The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-01
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EdHor Herdld. When / was b.,
Mr.. r. 4. Tredway lived IN one Of TIN
best homes Of our county, in the Oar
lington Heights district, surrounde,
by broad acres, and could stand in hi
front porch and say, if he had cared Il
do 50, 81 am monarch Of all | survey.
The owner Of this splendid estate h
long since dead, his fortune having
been wrecked by the shock Of war, anC
strangers own and occupy all that he
once called his own. | am told thai
that large plantation has now p diff
ferent owners, and during recent Wis
it 10 it was gratified to note that II
was being we'll and carefully managed.
The Allen Bros. own and use the mill
and run a store in connection with it.
They have made it an active business
centre, and, by the way, the young
man in charge Of the store told me
they bought many Of their goods in
Farmyile. and that they did as wei If
not better here than elsewhere. In
addition to the mill and store these
enterprising brothers cultivate a farm
they own some 200 acres Of the origi-
nal Tredway tracD aud their tobacco
crop this season is one of the best
have seen.
The farm Of the late Henry Venable,
adjoining this property on the North,
is now worked by the Hancock Bros,
and this, too, is in good condition and
gives evidence Of thoughtful and care
ful cultivation.
While at the mill cOlored farmer
came i'm, who amused and entertained
me while he was waiting for his turn"
Among other things he SAID, "when he
was a boy he was told that no miller
ever went to heaven, but that since the
introduction of the roller process, they
had stopped taking toll and made the
mill do it, so that the man went free
while the mill bore the sim" / con-
fess that this was new version to me.
He said further that he came to Farm
vile soon after the fire that destroyed
our factories and warehouses, and met
with Mr.. w p. Gillian, when the fol-
lowing conversation took place. He
said: "Ar. Gillian, | hear we farmers
are to pay for all the new factories gO-
ing up here, aud if you will just tell
me my part l Will pay it now, and not
have it taken out each load Of tobacco"
"About S5Oyou will owe Us, and ifyou
care to pay it at once l will give you
receipt in full, j." said Mr. Gillian.
The colored brother smiled didn't
pay but enjoys the joke. He is great
friend Of Mr.. Gillian, however, and
all the tobacco buyers of Farmville.
have read with satisfaction what
has appeared in the columns Of the
HERALD of late, on the subject Of the
public roads Of the county, and l bear
willing testimony To the fact that moth
ing has been exaggerated. They are
much better than | ever knew them
And yet | have modest suggestion to
make, and that Is that no fresh dirt lie
piled in the middle Of our roads after
the first day Of July Of each year. l
am moved to this by a recent expert
ence on the road leading through the
Taliaferr0 farm from the Prospect to
the Buffalo road. 1t had been freshly
worked, this had been followed by
heavy rain, and the result was one con-
tnued mud-hole from start to finish.
Roads must be allowed to harden be-
fore the rains Of winter begin to fall, or
the county highways will be one I'M
broken Sycamore Bottom from end to
end.
Few of our farmers are pulling fod-
der or cutting tops. Under new con-
ditions can any farmer afford to do
either? | am told that no man can
make his wages, 10 say nothing OF his
food, pulling fodder 1t is valuable
forage, however, especially in the sum-
mer time, provided always, that it is
well cured.
A busy man has always time to do
something else, and thisaccounts for the
fact that Mr.. w. G.. Huntington, the
prince of tobacco buyers, is getting to
be the leading farmer OF the county.
For the first time in many years | Wis
tied his Sandy Ford farm on last Tues
day and greatly enjoyed the sights.
The house occupies commanding hill
top aud from it well nigh the entire
place can be seen. The tobacco, about
10000 hills, is even, big and excellent,
but The thing that most impresses one
is that magnificent body Of Appomat-
tox low grounds OF 100 acres, now bur
dencd with superb crop Of corn.
While one gazes at it he has the COM
Portable thought Of plenty for man aud
beast. / often find large and flourish
ing crops Of tobacco on some farms but
very poor prospects for corn, and | con-
Tess that il is not so pleasant an out
look. OF course all are not blessed Will
such body of lowlands As looked al
from that hill top, but in many places
the creek bottoms have been aban
doned and with ii all hope Of an abun