The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-11
FREDERICKSBURG, VA TUESDAY APRIL II, 1905
CAROLINE
A THRIFTY SECTION AND UP-TO-
DATE FARMERS
LABOR PROBLEM THE ROAD QUESTION
Horses and Mules in Demand Ministers and
Laymen'S Meeting, Etc.
Spua Va. April 9th. 1905.

Swi1 Va. April 9th 1903
TO The Free l.un.n
. Wrar. ,unccitcl enough to Ihlue TINT
Wr live iu one oi the most attractive 500
tiou~ oi our county. Certainly We have
-oii,r ni The br~t farmers. Their. arr
three nrighhuia WHO'S. iarms adjoiu.
Mr. VIM +. Brazlry Mr. NJ {. lieallr}
and Mr. VI q. lroaddus who alr skilled
boo their business. Such beautiful fields ni
clover aud vh.3t. ~uch larI,. barns
crowded with hur tVhIccu - many
evidences of plenty and comfort testify
CD thrii pmIgl. enterprise aud lnlelll-
.cur. l.ittlr. ID ai all, inferior to them
n~ rultivatpr- of the soil Wo may rank
Nl->sr- Phillips Rolph. 81. PM Eugene
Carter, j. VIM Guuidin nnd ulhrrs. !
recall "A visit to Mr. Curter'> year or
tvo ago. when hr took mr to look at hi
crops. ihlnL ! have never sen such a
combination oi excellence ~ NV in bis
corn. tobacco. potltors. melons rtc. So
when thr hor dpys pl SPINNER com" and
YOU gel tind ul the dusty >ir-uts and
burning pnycmrnt> aud tl" sitting
hou-,,- ul thrrmNdrl city, come ont to
-'.,. MS and ~rt beneath uur III tdc and
drink in rhr Pun' ip'>h uir OF thls hill
country.
Farm work l. latr. though llst week
>omr progress Wa~ made the great
hiudraur. to ~llccr-~ iu iaiming in this
region i~ the difficulty of getting lnhur.
WHAT is to be- thr final outcum- 81 the
lahor problem IL il impossible to conlcc-
urr Every year 10 becomes more press
m. and serious. Our proplr nW trying
io utilize moro than formerly what white
lahur they can ~ctuIr but that ,A hmrI
tu gel and often very Indifferent.
THE -aWml~ uIr still numerous Each
tral Wr think TINT 10 can only h lew
Years before the lumber j. all ui. ana
rI,h year 10 -,.,u- Co me the mills ia
rrea-- Iui think that for this neigh
huIhuud 40 AMY rate the end D. not iai
o0 Nrurr hoping that when tI" lum-
i,rr wagons rra-c 10 travel our roads We
may have ~pue pa-sahl. highways. And
This lfud~ mr tu SAY "a word about the
roads W" ~ptak oi the helps and nm
lisurr~ To- business oi all sorts 300 TIM
country. hut Their. j. nothing which
would cuutrhuto more % the prosperity
and comfort of % community than good
roads and Wc ought to b" willing &"
make almost amy sacrifice tu ~'tllrr them.
an clad 10 ~av that our Board of Su-
l.r,i-or- -,,.m to hc waking mp to thr
needs boo the matter, hut they need {"
give tar mur attention than they do tu
DO. Some excellent work was done last
year ou thr roads. and We are looking
ior mon. His year but Il It'll" strlctrr
attention to details would. think. give
Ms mpr. work lpr the Same expenditure.
There j. great demand for horses aud
mules iu this part of the county. For
SOME years farmers have been neglectlng
ihNrai,ing of colts. greatly ~ their loss.
~ consequence the local supply has
'allrn iar short of the demand aud prizes
have accordingly gone mp. ! would urg''
upon uur people the Importance oibred-
ug more colts. IL they expect To ~ecun'
satisfactory horses AT anything like rea-
~ouahle prices.
our store AT this place have been do
ng fine business for months. aud the
shops here are oyrr-run with work.
Among the improvements in our neigh
bOrhOOd. we note the grading OF the
church yard AT this place which has put
the lot in fine SHAPE. There will be held
here Oh the 9TH Saturday and Sunday III
this month "a ministers and laymen =
meeting, Come down and relax.
Spartacns.