The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-20
NO CALAMITY H0WLERS.
LOUTs1 COUNTY iNPifHizL>
UTTH RfCHHOND POTLRIi.
Tn. County Has Good Road, fine schools
and Contemplates Valuable Public im-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Heigns.

LOUISA, VA, Dec. l9.-Special.-lh
peopleSf Louisa, so intimately connected
with Richmoul city. sympathlze deeply
with It's officers and taxpayers In their
efforts to survive the hard times by re-
ducing Inc salaries Of their very efficient
and bard-worked official servants. Ihis
county IS not so distressed. some ''iHe
ago some Of the people and some OK
the Supervisors had become Affected uy
the calamity -howlers TO such an extent
as to offer u resolution before '"e
Board OF Supervisors 20 curtal eA-
penses In this county, declaring that
tho farmers were not able 70 pay as
much on account Of the greatly reduced
prices Of the products OF the farm as
they were fifteen or twenty years ago.
when salaries were increased. TINS was
promptly voted down. In the last as
sessment OF real estate IN this county
there was very little IeuucuoH' NJ ~,
was very marked III some "a tHc ~
called rich counties. -.
The roads are worked with hired iaDoi,
and we're never so good. several me
iron bridges have been nulil III 49,.
wears. The schools. Tor both white anu
roiored children. are full 60 ONcIAOMlu~'
County. Besides. this county turni'He
a number OF teachers Tor the SCHOOLS
taught i'm other counties.
Recently the Board or Su.erNl,s
contracted 10 renoFdle lne eiSl otc
and put in iron shelves, desks, elc.'
al cost OF about two thousand dolldI9.
Later "A modern cOurt-hOusc. with rooms
and offices for an the officials, WIN
"a large reservoir on the top, supplied
with water By "iNa i..h,lh rom Sin
lust been made deeper IS contein-
Ilafed. Water from this well Is OF the
pures. and coolest kind.
This reservoir could be made source
Of revenue. as IL would not only a"oi ."
water euuufr for tle cllhnus OF tN'
town An their houses. but afford wafer
without an en6.ne TO eXtingt-sh an!
This would greatly reduce the rates
for fire insurance. Ihe FARMERS DL 81.
county several years ago orEaNl1tu ="
fire insurance company, Whlch has N'ri
we'll sustained and D. success.
Tho Louisa Farmer Fire Insurance IS
not "A branch or division or the hre-insrr
ance company whose Headquarters arc
In Richmond but Is the lrult OF l"o
ishors OF Louisa farmers entirely.
Later this company amended theh
charter 40 as TO include an the counties
that border on L0uisa-viz., Albemarie'
Orange. Spotsylvania. Hanover HoocI-
land. and fluNih tat ANU it' 49,,
issuing policies Of insurance IN these
counties. o..
ne peonIo in this county are in a
position 10 symDathizc with the over
burdencd. and 10 show their interest ul
Richuond will send the tobacco manu-
facturors some very fine specimens Oh
Louisa "sun-curcd.'
The Times H. looked unon a7 the le''tr
I'm all retrenchmeut and reform measui :
and the champion Of the oyerburdened
ard wronged everywhere.
The mild weather has enabled the
farmers TO do o good deal OF piowins.
The tie-haulers never experienced euch p
nronitious season and have made dill
gent use Of an their opportunities. Those
engaged in the hickory and poplar bust
srace ar the donofs Is crowded. Christ
mas is near at hand. good times for
everybody are coming. and tne calamity
shriekors Cthe most prosperous comm ne
mites have somO will soon hide tAeh-