Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-06-20
LETTER FROM THE SOUTH.

Vest End, ~ c., June f, '92.
Ed. Monitor,-As your paper comes
to us week after week, bringing news
both sad and cheerful of our northern
friends, perhaps a few words from Us
would be of interest.
While we have read Of floods, cy
clones and fires that have come upon
other sections, we have been spared
these calamities. People in the tur-
pentine wood, however, stand IN lear
of fire most of the time, and we'll they
might. for no one knows how 1t Will
rage until he has seen one burn. EV-
erv child is taught to fear 1t and use
GREAT caution, therefore there are nob
as many fires as one would expect TO
see in this pine country. We have had
nlentv of rain this week, and some or
the time it don't stop to rain, but
pours. falling at one time by measure
ment IL inches in one hour; but IL
soon soaks into this sandy soil. we
have not had as warm weather
thus far, as usual, but expect to get III
1 later.
Business is very dull here, owing to
election and our crowded markets.
Cotton does not pay for raising, as IL
costs cts to raise it, and it sells for
cents. This makes it hard times Tor
the farmers, as many depend on rais-
inc, a little cotton for pin money. Tuf-
pentine does not pay as we'll as Tor
merIy. Spirits and rosin have fallen
off in price since last year; lumber IS
dull. causing lots Of mills to smut down,
and others not to run on full time.
Many acres of timber have been cut
for numbers but there is plenty Of nice
timber left vet Some lots are beng
held for higher prices. Railroads are
being built into large tracts to freight
the lumber out to market. one mas
lust been surveyed and the grad
ing is begun from Aberdeen to ray
etteville, distance Of 50 miles, tnfo
90. 600 acres Of heavy timber, which
will Give a fine opening for large
number of mills.
) The culture OF grapes ana peaches
is receiving attention, and many arr
, this years crop as the hnal Occasion
of success: but there has been lots
+ money invested already in yards, vary
ING in size from 1 acre to 800 acres. L
has been fully proved that grapes am
peaches are adapted to the SOIL on ohl
sand belt and will grow in abundance
: One has only to witness the fapl
? growth and heavily loaded vines VII
large clusters of grapes to be convlnc
= ed of this; and it has been prove
that one is sure OF grape crop ever
wear Northerners who come here 10
their health are pretty sure TO lnVeS
in this after looking the situation over
Land is easy to clear, help chea
!, and the soil does not need puO HUI
= fertilizing. The natives mere 90 IL
have energy or means to go aheao
rule. and still we find some yer
~ good business men. ihere are son
= very ignorant people here. one VIM
- family with five quite intelligent en-
- drer ranging from about4 to Is year
+ can not one of them READ or WrlU'
=, even the mother can't tell the ages
r. her children. They live in mouse
O.. by "A feet and take two boarders.
os one time we had five good-lookll
white fellows at work in our mill tn
,o came from near Raleigh, and not OF
"a of them could read or write. 1t Is
90 lamentable thing for SO many to gre
81 M in ignorance, but we are hopn
:, that time will remedy this state of
=; fairs Yours Truly,
w. 3. EASTMAN