The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-23
DANVILLE.

THE ASSESSMENT OF LEAF-DEALERS As MFR
CHANTS EW-R1yER RAILROAD ITEMS-TlE
COLLECTION OF TAXES IN PATRICK COW
TY: JUDGE STAPLES AND AUDITOR ALLEN
GONE TO BUY MACHINERY-sOaE OF TIE
HALIFAX PLANTERS.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
July -, 1882.
Letters have been received here from Nj
Walter X. Martin and others OF the tobacco
trade in Richmond concerning the an
nounccment OF CONFERENCE.-The
nue. Boisseau that dealers in leaf tobacco
are TO be assessed rs merchants. These gen.
tlemen say that they have asked the opln-
ion of Auditor Allen concerning the mat
ter, and that be will instruct Mr.. Boissea'
not to make any such assessment. One Of
the committee Of the Tobacco Association
here saws that the law is the same now rs it
was in 1870, and that he then had the mat
ter tested.
Captain Adams, chief OF engineers Of the
Danvile and New-Riycr railroad, is now
surveying the country from Martinsyiile to
Taylorsyille. Three lines will be run be-
tween the two places, and 4 report will
then be submitted TO the directors, and the
directors will select the route. The train
ran up to within mile OF MartinsyilIe on
the 18th instant. and there was Il general
turnout OF the Martinsyille people to see
it and bid i welcome.
At the request OF number OF the people
OF Patrick county Hon. ;. c.. Staples has
written to Auditor Allen q letter concern
ing the collection Of taxes in that county.
Judge staples says: 4" | trust you will feel
impelled to extend TO this distressed COM
munity the influence your position very
properly gives Won, and advise the trcasd-
rcr, under the circumstances, not 10 sell the
property OF the people at this time, but TO
postpone the matter few months until the
entire crop Of the present year can be gath
cred and the proceeds realized" The Mar
tinsyille Herdtd says that Mr.. Allen has r.
piled that he had no authority in the mat
ter. OF which Judge staples had said he was
himself well aware, but that no penalty
will be inflicted ii the treasurer should ac-
commOdate MS action TO the necessities OF
the people, and that il he were treasurer he
would know well enough how to do.
Mr.. c. G. Holland, OF the Moratock cot
ton factory, and Mr.. X. \. SchoOliied, Of
the Third factory, have gone North for the
purpose Of purchasing machinery for their
factories. The buildings are going up
rapidly. 1t is astonishing how rapidly
capital can have business done.
Some OF the planters from the northeast
ern part Of Halifax county were here day
or two ago. They give the report concern
ing the crops which the Dispatch has fire.
quently had, except that much OF the to-
baccO is running up rather narrow. One
OF them said that he has often wished that
| he had done what some OF the pittsylvania
planters did-pulled up and planted over
again. On some OF the larger plantations
the hands had been acting indiii'erently, and
this had caused some OF the planters to
/ form an agreement amongst themselves that
/ they would not receive into employment
/ during the year men who had violated
their contract for work during any pre-
scribed period OF this year. One planter
tells ne that on the day before wheat har-
vest Logan several OF his hands LETT him
without cause and without the previous
notice which their contract required.
ALPHA.