RICHMOND, XJLl _
The Corporation, which has leased considerable property in the vicinity of Perdue Island, in the James River, on which natural gas is said to have been found, the charter of the corporation was amended increasing its real estate holdings from 10,000 to 100,000 acres. This step was taken that the company might take over about 300 leases on land aggregating about 3,500 acres in Cumberland, Buckingham, and Prince Edward Counties.
Dr. Henry Kroehlin, of Froehlin & Robertson, who made an analysis of the gas found, made a report to the stockholders; stating that the product analyzed was a natural gas with a petroleum base, and not a marsh gas. Several stockholders also made short speeches. President Chaste Trafieri, of the company, will leave probably tomorrow for Parkersburg, W. Va., to supervise the loading of drilling machines for sinking wells on the company's properties, work on which will be started in the next few days.
V. M. C. A. Social Tonight.
There will be no roof-entertainment social at the Central V. M. C. A. tonight, but a special program is being arranged for next Friday. 