The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
ia !.Ta,e south Boston Tttnes has a ais.
course ona Old Field Pines, which u

B! rhe south Boston Tftnes has a ais.
course OH Did Field plnes'' which u
interesting. Here 1t Isl AN sts
The late Hon. 1,homas whitehead who
swas Commissioner OF Agriculture Tor d
number ot years. once said that old field
pines was the sal walton OF virginia. we
believe III. was correct. 90 To the Tide
water : section and what do you behold,
thousands of cords Of pine wood shipped
annually and still the supply seems to
bs inexhaustible. As fast. id the fields
are cut down new pines spring up and I III
q few years are again ready for Axerneti.
Not many years ago old flsld pines we're
regarded = az worthless Us z material for
Building purposes. What d great Grhnngs
has been brought about. IN The Northsrn
section Of d Halifax, along tho line Ut
Norfolk q Western 7aailwny y, within 4 q
radius o. SIX smiles there Is IN operation
eleven saw mills, NIL OF which EaLwS only
| old Ncld plnes.a I'LL T1o lumber Ii shipped
from Crystal Y fI1ll Lonnig and Nathalie
sdepots efid5 gocs dtront to ponnsytvnnin,
4 Ohio and st Virginia. 4, Mono ot this
lumber sells fot less than ton dollars per
thotisa4i III feet con board the cars. Tho
utilization ne the old feid pines hnA been
Z source ofss great revenue to the Land
owners. S 5sg The land owner IL not 0nly n
feaping & 3 harvest from tho ,anlc 81 his
pines, but shs 70 Rat tho Same time having
sglandss cleared by tho Lumber dealers,
rs grown tst truly old field pines have
been the salvation Of the State. a,
Early Political Birds. Il. 5 l.
The Clarkaville Enterprise gives this
stirring picture from Mecklenburg county:
I. ] It 4 Is somewhat early In the season,
,thonghsthe woods arc said to be full OF
candidates fors the riousc county Of Ices.
The Jay bird and sparrow-legged y pol-.
iiticiansa OF the smaller hue or stripe are
as plentiful as rain drops They are
Jumping from branch to branch seeking
aid kof$ their friends that they, may be
elevated to assperoh far above the birds
and fowls VA Of the air and the animals
Of the earth; and IT Is our, hope that they
may all ride into office on the coat-tails
iof their friends. $s But NIL can t be given
places @and It Is; our hope that only good
clean, honest, upri ght, respects table White
men be chosenta to- fill the places, II and
above all things, these men should come
from the rank and file OF the Democratic
party. S&Rs We have men within the ranks
of the party thattare noble and true and
would sflll the5 b flcef with credit to- them
ssolvestand d; their cons ituenoy
.wi sh Ii to- urge the impo TANGO OF
every . DempcraticS voter to attend 5hthe
primaries and select good men to be sent
to- the;3 County Nominating Conventions
\ Urge (, upon them the 5imljo tanoe. or
instruct them to su pport candida es tof
the trua-blue stripe. ay5 IA 5SS 81
Boilers Will Bolt. IA s.5s
s Here Isl some breezy talk from the
Wise News: RI SB !
This, talk about Ia legalized primary is
ali sbosht You might as well try to chain
tho Sun fettered winds as to keep q fellow
from boiling a&party caucus or a party
iconyention. Of he wants to bolt. Any
and every man In the Commonwealth
has as much the right to ask and run
for office as any other man; and any man
has the right to have his name printed