The times dispatch. [volume], April 17, 1911, Page 8, Image 8

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WHEAT IS STRONGER;
SHORTS COVERING
1 Buoyancy Is Especially Noticeable in May Con?
tracts?Small Receipts Largely Respon?
sible for Movement.
New Vor);. April 16.?There was a
strong rising trend in domestic wheat
market? early In the week. The buoy?
ancy was especially noticeable In May
contracts, especially In Chicago, where
fellers for the decl ne wore nervous
and anxious lb recover. As a result,
Hay rose more rapidly than ttic dis?
tant or new crop contracts. Hence the
premium on May over .Itily widened
:-Sc . as compared with 1 C'-Sc. last
Saturday.
The Government lleport.
The eagerness to cover May short
?nies was largely attributed to the
continued limited primary receipts, es?
pecially in the Northwest, and notably
In Pttluth. where th-> arrivals were
averaging at lenst SO per cent, less
than In the corresponding days last
year, This, coupled with a fair ex
pbrt movement and a better milling
business, resulted In another big rc
d ictloti in the visible supply. Buy?
ing was quickened also by the disap?
pointing monthly crop report of the
Department of Agrlrulture, which
piaoeri th? conditions at SS.3. against
S0.<; last April, and a ten-year aver
ape of S?, whereas practically all
traders had counted on a condition of
between and S7 per cent. Accord
lug to the new and up-to-date method
of interpreting the report, a possible
crop of 473,OOO,<)00 bushels Is Indi?
cated I5y using another conservative
r, .->}? of f'.purinc. a crop of roundly
4S7.p00,0O0 bushel* is suggested.
1 his Is arrived at by allowing only
t.000.000 acres abandoned, whlcli Is
generally admitted as about right", and
assuming that the remaining area will
produce about the. normal quantity,
namely. 15 bushels per acre. Accord?
ing to the antiquated and absurd j
method, the report suggested a total
of S-u.ricc.rion hushcls. but as every
rational trader could see that this was
ridiculous. It was generally ignored. It
Is manifestly absurd to advertise to
buyers the world over that we have
the slightest reason to expect such a
big- production when, as a matter of
fact, we are absolutely certain that
it will not ronch 500.000,000 bushels.
Much of tho time cable advlcos were
colorless and without lntluoncq, al?
though there wore temporary advances,
which were attributed to u stronger
tendency in Buenos Ayres. nnd ex?
ceedingly cold and unseasonable
weather In Germany, France and the
Cnitcd Kingdom.
I,nie Itlxe In Prlcca.
Late iu the week mere was contin?
ued strength in May contracts, and
particularly in Chicago, where shorts
! were still eager to cover, prompted
I partly by tho light receipts and tho
expectation of another big decrease In
the visible supply on Monday. Mean?
while (he instant or new crop de?
liveries were only a trifle steadier, as
the weather West was fnvorable.
moderate rainfall over a large nrcn of
spring and winter wheat territory im?
proving the crop outlook. 11 once, the
May premium over July widened to;
8 1-4 cents. Otherwise, there was no]
further news or feature of Importance. |
Cable advices wtii* without appreciable
influence. there being no radical I
changes, although Budapest was some- |
what higher, owing to reports of 10,
per cent, damage to the. crop In llun-i
gary by unfavorable weather.
I,me Slri-oulli In Corn.
Most of the week the corn market
was comparatively quiet, with narrow [
variations. In the late trading a!
strong feeling obtained, ns sellers for !
the decline were anrlous to cover May i
contracts, prompted largely by the I
light receipts and predictions of n j
further delay in the movement as well I
as In plowing, owing to wet weather.
Covering was also accelerated partly
by encouraging cables. F.uropcan mar?
kets being Influenced by the bad re?
ports from Argentina, where the sur?
plus is decidedly meagre, being esti?
mated at only 19,550,000 bushels,
whereas erports thus far this son- I
spn have aggregated close to 105.000,- J
000 bushels. j
In cash corn the dealing? were In- I
significant, owing to the limited of?
ferings and the .high prices asked.
FEW HAPPENINGS TO
BREAK DULL ROUTINE
Now York. April lfi?There were few ,
happenings last week to lend Impetus
to operation* In the stock market.1
wlilch' continued In the dull tontine of
preceding week1. The dullness, was
accentuated by the expectation that
the week's adjournment would be from
Thursday to the following Monday. ;
and. after a rather mild attack hy tli,<
bears early in the week, which was
productive of but slight results, no j
efforts were made to disturb the leva! ,
of prices.
An important reconstructive force In j
the financial situation is recognized In
the croj prospect, which found defini?
tion In the first report of the season ;
hy the government board on the wintct
wheat and rye crops. The action ot ,
the wheat market proved how far the '
excellent promise of that report had
been anticipated In a speculative way.
That fact does not detract from thej
encouraging nature of an actual Im?
provement In condition of the winter
wheat crop through the winter months. !
contrasted with an average dcterlorn- I
tion in the last ten years for that pe?
riod of between four and five points.
The Increase of acreage helps to swell
the estimate of a final yield of winter
wheat to a figure of 77.000.000. bushels
more than the actual harvest of win?
ter wheat last year. Views of tho :
Crop prospects in the financial Ui-ttict
have been influenced also by stale- i
tncnts of prominent hankers on their
return from trips through the cnintry. j
Weather and soli conditions arc mro- j
nounced favorable for rain and cotton
cropsl
The recent downward course of ;
price* of commodities find? an explan?
ation in this exhibit; Tills has an?
other side hit the l.neyltahh Undone/
to restrlct^demaud to immediate needs
In a railing market. Just as a rising
rourse of prices incites to buying for j
prospective as well as present needs.
The Operation of this law seem? u? I
have much to do with the hesitation in I
general trade.
The Mar. !. foreign trade figure* ,
prove that a lull has occurred In the j
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ity of prices of steel products Is af?
fected by t.'ils state of affairs. A con?
traction In output for Maren by tho
fntted States Steel Corporation was
Indicated by tin Increase of 17.000 ton;
In unfilled orders at the end of Ilm
mouth. In spile of a falling off Iii the
rate of new orders booked ?1 itr1.1.- .he
mouth.
The accumulation of banking re?
serves and the Insistent abstention
from stock market speculations have
the effect of stiinuln'ttng demand for
mercantile paper and for short time
railroad and corporation notes-. Inter?
national bankers assert that foreign
Investment demand for currency con?
tinues food. ?
The tide of travel abroad, tnllucncod
1 y the coming coronation of the Brit?
ish sovereign, is having some effect on
the foreign exchange markets.
DRY GOODS REVIEW
New York. April 16.?The demand foi j
cotton goods lia.-- been of small propor- j
lions in lite primary markets the past
week or ion days. Prices are held '
fairly steady, and there have been ad?
vances of Uc. a yard on 4-1 bleached
cottons-, sold under a few well-known
brands. As a general proposition, '
however, the trading has been at the
expense of values, and buyers who do j
operate are showing unusual caution, i
jobbers are purchasing about as they i
require goods, and while this is ihe
seasonable attitude, it is clear that ills,
tl'lhillors are very anxious for mills to
e.ny all stocks. Mills, on tho oilier
Land, are trying to carry us light ;
stocks as possible; in view of the pos- ;
slblllty of a large i-otton crop, and In I
addition to selling r.teadlly at losses j
they uro increasing 1 he volume of idlt!
machinery eve'rj week.
Ilcneral business uncertainly Is add-!
Ing t.. the Itiiiuoiliiite dlltlcultlos grow - ?
lug oat of disparity between cotton I
? loth ami ifiiti values. Most spinners
iio hoi !?>??!< for lower priced cotton 1
f..: in.i '. mouths ?t. Merchants ami
t !? ;?? 1 ? convinci. cotton goods buyers!
of'tlib : ..f ib,. situation: hence the!
unusual conservatism.
huyc'rs oi prints have been iinsuc- |
i'essfuli:. trying to gel lower prices, I
Mltd h-1 yeis ill dotiiotlc* have failed to
bring about a lower plane of selling i
iirb eii on slnides, such as tickings, de-I
lihna! napped .on..ns. etc. All goods!
.im- are bel?g taken in promptly, lind I
??refill conditions arc in nri wise irou-J
blesomc. ;
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The line is ni airly ten miles long, and
:?? imin.it. s heavy grades and sharp
i curvet In each direction from ihe old
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j cot twenty inintltrs off the time of Ihe
through trains
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I bridges, an aqueduct for tin. city water
I conduit, and a tunnel l.S(u) let-t long.
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BULL MOVEMENT IS
BEING CONTINUED
Active Market and Sharp Fluctuations Has At
tracted Considerable Interest?Outside In?
terests Against Hi?her Prices.
Now York. April 16.?The activity
and strength characterizing the mar?
ket the past week was simply a con?
tinuation of th? bull movement which
started at Ihe opening of this month
It has been the only market In which
there has been any speculative activity
of lote, and this fact, with the sharp
fluctuations, has attracted greater in?
terest in its speculative position and
possibilities. This is particularly true
now of the AYall Street element, which
is as large a factor in the market now
as it was during the bull movement of
last spring and summer. Indeed, prac?
tically the same Interests who were
in that famous bull clique have been
the leaders of the present movement.
As a general rule, outside sentiment.!
particularly in the dry goods district j
and in the West, as well as in New i
Knglnnd and nmong local operators, i
has been chiefly due to the good start
the new crop has been getting with a;
record-breaking acreage, and also to |
the bad trade oondltions In this coun- j
try.
I*. He nt of the Recovery.
The result has been a further ad- i
\anre In prices for this week of 36'
points on duly to 11 on August, and
20 to 25 points on all the other months, j
from last l-'i-idHy'E closing to the high :
prices reached just before the market
closed for the Kastei- holidays on1
Thursday In this rise, the .May op?
tion- Wcni as high as j-KTB, while July i
sold at I I T-. August 11.3,'., and of the
next crop's options September advanced I
In i::,J!3, against I'ir.Oa for October, De?
cember 12.S4. and January 12.SO. This
is the highest range reached since
before the big break over two munths j
ago to tlie low level of about llftcen 1
days iigo, when May was driven down ;
to 1 l.'.'ii. July 13.07, and August to
131-2 cents. from the closing prices,
of two weeks ago yesterday, as of
March 31; there lias been a maximum!
advance of 40 points on May and 70 j
'?a .inly, against so points, or the j
equivalent of $-1 per bale, on August.
All other options from September to
next January deliveries of the next
crop show an advance ranging from 40
to i'J points Tills has been sharp re?
covery from last mouth's depression,
when there was so much liquidation
and speculative short selling by the
bear element among local and Wall
Street operators and speculators In the
dry goods and milling districts.
There are many who have considered
the advance as largely due to manipu?
lation against tin; big short interests,
and dial it will soon peter out and bo
followed by a renewed slump Hut
when Investigation Is carried further
than the mere consideration of tile I
short Interest and the market's tech?
nical speculative position tangible rea?
sons for the recovery are disclosed.
These Include in the first place, the
heavy and unexpected sharp falling oft"
in the movement of the crop ..,io sight
from I lie plu'ulalli ns und counted in?
terior towns in the South. 'Phis has
been so heavy as to be almost startling
witli this week's into sight movement
approximately only CO.000 hales against
(?,".,000 last week. S0.00? last year, anil
114,000 the previous year. The most
important factor, however, has been
the broadening trade demand in Kli?
mpe, especially throughout (treat
Itrilaln, for the act nl cotton. This
has surprised even the bulls, as it lias
disclosed a much better nnd liro.iiler
trade Bltuatlori and outlook than waa
thought likely to develop. Thes?
features with the very bullish statistics
on this side, In connection with the
large short Interest and the aggressive
activity of the bull interests, has
changed the market from its depres?
sion of last month Into Its present
buoyancy and hull so sentiment. Thus
we now lind the old bull leaders of last
summer practically aga'n In control of
all the old crop optio..j and once moro
talking 18-cent aotton bet?re the July
anil August options expire.
Trade Features.
The bullish feature noted above really
offset the bearish trade conditions ot
the last several months. As a matter
of fact, the Liverpool market for both
spot cotton and futures has led In this
sharp advance of the last fortnight, ami
our market and New Orleans have re?
sponded to tills rise; but prices there
for spot cotton show advances of only
'i to ?''s of a cent, or half as much as
our rise. This is probably because the i
general option list was forced to much j
below a parity in the depression of last
month. English mills are declared to]
be now running on a basis of 00 per j
cent, of their full capacity, as against
about 60 per cent, on the average for
most of the mills making the coarser
grade of staple pooda and cotton yarns
on this side. j
In this connection, however, it is (
well to remember that we consume only !
30 per cent, of the crop, roughly speak?
ing, as against the European and Con?
tinental consumption of about 70 per ;
cent. It Is tlie encouragement offered
to the bulls here and at Liverpool an"
at New Orleans from these conditions
which leads tht-ni to believe there will
lie somewhat of a repetition of last '
summer's speculative activity and hig.'i
l-.rl.-2s for cotton. But in the dry goods)
and milling districts thore is still de- i
prcssioh and pessimism, and further
drastic curtailment of the production !
ot goods Is Inevitable from their po- j
sltlon and the adverse influence of agi?
tation of a general revision of the
tariff at Washington.
Tlie Market'* Prospects.
It is thus clearly apparent that we I
more than ever need a bumper crop
of cotton the coming season before
anything like normal conditions can
be expected. As the crop Is now only
about 40 or 50 per cent, planted, and
nothing can he said definitely about
the prospects for a 14.000,000 to 16,000."
OOA-bale crop until after the plants havo .
reached the full .stage of growth in
July and August, the situation has, in?
deed, become an Interesting one. A i
record-bi caking acreage of over 34.-'
000,000 acres will undoubtedly be plant?
ed, but as ii is the growing weather
conditions iyhich make the crop more
in the acreage, the character of the
weather during June. July and August
will be the big factor In solving these,
prices and whether 16-ccnt cotton will
be witnessed again this summer or not.
Only Three Clenr Days.
[.Special to The Times'-Dispatch.]
Lynchburg, Va., April 16.?Up to Sat?
urday, since the beginning of the pres?
ent month, Lynchburg experienced only
three clear days, and rain fell on ten
of the others. The normal precipita?
tion for the month is 3.1? inches, and
tin rain so far this month lias aggro
gated 3.so inches.
DULLNESS PROMISED
IN COTTON MARKET
Now Orleans, La.. April 16.?The new
weck in (hi! rot Ion market probably!
will open with considerable dullness
unless weather developments of Impor?
tance arc reported ?vor the holiday
period In the cotton licit. Liverpool
will hot open until Tuesday morning,
and the Amorleiin markets will hardly
feel like mat king prices up or down
to any material extent until a line is
!?> be hud "ii tin- English situation,
which now. from a trade standpoint, >n
of the greatest Importance.
At ih< end of last ivcek English mills
were apparently doing as good a bus?
iness as they have done at any time
Ibis season If ibis continues Ibis
week, Spekulation in lite old crop de?
liveries will he stimulated. Ijtnca
shire mills are already so well engaged
ahead thai the spot houses which
cater 10 their wants in the way of raw
material have come In regard the fairly
open'an account with
The Union Bank
of Richmond
1107 east M MN st uv vt.
51.00 makes a start. 3 per
cent. interest
large Liverpool stock as inadequate,;)
especially since the Contlnont lias given !
sdihe sighs of a business revival, ;
Should European wants in the way ot j
spot coiton become so great as to cause i
renewed activity In tho spot centres ot i
the cotton belt, Hie activity will be.
Immediately relleeted In the future!
minion, and It |< entirely probable thai I
speculation win Income widespread. ;
'Ih- weather over the holidays will!
Im- of Importance. The outlook was :
for cold weather, accompanied by tnors
or less frost If the cold wave should I
extend southward Inlo (he cotton coun?
try far enough to cntt.se damage to
youiiK cotton, both the new and old
> rop months win Immediately strength?
en, for the old Crop months arc to some
extent cheeked In their upward ten?
dency by II.Kpectrillons for a largo
movement of this season's growth he
for.- the first ,,f s.-,.ptehibor.
Naturally the new crop positions
will no governed !?. their course more
by the wont her of (be week thiun by
anything else, what Ih wanted this
week Is warm and dry weather, that
will allow planting to be cnrrlcd on
and will bring up need already planted.
More rain or low temperatures will
have a bullish effect on prices, while
fair and warm weather will stimulate
short selling.
ESCAPE FROM JAIL
Henry Brady, Alleged Murderer
of Two Men, Now Is
at Liberty.
ALL TRASE OF HIM LOST
Governor of Maryland Had
Issued Requisition for
Him.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
Lancaster. Va., April 16.?News comes
from Westmorelund county of tho es
capo from Jail of Henry Brady, on?
of tho men confined there for tho mur?
der of Captain Dorsey and First Mate
Adams, on tho oyster sloop Ruth Irene
In the Potomac River, last January.
After breaking out. Brady walkod
across tho country to the neighbor?
hood of Warsaw, In Richmond county,
where he stole a horse from William
Barrack and rode to the Rappahan
nock River, opposite Tappahannock.
Here he got the ferryman to put him I
across tho rlvor. It Is not known what j
direction he then took, and at last re?
ports ho had not been apprehended,
lie Is one of the men for whom the
Governor of Maryland recently sent a
requisition to tho Governor of Vir?
ginia, on the ground that he had been
implicated on the murdor of Captain
Dorsoy, a citizen of Maryland. In the
waters of the Potomac River. Bar?
rack found his horse the next qny
roaming about near tho Tappahannock
ferry'. None of the other prisoners
oscaped.
it cup. i og Illch Harvest.
The fishermen are beginning to reap
a rich harvest from the waters of this
region. The run of shad and herring
Is said to bo unusually large, espe?
cially In the waters of tho Great Wl
comico River and Its aflluent tribu?
taries. Reedvllle, situated ot the head
of navigation on Cockrcll's Creek, la
the great centre of the fishing Indus?
try of the lower Northern Neck. There
are five largo fish packing houses at j
or near Reedvllle, and all of them are !
running on full hours packing fish j
and cnnnlng rtsh roe. The fish traps
out In deep water have been so full of
tlsh that steamers have had to be em- [
ployed to empty them, some of the
traps having more than 200,000 line
herring and shad In them. Not only j
are the fishermen reaping a rich har- '
vest, but the hands employed In the I
packing houses are making big wages, 1
many of the fish cutters making as I
much as $5 a day. Extensive prepara?
tions are making for menhaden tish
Important Chnng?-? In I'assi'iiger Stn
tloim, Lynchhuril, Vn., on und after
Sunday, April in, ihm
SOUTHERN HA 11,WA Y NEW PASSEX
(JElt STATION,
l.ocutrd on Itucliiiuau Street, between
Sixth and Seventh Streets,
Lynchburg, Vn.
Southern Railway, at great expense,
im:; built a new Hue through the city
of Lynchburg. Va.. In order to improve !
and expedite ihe service.
Southern Hallway Ni w Passenger J
Station, located on Buchanan Street;
bet v. f en Sixth and beventh Streets,
Lynchburg, will ba opened for service ;
anJ use. effective 1.2:01 A. M Sin-lav.^
April 1?. after which tin-.u following 1
trains will use this station exclusively; <
SOUTHERN RAILWAY STATION? I
BUCHANAN STREBT.
Southbound?Train No. 1% scheduled I
to have Lynchburg '? 20 A. M.; .Tain!
No. 43. scheduled to leave Lynchburu !
4:07 P; M.: train No. 23; scheduled to'
Have Lyuchhiirg 0:16 .'. M.: train No.'
31: scheduled to leave l.ynchburg 11:07
p. m : train No. m. In I el t-> leave
l.yiw-hburg 3:2S A. M.; train No. ;T.
scheduled to leave I.,-: chlnirg 3:lS
A m
Northbound?Train No. 26, scheduled
to leave Lynchburg 7:15 p. m.; train1
No. 3S, scheduled to leave l.ynchburg :
1:27 A. M.; train No. 12, scheduled to!
leave l.ynchburg 1:45 A. m.; train No. I
32, scheduled to leave Lynchburg 3:15
A. m.; train No. 30. scheduled to leave!
Lynchburg 5:22 A. m.| train No. 3C. i
scheduled to leavo Lvnchburg 5:25
p. m.
Trains Nos. 25 and 26. II and 42. arc
the "Memphis Special" and "Washing?
ton and Chatlanoogu Limited," respec?
tively, and are through trains, via
Southern Railway, in connection With
the Norfolk and Western Hail way, and
all of tho trains, as above indicated.
Including Nos. 25 and 26 and 41 and 42,
will use this New Southern Railway
Stutlon exclusively. going through
Lynchburg without transfer or change.
All other trains of the Norfolk and
Western Hallway, also nil trains of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, will
continue to use the present Union, or
Nortolk and Western Station.
The following trnlns of the Southern
Railway will not go Into the new
Southern Railway Station, but will con?
tinue to use the present Union, or Nor?
folk and Western Station, viz.:
UNION, OR NORFOLK' AND WEST?
ERN STATION.
.Southbound?Train No. 19, scheduled
to leave Lynchburg 8:3S A. m.; train
No. 35, scheduled to leave Lynchburg
2:2.", p. m.: train No. 9, scheduled to
leave Lynchburg 3:05 p. m.
Northbound?Train No. 20, scheduled
to leavo Lynchburg 7:30 p. m.; train
No. l ?!. scheduled to leavo Lynchburg
1:07 p. M.: train No. 10, scheduled to
leave Lynchburg 7:30 A. M.
The passengers' tickets do not cover
the transfer, where a transfer Is nec?
essary, for either passengers or thoi?
baggage, between the New Southern
Hallway Station, on Buchanan Street,
and the old Union, or Norfolk niwl
Western .Station, at Lynchburg. There?
fore:
All through passengers via Lynch
burg by Southern Railway. In connec?
tion' with tho Norfolk and Western
Railway, EXCEPT southbound pas?
sengers using Soulhern Hallway trains
Nos. 0. 10 and 35, and northhound
trains Nos. 10. 20 and 44 (which will, as
above, stated, continue to run into tht?
old Union, or Norfolk and Western
Station), will, at their own cxponse,
make their own transfer arrangements
at Lynchburg. for themselves and their
baggage, between tho Southern Hall?
way New Station, on Buchanan Street,
lind tho present Union, or Norfolk and
Western Station.
Southern Railway trains Nos. 25 and
26 and 11 and 42. as Indicated nhove.
are through trains, operated by tbo
Southern Railway In connection with
the-Norfolk and Western Railway.
All through passengers vln Lynch?
burg by Southern Railway, in connec?
tion with Chosnpt-ake and Ohio Rail?
way. EXCEPT southbound passengers
using Southern Hallway trains Nos. :'.
Hl und 35. and northbound trains Nos.
10, 20 and II (which will, as nhove
slated, continue to run Into Ihe old
I Union, or Norfolk and Western Station),
will, at ihelr own expense, make their
own transfer arrangements nt Lynch?
burg, for themselves and their bag?
gage, bei ween the Southern Rnllwoy
New Station, on Buchanan Street, and
the present Union, or Norfolk and
Western Station.
The approximate dlstanco hetween
those two stations Is n little more than
ope mile.
N. B.?Foregoing schedule figures
shown only as Information, and are
not guaranteed.. , .
b. H. coapman,
Vlcc-Presldont and General Manager.
S. II. HARDWIOK.
Passenger Trafllc Manager.
If. V. carv;
Ounnrnt PaiiitlinirAr Acranl
financial.
Is fixed by the fire hazard of your risk. Reduce the hazard
and you reduce the premium.
CONSULT
Virginia State Insurance Company
Organized 1865.
HOME OFFICE, - - MAIN AND FIFTH STREETS.
Phone Madison 4000.
Expert Insurance Advice Given Gratis.
303 EAST BROAD STREET.
Temporary locatio?? during construction of new banking house.
Capita! .... $200,000
Surplus and undivided Profits ? $110,000
W. M. Habliston. Pres.; J. W. Rothert, Vice-Pres.; Jno. G. Walker. 2d Vice
Prcs.; Andrew M. Glover, Cashier.
PERSONAL AND BUSINESS ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
With Besets of over $1,7C0,CC0, every inducement consistent with good
I ar.king is offered to its customers. 3 per cent, allowed in Savings Depart?
ment. Bank is open till 8 o'clock Saturday evenings.
Ing. Which will begin on tho first day
Of .Tune. All tho factories, of which
there arc many In this ? section, are
oelng lmprovod and enlarged, several
now onos are In course of construc?
tion, new steamers for the business
ere being built, and old ones over?
hauled and enlarged.
Arbor Day Observed.
Tho observance of arbor day by the
teachers and pupils of the Lancaster
High School Is destined to make great
Improvement In the appearance and
comfort of this village In the years to
come. Tho public square, tho court?
yard and the grounds around the
school building have been set with Ane
foreBt maples, no place being left va?
cant where a irefi ought to grow. The
trees were brought from the surround?
ing forests by the pupils and planten
by them with great care. Nearly nil
of the newly planted trees have been
named after distinguished personages.
Two of the finest of these trees have
been named, one for tho Hon. William
A. Jones, Congressman from this dis?
trict; the other for Governor Woodrow
Wilson.
Will Deliver Addre??.
The Hon. T. R. B. Wright, Judge of
this Judicial circuit, has received a let?
ter from Richard II. Ldmonds, of Hal
llmore. accepting an Invitation to at?
tend the May term of the Circuit
Court of Lancaster and deliver a public
address to the people of this county
Mr. 1-Mmonds is a native of Lancaster,
having been born In tho ancient and
progressive villag*. of Kllmarnock,
where he has many relatives. It Is
hoped that ttie coming of Mr. Kdmonda
will add fresh Impetus to the lagging
movement to build a railroad down
the Northern Neck to connect It with
the lifo, energy and progress of tho
outside world.
May Vlnlt Ohl Home.
The Hon. William 12. Chllton. recent?
ly elected United States Senator from
West Virginia, has written a letter
to his kinsman. William Chllton. clcrll
of the Circuit Court of Lancaster, ex?
pressing tils desire and Intention to
visit lite. Northern Nack of Virginia In
tho near future. Senator Chllton's an?
cestral homestead is Curlomun, on the
Potomac River. In Westmoreland, and
he writes his kinsman here that his
home in ..'est Virginia beats the same
name.
I.ooklDK t.'p Knmlly Tree.
James ... Fox. formerly of Ken?
tucky, but now of New York City,
spent several days here recently ex?
amining the old court records for In?
formation regarding Itls ancestors, Ilu
is a brother 01 John Fox, Jr., the well
known Virginia writer, who lives at
Big Stone (lap, and who has written
some delightful books Illustrating
mountain life In Southwest Virginia
and Kentucky. The Kentucky Foxes
are descendants of David and Ullllain
Fox. who were wealthy and tiitliicnilal
citizens of .Lancaster In the lattei
half of the seventeenth century. They
presented to the Church of St. Mary's
White Chapel, hi tho upper part 'of
Lancastor, the massive marble tablets
containing the Creed, the Lord's Prayer
and the Ten Commandments, and also
the marble baptismal font and the
heavy silver communion service, all
which are still preserved Jn good con?
dition. Mr. Fox visited this ancient
church and was delighted to sec tliu
handsome gifts made by his distin?
guished kinsmen to this church In
early colonial days.
Hum Serious Fall.
Fcrloi I,. Harding, a prominent citi?
zen of Northumberland, residing in
Harvey's Neck, on the Great Wicomico
River, fMl several days ago and broke
one of bis hips. lie was paralyzed
about, one year ago, and had but rc
oently been able to walk with the
aid of crutches. His condtion is very
critical, ami the attending physicians
have hut little hope of his recovery.
Inomns .1. Ree, an old and highly
respected citizen, residing near Leba?
non Church in the upper part of Lan?
caster. Is dead after an Illness of sev.
eral weeks. He was a Confederate
veteran, having been a member ot
Company K, Ninth Virginia Cavalry,
and participated In all the battles
around Richmond and Petersburg. His
remains were interred at Lebanon
Church with military honors by the
members of Lawson-Ball Camp, Ilia
religious services being conducted by
the Rev. Wnyland F. Dunaway, D. IJ.
LYIVCIIHUIlG POST
ELECTS OFFICERS
[Special to The Times-Dispatch,]
Lynchburg, Va? April 16.?Lynch
burg Post O, Travelers' Protective As?
sociation, has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
John L. HancocJt; Vicc-Prcsidonts, .1.
L. Plcasants and It. II. Stophcns; Sec?
retary. D. W. Sale: Chaplain, Rev. J. O.
Paxton, D. ID.; Surgeon, Dr. G. P, Ham
Checking account with us
secures for you all the ad?
vantages that come through
dealing with a strong and
perfectly organized bank.
The small depositor re?
ceives the same careful at?
tention as the large one.
You are invited to become
a depositor at the
First National Bank,
Richmond, Va.
^Capital and Surplus, 52,000,000^
City License Taxes
AHB NOW DUE AND
AT TUB
Collector
The City Code requires a penalty of
not more than 120.00 per day for fali
uri> to pay on or before April SC.
Washington Ward license.* will hs
paid to .1. P. Robinson. Deputy Coliac
I tor, coiner Tenth and Hull Stroett.
F. V.". CUNNINGHAM.
Collector of City Taxes.
National Bank of Virginia
Capital, - $1,200,000
Surplus, - 5 600,000
Accounts solicited
Ninth and Main Streets
We cordially invite your ac?
count, whether it is large or small'
Commonwealth Bank
We've added One Hundred
Thousand Dollars to our capital
stock, which largely increases our
facilities.
Commonwealth Bank
Supreme Court Decision
Its effect on stocks in a new lipht.
Special letter on request.
FLEMING & CO.,
INVESTMENT BANKERS,
Pennsylvania BUIr., Philadelphia, P.a
ner: Directors?John D. Oglesby, C. W.
Whltinore, W. R. Wlnfrce. 13. W. Barks
dale. B. H. Adams and J. A. Mahood.
The delegates to the Slate convention
at Danville In .May are It. F. Seay, J. O.
Oglesby. J. ?. Burton, .1. L. Pleasants.
Clyde Jennings, B. W. Barksdale. B. B.
Adams. A. B. Chfiwning. J. A. Mahoodi
G. P. Colcman. E. H. Mayfield, L. N
Pierce, M. A. Peak. Olles H. Miller. G.
K. Vaughan, C. P. Mahood. W. B. Penick.
G. L. Fleming. J- O. Bragg, R. W. Har?
vey and W. H. Brockenbrough.
Knvors State College.
[.Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
Lynchburg, Va.. April IG.?Dr. Wil?
liam W. Smith, president of the Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's College here,
and chancellor of the Randolph-.Macon
System, and one of the foremost edu?
cators of the South, Is out in an Inter?
view In which he favors the establish?
ment of a State college for women, al?
though bo Is strongly opposed to co?
education. He docs not think the es?
tablishment of the proposed State col?
lege for women would In any way
affect tho Woman's College here.
Specify and Use G. Wl. Co.'s j
Old Style Pearl /. C. Redipped Tin ij
the, standard kind/with MORE QUALITY ADDED by re?
cent improvements in the manufacture. It's made to last for
years.
Gordon Metal Company
Fourteenth and Dock Streets.
!? .inini?i_?.I.IHI1IIMII?.?.m.