The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-21
LETTER FROM HiRLOTTESyILLE.
The Native Wine Industry Two Accidental
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rspoclli Correspondence 10 the Times.
CuARIOrrEsvILLE, Va, January ~ --
On Tuesday the annual meeting OF the
Stockholders of the Monticello Wine
COMPANY was held I'm Mechanics Hall
The officers for the year were elected
President. n r. Maeruder, Nice-Presl
dent. Colonel r. T. " Duke, Secretary
and Treasurer, Oscar Reiers0n Direc.
tors Dr. A. II. Mckee, Mr. W "
Minor. Mr. james ID. Jones, Captain
Nicaiah Woods, Mr. J.. + Hanckel, Mr.
H. J. Magruder, and Judge r I W
Duke
A company Of about sixty gentlemen
sat down 10 lunch at about 2 o'clock
The yiands were excellent and the wine
beyond criticism Extra clarct. Norton q.
Cynthiana, Delaware and Caiawba, were
equally popular, and the grape brandy
was not neglected.
The company has had a prosperous
year, the books showing a net profit of
TO- per cent. a dividend of 6per cent
has been declared, The remaining l0l per
cent. was added 90 the surplus.
AprVp9s, 10 Is said by persons ac.
quaiuted with the facts that the CON
sumption of whisky in this city is de-
crca,iug. while ihe Use OF pure grape
wines is becoming more common
SO fault should De found with this
state of affairs by those who deprecate
the effects of mean whisky while
those who do NOT deprecaie them ought
90 subscribe 10 the time hOnOrod adage
that "iurn about is fair play. The first
attempt 40 making wines from native
grapes was discouraged by the high favor
enjoyed hy the native apple jack. The
grape wines made in This county whether
white or red are absolutely pure The
color is natural. and our winc-gfOWers
are NOT forced ike their California
brethren. t0 resort 90 artificial cOlorng
matter. which is always injurious. The
coloring matter is a product of the Able
marie grape
The industry of wine making which
ha. grown t0 such fair proportions in
less than twenty years had % Ty small
beginning The first SIS were expert
meRia- r-Uil1iam llotopp, now one
N fhe wcalthiest of our citizens. began
be rrowne of grapes for northern
markets. he found always on hand a
uantitv of fruit which was not markela-
,le BE wanted touseit SO he converted /
he cellar under bis residence into
wine.cellar. and made dry wines, white
md red. ms far back as lS,O-ll Mr. !
).car Reierson and the late Mr. W W /
minor. ST.. reduced the products of their /
.inevard- into wine in common house
IHl Thorn
originated the plan of procuring the GO.
,perliI0n of other fruit growers, ahd
0rmmt "a general Wine-cellar out OBJ
his grew DE present corporation known
IS the Monticello Wine company /
4 good building was erected
hc necessary apparatus secured, ana
Mr. A Russow. made superintendent I
This building Was burnt in 1881, and The /
ollowing year large building four sio-
ICES high with tre-proot vaults, was
mill. and furnished with the latest APP
lliances for the production AMI pte-efva-
ion of wines and brandy
The wine product OF the county has /
teadiv grown from the iOnr or hye /
thousand gallons OF tbe experimental
years. to the fifty thousand gallons now
illINHAANH I't'''t'tt
The history ol these pure native wines I
shows how uphill was lLc work of se. +
.unug them recognition. But THIS re-
,otuiti0u has been won in spite OF the
1remdiccs of connOi--curs who had ac-
luircd taste for European brands and /
IF the plain interests Of The wine mer-
,hants who made larger profits out of
be fortified stuff which they pro
cured from the London Docks So
strong was this prejudice against domes
lie brands thar boo many cases their
labels We're removed and foreign ones /
substituted Native wines are no longer |
unpopular. and 30 is matter of just
pride with our people That AlhemaIle |
wines seem tO Dee ihe most sought after
.It is "a domansroble tact SAYS Nae
treasurer of the Monticello Wine Com
,any. "fhat Albemarlr wines sell 40 high
IN prices go dealers and consumers than
any other wines made in America.
A COMEDY cnANGED TO TRAGEDY
on Thursday J. " Amnday and vs.
f.. Birch. of Coyesyille, IN this county
were handling % rey0lFer. and the
.ompdv was soon changed tO tragedy
i- is usual in such eases They had re-
ayed the cylinder and We're Amusing
themselves swapping the pistol 40 each
other Birch laid his revolver on lie
counter tO wait on some customers
While bis attention was diverted
some one replaced the cylinder
Wholly ignorant of mis- Doe caught up
he pistol and pIayfully presented DO 90
young Mundays breast and pressed the