The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-16
...,::ssr.s::@:2,.@, Borrrorrr COUNTY, VA?

AMSTERDAM, 1rTITorHT COUNTY, a.,
.::AlEly II, 1872. )
....l. E5sDG,ci,-I mast give you some
..-. & !ay rGc~Ht jolncyinSs through
.. /. :;.i Russell c3JAtieS ; Tor the more
.,. e iii. rici, Hnd prosperous southwest
". ala d. IL. S..to TIC more there Is TO
l..t.: q. letter things have TO say Of It.
H., 81. I vera wiz! regard 70 that 60
'..,: on 90 Il Bristol. Iho people Oh tic
..:n~~eo side tor Main street Is the present
."GlGy .,%c !: ii,:.: po!u: between II
:..,,3l e.0 Tennessee ;hiiiK the place is B'ts-
49, mad i:.r ic0irir Oh tue Virginia side think
!, /. i..r.,.so.i, i, no; L. commit ourselves we
.aqt call i: 3i;>.2!-;oodson. Howercr,
,,r. III or C"0G>oM, il i destined to be L
,...y. anI i ii@ c..y. Its location will ccr-
....lf. make il--hcing 2 Trominont shipping
uutu, aI1.ldr, and doing the business ior Il
!.".r .,,t ricu section @! country, situated at
IL uul,,l,,.,t point on tie Atlantic, Mi>sl'-
,gu;: wa OHIO lie Of railway. 1t Is also
- l.a.e tic Cumberland Gap railroad;
,..t ! Fixed fact; and 1t is to
uayy the Norfolk and Great Western
fi!..lia mother G.ct almost fixed and other
railroads proposed and III process Of con-
s,"nc;i5n, t.cdc:s to hose just named. will
?naGc Il Bristol another Atlanta. But even
without lhes- present GliI prospective al
Ya4.a..cl. TIC energy and public spirit or the
li.tlv.., woa,i make L Il place OF tust i1npor-
t,ate. believe those people could make
yi.y II tie Sahara. l spent = week with
Ine,a, &nd 20 where ! would the sound OF
the BANNER and the saw would tail upon my
car. and the cries Of the woTkncn for 'more
mort" would greet ne 1t every corner; ana
after night, II you can walk one square
without going keadforcmoSt TO tie bot
som OF new cellar, or getting knee
deep in led Of fresh mortar, STUN
Hling Into bank Of lime, or breaking
your no>c against a scafold, you will be n
iuchicr man than l was. Those Bristolians
have building on the brain, and monomann
on The sui ject Of town lots and graded streets.
"a The streets. Ill tie stores, III the lawyers
md editors offices, IN the banks, ii Is all the
eame. Iou can't get them TO talk about
politics, religion, or even insurance 70 the
Satisfaction Of your col1rspondenr. Every
body is building, or going to build, or just
done building. This spirit of Improvement
& telling, ant il is going to tel, and 1t IS CATCH
my, too. ItvcQuiccs more than ordinar. nrin-
ness for q man 10 stay IN Bristol and not
tuy "ona of those cheap lots, will DO right
aud Dlrning like the rest OF them. These
good people ire determined TO have u city,
and a CITY they will have--all their energy
AMI labor and capital goes in that direction,
invested in lots and streets, i'll brick and
mortar, and Tin, and whatsoever goes to make
IN Thrifty tOw3. II was q wonder to me
where tie two ilour>hing banks in the place
go: their money from: hut money they have
itt!CugA !. would seem tie workmen get ally,
ind most scntieman(y aud obGging officials to
lend il 10 you 10 Ee!pyou to buy lot ore anew
house, and Ii 10 BIG price either, In Con-
c!Qtling this subject would Ray that II any
of your readers Should be on the lookout
for ali Investment, or o location Of any sort,
Jet Inc advise thom to give Bristol-Goodson o
cell; ard while they will find everybody
busy and intent upon their projects, lndi-
yi1jial and public, they will taketime to show
them around, give them ali the points, and
extend the coulresies Of Tho town after the
rcal Old Virginia style, if half of them are
Ienuc3secans.
From Bristol passed through the plea
SAINT G,,le town Of Abingdon, Which Is by
no means behind the times either. The ira
yelling public will be glad 10 know that
!nre2 AID columodi0u5 hotel Is about COM
ple,ed here,
Taking the evcr-Dusy sa!tyi!le IN my route,
] drove over the mountains into the hill
country Of Russell. This country Is q rough
enc but rich one, fine grass region,
in good stock and generous, hos
ratabL, p;o,,Ie, There are some as fine estates
f. TIE county as aaa be- seen i'll many days
iourner. I was particularly attracted by the
broad, fertile, and well,kept farms Of y; A.
stuart Esq, Of the Salt work. He rsr, bro bro
ce.niucs one very much OF his gallant pro-
,ncr. Nr. stuart is the largest grazier in
Russell, and that is saying great deal; for OF
lh.. COUNTY ships Annually its thousands OF
.4eeyes 10 the northern markets, end compe1es
slcce with the bcst.
Lebanon is the countr.saet, remarkable for
nothing IN particular cacsps its big court.
Lou;e, Its big hotel, Its big landlord; MS blg
charges, and some very clever people ] met
there. IF there are any cleverer at any county,
see, would like 10 make their acquaintance.
saw my old friend and sehoolmate Judge f.,
formerly Of r. When last parted from him
IN tie threshold Of our alma Mater ~ was