Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-27
From the Blue Grass Valley.

Inc cOndltiOn or Cne crops anu
the prospects for the coming year
are now very unfav0rable. The
last week in June will find orr
hav crop the shortest and lighteSt
ever known to US. There Can t
be more than half clop if the
season is favorable from this time
on.
There will be at least 80 per cent
less wheat and rye harvested this
year than usual, and the whole
can't make more than the seed that
was sown last fall. The oat crop
will be as light as one year ago,
and the corn aud garden vegetables
have all been frozen to the ground
twice. but is looking reasonably
we'll considering the drought and
cold weather. Our farmers have
sowed about three times as much
buck-wheat as usual and il the
season proves favorable, may be
we'll have some buck wheat cakes
and 'lasses this winter. The entire
supply Of seed wheat and flour will
have to be hauled in here for the
next IS months, and allowing one
barrel of -four to each man, woman
and. child for that time, the people
north of the pike in Carbbottom
vii! have to have 1000 bills. at a
cost of S. per Dbl. or about $4,000.
Add $1,000 to this for seed wheat,
and you will have a slight idea of
the wants of our people which
must be met with cool cash aud
sent ont Of the cOuntY-enough to
extend the c. & |. railroad from
Pendleton to Crabbottom without
holding an election.
We see the Rockbridge people
have succeeded in rcfunding their
debts Of $4,000 at 4 per cent and
we belieye our Board Of Super'i'
sors can do equally as well, if not
better, with the $4,000 Of our r.
II. Bonds.
It is an old axiom that men are
morally innocent until proven
guilty, and we readily take that
view of our friends who have re-
Gently been appointed registrars
for this county. We learn that
these men are not exceptions to
that rule which says that no. man,
no matter how good or bad he may
be, when placed in a bad position
before his friends, is rascal and a
willing tool: but let us be reasona-
bic and not too willing to accuse
our friends Of unfairness until VIC
see how their Unlimited power and
unthankful position will fit them
for good, honest, and conservative
officials. We must readily confess
that we have been greatly disap
pointed in the revolutionary and
dictatorial tactics Of our Democratic
friends in the Constitutional Con.
vention, us they have Violated party
pledges and used every way that
was dark and tricky that was Gun.
ming to do up Republicans" and
build up machine oligarchy foi
all time to come, at the expense OF
the liberty loving people Of thi:
grand old Comm wealth.
Having discussed the question
pro and con, with leading Demo
Gratis and Republicans, we come tC
the same conclusion with oul
Democratic attorney who said tC
us, "A more, extreme, partizan
Board could not have been named
I in the district or county" Wheth.
er that he so or not, there is really
very little show for Republicans
bnt our friends remember that the
rope Ham-n made to hang his
enemy was used later to brake his
own neck, and like repetitions pro-
duce like results. We have fought
our Democratic friends so hard and
so fair heretofore, that they can't
help but admire our courage, and
as it is a part of our NATURE to new
err desert the old slip Of state in
time Of need or quietly submit to
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