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SATURDAY Nl<
VOL. 1.—No. 40.
RICHMOND, VA, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1910.
16 PAG ES
TWO CENTS. 1
WESTERN HOMS
MAY BE CRIPPLED
Forty-Nine Companies
Threatened with Walkout
of 27,000 Men
DECIDE TO STRIKE AT
MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE
Difficulties With Engineers and
Firemen the Cause—Both Sides
Obdurate—Government May
Intervene.
CHICAGO, March 15.—Unless the
General Managers committee, repre
senting 48 Western and Southern
railroads make some radical con
cession to the Brotherhood of Loce
mtlve Firemen and Engtnemen before
2 P. M., the tlremen’s committee will
adjourn sine die and Its members will
return to their homes and arrange
"THT an "Immediate strike of 27,')0o
trainmen.
This announcement was made at
noon to-day by President Carter, of
the Brotherhood, following a secret
conference of the firemen's committee.
Carter declared his committee had de
cided upon the exact day and hour
the strike would begin, but that these
would not be announced at hi* time.
He added, however, that the login
ning of the strike is not more than
five days off.
President W. B. Carter, of the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Englnemen. remained In session all
n'ght with a committee of that or
ganisation. during which detailed dis
cussion was made concerning plans
for the strike and the date on which
it will begin
The decision to call a strike was
reached at midnight by the general
federated board for the Western rail
roads of the brotherhood, after the
receipt by the board of a letter from
Chairman Nixon, of the railway gen
eral managers committee, finally re
fusing to grant the demands of the
firemen it is believed the strike
will not go Into effect until the end
Of the week, as the Pacific coast
members of the brotherhood mu*'
have time to reach their homes and
direct the walkout of the men there
The question of wages and working
rules constituted the rork on which
the negotiations spilt. The railroad*
were willing to arbitrate the question
of wages, but would not arbitrate the
two working rules—one providing for
promotion of members of the brother
hood by seniority, and the other giv
ing the Brotherhood *f Locomotive
Firemen representaatton on all com
mittees of employes investigating
grievances affecting the engineers. On
the other hand, the brotherhood com
mittee demanded arbitration of the
tw-o working rules, but refused abso
lutely to submit the wage question to
arbitration.
Until Side- Firm.
Wlien this deadlock was reached
President Carter, of the brotherhood,
•eni n letter »*. the general managers
committee outlining the brotherhood's
"ultimatum”
TiCthls Chairman Nixon replied late
last night reiver*ting the determina
tion of the roads not to arbitrate the
two rules This was followed by the
upnanimous adoption of a resolution
by the firemen's committee authoriz
lig a strike
Apparently the only hope qf avoid
ing the strike is that the Interference
of the Federal officials. The rail
road* will ask Chairman Knapp, of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and Labor Commissioner Neill fo-dav
♦o ask as mediators under the Krd
man act.
Should the firemen carry out their
determination to go out. It will precip
itate the second big railroad strike
within six months The switchen on
the Northwestern roads struck last
fall and the strike Is still on ft is
estimated that it has entailed a loss
of ft it.000,000. and the number of
men affected is smut! compared to
the number the firemen could caii
out
Should the fire mar. quit work 140,
000 miles of track, more than half
the mileage >r he country, would bn
affected. Of the 28.000 men affected,
«,O0O are engineers. Th_' Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En
gineers Is supposed to be oftlHated
with the other great ruiTwnv orders,
but it Is hardly Jikoiy tha conductors,
engineer:; and trainmen’s organisa
tions would be affected, at least for
a time.
The greatest railroad strike in tha i
country's history was the American
Railway Union Mrlke of 1S94. which
affected practically every railroad In
the country, costing upwards of |100.
000,000.
President Carter at noon made pub
lic the text of the letter sent by g.’.s
committee to the railway managers,
notifying them' a strike hod been au
thorized. It reads:
“The refusal of the managers com-’
mitten to arbitrate article two and;
article three nn the plea that othfr,
organizations Interests are involved,
cannot be accepted by our committee,
for the reason that we are only re-1
questing the restoration of tho rule;
and practice which our members have]
always enjoyed until recently when!
the railroad managers abrogated or]
nullified ouch rule, thereby depriving
certain trainmen of the rights which
are accorded to every other employe
In the service of tho railroads repre
sented by the managers committee.
"Our committee has authorized ihe!
men affected to withdraw from thei
service."
slxapkt shralti
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WIRE TO WAStUXCTOK
FOK (iOVEBSMEKT AID
WAHHINOTON, March It—Th»
Weatern nllrotlt which are threat
u*4 with a etrike of Bremen to-day.
aayealad by wire to Chatman Knapp,
or Hit IiiImhh oomtnaroa eomaua*
•ion, and Cotnmlaaloner of Labor
N’atll for mediation under the Krd
maa act Tha request waa eigned by
tht general managing committee, on
behalf or ail the railroad* in ferreted
Tha g.-rermnent mediator* at one*.* j
telegraphed in the chairman of the \
committee representing the firemen, j
Hiking their ncquieecene-. in th.' me
lUatlon proposed. An auawer .1* a*-,
peotad tif tne course of the day. It1
la stated that yainaa through tredi
: -
averted. 35,000 men will go out wlth
I lag twenty*four hours after the strike
I order ts Issued.
UNION MEN~L0ST
LAST BIG STRIKE
CHICAGO. March 15.—The tost blit
; general raJlwai- strike ended In a
complete defeat for labor, after last
ing from June 28 to July 13, 1894.
It cost the railroads of the oountry
over $4,000,000 In property destroyed,
and fully five times as much more In
lost traffic. During Its progress It
cost seventeen lives, the National
Guard of several States were under
arms and President Cleveland sent
United 8tates regulars, under com
mand of General Nelson H. Miles,
into Chicago, and took possession of
' the railroad yards.
The Federal troops Interfered July
8. and on the next day cars were
moving. Within four days the strike
1 had collapsed.
! The strike began at Pullman, and
i the grievances of the men there were
. endorsed by the American Railway
| Union, with which most of the strik
ers were affiliated. When the men
j on roads centering In Chicago who
! were members of the American Ratl
I way Union were ordered to handle
Pullman cars, they refused, and In
i this way the strike quickly spread.
; Mohs raided the yards and burned
cars and depot*. The police In nearly
every instance were powerless, and
: national guardsmen took their places.
L r. , ■ S cs f". ts* a 4 sw SS| ** 4 —- wi s _. _nA .. si , , I
I—Jg IIU| 5-ttftf i-n VI W —tSf V 1 “TIT . Ft MU TT*M
lng was general in the middle West,
j but most serious in Chicago, where
thousands of persons, out of work
| following the World’s Fair, aided the
strikers.
I It was not until the mall trains
| were interfered with that the Fed
! oral Government intervened. and
■ from that moment the collapse of the
strike was certain. Eugene V. Debs,
head of the American Hallway Union,
and other officials of the organisa
tion were arrested and indicted for
’ obstructing the mails and other of
; fenses. A number of other labor
i leaders also suffered penalties. The
i strike practically ■ disrupted nil of the
minor labor organizations on the rail
j roads and eliminated the American
| Railway Union as an industrial f&c
1 tor.
CROWDS TO REAR
TALKS ON FARMING
Presence of Institute Train fit
Seottsviile Arouses (treat
Enthusiasm.
HIGH
SCHOOI
FtTILS
Sproial Addresses Made to Them.
Farmers Gather From Many
Counties.
vSpcelal to The Richmond Virginian >
SCi )TT8VILX.K, VA, March 15 —
The Farmers' Institute train arrived
here "y esterday noon, having oh board
G. W. Koiner, Prof. Heiges, J !'
Gordon. of Ohio; Dr. Angus Stablen,
of Maryland; W. f. Zinn...of West
Virginia. Ar S o'clock this morn
ing an audience of about three hun
dred had gathered *n the cars, and
the speaking began Mr. Koiner made
a short address, stating the object of
the tt-'armers- Institute train, 'and
spoke in high terms of the land and
people in this section of Virginia, tie
aim* highly complimented our repre
sentative. Hon. I>. H. Pitts.
Mr Gordon was next Introduced,
and made an interesting and Instruc
tive talk on potato raising, which
was listened to with great Interest by
the farmers, many of whom are now
branching out In that line of agri
culture. Prof, judges then followed
with a splendid talk on corn raising,
which is probably the most Interest
ing ruhject to farmers Many ques
tions were asked the speakers by the
farmers, all of which were answered
most satisfactorily. One car was till
ed with the pupils from the high
school, and they were entertained and
instructed by short talks from Messrs.
Stablen. Zlnn, Koiner and Gordon.
Taken as a whole, this was the
most successful meeting of the kind
ever held In Scottaville. and will ne
cessarily result In great good. After
the speaking the local photographer
took photographs of the crowd stand
ing on the platform before the cars,
formers wore present from Albe
marle, Kluvnnna. Buckingham and
Nelson counties, and without a single
exception all were highly pleased with
the Partners' Institute train. At 11
o'cloek the trait; left for Its next
point.
I.AKUK CROWDS ATTEND
THE VARIOUS MEETINGS
The institute train Monday visited
Sabot. In Goochland county; Colum
bia, In Fluvanna county, and Dlll
wyn. in Bdclianan county, lectures
and demonstrations being given at
each stop.
More than two hundred farmers
heard these lectures, as the train had
been generously advertised along the
entire route by 8peclal Agent K. T.
Crawley, of the industrial department
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
and at every stop farmers, who had
attended the institutes lost year, gave
ample evidence of the benefits which
they had derived from them, this be
ing particularly true at Sabot, where
It was shown that by following the
Instructions laid down by the State
agricultural department the yield of
Irish potatoes per acre had been more
than doubled.
At Sabot and Columbia the insti
tutes were held In the cars, the lec
turer* standing at one end with their
charts and exhibits. At Dlltwyn.
however, the care could not accom
modate the crowd, in which were
twenty-five or thirty women, and the
meeting was consequently held in the
IMllwyn Baptist church, where sev
eral lectures were delivered follow
ing a general Introductory talk by
Commissioner George W. Koiner.
The lecturers and subject* demon
strated Monday were:
Commissioner Koine.-. general agri
cultural topics; Prof. J. P. Gordon,
of Ohio, potatoes; Prof. 8. B. Heiges,
o." Powhatan, corn; Prof W. D Zlnn.
cf West Virginia, live stock, and Prof.
August Stabler, efi MsmJatt^. laad
END OF STRIKE
! DECLARED NEAR
To-day May MarkjAdjustment
of Labor Trouble in Phil
adelphia.
LABOR AND CAPITAL
MEET IN CONFERENCE
Mystery Surrounds Influences
Bringing -Meeting About, But
Satisfactory Kesults Apparent
Both Sides Conciliatory.
PHILADELPHIA, PA., March 15.-—
Philadelphia's street car strike and
general sympathetic strike may come
to an end to-day. Preliminary nego
tiations in a plan to end the strike
by direct action of representatives of
the Rapid Transit Company and the
, union oar men will continue to-day,
following the conference held late yes
terday by President Kruger, of the
traction company, fnd George H.
Earle, Jr., one of the three municipal
directors, with President Mahon, of
| the cgr men's International union,
i and a subcommittee of the strikers.
1 Wh'le nothing definite was accom
’ pitshed at this meeting, an influen
J tlal member of the Rapid Transit
j Company's directorate asserted to-day
i that "the nest twelve hours are Hke
! |y to bring the means to the end.”
! Speaking for the strikers and repre
I sent'ng directly the car men's organl
‘ station. President W. D. Mahon said;
j ‘'.Vftiny difficulties were swept away.”
j President Kruger refuses abiolute
[ ly to *a> anything about the con
1 fereace. and the meeting Is denied as
"official” by the Rapid Transit Com
pany.
Mystery Surrounds Detalh.
: There Is mystery as to the Influence
I exerted to bring about the conference.
each aide contending that "overtures
I came from the other side.” Ne ver
; the less, the cordiality of fading and
! the optimistic attitude of both side*
[ ts taken as an indication' that a set
i (i-mefit of some sort will be reached.
National Organiser Clarence O. Pratt,
who called the present strike, and has
been conducting it, was excluded from
the conference.
The "go-between" was Edward L.
Stokes, a member of the stock ex
1 change and a nephew of the lale
John Uowber Welsh, who at one time
. was president of the Union Traction
: Company, the parent corporation of
the Rapid Transit Company
At to-da's conference other repre
sentatives of the Transit Company,
It Is said, will participate- The only
point of difference between Mr. Earle
and Mr Mahon is what one o>
, .mmittoe of ten. In charge of the
general strike, describe* as “of no
.importance*,' and refers to the mean*
of getting these men together. Mr.
Earle says the representatives of the
strikers were brought to his office
_hv « "Mr ifok**," whom he doss not
know, while the committee says Mr.
: Stokes came to them and asked that
thev noon fumy him to Mr. Ear!»s,
i there to c-oater wdth President Kruger,
both of whom would be glad to hold
a conference.
Deny Drsrrtioia.
Although the union grocery clerk*
at a mass meeting last night voted
to join the sympathetic strike this
in iv^'ng, proprietors of the large
retail grocery stores stated to-day
that their force was intact. Union
leaders declare that the entire sys
tem of stores will practically be tied
up before the day Is over.
At the g* neral offices of the Acme
Tea Company, who own a chain of a
score or more of stores. It was salt*
that none of their men had deserted.
The same was said at the offices of
the William Butler Company. George
Dunlap and Company and Robtnaon
and Crawford.
Practically the same condition of
affairs existed with the baker* and
milk wagon drivers.
CONDUCT CAMPAIGN
FOR MORE MEMBERS
Numbers of Lynchburg Y. M. C.
A. Display Unusual Activities
Canvassing City.
RTN'CHRURG. VA . March 15.—The
arr.ual campaign for membership lti the
local Y. M. C. A. began Monday amid
great enthusiasm. The city is placard
ed and the walks are painted, direct
ing attention lo the canvass Several
decorated street cars, filled with men
and boys, paraded the street* thl* af
ternoon. Th membership Is about 1.
300. and It is hoped renewaia and new
membership will take It up to 1.600.
The campaign doses Saturday night.
r
REPORTOIIER SCORE
Twenty-One Persons Reported for
Searching With Autos and
Motor Cycles.
WORK OF CITY POLICE
Follow Example of County Au
thorities and Offenders to .
Appear in Court.
A I.LEOED »»€0»CHras.»
H. W. Tretford
.r. H. Anderson
a. E. Chapmen.
W. s. Forbea
Thotnaa O. 8ydnor.
Fred W. Scott
Jamn J. Pollard.
Gordon Motor Company.
Stratton 6 Bragg. Petersburg.
E. E. Hernias.
M. G. Bruce.
E. C, FelOOr.e
.1. J. Ballou.
T. C. Williams. Jr.
Dr. Stuart Michaun..
E. V. William*
Golff&n h Naah
A. P, Gentry, motorcycle
A G. I.ewi«, motorcycle,
li, B. Bvins, motorcycle.
The name* of the above twenty
one well known and prominent cltl
• zens have been handed in to police
i headquarters by Bicycle Officers At
| klnnon. Bryant and Unerring, and as
‘ soon as summonses can l>e served on
! them they will be tried before Justice
■ Crutchfield on the charge of exceed
ing the speed limit In their automo
biles last Sunday
The names were turned In Tues
day morning, the officers having been
working all of Monday afternoon in
: gctttng the numbers associated with
the names according to the books of
■ the .State officials.
The >ases may. or may not, be
heard Wednesday morning.
! —
BLENNER IS FINED
FOR EXCEEDING LIMIT
j Assessed Fifty Dollars by Justice
John and Takes Ap
peal.
Mr. B. A. Blenner. oue of tbs* bes>
. known auiomoblllst* of the city, was
! fined $6*' by Justice Crutchfield Tues
day morning on the charge of having
exceeded the speed limit Sunday, a
week ago. Mr. J. R. Tyler, who Is
prominently connected with one of
the city's banks, was the principal
witness against him. and after his
conviction went on bis bond for ap
pearance In the higher court upon an
appeal that was Immediately taken.
Mr. Tyler and Mr Blenner are
friends and the case was Interesting
from the standpoint that the man who
secured the conviction should become
/jretV for the accused when the case
was appealed.
The fine w;as the heaviest Imposed
by Justice Crutchfield In some.time.
Patrolman W. G. SmsUwnod said that
the auto In which Mr. Blenner was
seated, and which was shown to be
long to him. was “fairly slxsllng.”
Mr. Tyler's attention was called to the
speed and he said that he had no way
of determining how fast a machine
was running, but he would estimate
that Mr. Blenner was making about
"tjfty miles an hour, or over." Upon
this testimony rested the conviction.
Mr. Blenner explained that he had
a new car out on the Sunday in ques
tion and that he might have gone a
little faster than he ordinarily would
have, but there was no real Intent
to commit an ordinance violation. And
whsn the heavy fine was imposed he
Immediately took an appeal, ind
smiling, Justice Crutchfield said,
“Give roe bond.”
“I'll go on hi* bond. Judge." said
Mr. Tyler. He was accepted, and left
the court room with Mr. Bter.ner.
Each man Is amply able to become
the surety for the other, but netthor
can go his own bond.
REFUSES TO WALK:
WILL BE RETIRED
WASHINGTON. March 15— Be
cause he could not walk fifty miles
In three days, or perform an equall
strenuous stunt of a bicycle, Bear
Admiral A. P. Nasro will be retired,
according to orders published by the
Navy Department to-day. He Is the
first naval officer of high rank to fall
a victim to the new regulations pre
scribing physical testa.
UK OP MCE
TO REJilHEXHIBIT
Mr. Koiner Loses Increase
Rather than Allow Change
of Location
FOR BEST INTERESTS.
OF VIRGINIA FARMERS
Holding This View, Commissioner
i Would Not Accept Higher
Salary Upon Condition That
Exhibit Be Moved.
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That State Commissioner of Agrl
: culture Koiner gave up an Increase
! of (700 In hi» salary rather than con
1 sent to the removal of the agrlcul
i turn! exhibit from the Capitol to the
basement of the library annex was
1 the gossip In legislative circles Tues
day. Mother Grundy was corrobo
' riteff"tacitly by a B»*n Who Tnrowr
what transpired at the conference
of the House and Senate finance com
mittees appointed to reconcile the
differences between the appropriation
bills of th two houses.
By a stroke of unique legislation
Mr. Koiner* salary was raised from
$2,800 u year to $3,600. upon condi
tion that he consent to the removal
I of the exhibit to the library. The
| House made no provision for an In
crease in the commlssionery’s salary.
It Is not within the memory of the
Senators and Delegates now In Rich
mond that the salary of a high State
official has been raised with such a
, contingency.
Given Alternative.
When It was suggested- by the
members of the Finance Committee
ol the gemue that Mr ltolner's sai
! ary be raised $700 a year it was un
| derntood to he because he was a com
j petent official, who ha>l done muoh for
the promotion of agrlcultuie In the
State, and because all nher elective
State offices pay a salary of $3,600.
. Tt was evident that this belief actu
ated the Senate to Increase Mr. Kotn
er's stipend. Some time; after the
Item of the commissioner's salary
: was passed upon by the Senate an
: amendment was tacked on to the ap
propriation bill providing that the
exhibit be moved from the Capitol to
the Library and that unless this were
> done the increase of 3700 would not
; be made. This amendment prevailed.
I Although there were a few senators
j who wished the exhibit moved that
j they might have ir.oro commodious
’ committee rooms, and to preserve the
11riglnal House string of the Capitol
for legislative rather exhibition pur
poses, II cannot be said that * ma
jority «f them favored the plait as
j thsy were content vrllb the committee
■ rooms already In nsa.
Was Troublesome Question.
When the appropriation bill confer
ees met each Item In the two bills
was taken up separately. In report
ing to the Senate after the conference
-Senator Keexett said: "The most
troublesome, vexatious and serious
differences between the two oommlt
; ttees resulted from consideration of
| the office or the commissioner of *g
rlculture " It is known that the Mouse
conferees declined to sanction the In
i crease in the commissioner’s salary
unlees the exhibit were taken out and
1 placed in the Library.
Several of the conferees are farm
ers and believe In Mr. Koiner and
appreciate, the valuable service he is
rendering. They therefore wished. If
possible, to keep the extra $700 on
his salary.
Emissaries were sent to Mr. Koiner
! to advise him to accede to the re
moval of the exhibit and the increase
■ wa easeured. Several of the conferees,
other delegates and senators and Sam
i uel Donald, doorkeeper of the Senate,
i went to Mr. Koiner and made It plain
! to him that insistence on keeping the
‘ exhibit In the Capitol would doubtless
: mean that he would not get the ln
i crease.
He Would Not Recede.
In reply. Mr. Koiner said he could
not recede from his position even
thought it di dcost him $700. because
he had made the statement that keep
ing the exhibit In the Capitol was
for the best interest of the farmers
of the State, and Virginia’s agricul
tural progress, and he therefore could
not surrender this principle for $700.
This Information was Imparted to the
conferees, who allowed the exhibit to
remain undisturbed In the Capitol,
but struck the Increase In Mr. Koln
er’s salary from the appropriation
bill.
That Mr. Koiner made this finan
cial sacrifice for principle and devo
tion to the exhibit, because he be
lieves and knows tt Is a good business
proposition and for tha best develop
ment of the farming Interests of the
State Is known to all his frlenda That
his position of refusing to consent, to j
;—t--r, .1
Uniquely Unique.
The Richmond Virginian has had a unique experience in many repects in its short
career. In its first issue it printed more advertising from first-class merchants
without a single piece of objectionable matter than was ever printed in a new paper
in the State of Virginia.
In the second place its circulation has reached the largest figures ever attained
by a new paper in Virginia in so short a time.
In the third place it has secured a hold upon the people, and a recognition by the
press and people of the State of Virginia never attained by a new paper in this
section before, and now it comes printing the largest advertisement for a dry goods
or department store ever printed in a Virginia newspaper, the five page advertise
ment of J. B. Mosby & Co., one of the foremost houses in this city, in to-day’s
issue.
It shows a confidence on the part of the seasoned, conservative, careful adver
tiser in the merits of this paper. This advertisement has come to the paper on its
merits and on the merits of the firm.
the removal of the exhibit was ten
able la beat proved by the fact that
fully (3,500 would have been neces
sary to properly transfer the (flam
cases and delicate articles on show,
and that the absence of any appro
priation whatever would simply have
meant that busy laborers would have
handled the exhibits carelessly and
probably broken the expensive cases
and ruined the taxidermy pieces, to
say nothing of the dry grain and glass
Jars tilled with preserved fruits and
vegetables.
The exhibit has been pronounced
by wide travelers to be one of the
most complete in the United States.
It cost (11.000 to install the exhibit
In the Capitol.
ALLEGED INSPECTORS
WERIgBROW-BEATING
Ex-Postmaster of Bristol Criticizes
jlethods of Recent Investi
gators of Office.
BRISTOL. VA.. March 15 —- They
wfll brow-beating In their manner"
Is fWe expression used by ex-Postmas
ter Ell Warren, of Bristol. In refer
ring to the inspectors sent here re
cently to Investigate the Bristol office.
"Harsh In disposition, they even
treated discourteously, I was advised
later, a sourig lady clerk In ihe office."
The ex-postmaster bates his conclu
sion as to the real purport of his sum
had been advised that his political
enemies had gained the confidence of
the administration In their plot for
his destruction. He admits discrep
ancies in his accounts to the amount
Of (330, which he said he paid
promptly. To emphasise that It is
not necessarily fair to a man to throw
him down on account of discrepancies
In a business of the volume bandied In
the Bristol post office, he states that
even the Inspectors made errors in
their investigation, which showed
his shortage more than (100 In ex
oess of what It really was.
TRACK 111 \KW LINK
I SKD FOR FIRST TIRE.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian )
LYNCHBURG. VA., March ID.—For
the first time the track on the new line
of the Southern Railway to the tunnel
In Rivermont was used to-day The
i track Is complete, and materials for
further work can bo sent over It
THREE STORES TO
BE CONSOLIDATED
Taylor & Brown, Norman Short
and Dillard & Harty Under
One Roof.
WILL REUNITED JULY JST.
Establishment Will Have Capital
of $100.000—Merger Natural Re
sult of Successful Operation.
Negotiations am now pending
which. If carried through aa expect
ed. wUl result In the consolidation of
three of the moat prosperous Bast
Mala street stores into one large es
tablishment. composed of a number
of departments given over to men's
clothing, haberdashery, hats, boots,
shoes, trunks and leather goods.
These three stores are Taylor A
Brown, 913 Baal Main street; Dillard
ft Harty, 923 Bast Main street, and
Norman F Short Company, 814 Fast
Main street.
The first of these establishments,
Taylor & Brown, has no etokholders.
being merely a partnership. The other
ttvo are Incorporated, and must con
sequently procure the sanction of
their stockholders before the final de
tails of consolidation are made.
Stockholders to Meet.
To this end, the stockholders of
Norman Short Company, about fifty in
number, will meet Wednesday to
pass on the matter. This, it Is under
stood, the stockholders will do In the
most favorable manner, since the ad
vantages resulting from the merger
will be fully demons!rated, showing
that such a step will be to the direct
benefit of every one Interested.
A charter will be procured from
the State Corporation Commission au
thorising a total capital, tt Is learned,
of 1100.000, and the three stores will
then be brought under one roof as
aoon as possible—by July 1. according
to present plans.
The location of this larger estab
ltstment could not be ascertained, as
every one connected with the three
store* concerned refused to discuss
the matter, though It is practically
known It will be In either Main or
Broad streets, more probably In the
former, as the three establishments
are now on that street, and have be
come thoroughly Identified with that
section of the city.
Competition would, of course, be;
created by locating in Main street, I
with no less than two other large'
•tores which now handle practically
what the combined stores propose to j
handle, but this competition will be
In part offset. It Is said, by the ellrnl- |
nation of competition now existing be
tween at least two of the stores con
templating consolidation—Dtllard ft
Harty and Norman Short Company
dealtng the same lines.
All Are Successful.
in this connection tt is also shown
that the merging of Taylor ft Brown
with these two clothing stores Is not
only desirable but almost necessary
to the success of the consolidation,
since without the shoe department the !
merger would be at a serious disad
vantage In attempting to compete
with other large establishments which
new make a specialty of footwear in
addition to selling clothes and haber
dashery.
This merger comes about naturally.
It la understood, aa a result of the
growth of the three stores, all of
which are reaching out and expend
ing, and which now find that by work
ing in unity their growth and devel
opment will be considerably encour- '
aged.
Taylor ft Brown Is the oldest estab-1
ltshment of the group.' having been j
operating in Rihmond some twenty
yean. The other two have boon do
ing hnstnam hetwesn three and ftve ‘
GURUS DISMISSES
FROM THE SERVICI
“Report that I Resigned not
True,” Asserts Dairy In
spector.
LOT OF THINGS BEHIND
DISCHARGE, HE SAYS «
Chief Health Officer Levy D©»
dares That Little Need ;C§
he .Said on the
Subject. il
"Tlie report tliat I rrslpipd and
that my resignation was accept
«l at the inerting of the Board
°r Health Monday night, when T.
4. Straueh was eleeted dairy ln
“ pet-tor hi my plait-, is in«t>rreet.
As a matter of fnet. I was dis
missed . Iruui—the service. and- t
ilon'i inn- If the pnhltc* knows It
«>u Marel* I lust I rtt-eivttl notice
front t'hlef Health Officer levy 3
that my servht-s would not he
needitl after April I. 1910, and
Hut was the first intimation I—--i
had tlutt I would la* discharged.” >
This statement was made Tuesday :‘Js
morning by Richard H. Curtis, who
has tilled the position of dairy in
spector for the city of Richmond sine*
! May 1, ISO". When seen In the of- 0
(floes of the Health Department, on
the fourth floor of the City Hall, j
Mr. Curtis was engaged in compiling j-fl
! a number of reports relative to In- a
| speetlon of dairies he made last week *:
i In several counties that help supply
the city with milk and other dairy |
1 products.
W ill Quit April I.
"T expect to remain with the tits _isj
parttnent until April I.” added Mr.
Curtis, ‘ anil 1 shall go ahead doing
my duty, as 1 have always done, until yi
the day I leave. I shall not let the
matter of my dismissal interfere with,
me In the slightest.”
“Do you think politics had any-* -
thing to <lo with your removal?” he
was asked.
Causing for a moment or two,
Curtis replied. "There are a whole.
lot of things back of my dismissal* .
hut I had rather not discuss them
at this time. Maybe, my lawyer may
Issue a statement for me later." ,1?
“Do you think your recent action
in suing Major Beltvood. the Chester- :
Held dairyman, for 115,000 damage* i
, had anything to do with the action
of the Board of Health In your ease?”
was asked further.
"I hardly think *o,” anxVe.rsd
l Curtis, "because that suit was
entered until* fix days after J
1 reived notice of my dtsm!aaal.rt a
Dismissal Not a Surprise.
Inspector Curtis’ dismissal does not.
come as a surprise to those who hava
followed the dairy inspection situation
since he assumed charge of that de
partment. Inspector Curtis has been
wtiarged at one time ami another wltlg' . g
allowing personal prejudice and blaus
to Influence hts reports and acthnatir^
and this proved a source of annoy- ;ii
>•'
a m e and embarrassmen t to the dee
paitment
Chief Health Officer Levy, when
asked Tuesday for a statement in con
flec tion with Inspector Curtis' dismta
sal, said: “Mr. Curtis will not be with |
us after April 1. His services will h* 1§
dispensed with after that date, and if
that's all I care to say and all that 7?
need be said on the subject.”
Dr. Levy was busily engaged with
several nurses in mapping out his in-,
fant mortality campaign, and ho
spoke as if weightier matters than th#4S
Curtis situation were occupying hi* *
attention.
That Throckmorton Bill.
Dr. Levy was then shown a state*,
ment from Delegate C. C. Throcks
morton, who fathered the measurta
known as the Throckmorton milk bllf i
during the recent session of the Legis
lature
"Let me read it." h» said as h#'/
glanced through the. following tntep-f
view given by Mr. Throckmorton to J
The Virginian:
"I do not think It will be neeeasagjbf|
to Introduce a similar measure M ‘
She next session. Its Introduction/;
this year has morally brought about
the (ondittons desired and I believe
that before the next General Assem
bly convenes the existing objection-,
able i vndttlons will have been
remedied. The principal objection ta
the present laws which I had waJFtl)
refusal of the Board of Health t*
grant an appeal In cases Where-1.
licenses were suspended, and In
In any ruling of the board against tho
dairymen. The board, through DT.
Levy, has promised to grant appeal*. '
and 1 think If they will do this tho y
dairymen will have no cause of com* .
plaint.
Ready With Retort.
Dr. Levy did not hesitate to com* _
ment on tl\f Interview. With BO to*
emphasis, he said: “I wish to
that no action of the Health Depart
ment has ever been Influenced I
the slightest degree by anything
Mr. Throckmorton did while m
Legislature. We've always
ready to grant dairymen every
tude In their complaints against
department and I may add that
right of appeal granted dairvmen
not * prompted In any
Throckmorton hill.”
Mr. Thomas Jefferson sui
succeeds Mr. Curt!*, Is
years old and a native of New
He has had extensive expert
his special line of work, ex
over twenty States. He came ’
mon five years ago and hi
Pervlng »» associate dairy
tor for some time
of Madison ward.
Used to Be a Dairyman
Mr. Curds Is a resident
son ward and Is seme
senior of his successor,
tlon with the Health
dates hack to June. 1MI,
was appointed assistant lot
ter. He was formerly In
business, having given «p that
patloa soon after becoming a
ber of the Health Department.
'I have no plans outlined.*'
Curtis Tuesday, when asked If
tentplated going back Into the,
builtIftML
Mr. M. J. Cantrell, who
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