The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
CURRENT NEWS
IN B0TET0|URT
Telephone Companies Dcstroyers
Of Many Shade
Trees.
RAINBOW TROUT AND PERCH
Mill Owner Improves His Dam
and Will Stock tile Pond
With Fine Fish.
Especial 10 rho limos. Dispntcl,.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, VA. Novem-
Der 1o..-rhc buzz OF tho political cyclone
OF last week reminds many OF the pro-
fame parrot, whose owner sought to break
from swearing by doucing him with
bucket OF water and then whirl!ng the
cage around in rapid rotation and sud
denly placing 1t down. hoping that 1t
would stop his profanity, but his hrd-
ship shook the water from his ruffled
feathers, and with ono eye cooked, asked
his owner:
Where In tho h were you when the
cyclone struck us 2"
The unfortunates who wagefed their
money on the result, feel as much dis
gustcd as the owner Of the parrot.
Those interested In shade trees along
2 the public highways should do something
to check their dcs tr,ction by the teie-
phone companies. Wherever a tree bough
approaches their wires they do not chop
the limb Off, but deliberately chop down
the tired In driving along the turnpike,
between this poin, and aiontvale. I OBJ
serve that number OF fine trees have
been wnntonly destroyed.
The long drought has apparently de-
strpycd the young grass that had made
: a fine start, by the continues rains IN
I early summer, but since the recent rain
1, and fall OF snow, It has made encouraging
signs OF returning life, much TO the COM
4 fort and Joy Of the farmer who had ex-
pended the cash for seed and fertilizer
Mr.. Marshall j. Ra.ley, the enterpris-
ing merchant and min owner here, has
made a. great improvement to his property
@b by enlarging his dam. so as to give much
greater water power in the operation OF
his grlst mill. Moreover. 1t is his In
tentlon 10 stock the pond with rainbow
trout and perch. which will prove n great
attraction to the disciples OF Cir lac Wal
ton. who frequent this popular summer
resort.
The recent advance in the price OF iron
has encouraged tho owners OF the large
& ore property here to commence work
again. The Shut down" carly tSsst sum
mer thereby throwing out OF emu oyment
n number OF lnborers, who now hail with
delight the prospect Of earning their daily
bread during the signs OF approaching
winter The only experience Of incon-
vcnlence TO these men. In the several win
ter months, Is in walking to and from
the works, as the ore is mined from tun-
nels far beneath the slope OF the noun
tain, and the temperature Is warm and
pleasant In winter and cool In summer.
An enterprising Lynchburg firm has
recently been prospecting around here
+ for clay, suitable for making the finest
quality Of pressed brick, and feel cacour-
nged over the samples obtained.
Heretofore they have had to purchase
I. this quality Of brick from Indiana.
The Ridsemont Cement Works. only
short distance away, Is turning out large
quantities OF a highrgradc article. which
ts$nluch IN demand
An interesting feature OF the migratory
y. - SI,n
rival here of n large number and from
their careful investigation OF the thorn
hedges. It appears that they intend to es-
tabIsh O colony. l.8.