Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-29
CHRONIC eRUMBLERs.
Tn. way the Farmers Discuss the Gentle
MISUNDERSTANDING Increase.
sc.--..~..oa.nce OF the Richmond Dispa,ch.i

CuAsr Cry. VA, July 2s, 1890.
And atiIl II rains-Lot in torrents driven
by wind. but gently and OPPORTUNITY. The
value to the growing crops cannot be esti-
mated. From every community reports
come of propitious seasons. Farmers are
renuted 10 he chronic grumblers and will
s'cross bridge before they get to it," As
ONE said Yesterday: IF IL rains much
more the corn will oyershoot itself and the
tohacco will flop." But finer prospects for
corn. tobacco. and stock.grasses than now
were never known in this section. Gloomy
forebodincs have been dispolied and the
farmer is himself again.
ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE.
The Farmers Alliance of this county and
Iunenburg have leased tho commodious
new bright-tobacoo warehouse here and
will on the LIST OF August conduct 1t solely
under the control of the alliance. The
following well-known tobacco-raisers of
this section are directors of the ware
house company: W. II. Jehreys, w. G.
Johnson. N. ID. Potts. James w. Wagstaf,
and George Ivttle. of Mecklenburg, and
u. J. Gregory and L. +. Williams, of Lu-
nenburg. The alliance now.manage sue
cessfully warehouses in Oxford and Hen
derson, n. G.. The men interested IN the
enterprise here have capacity, push, and
capital sufficient to be independent and
progressive.
AN INCREASE.
This county is one out of five OF the sew
enteen comprising this census district
showing an increase IN population. Inc
increase in number of farms exceeded any
other county, going from 1,7C2 in 1880 to
1873 in 1890. The taxable values also adj
vanced over 500 600. 80 this is one OF tho
Southside counties evidently not retro
grading. If some Of the leading radical
political oflice-seekers would return to
their native cline It would be o benefit TO
the county to lose them IN the population,
and of them it could be said;
"True patriots they, for be 1t understood
They leave their county for their countys good."
GOOD RECORD.
This town of nearly 700 people has not a
brick house in it and not since IT'S exist
ence has house been destroyed by hre.
Nearly every house is insured as well az
the lives of most of the people.
The sumac trade here has been very
heavy this summer, and the watermelon
crop unusually fine, judging from the
quantity brought here for sale.
THE UBIQUITOUS DRUMMER.
This is the season for drummers, and
they come and depart on every train. The
hotels prosper when the drummers travel.
They report the outlook TOR the fall trade
unusually good all through the State, es-
pecially in Southwest and Southslde Viz
gnia.
There is not vacant dwelling-house in
town, but several new ones Will soon be
completed.
This place is too healthy for doctors
and litigation too small for lawyers. and
with these men time hangs heavily" and
1.-THE long days are no better than the
short ones"
The letters in the Dispatch from all parts
of the State giving all the local news are
as much read and eagerly looked for as
any other department of the paper. Their
publication Is a feature which adds greatly
to the prosperity of the Dispatch as the
newspaper of the State. j.