The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-05

road.tclls are almost prohibtory against
where know from experience the roads are
far. far better, and the rates of toll are one
half or less. There Is need for the applica-
ton OF some old-fashioncd honesty here.
For several weeks ! have been in Lou
doun-the banner county Of Virginia. Its
lands are the most fertile, its people the
most hospitable, It's girls the prettiest have
yet seen. Loud0un is strictly an agricul-
tural section and Just now IL Is suffering
from the general stagnaton that is being
felt in all agricultural regions. This
Is incident TO the low prices ruling
for all cereal crops. The hay crop
being now cut avery large corn crop, whlch
is yielding we'll. The wheat crop was be-
low An average, and with the high prlces
charged for fertilizers by the MANUFACTURE
crs, the cost of labor and the low market
price Of wheat. there il no money 10 DC
made out of that crop. Our magnetic doc
torer of statistics, j. G.. Blaine, II be is
sincerely anxious g. helpi the oyer-taXed
and toling farmer, may well turn MS eyes
from far-Ofl Latin America" lay aside his
reciprocal hobby, and tackle some OF the
omnipOtent trusts and other combinations
which are grinding the very life out OF our
farmers. As buyer Of every single article
he uses IN his farming Operations-ir0m the
seltb:uding reaper Itself 10 the oil with
which he lubricates it-he * at the mercy
Of trusts. every one Of them organized I'M
der and fleeing him through the protection
afforded them by the Republican tarin laws.
But j. G.. Blaine believes that "trusts are
private al airs with which Congress has no
right 10 Interfere
Apropos is the current announcement
through our papers that Emmons Blaine,
the son OF our wirc-working plumed knight.
has given up . all other business in
order 10 give his entire atten-
ton to booking after his large
oil investments" NJ man Is more interest
ed i'm the very trusts, combinations and
other corporations that are grinding the DE
and spirit out of our farmers than this
James G.. Blame. II is 10 be hoped our
farmers everywhere will be too sensible 10
be d0ctoled by this sugar-coat d recipfoci II
pill he has prepared for them
The general sentiment throughout Lou
don. as far as | can ascertain IT IN my
canvas. is that the Hon. Frank Hume, Of
/ Alexandria, is doomed TO overwhelming
defeat. The strong temperance element OF
this section will vote against him on lnasse.
Every indication goes 20 prove tnat ne ms
been "A wOefuliy ill-advised man, ana even
the "lnany voters" who urged his lndepen-
their absence from his list supporters.
/ Experience is sometimes bitter The Hon.
Frank Hume will be wiser man on No.
yember 5th than he is to day.
! LOudOun county presents great variety
of soil and people. The eastern portion Is
poor and unprOductiye, in consequence OF a
| wretched system Of farming which was
1 long practised cropping with corn ana TO-
/ Dacco without endeayoring TO lmprOV~tne
soil. Some of this section Is now thrown
out TO common. The middle and western
portion is remarkably fertile a very
! considerable contrast Is Observable III
the manners of the inhabitants OF an
ferent sections. Around Waterford Is the
German settlement, and these people snow
the traits characteristic Of that national
iiy. The portion west OF Loe,burg, l.
known as the Quaker settlement. here
the farms are small, aud are thoroughly
titled. The Quakers are uneXccptonaliy
most excellent citizens honest, lndustri-
Gus, frugal, and well-tO-do.
Could all our people be lifted to then
standard of strict obedience 10 law. the I'M
mense expense incident TO the maintenance
of our intricate Judicial system would be
reduced to a very small sum.
Don QUILL.