Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-08-20
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BRlsToL, rENS Aug. IS, 1869.
Editors NetoS Now that victory Ia
C Owned cur II ris in the recent pDiiticAi
C ,ntests in V rgiuia aud I noessee : nee
All that could be done to avert the imp' 4
iHg wis Of IN srule IN 1 oppreSsUa la b, e.
VIII done, il becomes Us IL turn Our m'uds
to the CONT mpletiuu of orr material inter
ests, seek NJ the most certain measures for
their full sni pr Il all; dtNclJI m nj. ]
{ oil aud frost TIA / your many rcacrTS vii
unite with me in ack noHledgng hr stness-
Of the rebuke con'ain,d IN Mr.. Gree lry'A
observations, publis, c ia your issue OF the
l3 h inst relative t. toe latent resUurcrs
Of this favored section, the modes OF cuI
ture, on the general system ca pl"!rd uS
ruT farming COMMUNITIES, 4, md ed, they
may be said t. have system IL we're lille
t. sp-, ulate upon li,e prob ihlr can>rs which
have kept Us a hall crniu y l'rliVd tie nge.
We must move mp; the old urd'r 81 thugs
must i've place to the nrx. How may our
,parsrly sett!,d disrrc b. Peep, Il with an
intelligent ID ind i>t,innS population !
What will ia ure the iuir"du tim at labor
saving appliance f-rt hzrtS imp stock
an see,is, aud oi a thu M $ imp irtGn', to
4 thorough and $ IuuUh eau Vtuuu "f tue
roll, < thrr " IN tho uDi ,ihu y uni
mAguin 'irit wr'tr p'"rr, our tlch aud
varied m'nsra d iUIls! these ale Us
iuus VIII CHI directly anu uccr.S ull rrtrI
into the problem of ,ur IN urr ra,p rit,,
the solution Of which will urt DIP n. II ,uu
The nirrr propag ~ II thee rir', hoAove
sound for some ut unr miSt dl-ttuE uiShed
men have urged, ald h ia the m tr fp'ua
ind local pr, IS have termrd Win thsm since
che close Of the war, with 10 apparent avail.
The y uple must b. convinced and educa-
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suits Of practical experiment before they
vii be- led To adopt tho much needed re.
/ fnms. Nor can individual effort, though
highly cOmmenltb when made 10 the rigpi
direction, acbisve the grand result that
thorough knowledge and impulse attain, a
these impart the intellectual interest aud
mental activity TO rural pursuits" So nee, S
s.ry ~ tier successful prosecution, aud
| which en- only he d fused by an organ zed
aud concerted effort.
Oae Of the most feasible me DO S Sc
/ curiT these great ,bjects seems naturally
| TO suggest Itself 10 the establishment al
! Agricultural aud Mechanical Fairs. To thi;
/ endI v ould urge that immediate steps be-
taken looking to tina org iuiz Iuon Of suca al
institution at Bristol. do at propose II
county asspci,tlOp, but a border far, VII, IT
Ia peup!e, Of whatever grade or Profession
Of $ nlhwest Vug nil aud upper Eiss leu
nesstc may vie ~i,h each other In produc
dive sSill and capacity. We might expect
"hue and cry" to be raised by thu
4" fogies " about the impraclicabilty Of the
,chr me bad We not worthy precedent lol
example. The enterprising cltzans of ID 40
vile have fought our hatIle Non viii re-
member that they procured a charter fruul
the last l. gislrure, aud With the promp
co-opera ion of SJulhsds Virginia aud up
per North q ,rolina, the most perfect success
mas att Mod them. A great deal more M q,
DO "a Of the brueilS that s1lil ac ~
rom this pref ct, which | hops some ab.ei
advocate than u,y self will say.
II pii that these sugg-s ions VII meet
win !Olr favorable cUnSiirration, am
very respectful ly, yours, -
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