Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-06
THROUGH THE STATE.
AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT IN
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
A Tobacco Sales Warehouse to BE
Estn Meeting and
Money Subscribed-The Gold
Mining Interest-ScOttsvilIe Notes.

| SCOTTSVILLE, VA, May 5.-(Speclal.)
We had white frost yesterday morning,
but 1t left no signs of damage to vege-
tation, not even to snaps and tomatoes.
| The snow of Sunday night was quite
visible all along the Blue Ridge Monday,
and Il cold wave prevailed Monday.
The river at this point rose suddenly
Monday and went over the false banks,
and is still very flhl.
Your correspondent, in company with
Mr.. Stewart Harris, of Lynchburg. visited
White Hall, i'm Buckingham, Tuesday. and
was present at the meeting there of bust
ness-men and farmers Of the county.
who met there to consider the question
Of establishing at that point a tobacco
warehouse for regular tobacco sales.
There were present a good many promi-
nent tobacco men from Richmond and
Lynchburg. Among them were Mr. Rucker.
Of Rucker, Clark q Co., and Mr.. Wright.
or Lynchburg; Messrs l.. y. Vaughan and
his son, Mr.. Morton, and others. of Rich
, mond, ana Mr. Snead. of Lynchburg: also.
Mr.. Hotchkiss, OF the Chesapeake and
ONO railway. The meeting was called
10 order and John r. Snoddy, Esq. ap-
pointed chairman, and Captain Ham
NICHOLS made secretary. The objects of
the meeting being briefly stated by ]. II.
Rogers, Esq, he was followed bv several
speakers, who made short bur busjness-
like speeches. after which the amount
OF stock necessary to start the enterprise
was promptly subscribed. amounting to
10000 as follows-viz.: w. A. Chambers.
slVV; w. l.. A. Moseley. 500: J. H. Fitz-
gerald, 800; w. r. Sllvey. 800; p. L. Moss.
so; p. II. Cogbill, so; J. T. Rogers. $50;
A. }. Terrell so; d. NJ. Word. $50: James
L.. Anderson, $50; j. j. Charlton, $50; b. J.
Harris, $50; White Hall Company,
S"o; r. NJ Anderson, $500: Ed
ward Moon. 5000; f. ]. Gillian.
5000; JEFF. Davis, 500: w. T. Snod.
dy and G.. F. Wilkins, 800; W. A. Smith.
800; Thomas Tindall. $40; John T. Oliver.
go; r. c. Nicholas, 500; j. B. Hanes. $40.
and others sufficient to make out the
amount. Eleven directors were chosen
for the purpose of carrying out the or
ganization of the company. by obtaining
charter and arranging other prelimi-
naries. Everything worked beautifully.
and the farmers were enthusiastic at the
prospect. Major Hotchkiss being called
on. made n short address on the import
ant subject OF transportation rates.
SURROUNDINGS.
White Hall is beautifully located on
the Buckingham Branch of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, eight miles from the
courthouse and within n mile or two
of the old London gold mine which has
recently been reopened and is being
worked day and night. The owners are
sinking a shaft 800 feet deep and the
show for rich ore is very fine In fact.
Colonel Morris, of Richmond, the geolo-
gist. told the writer that great excite
| ment in gold-mining prevailed just now
all through the gold-belt of Buckingham.
Fluvanna, Orange. and Culpeper. The
citizens around White Hall expect TO
see a considerable town built up there
In the near future.
BRIEFS.
Mr.. James Hughes, of Louisa Court
house, was up at his old home near here
this week on visit TO his sick mother.
He returned to Louisa yesterday.
Mr. Stewart Harris. of Lynchburg, who
was here two days on a visit 10 his Old
home. returned to-day by the noon train.
The interest I'm the road from Warren
to Charlottesville. via the soapstone
quarres, seems 10 grow, and il is con-
fdently believed that it will be built this
summer by the Chesapeake and OHIO
railroad IL will make a convenient route
from this section TO Washington and the
great northern cities.
Mrs. Charles e. Hughes, Of Charlottes-
vile, is visiting her mother-n-law, who
is quite i'll.