Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-30
ALONG THE VALLEY RAILROAD.

The extension of the Valley Railway from
Staunton to Lexington is concentrating at the
| different stations evidences of the productive
| value of the tributary country. which. under
the primitive or former modes of transporta-
ton, was not demonstrated in such bulk
| Greenville and Raphine particularly, are busy
with incoming and outgoing trade. The low
price of wheat seems not to abate the purpose
of Augusta and Rockbridge farmers to prepare
for large crops of that cereal in 1885, The value
of the grass crops to follow. is, however, nc
small part of the consideration which has in
duced them to order out the large number Of
carloads of fertilizers now discharging at those
and other stations along the railway. The
Staunton dealers are conducting this trade with
part of the field; but at Greenville ara large
dealers also, who are prepared with warehouses
and complete facilities for conducting that
trade. Last year, over 600 tons were sold and
delivered from that station. The new station
house at Mint Spring is a bout completed, and
in addition to its usefulness, it ornaments the
embryo village, which in its commencement is
extended too much along the plateau on which
it is located.
Raphlne and Greenville are both growing at
and near the stations. The space between the
old part ofGreenville and the railway will soor
have several new houses for business, resi-
dences and a church.
At Raphine, another new store house ano
two dwellings are going up. At present, young
and fine business command the situation
Hutchinson and Stewart, with their confrere
Johnson, in merchandise, and the ever busy
and attentive Keller, who runs the station
know how to conduct the growing business at
Raphine. Temporarily sojourning, is another
young gentleman, Mr.. Brown of Baker Bros.
Mha il passp4 their fefs siizers at
| that point. Mr.. Gibbs. the principal proprie-
| tor at Raphine, is improving the water supply,
and seems not to be spariug means or time IN
making the location meet the wants OF the
business attracted there.
Fairfield station, half a mile Or more distant,
| bestows its fayors on the village which looks
brighter and more prosperous from It's associa-
ton.
A new switch has been placed a short dis
| lance north of Raphine, and it is thought one
| also. win be put down midway between Fair
| field and Timber Ridge. at 81 point known as
Union Hall. The location is a very pretty one
and with stations andstopping points at every
2 ORB miles, with trains per day, Is certainly
| good accommodates. At Che new switch Mr..
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| tial store-house.
| The Cotrt-day round trip tickets for a frac-
ton less than one fare and good for two days
| is an accommodation which the people of Rock
bridge and Augusta are largely availing them
| selves OF. 1t promotes business and social in
| tercourse between them and is adding to the
| dealings of the country people with both staun-
| ton and Lexington.
In the progressive Development and business
| interests of the communities along and tribu-
| tary TO the Railway, the "SRECrAToR" grows
! with the strength of thsslong past which more
| than three score years have given it, 1t has no
DETERMINATIONS to make, placing one section
in the wide area of its circulation alone anoth-
er fngenerous support, but with the increased
facilities for business opened out to Southern
Augustaand Northern Rock bridge, it is not
out of place to say the SPECTATOR appears to
be necessary factor for the people. There is
much along the central plateau of the valley
concerning all interests in which it finds &C.
tive, congen1al work to perform. Like all our
surrounding country, the hills and the dales of
the great water shed bear the impress of Heav-
ems favor. On the bordering mountains and
down the four principal streams, flowing, two
to the north. and two to the south, dwell gen.
erous, intelligent. and thrifty people.
This city with its wide trading country in all
directions, can attract to itself large additions
in the energy and progress, which the two new
railways, directly and indirectly, are stimula-
ting in the country south of it. The "SPECTA-
TORI will not be drone in the hive of all this
industry.