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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
SILK MILLS MAY LOCATE
AT THE HEAD OF YORK RIVER
West Point Trying to Find Workers,
Delayed Work on Box Factory
Under ,Way.

WEST POINT, VA, Feb. 2l.-Wcather
conditions and poor shipping arrange
ments have greatly retarded the work
o. building and installing the plant
new enterprise that comes here from
Baltimore
However the long delayed steel for
has arrived from Buffalo, s. Y, and
Inc contract?rs have gotten down to
WORK IN dead earnest.
president Murphy, OF Tho box com
about properly housing tho many peo-
pic who will have to come here 70
supply the factory with labor. Quito
II NUMBER OF houses must be built to
avoid great congcntion whom tho
"orknen begin to arrive.
West Point has the opportunity to
locate several good factories which
employ women largely, but they must
nave assurance that the supply Of such
nelp IL sufficient to warrant tho build
ing or their plants hero. a silk mill
Is ask ing If help In. their line of bust
be as many as 200 workers to secure
the first silk mill. Tho Chamber OF
Commerce has sent out n call for vol
unteers before beginning to canvass.
Final reports concerning the dam
age done oysters In York River by the
bureau Of Fisheries, do not give much
hope OF relief to the oystermon o.
the upper river. The Federal invcsti-
gators, do not, find that the pulp mill
at West Point is responsible for the
condition of oysters, T.. p. Churchill
and j. s Gutsel. Investigators. say It
or other factor for which remedy
can be offered. The Bureau OF Chem
istry Endorses this report.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
MORE COTTON MILLS GO UP
IN NORTH CAROLINA TOWNS
Banks Increasing Capital and All
Kinds OF Busincns Good All Through
the State.

The Elmroo Company. chartered and
organized at Spindalc with s250,000
capital stock. is erecting a cotton
yarn factory there. the machinery for
the installation OF which has been
pur chased.
Tho Bank Of wintervillc. at Winter
willie. in Pitt County, has doubled it's
capital stock. making IL now S500Un.
]. A. Martin and associates have in
corporatcd the Hickory Telephone
Company with 100000 capital stock
TO establish telephone lines with
Hickory as the center.
The town of Burlington will this
year extend its water works at a cost
Of $4,000.
The Valdcse Manufacturing Co. has
increased capital stock for 100000 to
100000, which means that the capa-
city OF the big hosiery yarn mills at
Morganton will he moro than doubled
The stockholders of the Bank OF
Sanford have decided to increase tho
to 100000.
MOUNT Airy: recently chartered with
"A "a. Love president OF the company.
Charlottc's next big enterprise is to
be a carbonic acid gas notwithstanding
plant. the building and machinery for
lars. W.
At Rutherfordton. Ait. pieasan,
Mount Holly, High Point. Morganton,
china Grove, st. Pauls and Lenoir new
cotton mills are being built or old
ones being enlarged
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
ROAD WORK COMMENCED
Highway Construction start. in Cum-
bcrIand County Tint VIII Put
Cartersville on the Man
{ Special to The Times-Dispatch.l

lSPSclai 20 The Times piSpatch.1
NEW CANTON, VA. Feb. 21-The
road officials of Cumberland County are
now engaged in spending the sG5. 900
voted last fall by Hamilton district
FOR road Improvement in building two
up-to-date highways under the super
vision of the State Highway Depart
ment. One of these roads Will connect
New Canton with Cartersvillc. the link
between tho Hamilton High School and
Rtddlevillc, on the county border, be-
ing under construction.
Another section. seven miles in
length. is being constructed between
the Hamilton High School and Cum
berland Courthouse, along the Carters-
ville-Cumberland road
Tho new road from Gainesville west
will connect that section with tho
entire New Canton road system. which
includes the famous north and south,
or Raleigh-Washing Highway. Pre-:
parations arc now making for begin
ming tho construction of this road north
of James River carly in the spring. The
road from New Canton. across from
Brcmo to Farnville, is now practically
completed. and will shortly be in fine
condition for travel.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
T0BACcONlSTS GATHER IN
RICHMOND. FOR CONFERENCE
Hoard OF Governors OF National Asao-
sintion uiscusses Matters OF Inn
pOrtnncc and Then BANQUET
,s-4ss-,-."s,----s--..-

=
AT a special meeting OF the board of
governors OF tho Tobacco Association
OF tho United States. hold at Hotol
JEFFERSON, several matters OF import
.ance to the trade wcre considered,
s abmon ,e,t them dates for the Opening Of
ana tho Carolinas. On this subject the
action of the board was suggestive only
trade, and in the interest of tho trade
generally.
July IL was suggested as a good day
however no definite action was taken,
but committee was appointed to take
the matter up with the markets in that
OF the association in Juno next
The opening date, already fixed by
the Eastern North Carloinn markets.
August II. just, suits the notions OF
the board. and mo action was necessary
on its part.
BY resolution. unanimously adopted,
North Carolina wero requested not TO
open sooner than September /.
The matter of standardization OF
hut no action was taken.
The president of tho association was
nEs a at to aPp9tpp the
government authorities the question of
changing , the inventory date required
~ S, the internal td ,, Revenue Bureau from
The board fixed June 81 as the date
Tor the annual meeting OF the associa-
ton and Old Point as the place. The
annual meeting will last three days
The meeting of the board was pre-
sided over by President T. AZ. CARING
ton. of Richmond, and in the absence OF
Secretary G. L.. Webb, who is sick ut
his home in Winston Salem, George S.
Norneet acted as secretary. The fol-
lowing members of the board wore in
attendance: w. T. Clark, Wilson. N. c.:
4. Il. CarriGton. Danvillc; w. L. Gill,
netSrsburg; w; e.: Mitchell. Oxford; a.
,Warrenton. \. C.: S; W: yenable, Dur
Bedford City: George s. Norneet: Win
S: Carton, 9; c. Gregory. Of Richmond,
and 6. T. Patten, Of Darlington, S. c.
"a short session was held at night at
the Jefferson. after which tho tobac..
guests. sat down to sumptuous din
ncr. Short after dinner talks were
made by q. w. Smith, president OF
Planters National Bank; Waller Hol-
laday. vicc-president of American Ma
tional Bank: Colonel Sidney w. Minor.
Of Fidelity Barik..of Durham: Hon. Roy
G; Cabeli. former comwisioner Of in
ney for tho association.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
ANOTHER TOBACCO MARKET
Anlandcr. Wide Awake Town In Dcrtic
county, n. c.. Proposes to
OpcrntC n Warehouse.

ACLANDER. y. c.. Feb. 21.-Au.
lander proposes to get into the to-
bacco business. ~ great deal OF bright
t9bncco is now being raised in this
lBertie) County. apd also in tho
one side and Northampton on tho
othcr Aulander is SO situated goc-
Eraphically as TO. be tho logical place
Tor market for this tobacco.
Tho Chamber of Commerce. has
taken steps TO have established here
IN time for the coming seasons to-
paceo trade warehouse for the Sal 10
mas been subscribed and the committee
from tho chamber looking for site
announce that work on tho warehouse
Duiioing VIII be commenced in u
month or six weeks. 1t Is also an.
nounced that several OF the larger
TOBACCO companies have promised to
piace buyers on the market when the
season opens in August next.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
COAL DIGGING is ON AHEAD
Improvement I'm Conditions Ia Followed
by Applications for Mining Char
ters In West Vircfuf0

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Feb. al
With the coal mining situation unset
in the investment of capital in coal
lands and in mining generally, and
several companies that were In the
inES.
There having now come marked i'm
proyements in conditions generally the
application for charters for f4el-get-
ting companies arc beginniae % como
IN again, and old companieg arc on-
larging their operations.
Within the last ten days tho follow
ing companies. with 100000 capital
stock stool or more. have been incorporated
The Hikman- Miller Coal Company, of
MorSanton, the incorporators being
Fairmont men: the Neale Coal Com
pany, of Lester, the ncorporators be-
Ing of Neale and Goodwill, w. Va:
the Dearborn Coal Company, of stone
wall. tho ineorporators being men OF
Hellwood: w. Va, and Chicago. H.,
and the Cross Creek Coal Company, Of
Mellsburg, the incorporators being OF
Wellsburg and Follanshce. w. Va
The Ivy Branch Coal Company, OF
1vaton and Charleston, has Increased
capital stock from $4,000 to 100000.
The United States Block Coal Com
pany. OF Huntington, has increased
capital stock to 100000 for tho pur.
pose OF cnlarging the business
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
:, IN ALL PARTS OF THE SOUTH
Auto-TruclS Making I'm South Cnrolina.
New Paper Mills I'm Georgia
and Alabama.

The. Spartanburg County Warehouse
company ts erecting ut Spartanburg.
5. e., Il 100000 cotton warehouse. and
VIII put in congresses.
The Cyclone Starter, and Truck COM
pony is the name OF, concern capital.
lied at Sl,ooo:ooo to manufacture
At Gaffney, s. C.. newly formed
brick company with Il 220-acre site
produce 100000 bricks daily.
being built and installed in Atlanta,
At Griffin. Ga, two different cotton
mills are to be enlarged by the erec-
t ton, Of additional buildings. which.
more than double the present output
OF cotton products.
Atlanta is soon to have an immense
which is to be established by a com
pany chartered with s2,500.00O capita,
stock.
The Palm Craft Company. of Tampa.
Fla, has increased capital stock to
charging it's plant for the manufac-
tuTs Of furniture from pain, stock
in Ia% 9o4S
install mining plant at Mulberry.
- The The , t Navy Department has decided
struct u brcakwatcr and timber piers
at Key West, Fla.
paper manufacturing mill Is TO
be erected at Birmingham. Ala. with
contemplated daily capacity of fifty
tons and will manufacture wrapping
paper. box board, corrugated board.
seven hundred thousand pounds
monthly is tho estimated production Of
finished dyes by corporation nj Mo-
bile. Ala. which has recently installed
important new equipment. Silk dyes
also will be added
AT Opelika. Ala. 100000 cor
poration will enlarge and improve the
plant of a lumber company recently
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
FLOUR MILL PURCHASED
Abandoned PInnt In Danville in New
Hands VIII Soon BE Put
In Commission.

Especial to Tho. fmes-Dispatch.l
will soon have in operation another
-four mill, Z. +. Scales and w. w. Will
hanson having purchased the long
disusad mill belonging to Douthat and
Riddle. The investment by the pur-
chasers including new machinery is
$4,000. p e
The plant Is on lower Linn Street,
and will be In operation within a
month. High grade flour. meal and
feed will be handled by the company
to be known as tho Flavo Mills. Tho
plant will have q capacity of 100 bar
rclS ncr diem.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
TOWNS WANT NEW ROAD
Electric Line to BE Built From Frank.
lin Into North CnrOlinn-Con-
tending for Terminus

FRANKLIN. VA, Feb. 21.-Thc
plans for tho building OF an electric
Carolina to u connection with tho At.
lantic Coast Line Railway. have been
SO far completed as to make It certain
put In operation.
Various points on the Atlantic Coas,
Line arc competing for tho terminus
management very fattering Offers. So
far the town OF Aulandcr, in BERTHE
County. n. c.. seems to be tho most
present the committee having the af-
fairs Of the road in hand has head
quarters ut Murfrecsboro. y. c., and
a committee from the board of trade
of Aulander has visited them and laid
Aulander's claims before them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
DANVILLE LANDS EFiRD
u1SiE Department Store Concern VIII
Erect the First building in
Iturncd District.
Special to The Timcs-pispatc

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
v DANFlLLi5. VA, Feb. 2l.--Definite
rannouncemfnl was made here yesterday
n hat the I;Erd firm OF North Carolina
--wii! built a department store here on
&propcrty purchased n few days ago
1ifrom It. 3. Williamson for $4,000: The
E-Ilrm operates twenty department stores
aShrough North Carolina, and has been
striving for some time to secure loca-
ri Ion in this city.
- The new building, it's size to be de-
"a ermined next week when represent
tative of the company comes here. Will
The announcement today is the first
R,nade regarding replacing the fire.
burned property
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
NASHVILLE TOWN MOVES
County OF Nash to Have New Court
house-AisO a Sixty Thousand
Dollar Hotel.

NASHVILLE, n. c.. Feb. al.--There
IS TO be much work in this good old
SIDES the large amount OF private build
inE going on and yet to be started,
the County OF Nash is to spend about
slao,oUo IN building and furnishing q
new courthouse The contract for the
building has been let to the Weldon
CONSTRUCTION Company. and tho con-
building alone Of $4,000. and this does
not include heating and lighting outfits.
The Nash Hotel Corporation has also
the erection Of hotel, which is 10 cost
100000, and this does not include the
contract for the heating fixtures. which
are TO cost $4,000. 1t Is expected that
the hotel Will be completed in time for
fall business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
BUILDING AN ADDITION
Mems and Boys Underwear to he Made
mt Big WfnssOn-SaIem
knitting Mills,

-, IRRESPONSIBLE " G.. Feb. Ell
the l.. III. 1Ianes knitting Company
mas i, let the contract for the erection OF
which addition will be confined entirciy
10 tho manufacture OF knit underwent.
=. The n building Is to DO three stories,
coutracto IS are expected 10 get 10 worL
on 1t within the next ten days When
completed this building will be In
stalled with all Of the necessary ma
chinery and fixtures for knitting nap.
ping. dyeing and drying mems and boys
under wear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
, TO EMPLOY MANY WORKERS
ANew Silk Hosiery Mills in Petersburg
- Getting Rendy to DO Big
% business,

- PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. 2i.-The
petersburg SILK Hosiery Corporation,
schar;ered with 100000 capital stock.
has elected Edwin X. Baycr president
1ktnd Arthur G. King treasurer.
The company will not await tho
Correction OF factory building before
getting to work, having leased a suit
sr<t Bile building, which is being installed
with forty odd knitting machines and
1.sother necessary machinery. all OF
(which cost something moro than
s.S30o.0UQ.
The factory will have daily capac-
CITY. of 1900 dozen pairs Of silk hose
Ind viii employ large number OF
Nv orEmen and women.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
BANK RECEIVES CHARTER
Oficer. for New Loudoun Comfy FL
nanciai Institution IcIected-iIunk
DutIdtnE to He Erecfcd

HOUND H!LL. va. Feb. o1.-The
in capital stock of $4,000, and a 1000
surplus. has received It's charter and
elected the following officers for tho
dent; n. Il. Hawthorne and J "
Cochran. ice-presidents: n. j.. Bower
The bank will do business for n
OF directors have decided to erect this
spring bank building OF their ow,,
and equip 1t with up date furniture
proof and fire-proof vault.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
GREATER MILLS PLANNED
Million Dollars To lie Expended for
Additions to Lorny Mills md
49, Mill VILLAGE.

!. GASTONIA, y. c., Feb. 21.-The en-
largement plans for the Loray Mills
call for an expenditure of not less
a new factory building is to he
erected and more than 10000 addi-
tional spindles will he installed, MAX
motors, to drive groups OF snindles.
will also be installed
The mill village is to be enlarged
by the building Of about 100 bunga-
lows for the operatives. Dormltorfes,
locker rooms and n cafeteria building
are also to be erected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
ROANOKE HAS BIG. PLANS
s1oney TO he Expended This Year on
a Sewers md Streets Amounts
4 S35n.0NN-

e ROANOKE. VA. Feb. 2l-Plans that
have been agreed upon by the City
NCouncil for improvements this year
Include extensive sewer, street and
Seidewalk improvements.
The plans call for expenditures
sEalopG these lines alone of between
s32b.O00 and $350.000. and may exceed
t.hhe latter amount in view OF the high
/. cost OF material and of labor.
" This work will be commenced as
soon as the settled sprins weather
Twill allow. and then be pushed TO
completion as rapidly as possible. The
SONY drawback ~ present IS the scar
city Of labor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
THEY HAVE COME TO STAY
boston Contractors Find DanviiIc Has
seven Million Dollars Wortb
ct Work for Them.

I5Pct!aI 70 Tho Times DIspatch.l
DANNIl-LE. VA. Feb. 2l--RapId
progress Is being made on the cana,
oank, where shortly the new cotton
100 men are employed there. shacks
arc being thrown up and a two-storv
frame Office building has already been
huiit. while much material Is being
assembled.
The Boston CONSTRUCTION firm Is pre-
pairing for threc-year stay in Dan
viIlc with 100000 worth Of contracts
In immediate view
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
High Point Makes Morc y,,

HIGH POINT. N. c., Feb. 1.-THE
pickett Cotton Mills. OF which f.. M
Stckctt 10 president. will erect imme-
d;ately large addition to tho present
paant, which Will be installed with 49,
09o spindiea and other NECESSARY mn.
v vn,nery SoF The production Of cotton
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
Daily output or riftv Thou.ond.

CONCORD. NC. Feb. 2l.--rhc Peer
less Brick Company, Incorporated two
weeks ago with authorized capital OF
SIoo,ooV. has been organized and will
proceed TO business AT once. The yard
ana buildings are to COS; about $4,000
ana the mahlnery to- be installed,
wh.cn mas already been purchased. cost
about $4,000. The daily output Of the
plant Will be $4,000 building bricks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
PULASKI is AMBITIOUS
1S0au Ia HIVE biggest Whalrxn'in-
y House in Southwest NirGinia-Mod-
= crn Facilities Provided For.

= core. general manager for * X
Ssafoore & Co. wholesalers. has pur-
chased four lots with total frontage
t4sif 100 feet and depth OF i06 feet
Thereon II is proposed TO erect a
h1nodern three or four story building
FOR the wholesale grocery business
- While the plans have not yet been
drawn, therefor. q cold storage plant
s-clectric elevators and every facility for
sfhe business Is contemplated. 1t will
Hhc ono OF the largest wholesale houses
an Southwest Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
Tannic Acid Factory at carol,n..

FRANKLIN, y. c.. Fob. 2l.--Thc
Union Tanning Company. OF New York.
which has had experts investigating
matters hero. has. so it Is announced,
decided to build here a tannic acid
iactory which vii! employ a number
OF expert operatives and quite mum.
Der Of laborers,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

20 RALEIGH, z. c.. Feb. 9l.-The
ie1y Incorporated here with 500, 900 can
.,ital stock. will establish a redrying
sna stemm!ng plant IN this city. The
North Caroi!na markets tho Coming
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
VIII Have water Work,

NEWCASTLE. VA, Feb 21.-Tha
Newcastle Water. Company, recently
Incorporated. has been organized. Tho
water system upon which work will
be commenced at an early date and
ton by the summer time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
South Boaton Winds Up nnli.

:. SOUTH BOSTON. VA, Feb. 21.-The
'st obacco market closed yesterday for
=thc season OF 1919-2O. For the past
Fsmonth the sales Of leaf have boen COM
sspa ratively small and alarge percent
Hage of tho offerings have been common
-tobaccos. materially reducing the aver
gall along brought the top notch prices.
The sales for February amounted to
WS49,53o pounds which brought 1884,
'o1S.46, or an average of s3s.34 per 100
Spounds. Tho total sal les for the sea-
son were l7.357S35 pounds, which sold
Etor s9,602,4 16.01, or $3.50 per 10o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
Greenville Has Good Sales.

u GEEHNV1LLIt. =. c, Fob. n1.-The
-sales of leaf tobacco on this market
LIhis week were 100000 pounds. which
60 The sales for the. season have been
saSo .o6s,lGo pounds, which has brought
ssrnarket Will possibly sell ahout quar-
tster of million pounds more next week
Sand then close for the season.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
Danvi,Ie Ha. Small Offerings

8, DANVILLE. VA, Fed: "1.-ThIs WAS
another week of small leaf Tobacco
.,sales, and OF the offerings. tho com
sinon and grade scrappy stun pre-
.-ilominated
- There was. however n sprinklng of
Esood bright wrappers and cutters. and
= these brought AS high prices as have
.sa,revailed Mt any time during tho sea-
son now drawing TO 4 close.
= Next week the market will close for
the season, and any sales that may
barns will be made privately. 1t is
HeXpected that the sales next week
will be even smaller than this week.
alt is also expected that the prices
for good 'tooaccos Will hold irm to
eSthe end. .'F.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

poration just chartered hero with $40.
600 capital stock. The company pro.
poses to establish plant for the
gathering OF beans and peas.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

Newly Patented Harvester Utilix.s.
ELIZABETH CITY, y. c., Fob. Iii
The Gordon Bean and Pea Harvester
Company is the naii
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
e Somewhat STRONGER in Lynchburr.
s,ump Effect mt New Canton.

= NEW CANTON, VA. Feb. Flowing
s.condition of depression still exists at
Sat he New Canton tobacco market. A
rof high quality. remains In the grow
GERS hands. number of entire crops
i"of substantial farmers remain unsold.
wand the growers are refusing to sell
AT the prices prevailing in the various
Eiark tobacco markets. Good prices
were paid up to the very day when
sathe slump came, and tho local market
did its best to secure :ne best prices
Flor the farmers. Now. however. SELL
ing has practically stopped.
u II is not as yet known whether
those who have tobacco will sell Il this
sSeason or rehang il in the houses and
wait until next fall before selling.
s.rhe condition of affairs Is anything
hut encouraging to dark tobacco grow
s@rS, but preparations are now being
), made for the new crop. plant beds be-
Eng prepared and fertilizer ordered.