T?WNS?NDTOWNS:
VETERAN'S VIEWS
Some Interesting Thoughts on
Twentieth Century Town and
City Building Methods,
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
(Best Way to. Start and Keep In?
dustries-^! lelping I [and
Stretched F?rth.
m i ii. i.v Ii*imr?
in I Vgrnl Norfolk nnil Western
Itnllvt u).
tes, tow ms und eltl< ? ire very
ko individuals in liiotr makeup.
f them ?I.horgctc; progrks
do-awako to every opportunity,
tractlv? from every point or
Others arc frequently indlffer
their b'wii advantages, slouchy
i general ni>p?uruheu and afar
regressive whuii it cornea to mat*
puliliij welfare and civic i.v.l
- inn :>v,.iii\ years ii-'', 1 was Identi
ivlth ? ?? ?f 'Ii?' large Western rail- ]
ids. and during a certain period of
v> conatriictlon of branch lines, It
nppenc-d that one rf the new tea iu
? laid out at :> i>omt where this i?ai;
ular line crossed it rivet on a largo
1 exponslye steel ?>rldge. The pro
dors of this towiialte company nffeH
irliig control of several hundredj
res of ian.l. commenced subdivision I
il dcrectloii of buildings. An auction
i<- .,f lots w is Immediately h ild ana '
out half the entire town site was
Jt was in the heart ot ? Virgil:
rh ilturnl territory, with iliie pros
cis, nhd the town settled ui' witi,
krmiiig rapidity. The promoters of
i.- Iltirticulai' town. how. v. r. were it
ou'p of Irinn who bejlcycd In suiiees
B ottt every l.i*t cetit oi pro Iii with
: giving anything inure than they
r< rdmpi lied t" in return. They,
lu'gji their Influence, blocked eViiry.
ort f"i improved facilities. Including)'
iter, tire protection, parks, etc. Tim |
I genii Rot together in Joint confer-ji
m, Tiny fun iiO they could secure
equal!) tiltructivi sltuutlon on tito
It, side dl the i;\ ? r. owtied by
farmer, atid coiitalning sonic eight
indfuil acres, They purchaaeid tills |
?pcriy, ..t acreage p Ices, and before
i exploiters of the original town reii
.i tl tin- situation, lliey wer,- moving
let- buildings and equipment across
? river m lint boats t" the hew town,
This town had ii population >i nonr
tW.i thousand people, and they moved
mplctel: in less than ten days time,
o-day It is Ulli ol the most atlrac
Iv'e little <lti,s in the entire .^tatc.
.i population of over twenty
.. isatid |,,,.| ie.
I mention tr.is Incident because it |
oi trays .t n ? the wrong ,klnd and tii i
Igjtt kind of civic spirit; There are
?in In ds oC tow'ns throughout tne
?suit that could mad, mori thiih
otibiy attractive If their progressive,
u'.itig nn-ii und pubili spirited citizens
?ould get together and put throug.'i I
mi lalgh for mjfnlciptil Improvement
n spite ,.f the adverse criticisms mid!
? i-ontliiued opposition of u fbw bid
illlr.ed upcrauuiilcd mammies who.
cent to exert an undue influence In
The Utilek and the l lead,
There an- only two kinds of towns.
..\< towns aild dead towns, ami any
ue u uii ill" (east capacity for dbser
aliori can t? 11 In it moniiiit after lie
ias entered a iowh, in which category
?
' with live-, wlile-nwakc citizens. I
?
"
ihd the iawtts and fences are in tirst- |
i!.hdltlinn, A live low n is well j
liphted n|nd is htti'scltvt lioth day
?
bnirht ami polished, and you don't
SECOND HAND
Bought and Sold
ANY KIND,
ANY QUANTITY,
AN VWHERE.
WRITE US
WHAT Vor l! \\ I. r0 SELli
\VHA 1 YOIJ WAN l r< > BUY
Wc Will lio the Rest.
Richmond Bag Company
1110 E. ':.n> St., Rh hmontl. \ a.
printing
?. Our t-iirek a,e ror.sijteiy
with the piadc ol work ?t
ftcduee, from t.'ie Itig e u
dart of booklet) to tiie aim
jle job, io all ol e, tt n
five our best ctiorts
Whittct Sheppcrson
II-IS n r.ighth St . Richmond
Southern Steel Products Co.
Bars, Sheets, Plates
Reinforcing Steel.
HO Mutual itliig., - Richmond. Va.
Virginia harms
All fcizca and descriptions. General
I fms and Fruit Land, Excellent in?
vcttments. Catalog on reoucst.
Virginia Trust Co.
Richmond, Virginia.
This Company, having qualified as
Exccutoi ?i the Estate of Mrs. Hannah'
M. Moran, deceased, all persons having
claims against said Kst.itc arc requested!
I
to present them at this office, and those J
indebted to the Estate will please make!
payment. \
\ I K< JINI A TRI ST COM PAN V, j
Kxecutot ot Mrs Hannah M. Moran. |
My specks. Trash ami garbage arc put
in receptacles KtiU covered up, unu
there arc frequently taken away unit
emptied. A live town welcomes ttiu
uewcomar, greets hint wtin a hearty
band clasp, and assists him to und a
location mat win suit him, ami make
him a permanent cutset), a live town
provides piaj Meuud? tor Its cntldrcii
and uttruuttve parks for ail Its p,o
pie.
it takes an Interest In the agricul?
tural community surrounding it. and the
ilisliu SS m. ii keep in close loucn wwii
the farmers cud their need*. They
maintain adequate shelter lor the farm*
era' teams when they come lu town,
and froquchtl) provide a rest room
or reading r.I where ihcy and their
families can fit dowii and make them*'
selves comfortable lor ? few moments
.iuriliK the he.'it of the duy.
This progressive town also has one
or two driinting (ouniains \\ n ru horses
and other animals can quoin Ii their
thirst. It also provides buobllng foun?
tains for 11? own citizens, and a pub?
lic market niece where farmers cm
bring tln ir'produce and oiler same
for halo to tin citizens themselves.
\ Word WlOllt Hotels.
A real live town will not l>e imposed
upon by poor hoiel lucllltles one ul
luv best hotels in one ot our loati
lllg Southern Stales Mas built ijy a
cotporatlon composed of the eltlsens
themselves in order to providt decent j
uccohibdiiitOiitf lor tile str?ng, r with- :
in their gates. Then nn coitlpu' a 11 >?? -
ly t,w towns in Ho- buiitli under ten
thousand population that liavi hotels I
that would in properly considered a 1
credit lb the locality, i'his is hot said j
?villi 11 desire to reflect on any purlieu- j
lar hotel, but stiupl) lo stale .1 tuet
tin.I ought to be remedied. I und that
tuiiy oiic-nait of nn- newcomers mat |
we bring down, comiuelit unfavorably j
on tin hotel uccbthbdatlohs. There is;
nothing on earth Unit wnl discourage j
and disgust .1 strnilBcr quicker than |
:i iiitrtl, uncomfortable bed, In unclean,
disagreeable. Burrouhdiiigs, accompanied ?
i .. ah Indigestible inOul, and there is;
no ot h r tilings tlia't Will el e.Hi- a
more favorable Imflresslou than .111
attractive hotel, with bright, airy, ^ell
furnish,-.1 and tjVell carpeted rooms,
clean, comfortable beds and g^iJ pale
table meals, well co iked and attractive
ly served, amId pleasant surroundings.
1 maintain that a good hotel is one
of the best iidvertlsenierits that any
town ua.ii have, ami a poor hotel Is one
of the most serious drnw-bllcks that 11 j
10? 11 e in he afflicted with.
1.ii,,il Work for Lend Women.
1 hav ? in ver yet seen a live wire, I
progressive town that did not have;
tvUle-uwukc, Intelligent, energetic,
progressive women proiuihehtiy Identi-I
Hod with ail movements for thi town s.
welfare. To.- good women of Anieii-!
c .1 liuyi a w id. 1 liiiluencc in these mat-!
lers ttutu the inch, aiid lilmost e.vsry
Cniupiilg 1. that bus bceti successfully |
. trrlcd out tot civic development, has
been lnrgol> Indebted t" tin- women,
lor its nd vuiicameut. I believe In
?t'omen's clubs, becauSp they have aj
great field for accomplishment. They
1 an take up Iii? matter of publi'i play |
groiiiidsi parks und libraries, , nn.
? le iniiness. adequate sanitation, anu
many oilier matters lu which they ure
iiiall) Interested. 1 believe fnat In the
lown in which I live tin- women nave
!?? ? 11 very largely responsible tor the
radical improvement that has taken
i l l 1 i.1- lit. all these lines In the past,
live i ? *.irs I'. w towns or cities 111 the
it . take an:- particular Interest lit
. lint; iideqtiim 1 ecreiilion features
j for 1. ei, \.ig 1.|ije. This is a uns
iuko, and IS otie reason why the ydung
people lire leaving tlte South for the
more attractive environment that pre?
vails In many Northern and Western
I towns ami cities. It Is the custom in
j tin west ici .1 town 10 provide it
I .Ii. hot only with parks, hut wit/.
I tiiimniiji camp ur Chataqua grounds
whir, tlie residents of the cities can
I triebt with thosi from the country sur;
I rounding for two or three weeks sum
! int-t outing or camping, with the prtvl
j lego bl listening to tue heat speakers
that tan be obtained by the summer
Ujhotaquas, and in addition to have the
privilege of boatlim, bathing, tennis,
l.eti There are hoi a few of these
j Chat?qua . amp maintained by Western
j towns and utmost . very one of them
Ulis all Iii' f.,. Ilm .- .,r up-to-date
summer resort, it is a combined re
c ratloiio) ami educational institution
and Ii a vital factor In putting the
I people Iheniselves mi a higher plane
socially, moral I yi mentally ami physt
\ Helping Hand Is Offered.
1 ilk..- a Community that is never
I atlsflcd .\itii itr, achievements, but
Iis always1 striving to accomplish great.
? r mid better things. I like nn en
I vlronment that is redoiciit ..f activity,
ciitet prise, energy ami hospitality. 1
I like to do nil that 1 can consistently
t-i encourage and help those, who want
I ? jp tin niseiiVt s, and If tue k.i*
I peoph of any Virginia town or city
tin really Interested in accomplish?
ing something more eff. ctlee along any
I of tlie lines I have enumerated. I w in
lilj to {litd t . glVi! them Hie bene
1 f what information and assistance
1 cuii In tin premise*! 1 have with me
.1 nurnhei of attractive catalogs il?
lustrating ino'ierii lighting systems,
j plav ground appliances, vases, sta
liiiiry. fountains, etc., for tin entbel.
We have a very efficient landscape
(ral dner at lioahokcj my good filend, I
I'.itii??it f-'oy-, ami if tin- people of any!
town along our Hues, will get to
.??I...- and formulate some :0.'ui? for
?.? development 1 haVe been talk
.i.i- about, 1 will he glad to visit them
wit . Sir Foy later on and assist In
I . Ing "'.t their desires.
l am frequently importuned by
towns to send them manufacturing
Plants or Industrial enterprlsosi Some
t them make these requests, evidently
I with the idea that ail that Is required
its foi us to reach out and grasp a I
I manufacturing Institution from a large |
I stock which is kept continually on
I hand and ; ism it over to them. It
???>?. my experience that something
! ilk.- ninety p< r cent, of the ?iiecoss
jiui mniiufacturitiH and Industrial en
I terprlses an promoted and maintain, d
I by tie cit iteni ',f the towns and cities
I In which liiey ar,- located. Sometimes
Ja valuable institution is secured from
Type* nf Sit bur Iiiiii Hoisten Vhoul
l<) u eh hurt;
outttMo territory, but oftjoncr than
otherwise, the outsider who has a plant
that he Is willing to loeate elsewhere
is simply looking for the biggest bid
that he can get. anil in many Instances
is endeavoring to work off a lot of
junk machinery and equipment on u
community that Is compelled to put
up B?oil money in exchange for ma?
terial that In the very nature "f things
handicaps the operation, if II does not
end in complete failure. The enter?
prising town as a rule establishes Its
us ii ninitufaCturies on a small scale
Carefully feeling Iheir way and let?
ting prolits decide whether or not to
Increase the capacity.
Cotniucrcliil Vssoclutlonw,
Tin- enterprising town maintains a
? ominet'cial club or business men's ns
socintlon which is always prepared to j
give prompt attention to all Inquiries
ami to extend information t<> those who
desire It. It issues some literature,
but only of the most artistic, character,
It is always better to put money into
high grade paper, half tones, and ar
tl.-tle arrangement rather than quan?
tity.
1 have outlined a number of the
characteristics of a live, wide-awake,
progressive town. The dead town Is
conspicuous by the lack of these same
? ha racte rlstlcs.
It seems to me that one of the great?
est privileges i:i life is the opportunity
of helping others to make life more
attractive for them and those who sur?
round them. When ttint sentlmont per
means rt community, then the com?
munity Is hot! ml to develop and be?
come more attiactive from day t>> day.
When a community is cursed by a j
large number ,,f tight-wnds, woo care j
nollilng for the improvciiioiit of con-I
din,eis generally, und ntc only tutor-,
esteil In their own Utile two by foilr
sclilsh existence, then that community]
Is ii good plac< for red-blooded, twem
tleth century i.pie t>- stay away
from, or to leave if they have already j
located there.
iContlnued 1'iom Vit*i 1'agc.i j
house facillttcc, etc.. to take care of]
the Increasing traffic ,,r the Hue. This
line makes connection at We>t Point]
with tin- Chesapeake .Steamship Com-'
pan) and Southern Railway, thereby]
furnishing an cutlet for the people to|
ilo markets >>f the w orld.
the lleautl'ul Valley,
la, Mattapon;. Valley is that portion!
01 land between the rtuppahaiinock and;
the I'ntnuukc) Livers, with the Matta-j
pen) Rlvei running through it. navig-l
uldf fi ein West I'Oltlt the whole length]
ol Kink .um yiieen County. King and'
(juseti lies on the northern shore, while!
King William is on the southern, being
taken from King and Quccii ami ot-j
gnnll'.eii a- a county in 1701. The wide'
rlvrrs. wooded hills and broad savan?
nas comprised within the. limits <,f the
-Malta pen v Valley nttrnctcd the atten?
tion of the etil 1: settle:.-, many Of!
wheni h:,,i suhlcieiit Influ, nee id Ob?
tain ? xtniisivc grants <>f liinfl, and lo?
cated their homes on the banks of the
Mattupony and Pamttnkej Rivers.
M?n> e* the titles of land in this val
I b-y aie held by descendants of the]
? ?: : i-. f i a I grantees, and the ownership!
? . : e?t> confined to their own families.!
Th? Valley is noted for the prominence1
ot it - nid fsmlles in the history of the
colony, and ba? fnrnl-hed s noble line
ol men and women, who, after carvlne
out n glorious inheritance, failed not
to provide the material to perpetuate
it.
Distinguished not alone for valor
whenever duty called them to war, the
people have been foremost In promot
'inn the welfare of the Commonwealth
'ami the advancement ,>f civilization.
Legislative halls have echoed to the
eloqilen.if her statesmen, ana every
honorable path in life has resounded
te. llielr Mead. Many have contribut?
ed in in. history of the state Not a
flew n.iv.- gained national renown.
Wliile tii, deeds of -"in. will live- as
lung as lithe lusts.
tires I Men of other Days,
I This vall.-y lay in the path betweon
i tie Northern Neck aivi Williamsburg.
laild (leorgc Washington and many
1 noted men frequented tin homes and
,i oye<i tue unrivaled hospitality of
h?l citizens. CloVernor Spottswood
tiav-de.l till., way en route on his
trunsmontane Journci aft,:- having
? i- ? ' a night with l,i? daughter. Mis.
I ISeriiard Moore, better known to-day
n- Kate SpOttSWOOd," ill her home,
'?Chelsea." mi the banks of the Matta
! pony River five mRes from West Point,
i in full view to-day of the steamers
Hint ply up and down the river. Car
ifi DrnXton, .?in- of the signers of thii
] Declaration ?'f Independence, lived,
died a u,| was burled here, ntid bis
tomb to-day may be seen by any pass
I lag through this valley. In another
?Miel.' sonn- of Ihc Interesting old I
liotnei will bo mentioned.
To those coming to i|\*e here tti?
question of health Is a mutter ofI
]>rfm? consideration The robust per?
son, blooming ?iif-rk. and Incident
cheerfulness, and. In many eases, ad?
vanced age of our people, refute the
Idea that this section is unfavorable
10 health. Statistic- show that the
overage of lif? In Kastern Virginia Is
higher '.ban anywhere else In the coun?
try. Kor some years recently, and It
may be now. West Point was rated us
the healthiest town in Virginia.
This climate is exempt from the ? r
tremcs of heat and cold occurring eis.-.
Where. Floods and cyclones, which dis?
tress and overwhelm either sections, are
unknown here The character and con?
stituents o| the soil vary locally, and
occasionally one part of tin- farm Isi
lieuv) and stiff and another light; ., j
|flny subsoil generally prevails, Gray]
|ond blUO muri nhouud. These hgVC born]
8300,000 lllna? Knrnacc I mlrr ConM ruction at l.jnchburiCi sh.mtIiiic Onlj One
llnlf of IMnilt.
used ti[i<m the lamia with marked ro-l
suits. These marls are rich In carbon-I
rite \.i lime, and analyse iu i" 1)0 per
cent pure lim?'. Animal bone*, sheila]
a in) Indian rollen In all stages of do-'
composition, are disinterred, Large I
beds cif tine while sand are also com-'
mon.
Ml ?.ort-. ??( Products.
Corn, wheat, "it.-, rye, tobacco; po?
tatoes (Irish and sweet), peas, beans,
and occasionally .uekwheat, are staple
crops, Peanuts nnd other truck are
mowing in favor; sorghum and broom-]
corn are grown successfully. Tobacco]
raised here will compare well In qual?
ity with that grown elsewhere.
Owners have realised tin- folly >.r
attempting to cultivate so large an
nrea as was in \.>?;'.?? here in tin- olden
time. Hence much land Is oh tin- mar-1
ket at comparatively low prides; sotho
lllnes with good dwelling nnd ?>\i t -
hi uses Included.
The Highlands, ns weil as alluvial1
and othci bottom lands, respond easily
and well to the hand of improvement,!
which Is t.i he desired. There are many
cases wi. lands which Under the
wasting process of years of unskilled
end neglected cultivation had grown
thin, have been mad.- to "rejolci and'
blossom at the rose It i- hardly a'
question 'Irit such lands would do in
the hand yl the skilled and active .>k->
i iculturi.Mt These large tracts
land would well-high till tin granaries
?1 ICgypt and only await cupiihl and
energy. Mo?i vegetables and fruit
are raised In abundance in this section,
There ; probably no section In Ihd
South liettei adapted to the growing
of rill truck crops than the Mattnpony
Valley. The Cannery business, where
tomatoes and other vegetables and
fruits can in grown sticcefsfully, and
the convenient means of getting their
products t ? the mark) ts. offers splen?
did oppotiunities to those looking for
site, for - ich Industries.
Next ? ? k something further must
be said about the abundant supply ot
pure wnter lumber, wood, stock, poul?
try and . _? industry, grasses, fisheries,
bees; gritrie, roads, mall facilities and
old homes of note.
A GREAT MARKET
(Continued Krom First f'age. >
da igbl-i- mil (l,e winde I'.tiuil;, know
how to put their bands to the Wtirk
and at. n ?; afraid or ashamed i ? do
any honorable work. I have mysell
sold from one acre that was not oc?
cupied ovei six months In the year
; ?.S00 werth of truck. It Is true that
we mn. sometimes have unfavorable
seasons, : ,t ihey come anywhere In
the world our climate around and
about Itichmond the whole year around
can't in .. aten anywhere oh the earth
1 and If i man gets his lnnd lip In first
I class condition he can raise three to
.four truck ,-rnps per year on the same
' groiiri I ist ns easily as he can grow
one However, the man who does this
1 must he n man nil rlahl and lie must
hot depi n I on shlftloss negro labor .,,
he w .! . I left, for truck much have
constnnj attention and right at the
tnomi nt ? . xha dnrky, I am sorry
to saj t dependable as a truckei
He too ? ten Isn't there at the psyco
logical inomeni and he doesn't car
H rap If he Isn't.
Now ! ? question arlacs where will
the right men como from. Wo cau
gel then |f we will and surely we
n<e,i r i have had considerable
exoerleti and I aland ready at any
time in ive any good trucker who
comes In iry ids hand the benefit ot
my ndvi upon that succcssftti fx
pCrlctlCf "
? Relieves in 24 Hours @
Catarrh of the Bladder
tinned Froth KirHt i
and the Jobbing trade is reaching to?
ward* thlrfy-thTeo million's annually,
S?? DtlailneMM l2*<ul?llNbinrula.
New business establishments ur? al?
ways ,U1 Index to the growth of a
city', arid Lyftcljbtirji has an enviable
record In this reapoCt; fo'r it is shown
by th<- reports from tin- Commissioner
<f Revenue that twentj new establish?
ments with capital ranging front li.
000 to 1300,1. started in business In
Lynchburg during tin- tw,-iv? months
ending April 2dth, the total capital
of these concerns being more than $1,
LOO.uuG.
It; all lines of business, in the whole?
sale districts, business I? becoming
li:l>k after the usual summer dull?
ness. Something 'Ik,- two h?ridrel
sulesm?n representing Lynchburg'g big
shoe houses will visit the city dur?
ing the present months to get out
their samples for next season, and
the drygoods Jobber- report thit bus?
iness prospects are v?r> good,
Throughout the whole business f?hrte
of the town there Is the spirit that
everything la on a good solid basis
and optimism prevails
Mure 1.18hl and the Deaf.
it h in the work of tin- Chamber
of Commerce, however*, thnt I have he
come so much Interested, because there
Is no similar organization in a city
of equal size that I know of thai has
accomplished such excellent r, "nits
Last year It btillt a new modern fire?
proof hotel, brought $600,000 In new
capital to Lynchburg in ro-operatlon
with the surrounding counties, sold
5:;, ,,i, arm worth of farm lands, In?
creased the payroll of tie city by
$176,000 and signed up 1,950 delegates
to , (inventions, It; the raco for which
the inn city is strongly entered.
Now the Chatnbei Is putting on the
finishing touches to a campaign among
the business men to light the business
district e,| Lynehhurg with an orna?
mental lighting system, not the clus?
ter of tugsten globes like those on
Broad Street, Richmond, but the very
latest thing In ornamental srcctllght
Ing, the new magnatlto luminous are
damp, gecentl] designed by one ?>!
tin big electric companies arid In?
stalled flrsl 111 the cjty ijf New Haven,
Cohri., and recently idopted by ltnl
limore, after full consideration to all
ornamental systems in vogue. The
Lyuchbiirg Chamber of Commerce is
ii.it neglecting anything that I can
see. They pay full attention up there
to all three tlilnus. so far as t.Ity
Is concerned, industrial, commercial
und civic development, and then add
ed to their activities the business of
creating sentiment in (lie counties for
progress, n->o,i roads, advertising their
Inducements to home-seekers to in
urea>e their population and (aiding
modern agricultural prnctlco In every
way.
Helping < uiintlea and Farmers.
I Hiring the past two and a half
years something like n million dollars
worth of farm lauds have been sold
In the counties adjacent to Lynch
burg ns the result of the Chamber's
;;c<lvltj. They didn't hive ;, free
market in Lynchburg for i nickers,
so lb.- Chamber got busy and Induced
the City Council t>, provide one. Last
week I f.,und (he secretary's ofiiv
distributing pamphlets about the
growing marketing of small fruits
to i.Roii farmers in Piedmont Virginia. ,
Next month sthe Chamber mid the
Lynchburg Automobile Association will
have a parade of automobiles to Na?
tural Bridge over a road which was
built through the united efforts of
these two organizations, They are go?
ing to take the Hoard of Supervisors
of Amtierst County nleitig with them j
to show them how much Interested
the city of LJ'nchburg l? in gooel roads
and siding the counties as much as .
possible.
Only l.st, week the Chamber
brought together nl u conference ail
the members of the boards of ?u
pftrvisors e>f Amherst. Bedford, Camp?
bell. Halifax. AppomattOX and Nel?
son Counties to (ll8C>U8H the best things
to do to build up PU'dmonl Virginia
na a unit?to get together, city und '
nmnfry, arid pull together and do I
things. The county editors, the su?
pervisors, railroad Industrial ager|ts
and the directors of the Chamber of
Sale of Increased Issue Second
Preferred and Common Stock
Jefferson Realty Corporation.
Under an amendment of the charter of the Jefferson Realty
Corporation granted the 9th day of March, I'Kis, the Second
Preferred and Common Stock of said corpor.ition wir? each
increased from $450,000 to $600,000. 217 shares of stock of
each class authorized by said amendment will be offered for
sale to the general public at the Bank of Commerce and Trusts,
Richmond, Virginia, for ten days beginning August 16, 1912,
and ending August 26. 1912. at the price of ninetj dollars
($90.00) for each share of tH<- Second Preferred Stock and
twenty dollars ($20.00) for each share of the .Common Stock,
each purchaser of the Second Preferred Stock to take an equal
number of shares of the Common Stock and no purchaser to
take less than one share of each * I -1 ?.
The Hoard of Directors h ive ordered that ill subscriptions
for stoc k made in accordance with the above notice must be
paid for on or before the 20th day ot August, 1912
JEFFERSON REALTY CORPOR \'H()N.
By (). F. Wcisigcr, Secretary.
Sound Banking Methods 1
The methods of this bank arc such as to insure to every fl
customer and stockholder the absolute securit*. of every rt-m h
entrusted to the bank's care jj
Tin.-, requires the making of !<>an and investments that are \\
not only safe, but vvhii h can be turned intb i ash on short notii e. 8
This i> the most vital part of the banking business. U
Stti?t adherence to such sound banking methods is one of
the M ttled policies of the
National Bank of Virginia
MAIN AND NINTH STREETS
3(/( In Savings Department
H ENRY 5. H UTZLER 8? G 0
SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE
% IN .ALL t LINES OF
GE.JMERAL BANKING.
. iNTfcPfcST AtLr)WE.r^?|
; .QN SAVI KG S; ACCQ.UNT;S ? 7
' '??rntni'i. .? ..it.'ii le?! ihr conference und
ilie banquet. Thor? war? enlivening
and spirited talks, they had a banquet
ami fi K'lfil tlino and crowned the uc
easlpii b> organising a co-operative
board, composed of delegates from the
counties and from the CHambi r i f
Commerce, and that hoard will *raise
money from available sources and
ipei I It for th,. betterment of con?
ditions In the rural districts of the
section surrounding Lynchburg.
it Is the kind of work done by the
t.ynchburR Chambei or Commerce that
k focussln gtho eyes 'if the South on
*.h< Hill City and caused the Gover?
nor of Virginia, lion. William Hodges
.Mann, to write to them, saying. "1
So'ok upon your Chamber as one of
the most enterprising and efficient in
the State ami would have no hesita?
tion In calling on its officers for any
help 1 may need In advancing the
agricultural interests of the State
1 am sure that success will attend
efforts SO wisely made."
The People Co-operate.
Knowing about the splendid co-op
fetation that Is true of the people
with the Chamber of Commerce In
Richmond, I havo been making some
Inquiry to see how this spllrt pre?
vails in other Virginia communities.
The secretary of th? Lynchburg Cham?
ber tells me that as a rule the mem?
bership and the people "( Lyhchburg
respond readily to calls for co-opera?
tion from the Chamber. Said he; "1
have known numbers of instances
where the heads of big business
houses have given up their private
business to give their assistance tu
the Chamber and also their funds.
During the past three years Lynch
burg has raised and contributed to
public and quasi public Institutions
more than half n million dollars?this
money nil comes out of the pockets of
the people, .lust a few Of the It'-tns
will prove Interesting: twelve thou?
sand for the Presbyterian Orphanage
to replace burned structure, twenty
seven thousand dollars for V. M. C. A.
Island Playgrounds, forty.five thou?
sand dollars for additions and better?
ments at Randolph-Macon Woman h
College, sixty-five thousand for the
Chamber <>f Commerce, two hundred
and fifty thousand for the Virginia
Hotel. nine thousand for Virginia
Christian College?these are not all.
but sufllclcnt to give you some Idea
of what LyncHburg people do towards
co-operative development."
John P. Pettyjohn, a strong, vigor?
ous business man, Is the president of
the Lynchburg chamber eif Commerce
und Bdwai I II Mayflold, a former
Rlchmonder, in the business manager
Such in brief Is the story of two
years' progress of Lynchburg, the
city of hills, and it Is a vigorous and
subst mtlal development.
(Continued From First Page")
out increasing the acreage now used
or adding sensibly to the work of its
farmers, It Is buying hundreds of mil?
lions of bushels of grain from
? he Weiit, millions of dollars of
pork, bacOn and beef, millions of dol?
lars of butter and eggs. and even
chickens. No section In the world of
We Desire
To aid evcrji local industry
thai merits co operation,! and
will 'iik it of us. \Vc arc
? oilM.illth on the lookout fbl"
opportunities t>> he useful in
the community'; The best
way i<> secure this ro-opera
tioii is to become one of our
many satisfied customers.
Come in any time and talk
with <>ur officers.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
1104 lvast Main.
Capital and Surplus,
$2,000,000.0(1.
Branch, Cabeil&Co
1115 EX Main St.
Phono No. 13.
Mimhert Sew York Stock Exchange
and Chicago Po:,rd of Trade.
E. A. BARBER, Jr.
( rriuird Public Accountant,
E. A. BARBER & CO.
1CCOI \ I IN?.. \ t IJITIX?,
Ulli. i \ l/.t SO, SVSTBMATI56IJVO?
215 Mutual llnlldlag',
I Phone Mud. .'.:!-I. Mieliiiionri, Vn?
>-,
WE WAN'T VOH TO OPEN' AM AC?
COUNT WITH THIS HANK
Bank of Commerce & Trusts
Ninth and Main .Street*.
t?? i*s greater opportunities for intelll-J
Bent, .skillful dairying, for poultry*
business, for trucking und for provid?
ing in general nil the supplies needecl
for foodstuff. If every chamber ?C
commerce or hoard of trade or other*
commercial organisation of the whole}
South would Intelligently take hold oC
this situation as SpartnnbUrg has dot-..,
of com KrowitiK. it would achieve moro
for Its Individual city itroivth than
nine-tenths of the work that la now
being done. The gospel of paint, thtt
gospol of Increased food supplies
raised at home, the gospel of more
efficiency in agricultural work as weis,
as in the factory centres should bo
ceaselessly proclaimed by every com
merclal organization In the South.
Some times this preaching will fall
on deaf ears, hut so does all preach?
ing, hut sooner or later litany will hi?
saved, and the redemption of the south'
from Inefficient agricultural work to.
tin- highest efficiency will make thi*i
section blossom as a veritable "f-*???!
dnu of l^iluu."