James D. Via.
Mr. James D. Via is one of Charlottesville's
successful men. Eight
years ago he established himself in
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Via's Coal and Wood Yard and Grocery.
the grocery, wood and coal business at
his present address at Preston Avenue
and the Southern Railroad on a modest
basis. Mr. Via today ranks among
the leading merchants of the city and
is enjoying a flourishing trade. Mr.
Via's main business is in the coal and
wood line, and so successful has he
been in this, that years ago the South
ern Railroad Company found it profitable
to build a sidetrack into his
yards. Mr. Via does both a wholesale
and retail business in the grocery line,
although mostly retail. He keeps a
large and assorted stock of groceries,
hay, millfeed and grain, buying in car
lots which allows him to sell at the
very lowest price, in fact his motto is
big sales and small profits. He is an
active member of the First Methodist
Church and has gained some reputation
as a Sunday-school worker having
been for some years one of the District
Superintendents of Albemarle County
Sunday-school Convention. Mr. Via
in politics can always be found on the
side of morals and good government,
he being a strong advocate of temperance
reform. He is a native of Albemarle
County and is respected by all
who know him.
