Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-03
eoRpoNsvILLE's TowN-coW.
She is Likely TO Have Quite an Extensive
Range-Go South, Young Man

fcorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
GoRpoysyIIIE, Va, February 2.-The
Gordon Land Company are having some OF
the large trees thInned out and the under
brush cut from their woodland. The wood
will be utilized in making brick. The cut
ting and thinning process has, added great
" TO the looks OF these sylvan groves.
When spring returns with her green follage
and moss-coyered hills and dales these
forests will be perfect picture Of country
loneliness. They will be such delightful
rural retreats, too. for plc-nicking and love-
making in the long. hot days OF summer.
The Gordon Land Company have been re-
moving a good portion of the fence from
their property. When they finish the
town-cow- until they put city restrictions
on her-will think she has dropped int, a
perfect paradise. Her range will DO quite
extensive, "a the Gordon Land COmpsny's
land extends from Melton's to General
Fields crossing.
THE BANK.
The large safe for the new bank has ar
rived and business will begin In few
DAYS. Then Gordonsville will have two
banks. One has done big work quite sue
cessfully here for long time.
THE ROADS.
The recent heavy rains have made tho
roads almost impossible for vehicles. AT
present the mail route carries its mail
across the country TO Standardville en-
tirely by horseback. Gordonsville is the
market for across-the-country produce,
but owing 10 the bad roads wagoDers have
been as scarce in our town as hens teeth
the past week.
Fava. Naeff a. Co. have gotten up some
very artistic maps of the haywood prop
erty near Gordonsville. OF course. the
haywood survey will be included in the
CITY limits when Gordon village blossoms
into Gordon city. Faya, Naef d Go. are
now at work on the maps of the Gordon
Land Company survey, which will be
given to the public before very long. The
draughtsmen are certainly masters of their
profession and believe in turning out
beautiful and finished work. Such is the
education of all Germans. We received
last week a very large and handsome map
of the Galveston Land improvement Com
pany, of Galveston, Tex. Galveston is in
the same row of stumps along with Viz
ginia, booming at rapid rate. The United
States has appropriated S6,200,000 for the
completion of the Galveston harbor. Then
she will be q desirable deep-water port
and offer great inducements TO settlers.
VIRGINIA HOLDS TIE BEST BOWER.
Big cities are springing up all over the
South. like a mushroom growth, but Vir-
gina holds the best bower. If you doubt
the statement come and see for yourself.
To-day men are pulling up stakes in all
parts of the country and driving them
down IN Virginia, and they have come. to
stay Southwark the star of empire has
taken its fight, and it never lowered over
a more goodly land or promised more Hat
terlng results. If Horace Greeley were
living TO-DAY do not doubt that he would
say "Go South, young man, and not grow
up with the country, but take energy,
push. and enterprise with you and develop
her many resources. But what we most
need are capitalsts--others will follow.
Let them come from North, South, East.
or West, and we will receive them with
open arms and hearty welcome. We have
plenty of the raw material and plenty of
elbow-room. but we need money and en-
ergy TO keep them going.