The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-09
,,,,,,, rNBuRa COUNTY.


soNe ,n--olp TINES AND NEW.
S'llS .'r.ord,nce Of the Richmond Dspatchl
tCo"'l ,ersvlrLE. VA, April :. 1881.
uish 10 ascertain the advantages
eWh'h wv VIZ d, j. rsiural 10 inquire, What
n any "V"'' % s---Sss the soil productive
sr ioe IT, ~, many commodities -is the
Hptciut, .,,nrjon, has the population In
,amsie s.,,jp,>ned in The last decade -
trrssed 20 me- "a great arts ~ rommercey-
- .,,;,,es exist for travel and commu.
SO w with the rost OF ciVl''Hatlop inese
pc u SS'rstions operate with wonderful and
CO., Oo ~, acct not only upon immigrants,
a'f''o"'.',-, capitalists emharkiog in new
fesrcA.. ''.~snce 20 this county. the recent
WIZ ~. Tor the last ten years, from
fs'o, ...,-ameratcd. 2l.3lS. 10 2i,6ll in
80 '',' ,o-rel.e Of 3,29S. or nearly one
~, 30. nonulailon-a percentage com.
og % v,-iblv with other counties, and
rsT o. ..,,o Of our populouS cities.
tNefa" ..-.,,l over tue old >tage-road from
L@ r,r,,i.lc, on the Richmond and
Ae'e s m r. -oad. distance OF forty miles,
pH','.'', r.a- TO the war there were two
On NsN- rfrcantile esiSbll hments and
OF 'bl" ..,Fcts with semi-weekly mails,
tire n md along the same road aud
iri W a,,,nc, from u sixteen stores and
i'1'N {. Sos With either daily or tri-
to ,.ts New buildings and improve
0''A' . 49,, The exc along the Journey. All
D's chants became necessary from
q i. t,,,,,,.,set pursuits OF the people and
.a ".lv Of exchange OF marketable
- merchandise, instead OF the old
N''...,.5 .v.lem: for the result OF the war
w .nsn,ip,;ion was complete annihila-
81 Dr- currency. and The credit 6n,i-
t,,m inevitable circumstances, had 10
-, entirely abandoned.
.,- ,r,,fnt population also shows a
o., .as>,tlon 10 locate in more COM
..,,-,..if>, hence villages arc form
tr., industries and enterprises in-
a.,..,- r.,.,'3 have supposed years ago that
tore near here there would have
l. t.,..i in the last three months over
..r.I.,rdd dozen eeg>t AndanOther mer-
'..h.. f,r safe. received IN the course OF
~..,., four thousand bushels OF corn.
~--.ll.,..- crop exceeded last year any pre-
,.fi ir ihi, cOuS'y since the war,
,.,....o .,ln. shipped TO the southern
.-.,t... crreng with The immense pro-
1.,ios, e The West.
'.r,.,,...e, crop was greatly diminished
Id. Vs., ,r account Of scarcity of plants,
l-. ..r.-. thousand bales of cotton. sta
,.....s whose cultivation 10 any extent
.r,to.rn 10 most Of Us before, will 90
f.-., ..-.lv TIE deficiency. Wheat and
80. s-e produced in ample quantities. TO
ND. isr home wants. aud considerable
Time Mruer for shipment. Last year |
,.E i've steam engines IN different neigh.
.,-bo,l. running lhresGeTs and >eplraiOrs.
and hor.4.nowers to machines will soon be
,isin, Of TIE pisi. Does this indicate that
We sre r,ir grading or progressing:
SORGHUM fourlsbts and natures well and
+. ro,s extensively cultivated than ever.
Fy3poiar.rr.D3D, are USED, aud the syrup
made Il, q excellent body and flavor. II Is
ioasreai liHy an acceptable substitute for
bsc08.
our forest, are filed with primeval
growth q 'imbers Of all varieties. The
earth j, picked with valuable ores and min
f-s treasures. and transportation and CAPT
III 8reorig needed for their development.
The county i dotted with convenient
s1i comfortable publlc.school buildings,
s91ibe PEOPLE, teachers, and pupils exhibit
su0iOuld interest in education. The eli.
as'e healthy and 30 pTomotive Of longevi-
uibNs nan once here for year is content
0InIu: and if he travels away, Will be
,gls % le.urD. like the Frenchman, after
,aElI. over The world, who said the acme
a.go4n Hiss with him was 10 get back 10
l'as and die in Paris.
I1.anGs ale supplied with drinking
Eggttm this county; and more mineral
ggdh slipped from this county than from
iile cher springs OF Virginia combined.
Ae-e /, D.. considered panacea, and can he
oJllDld Us all citizens without price.
There i one article OF trade which only a
tT years ago was unknown to our people
Is Possessing any value, and from inquiries
am satisfied one hundred tons or more
BeTe shipped from this county last year.
That article j. sumac. This plant grows
Wild in YoiusOa here, and women and
children at gather il prolitably during the
sumner months. One merchant who bar
tered !0f tor,y ton, last year informed me
hat he bad kuOWn cOlofcd women TO make
over q dollar daV gathering il. For the
inclination 0f those not familiar with its
us,' ! VI. >'a,e. after having Investigated
ile subject. ,nat the leaves Of the sumac,
oiled aud ground, are largely used In tan
Mn. and Qye.Dg. and IN the island OF sicily
and 'oUe parts Of Italy the plant is carefully
cuil'a'fa. Tie importation Of this article
in
HN9.,1.. valued at S1.l00.000 The Anne
A.l' 'rNac contains from 6 to per cent.
Llif lnulc acid than the Italian, and
e-i hi'Ne product i about 5000 tons year.
j. ile large difference in the market value
o -' foreign and the domestic article IS
'-- % ibe Let that the American sumac as
resent prepared is not suitable for
Ai,ig the finer while feathers 50 much
-r1 hr gloves and fancy shoes, owing 10
a. ,Ving Gi>agreeable yellow or dirty
el. Mlny unsuccessful attempts have
're. made TO avoid this difficulty by care in
.airc'ing and in grinding the leaves, and it
- ong been supposed that this OtiectiOna-
quality va, inherent in the American
lhi' bot Nr. HcMartrie, in report 20 the
u"tJ States COMMISSIONER OF Agriculture,
NV lhAi b. difficulty can be surmOunted,
-1l lle American product be made even
, -ITIi0r 70 he foreign. This will be graft
..l2 news - those who spend their leisure
'-,.iler DAY, amid the fields and plants.
So"ih'ianding we are partially land
i'aru' and 10, a railroad whistle can be
-sa'a ~ our borders. we can make a good
oAlloi Of our resources and progress, and,
.,,..''.ltIlng our ISOLATION, reyerses, and dis
cc,t'pt."'u'hsr.,, we can LAY as one Of the
,s 5,' '.'''' 10 Endymion, Depend upon II.
,..O.' are not as bad a. they seem. What
- tt b., 70 he calamities are often the sources
" I. II ,lllune. The world is a wheel, and it
T az come round right
zen our railroad to Keysville is com
i ,.' 81 a. we confidently expect, or peo'
S ~. ea'lng complied with their part OF the
ain 11' ay' your city. our preferred market.
,,,.s~ tDe recipient Of vast quantities OF
, nv from this county, and here diver
.n,iss ffpri'es aud new industries VIII
A+'t- ll. mo fort lie nd