The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-13
from DanviIie.

80 or tue Richmond Dsspatchl
ff"'r'~', ,ss,c,,rroS rANviLLE AND NEW
frIlN's" v,iRosp THE FAIR -ToBAoco cot
.,rr- TnpAcCo-CuRiN".
'>"'| ,,,,s VA, September II, 1917. ),
pAN>'r" held about the middle OF
"rt." g. the purpose of establishing
the wen" wen loan association pan
bul1v'nS 49," chairman Captain j. G.. Luck,
ici Io'e'I' y i proposed to organize the
secFc'Sl.. an the basis Of 1000 shares st
IS, ''1''r" .S,rc aud committees were APP
500 ~, :, r,,,are rules for the government
roln' I" ~ and to solicit subscrip.
!. .;,,. Three hundred ara h''eeh shafes nave
been ''r r,ov have heard of the liberal sub
scT''I,'Yn,' a,vjIrc and New River railroad. The
if>unc,I Ia, also ordered thatasote oe tskeo
lo""' .',r,,inn in November on the question
., -. ,nh,,ra,ion Of $4,000 in city bonds at
q. ,er cent. We wait to hear from the vote
=. IIcnry county. II the people OF henFy
, y" voted "a tax themselves ior tue road,
. .i"' no one doubts that more than the legal
.nsioTitv OF votes will be given here Tor the
subscription. ,. A.,
,,f lark the next. The GROUNDS can DC on
ta;r,rI. and they can be mace very su'taoie'
~, ,,rnds are lacking for their preparation
w.. w" ,,r guaranteeing the payment oil Dumer-
n.,> md liberal premiums. Some think II 100
IT, ~ commence operations. Some douot
I-Ectl,r people who make the production
~ ,ohscco Z specially can furnish from
s,,,.,..t themselves materials for an interest,"
;,r,[bjbi.ivD. Some say that people VINO
So. machinery aud stock 10 exhibit VIII not
- INV very considerable extent seek TO use
-. j,.r As i means OF finding market for
th.,~ ROOFS. since 4 tobacco.growing people
oa,rtT list machinery and do not give much
e,,nr,;on 10 stock. Others, amongst whom
~" .2,rc O. The most publcspirted citizens,
,a,.. ;by; persistence in holding these eXhi.
l,I.-S annually, with as much success as
nn>,ln.c. viii, after while, bring those VINO
ii.,r., the auds of the border TO diversity
NM, emp oyucn,S. In the mean Tune COM
1r;,,,,. Is 81 work soliciting INSCRIPTIONS ana
.,f.jy0rrg TO raise three thousand ooilars.
rnc Thousand dollars has been subscribed.
During ride on horseback OF ABOUT forty
,,i'..> from the city | learned mat con-
Siderable quantity Of the tobacco was CUT De-
t,rc Il became thoroughly ripe. Ihis was
dom. becalI>r the tobacco began 10 ourn as
Snnrt IS the WpilneE btCitit icSS la'o. "ho
somewhat warmer. aud it was thought best
IN prevent the WASTING by cutting it rs 1t was.
Thc usual proportion Of what has been
cured is yellow: but the planters say that
tbc.c will not be the usual proportion OF the
top-h, silks wrappers, for not all tobacco
t53l !, yellow makes good wrappers. The
ri,p,,rs oi,cn rema, ked that much Of what
=, hrs, seemed 10 be good tobacco will
ha (onnd to be light and chatfy
y5cn brought to markell statement
which oilen hear made by the
PLANTERS whom l meet with in the city.
Many Of Inc planters continue to cure
their tobacco by coal-freS put IN rows across
The h1ors Of the barns. But the mixing OF
the coal j. troublesome, and flueS Of one
kind or another are gradually coming into
Use. Wood is used in heating the f1ues.
Tfsre are several kinds OF iron tlues, each OF
which has lis advocates amongst the plant
cr, who Use il. aud about which there are
sometimes animated discussions. The rock
fqc !, generally built By the planter himself,
and consists of a tunuel running across tue
floor f The barn with mouth at one end
on the outside and j chimney about six feet
lisu at the DINER. The opening OF the tun-
mel i abou, three feet wide by two feet high.
Two of these are sufficient for one barn.
The hcu. j, surprisingly strong and lasting
ALPHA.