The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-14
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WEST VlRGlNlR \. 4 III
- By BON II. BUT'LElIPI.3s.,s
MT. Vernon, the Home Of EaSEiagt0a.E

81 where tree, plant Spat iii Or nyef!!s
feature shotldI 5he.gissls lived in A
prince.2 2lpSt!ry, ,psrs
ent from I'LL thai ~ mo
Mount Vernon estat tthaf Sygsshing-
ton mayer forgot Il u mexican a6ils \
lty 70 denGnl on himaeif, iii II do
.tiinES Smethodte md wen: siouRt
Vernon was not his sol
l'1aTn on the SRappaia Rnnci netlr
FREDERICKSBURG, ho otynss bssaI
ceres hat had been home of che
washington before tamil hid 4
AorSltt Mount Vernon, k,Veer Il
tiNoStYF'e places t,la after ,Fas ~:
yldfdt s@heniie was lot tie ;::ser:
Tlces50fi the $colony. OH az tt q country.
Tic contrast ~ slows ieant YES
pon now CON mare III sgl.at ii
vas In Washing onSs hSb mote
sharp than that shown 4 litoughort aii
Virginia The vast est ateaS flrst broke (
up INTO smaller rlantat tona 81 Il faw
thousand Snctess Then llse eissfi
war. which ended No slayssy days.
Big plantations could synp LONGER 10
handled In Ssystetnati and profitable
style, and the result asappas Dc.
cay In SOM SsSctio tlie
moves along tho Pot tonne hid strans
or from the North Isl much talssn
with the sprprlslng dlisefoace Be-
tween the whole landsc ne aiia That !!
70 whlch#hoSt sSaccliset6 nea al hnrss
The black iack soaE has come I'D sSs
the predomtnat ting tree Sand . IS
it9is q treeso VI Title promise Iaiet
In the spring Siien333sf opens ~ its
marvellous geller0sit, follase. lis
big yclyety8 .lSaSeA X "a iseids
some thing and fIl$ 10 hen ii
begins toscolor$@ith the frosts " has
no rival oven IA 3;tlls$ naples o.
the North, The blaelf S8ssls NJ rarely
a big tree, usually cont entlng Itself,
with q height 81 ten to$ lhifty feet. II
makes excellent fle !, probably
that ls enough for one tree Forests
Of small pines are sbandafit, many
OF the tracts mark ng ali abandoned
AeIdior{ plantat lon, toF there Ire many
Of suc1i4 Nature Isl ibid To- theso
Gears. aud QUICKLY ceyers DIE iesefts
sd ground with deep thiclets os Vel.
low pine which I'M HI III tis dine gets
to bei Of saw Mill size II
It !lnustShotS Be- \ nas tnsd ttat sii
o VlrslniaS 49, ven sola sIeids
and abantonedB plantations lie cor.
trary is The cases Some tine placea
are still muse ana tlie crops Of
GRAIN sweet potato toes obacap and
other staples Keep Il rginta ii d.
front with otlers q grieil tiiraI ;tstess
The methods arc dlfiereiit. hut moi
necessarily sunsatlstact tory he san.
den Industry III The state III enpr
mo, nous, and II nearl rortherl
State In the early sea- lends big
sums o. money to VirgInia for ar.
den truck S These flourish most ok
tenslyely around syorfoI whore
hundred thousand abbage or AN
equal number o. Stoma plants hi ono
field is not regasde ds ~ enough
to creat6 tal ii load aud ship
load 30 oat day after day from tho
tp'$ps around Norfoi RI and silil
loud q ssttra,Yberr aspn q fSs,t
more unusual 5Sina s,hssI &
Pealfe country than load
coal, Ttes$ (is1ness
.e9lnBani Hes stllrousb opt Ite ass
fruit season ih gilie
Hearl every passen
Ing from one H. half Ok IN
express cars loaded cfist o
green peas, beans; sptnae 4; eiessfs,
bers or fruits of d Kinds irgtiiia
also SleVies4 q valuable sfFibtfie on tllH
rest Of the COUNT lsli sssiii
crop for The peanltt eats pf tiia
United Estates IS Norfolk
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Southern Pines q
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