Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-12-17

UbLlCANS AMI COLOhED
WITH CLEvELAND's ELECTIoN-BUsINEss
IMPRovING-FRUIT CULTURE AND NURs-
ERIEs-GETTING TAN BARK-GRAPEs AND
WINE.
Especial Correspondence of the SPEcTAToR.]
ALTON, NELSON CO., Dec. 18th, 1884.
Now. that it is positively known that
Cleveland is to be our President for the
next four years, the Democrats are happy
and the Republicans seem to be; even our
"Colored Brothers begin to think that
they will not be ''put back into slavery"
So upon the general view Cleveland's cleo
ton was the best thing that could have hap
pened for the good of our whole country.
BUSINESS IMPROvING-FRUIT-G GROWING.
Business of all kinds is looking up, and
we confidently look for better times. The
fruit business is entering upon a new boom
in this county (Nelson.) Large quantities
Of apples are annually shipped from Alton
to Richmond, Baltimore, Now York and
London, England, and the demand increases
yearly. The delivery Of fruit-trees this fall
has exceeded by far that of any other year.
We ave two nurseries near here. Mr.
Hildebrand's is located about II miles
southwest and Mr.. Wright's about 81
miles south of Alton. Both are in pros
porous condition, and bring ng good deal Of
money to this section, and gives employ
ment to worthy people.
TAN-BARK-A LARGE INDUSTRY.
The tan-bark business is a ''big thing"
for Alton and vicinity. Mr.. John Martin,
Messrs. De Ford & Co., Goodloe, and Good
win and others are engaged in the business
this year, but expect TO go it bigger next
I year, as Cleveland is going to run reform
and honest government. De Ford & Co.,
are running some Is three and four horse
teams, hauling abou6 2 cords of bark each
per day from their large tract of 30, 600 acres
near Humpback, some or miles south of
here. We understand that they only cut
and pealed 800 cords this year. Next year
they expect to gather several thousands
cords. The company will be several years
| getting the bark. and that will give employ
! ment to large number of hands the yeal
| round.
/ VINEYARDS AND WINE.
| The wine and grape business Of Mr.. F.
Baiers and Mr.. EngleheaIt near here, il
large and ea>ing yearly. Their sales Of
different kinds are several thousand gallons
annually.
| Our farmers are doing good deal o.
blowing this fall, getting ready for mex
Spring crops.
wish you and your thousands Of read
ers merry Christmas and happy New
Year. IL.
SOUTHERN IRoN.-Though We could no
whip the North during our civil war will
our iron in cannon, we are effectually doing
it to-day in our furnaces, as tho following
conclusively shows:
"The Eastern Pig Iron Association
which is composed of pig iron manufac
turers in the Lehigh and Schuylkill valley
of Pennsylvania, and in Southern New
Jersey, are seriously affected by the larg
limportations of Southern iron, which j
sold at rate the Pennsylvania pig irol
makers cannot afford to meet, and the,
will ask the railroad companies to reduc
the freight charges so as to cheaper tn
cost of coal from $40 per ton to $1.70 pc
ton, and THUS cheaper the production Q
iron at least $3.50 per ton, and enable th
Association to successfully meet the com
J petition of Southern IRON"