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j' Industrial^and Commercial j;|v fSiyLry* ,iwain V! iVUUMTO'ff "?w? |< of Trade.) *t> ' |1 If Tie combined annual report of tho ) |: Clarksburg Board of Trade and a sum- i I '.' mart of Clarkaburg'g industrial and IK' commercial development during the i Hfel year of .1314 are as follows: W; "./CUrisbiira Board of .Trade. i | Officers: B. F. Robinson. president. I; ? Roibki-t Mori*,, vice president; 0. W ; i' Dudderar, secretary-treasurer. Ji ERtectors: D. t). Britt, H. Iy Cunningham. B. J). Deison, C. W. Kurbce,'< Danjtl Howard, P. H. Koblcgard, T ft J. Tjyncb. 3. carr Vance, 8. M. White 8. ?, Robinson, ..7. Hornpr, Davis, H | J?. Travis, Robert MprrJls and Arthur FaiM'ns. ! V ItSlS our object In tills report.to' brleB'y summarize Ibe outcome of the boarij of trade's work during the last li year/and also cover as fully as pos-j siblj^thc industrial, commercial and Bp, educational development, of our city tdurjjts ttte: same period."Roughly. , thlitjffeporttahall.be dtvideil? under the following heads: Introduction.' adver-i fining transportation-,' industrial,1 bullfing activities.other than mahtPj - factorina. flnkncbtl p/lnr-atInnIIl 'I icultubafaud mercantile, Introduction. Tins Clarksburg Board of Trade Is ' n ior*anlration of progressive busIness^and. professional rtietr, $fii>SV purpose is by Joint and'coVcerledac.> tlon to" promote the general welfare ; j of opr-city and especially to aid and;: derclop^its industrial, commercial anil business' Interest*. i The; woilc of building np a city ! means. the expansion of every Indl. vldual interest 1n the city and is not merely a matter of civic pride of pu>b-j lie. epirltodPcsH, <but a practical bnssl inesa proposition tbat should appeal lo every-business titan In the commun-. Ity.; /As the t City develops, business if possibilities increase, pi'opcry values > expand, opportunities, for enjoying life multiply and every huinau inter-. ? . est Is'adVancedr 1 i "There is % tide in the affairs of1 : men, which, taken at-its Hood, leads . . . on.- to toMune." "We believe this Is % as. tfue of 'cities as It ts of men. gji ClarkSbnrg today is a'city of substantial realities. Tho basis oMts future . possible greatness lies in its potential resources ,of. fuel, raw material and ..a'dvantagcquB location with rc" spect to.', the .'Chief markets ' of the country. ,,The record of its development during', the last year, remaneable, as ..it stem, li largely the natural" outgrowth of an intensely, practical, progressive effort of Its well, directed commercial organ Ira-1 fe^lonT-the greater Clarksburg Board of Trade. In- jny report -(or December, 1?13 "I rloaed-.wlth this paragraph:; "We- awr. -now. facing 'a .-new year. While the expressions of our leading f.;. papers over the country are >not optimistic, they are; -nevertheless, hope1 lul and the outlook for 1914, to say the least, Is encouraging.: Especially do we believe, this to he frue with regard to.' Clarksbu: s, and there is some foundation in our hope that. 19141 may be ono of the most prosperous] '. years' fn the history of this city for *. our business and financial interests,] and <see. greater progress^Xhan during any preceding year in our ?r.dustrlal and civic development, in the future] ) prosperity and growth of Clarksburg; j our-board of trade has .a very import-! ant place and It shall be our.aim that1" Its usefulness shall measure nip to the fullest' of all that can be reasonably expected -of It." ;s While the whole country has uni dcnlably .experienced hard times, "our hope for greater industrial "progress ttiaq.i*riy- preceding year. In our history," has been, as will be conclusively shown by this report, #;ore than accjympllshed in spite or the general business depsresslop. t Advertising. To successfully p-.omdte local de-' velopment the town's advantages. mutt be exploited just as the selling' 1 untitles of any line of goods must , he-made known. We may have the cheapest fuil In the world and tne greatest supply thereof, but unless we bring this fact to the attention of manufacturers interested fn a new; location it will mean little or nothing! to ns; tbig was.' therefore, one of the' first problems to which we gave' our attention-. ' -Early Iti. January of 1914, a special booklest'wtis Issued briefly and truthfully, so far as we knew the facts,! setting forth the advantages of this' territory for manufacturing plants.; Ttifp pamphlet entitled ?luyeijtlgate L Clajtksbiifg'' has been widely dlstrlb? . nted, otie usually being enclosed with evefy letter sent from board of trace, headquarters and many used by our business houses; . . Special' articles were given space, free of cost' In the new International! ' . l-'rinyqldpcdia, published by Dotld ? - STf.aU JC. CnlnA-inv ?l V??. v-.l. 1>?v^u >? ??n>yi*nj , v i 41V n iuiR lUi wi; In'the special industrial edi-* t'iflin of the Press Clipping Bureau; thb West Virginia Gazetteer and the new Clarksb.ur^pirec'tpry. and in eery tain" daily papers in Pittsburg arid. Stt York. Possibly, ihc most valuable -jmifihu.. ever compiled pt C'mrks^'Uti? apieajed in itae Elttsbure tofepatch'; June-^S, 19M: Thft Indus-; trial writcupj-Waa, prepared-tby Aloy-i sloti Coll, one of tlip staff A'orrespon-, dfijita of that paper located in Clarksy . bujrg. yoffc ?eergt?>vmaterially assisting. In. bdfopirfnW'the 'data .therein contained -ami carefully .odUingjithp' sainC. Ifftfij article' rpacbelP' approx-j irnatcly HOiQOO of.the readers of the, Dispatch. A largo extra supply is" lit', our'hands for constant .use. . Bbth the'.board or trade and the. business "men's league have rccenlly , ' ~ ^ nark iatheW latter, head... - 5 Clarksburg ha? the goods and wc t, ncan to make. It known country wide ? ?? - TnuwpMtatlen. Railroad traffic: Tbrougu tbe as-,e( ilsiaGee-andicooperatlo; ot the trail-,* flc itiureau -or traffic committee ntbch; 0 hag been accomplished of Interest and; v profit to; our shippers. A number ot a conferences between shippers - and j Baltimore and-Otaloofflclgla have been". , hold to t ho end that numerous trouble ^ some problem* bare been discussed f, and remedied, and while.there is much I s yet to he secured in the Way of tm-', d prove* service. It is nevertheless fplt, that these conferences have resulted; ? In much benefit to both shippers and; p carrier. - ' c As to specific results,, jalRht cite! f the following: .Installation of etnef-rp goncy passenger train to operate oven , the Short I,lno in cose of delay to reg-1 ular train. This has materially itn-' j proved Short bine, service and watjr In&talled - directly upon- request of thc.|i board of-trade. / ? p lie-routing of merchandise, freight! |, carload shipments to Pittsburg to ? move via Conpellsville and'Fairmont q Instead ,of'.vla-Wheeling with results f that-, thcs'e-carrf invariably reach' Iter* f on- time, notv, where-via old routing., prompt arrlva| -wa? exceptional. . r Very IrfeqPedily-illroct appeals ire 11 made to' 'the sccrefary to use his -j knowledge of railroad matters and p personal acquaintance of the railroad t nljlomts to bring about more prompt h placement of cars, readjustment of a Improper freight. charges, settlement; j, of Idng' clfaxvu- oiit-clhiwadfiistments | j, anda more, prompt movement .of', Hfiddlflp traffln A<r> ...?IMV, WI.V.V" jfl One particular example of tills klna c was In the ease of-a nermnnent track; ? connection for the Owens Eastern :-j Bottle Company. This connection lia?l 11 been promised and in prospect for," twb years. Thirty odd loaded , cars p blocked tile-company's tracks arid th's G plant was about to close down for lack T of service owing- to lack of track fa- 0 clltttes. Salt was threatened and the ] secretary invited .to hear the lease ."ex- j plained to an attorney. After the facts e were presented' th'o secretary asked!]; that suit ibe withhold for 4 few days.'? Ttfc wires -wer used; In two daysic prominent officials were on the ground j and within a week orders -were Issued ^ from Baltimore to dnstall track con- r nectlons nt once, within ten- days actual work had commenced and within j. thirty, days the track connection wai j, placed and in operation. 1, Possibly, the greatest thing accom- i; plished under the head--of traffic was o fho readjustment. through the inter- c state commerce commission of window P glass rates, whereby. Clarksburg's h plants: have boon given'the Pittsburg rates on window glass to Chicago, the fl greatest window glass- market in the c world. Tnts means two cents loss 4 per hunured, forty cents per ton, or $ about hMs per car and will aggregate Dti dtiniVnl.e'airlniv A# MX -I - .... wn<UiH<.v MMUUni OO.TI1IQ V* f?yr ^ 000 to the" shippers 'of this: district, j T|ils order from the commission gain- ii cd arter a continued effort of the p window glass shippers and "the hoard: ? of trade for nearly two years, 'fur-' ther shows that' Clarksburg lias wonc recognltloh before the greatest trlb-.] unal of the country and the adjust- i, ment of rates on window glass to the <] Pittsburg basis practically establish- ? es the fairness of our claim for Pitts-, j burg .rates on other commodities', par- j, tlcularly In that same classification. a These further sdJustmentB we havetf already gone pfter and personally car i rled the question (o the head offlc-| t ials in Baltimore and secured assur- ? ances of an early consideration. ' ? Kxpn-xs Serrlce. : , -Through jiei'6phnl appeal1 of; your',c secretary before the public service commission in Charleston last March, c certain readjustments of rates s amounting to a material saving, to; E several^ -classes: of business moving i , from Clarksburg was secured and ex- t plained in detail in our report of! April 191-4: and recently through our|( request the Baltimore and Ohio has , made.Clarksburg a regular slop.for., fast expvois train SCo. 47, placing It New York express here at 10 a. ni.' | maivau ui us * p. m. linger tne; j old schedule. !, Street Car Service. ! f We have been In close and constant; r touch with the street car officials, f whoso attitude has been most friendly |{ to this city. Frequent conferences have been held between groups of'our! people and the street car officials, and i, our efforts have almost exclusively U been (p.urge and qncoijrage the pro- t vision of ample power. 'Tills, we be-! i liove, has been provided. - l'lans for!c a new depot have bpen. prepared. mln-; ( or improvements, such -as .signs on { every car)mdditlenu}-.egr.9n,tbe,Gmsv t selll lino.and other minor Improve-; ments, made.' Xow t.ltat amble powtrj appears'to"have been! provided,. nto,rcic extensive local improvements will..be urged, amj doubtless provided.during , itt.U; At . this time it would,hardly -bp . t expedient to mention several njaterlal improvements which wo are. , working for. ; jlj Industrial. i ive fbdi: that there has been remairkjH able progress In the line of 4hdt)s|i'< triul development. The more remark?' t able because of the general business" I depression and we do not hcsltalc"to claim tor the board of trade as ariif organization,, and. its-members In'dlf 1 vldually, co?Siderilfli'?crctlif bfor . tb? ( snowing VVM maRt: j . = i Below wo sffe ? brier report of each"- '1 Industry: /;?? Tic D. E. McXleol Pottery Com- < puny, one. or East Liverpool's oldest ' aid most \rellabfe, firms. <na? about' I completed; one flWfe-klllni plant. First11 floor of building .486x174 feet; seecipd i t floor 172x80 feet., aggregating 97,35t, < square feet of floor space and repre1' sentlng an Investment of 3175,000. The < plant will employ?over SCO hands,: i and havctttn appronilxatc annual pay- t roll' ofy J?3JM>00. ^ Th.lg underi 1 our Bontraot;jirepre||nt?j.bttt|(,one-half 11 ^'> 400 patrol) Ap- j roxlmately )S50,000. Construction ; ( this plant, la; trjll. under tfay.'-One ; rok-'wUlprobSbly be ready tor opcrtlon July d. Norwood-Glass Company-deal ctbS^ A forUie locationofthie-companyts 1 lant, & 88 blower wlridpw glass projH sition which will represent an in-t estment close to 175.000 and employ i bout 100 ' men, annual'payroll About 200X100. Conattuction' bt(his: plant .ill commence 'JuSt as soon as the leather will permit, plant tp be<ready ?r Operation by tall.' This deal was losed, howover, since Jaanary t, and. oes not properly belong in 1014. Clarksburg Clinker Company, sow iumry" oi. tnc American Metal CbrrTany. Plant located about six miles ast t'of Mown" .becaule-'Of " potslbW times. ;Investment of about 120,000, tnploy about .25; mpi^ annual payrotl Clar?#&'^g} piruii; fijbruiianjr, whole-' ale', eatabltshfnent; subsidiary of the MM Valle* pitfe CdttipaUyTof Wheelng, 'authorized" dgirar SlilO.llOO and ccupic<L12,QOO .feet of Jloor.space an ulldlng of thq Central ,Storag? .Cornany, apprbxii ate lM-e^tnttis W our or fiVl^fajnltlds' 'sM$rctnploya rom df to lo ,people.; t Akro-Agate * Compajty/ | Thte com? any feas established lfe-plant" In-the uilding formerly. oiaupied>by the Xaional Hellectoi' ' C&tnpany:' Sfodern atentcd - machines for the manufaeure of marbles bave^been' Installed, ulldlng and. ground wing leased ahd bout a dozen. employers now workS.-'ihSttKpittttKpg he European warpractlcally stopping II Importation of marbles and It Is xpected that additional machines .ill 'be Installed and at least fifty icople working .before thr, close of he' present,ypar, *.. , . Clarksburg Gas & Elto.trlc Coniauy Is building a large,modern-ppwr nlant on- Wi??f wi?? I.-, -tv;-- Tf*:.. <*>? . RiitriTii WUICU rill not be completed until the middle f the present year, and move properY belongs 'to the i!W> development 'he construction or tnls plant, Uoti-'t vpr, was well along at the close1 o't jst year and,,la ot 'considerable inereet to our people. The plant will ontaln two'loQO kilowatt units and| ie. driven by modern turbine engines nd should, furnish electric power to beet all demands' for'years'to come Imperial Ice Cream Company. Bulldag 4-5 x 100 reef; three sjory with asement "oj steel, concrete and holow tile.. Actual investment tnbulldng, machinery and equipment S140,30; capacity. 6,000 gallons ot ice ream, elglity-two tons of Ice per day, mploy on. the average of twenty ands the year around. Empire Laundry'Company. Modern re proof plant, building cf steel,,conrete and brick. Building two stories; 2 x 2*0 feet; investment close to 100,000. Company shows vet>y rdpid frowth, capital stock increase from 20.000 in 1010. to 590,000 in 101*. 'Ipnt equipped With' 'most*, modern turn dry maqhinerT. Numer of' em-; iloyes seventy-two, annual' payroll! 46,000.' V.j General Smelting Co., authorized. apital 0200,000, financed chiefly by| cnnsylvania capitalists. Company; las. built ten small 'furnaces for re-! luction of ores and for smelting1 iumlnum tool steel and zinc. Has', aboratory for. analyzing special chem-1 cms. ine European' war has Created! . great demand (or, this class of manii-l actiiro in this country. . Coco Cola Bottling Works, building, tew bottling plant 54 x 13 feet,'mod-{ rn Are proof constnuction, estimated :ost {23,000. This .business'has grown aptdly und shows much enterprise; in the part of Its'management roil tVen gupbiy CoApgny/bas builti iri'd' tofljiipp^d h, new., niodern ..machine [hop; uracil {neb coding ?omt $tO;OOQ driven" by a Twenty-horse lower motor. Will employ telgbt orj en high 'qlass juaehlnuts. .. * . MontfleJier Liniaper Company has istabltsno4 an qprtb:date lumber-.yard, vith a 'full line ot-niodefn plinths nill' machinery, dry kilns, etc., for; he manufacture of full line of bulldog .material. The company's plant, ihd equipment Represents an inrcstncnt pf; about {1(5,000' and It employs Ift6qn to twenty men continuously. The business hps'shown rapid growth dnce its establishment and additional acllltie'S will be provided Ibis year. .Industries ,Hebnilt ami Enlarged. Clarksburg Glass Company's old ilant destroyed b.v fire, new' modern lulldlngs now in course of construeInn Plant will ' " *u??*? ? -? *?? ? Ml ... ?? n,. IUUIJ-B1X( ijotver capacity and cost about $7-3,4)00, lonqlsMng of . flic usual buildings to:ether with power house and box fgcory. Will employ about ISO men with in annual payroll of about $200,000. 'Lafayette Window Glass Company las built new warehouse 100 x SO;' :osting approximately $.1-5,000, and are tow considering the advisability of; inlat-ging Its twenty-four blower plant: o thirty-six blower capacity. ! Gutter Hooting and Cornice Com-; tany's plant burned last, winter and; tas been rebuilt along' modern lines,1 nvestment approximately $13,000,1 mildins being of brick -40 x ISO. This j ompany manufactures a line of sbeet: netal goods and employs about thirty1-j ive men. S. C. Watkins Company's warehouse ind elevator destroyed by fire last.' vlnter. New building-hasbeen erect-1 >d,. which with equipment represents! in -investment of about $75,000; con-; ains 30,-000 feet of . floor, spaoe, is iapable of taking care of oO.OOO bushilR or grain; has two freight'elevators, nachinrs for generating electricity or power to run mtU mafchinery and ights, automatic sprinkler- equipment md'-sidlng to accommodate twenty; :ars.. ; Francois Coat Company has. a mod-; <rn-pldntt -Installation completed, latel h 1013, but worthy of prominent men-. mil, iuihiiuuui leproseuimgauour. 7,000. Mine equipment capable . of, troducing 800 tons daily; 25? acres ?of 'ItlabHVR coal,- nine-foot vein con-. rolled by the. company; baa tbtw( ipenlngs and thirty to fifty men ewdoye'd, according^ to, activity ;o r ^'r 'i" ' ni-rntSiTpt. .rnvH.iiirr ? 17. A ?>1 "f| * million dollars. ^MoSt.riiromlneSf among the '"new homes built la- lflU located cm WesUfefto-'street^im^^p' Besides residency, would . mention the follo^lng^busiiiese .hidliUnSs: conduction d^eef;0b&: affiw* tmscrntsmsM tng for, offices and .apartments; itas Warns Undertaking company, :undertpklng establishment,'stpro rooms and apartments. Bulldinfc 45 -x 138 feet of brick, investment *43,<XK? ftirniahcd "to white marble throughput and thoroughly modern in all.Jts>aPr pbintmmts. . Montlccjlo Auto' Company, modern garage and sales room, Montlcello avenue and Main street. Investment about |3?.000. '' - ? west. Virginia Feed & Floor .Com pony#pulargenieht' and Improvement of facilities. Tnvemrtieht abo.Ul'liJO.OW Frank R. ,Moope bu(ldiiig.'business block, store, etc,, on Fotirjh street Investment .about tl&poo.,..., Jphn Duffy's building business block Wain street, frontngei-about forty' fce't. ^ adeiir^iirey^' BrtlWbgStnd'dcrt?j^r?. j proor conatructUnr; two. rtorles .and houatnani nnm-nvUsIs .?b'l ?id flAjt : unovniriii, oyjdUAJUiaiV Wuni, flV^rtfW. J. -JHornor. Bavja,'* modern garage and sales room, Wost'tMajn.-strcet.. Investment about J j.oOU. . B. F. Robinson building, Second street, occupied 'by the John O'Hare Plumbing Company.. Building SO x 84 tent, three stories and basement, of modern Ore-proof construction.-'-: - -Rotable Real Rstatc Development*. The C. B. Highland development of. tbe Qofr property on East Main street Approximate investment will probably reach *300,000 in lot -and street improvements. Stealey .Realty Company developments, Stealey Heights. Large acreage of - lots plotted and new streets- laid out, over-3,000-feet'of brick pavement and n mile- of concrete Sidewalks built, and a thoroughly sanitary sew erogo system provided by the realtycompany. Financial. .During the year the Clarksburg Trust Company has been organised : with a capital stock of $400,000, taking- 1 over the business of the Home Bank for Savings. The. now institution. t? strongly foafcked and-IS a very substantial addition to our banking fa duties. . . - > ,vi ; The Union National Bank Jias increased Its Capital stock-from $800,040 i to $500,000.' "I The'aggregate resources of all pur1 banks as compared-.vrith Jand'ary'1; ' 18.14, show an, increase' of over half i a million:-dollars. This' surely' in- i dicates ait encouraging financial' de-:'| velopment of the community 1n ttaef face of adverse business conditions j geenrally. existing over the country: , Educational. , i During J 9>U, four new school build,- 'i lug were completed. The Washington!: Irving high school cost Over $2-23,(HhV: i the Dinden avenue publlo school cost- fi ing about $10,600. The St. Mary'si high school cost 284,000, has a fine i large auditorium and gymnasium and : fourteen class rooms.. ' " i The iNorthvicw school cost. $62,000, : has seventeen' class rooms, fltfe audi- , torium, gymnasium and Ifbrary. Those 1 new school buildings .add to our , school' capacity seventy-seven' school rooms. Total investment .$4*1,000. i Our high school Is one of the finest in the state, Includiug departments of science, laboratory tests, domestic economy, manual training, modern business course, magnificent auditorium, gymnasium, swimming pool, etc. Throughout the building Js thoroughly modern In all respects and one which we can be Justly proud of.. Agricultural and Rural Develupment. During the year- some work preliminary to the organization of an Agrtcultural Bureau and the employment . of a county agent has been done: Through the board of trade, arrangements were :ffla<Je; for a three' days', conference of the county agricultural agents and others prominent in this work representing the West Virginia University and the federal govern-. MMW>. ?ww VV?UM1||U VI | During that week a good roads meet-1 ing was.held addressed by. A. Dennis! Y.I 11 in ms, state road engineer, and. others and an agricultural meetingj well altendcdby prominent farmers,, addressed by Kat. Frame, state leader; C. It. Tit low, of- the West Virginia > University and several county agents, discussing the nature of '.county organization work. A temporary organization was formed and various meetings'have been , held since that time with a view of effecting a permanent organization. This tvill probably be done id the near.fittu're through tbO assistance of the County court, which, under. ,1he.. provisions. of a: recently enacted- law,' wiil. -haVc* auihoKty to J financially support the: work.! t - f ylerca'ntiTe;' The mercantile interests or -the.] members ofv the board are r look-, ed after generally bythe- Business; Men's league, independently 'inc'or-! porated, ibut' nevertheless' ^'bureau ofp the hoard of trade hnd a very active! pne at" that; The object* or the loagtiv, are to encourage and assist nifrcanttTe, development and dts'corirage credit and trade abuses. The league was1 < entirely reorganized in: 19T4, new 'com..', stitutlon -and hy-laws-adopted and -ite' .membership increased from less than twenty to nearly opc-hundred, apout 50.07 per cent. Through the league, the state association,'*: annual 'Conv BOABIDD OF .TRADSh^FtVE,' .-r, ."'.. j'j. ;,veuuiuu' was unrapit wo. mat Jim? ] at which tlmo Prpf. Stanley U Kfeb's.' a lecturer and student of jnercantjie problMn#^of national. <"Jofljt".'' waij bncoror mmM >v. I a1 Bi " BTiltTniilnffy|;wPKwW^^WBn Hfl ' 1 jScr*" ' '" 1" nlSI Sl^SyS^r *. ISfci" f.- ' - R T. LOW! ' '- - .- . ' -: ? ? ::' ' NEGRO MAN OVER 12 K STILL WO : ' ?' / ' ' - *'*' ' .' ' ind 'fa paving of.^eiigttf o' the Wrapt organftatldn.''" T/- - '' CoDcTnJwW- '* }** ". '" .' In1 conclusion lefhic .aSd'/tljkl. ihg primary object of thjs orghmHttlbn 1? to serve the gr.eat^t'number,, for the greatest good of'thc'tvhole 'community. The success ofOtlr eorit is very largely governed . ,by the. tmeghure' ofjeoiperatioh given 'us.-" The secretary- -Is ?t your service, .btitr can .only endeavor. to wjwrki.put various llhei.'of develop-I inent with your backing .and assist-1 ince; wlthoilt tvlMch'Btf.can accompljsh' little. With return of pcaCeVJand let' us pray to the. great' God of peace, that that time will oint soon, we don-,I ddcntly look for .life'pdnod of giwatj prosperity. Uet .us, prepare ourselves for this period by plating CJatkSburg ?'n the map. pndvkeeplng her therc'atld securing for ourselves ' a fair . share of the good tbinga coming. ".Fifty thousand by 1920" is only a. modest aim. Dver Half Million"Pollai^s Damage-Caused by-spires in ; . National Forests.' ' r". . I . -V ; " ? WASHINGTON, Feb/ ^T.-^Tre on the national for.osts" of ! the west in 1914 caused a loss to the government or not' qtlite 340,000,00!> board feet of merchantable timber, .v&lued al'|30f? 303 and of reproduction; of .ydung growth of treps, v?luedat\$l92,40S, according (p statistics Just' compiled by the forest' servlfce. There were %, 605 -flreij,' of whipli" ofity 1^43 hurtfed over, .an; t^rea of:ten-acres pr.,mo.wi' About?? jresveent of aTrthh' Hrcs' dii dpMHStr of' less than oath.; ;Jtf a.ddttlon to the losses Wflere'4 hy'thA government, timber on state.' ahitf; pri-i vale lands within the forests, totaling -228,006,000 "hoard fedt and ' valued at $472,302 area,: bvijued-ovok" was acres, of which 310SS3 acres, were, state and private lands. V-: -.. . '. Notwithstanding that:. It.was ^.exceptionally bad year for flres,. on. account'of high temperatures, heavy winds, and-prolonged drought, ' this average loss per,.-.8rc-,.Tas...?m, -as' against. in L911, w'hejv there were Ditly'JabouJatgifeas. many.flreq.';pgbtyftve". per 'cent o?.> the- total * loss.-rwai caused by -flres-.lin < Idaho, -Montana, Oregon and-tVashington, where more than halt the timber in all lfie-\n?-. tlonal Wrests stands. Less than one1 ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ~ ^ ^ ^ i IhI if 4. bB.^^M^ HHBH : lllfSSl '. . , * ,, ' f. .. >/2c per double roll 50 AND UP wes departme; 2yeus0u tkhcmwbm . . * . .I'. k ' .'ot tooacoo anfl occas- .{anal wlp'of i.eiri. " ^d' hive' been "born when .'the',) fcnlted'State's government Was still in )U s,wgd4ing'.clotbe4, td have, -watched the country, expand and wax>strpng,to. nave seen" a' great nation develop and tike ".Iff pltfce. athcSig thp world powcrs-^-tfys 'has been the life' story of > Wlfrfam Paytoh, colored, whose home , is three'miles Back of LittleHoming/1 6. What'Is more, he ir still alve pnd I doing w.ell...ahd.Is.stlU doing a taan's 1 work In tVe world. ! i ' For Peyton-is only a little over 112 , years 'old: BOrhln 1792 he-passed his' 122nd mile stone' on September 3'1 of, list' yeir aid IS 'now approaching ' "his .century and a' qnarter 'mdrkV'-wlrtr j prospects of m&ktng the distance -with ' case' udles.s^sdritetljlng 'Unforseeh hap1-) , Piyton'Wa^ekl African by toobfl. } tltf Ss'o Black ttiat the a'ce of'ftpadeai? trlba to' blbah',ieVery'tlnle1t aeba.Wm. J He Has many ot the charaCteristlc?"r at his race, including a flhc"taste far,,/ gin * and a' Tbve fdr dancing.1' 'Mi* 1 pleasant and" sociable, like-company ' ^nd' d^liglita In talking over the Hal?- 1 penlng? ,bf .lohg ato with any -visitor " ! who chances to cohie to .the 'home ' "Where hfe' livbs With his great,"great 1 grand-daughter. - < < This "jnan of another age 1*.^'still' strong and in good- health, "He has a farm of 25 or ".SO acfes?and worifcSj < the land himself. In December Oflasti' year he waMtedj from his.^home 'to J Rarkershur^nnd bickv a distance." of J to mates each way. The only Physical ' indication of his great age is the con- 1 "dtitibn of hls^mids.whSch.'awdtdedwp 1 Considerably and have something of J the appearance of claws. He la blind " lp one*eye .and recently ,whlleen-ii gaged in sawing logs suffered ,a "blow on the goodeye which he-(or. a-tlmerl reared had put.lt out of -comtnlaeloji;!.' but the injury aid 'not praye-serious. j This dne eye Serves him better, than two-do many people of half, bis ageii : for-hercan'still sit down In .the .evpOM 1 ftig ami read;a newspaper witbontH passes. ; t itf Payton. was:borq a slave and twwil Owned by Bush Creed;'.of. Parkers- si fbur?,v. whose.; descendants. ,< stllUafce an interOstiW tthe'old map... 1 tit his younger dars- bo mas-a stronC c dnd ;^gpwus.mgp,ifull..ot vitality to-. Ols fingers ,tipB.' . Fpra_t,lqiehe was.: at coal.miner en: the . Big Kanajtha ( tfver and that, he th^n l cpu}d; ^g-f, fyore coal than other three, men * worklrt'g-vitfi h&n is-one of the Ulei^j that.Aavalhotne -dbwtt-.ttf^hlatSMaU-, greAt grand children. t .e Hdr ye&rs mpw he,has been wort 1 ijig his little farm .and enjoys tbe so-'U clalillfe of-hl* neighborhood. 3W?sW almpst as fond or dancing as he was { to ftwuce-v -him to Jig or hoebown. . I?le-?seelals are his hobby." At -these (Pfalrs-h'e mingles with.the younger J BecfSlB to' hlB great delight-wid often . gi~? exhibitions oMhnold plent* t .Uot&denncs for those ' \ 4ls ^Birthdays,, too, he has 1 hi^ofett- ' j^ssossions lgy a^yoke of wSn^'ttf j T ?TXI Ik] , 5$' . w A-'. i* .,' c ^rT,' ^K L^l ^^L,-' ' 1 J t'*\K Jf I'Sf " 'fly* ^Pl^i | 'he dangers of allowing ei:;,! l o ' pj'ayi' with j^ad,- baana-ji^tni Jlacidngton iboyst whcse.agr ram 2 to.<10 yoars, were.4roujihffjg^ uccession tothe office o,' l>ft> J. mara as a result .of -a-. Mxth^BWaM ittenjptlng to teach them alelght-otfisa land,.tricks with', peas.. /?-; o show hlB Juvenile disciples howaoJB ilace peas in their , ears, nose ..ShdjN yes and-make,them come -out through.. J heir - mouths... With gaping < he -.tire utda of -tender years, wstce* a while he apparently performed >tiwaM parvellous (eat. Of course he did not . jg pally d~.-nih.lt l." ?.U ? - -" ? u IIIBUU liu UWU W ?IU, dog the beam . into.the paliardfbUnH land, .and - then., apparently-taWwMj hem. ;out, ot his monUv: ?ut.-ithatibo.vs rore eonyioced and. one and d to;d? ihe.^mat^trl*. . \ g They stuck peas, into .thelr^MM&S yes and,noses, but despite aJlycfcttfiSja ions and concentraUons.of .wHh tlWraM inable to make the p.eas.TBh?"titemHB Jay, ..even more, .they cphld. hd^wMB ^mv-OPt (Of :th^r- ..of. tight,: nent to their mothers. ent. about dO o'clock In the morning!.r|h vhon one LebeL a youngster of 2 HM 'ears' existence, was ushered Into the-?| tjBcoljiy his ihctlber. One pea.of .con|| rom his ear. Things went along ifflflfl he ordinary roidjtic manner..0ntil-* ernotm when four boys,- some of thottc g?jN rlth mothers, descended'upon ?r. 0'