The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-22


ton Of the old county, when two gen
. tlemen of business thought and daring
Messrs White and Hall, took advan
tage Of flood tide and have secured the
fortune Selecting "A site for a tow
they began to build wisely and well
In time others began to build too, and
today there are factories, stores, homes
and churchs, (which anypeople might
be justly proud. The business Of the
place, timber, ties, bark, sumac and
tobacco has steadily grown from its
birth day until now, and last year was
the best Of It's seven. Young men are
in charge Of the enterprise and | did
not find drone in the hive. Satur-
day there is a real "boomer," and the
place is literally crowded with wagons
and people. The stores are large aud
well stocked, the factories command
ing structures and some of the homes
real gems. Mr.. II. NJ. White is the
leading spirit Of the young city, Viz
gnian too, from Fauquier, and his
home is simply ideal. Six years ago
it was a rocky hill top, today the abode
Of Astounding comfort and luxury.
1t was predicted that long before this
the timber, and ties, and bark would
all be exhausted, and that White Hall
would suffer the fate Of so many boom
towns, but no such word as exhaustion
now enters into their vocabulary and
the stream seems to gather force as ii
flows on. The White Hall Co. control
the sumac trade Of Virginia, and last
year handled 295 ears Of this article,
forty-three Of which went out from
that depot. / was told that more
freight was shipped from that depot
last year than from all the depots on
the main line from Richmond to
Iynchburg. OF course our little sister
is wide awake.
And what is most remarkable in the
history Of the place is that the activi-
ties of the week knows no abatement
on Sunday. The work on that day,
however, is no longer temporal but
pre-eminently spiritual. The leaders
in affairs temporal become leaders in
affairs spiritual and | have no where
seen such enthusiasm in Sunday
school, churches or song services.
Crowds flock to them, and we spent
well nigh the entire Sunday in reli-
gious services Of some sort.
a camp-meeting is held there in
August Of each year, this year 1t will
begin the first Sunday in August, and
the enthusiasm meyer dies out.
Beautiful for situation is White Hall |
and as busy as beautiful. As Virgin
ian am proud Of this Southside Vir-
GINA sister Peace be within her walls,
and prosperity.
| hope some day soon to visit the |
farm Of Mr. Decker Shepard and to
note the working Of himself and Of his
SONS, Messrs. Bossieux and Miller Jones,
and then go to the work fields Of
Messrs. w. B. d Thos II. Shepard,
and thence to Mr.. David Ganaway's,
and last, though not least to where Mr..
Mayo c. Richardson and his noble SONS,
Messrs. +. A., r. n and J. c., are farm
ing successfully. l made the effort
one day last week, and after refresh
ing night, spent in the home. Of Mr..
+. a. Richardson, l awoke to look out
on the finest tobacco season Of the sea
son and was smart enough to know
that / could no more gain the attention
of those farmers on that day than ]
could lull to sleep old oceans roar, so
moved on with only glmpses Of
thoughtful and profitable farming.
Two days thereafter | drove to the
home of Mr.. Geo. w. Carter, near
Sheppards in Buckingham, arriving
there about noon, and here l stood in
presence Of the typical tobacco grower
of this section Of Virginia. Six feet
three, long Of limb, sinewy, quick OF
motion, firm Of football with piercing
eye and grim determination to do and
dare. there was no wonder that he had
the pluck to plant 10000 hills Of the
weed with no assurance of a steady
hand to help.
Five years ago he gave 81 600 for 200
acres Of what was known as the Shep-
ard tract, mostly in woods, and not a
house on it. With his strong arm and |
sharp ak he has carved out gem of
first water. Though prince Of tobacco
growers, his timothy and clover corn
and oats, wheat and all the home com
forts gave evidence Of diligent and
thoughtful attention. He never bought |
a blade Of grass or a bushel Of grain |
and who can beat thisy years operation? |
Cultivated 10000 hills, sold 1900 |
pounds of tobacco at ST. 2Oper hundred.
Hired one hand at 81 month, and !
paid out for guano, dc, about 800.
OF course he worked, and did the work
Of three to four men, but the results
were simply wonderful, and fasten the
thought upon me that Southside Viz
ginia is the favored spot Of the world.