The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-21
LAND Or BEAUTY
AND PROSPERITY
Culpeper Farmers Too Modest i'll
Appreciation Of Their
Possessions.
The TOWN FULL OF BUSINESS
People Are Justly Proud Of Their.
Light, Water and Sewerage
Systems.
THE TOWN FULL OF BUSINESS
lgpecIal from a staff correspondent.)

Especial from a staff Corrcspondent.)
NJ CULPEPER, VA, June Pol have
come to the conclusion that the farmers
B Of CuIpeper nrc about as modest as any
] have encountered In the course of much
wandering up and down through this old
4 State of ours never have and never
shall bring a charge Of this character,
or anything like IT, against the farmers
of the Southwest. Every Valley man
is eager at all times to proclaim a1e
place OF his residence and don't blame
4 him. ID
But 1t seems different here In Culpeper.
There Is no boasting OF the really re-
marknble advantages possessed by the
4 county, nor of the prosperity so evident
on every hand In the villages and on the
farms. Culpepcr is above the averase
Virginia county in size. should say
+ 1t Is considerably above the average in
prosperity and material wealth.
An ideal country town is this, some
what, sotnnolent possibly, but with more
ST tho hustle and enterprise of the Eorth
md West than ono often finds in Nir-
ginln county seats. Situated In the CEN
ter OF n magnificent farming country, 1t
is the distributing point for supplies Tor
"a rich territory. The town is the rail-
road station for a large portion OF Rap
3pahannock county lying further back to-
q wards the, Blue Ridge. country rich
4 in resources, which have been barely dis
covered, and whose development VIII
K make fortunes for somebody There are
over 1000 people in the town Of Culpeper.
4 The towns electric light system is justly
4 the pride OF every citizen. because of Its
excellence. But the average Culpeper
man is moro proud OF the water and
u sewerage system, which is just being
4 completed. The system Is an exception
ally fine ono.
Splendid Stores.
Al II is said that within the past ten
h years 1t is noticeable that Culpeper mer-
chants have prospered more greatly than
Il heretofore. The reason Is said 70 be
that there has been such an fmpr
IN their stocks that the home people buy
more at home instcaA OF going to Wash
tngton. The number and appearance Of
y the stores in Culpeper compare most
favorably with those In any town in the
\ State
there arc three banks In tho town
two national and the, Farmers and Mer-
e chants. n State hank, OF which Mr. z.
Jones Rlxey is president. Mr.. Rlxey Is
4 also president OF one OF the national
banks. Indeed, he has interests in as
Il many banks as has almost any man in
the country. In addition to being at, the
head OF two banks here. he controls the
n Traders National Bank. OF Washington;
is practically the head OF the rgtnia
II safe Deposit and Trust Corporation OF
sAiexandria, capitnlzed at 31.etso'oV1sys me e
Jefferson National Bank ( Cha rio ttesville;
Y the Fidelity Safe Deposit Company. Char
Il lottesyille: a bank at Madison Court
s. house: another at Little Washington,
I Rappahannock county. with various
branch banks throughout the State IN
addition, Mr.. Rixey owns several farms,
H IS fond of horses. to which he devotes a
8 considerable portion OF his time, anu
when q gentleman called to see him Inc
/ ntfer day, he was reading new novel
-Yetfhe{ looks after his interests personally,
nd very closely. He sold Al farm OF 800
= acres located near here, some time ago
for s3e, 900 That will convey an idea OF
the value OF the agricultural lands OF
Culpeper county. .#3$s.ttsa vs., 4.
II course, all the land IN the countysSsls
i not worth q hundred dollars an acre, but
Al looks TO the city mans inexperienced
4 2ye that those fields Of blue grass. feed
:s4sr hundreds of fat steers: the waving
cheat. rapidly going into the sheaf be-.
fore the yoracious reaper, and the corn
getting large enough to hide the red
earth ought to be worth good deal OF
3 money to the man who wants a farm.
q And more people are wanting them every
I day.
Rixey's Home. y
I visited Representative John e: !. R ok
\ Brandy. six miles northeast Of culpsepeiE +
This line farm, beautifully located: Is Is
rot for course but vas da .sd o 70
H money to buy. II. The home Is located IN
a fine old grove on the summit OF a
gentthe nh a,Iwas s mGiie ao here
that Mr. Rixcy and his family. spend the
+ summer. after the strenuous life Of q
II Mr.. Rixey owns two large farms in this
n county and three In Prince William. He
Is real farmer and openr,ates his CulpeIpSe r
4 one in Prince Nv liam
was Int hear Mt H'1s ~
cgnnty is w and 1nf
& bluegrass fields, the, songs OF the birds
Wheat pifa att field blending most harmoniousiy
There are some large farms in Gull
i pepper but 4 had occasion 10 observe IN
4 ownership Of land Is more generally dis
Il tributcd In this county than In Fauquier
where her larEf nanta bsro
larger non-land-holdin tenant class
4 than seems best for the community, i Is
said there Is scarcely Ky "a, ta I'm ~ en- ~
There are about 10000 acres Of improved
IL lana III 3CulDcUeTe COuiu not
accurately the estimated value. but 1t was
/. placed at about 100000. There Is COM
I. plant that the buildings are not so good
& as the houses destroyed during the war
were replaced by cheap structures. which
Il have not yet given way to better struc-
value Of buildings in, the county at s02s,-
Z 600, tbs easily q million now. The COM
plant Of poor buildings Is hardly justi-
hut set out to discuss the products
Of the county, rather than thu, improve
f f,' Qua lity, OF Culpeper soil It may be-
mentioned that the total amount the
Z, farmers Of the county spent for fertili zers
y not known that the sum this year Is any
4 greater, Yet Culpeper raises about &C.,
S We make a speclaltylo OF
n EANY TIMRERS