Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-11-15
Staunto11 Spettator.
Tuesday, November Is, 1870.
To the Farmers of Rockbridge.

airy Outlets TO market, we leel WdIfduleu, oh
behalf of the dealers in produce and other bus
mess men of Stanton, in extending to the
Rock bridge farmers, cordial invitation to Wis
it our town. We are persuaded that they will
find it 70 their interest to turn their attention
in this direction We believe they will find
here market for all they have to sell, almost,
if not quite as good as at Lynchburg.
There are more than 90 houses in Staunton
actively engaged in the produce business
Many Of these houses have ample capital to
buy all that may be offered, and to pay cash
for all they purchase. They are backed also
by our two Banks, each with capital of $780,
900, and having together an average deposit
line of $25O,O0O These Banks are wisely
managed with a view to the encouragement OF
trade. Few accommodation loans are made,
and almost all the paper discounted is for COM
mercial purposes
Farmers coming here to sell wheat, -four and
other products of their farms will find such
competition among purchasers as will ensure
remunerative prices.
Those who wish to purchase groceries, dry
goods, hardware, boots and shoes, readymade
clothing, hats, iron and tin-ware and notions Of
all sorts will find ample assortments open to
their inspection, and, by reasonable prices, in
vlting purchasers.
The trade Of our town has increased four
fold since the war, and the number of business
houses is being added to almost every week.
The old fashion Of blending all sorts of COM
modities in the same store, has passed away
The business has been divided into different
branches, and there are separate houses tor the
sale of the different classes of merchandise
In other words the city style of doing business
has been inaugurated.
Thus we have, probably % houses, devoted
to the grocery and produce business. There
are dozen or more dry good stores with large
and judciously selected stocks. The fact that
there are about 300 young ladies here at school,
to say nothing of the population of the town
and county-renders it nj cessary that these dry
good houses should keep full supplies of all
sorts Of dress and fancy goods to meet the con-
slant demands that are made for them, and
the facilities Of intercourse, by means Of tele-
graph and Railroads with Richmond and Bal
timore, enable our merchants to supply any ar
ticle that may be needed, upon three days no
tice
We have three large hardware stores-three
extensive book stores, probably half a dozen
well stocked clothing stores-two or three fash
ionable shoe and hat stores, and as many well
supplied with millinery and fancy articles
Abundant assortments Of iron and tin ware,
harness and saddlery of all sorts, furniture, ma
chinery, carriages, buggies and jersey wagons,
&c, are constantly on hand.
We can hardly conceive of any thing that a
farmer can want that cannot be found here,
on reasonable terms, and if any of them should
wish to see panoramic view of the business
capacities of our town, he need only turn to
the advertising columns of our paper, and
should he need sound, safe Conservative pa
per to keep him advised Of what is going on liz
the world. he certainly cannot do better than
subscribe TO the Spectator which is the organ
of the sober and rejecting portion Of our COM
munity.
But to return to the subject in hand, we beg
to repeat, that we believe that the furnaces of
Rockbridge would do wisely to try the Staun-
ton market IF they do not ike it they need
not return again. But we feel assured that if
they come once, they will come often. 1t is a
great deal better for a farmer to come with his
wagon and make his own sales and his own
purchases. He can make better bargains than
any commission merchant can or will make for
him. lie can sell his produce and then look
around among the various business houses for
what he wants If it should so happen that
the article he wants cannot be found On the
first trip, he has ony to leave an order, and We
will warrant that it will be ready for him, when
he comes back with his second load
1t is great security to farmer to make bis
own selections and to see the articles put in his
wagon and carried home under his own eye.
He then knows that he gets exactly what he
buys and that there is no piundering on the
way.
We then say to the farmers of Rockbridge,
come on with your -four, wheat, corn, oats, ba-
con, honey, soap, talow and all the other pro-
ductions Of your farms. An active cash mar
ket and liberal set of merchants await your
coming. Don't be afraid Of overlooking the
market. We can buy aud pay for all you have
to sell, and supply all that you may need
Bring your sons and daughters with you Let
the boys take glance at the bright professions
OF young ladies that daily promenade, for ex-
erclse, through our streets, and let the girls in
spect the tasteful dress goods that load the
counters of cur merchants, and we are certain
that they will go away with improved tastes
and happier for their excursion.
We think our merchants have heretofore
been derelict in their duty in regard to the
trade of Rock bridge. They ought to take more
pains to cultivate the acquaintance of her peo-
pie, aud to extend their business relations with
them. Both parties would be benefited BIZ
the intercourse. They ought to advertise more
extensively. They ought to strike eff thou
sands OF handbills, and send intelligent agents
TO circulate them among the people of our sis
ter county, and thus make known to them the
advantages which they would derive from in
creased commercial intercourse between the
two counties. We trust that our merchants
will no longer neglect this important sugges-
ton. We assure them it will pay.
The Board of Supervisors Of Greenbrier Co..
threw out of count a sufficient number of pre-
cincts to elect the officers they desired. This
is an outrageous wrong, and an effort will be
made to have it carried before higher tribu-