National Republican., 1873-05-28

Letter from Falls Church-tiood Account
Of the Crops-Better Railroad Facilities
Needed-ssme Sensible Advice TO the
washinaten and Ohio Railroad Com
pany.
[Correspondence Of the Republican,
FALLs CHURCH, Va. May D, is7a
"FAlllng weather" has been the prevailing
meteorological condition this spring. Since
have been a solOurner in this region the springs
have been Invariably too dry for successful agri-
cultural seasons. This one Is an encouraging
one on account Of rainfall. l trow that the
grass crop Ia now placed beyond contingency.
Two dollars per hundred for hay Is "a little too
much OF good thing, and particularly so when
the money is TO be paid 10 farmers In remote
States OF the Union.
There are some cases, am Informed, where
the peach buds were killed. but these are IN scat
tered localities and the failure Is attributable TO
the peculiar condition OF them. Az date the
messages are that the country IA to lie blessed
with a bountiful crop Of all Kinds OF fruit,
Most OF the plowinr had been done when the
rains began TO fall, but the planting was not
done. There are few nelds IN which the corn
IL up. There Ia lively times now In the nelfa. IL
seems TO me that now, after the coplous fall OF
look forward hopefully, u ever he could, for a
generous harvest.
New men are coming In continually to md and
purchase homes among Us. The larger portion
Of the hibernal relgu have frozen them out, and
they have come here 10 q more equitable and
genial climate to spend the remainder OF their
days. No more beautiful, no more healthtul, no
more delightful locality Is to be found In this re-
gion, and none offers such rare Inducements 70
settlers. The amount Of fruit we grow is not
surpassed, In quality any more than II ls IN
quantity, by any other locality In the whole
country.
But, Mr. Editor, one thing we lack. We lack
such railroad communication with your city ~
a. anlW All m
and occupy only twenty minutes time, and that
will cost TO the daily traveller only fo per month
II Is your interest," II Is our interest, AMI, mott
than either, IL Ia the interest OF the Washington
and ohio railroad, that such communication with
such terms as above stated be afforded the com
munity At the very earliest day possible. We
within the last two years, and the public appre
ciates the fact. President Mckenzie has mani
tested q very kindly spirit, and we have hopei
that that spirit Is to have much more generou'
We would be glad TO know that he saw the ex
tension and completion, the eprospcrlty-in short
| the entire success Of the Washington aud OhlC
| road In the one and only sure course OF action
and that Is by the adoption Of measures that viii
| secure the building Of some nye or SIX miles ol
road needed TO make the capital the eastern
| terminus OF the Ohio railroad. IL Is useless K
ignore ixed facts; It Is useless TO shut ones eye,
| 10 the truth that business cannot be turned Oui
or away from the natural business channels. u
| the Washington and Ohio railroad Is ever TO b
completed 70 the projected western terminus d
is TO be accomplished by making frst Washing
ton the eastern terminus Of the road.
Meantime, our greatly improved facilities o.
communication with your city can be still fur
| ther improved without detIiment or expense Y
the double railroad interests concerned. W.
travel fcom this place 10 Your city, at least teer
miles to make about six. We pay for daily traye
/ full $50 per quarter. We ought to have com
| mutation ticket for tlb per quarter. To Ben
nlngs, on the Baltimore and Potomac railroaI
$40 miles, the rate per quarter is siO.5o; to Sea
brook, 1890 miles, Il Ia tlI; to Grecnyie, proba
bly, full 10 miles out, 1t Is SIS per quarter. un
derstand that the rates are quite as liberal OF
| kense ought to see that this discrimination
against the travelling community by the Wash
lngton and ONO railroad (and perhaps the Wash
ington aud Alexandria railrOad) Is hindrano
TO the settlement OF virginia along the Wash
ington and Ohio, and therefore is hlndrance
Its business prospects. "iear ME for my cause.
MAX,