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THE .TPA$HINdS)N HERDED. OEjCPr:' 3I&RCH 11, 1912.
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City of Beautiful Homes
and of Business Activity
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STAUNTON,
VA
Metropolitan Aspect of
Apples Are Sent to AHPbints of the" Compass.
'Thrifty, Substantial, and Picturesque Situated
1.5Q0 Feet Above the Sea Level, Between the
Blue Ridge and the Allegheny Mountains
Macadam Roads for Autoists.
Bv 31. F. LEWIS,
ffttiff Cotrccroodent.) ,
Staunton, Va March It. 19K.
Staunton Is adty of about K.000 In-1
habitants, and Is located In the middle or
the great "Shenandoah" Galley, which Is
so Justly famed Tp song and -tor for Its
beauty It Is thrifty, 'substantial, and
bcautifuliv picturesque,, -with the Blue
ltldce to the eastward ana the outlying
ridges of the Allcghen) to the westward;
situated ar -.n elevation -or -i,-w ieei
above sea level, at air times gives It that
bracing air so conducive to pnysicai
comfort a pleasant and equable climate
and a splendid water supplv.
It Is a city ol beautiful homes, hand
some churches well-paved streets, apa
ro section of the country affords more
beautiful macadam roads for automobll
lns and through a greater varlet) of
scene-)
For a city of Its size. "Staunton Is m
oeed metropolitan. A large electric sign
at the depot, which reads, 'Come to
Staunton, extends a welcome to all who
come here The merchants are titerpi--Ing
and of the, big cltv" sort. Large,
illuminated signs are frequentl) seen,
and ge the clt) the "great while waj '
appearance after dark. A street car line
and the frequent appearance of a unl-fo-med
police, officer adds greatl) to the
metropolitan instincts of a progressive
clt)
Staunton's Hospltalltj.
"V irginla people are famed for their old
fsbhioned hospitalit). bqt the greeting
which struck me w hen my train rolled
into the depot at Staunton showed that
uhlle other valle towns might hae the
ame kind of old fashioned hospitality"
that is lojnd In this place, Staunton was
wa) aheaa on new-fashioned hospltallt).
Just acres from the station in brilliant
letters a big electric sign reading Come
to Staunton," made me feel that I was
realty "welcome
The wide-awake hustling cities of the
"West welcome strangers In this ), but
to find this heart, modern greeting In
an old. old Yalk) of Virginia town was
as pleasing as surprising
Hotels, restaurant', cafes, theaters and
others had large and attractive signs of
both constant and flashing type I was
interested to learn that these sign let
ter? lashes and complete signs were
made bi a local firm, the Electric Suppl)
l cmiranv and that this -company was
naklng the'e letters for shipment to other
'-fates In successful competition with tbe
argc tastcrn and western sign xnanu
facturers
Staunton s Main street is attractive at
night with man) brilliant how windows
The local electrii company Is the Staun
ton Lighting Compan). and the recent
Installation of a modern steam turbine
muk( their plant one of the best In the
Male Tliej hae duplicate machlner of
everv kind required so as tp safeguard
thlr customers. The have brought their
pkint and "ervlec to an unuuall high
point of ellUenc
Llchtlns; Hale loir.
While the lighting rate In Staunton is
rmong tbe lowest In the State, the rate
for electric power Is as far as can be
determined, one of the vcr lowest In
the whole South A flat rate of thlrt
dollars per horsepower per year for large
motor service for nil the regular work
ing days In the jear compares favorabl)
with the water power rates of the big
Southern Pover corporation
It is a fact tint these low rates have
not been unappreciated The few stacks
left In Staunton tell the story Since
the present company put in Its new
equipment a yar ago and began sup-J
pi ing the kind of current vbest suited
for power purposes there have been In
stalled In Staunton rodre than forty elec
tric motors aggregating over 300 horse
power These motors are used In grist and
planing mills laundries, shops, and
ever) where machines are to be turned.
"ft Ith these low power rates with one of
the best modern plants and three phase
motor -current to ofTer the manufacturer,
Staunton Is In a position to attract 'such
enterprises
Climate of City.
The climate of an section depends
upon its latitude. Its elevation, and Its
relation to th- great topographic feat
ures of the earth, such as the existence
of large mountain chains, large rivers.,
or Urge bodies of mate, especiall of
talt water
Th.c characteristic of most valley loca
tions Is that the' are sheltered and pro
ta ted b the surrounding mountains
from tbe extremes In the wa) or storms
and atmospheric changes
-Staunton, a.. Is situated In the Shen
andoah "Valle, which Is so celebrated
for Its great beauty and fertUIt, the
ssoll being the residual soil from the de
composition of limestone rock. It is lo
cated near the head of -this Aalley, at
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its widest part, where the valley Is about
thirty miles wide, and Is at an elevation
of about l.WO'feet. ,
-"Therec are -certain characteristic feat
ures -of .c location "By the-BIue Ridge
Mountains on the east; It Is protected
from the damp winds of the Atlantic
Ocean, and by the range of hhe Alle-
ghenles on the west It la guarded to a
meuauraoi"' extern ironr me sionn
and great -atrrtosphcrlc changes which
axe bred intbe Northwest-'
It-Is far enough' south to have compar
atively short winters, w flh, long 'and de
lightful springs and,fatls. and Us eleva'
tlon Is such as to Insure a-cool and dry
atmosphere The results are that during
the ,sutnmr months the temperature
during- the daytime Is tempered by
qulfe constant "breezta. whfch find an
eax pas-age along 'the tnough of the
Valley, and In the hottest weather evap
oration is sufficiently rapid to make tbe
nights cool nd pleasant
It 1 therefore peculiarly altractl-e as
an all-the-iear; climate. In which the
average man can stand the winters with
out hardship ad can labor to the great
est advantage through the summer
months."
The rainfall averages about thlrt -six
inches per annum and Is very well dis
tributed There are no fogs or long periods an
nually of rainy and cloud weather, and
a clear sunshine Is characteristic of the
climate for the greater portion of the
time
It is characteristic of the difference In
the climate of the Valley of Virginia and
of the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge,
which has practlcall) the same eleva
tion, that passengers en the Chcsaneake
and Ohio trains nasslnr through the tun
nel piercing tbe Blue Ridge In either dlrec
tlon are prompt! conscious of this dif
ference the air of the alle being cooler
and more bracing in the summer time.
and as a rule. les damp In the winter
tune.
The ipple- Industry.
TV hen one enters a community and for
a while talks with Its citizens. It Is soon
a er eas matter to discover what Is
the principal industry of Its people, and
so, after m arrhal in the Queen Ctt
of the alley I soon discovered the chief
thfme of Interest among the count and
clt farmers Is apples.
From the top of Betsy Bell, which In
colonial times derived Its name from a
pretty girl who was supposed to have
beep stolen b Indians, can be
seen a most beautiful country of
orchards and green flehJs to the
north, to the east, to the sooth, to the
west, orchards and orchards, from which
apples go out to the four corners of the
earth, from where roll back to the farm
em of Augusta a stream of golden coin
In the spring ltsapple orchards make
Augusta Count blossom like the rose.
and In the fall these orchards are things
or beaut laden with their rich crimson
fruit
I had not been long In the city of
Staunton before I was told that a story
about Staunton. "va., would be very In
complete without a ston of the apple In
dujtrj. which In the past few years has
attracted so much attention throughout
the country
Wanting to learn something about the
wonderful apple industry of Augusta
Count. I called at the offices of the Vir
ginia Fruit Growers, Inc., In the New
Count Building, for a chat with Mr
Clarence TV. Moomaw. general manager
of the association The- Virginia Fruit
Growers, Inc., Is a co operativ e organ
ization of Virginia fruit growers, organ
ized several ears ago for the purpose of
advertising " Irginla apples and finding
tbe best markets for the output of the
Virginia orchards During the past two
cars It has spread to a number of
counties, and in the season of 1911 ship
ped apples from some thirteen counties
to the larger markets east of the Missis
sippi River as well as to London. Glas
gow, Liverpool, and llamburg The or
ganization has for the past two years
had its offices at Staunton and is very
strong In Augusta County, where it con
trols the output of the majority of tbe
orchards, and so I considered It head
quarters for information of Interest
about the apple industry
When asxed about the proportions of
the appTc industr) in Augusta County
Mr Moomaw- stated the dwtrlct in any
ordinary year produces more apples than
the whole of Hood River, the principal
fruit section of the State of Oregon, and
that the county is the second producing
apple district In the State, and that the
city of Staunton Is the second largest
shipping point ofapples In the State
The formal Crop.
In a normal crop year Augusta County
ships some 200,000 barrels of apples and
It Is predicted that with the tremendous
Increase In planting the output In five
years' time will be some "00 000 barrels.
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or -nearly a million bushels of apples
In Its fullest 3 ear Hood River. Oreg,
has not shipped over E4O.O0O bushels
This comparison Illustrates the enormity
of the fruit Industry lat the present
time in Augusta County and Indicates
to what greater proportions It Is rapidly
growing .
Land 1 aloes o Lp.
tAs for the revenue acctulng from a
bearing orchard, the orchard Itself Is a
wonderful asset, for which at alt times
there is an- excellent market," said Mr
Moomaw "s, for Instance, raw lands
bought at from $o to 100 per acre will.
If planted In orctarda. In ten or twelve
years' time sell easil for 11 600 per
acre, with a clear profit of not less than
roo per acre An apple tree Is consid
ered to enhance In value Jl per ear
This Is a very conservative estimate of
tbe Increased north of the tree as It
grows to bearing age .
It Is not, however, always, with the
fruit grower as the booster would have
There are rrany ups and downs-
there are the pests, the freezes the
storms and the fluctuating market.
which some sears are excellent and some
ears are poor There Is the long wait
ing and care and attention neceasar)
for bringing- nn orchard Into bearing.
but it Is b the ratlent far-seeing In
vestor that the real rich harvest of the
apple is reaped. Statisticians state that
as a general thing so far the whole
countrj has brought Into bearing" only
jv per cent ox inc appie irees pianiru
The other 30 per cent have dropped out
of the running because of the difficulties
above referred .o. but I dare saj in most
cases on account of the absence of per
severance and diligence and ordinary In-
telllgenie .
"In recent ears" continued .Mr. Moo
maw, the spirit of co-operation has
taken hold of Augusta County fruit
growers, and the majority of their erops
are not only marketed in a co-operative
way. through the State organization, the
Virginia Fruit Growers. Inc, but they
have also their local horticultural so
clet. which has been of great benefit
In the way of supplying the fruit grow
ers with the best of expert Information
about the culture of their orchards
They are realizing that for the best fu
ture of their orchard enterprises they
must surely stand shoulder to shoulder
In the work of producing the finest
fruit, and In the work or going direct
to the markets with their products, re
ceiving thereby the utmost money and
the real benefits of the profitable adver
tising secured by marketing their ap
ples under the brands of their own or
ganization with their names as growers
prominently Identified with those brands
The Growers' Co-operation,
"It is not to be doubted that here, as
well as" In other sections of the State
under the co-opcratlvc work as carried
on by the Virginia Fruit Growers, Inc..
both cold and common storages will be
erected at the principal shipping polnW
for the purpose of conserving and hand
ling the. crops of Its members In the
most profitable way, and that the out
come of all this means better conditions
and better results and a finer future-for
the apple Industry of Augusta County.
and that for this reason It should offer
the, Investor, large and small, fine op
portunities for profitable Investment "
Doatmore Bvslnesn College
The Dunsmore Business College was
founded at Sink's Grove, Monroe
County, W. Va February 12, li7I. by
Its present owner and president (Prof.
J" G Dunsmore), who took the degree
of master of accounts, at the Eastman
-National Business College Poughkeep-
sle. N T December 18 1S71. and the
degree of fellow pf the Institute of
Accounts, New York Cltj, April :i,
18S
The school was conducted at Sink's
Grove, W. Va until March 12. L8I0.
when It waa established In Staunton.
Va, where It has been successfully
conducted by Its founder and present
owner for thirty-one jears It -has
passed Its thirty-ninth mile post.and
is living In its fortieth year. Few-
schools of ltsjtlnd have lived so long
undert the same management and own
ership The Dunsmore school must have.
been conducted by honorable and legltt-
tmate methods, or else It would hav'e
come to gtlef long )ears ago.
It has nlwats kept up a high stand
ard course of business training, and
has prepared thousands of young men
and women for their share In the battle
of life The course of Instruction and
training Is thorough and up-to-date In
every- respect Tho demand for Its
graduates, which Is many times Its
suppl), evidences this fact. The rates
of tuition and board and time required
for completion of its courses are very
reasonaole, when ou take Into cqnsldera
tlon the class to which the school be
longs. Its high standard cf Its Instruc
tion, and Its equipment
ftannton 31 Hilary Academy.
The Stauntor Military Academy Is
beautifully sltt-ated 1,600 feet above
sea level. In the beautiful and far-
famed Valley of the Shenandoah; the
healthfnlness of tbe climate, water.
and location Is proverbial.
The bulIdlnKra are larere and commo
dious, supplied with gas and elcctrlcltyll
running spring water, steam by latest!
approved process, single iron bed
steads with new felt mattresses, and
an rooms are new! papered and
freshly painted, furnished with dres
sers tables, chairs. &c They- are as
comfortable as any rooms In the or
dinary private dwelling Separate divl
slon for small bo)s n division with
commandant
The new barracks are strictly mill
tan. West Point, quadrangular Jn
style. Dimensions 10x11" feet Six
teen classrooms ISt rooms, clothes
closet In every room. They cost 11
000. exclusive of equipment, and are
universal!) conceded the finest strictly
mllltar) barracks In the entire South.
Mary Italdnln Seminar).
Mao Baldwin Seminary Is located on
one or the beautiful hills for which
Staunton Is noted, commanding an
agreeable prospect In every direction
Kvery arrangement Is In pursuance of
one general plan, which is to make the
school, as nearly as possible, a Chris
tian home, with alt the purity and re
finement that characterizes a model
Virginia home, the very atmosphere of
which Is an Incentive to higher things.
The buildings, are Memorial Halt.
Hill Top. Sky High, Agnes McCIung
Hall. Waddell Chapel, main building,
academic buildlnc. and the lnflrmarv
Memorial Hall Is so named In memory
of the late principal. Miss M. J Bald
win. Hill Top. a beautiful old colonial
mansion, was once a private residence.
Sky nigh Is named for Its peculiarly
advantageous location with reference
to the beautiful views of tho surround
ing countrj. In this are the Bjm
naslum. swimming pool, and studio
Agnes McCIung hall Just completed. Is
named In memory of the late associate
principal. The academic-building con
tains the class rooms, thlrty-slx prac
tice rooms, laboratories, Ilbrar, nd
a parlor.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
There are five large, successful banks
in Staunton A few words about some
of the most notable will be sufficient to
show the strength of the financial In
stitutions of Staunton.
The "National "Valley Bank.
The oldest bank of Staunton, organized
In 1E65, and located In one of the most
beautiful bank fundings in the State
of Virginia. Capital. S200OCO. Surplus.
J00,000- Ofilcers. Edward Echols, presi
dent; wllllara A. Pratt vice president,
and II A Walker, cashier.
t Staunton "National Dank.
Tills bank Is seven ears old. and
tnrough courteous treatment a thorough
understanding of the banking business,
and good judgment and foresight on the
part of the officers of the bank, who
are all prominent men of Staunton, it
has made a steady growth from year
to jear Th officers are B. E. Vaughan.
president, J N. McFarland, vice presi
dent. K. W. Randolph, cashier, and Fred
Filer. assistant cashier Mr
Vaughan. the president. Is also president
of the following "banks First National
Bank, at Lexington, Va., Farmers' De-
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posit and Savings Bank, at Lexington,
Va, and tbe First National Bank, at
Euena Vista, Va.
Tbe rliintrrV Bank.
Only three months old. the youngest
bank of Staunton has made a remark
ably fine showing That the bank Is
prospering U evident from the first reg
ular quarterly report, or sworn state
ment, 'made for the State corporation
commission. Exactly three months ago
this bank opened with a capital stock
of 7",000, as far as money Is concerned,
and some of the most popular and In
fluential men In the city and county as
organizers, stockholders, and officers.
During these three short months the de
posits have Increased dally, until trie
total now !a SH2.1J3. Considering that
the three -oonths that the bank has been
open for business were three-of the bird
est of tho year, when money Is most
heeded by everybody, these figures are
most extraordinary and are very grati
fying, to the officials. s
The total resources -of tbe bank amount
to over COO 000. Business during the
first quarter has surpassed all expecta
tions and a better report could net be
expected.
" The officers of the bank are: President,
John-B Cochran: Vice "presidents, Joseph
a Cochran. Jcbn G "Fulton, and "Rankin
A. Todd", cashiers, Joseph S Cochran
and V,' A. Haines.
Staunton Cooperage Company, Inc.
Organized in .911 with a capital stock
of 13,000. the Staunton Cooperage Com
pany Is the youngest manufacturing In
stitution in Staunton. Two splendid
new buildings were erected' by this com
pany on toe main line of tbe Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. The cooper shop Is
a brick building 100x3 and the warehouse
is a four-story brick 10x70. Tbey are
now turning out 1 COO barrels per day.
Their storage capacity Is 0 000 barrels.
Tbe officers of the co"mpan are all
prominent men of Staunton McC Good-
all, president. W. P Gooch. vice presi
dent. W A Payne, treasurer, and. R.
E. Bender., secretar).
Dr. n. K. Mien
One of the. most prominent and suc
cessful dentists or Staunton UDr K. 1.
llen. Vr Allen came to Staunton In
July of 191. That he has been success
ful Is evident from the fact that he has
been able to purchase fifty acres of ap
ple land and an automobile since cpmlnr
to Staunton Dr Allen graduate" from
the University of Maryland In 1908.
Clem Brothers.
Thirteen years ago H M and W. J.
Clem started an Ice factor of six tons
capacity. The present capacity of Clem
Bros Ice factory Is thirty tons. At the
present time this concern also operates
a irrlrtt milt for tbe tnanufacture of feed
stuffs, i cold storage for the storing of
fresh meats necessar) for the town use.
a cold storage for butter and one for
general use Within the last year the)
have purchased from the Stats a very
desirable property along the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, on which they are
n"w erecting a trestle and building to
house coal. All the coal handled by- this
firm will b kept under roof. That will
be an advantage to the consumer. Inas
much as he wlllhe buying dry coal.
Ordinarily." Mr. Clem says, "w here coal
is left In the open. It "contains about IS
per cent moisture. Which the consumer
has to Pay for The building now be
ing erected will hold approximately 7.000
tons of cost The company also owns an
Ice factory at "Waynesboro.
Seassrlsht "Slaarnrsla Llthla Sprint
Company.
Staunton Is surrounded by a number of
wonderful springs, the most wonderful
of which is the Seawright spring. The
spring- Is thlrt) -three feet In diameter
and the wall Is six feet high. Fourteen
bolls within -he ninety-nine feet circle
from which tbe water comes with great
force and evident!) from a great depth.
Ccntamtnatlon Is impossible, as it Is
heavily charged with carbonic acid gas,
which Is plainly seen a It rises horn
the bottom, five and one-half feet below
the surface, and bursts at the top of the
spring. Elvina the amearance of a boll-
lig fountain. The spring Is a physical
wonder apart from its phenomenal cura
tive properties, and uninhabited and
unv (sited by fish of any kind.
Tbe main office of the company Is in
Staunton. E. L. Edmonston Is the presi
dent and Edwin R. Edmonston Is secre
tar). G G Cornwell i. Son are, the
Washington agents. "
n. W. Burke Corporation.
Recently Incorporated, the R. W. Burke
Corporation Is the youngest Institution
of Its kind ,n Staunton The manage
ment of the business Is In the hands of
Mr. Burke, who Is one of the jroungest
pf tbe city's business men. Mr. Burke
started In business about two )ears ago
and since that time .has made scores of
friends. He Is a capable- and enterprising
young man ind has some of the most
prominent citizens of Staunton associ
ated -with him In the new corporation.
The company deals In general Insurance
and represents some of the largest In
surance companies of .America.
John I.loyd Phillips.
Jdhn L!o)d Phillips, orchard expert la
prominently connected with the develop
ment or the orchard Industry In Vir
ginia He Is located at Staunton. For'
fourteen ears Mr. Phillips was a, mem
ber of the'facultr of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute The last eight years of
this time he was State entomologist
Mr. Phillips is more Intimately ac
quainted with commercial orchards, and
has had wider experience in orchard
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work than an) ether man In the State.
Ills services are In demand In directing
orchard work, examining orchard sites
and soils, and investigating orchard val
ues fnm Washington to Tennessee
Scores of orchards are being planted and
developed under his direction and guid
ance
This section appreciates the value of
scientific, expert orcharding. Fortu
nate)), tbey have a man at hand who
has had both theoretical training ana
long, practical experience that are of
Immense .(Jue
Mr Phillips several years ago con
ceived the ld-a. of co-operative organlza
tlon for the packing and marketing of
fruit To this tnd he organized the
Virginia Fruit Growers. Inc., which Is
revolutionizing tbe methods of packing
and marketing fn.lt
LEADING BUSINESS HOUSES.
A visit to some of tho leading busi
ness houses of Staunton Is more evidence
of an up-to-dito city.
John II Bowman t Co.
Dealers In farm machinery, imple
ments, fertilizer, seed. feed, buggies.
wagons. &c One of the largest con
cerns of Its kind In Staunton. Exclu-
sive agents for the celebrated Columbus
buggy and Clark a cutaway harrow.
C. V. Bowman A Bro.
Jobbers In hardware, harness, paints.
and oils. C P. Bowman Is the general
manager. He has been In business In
Staunton for twenty 'ears. "When the
firm started n business they had one
small room and to-day they are occupy
ing four large warehouses. In addition
to their lane retail store
Henry I Lanar.
Diamonds, watches, fine jewel-), cut
glass, hand-painted china, and sterling.
The leading jewelry store of Staunton.
Mr. Lang started In business In Staunton
twenty-two years ago. He has had
thirty-five Tears of exnerlence In the
jewelry business, and through courteous
and honest treatment, has built up an
extensive business, each ear showing an
Increase over the past Mr. Lang Is
progressive and public-spirited, taking
an active Interest In the welfare r the
city. He served two terms, as president
of the board of aldermen and for two
years was president of the T. M. C A.
Lewis . Hoover.
Agents for the International Tailoring
Company anl carrying a complete line
of up-to-date men's and boys clothing and
furnishings. Store was started ten years
ago by Mri H, M. Lewis. Two-years ago
Mr. Lewis took nto partnership with
him Ifr. J. Earl Hoover, who Is now
the general manager of the concern The
firm ha been verv successful and has
gained a rtpir&tlon for giving big val
ues " Irglnla-Beverley.
Locat-d In the center of the clt). with
in easy access of the railroad stations.
schools, and the State Institutions, the
Vlrginla-Bev eriey offers to patrons; de
slrlncthe refinement attending high class
hotel service the-bedt appointed hotel In
beautiful Shenandoah. Valley Two five
story brick structures, situated diag
onally across the street from each other,
operated on the American and Eureopean
LOOKING "WEST.
plans, with accommodations for three
hundred guests, and built more with a
view to the comfort and restful con
venience of guests than for tbe
accommodation of a multitude Tba
rooms are generously proportioned:
eighty of which are arranged 'en suite'
with private bath, and all beautfully
furnished and thorcughl) equipped with
electri: ltfchts. steam heat, running
water, and telephones. Spacious balls
and ladles' reception parlors on each
floor The needs of the commercial trade
have not been overlooked, as evidenced
ty the presence of twelve commodious
cample room, the largest and best
equipped In the S'ate, which are at th
disposal of the patrons wi tfto.it charge.
McClure Company, Inc.
A. noteworthy example of tie way
the spirit of progress has taken hold o
Staunton buffered b the McCIure Com
pany. Inc., bookseller, stationers, print
ers, and publishers, whose store Is situ
ated at 7 West Main street j
This company took over ths business
cf the old Caldwell Sites Company less
than a ear ago and began Immediately
to reconstruct both departments along
modem, and scientific lines.
"The store was remodeled, -new furni
ture and fixtures put In, and the stock
rearranged to make the best possible
display and at tbe same time to make.
It more convenient for the store fore
to give customers quick and satisfactory
service.
The result is a beautiful establishment
which offers every attraction that could
be des'red They have an extensive
stock of carefully selected stationery,
books, office furniture, and supplies of
every variety.
The printing department of the Mc
CIure Company has been moved from "
the second story over the Dispatch and
News office, in Central avenue, to 17
and 23 iorth Auguta street, where It
occupies an entire building.
Their office Is thoroughly equipped with
modern printing machinery In every de
partment. The business office and press
rooms '.ccupy the ground floor, and on
the secona floor are the composing and
linotype rooms.
With these Improvement-, the McCIure
Company enters Into active competition
with the largest printing and publishing
houses In thi State, and the fact that -
they have had to work a full force over
time almost continually since entering
their new quarters shows that they are
getting tbelr share.
Mr. A. W. McCIure. for a numDer or
jears manager of tbe Bristol branch of
the Caldwell-Sites Company. Is president
and general manager of the firm. Ho
has had a wide experience and knows
the bu-iness thoroughly In every detail.
Mr C D Shultz. (ormerl) with the J.
P Bell Com pan. Is superintendent of
tho printing deoartment
. 31. IlowUon.
A. M Hovvison. room 27, "VWtz Build
ing, general representative of the cele
brated Lnderwood Typewriter in the Val
ley of Virginia
"The machine you will eventually buy "
The AlargesH typewriter facory In the
world; the m-rlt of" wiio-e product is
attested b) users of typewriting ma
chines the world over, and by such largo
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