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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
HOPEWELL GETS NEW PLANT
IT'S A PORCELAIN POTTERY
Second Plant or its Kind 10 Come
south In History or the
business

llOPEWELl.. VA. April at Is
now settled fact that the Ohio
parties who for some time have been
looking over the situation here. with
the view OF establishing II pottery
for the production of porcelain table
ware, have landed.
The iiopcwcll China Company has
Dcen organized with $4,000 capital
stock, and the charter has been APP
piled for. Two suitable buildings
mat were formerly used for the man.
uiacturc OF war materials have been
purchased. and are being set in order
Tor the new purposes. But little
alterations in the buildings are
needed. however. as they are already
fully equipped with electric power.
shaftinE. steam pipes and sprinkler
systems.
The kilns will have 10 be built.
but that is Il small matter. as the ma
terial. the tire brick. etc. are already
on hand in this city. The clay shop
machinery mas been purchased. and
~ now on its way here. Pocahontas
coal Will IL used for firing iii the
kilns and contrac st 1000 80
supply have been closed.
The company is arranging 10 have
the English clayS necessary for the
manufacture Oh me porcelain dinner
ware shipped in bulk direct from
England to City Point. and this Will
be- tremendous item in the saw
ing OF the cos, OF rehandling and in
rail- freights.
The organizers OF the company who
have applied 10 the state Corporation
Commission for Virginia charter
are Louis T.. Grogeloac. William II.
ScraEgs and Sol Ostrow. Of Fast
Liverpool. Ohio. These gentlemen
are of the famous Knowles. Taylor 4:
Knowles Pottery Company and the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04

the expectation OF cereals 10 other
countries in exchange for raw ma
terials. The farmers are scientific
and intensive cultivators. The re-
pnblic corresponds in size and pop
"iaiion 10 the State OF New York.
These tSchem'an) lands abound in
fruit and excellent wines. and diver
sihed crops OF the fields.
bismarck. the man OF iron. said.
The master of Bohemia Is the mas
ter of Europe" The country ia we'll
divided. 5o.t7 per cent of it's area is
IN fields 1857 per cent in forests
lafl per cent is meadows gardens
and lakes; and. only AIS per cent is
totally unproductive. Crops are also
we'll distributed. OF the fields 1875
per cen; are devoted to rye: 1925 per
cent to oats: LII per cent TO barley .
10 per cent 10 wheat and, the
balance is apportioned between bcets
and potatoes.
\ ready market is found in Europe
Tor Bohemian fruits. No less than
~ varieties OF apples. ninety-four
Inherent pears and fifteen kinds OF
r!umS are grown. The wines OF the
Mc!nik district are we'll known. Du;
small IN area planted. Moravia is
an extensive grape growing country.
Hops are cultivated in Western Bo-
hemta They are exported principul-
for the linen industry Is cultivated
in the krkonosc lEr.geb;rsc)
Mountains and the hills separating
bohemia and Morav!a
Dairy!nG is carried on extensively.
Inuer normal conditions the coup-
try has 10000 horses. 4. 500. 100 head
OF cattle. 100000 pigs. 1850. 600
sheep and 100000 900 barnyard fowls.
During the war the numbers OF these
animals were considerably reduced.
some one-ihird. others as much as
he-haii' The people do not despair
ihey nave set to work To repair their
damaged economic structure to bring
u BACK 10 it's prewar strength They
are succeeding. for no cry for food
comes from czeCho- Slovakid
This country offers 4 " ondcrful on
por'unRE TO the entcrprising Ameri-
can merchants. particularly to those
OF the cotton and tobacco growing
South.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
CLOTH ALSO TO BE MADE
Spfndnlc VIII soon Have n Factory
for the Making or coloreu
Cotton Cloths.

cotton manufacturing business here
is nor 10 be confined Ia the spinning
or cotton yarns. The Stonecutter
Mills Company has been organized
with s2.coo.OOo capital stock to do
both spinning and manufacturing cot
ton cloth Of all colors.
For :he manufacture of coiored cot
ton cioth an immense weave she'd
40 by l1I feet Ia to be erected and
equipped. This will be one-story
building OF mill construction Then a
spinning factory 80 by 100 feet. two
stories. is 10 be erected These
buildings Will be equipped with 10000
sp!ndles and 900 looms. Dyeing and
finishing machinery will also be in
stalled and all will be run by electric
power y min village Will also be
laid OFF and cottages erected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
PLANNING FOR MORE COAL
New Companies Chartered to Operate
In hnnnwhn Fieid-Oid Corpora
ti0ns TO Enlarge Output,

I. CHARLESTON. WEST VA. Aori,
'.-lt would seem that the coal mine
people and those who have been in
tending to branch out in the mining
business think tho long-continued un-
scttled state Of affairs is nearing tho
emu and that ere long these troubles
VIII be no more.
throughout the entire mining re-
siohs or this state large preparations
are neing made looking to Increases
III the output OF coal. Within the
pust two weeks numerous new com.
panies. some OF them with large can
tai. have been Incorporated ana
nearly NIL OF the old ones are planning
Tor greater work.
me Buffalo Thacker Coal comnanv
OF which l.. r. Reese, or this citv
- president. has just issued $3.50. 900
OF oonds and plans increased deyel.
opmeht or It's coal lands. having in
view an ultimate Increase OF ANIMAL
coal
The company owns over 1ooo
acres o. the finest coal lands in tho
hahawha Field and leases $500 acres
more. IL Is already operating six
mines by electric power on the Chcsa.
peake and Ohio and Norfolk ami
western Railway lines. There arc
seVeral mining towns on it's proper-
ICES on these roads
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
AH0SKIE is JUBlLANT
soon Ia Have Best Light Plant md
Hest Water system OF Amy
SmaII Town

AHOSKIE. " G.. April 3.-if tho
work on Ahoskie's new electric light
plant proceeds NJ the rate it Is now
going II will be in operation by tho
end OF this month or in the very
carly days OF May.
The pipes for the new water system
have been received and the work
of laying them is 10 be commenced
with visor in Il few days. When
these improvements. arc compile. cdd
Ahoskic will have the best electric
lighting plant and tho most complete
water works OF any town of it's size
III North Carolina or perhaps in any
other state
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
RAILWAY WORK RESUMED
Ten Miles More Of Winchester and
Western Road to lie Built
Mt Once.

WINCHESTER. VA. April 3-work
OF construction Is about to he re-
sumed on the Winchester and Wes-
tern Railroad. II work that Was sus-
pended after about forty miles Of
the line had been completed and
when war matters required all o,
the attention of the country
To have The road reach The noin, .,
FIRST aimed FOR only fraction more
than ten miles remains To nc built
Tho line viii :hcn 20 by Gainsboro.
Rock Enon and Capon Springs TO
WardcHsv.llc. w. Va X will be n
good feeder for Winchester.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
MORE MILLS ARE COMING
Five Instead Of Only ono Hosiery Mil
in Southwest Niri;inin by Penn
ryivnniR Company.

BIG STONE GAP. VA. April 8
II developers that the T.. Y. kitzmil-
Ter Co, OF Bcchtclsvillc. Pa, which
has completed all OF lis plans .or the
establishment OF a silk hosiery q;
this place will not confinc IT'S efforts
iii Southwes; Virginia to Big Stone
Gap.
The announcement is now made
that the same company Will operate
ut least four more mills or the same
kind in this section ]; is said that
one of these will he established at
bennington Gap. one al Appalachian.
one ut Norton and the other at Gate
City. When all OF these mills are
In operation they vii! turn out some
thing like COCO dozen pairs of silk
hose per day. and will employ very
many operatives
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
ANOTHER TO BE BUILT
I.incointon to Gct 5000 More SpindIcS.
Rapidly Becoming Important COT
ton Misunderstanding TniNn.

IlNCoLNrON. y. G. April am
other cotton factory il Ia he cstab-
lishcd here. w. I. shore Of Char
lotte, has completed negotiations for
eight acres OF land on the edge OF
the town. upon which = building al
ready stands. Ii is announced that
the building Will be enlarged at a
cost OF $4,000 or more and that IL viii
he equipped with AL OF the machin-
cry required for cotton manufacture
ing. including 1000 spindies.
The machinery has been purchased.
and az the work on the factory Mil
require only Il short time ii is on
pected tho mill VIII BE- n operation by
the summer time. \ mill village VIII
grow up on the purchased site and
near hN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
TOBACCO SEASON ENDS
Inst or the Austion Sales Pulled on
ON Fridny-Warchuuscs
Now aIluriSv

The Richmond tobacco warehouses.
50 far as auction sales OF the loose
leaf arc concerned. are now DARK"
and Will SO remain until the primings
OF the sun-curcd variety of the crop
OF i?2U-a crop yet to be planted and
harvcSted-are ready for sale That
VIII be some time about the middle Of
september. The last auction sales
OF the season of 1890 were pulled
or on Friday last and small sales
they were. Only about $4,000 pounds
OF sun-curcd leaf came TO market all
or last week. and all OF il was sold
on tuesday and Friday. The average
price Tor the week was Il traction
under $50 per hundred.
There may be Il few small lots OF
the sun-cured TO come to Richmond
ana these Will be disposed Of by the
warchouScmen 1T private sale.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
WILL BE READY BY FALL
Relmont's New Cotton MIL to Have
$4,000 Spindlcs Going in
the Autumn

BELMONT, y c.. Arril 3.-Thc
Crescent Spinning Company. recently
Incorporated with S550.0o0 capi,al
STOCK, has announced us plans
through President George ". stowe.
These plans call for the immediate
erection Of brick factory build
ing that Is 10 be 2?o by lo5 feet in
SIZE. and this IS 10 he equipped with
1898 sp!nd!cs and other machinery
together with electric outfi, FOR mo-
tive power.
The factory Will be Luilt on the
hurry work plan. tho machinery has
already been contracted for. and it is
expected that the mill viii he in
operation IN the fail.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
SUFFOLK ALSO DISTURBED
Evidence Abundant Tint Census Was
Badly Tnkcn-Sonc Made for
Complete New Count.

SUFFOLK, VA, April 3.-Sufo!k
is as much disturbed over bad CEN
sus taking as Richmond Is. No OFF,
cial figures have yet been given out.
but there is abundant evidence that
even slorcnly manner and that hun
dreds OF names have been left off the
lists OF the takers.
The Chamber OF Commerce has
taken the matter in hand and the
secretary has reason to believe that
the chambers request for complete
recount Will be complied with. II i,
Is the officials OF the chamber will
see TO II that a sufficient force is put
on the job and that no whole fam
ilics Shall be overlooked as has evil
IDENTIFY been the case in the recent
count.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
PREFER GRADUAL GROWTH
Grent Cotton Mills mt I'icIduic Grow
Ing as Fast ms Original Plans
Chilled For.

MARTlNSV1-E VA. April a.
Perhaps the only additions that vii,
be made 10 the mills OF the Caro-
lima Cotton and Wooden Mills Com
panS at Fieidale in this county, this
year, Will be the building this sum-
mer OF six bay extension
II is no secret that the company
has planned ali along to finally have
al Fieldale a Very much larger plant
THAN the big one now in operation.
but the reports tina; all Of the con
temp!atcd additions are 10 be made
rms year ia premature. II has been
the purpose of the company all the
while for the plant 10 grow gradually
and tho work IS proceeding as RAPIDLY
as was.cvcr intended 1t should.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
AUDIT INCOME RETURNS
T"cni! Deputies TO Chcrh In All
Through State 10 Discover
Errors or Frauds

AUDITING Of returns Tor income
taxes under 1000 was comp!ct.a
yesterday. Collector Il. q. l.. Mon
cure, ot the Internal Revenue Burcau
announced. and the twenty deputies
employed In this work viii leave to-
day for their various territories to
check them mp
Within the next month many tnx-
PAYERS VIII receive letters showing
where ihey have made -cduct ont that
are not allowable, he added.
mere frauds are discovered. GRIM
ma! p.osccui Ions VIII follow swiftly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
Hosiery Mills n, Madison.

MADISON. y. g. April 3.-The
Madison lics;cry Mills, recently or
ganized with sia5.000 capital stock,
has secured u building and the ma
chincry is being installed that will
give the plant II daily capacity Of $50
dozen pairs Of hose. j. NJ. Vaughan
is the president or the company, and
II. .. Lindsay. is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
More Cnnitai ana Name Changed.

NORFOLK. VA. April 3.-The
Church Street Bank. one OF the older
financial Institutions of this city. will
not be known by that name hereafter
lIy amendments to its charter. granted
by the State Corporation Commits
sion. i, becomes tho American EN-
change Bank and it's capital stock Is
increased from 100000 10 S2Onuon. :,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04

Homer Laughlin China Company. 1t
IS understood that tho Hopcwcll COM
plny VIII be really IA subsidiary or
branch Of the big Ohio concerns, II
Is the second porcelain pottery 10 be
putt in the South since porcelain
aoieware-making was introduced In
America
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04

furniture Factory VIII Enlarge
DhNVll.LE. VA. April 3.--presidept
~, msi''a.h J.. Boatwrisht announces
that the recent action Of tho ho,ru
directors or the Boatwright Furn;,uJe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04

company. Increasing tho capItaf
stock from 100000 to $500, 900 means
the great enlargement of tho furni-
ure-making plant. This industry has
proven success since it's inception
here n decade ago.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14
AMAZING VALUES PER ACRE

The value of crops produced in
North Carolina in 1919 averaged
$50. go per acre. On this basis
Of comparison, only five states
stood ahead Of us-New Jersey,
Rhode Island, Arizona. Massa-
chusetts, and Connecticut, in
order named.
Arizona excepted, these are
states in the great industrial
area Of the Northeast. Crop
farming is a small detail in the
occupational life of these states.
Their per acre crop values are
high because they are produced
In the main by farm specialties
truck crops, fruits and the like.
Arizona is an area Of irrigated
farms with less land in cultiva-
ton than in Johnston, Wayne,
and Wake counties alone. Its
high rank il due for the most
part u alfalfa and long staple
eotton. which averages d dollar
y more ! pound. There are
neazI twice II 11hny acres UNI
dsF ealEl4ationin North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14
Twenty Year Gains

Our gross crop values in 1919
were 6S3 million dollars or $3.50.
per acre average. Twenty
years ago our gross crop total
was only 1924. Here is a ten
fold gain in twenty years! Which
means that North Carolina is
striding forward in the seven
league boots Of the tabled giant.
1t means better seeds, fewer
acres per farm worker, and i'm
mensely improved tillage, along
with the price levels produced
by the war.
Inflated prices for farm pro-
ducts are likely to last for many
years to come, in our opinion.
But meanwhile the decrease in
farm labor calls for larger farms
more improved farm machinery,
more workstock per farm, more
acres not fewer per farmer,
more and better meat and milk
animals, and a better balance
between crop farming and live
stock farming.
Otherwise we are not likely to
cash in our largest agricultural
possibilities, and to hedge
safely against the boil weevil
and the falling prices that are
inevitable in the days ahead.
Prudent farmers in North
Carolina will foresee approach
ing evils and find a way to es-
cape; foolish farmers will be as
needless as usual and will pass
on into punishment. Foresight
is rare, hind-sight is the rule.
Opportunity must be seized by
the forelock, not the fetlock, on
the farm as everywhere else.
This study concludes for the
present the wealth studies of
North Carolina that have been ]
running in the University News
Letter during the last six weeks
Or so. They will be resumed
Just as soon as we can get adj
vance sheets of the Industrial
Census of 1919.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

An investigation of the South Az
rican disease known as lamziekte, or
lame sickness, suggests that 1t il due
to q special plant poison that Is gem
Grated under abnormal conditions In
grasses or other plants that are nor
maIly harmless. Its development Seems
70 be associated with unusual weather
and soil experiences Of which SUM
naar drought Il important. Through
such conditions. whiting would favor
the formation Of the poison. and this
explains the common belief that ne
disease results from eating wflte6
ptanfx
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

All cards Of thanks, resolutionsof re-
spect, etc, ETC.. will be charged for at
the rate Of one cent per word. Cash
must accompany article in all cases ex-
cept here customer has q regular &C
count No insertions made for less
than rs cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14
Watch as Compass.

To use the watch as a compass,
bring the watch into position so that
the hour hand is pointing toward the
sun. The south then lies midway be.
tween whatever hour 1t may be and
the mineral XII on the dial of the
watch.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Most of the ex-soldiers who
are begging in such frenzied
tones for the bonus were invited
to join the W. k. U. s. Army by
the Draft Boards of their respec-
tive Counties.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Man in California has twenty
five wives, only five of whom he
has murdered. Is there not
someone in our community who
can beat this record?
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Should the Senate pass the
Peace Resolution what is it going
to do with it? Send the Serge
ant-at-arms over to Amerongen
and beg Bill to take it?
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

The principal objection we see
to the bonus plan is that those
who are are squalling for it aren't
worth it. .....
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Hoover's campaign manager
is one Lucey, and if he can over
come a handicap like that he'll
be going some.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Listen Annie! If Debs be cleo
ted President will they inaugu-
ate him in Atlanta, Sing Sing, or
Lavenworthl
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Backward, turn backward, oh
time in your flight.
Congress would tax US again
clean out of sight.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Considering the plight of
Carranza, who can say that
whiskers have not at least their
uses in adversely?
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Sims and John Bull seem to be
coming in for considerable
strafing.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return of mss, must in
all cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Brother Debs in his secure Sc
clusion will at least do nothing
in his Presidential Campaign.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Gardner for Governor is not
only allituative it's the States
best choice.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

We see by the papers where
the Mexicans are electing anoth-
err President.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Johnson and Borah would make
a good ticket for those who like
that kind of a ticket.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14
The Leading Crop State

With these details in mind,
we are justified in saying that
North Carolina leads the farm
states of the Union in the per
acre value of farm crops.
We outrank South Carolina
our nearest competitor in the
South by. $1,000 per acre.
Virginia and Kentucky by $1700
per acre, Georgia by $500 per
acre, and Texas by $500 per
acre.
As for the grain, hay and for
age states of the Middle West,
the best showing is made by
Ohio with $4S.39 per acre and
the poorest by North Dakota
with $15.35 per acre.
However, It is we'll to keep in
mind the fact that this is an
area of livestock farming mainly,
and that crop values are there
produced with machine power
at a relatively low cost per acre.
Which means low per cent values
but high per worker values,
larger net profits, and greater
accumulated farm wealth.
Why Carolina Leads
Our high average of per acre
crop values is due to the fact
that two-thirds of our total crop
wealth in 1919 was produced by
cotton and tobacco alone cotton
averaging $70.S7 an acre and
tobacco $780, an acre. We
produce more cotton per acre
than any other cotton state in
the South, while we rank next
to Kentucky in tobacco with 800
million pounds on our score card
in 1919. Besides, our peanuts
averaged $1,000 an acre, our
sweet potatoes $13400, and our
cane-syrup crops $4,000 an acre.
The Middle West has no standard
farm crop that will begin to
compare with these in gross
yields per acre. |
We have indeed such an ad-
vantage over the middle western
farmers in our soils and seasons.
in the high per acre value of
our standard farm corps, and in
our livestock possibilities, that if
ever we balance up our farm
systems sanely, we shall be the
richest agricultural area on the
globe.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

They'll never Page Max Gard
ner!
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

as in all of these five states COM
bined.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-05-14

Entered az Second Glass Matter April
3, 1914, at the Post Office at Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of
March 3, 1879.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-02-13

home it Is difficult to guess, unless Il
was that without Tarzan, there coule
be no ransom fos Tarzan's wife. XII
That night they camped In the vBl-
ley beyond the hills, and as they sat
before a little fire where cooked q
wild pig that had fallen to one of Tar
zan's arrows, the latter sat lost in
speculation. He seemed continually
to be trying to grasp some mental
image which as constantly eluded him.
At last he opened the leather pouch
which hung at his side. From it he
poured into the palm of his hand q
quantity of glittering gems. The fire.
light playing upon them conjured a
multitude of scintillating rays, and az
the wide eyes of the Belgian looked on
in rapt fascination, the mans express
sion at last acknowledged tangible
purpose in counting the society Of the
ape-man.