Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-05-08
v1RG1N1A's PROSPERITY.

tive OF the Virginia Manufacturer,
MIR. Charles G. Eddy. Vice President
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
discussed some very important facts
which will prove OF the highest in
terest to Ill classes of people who
have any investments in orr State.
IN response to question regard
ing tho general commercial outlook
Mr.. Eddy said:
"The outlook for the whole State
OF Virginia brightens every day not
only in the establishment of iron in
dustries and other diversified manu-.
features, bat also in the prosperity
that will come to our farming com
munities. Tho great development in
tie mining OF coal and ores, and the
manufacture of pig iron, and the
working OF pig into bars, plates and
structural and sheet iron, horse.
shoes, railway spikes, etc. is now
absolutely assured. This will cause
such an influx Of non-producing
population to orr growing industrial
towns and cities rs to furnish home
market to our farmers for everything
that is grown on their farms"
Mr.. Eddy dwelt especially on
the importance to which Virginia is
rising as a wool producing State and
gave some interesting Information
which will DO heard by many for the
first time. Ic said:
"The attention of wool growers all
over the United Stltes is being di-
rected to the magnificent limestone
valleys of Virginia and Tennessee
lying between the western slope of
the Blue Ridge and Unakn ranges
and the eastern slope of the Allegha-
ny and Cumberland Mountains us
sheep breeding places"
In answer to Il question with re
gard to the grade of wool that can
be obtained and the amount of atten
ton paid to the breeding of and
caring fol sheep, Mr.. Eddy stated
that "every farmer in Virginia who
is increasing his floclls of sheep is
Turning his attention to the higher
grades, such as Marinos, Cotswolds,
Shropshires and Southdnwns, and is
giving moro caro- and attention to
the proper sholtering of his sheep
daring tho winter months. This has
turned tho attention of manufactu
rers OF WOODEN goods, such rs wors
ted blankets and yarns, to the section
of Virginia which is traversed by the
Norfolk and Western principally for
tho reason that wool grown upon the
limestone SOIL of our valleys eau be
ell wish fur less percentage of
loss in weight than woods grown on
other soils
With reference to the improve
meat i'll the breed Mr. Eddy said:
at is no uncommon occurrence to see
sheep coming from Texas, and New
Mexico to points in the valley OF
Virgiuin TO be met there by the best
breeds OF Mtrino rams from Vermont
This will make revolution in the
sheep-Srowing industry in the section
of Virginia trlversed by our lines,
and confidently look forward to the
d,y when Virginia will rank near the
top as n wool producing, woolen.
manufacturing State"
With reference to the proper
means of protection for wool grow
ers Mr.. Eddy said: "One of the
greatest necessities for our whole
State is proper dog law for the
protection of the hocks of farmers,
and feel certain that our next Leo
islature will pass such law"
In summing up the matter Of
wool-growing Mr. Eddy said: eff the
farmers of Virginia, with all the en-.
terprise they possess, will pay prop.
er attention to the raising of sheep,
Virginia will soon become one of the
greatest wool producing States in
the Union.
"The whole State" said the vice.
president of the N. & W., "seems to
be moving in the direction of diver
sified manufactures, and I think it is
safe estimate that at least ten
thousands residence will be built
along the lines OF our railroad dur
ing the next ten months to accomo.
date the influx of skilled merchnnics