The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-11
THE SOUTHWEST
AT ST. LOUIS
Mr.. Newell and Major Nor
ton Doing Good Work in
that Rich Section.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
PULASKI. VA. August 1o.-Much inter-
est Is created in this section by the visits
Of Commissioner koiner. Superintendent
George r. Murrell, OF the Virginia Com
mission for the St. Louist Exposition. and
IT. c. Morton. press representative.
While In Roanoke Mr.. Murrell made
visit to Bent Mountain. the famous apple
section. He says he was surprised and
delighted at the beautiful table land COW
cred with orchards he found at the sum
Nit OF this mountain. and large as has
been the crop of fruit gathered here In
past years. the people say they never
saw such prospect OF immense yield and
fine fruit.
A very attractive exhibit will be sent
from these orchards to ST. Louis. Mr.,
Murrell took some Photographs OF sew
cral Of the best Of the orchards and
heavily loaded trees; also OF some fine
landscape views characteristic of this
beautiful region. These are for the
scenic display. which Virginia Will have
at st. Louis.
At Rural Retreat, In Wythe county, he
got some photos OF cabbage fields and
several hundred wagons loaded with
cabbages waiting al the station for trains
This place is 1850 feet above sea l<vel,
and Is the great cabbage section OF the
South. The soil suits that vegetable Well
and at this high altitude the insect pests
do not count for much The farmers Ter
tilize freely and find this very pronta-
BILE crop, averaging often 500 per acre.
AS much as 1900 900 POUNDS OF cabbage
has been shipped In a season from Rural
Retreat. hndins market mostly in the
South
A farmer having special order for
large cabbage, picked 80 heads from
his crop which weighed $500 pounds, an
average Of ten pounds to the head. II Is
hoped that an exhibit like this can be Sc
cured for st. Louis. -,
The Bertha Zinc Works at Pulaski VIII
make an exhibit OF some very fine arti-
cles in zinc etchlngs, piping, shells Tor
fast-hring guns, plates, ore. etc.. II 10
said that there Is no superior to the zinc
manufactured In this large establishment
here of which the superintendent is Mr.
], A. Van Master, who has asked ms
company In Philadelphia TO subscribe slVo
to the Virginia building.
Mr.. Morton has had a cordial reception
at the hands of the newspapers OF South
west virginia. and met with some liberal
RESPONSES for the Virginia building funa
He was Invited to address the famres OF
Black Lick Club, Wythe county, az thel,
annual outing at the government i!sh
hatchery Friday, There was nne gam
erinE OF well-to-do farmers and their
families, and his talk on Exposition ana
Virginia building met WITH an encouras-
Commissioner G. w. Koiner was invited
especially to this famous picnic. ana
pleased the gathering OF representative
iagriculturists with an interesting talh ~,
fertilizers. The visitors were courteousIs
received by United State Fish c ommis,
sloner George A. seagle on the bea4tliu,'
grounds and the entertainment by Pre esq
dent S. s. Cassell and his splendid c'up
was hospitality itself. 80 .,o
Nj. Koiner did not forget 70 slye nv
st. Louis Exposition Eood SEM u,d an,
which was we'll received AS preslaeh.
~ tha Virginia Commission he spoke by
authority, and gave the audience some
new ideas.