The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-22
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Gus hills. many Of them outside the cor
porate limits On all OF these are beau-
tiful residences, ideal spots II one loves
pure air, the view Of miles of rich ngri-
cultural Eourtry, and immunity. from
malaria and mosquitoes The fact that
so many Of these summits are beyond
the corporation line causes Orange to lake
q pldce In population tubes behw that
to which she Is entitled. FL
There are approximately thousand
people in Orange. And they are busler
than the heat of a day like this at All
justifIed--busler, in fact, than their neigh-
bors Iii other Piedmont towns, II ap-
pcared. It takes two national banks,
with combined assets amounting to over
half O million dola~s to supply the
financial needs OF Orange Business. That
single fact would indicate the thrift and
energy Of the town. e
But there are many others. Orange
has a Wholesale grocery house, which,
though established but about six months
ago. Is doing an excellent trade. Orange
Is fortunate in being so located that 1t
tensive back country. 1t Is this railway
station and consequent market for a
large portion Of Greene ana Madison
counties. Lumber, tanbark, cross ties and
farm products are hauled from those sec
tons to Gordonsville for shipment. A
great many of these products are sold 10
Orange merchants and the sellers haul
home goods bought in Orange stores.
The firm OF Greiner & Shackelford carr
rles stock OF hardware valued at $780,
900 and 1t Is doing such O large business
that 1t Is erecting a larger store house
a handsome brick structure-in order to
handle the growing trade. 81
Department Store.
Orange has department store that
would not discredit much larger town.
Then there is a big steam Touring mill
which does very large business, chiefly
In mill feed. The firm has very extern
sive trade in southside Virginia and
North Carolina. Orange farmers cannot
begin to supply the grain ground by these
mills. St. 81 sl$ ;Sl5s
An extensive planning mill and mould
ing mill is another Of the industries Of
Orange. The product Of this mill has
an enviable rcputn ton among builders In
Piedmont. So
It takes two hotels and two livery
stables to supply the demand for board
and lodging and teams for tho traveHng
men who make" Orange. should say
the livery business Is good hero as there
is no railroad into Madison and Greene
counties. where 80 many Of the CONNER
cial travellers have customers BY the
In Richmond, where he was for years
the proprietor OF the Commercial Hotel.
is now running the Morris Hotel here.
III Orange Is an oddly shaped county, forty
miles long. and, In places about eight
miles wide. It would have a much bet
ter shape had not the people OF that Sec
ton now known as Greene county be-
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new county from Orange. I should like
to know something Of tho arguments adj
5vanced in favor Of the erection OF the
new county. They are not now remem-
bered. t7iS3s i&
The County.
Orange would be about as large as Gull
pepper had she not lost the territory In
cluded in Greene county. was surprised
to learn that the value OF the improved
land Of Culpeper Ave years ago was $40
an acre. while that OF Orange was valued
at SIT an acre. Tho improved land Of
Culpeper amounts to $4,000 acres and
that Of Orange to 100000 acres.
In all things relating to material vel
fare Orange Is well to the front. The
county is small but It is rich. Crops this
year are uniformly good and the promise
Of fine harvest Is about to be fulfilled.
The value OF the farm products sold by
Orange farmers every year amounts to
over half q million dollars. The census
people estimated 1t at about $3.50. 900 and
that was thought to be low. It has in:
creased very much In the course OF ave
years. rs 81
It is estimated that the corn crop Of
Orange amounts to about half million
barrels year. The crop this year IL
very promising Census reports indicate
that the average yield OF corn per acre
Is twenty-three bushels In both Culpeper
and Albemarle. .,{ y.
x something over 10000 bushels ia said
to be u fairly good wheat crop for Albe-
marie. The crop this year Is not above
the average.
Although the soil Of Orange appears to
be we'll adapted to fruit growing, the
county does not do much In this line.
Tho value OF the fruit crop Is estimated
never to exceed ST., 900 At tho last cen-
sns 1t was estimated at $4,000,
Nor does Orange have as large q trade
in dairy products as her comparative
nearness to Washington would appear to
justify. 1t is estimated that the value
OF the butter and milk sold by Orange
farmers amounts to about A6, 200. The
farmers Of Culpeper sell more than twice Lex
as much. .i55
Big Business.
\ Orange sells at least hundred tHOu.
sand dollars worth OF live stock every
year. And the reputation OF Orange
bred thoroughbreds is Al. We OF this
generation win i've to sec twice as many
cattle and horses raised in Orange az ut
present. Limestone soil Ii pest for racers.
where hardness OF bone Is specially de-
sired. The red soil OF Orange appears
to contain much lime, In addition to the
hundred thpusar d dollars worth Of live
stock sold by Orange farmers annually,
It Is estimated that half as much IS
hutchered on the farms,
1t Is estimated that the 1.-Two sock Of
Albenarle Ia worth over half q million.
Five years ago there were 10000 cattle.
the same number OF hogs. 1900 horses
and 1000 sheep. was told that all these
figures are Increased now. with the POS
sible exception OF those representing tho
number Of hogs, sja
The busy hens Of ORANGE estimated
to number something like t6,u0 to 5000,
lay about 265,000 dozens OF oggs year.
estimated to be worth $3.50
The manufactured products OF Orange
thoyaY a total value OF over ZOO 600 q. year.