Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-10
RICIIMOM, VA,
June IA, 1877.

June IA, 1877.
JUdgc W. H. MANN:
Dear Sir. / avail myself of the ear
lest opportunity to respond to yours
of the 9Th instant. | agree fully with
you in the importance Of selecting for
our representative men, and none
more than a Governor of the common
wealth, those who will truly and
prdctica'V represent the industrial
interest Of the people. Under one
form Of Government all citizens must,
in some way, come into pOlitics-eith-
er through the ballot-bOX or in the
machinery Of partie5-WhiCh is man
ipulated in the favor Of men who pre-
sent themselves for popular favor. In
the former class the Masses operate,
aud Oltener than otherwise, under the
control and management of the other
class, the body Of the people who, as
GU say. have to bear the burden and
heat OF the day,O are made the merest
tools of party Vaccinations and their
teal interests are disregarded by the
men they have placed in power. |
have seen aud felt these truths, and
hence, rs far as possible, have kept
aloOf from party management, and
always, in the exercise of my suffrage
and best men. This is the privilege,
aud ought to be the duty of every citi-
zen, and if properly exercised we
would not have men to represent us
who would, in your own laDgu9ge,
"when elevated to place and !poWCr
utterly ignore the Interests of the
scattered masses and hardly Tpmem-
her the farmer when eating the bread
produced bV his labOr.N
Now, rs to the inquiries which you
have presented to me, must say, that
! feel ilattcred that they come from an
eminent citizen of my native county,
and for this, if no other reason, | feel
bound to respond.
With Gen. Malone, | have bad but
Il slight personal acquaintance, but for
years have had business cOrrespon-
dence with him. have always found
him a prompt and ready friend to
what l deemed the true interests of
the people of the State, without re-
spect to locality or occupation.
In regard to the State Agricultural
Society, to which you refer, | can say,
that il has had no better .tTiend. In
respect to the transportation of per-
sons, animals and articles, and in all
things pertaining to our Fairs, we
have always found him prompt and
willing to act, and to grant everything
that could be reasonably expected
from the President of a rail-road.-
The road which he represented does
not, as you know, terminate here, and
before he left it he had been made the
President of the Southside Agricultu-
raj Society, holding its Fairs at Peters
burg but this made no difference
with him, and he was, if possible
even more liberal in granting every
facility which his road could afford to
the State Fairs.
Nothing more need be said on this
branch of the subject, and | proceed
to answer your next enquiry in re-
spect to his disposition towards the
industrial interests of the State. In
his position of President of what may
be termed 1.-THE Trunk Line of the
State" he had it i'm his power to do
much towards cheRpening Transports
ton of products and arranging tariffs
so as to give producers choice OF
markets. As farmer and manuiac'
turer, ] have had occasion to watch
his policy, and | have had no reason
to doubt bis liberalty towards all
sections of the State which it could IN
amy way NliNNAs llNlN iltA9 hN'.'i ~
observation-disclosures, SO far as | could
observe, or disposition to unduly los'
ter the interests Of any place or sec
ton, over another.
| may mention one fact, among
others, which shows how he is aided
in opsuing trade for Virginia cities
commenced business here i'm 1868
as manufactures of agricultural i'm
III meuts, and in the fall Of that yeal
my partner Geo. Watt, Esq, went tC
the Georgia and South Carolina state
Fairs to exhibit his plows. lie was
successful i'm taking the bulk of pre-
miums, after active contests i'm the
field, over the best plOws OF the Nortl
and Northwest. The door was thus
opened for the Introduction OF our
implements into States where, before
Nirginia-made pillow was unknown
My partner was much gratitied with
his success, and wrote home. that Inc
could sell large number of ploWs u
he could guarantee reasonable freights
On this point he was unprepared tf
speak, but few plOws were sold t6
those who were willing to take the
chances, These were shipped, but ne
soon as they reached their destination
there came the most doleful letters
accompanied by freight bills. which
showed that the purchasers had p0jo
s,,,,.g F.g.gIJ yLJ,g ma tlIogt9 east here