The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-08

Danville, Va, March S,-Danville wei
coined the New England Newspaper
league representatives with genuine
southern hospitality when the party
arrived here Monday evening on their
special hotel car Chicago" a commit
tee of prominent citizens, headed by
Mayor Harry Wooding Senator Eugene
Withers, president of the Business
Mems association; j. l.. Beck. secretary
OF the Business Mems association; Col.
A. Fairbrother. editor OF the Danyille
Farago and the Danville Bee; ID, T..
Graham, editor of the Tobac D. Journal.
and X. a. James, owner ana publisher
OF the Danville Daily Register, We're
the men who met the league.
Mayor Wooding said that he was
glad 90 meet New England newspaper
men in his own town and regretted that
their stay here should be SO prief. He
wanted them 20 come back while on
their tour of the South for. he said,
there was much In Danviile to be
shown them that would be of interestto
any men who were Interested In the
development of southern manufactur-
ing and the general progress or com
mercial interests i'm the South.
General Manager King assured Mayor
WOoding and other members of the
D@nvilic reception committee that Dan
Vile would be included In the itinerary
OF cities where business interests were
to be thoroughly Inspected This state
mont greatly pleased the committee.
They feared that the league would not
find time 10 see what had been accom-
phahed in this iiourishing city and were
anxious 10 have the North learn about
the agricultural, manufacturing, water
power and financial opportunities in
this vicinity.
Danville Is the largest city I'm popula-
tion IN Pittsylvania county, and is one
OF the most progressive communities in
the South. IL 10 surrounded by land
especially adapted To the growing OF
tobacco. corn, wheat, oats. rye and has
the best OF grass for stock raising. The
tobacco raised i'm this county is i'm the
main of the bright. high price variety
and it's superior quality and the large
quantities grown in Pittsyvania has
made this city one OF the great tobacco
centres of the Old Dominion. The lux
uriant grasses, the climate and the wa
ter supply, not 70 speak OF the cheap
ness OF land present the best OF oppor-
tunities for stock raising, cattle, sheep
and swine all flourishing here.
over s., ,000, 600 is now Invested I'm cot
ton mills i'm Danville. and that this is a
natural centre for this industry is dem
onstrated by the fact that IL has devel-
oped within Is years 10 the figure
named from an investment of $4,000.
The members OF the league were
much impressed by evident signs of
prosperity on all sides. The govern
ment buildings here are large and
handsome structures. The educational
institutions are of high character, there
is a well equipped trolley line in the
town and electricity is the method en-
ployed for street illumination.
1a al Of
Washington at IL 80 Monday morning,
being attached to one OF the fastest
rains on the Southern railway. The
route 10 Danville was through the heart
of Virginia and TO within about six
miles bf the North Carolina border
Midland Virginia Is one of the most
beautiful sections OF the Old Dominion
and the tourists travelled through "A
country replete with spots of much his
torical interest.
AS the New England newspaper rep
yesentatives rolled over the Potomac
bridge into famous old Alexandria, they
could plainly see the homestead of the
Lees OF Virginia. and where Gen. Rob-
ert L. Lee resided at Arlington until
the outbreak OF the civil war. This
estate is now a national cemetery. The
bones of thousands OF Union soldiers
are Inferred there, and in one trench
alone are buried the bones of 1000 un-
known ueau
Not far beyond is Manassah, and in
the distance could be seen the undulat-
ing outlines Of the Bull Run battle
field. where i'm two great fights victory
perched upon the banners Of the South
ern legions.
The little town of Warrenton was
sl<irted by the train, and IL brought TO
mind the colonial time when George
Washington was a cavalier youth and
went counting. This is the region made
memorable by the fcx-hunting squires
of ye olden times In ole Naginny Not
far beyond is Cuipepper place which
is identified with the battle history of
the fraticidal conflict.
AS the league ncared Charlottesville |
all eyes were focused upon Monticello,
the home of Thomas Jefferson, the au-
thor of the Declaration OF Independ- |
cnce. one of the trainers of the Consti-
tuition and President OF the United
States This famous and historic
homestead crowns the summit OF
beautiful elevation, and overlooks
glorious vista Of hill and vale. An
other point of scarcely less interest in
Charlottesville is Jefferson college, one
Of the Oldest and best OF American
universities. A large crowd had gather
ed at Charlottesville station 10 see the |
league car pass BY. Ii made but a brief
stop here 10 the great disappointment
OF the citizens. They were told that
II would come again, after visiting