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DECIDED INCREASE
IN BUYING ORDERS
Greater Buck an cy in Wheat Market Toward Lat?
ter Part of Week Indicates More Normal
State oi Alfairs.
New York. October 15.?Price changes
In domestic wheat markets were slow
early In the week, although much of
the tlate greator flrmneaa was notico
uble. The narrow action was espe?
cially noticeable at thu outset, when]
nearly all traders were holding back.!
awaiting the issuance of the monthly
report of the Department uf Agrlcul- i
ture, which pro\ed to be unfavorable.,
the yield per acre of spring wheat
turning out to bo decidedly small, only
8.7 bushels, ag.iinst 9.8 bushels Indi?
cated In September, whereas In 1010]
it was 11.7 bushels, and in 1909 15.8
bu*hcls In that year the crop was!
placed at 290.s23.000 bushels, which'
contrasts sharply with 200.367,000 bush?
els now Indicated, whereas early pre?
mature estimates called for approxi?
mately 300,000.000 bushels.
In short, we have produced about
60.000,000 bushels less than a' normal I
crop, and to make matters worse the |
quality is uncommonly poor, a large;
percentage of the grain being light j
and shriveled, and consequently In some j
cases millers have found It necessary to I
use over live bushels to make a barrel j
of tlour, instead of four und a halt
buihels, as customary.
Besides, some of the grain Is so In- I
fcrior as to be unfit for anything ex- I
cept making feed. Naturally, therefore,
millers have been forced to pay high
figures to secure prime grades.
News From Abroad.
Covering was partly stimulated also
by encouraging cables, European mar?
kets being influenced in part by poor
crop reports from Russia and stronger
advices from Argentina, which was
considered significant In view of the
numerous reports of Injury by frost
there.
Then the badly complicated condition
of political affairs In Southeastern Eu?
rope was creating uneasiness, and, fur?
thermore, the European visible supply
? bowed an unexpected decrease of
776,000 bushels, whereas a year ago'
there was an Increase of 4.S02.000 bush?
els.
In view of the facts. It was small
wonder that exporters were In receipt
of larger orders, biu were unable to
obtain any noteworthy quantity of hard
winter wheat, and consequently took
fairly big quantities of Manitoba for
forward shipments.
Late In the week markets were broad?
er. There was greater buoyancy and
more Keneral animation- Apparently
there was a decided increase In buying
orders, which suggested to some shrewd
observers a more normal and healthy
Mate of affairs. No doubt part of
the dealings reflected largely the great
er activity recently in the cash prop?
erty. Advices from the West during
the pust few days were that both mil?
lers and elevator owners wore buying
moro freely.
In one day Chicago reported sales
of S00.O0O bushels of No. 2 red winter
for shipment, mainly to Eastern millers.
As a result, premiums on prime goods
were advanced sharply. Indeed, prices j
for Missouri wheat bounded upward inj
a sonsatlonul manner, uccompanted by '
rumors thut some dealers had been;
caught short. Supplies have become re?
markably light, while there Is an ur?
gent inquiry to till old contracts for
foreign account.
Why Price* Advanced.
General buying was partly stlmu-'
lated by small spring wheat receipts
and predictions of a further reduction
because farmers were making lighter i
deliveries to country stations. The;
upturn was aso partly ascribed to en- I
couraglng cables, European markets
being Influenced partly by the official.
Russian report, which placed the crop j
at 2411,000,000 bushels less than lust:
year. In addition, the exports from
Argentina were smaller, and prices ill j
Buenos Ayres tirmer, as a result, partly, I
of the recent unseasonably cold wreath- |
er. Exports from Russia are expected ]
to be lighter in the near future, and j
doubtless the world's clearances for the
week will prove to be less than Im- ,
port requirements. |
As prices In Manitoba have also been j
advanced rapidly. It would create no'|
surprise to see big reductions In tho
quantity on passage ere long.
Features of the Corn MBrkct.
Part of the week corn markets were
Inactive and narrow, although there
was a firmer tendency as a rule. This
was partly attributable to a large de?
crease In tho visible supply and to the
great buoyancy In cash markets, where
supplies are Inadequate.
In some quarters the strength was
partly ascribed to the unfavorable
tenor of the monthly report of the De?
partment of Agriculture, which was
unsatisfactory, as It failed to show
any noteworthy improvement In con?
dition, notwithstanding the better
weather last month. The condition
was placed at only 70.4 per cent-,
against 70.3 a month ago, and the
yield per acre at 23.S bushels, against
27.4 In 1910.
This suggested only a small or mod?
erate crop, 2.759.300,000 bushels, against
3,125,713,000 bushels u year ago. Not?
withstanding this record totul. It has
I become extremely difficult to obtain
J prime cush corn even ut 79 cents a
i bushel, which certainly suggests enor?
mous consumption.
REPORT ON GINNING
CHIEF MARKET FACTOR
New Orleans. October 16.?So far ati
can be foreseen now. ihe chief factor
in the cotton market this week, as re?
gards the Immediate course of prices.
Will be the next report on ginning by
the Census Bureaus, to be issued Wed?
nesday week. The per'od to be consid?
ered by this report will end ne.Vt Tues?
day night. Tlie trade expects, that tin
ligures will lie bearish) but private
bureau reports around Tuesday will do
much to mold public opinion.
The next ginners' report Is Import
ant because It la the ilrst report of
the season since ginneries have been
generally engaged. It relates 'to tho
entire cotton belt, whereas the first two
reports of the season related mure t.>
the earlier sections.
The movement and the spot demand
liotii will be very carefully watched
this week, for new developments ura
expected In both, and they ought to
affect the daily swing Of prices to a
considerable extent. It Is claimed that
th ! lack of a spot demand Is causing
u falling off in the movement, und that
poor trade and the feeling amonR
spinners that they are secure in not
buying their supplies now are the
cause of the poor inquiry. It is possible
that spinners will continue to hold
off as much as possible until the pend?
ing census report on ginning is out
of the way, not only in the hope that
prices will work lower on the. report,
but in order t"o get a bettor line on
the crop.
The weather is bound to be a factor,
and the chunces are that It will help
the bulls more than the bears, for the
time has now come when the first real
cold snap of the season may he expect?
ed. Cold weather will have more ef?
fect on the market than on the crop,
for the crop Is too far advanced to
be Injured much by frost. The bullish
sentiment that would be aroused by
frost; however, would be considerable.
MARKET IS AWAITING
FRESH INITIATIVE
New Yorlt, October 15,?The receding
wave of the speculatvc forces Which1
liavt moved the stuck market recently j
was seen In the decrease in the uctivty
of dealings an 1 ill the narrowing <>t j
price fluctuations last week. The mar-j
lset was waiting, apparently, for fresh
Initiative. The undertone was firm, in j
ti'plie of dullness, owing to freedomI
from further pressure ol liquidation.
There was no evidence of recession j
in trade and industrially commensurate
with the fears foreshadowed i>y the!
violence o'f the preceding fall in prices I
of stocks. This fact must be given Its:
part in explaining the firmness of thej
market. The easy condition of the
domestic money markt t was a helpful
factor alto in sustaining | rices und
Id broadening tin- demand for bunds, j
Continuing anxieties were felt over
the further measures of enforcement
of the antitrust law to be taken by
the government authorities. The filing
In court of the American Tebacco plan
of reorgunlziiton was watched for
eagerly, for the plan eventually ac?
cepted by the court is regarded as
promising the first definite information
of the kind of readjustment ol present
forms which will be held to comply
with the law Daj to jay reports in
dcated a growth of opposition to the
tentative form of tit readjustment by
some of ,khe security holder? at well as
independent competitors.
The anthracite group moved Irregu?
larly while argument.- were made In
the Supreme Court in the government's
suit ugalnst the combination In that
trad.- The movement of General Elec?
tric securities aft.-r thi entering of the
decree against the Incandescent Lamp
combination Is said to show that the
matter had spent 11h force as a Stock
market influence.
Some improvement was reported In
different brarii hes of trade and Indus?
trially, although the situation. In Its
essential features, was not changed.
Bank <!<.ar-nf?s were Wltnestf to a gootl
volume of busness Increased demand
for mercantile paper and decline In the
discount 'in choice grade? wen- attrib?
uted to plentitudc of money suoplit
OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH
The Union Bank
of Richmond
1107 EAST MAIN SI Kf %T.
|?..00 MAKES A START. * PER
CENT. INTEREST
growing oui ui the llgut sick market
requirements. The September decrease
of the United .Slates .steel Corporation's
unfilled orders were smaller than ex
pected, In spite Of the sustained vol?
ume of deliveries from the mills. Cheap?
er steel was said to be producing bus?
iness.
The predominant strength cf the New
York-money position in relation to the
world't markets was shown further.
Interest rales are the lowest of the
world's great centres. Cotton billa are
held in New York In larger volume
than usual, showing ifie use of New
York resources for moving the crop,
where foreign borrowing is usually re?
sorted 10. The future money market
in New York, therefore, Instead of the
repayments of loans It is usually called
upon to meet, will have maturing cred?
its to draw upon. The improvement
reported in the demand for bonds Is
not unrelated i,, this money situation.
DRY GOODS REVIEW
New York. October ?The unsettled
position uf the raw cotton market ha?i
caused some hesitation In further pur?
chases of cotton goods, but this has
been offset in some degree by a con?
tinuation of the policy of revising
prices for good* to ><?? made for future
delivery and for spot shipment. Tick?
ings, d< nlma an.; other heavy cottons
arc now iieins: revised downward to
,i basis ot Id-cent cotton or lower, uno
the jobbers whose stoiks are low art
ordering ahead for two or three months
on those classes of goods
Print cloths and other cotton goods
made from medium count yarns ?
softer In value than the. coarser fabrics,
due largely to the .ntiucn-.-c ?i ,,ie
long curtailment of production in the
latter. Pall Ulver sold K'O.ono pieces of
''print cloths lust week, and Southern
mills are selling contracts 'n a small
I way. There lias been some pressure to
Place business,Oil then- goods for de?
livery after the turn of the year, but
the mills ate not ready to proceed at
current bid prices.
The export demand hai Mulcted down
except In tWs/ ease of bids made at
I prie s mills .will not consider now.
j Yarns and knit goods arc unsteady and
jar. graduall) settling to a new trad
I ing busts. Production in mill centres
.is being resumed under the stimulation
i of low cotton. The retailers und Job*
|bcirf are giving manifestations of more
I confidence In values by plucng orders
frequently In small amounts, and they
are evidently doing a better trade.
CONTINUE SEARCH
WITHOUT RESULT
Mother of Drowned Wpman in
Critical Condition?Glidden
Tour to Pass Winchester.
ISpeclal to Tlie Times-Dispatch. ]
Winchester, Va., October 15.?Mrs.
Edith Shannon, the widowed mother
of Mlso Sallle Shannon, who was
drowned along with her (lance, Rev. E.
B. Druen, the Presbyterian minister,
formerly of Richmond, while fording
the South Branch of the Potomac River
near Sprlnglleld, W. Va., a week ago
to-day while en route to Three
Churches to attend services, Is In a pro
carious condition at her home at
Springfield, and It is feared she will net
recover. The mother and daughter
were very devoted. The former's
health has not been good for a long
time, und when the news came that
her daughter had been swept down to
death by one of the treacherous un?
dercurrents of the river Mrs. Shannon
was overcome, und she Is now a nerv?
ous wreck. Over 200 men have been
dragging the river and using dyna?
mite for several days In the hope of
recovering the bodies, but up to this
time the remains of Miss Shannon and
Rev. Druen have, not been taken from
the watery grave.
Judge T. W. llurrlson. In the Fred?
erick county Circuit Court, has signed
a decree awarding an absolnte divorce
to Rose Rosenberg Landau from Jullux
Landau, thus marking the close of one
of the most sensational divorce suits
ever tilled In the local courts. Lun
dau was a pressman from New York
and was employed here. Ills wife
brought sensational charges against
him, and he tiled a cross-bill, which
was not pressed.
Lloyd T. Verhecs, thirty-one years
old, of Brunswick. Md., who had been
unable to do active work since being
In several wrecks several years ago
was riding on a Baltimore and Ohio
freight train a day or two ago, when
he fell off between Brunswick und
Knoxville, Md. and was ground to pieces
Walter Earl Slbert and Miss Edna Es
teile Masslc, members of well known
Frederick county families, were mar I
rlcd here Thursday evening at the par?
sonage of the First Baptist Church by
Rev. W. H. Carter and left for lCerns
town, where a large reception was
held at the home of her brother. Dud?
ley Massle.
The annual meeting uf the Shenan
doah Sunday School Institute Ik to be
held on Thursday In Zlon Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Charleston. W.
Va., and the principal speakers will be
Bishop-Coadjutor W. L. Gravatt, of
West Virginia; Rev. W. D. Smith, of
Winchester; Rev. John Poyntz Tyler.i
of Hagerstown. Md., and Rev. W. P.
Chrlsman, of Moundsvillc. W. Va.
Members of the Gliddcn party, now
en route from New York to Jackson?
ville over the National Highway map?
ped out several years ago by New York
and Atlanta papers, will reach Win?
chester and vicinity Just In time to see
the great annual upplc harvest at Its
height. Winchester will be the noon
stop for Monday, and the Buslues?
Men's Asoclatlon and others have ar?
ranged to pilot the motorists through
the apple belt of Krederlck county, in
which about IMO.OOO barrels of apples
are now being picked and packed for
the domestic and foreign markets.
Mrs. William S. Love, wife of Dr.
Love, of Winchester, and daughter of
the late Charles James Faulkner, of
Martinsburg, W. Va., has been re-elect?
ed president of General Turner Chap?
ter, Daughters of the Confederacy, in
this city, and all other officers were
re-elected. Mrs. Love Is a sister of
Mrs. Virginia Kaulkncr McSherry, of
Martinsburg. v. ho has been president
general of t'he Cnlted Daughters of the
Confederacy for the past two years,
and who will retire at the annual meet
Of that body in Bichmond next month
Mrs. Love will attend the meeting, and
will be the guest of her sister. Mrs
Thomas s. Bocock, while in Richmond
Although the open season for quail,
pheasants, turkeys and similar game
birds does not begin until the 1st or
November in Frederick county, it is
reported that large numbers of <sucfc
game have been slaughtered and
smuggled out of the county to the city
markets. There has been little, if any.
activity upon the part of game wardens
up to this lime, but it is expected that
they will be ordered to enforce tnc law'
bet?re the season op.-ns. The laws are
very stringent In many respects as a
result of wholesale slaughter in recent
years, and local merchants are even
prohibited from selling game, except
squirrels and rabbits.
Robert Llndamopd, who served in
the "Stonewall" Brigade, Confederate
army, during the Civil War, died o{
paralysis several days ago at Stephens
City, this county He was born In
Shenandbah county seventy-four years
ago. and Is survived by his widow, twi
daughters, one son and two brothers.
At Iiis own request, Iiis funeral services
were very plain and simple, and no
flowers were placed on Ids grave.
General Turn*] Ashby Camp. Con?
federate Veterans, of Winchester, Is in
possession of the historic, cedar chest
owned by James M. Mntion, of Winches?
ter, who was one of the commissioners
sent to arouse public sentiment there
In favor of the South The chest con?
tained tin- documents of Commissioners
Mason und Slidell, and It was taken
furcibly along with the commissioners
, from the British steamer "Trent."
When the commissioners were release-.'
I the chest was returned to Mr. Mason,
I who brought it to Winchester. His
daughter. Miss Virginia Mason, pre?
sent, il it to Kev. Coupland It. Page, of
Winchester, and he In turn has placed
; It among other relics of much value
I In the hall of Ashby Camp
I KILLS WIFE; WOUNDS
HER MAN COMPANION
Fires Into Her IlralD, After She Kell,
Fallowing Klrsl Mullet
Wound.
New Castle, Ind.. October 16.?Mrs.
.Clara Kreel, twenty years old. dnttgh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vnnsant, Is
dead at the Butler Hospital, and Ralph
Hunter, a clerk. Is not expected to
! live. Both MifTered bullet wounds, In
i flirted by the husband of Mrs. Kreel.
j After being shot once, Mrs, Kreel
f.ll to the sidewalk in front of her
! home in Pnrk Avenue. Then Kreel
phot Hunter live times, walked over
I to the prostrote form of his wife,
I placed the revolver at the back of her
head and pulled the trigger again.
She died easly this morning.
After shooting Kreel walked to no?
lle.- headquarters and surrendered him?
self. When seen at the jail Kreel said
lie had warned Hunter that be was
keeping company with his wife against
his wishes, and that llutnor only
laughed at him.
ERRATIC MOVEMENTS
IN COTTON MARKET
Demoralized .Condition Is Kesult of Crop Being
Earliest in Its Development on Record.
Covering of Shorts Chief bunooit.
Now York, October IB.?The cotton
markets have been In a sem)-demoral?
ized condition tho past week. This
has not been duo to any particularly
new developments in general condi?
tions, or in the situation and outlook
of the crop, but rather more the result
of the crop being the earliest In Its
development on record, and also prob?
ably in excess of 14,000,000 bales, with
the South marketing it faster thun the
world's spinners have cured to take it.
This has forced such heavy offerings
of the actual staple to spot dealers, and
of the actual staple bo spot dealers, and
the consuming points In this country,
and to English and Continental Inter?
ests, that the buyers has simply been
insufficient 10 take all the cotton so of?
fered. Thus prices for spot cotton on
all the Southern spot markets havo
been forced down, according to local?
ity, to a level between 9 cents and 9 5-8
cents per pound.
Coverings of Shorts the Chief Support.
The enormous Southern selling pres?
sure, together with tho favorable wea?
ther for tho rapid picking and mar?
keting of the crop, and the devlopment
of the top crop, has made sentiment
very bearish In connection with the un?
favorable trade conditions. Therefore,
there has been little incentive for any
outside speculative or Investment buy?
ing. With the recent retirement of
former bull leaders from the support
of ttie market, there has since been lit?
tle protection to prices, except from tho
occasional heavy buying to cover
shorts to secure profits. This In turn
has attracted rather general attention
to what might have happened if the
antloptlon trading bill had been passed
by the last Congress. With such a law
In effect now, tho question arises, how
would the farmers in the South and the
Southern merchants and banks feel 11
they were prevented from selling cot?
ton to any but spinners, as was pro?
posed in this radical legislation?
Over 60,000 bales of short contracts
are known to have been covered in
-this market along by the buying in by
these shorts during the docllnes of the
past week. But for the supporting In?
fluence to prices from this buying and
the scaled buying on the declines from
trade interests, there Is no telling how
much further the declines In prices I
would have been forced. As it Is. prices
are off 50 to 60 points further this
week from last Saturday's closing quo?
tations, and the market still shows an
absence of rallying power.
This Work's Low Record Prices. I
The lowest prices for the week and
for nearly tho last three years were]
reached late yesterday afternoon, when
October and January contracts In this'
market declined to 9.14 cents aga'nBt,
9.30 for December, and 9.40 for May,!
and 9.48 for next July deliveries. This
level makes prlceB look very cheap,'
especially when compared with the'
averase of 14 1-x cents larmers reallz-j
ed au the average price for the crops!
of last season an,d the year before. Duel
outside of this relative cheapness ot J
the staple there is still little in tliO|
general cotton situation to bull It on. {
Tho total amount of the crop brought I
'nto sight tho past week, according to,
the figures of tho New York Cotton Ex-i
change, is 604,815 bales, against 550,-1
000 last year, which makes 2.G78.000
bales mark'otcd from September 1 toj
date, against 2,263,000 the same time
last) year.
Of this total the exports to date
amount to 1.407.000 bales, against 1,
118.000 last year. ' Consequently stocks
at the visible supply points are piling
up, and with a record crop already in
sight fully 14,000,000 bales, and perhaps
considerably more, and the ginning tho
largest on record, If 's no wonder the
South hus become demoralized after
the experience which developed from
the complete failure of the Montgomery
convention to make the public believe
the crop was only 12,000.000 bales, and
to urge farmers to hold back their cot?
ton for 14 cents, and the balance later
in the season for 15 cents.
Cost of Producing Cotton.
In the present dopraslon It is quite
likely that the price of cotton will be
forced to as unduly a low level as the
market was unduly advanced In the
bulllsh'speculatlon of last summer, and
the aggressive bull campaign of the
year before. The question of the cost
of production is already being much
discussed In the trade, but Just what
the average cost of producing cotton
this year will figure out Is such a
much-mooted point that opinions cover
a wide range.
While the cost of labor and fertiliz?
ers. Insurance, freight, living expenses
is as high as during the last two sea?
sons, it is contended that this year't*
crop has had such favorable weather
for Its production that it has required
much less lubor to cultivate it. Those
who are trying to find the bottom ol
t'hc market, are now discussing theso
features, as they nrfc claiming that
point can he tlgured out as soon as
this question of the average cost of
production has been ascertained.
NEWWRIGHTFLYER
BUI TINY MACHINE
Built on Similar Lines to Former
Aeroplanes, It Weighs a
Mere 145 Pounds.
Kitty Hawk, X. C. October 15.?
With the assembling of the Wright
brothers' latest development in the
science of avlution, about which so
much speculation has been indulged
In, spectators were given their tirst
view of the new flying device which Is
to be iitcil by the famous aeroplane
inventors In the solution of the problem
of sustained flight with minimum
power.
The new glider, as tho Wrights call
It. differs only slightly In form
the present-day machine now In use
by them, and la not a buzzard-shaped
affair, as has been reported. It Is
much lighter, however, than any ma?
chine now In use by the Wrights,
weighing only about 115 pounds. There
was not enough wind yesterday to fly
the new aeroplane from Kill Devil
Hill, and the ilrst Might Is expected to
take place Monday, as the Wrights
insist upon observing the Sabbath. I
When the parts of the machine were |
assembled Its appearance bore out I
the statement of Orvllle Wright that j
it was Intended merely as a glider. It i
Is a biplane, the planes measuring 32
feet across from Up to tip and 5 1-2
feet In breadth, l'rom upper to lower
plane there is a space of 5 1-2 feel. !
As in the case of the first Wright J
machine, the new glider Is supported
on skids. These, however, are very
much lighter than those of the stand?
ard machine and only nine Inches
hl.vh.
To Carry But One Person.
On the forward edge of the lower
plane Is a single seat for the. operator,
no provision being made for a pas?
senger. The control levers are ar?
ranged the same iih the power-driven
machines. There is a double rear ver?
tical rudder and a horizontal tall plane,
exactly like the power aeroplanes, ex?
cept that the tall frame Is shorter and
constructed much lighter.
One noticeable change in the gilder
Is the lifting curve of the main plane.
This curve, which runs from the en?
tering edge to the rear of the plane,
Is decidedly flatter than the old style.
COSTLY BLAZE
AT SOUTH BOSTON
j (Speolal to The Tlmes-Dlsputch. J
South Boston, Va.. October 15.?This
! morning about 11:30 o'clock. Watchman
i w. N. Hall discovered fire in the wagon
[factory owned by the Barbour Buggy
I Company, and aesptte the efforts of
I the lire company, the main building
was soon destroyed.
The lire started In the blacksmith
Ishop, at the tire furnace, and because
of the dry condition of the material
[spread rapidly. Mr. Hall was nadly
I burned about the neck In his efforts
to extinguish the Haines before tho
arrival of the Uro company.
The factory wan of brick, sixty by
"00 fecit, two stories hlght, nnd is dis?
connected from the buggy factory. It
had n. capacity of twenty-live wagons
a daj.
The warehouse and palntshop, ad
Joining this building, was also badly
damaged. The loss is estimated nt be?
tween $30,000 and $10.000. insured as
follows: On building, $10.000; machin?
ery. $9.000; stock In building, $15.000.
Seventy-five men were employed In the
t>lant
Throughout the machine the construc?
tion shows exceedingly line workman?
ship, and there Is no apparent rea?
son why the glider should not be
able to travel considerable distances In
a stiff wind, and. It Is believed, that
It will be caster to control than any
machine now In use. It presents prae- ]
ttcally no radical departure from the
accepted type of the Wright biplane.
The hangar and camp of the Wrights
is about a quarter of a tulle from the
summit of KM Devil Hill, where the
tirst Wright aviation experiments took
pluce. Slightly nearer Is Hill No. 13.
which may be used In the new ex>
perlments, Orvllle Wright said that
he would use one or the other of these
hills on Monday, according to the wind
and other conditions.
PROPOSED ROAD
SEEMS ASSURED
v ISpe.rlal to The Times-Dispatch.)
Lynchburg, Va.. October 15.?The pro?
posed automobile road from Lyt&chb?Tg
to the Natural Bridge, where connec?
tion can be made, with the Valley, is
now assured. While the entire $6,700
necessary for the work has not quite
all bten subscribed, enougli lias been
pledged tu insure the improvement ot
the road.
It is proposed to Improve a sixteen
foot roadway the entire length from
the Amtierst Pike to the point where!
it touches the macadam road leading
to the Natural Bridge, though much
of it will he wider than this.
President George \V. Stephens, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway, whose
summer home would be reached by the
road, made a trip over the proposed
route last week, and he was so pleased
with tiie prospect that he made a sub?
scription for a goodly sum.
The project has been pushed for more
than a year by th ? Lynchburg Auto?
mobile Club, and for a time It looked
as though It could not be brought to a
successful Issue, but this fear Is now
past, und the road will almost certainly
he ready for use before another year
passes.
i_? _.?
RictamoiiA, Frederictsli'ij; & Potomac R.R.
TO AND FROM WASHINGTON AND BEYOND.
Leave Richmond
?4..-.0 A..M. BrrdSt.SU.
?5.I2 A.M. Male 8t.Su.
'6- -0 A.M. Byrd St. Ma.
?7 Jin A.M. Main St. SU,
?8.40 A.M. Bjrrd SI. SU.
?Ir.OlnoonBjrrdSt. SU.
ts.OOP.M. BjrdSt.SU.
k.ln P.M. Elba Station.
i ?0.1.1 P.M. Main SU Su.
*8.?0P.M. Ov-rdSt. Hta.
Arrive Richmond
?7.G0 A.M. BrrdSt.SU.
?11.86 A.M. Elba Station.
tll.8S A.M. II) rd 8t.SU.
?1.1*. P.M. Mala St. Uta
?S.46 P.M.BjrdSt.Sta
?7.<5 P.M.BjrdSt.Sta.
*i>.10 P.M. Bird St.Sta.
?3.4(1 P.M. MalnSt.SU.
*11.0fi P.M. MalnSt.SU.
?1-J.SUnlglit ByrdHt.SU.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS?WEEKDAYS.
I.eare Byrd St. su. i ?in P. H. for Frederlekibortt
Learr Elba SU. 7.50 A. M.,6.30 P. M. for Aabland
Arrlre Brrd St. St a. 9. A.M. from Frederlekab'g
Arrlre Elba SU. 6.80 A.M.,G-30P.M.from Aabland.
?Daily, f Weekdays. {Sundays oaly.
All trams to or from Byrd Street Statloo
(except trains leaving 4.50 a. m. and arriving
13.50 night) stop at Elba. Time of arrivals and
departures not guaranteed. Read the algna.
! Uhasapeake & Ohio Railway
I 1:4? A.? ?-ucai? Dally?Newport Newa.
! fi-.iO A.?Local.?Daily ? Chville. Bx. 60a,
Thurmond. ?
t?:t? A.?Expr-eaa?Dally?Norfolk, Old FoSAL
(10:00 A.?Local^uVally?LabbS, Lex. C. For??.
?1:00 P.?Expreae? Dally?Cln.-L'vlUo.
?4:0? P.?Expr'.aa?Dally?Norfolk. N. Newa.
1:00 P?Local-Dally?N. Newa. OI* Point.
I:U> P.?Local?Ux. 8unday?OordonevlUe.
?6:15 P.?Local?Ex. Sunday?Lchbs. Natural
Brldse. Clifton Force.
??:38 P.?Limited?Dally?Cincinnati. Chlcajo.
I ?11:00 P.?Expren?Daily?Cincinnati. L'viiie.
I ?Uloepera. tPartor cars.
I TKA1NS ARRIVE RICHMOND?Looal from
Eaat: S;? A. M.. 7:10 P. M Tbrough from
Eaat: 11:S0 A. M . 8:53 T. ~ti.
Local from West: ??S.JO A. M . ?:S0 A. M.
and 7:16 I'. M. Throush: 7:00 A. IS.. 1:*?
P. M.
Jamaa RJvar Lino: ??S:*4 A. M., titt F. M.
"UHif except Sunerj.
_SinantUL_M**?*^
' ' 1 :.
The
Test of Time
determines whether the policies under which a bank is op?
erated are safe.
This bank has been in business for forty-six years.
The soundness of its policies is attested by an Earned Sur
plus of $1,000,000, and by the long list of conservative busi
?nesB men who transact their business here.
We have facilities for taking care of more business, and
offer our services to those who appreciate the best in banking.
First National Bank
1104 East Main.
Resources over $11,000.000.00
Bank oi Commerce and Trusts
Capital and Surplus, $325,000.00.
Depository (or State of Virginia and City of Richmond
Able and willing to meet all legitimate business require?
ments, r
This strong institution can serve you in many useful
capacities.
Solicits accounts subject to check.
Business, personal and savings.
3% Interest Allowed
Loans on real estate and approved collateral.
Acts as executor, trustee, registrars of stocks and bonds.
Bank of Commerce and Trusts,
Ninth and Main Streets.
s
1865?Near Half a Century of Satisfactory Service?1911
Virginia State Insurance Co.
RICHMOND, VA.
Fire Losses Paid Exceed.$5,000,000
Surplus to Policyholders. $241,000
Reserves.,. $240,000
Keep Richmond's Insurance Money in Richmond.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
N. B.?Following schedule riguris published
ai Information and not guaranteed:
?:10 A. M.?Dally?Local for Charlotte. Dur
bam and Hulrlgh. 10:43 A. M.?Dally?Limit?
ed?For all points South. Drawing Koora i
Buffet Sleeping Car to Ashcvlite, N. C. 3:0? I
I'. M. Ex. Sun.?I-?cal for Durham and In- ,
terme-dlatc stations. 4:31 I'. M Ex. Sun.?
Koysvllle Local. 11:45 1* M.?Dally?Limited 1
? For it 11 points Bouth. Pullman ready at i
9:.? P. M.
YORK RIVER LINTS.
4:30 V. M. ?Ex. Sun ?To West Pt . connect- '
triff for Baltimore Mon.. Wed. and Frl. ?:00l
A. M.?Ex. Sun. and 2:15 P. M.?Mon.. Wed. I
and Frl.?Local to West Point.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
From the South: 6:&0 A. M.. S:05 P. M.,
dally; 3:40 A. M. Ex. Hun.; H:K Ex. Sun.;
J:00 P. M. dally. From West Point: 9:30 A.
M. dally; 11:35 A. M. Wed. and FrH; 4:33 P.
M. Ex. sun.
H. E. BURUESS. D. P. A..
920 E. Main St. "Phone Madison 454.
Richmond & Petersburg Electric Railway
Car* ica?a ifaacueaiar, Sovaain su4 Parr/
aired*, for reierstura:
?i, 7, *, ?*, 1?, 11. ?13 A. H.. i. 3. **. 4, 4.
??5:45, ??. 7. S, ??. 10 P. 14.
LI:CO P. M. (or CbMicr, 12:00 rr.laulght for
l'etersDuraj.
Cars leave Petersburg, foot at Sycamore
mi eel, lor Mancbercar:
11:16. 1:35, "7:1*. IM. ?.:?. ? 55, *10:M., U:H
A. M . 13:36. ?1:?. 2:3?. 3:3S. ?4:33. CM, i:kt,
?7:16, ?:36. ?:?. '10:40, 11:40 P. U.
iDally except Sunday and holldaya
?Carrie:. .....igaga and express.
??Limited, ?xcept Sundaya and holiday*,
?II car* from Peteisjurg connect ?Ith
ar* Klrhmonl
Norfolk and Western Railway
ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
Schedule In Effect October 2, 1911.
Leave Byrd Street Station. Richmond.
FOR NORFOLK: ?9:00 A. M., ?3:00 P. M.,
?t:10 P. M.
FOR LYN.CHBURG AND THE WEST:
?6:15 A. M . "10:00 A. M., '3:00 P. M . ?9:20
P. M.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: ?11:40 A.
M . *6"36 P. M? '11:30 P. M. From the West:
?0:55 A. M? a2:00 P. M., bl:40 P. M.. ?6:05 P.
M.. '0.00 P. M.
?Dally. a>l>ally ex. Sunday. bSunday only.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars. Cafe
Dining Cars. C. H. BOSLEY,
D. P. A.. Richmond, Va.
W. B. BEV'ILL, O. P. A.. Roanoke. Vs.
Kica.uu.Mi AND riu:s.'ii'].\hE u.w
HALLWAY COMPANY.
Behedu:* of elsctrlo trains to and from
Aahland. stopping at intermediate atatlons
upon aignai: L.v. Richmond (Broad and
Laurel Hta.). ??lOS, ?7:10, 3:10b. 0:10, ??10:10,
?1:10 A. Id.; 1:10. 2:10. 3:10, 4:10b. 5:10. 0:34,
1:10. S:l0o, 10:10, 11:46 P. If. Lv. Ashland,
?6:4?, 7b. I, Ob, 10, "11 A. Id.. ?13 M.. ??).
?, 3, 4, 6S. ?. 7. ?, tb. 11 P. M.
?Dally except 8unday. ??Sun4nr an?.
bCarrlea baggaga.
SEABOARD Am LITOB.
Southbound trains scheduled to leave Rich?
mond dally: 9:10 A. M.?Local to Norllna.
1:50 P. M.?Sleepers and coaches, Atlanta,
Birmingham, Savaiinub, Jacksonville and
Florida points. 9:50 P. M?Sleeper* and
coaohea. Savannah, Jacksonville and Florida
points. 11:13 P. M.?Sleepers and coaches,
Atlanta. Birmingham, Memphis and tbo
Southwest. Nqrthbound trains scheduled to
arrive In Richmond dally: 5:35 A. M , 7:23
A. M? 6:05 P. M., 6:40 P. M.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Lv. Norfolk: *S:2? and ?11 A. M.. ?9 P. M .
for Eastern Carolina and the South.
Lv. Raleigh: ?:16 A. M., 13 and '9:15 P. M.,
for Eastern Carolina and Norfolk.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Norfolk,
Raleigh; , also Goldsboro and Norfolk.
; ?Daily. tDally Ex. Sun.
C. D. LEORANDE, G. A., American National
I Bank. "Phone Menroe 1517, Richmond.
Iw. W. CROXTON. O. P. A., Norfolk. V?,
An account with a good lank helpc
to establish your credit.
Manchester National Bank
National Bank of Virginia
Capital, ? $1,200,000
Surplus. - $ 600,000
Accounts solicited
Ninth and Main Streets
The successful man is the one thn<
saveF systematically.
Commonwealth Bank
'_?teanrooat?.
Baltimore Steam Packet Co
Equipped with wlreleaa telegraphy.
TO BALTIMORE AND THE NORTH VIA
NORFOLK AND OLD POINT.
Leave Richmond Dally, lnc'udlng Sunday, via
N * W. Ry. 1:00 P. M.. Norfolk 6:20 P. M.
C. At O. Ry. 4:00 P. M.. Old Point 7:J0 P. M.
O. D. S. S. Ce 7:00 P. M. <ona day In Nor?
folk).
Va. Nav. Co. 6:10 A. M. (Monday, Wednes?
day and Friday).
Tickets at all offices- For etaterooma ap?
ply to IL M. UOYK.1N. Aieu. (20 Eaat Mala
Street.
Chesapeake Steamship Co.
Bl* new shlpa, "City of Norfolk" and "City
of Bultlmore."
Equipped with wireless telegraphy. Tele
phono service throughout the ehlpa. Staue
rooma en suite, with baths Prlcea from
75c. to $0.30. Excellent meala, 76c.
TO BALTIMORE AND THE NORTH ATA
NORFOLK AND OLD POINT.
Leave Richmond Dally, except Sun., via
N. & W. Ry. 3:00 P. M.. Norfolk 6:15 P. M
C. & O. Ry., 4:00 P. M. Dally. Old Point
7:15 P. it.
O. D. S. S. Co. 7:00 P. M. Dally (one day In
Norfolk).
Va. Nav. Co. 8:30 A. (Monday, Wednea
day and Friday).
Tickets at all offices. For staterooms
apply to B. E. BITROESS. D. P. A., 820 East
Main Street, Richmond.
OLD DOMINION LINE.
Lv. Richmond foot of Aah St. dally.7:00 P.M.
Leave Newport Newa.5:00 A.M.
Arrive Norfolk.6:00 A.M.
Connects with main line ateamera leaving
Norfolk for New York dally except Sunday
7:00 I*- M- Connection*! alao mado by N. &
W. Ry. 3 P. M. and C. & O. Ry. at 4 P. M7
Night Line ateamera stop at Claremont to
land or receive passengers on signal, and
will be met by public conveyance.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CO.-Jamea RIvot
by daylight for Norfolk and Old Point, Now
port Newa and all James River landings.
Steamer leave* Mondav Wedneaday and
Friday at 6:30 A. M. Freight rccelvod for
all Jomea River landings. 'PhoneMadlaon 174.
Main Ticket Office, $21 E. Mala Street
"ASK MR. BOWMAN"
Mow to make the trip to EGYPT in 12
Days. Reservations are now being made
to the Mediterranean and the ORIENT.
Sailing Lists for all lines. Call for Beau?
tifully Illustrated Booklets. Phone
1 Madison 5154. S. H. BOWMAN, Agent,
I 708 E. Main Street, Richmond, Va.