Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
A FAVORED LAND.
SOUTHWEST viReiNiaANDiTs GREAT
PROSPERITY.
millions On Minerals - Precious Fro-
Notwithstanding Dcnutiss--Poii-
tics and Plenty.


lis fertile fields are filed with growing
g,o;n. It's mountains and billsidcs with
rich mineral deposits. us meadows WIN
herds of fat cattle. while here ana thero
dotted upon the mountain SIDE are 10 he
seen large nocks OF sheep. and IN many
sentious large numbers of hogs. ~ em-
braces the counties OF Montgomery, tiles
Roanoke. Pulaski. Wvthe. Bland, Iaze-
well, Smyth. Washlnqton. Russell. Scout
Lee. Dckcnson. Wise, ana BuchanaI.
These counties are reached by the Noriolh
and Western railroad, which ROAD III the
last few wears has done much 10 entlch
these people and enable them 10 ueFe,oP
the abundant mineral resources OF tuis
seotlon Of the Old Dominion: Tor IL II
truly pregnant with coal. IRON inauSanoSe'
zinc, lead. plaster. salt, ana the hho'
PROSPEROUS PLACES.
The principal cities and towns IN south
vestorn Virginia are Roanoke, Christ'ans-
- podfcTd Pulaski. Newberne. Wytbe-
vii g Marion. Bristol. Salem, blscksbnrg.
Pearsburc. Abingdon, fstillyilIe, blg
Some Gan. Graham, lueheld, Dnblin,
Glade Springs. Rural Retreat, Max M@'-
dovs. and others together with n"ihpJr
of small villages that lie on from the r'hl-
road These towns do not BOAST OF haNlns
m,lIiopaircs. but several of their merchants
arc yerv wealthy and great number OF
tbem well 10 do. They are 1--we, wide,
awake and energetic businessmen. ana
white genial. cOmpanionable. ana Weil-lu-
formed. they are always ready - dftVe
bargain. They buy close and are atteh-
tive 20 business 49,, ...;. una
c;yen nv Richmond merchants 70 the trade
N this section. At that time Baltimore.
Jvnchburg. and Knoxville Tenn loDDeTs
had IL all their own way and sold the ouih
of the trade. Things have changed some
what since then.
TRADE WITH RICHMOND.
Nov in every section on and of the rail-
road III the towns and villages AZ 'he
crossroads or in the mountain val
leys. or Whenever there 10 "a SIT ,oot
Richmond drummers are 30 be met
Win. Baltimore trade. | am told, -
falling of gradually every year ana tticn-
,nond's taxing its place. The merchants
saw all things bong equal Richmond loo-
bsrs are given the preference over baIt'3
moro houses. The following Klchmona
iuhbers sell IN this section Davenport
Morris. L. 9. Younger. and j. u. opotts t'or-
merlv Of Spotts.S Grhsonl. Grocers' "inSo,
Fllett a Cr11mp. and Steren futncy y
90. shoes: htrlihiser 4 Co., Alsop, Mosb *
90. and NJ Rosenbaum, dry goods; T.
Yanccy & Co, notions; WelsiEer ~
clothes: Purcell, LGdd Co.. drugs f..
f.. TAYLOR 6Co- NqueensWare Cotttel'' WAT
kins.& Co, hardware; Stokes simmons:
hats: and Binswaneer. paints. While IL
il trne Richmond sells very many goods
and its newspapers have q large and grow
inc circulation thereis no reason Why this
trade should not he increased, Tor there
are many other large jobbers III klchinon1
not represented ont here and VINO couiu
do well if they would only try.
THE DISPATCH GIFTS THERE.
The DISPATCH, daily and weekly, reaches
this section early on the day OF publication
being read a; Roanoke at breakfast, ana
Abingdon al an early dinner our weekly
Is published o. Tuesdays and frldaYs,
making I04 copies aycar for 81.
The scenery Is grand and picturesque,
ever changing, wild. and IMPRESSIVE. J ne
climate IS delightfully."- pleasant N winter
and charuuIngl" cool in md -summfr. Al
tins season OF The wear and III the mont1s
Of July and August. whlie the people VINO
1--we east Of the AlleshGnies ana IN
the southern and northern cities. are
being cooked as il were with the heat
and spending copless nights. the people
ont here find a blanket comfortable cover
Ing al night.
HEALTH ETS0ETS.
In the summer the towns Of Wytheville,
Abingdon, Salem, aud Glade Springs,
where there are a number OF weil-kfpt
boarding hOuSes and hotels, are hllen
with summer bOarders. The number OF
watcrfng-places are numerous. In wash
lnptou county, "a few miles from Glade
SnrlDps. tx the noted Washington Springs;
IN Bland county the Sharon Springs IN
G1ies county Egglcston's sulphur
Springs or New River White. and from It's
hotel can be seen Anvil rock t2J5 feet
hich), Ca sal's Arch, and Pompev's fiilar.
In tins county Is one OF the greatest OF
natural curiosities. Ii Is nothing less than
n large lake on the top of q mountain,
and sknown as Mountain Lake or salt
Pond. IL covers 60 acres, IL mlie
ana a quarter long, three quarters OF
a mile WIDE. and Is SAID 20 be 1000 feet
above Underwater In Roanoke county the
Silver Lake and the famous Red Sulphur
Springs near Salem. In Montgomery
comfy tho Montgomery White sulphur
the Ye5iog Sulphur and Crockett Arsenic
IdtiIa Springs at ShawSVille. In Bedford
county the Allegheny Springs, Blue-Kldge
SPRING.. and Coyner's Springs, These
watersarcsulphur alum. chaly beate' arse"
nic-lithia. freestone and lime. ana tue
above watering places are We'll patrohizeu
during the summer.
TIE PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS
of these counties are wheat. corn, oats,
barley, rye. and some miilet (Which Is
chiefly used for home consumphon), and
i'm Some sections tobacco. The latter Is OF
n superior quality. The country III many
sections is Of a limestone formation, ana
the soil il very tenacious and frequently
hos a clayerhsoil. which Is easily improved
and not subjected TO washes OF oelhg
quilted by rains Much attention ~ gwen
to the growing of hay and wheat, and tho
outlook for those crops Is most promising.
GREAT GRAzIERs.
The principal grazing counties are Pu-
Iaski. Giles. Wythe. Tazewell. Smyth, Rus
sell. and Washington, and within their
boundaries can be seen herds OF fat cattle
and focks OF fine sheep, thousands OF
them being shipped annually to northern
markets. A few of the lower grades find
their wayto Richmond market. Quite q
large proportion of these cattle are shipped
North for export purposes and are sold IN
European markets. The amount OF live
stock shippsd last season from tho Glade
Springs noighborhood was large there be-
ing about 5000 head Of cattle, $4,000 sheep,
and several carloads of hogs.
In the counties of Wrse. Buchanan, and
Dickinson tho largest number of hogs are
raised.
In Washington COanty.--The principal
CRACKERS of cattle and sheep are X. b. and
John Preston. at Lodi; W. Is. Cobb. g.
w. Mckinney, G. A. q. Beatie, huff d
Terry, John ID. Hall. G. o. Snapp. W. w.
Allison. and X. A. Smith, at Glade Springs ;
w. n. hStOu. Ut 1iOuOOM fiNN IL
White, j. g. Sutton, Captain +. 5. Robert
ron, A. q. Canning, William nj. GRAY,
Ernest Gray. at Abingdon; Colonel Il. p.
Carson and Samuel Glenn, at Halls Bot
tom: II. G. Hamilton. at Mendoza; Cap
tam George Graham. at LODI; L. u. Ed
mundson, at Friendship; DIR. X. q. Grant.
at Osceola; John Cole, at Moab, and the
Preston, at Glendale, are the principal
ones.
In Snayth Co,miy. The principal graziers
are John H. Preston, q. ii. G. Preston, Q.
ID. Carter. George W. Palmer. w. w.
George. John L. Saunders, G. w. Beattie,
James $. Greever, ID. o. Hull, III. h. Halter
HIP. Copenhaver. John s. Oopenhaver,
w. G. Sexton. Thomas w. Buchsn, NJ. X.
Buchanan, NJ. X. Ryvure, Il. w. Pratt, +.
s. Keesling, T. 7. Taylor, w. Is. Cobb,
John al. Gwvn, IL. &. Buchanan. +. q.
Buchanan. w. X. Brooks, James Il. Porter,
j. L. Clute, w. NJ. Spoor. X. l.. st. John,
Levy Coles, A. y. st. John, L. G.. DAVIS.
and John IL. Buchanan. Mr.. @. ID. Carter
has the largest herd of cattle in the coun-
". The total number of cattle graZed is
about nine thousand. In Rich Valley
Cattle, s.6t2; sheep, $3.50. In Marion VAL
ley-Cattle. $3.50: sheep, 1850. In Rye
Valley--Cattle, LOO; sheep. 1900. The
famous salt-works owned by q. w. Palmer
are in this county.
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