitzgerald has contracted for
the building Of two up-to-date apart
mrnt houses in Danville.
The United States royernmcn. win
build another big warehouse in New
port News. This one is 20 be a, pier
No. ..
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TIMBER OPERATIONS
Appa lnchin Lumber Company Closes
Purchnse of Large Timber
tcrenrc
Especial to The Times

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
GATE CITY. VA, March o-The APP
palaGhia Lumber Company has just
closed a deal for the timber on the
Esau Huneycutt lands at DunSannon.
on the north side Of Scott County. The
price paid is $4,000. \ band sawmill
will be put in operation in the early
spring. This is one OF the most valu-
able tracts of timber in Southwest Wiz
einia, never having been cuiled. All
over 1t stand giant poplars. magniii-
cent monarchs of the forest
Within the same community. on the
Patrick Hagan estate. TWO veins OF
coal have been opened, and mining
operations are getting we'll under way.
one OF the coal veins is seven feet
thick. and the coal is OF the finest
variety.
These operations are on the Caro-
lima. clinchiield and Ohio Railroad,
which has a direct outlet to the South
Atlantic seaboard
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RUB RHEUMATIC
PAIN RIGHT Oh
Don't suffer! Relief comes tl
moment you rub with
est. Jacobs I.inimcnt."
what's rheumatism? Pain only,

stop drugging' Not one case I'm nr.
requires Internal treatment. I;iih II
misery right away. APPLY soothl,.
penetrating -. Jacobs Liuimeni'' d
rectly upon the tender spot" and r,
lief comes instantly. st Jacobs lin,
ment' is harmless rheumatism ~.
sciatica relief which never disappoiui
and cannot burn or digcolor the skin
Timber UP, Get q small trial to,t1
from your druggist. ana IA tus, Il me
meat you'll be free from rheumatic az
aciatica ram. soreness. stiffness an
swelling Don't suffer "St. Jacobs Lin
mcnt" has relieved millions Of rhcr
nntism sufferers in the last hnlf ccr
fury. and is jus; as good FOR sciatic;
neuralgia. lumbaro. backachc. spral,
aud swcllinrs.-Adv
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physical activity is ia,b1iy due to-day
to my personal use of NuXatcd Iron.
From my own experience with NuN-
ated Iron feel it Is such a valuable
every hospital and prescribed by every
physician in this country"
DIR. T.. Sauer. Il Boston physician who
has studied abroad in great European
Medical institutions. said: Senator
Mason is right. AS have said Il hum
one of the greatest of ali strength
builders.
Iron is absolutely necessary to en-
able your blood to change your food
into living tissue. without il. no mat
ter how much or what YOU eat, your
food merely passes through You with, with,
out doing you any good You don't
get the strength out of it. and as Il
consequence you become weak. pale
and sickly looking, just like Il plant
trying to grow in soil deficient in
iron"
EcOn OF st. ElizahcihS Hospital New
York City. said: II have never before
given out any medical information or
advice for publication. as I ordinarily
do not believe in II. But in the case
of NuXatcd Iron feel ! would be re-
miss in my duty not to mention II.
have taken II myself and given II to
my patients with most surprising re-
suits. And those who wish quickly
to increase their strength power and
endurance will fnd |; - most remark
able and wonderfully effective remedy"
y Senator Mason with such surprising results.
Above 10y physicians. IL not secret remedy
not injurc the teeth. make them black nor
arnntcc successful and entirely satisfactory
nd your money. II IL dispensed In this city
), Chiidrey DRUG Co. and all good druggists.
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QUANTICO's sHIPYARD
Many Men Mt Work on buildings nnJ
Vessels Already Under Construc-
tlOn-pcrmnncnt InduNIrY

oUANTlCO. VA. March 9-The
Potomac Shipbuilding Company now
has over 200 men at york here. AL
though the plant proper is not near
completed. the company has started
work on seven wooden cargo vessels
which Will be of $500 tons burden
The company has been organized with
ample capital. and work is progress
ing rapidly on the plant buildings
which. with the necessary machinery
to be Installed. Will cost from $250OOG
to 100000.
This will be permanent industry
here. and Will in time give employ
ment to somewhere from 500 to 1000
mon. Tho company maintains Offices
In Washington. and ia in close touch
with the government. II is known
that II has quite II number OF govern
ment contracts already.
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Fairly Large Receipts NJ I.ynchburr

~ NCHHUKti. w, March 9.-Thc re-
ceipts of leaf tobacco on this market
continue fairly large. being G39.5O0
pounds this week. The farmers are
anxious to sell what they have left
fearing the warm weather Will cause
1t TO damage. There was considcra BILE
damaged stock in the offerings this
week. All grades in good order and
condition were in as active demand as
at any time this season. and brought
prices highly satisfactory to the
planters
The crop 70 1917 in this territory
is Icing sold rapidly, and il H. esti-
mated now that not over 20 per cent
remains in the farmers hands and
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TEN THOUSAND ACRES
Entire Island 10 Br Planted In Sc.
Island C"u"n-N"r'h Carolina
Capital Interested.

4 SALISBURY, n. c, March Ill. T..
Brown. OF this city. has become assc-
sriated with number OF Georgia capt.
ftalists, and they have organized and
had chartered the Georgia Sea Island
plantations. for the purpose Of cul.iya:-
Ging extensively the famous sea island
cotton. The company has acquired
gabout $4,000 acres OF land on ST simon
Island. Ga. and VIII this year have
at least 10000 acres OF IL in cultivation.
1T Is understood that two or three
other North Carolina gentlemen are
Hssoc'ated with Mr.. Brown and his
Georgia friends in this enterprise.
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New Exchange for N.,vnor, W..

NJ" foRT NEWS. VA. March 3
In" Chesapeake and Potomac rcle-
phon" Company viii build u nrst-class
eHchang" In this city. and II goes With
out saying that IL VIII be amply
equipped 10 take care Of the immense
aAH constantly growing hello business
in this city
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Tobacco Factory to Re n.nn,,t

WINSTON. y. G.. March 9.-Thc T. V.
Webb Company will rebuild their TO-
hacco factory ana warehouse. recently
destroyed by fire. The new factory
viii y" Of brick 5oxISG feet. and the
warehouse, which Will u an Il" 10
the factory. VIII also DO Of brick.
6Oxl00 feet
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sales to Dntc nj south Boston.

SOUTH BOSTON. VA. March 9.-Thc
safes OF leaf tobacco this week amount
cd 10 100000 pounds. which brought
inc remarkable average of S33 p.r
hundred pounds While the Warehouses
mere VIII keep going al least until
Ap"l'. Il is now believed the mex. two
wccks will find all of the weed held
pN farmers sold out.
The sales on lhs marke; for the
month OF February were 2Gl3.Gll
rounds; average price for the month.
S32.l3 footing up sS39,62S.5O Sales
Tor the same month of last year. L.
iOl'-53 pounds: average, $l7.9i; foot
ing up SOL .%S5.40. The Increases this
year over last year. l.2l2.35S pounds:
average Sli.l9; total amount. $685.
2i1.li.
The total sales for the season to
March | were lg.39i.S96 pounds: aver
age S3l:&; footing up s6,O5G o7.04
Sales for same period Of last season.
iG,219.iS3 pounds; average, $3.50: to-
falling $?,962.ii7.G 60. Increases over
last season. @.ll5.i33 pounds; average.
5000; total. S3.033.S09.4i.
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A Carolina chcn,,c,, ,.,c,o

RALEIGH. y. C.. March 9.-Thc
J"hnson Chemical Company capital
100000. has been Incorporated bv
James |. Johnson and son and John w
ross. This company will build a
!"'h p'aht ana 20 extensively into the
manufacture OF chemicals from nrnd
nris o! North Carolina forests and
mines.
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DanviIic I. sim Ahcnd.

DANNlLLE. VA. March 9.--Danvillc
VIII not be outstripped by any of the
North Carolina bright loose-lcaf to-
bacco markets this year Wilson, y.
G.. Danvillc's nearest competitor. has
sold 3:.244.37s pounds OF tobacco. while
panH1lle has disposed OF $4,000. 900.
There is every prospect Of the total
sales reaching S6.0OO.000 pounds be-
fore the season closes
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Rig Hotel Coming Tor Accot,nk

ALFNANDEIA, Va, March 9-Tho
AccoNnk' on the Potomac River IN
Fairfax County. below MI vernon
VIII probably have Il big summer hotel
IN operation bcfor" all OF the Summer
shall pass by William II. WHITAKER
and associates have about decided 50
huiid such a house as a resort for
ington.
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this will probably be sold by the flrs
of April
The following quotations ruled this
week:
LuSs. common. SIS to SIS; Tugs. good.
$3.50 TO SO: leaf. short. SIS to s22:
leaf good. $50 to s25: leaf. dapplc. SO
TO $50; leaf. wrappers. SIS TO $50.
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In SEWER County. There will be no
trouble about placing the new So
rrn-Acrc sir. Secured.

NORFOLK. VA. March 9--Tl
Norfoik Glass Manufacturing Compan.
recently Incorporated here. has secured
" ste OF ten acres on the VirEiniJ
ana Norfolk Southern Railways upot
which TO build their gl.ss-makint
piant. The officers claim that the plan
VIII DC turning out goods by June 1
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THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

Up 20 tho present time comparatively
little has been done in the develop
ment OF electrochcm.c cal Industries In
the South, but the field Is limitless. In
the section TO be visited by the society
are great water power possibilities
and these are surrounded by a wide
range OF raw materials. while trans
portniion facilities arc available 10
reach out into every part OF the coun-
try. Moreover. IL occupies "A protected
inland location. where there Is the
least possible chance for disturbance In
case OF invasion.
The meetings % the society will be
in the nature ~ tour 2ctween now
land the date FOR the touring az given
above, every section 20 hc visited viii
doubtless secure complete information
and data regarding watcr powers. raw,
materials and manufacturing advan-
tages. and bring these together In The
best possible shape 20 show convincing-
" and conclusively that tho Appa
]achian South is -cmlnentlv tho
place where they should loAl. for "a.
future location and expansion OF elec-
.$trochernical industries in America
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Nearly Sold out mt Dnnvillc.

of leaf tobacco for the week have been
small. two sales going on at the sam"
time being able to sell all the tobacco
offered by noon OF each day. The quail
,y of the offerings is about as usual
Prices remain finn. and tho maikc:
strong on All grades.
The offerings this week amounted to
GT3.S1i pounds and sold At an average
of S3l3o.
now on until The crop l.; sold. The
warehousemcn say the market will be
over by the 18th of April The markets
generally throughout North Carolina
close on the 18th OF March. and IN some
of the small markets OF Virginia sales
are practically nTer. The Danvil!c
sales this wear Will be over earlier
than usual The farmers have been
vel pleased with prices and have not
hcSitated &c bring their tobacco To
marl,et. Notwithstanding the bad
weather that prevailed in January and
February. Now. with the oDcring of
spring. they will fuish marketing. treir
crop promptly so 'flcy can devote their
attention 10 farm work.
The stocks held by dealers are very
small. and a line of tobacco II any
size would he very difficult to purchase
from accumulated stocks.
Preparations for the new cr:p arc
tior Of plant beds. preparing the land.
purchase OF fertilizer. etc are con.
rerncd. II is safe to guarantee that
the farmers Will plant as large crop
as hey can find the labor to handle
Prices for tobacco are tempting. and
more tobacco would be planted if la
Dor were available.
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v @ a r s, n n q
want to say
that I believe
NV nIt-n urnat
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SALES OF LEAF TOBACCO
GROWING MUCH LIGHTER
End OF the Season Is Near mt Hand,
but Little Left in Farm
erS' Hands.
FIGURES FOR DARK GOODS
Probably Not More Than 100000
Pounds of Sun-Curcd Yet To BE
Sold-I.arger Receipts of Fire
Cured Leaf.

The prophets are now pretty we'll
agreed that not much. II any. over
100000 pounds or sun-curcd tobacco
of the farmers. and the warchousemcr
think all of that will be marketed by
the last OF this month. The sales OF
incurred leaf so far this season have
amounted to about 6.t50.oOO pounds
and. ii the prophets are correct in their
diagnosis OF the case, the total crop
will reach barely 100000 pounds.
The offerings last week amounted to
625,920 pounds. which brought an aver
age OF S25.02 per 100. There were soma
good wrappers in the offerings. which
brought almost fancy figures. one
large pile Knocked ont 1T Shock oc
Warehouse brought $50 per 100. MI
mcrous other piles Went from siJ Down
20 $50 per 100
Several fine lots of Goochland Coun-
~ Sun-Curcd. sold at Iiutctcsor's ware
house through Frazer x T"mD'<ns
Thursday. brought fancy figures. On"
lot OF eight piles. sold for l.. l.. Payne.
Of Goochand. and weighing 1870
pounds. brought from $50 to $40 per
100. the average being f2i.Gl. Nine
piles. weighing $50 pounds. and be-
longing to G. u. Sa!mons, another
sioochiand farmer. brought from $3.50
10 S53. making an average of S2S.6S per
700. Still another Goochlandcr. Allen
Samuels, got an average Of s2i.I6 on
six piles. weighing 955 pounds. W. \
litcks'* average on five piles, weigh
ing l.G3j pounds. was Soi.l3 w. NJ
SalmCn's fourteen piles, weighing 2.3-O
pounds. brought all the way fror: $3.50
10 So per 100, the average for the
whole lot being $4,000.
The offerings of dark shipping. Gre
tOhnrrnS
previous. amounting to $4,000 pounds.
These goods also sold high. some Srla!l
lots going as high as S25. The average
for the entire offerings OF this type
was SO per 100.
The tobacco men look for smaller
offerings OF sun cured ard larger Of
the dark shipping goods fer this week.
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NV To IJTNIE To
SEE FOR THEMSELVES

The Record has information from
first hands tina, It is in order to see
these resources az first hand and gauge
Fthcir suitability for these Industries
&that the experts are now coming to
the South. Not in many years has
Bsuch an oppoR anity, presented itself 10
kthc South.- "A. opportunity fraught
with supreme possibilities not only FOR
the DEVELOPMENT OF present latent
Z Southern resources that Will materially
add 10 is wealth. but in a larger sense
for the supplying OF these industries
with n location in America where they
can expand and develop, and permit
this country TO continu" 70 maintain
ITS supremacy in these vital Industries
Electrochemical industries are TOO
important 10 the industrial welfare Of
this country 20 allow them 70 60 else
where, because they are what may be
termed key" Industries. making prod
ucts that are absolutely essential to
and enter into every branch OF many
6of our most important manufacturing
Hines