The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02
FARMERS. TRUCKERS
AND THE FISHERMEN ] [:
Great Activity Among the
Northern Neck In
dustries.

1,EArHsv1L1E, VA, April 1.-The
farmers and truckers Of the Northern
Neck, taking ADVANTAGE OF the exception ''''
ally fine weather of the past week, nave
been busily preparing for early trucks. /,
Very few green peas are being so"eo4
here this year, but the farmers are plant
Ing large crops Of round potatoes. the ne
Northern Neck, taken as a whole mas !
no other industry 30 important as truck H'
ing. In fact 1T may be truthfully s SAD
that "ns trucking Is so Is the pros
pcrity OF tho Northern Neck. IT brings
many thousands Of dollars annually VA INTO
the Northern Neck. and when there Is IS
failure In, crops. all other KINDS ,ot
business feel the effects OF the loss inc
farmers suffer. Many places N TINS .. sec
lion have been built up almost entirely
~, flo strucking industry. Among them
may be mentioned I,ottsburg Wnicll mas! nus
rome ahead wonderfully III the past lev fss
years, until 1t Is now one of the mos.
PROSPEROUS plnces in the county. uht u
tho past year the tomato has proven
to be the best paying crop raised IN ln' =.
section also the most precarious.
Much patience and labor is required
in raising the plants for early Market
~ co,Irac. these have to be raised under
glass. They require a great deal o. az
tention al! the tlme as the beds nave 70 10
be kept5at ~ certain tenperat La .
year there was n failure IN the sehl ~ 4
tomato crop, and truckers are now nov, a. ae-
voting n good deal OF attention TO d ne ne
rajs,np az cabbage for market. which is
a a 4, he n very profitable business
Flowing for corr, is progressing rapdly.s
4 n nd II Il. now thought that the crop viii
be planted at least two weeks earlier man man
Vas at one time expected
shad and herring have begun 70 run i1l
hut fishermen along the Potomac ana
Rappahannock Rivers arc catching very
few--hardly cnoug b, In act 20 paS az
tual expenses. InshoroS f!shermcr n. IN inc
upper part Of the Northern Neck, are
doing aggood business catching rock ana
perch. which are brlnslhg uh lue'dS t t''e
prices. g u +,
THE Fishermen OF this section usually
make their bcst paying hauls at this time
and IL is feared that the latcness OF the
fish In putting IN an appearance VIII De
a serious blow TO the fishing Industry
Captain j. II. Wheaton bought a puo's-fi
lie auction Mt Wheaton n few days age
from Walter T. . Iiathawn ana y :; :. ~
Morris. Jr,8 receivers. the entire plant
together with cans and canned goods. OF
the Mutual Packing Company. OF that
place. The purchasing price was 8, Oe
Messrs Richard Rolls, W. O. Harding
and shorty Rundell were tried bcfore
Il ne Lancaster Circuit Court last week 9 n
n charge OF having. broken the local f ol,-
igtion laws OF the county. They were ad-
Judged guilty and were fined 500 each
and costs. 5ss
\ Mr. Robert Atwil, OF Tenplcnans, was
taken to hospital in Washington q few
days 100 n be operated on 1or hernia l- 81
Mr.. W. c. Snow left q Monday for
short business trip to Baltimore.
Miss Jano Straughan, OF Wa shington.
Is visiting at her old home, near this
place s s35 S. Il
Mr.. William ] ,rtgnor is spending some
time In Washington with his family.
4 Miss Margaret DOWNING. cpf 4Sharps, " Is
visiting the homo Of MT, :. &; Down :
Ing.
Mr.. Robert Hall. OF Warsaw. left few