The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
REVIVAL MEETINGS
IN NORTHERN NECK
Farmers Harvesting Corn by Aid
Of Machinery.
RECONSTRUCTION OF LUMBER
Forests Have Been Cleaned Up and Mil
Men No Longer Find Material for
Their Business--B Brought Money
but Injured the Section.
RECONSTRUCTION OF LUMBER

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
HEATHSV1LLE, VA, Iertcmber &
Rev. E. L. K. Tune. of Richmond coun-
ty. has been engaged to assist in a re-
vival meeting at Smithland, this county,
which began on Sunday.
Rev. G. W. Beale, pastor of the North
cumberland Baptist churches, has just
closed a protracted meeting at Lofts
burg near here, and will assist in one In
Westmoreland this week.
The farmers have taken advantage OF
the clear, cool and dry weather OF the
past two weeks and saved most OF their
fodder in spite of the scarcity of labor.
Anticipating the imposSibility OF pro-
curing sufficient labor to save the corn
crop this fall, number of farmers
have bought machinery with which to
cut down and bind their corn
BIG MONEY FOR CATTLE.
Sixty thousand dollars Is the amount
that MIR. Rosenberg, the cattle buyer.
asserts that he has paid for cattle in
the Nor.Aern Neck within the past ten
years.
A number of good business men Of the
Northern Neck, who have been dealing
in railroad ties and cordwood for many
years, Will have to devote their time
and energies to other enterprises. The
large number of labornG men and the
thousands Of dollars Of capital so long
employed In the wood and timber bust
ness must seek employment and IN
vestment some where else
This is due to the fact that the great
forests lying between the Potomac and
Rappahannocl Rivers. which have fur
nished employment to hundreds of men
and yielded many thousands Of dollars
to dealers, have been cleared of all the
market timber.
WOODS CLEANED OUT.
For the last few years the timber
men have been operating in the woods,
which have been several times gone
through and have been handling the
material, which is too large and rough
to be made into railroad ties and other
timber by means OF hewing this material.
which heretofore has been rejected, is
being gotten into shape by saw-mills and
immense trucks, which would not be used
while timber was plentiful.
1t is said that the mills will soon firtsh
this work, after which many of then.
will be without work Some of the mill
owners are already looking for mar.
ket for their mills teams, and wagons
for the purpose of getting into some
other business.
BAD RESULTS.
Although the wood and timber business
has brought a great deal of money to this
section and given work to hundreds. it
is almost certain that many counties OF
the Neck are worse off than they would
be if no such business had been carried
on here But very little of the money
realized from the business has been saved.
and in the mainline very little attention
has been paid to agriculture. The labor
has been taken away from the farms. and
the once well-worked and fertile fields
are crowded with pine bushes and gullies.
Mr. Russell Raynor, of White Haven.
Md is visiting at the home of his father
near Reedville.
Mrs l. H Middleton and children, of
Fredericksburg. are visiting relatives
near here.
Mr.. Mason Brent. of this place expects
to leave Monday for Baltimore on bus
mess trip.
Messrs. Kersey and Stith. of North Car
DINA, are spending some time in our
town.