The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-06
DANVILLE.

MEETING OF THE TOBACCO ASSOCIATION; PRE-
sIDENT FERRELL's REPORT-TOBAccO HELD
OYER-FAIR-NAR o T
The NAVIGATION or DAN RIVER.
fCorrespcndence Of the Richmond Oispstch.l
OCTOBER 3, 1880.
The annual meeting OF the Tobacco Asso-
citation was held yeStel day evening. Cap
tain z. w. Ferrell was reelected president ;
Captain L. l.. Brown, vice-presIdent. The
supervisors aud the execurige,committee are
TO be elected TO. day, and that completes the
organization. President Terrell, in his re-
port, gave the figures OF the lesf-tobacco
trade for the last several years, and, In COM
mentng on the rapid growth OF the trade,
attributed il TO the gradual enlargement OF
the surface brought under cultivation, the
diversion OF trade 10 Danyille caused by the
manner of conducting The sales In the Dam
vile market, and the enterprise OF the busi-
ness-men who furnish supplies to the cOun-
try people. He does not think that more
than 1000, 900 pounds OF the old crop re-
main unmarketed, and estimates the crop
now being cured at about 70 per cent. OF an
average crop in pounds, and as very much
like the crop OF the last year in character.
IL msy be found. he thinks, that the leaf Is
somewhat "tbinner" and rather more eva
pory."
Permit me to add. as 10 the tobacco that
has been left over, that some OF those who
have ii on hand are rather sore about it
frst, because OF the decline In price; and
second, because yellow tobacco is apt TO be-
come reddish when held over during the
winter and spring. One OF the warehouse
men tells me OF a lot OF tobacco which was
bright wrappers when packed in hogsheadS
and stored away, and had become so changed
during the winter and spring that it did not
look like the same tobacco when opened for
sale. The owner for a while actually
thought that somebody had committed a
fraud upon him.
Tie Danville Grays held fair last night
in the Masonic Hall, and expect 10 continue
the fair tonight and perhaps tomorrow
night
Mr.. Thomas Ii. Boswell and Mrs. Mary
j. Strickland, OF this place, were married
at Pelham two days ago. The parties were
engaged 10 be married, 1T Is SAID about
town, before they entered upon the ride to-
wards that Gretna Green. and concluded
while on the Journey that they would 90 up
at once 10 the preacher and have the thing
over. Mr.. Boswell Is a prosperous mer-
chant. anu has had congratulations all
round.
We have had pleasant shower OF rain
this morning. People say it was the dryest
September known for many years. The
river has seldom been seen lower than it is
now.
DIR. j. NJ. Hutchings, whose plantation is
Just beyond The White Oak mountains, In
this county, says that some OF the fodder on
his low-grOunds was killed by the recent
frost, and that be lost about two hundred
sticks oi tobacco. No other damage heard Of
The work Of cleaning out Dan river, now
being done by Captain Ayerill and party
OF engineers and lsborers, is not regarded
as OF slight importance, and Colonel Cabell
is thought 10 have done something more for
Tvs than simply procure the expenditure Of
money amongst and upon us. The opening
OF the river for navigation, il only by ba-
teaux, Will help the people for many miles
up the river, and help Us here In town.
Wood, tobacco. aud provisions for man and
beast will be brought down easily and
cbeaply, and that which the town furnishes
the country easily aud cheaply sent ont.
Some manner OF getting to aud from town
other than by the common roads as they
are now kept is much 10 be desired. One or
TWO tracts OF the roads within six miles OF
the city are now heavy tax on every per.
son who travels them. Last winter CON-
pany OF planters from Franklin county
came TO market with two loads (sO-called)
OF tobacco, and after selling II, they put
some groceries aud one wagon upon the
other wagon, doubled teams, and went
home singing "Jordan Is Hard Road to
Travel, Believe" And we expect that
the coal.mines will some day be opened at
Leaksviile, and the coal be brought to us
In boats. ALPHA