The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-25
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en-, to say nothing Of the railroad men

| This is a division point on the Chesa-
! peake and Ohio, and many OF the conduo.
/ tors OF that road reside here. The South
ern employs a. great many men at Char
!lottesville also. and the pay roll Of that
toad adds to tho prosperity of the city
! with It's hundreds Of students, contributes
more to the prosperity Of Charlottesville
| than any. other ono thing.&1t is not at
all n typical university town, however
The upper or wesern portion par takes of
the characteristics of university seats,
| withgits quiet. shady streets and some
what somnolerlt air, but the eastern part
is busler and more business-like than are
the homes Of tho universities best know,
| In England an America. It would be
hard to find anywhere prettier residences
than some OF those in the city OF Char
| .lOttcsville. M 81 6E
Charlottesville has a number OF excel
lent Wholesale houses, which have a good
! trade, but 4 was told that Richmond wa 8
a favorlte wholesale market with the lner-
/ chants OF the city. And there Is no doubt
that the Richmond dealers realize that
here Is a good field for work. Richmond
Is also a retail market for Charlo ttesvll.o
| people. 7 noticed on q Chesapeake and
! Ohio train from Richmond yesterday six
or seven passengers who got off at Char
lottesvIlle, carrying packages wrapped in
paper which bore the names Of Richmond
merchants.
| THE FARM LANDS.
| The surrounding county OF AlbemarleIs
bly, as we'll known as any In V!r-
| gira for It's beauty, thrift and progress.
The rolling farms, with the everlasting
mountains always In tho background;
the trim farm buildings. tho varied pros
pect Of meadow hill cleared land and
! forest; the fields OF green grass and gold
en- grain, the great orchards, the smiling
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| try to write OF old Albemarle. This Is the
|, home OF the Albemarle pippn, probably
tho most celebrated Iapple in the world.
and In the minds OF many the very best
SO good that Queen Victoria always had
several barrels sent to Windsor Castle
every year Edward may continue the
practice. The center OF tho pippin coun-
fifteen or twenty miles west of Charlottes-
vile. The apple does not thrive so we'll
in the eastern section OF the county.
Thousands of acres are gwen UP to or
chards-the pinpin-ln Albemarle, and
some OF tho very finest 5areN sad to be
those located near the tops OF the noun
! tains. This pipp!n land commands good
| price. but the price will increase as tho
years go BY and the profits In apple ra.s-
| ing arc more generally realized. n
Crozet is the station for the Miller Man
nal Labor School. and Is named for Coll
onel Crozet, who was the engineer in
charge OF the work OF boring the Blue
Ridge tunnel. through which the Chesa-
peake and Ohio passes from Piedmont
into the Valley. OF Virginia, a few miles
further west. He was one OF NapOleon'si
engineers, and after the fall Of the FIRST
Empire came to America and accom-
plished several engineering feats. the
greatest Of which. perhaps. was the
| piercing OF the Blue Ridge. It Is told that
when the partition which divided ;cse la
borers at work from both the east and
west sides Of the tunnel was but few
Inches thick, two augers were set to bor-s
ing from either side. and they mis- ed
each other by but the fraction Of an inch,
SO exact were the calculations OF tho old
engineer. Men still living In Albcmarlc
remember that a locomotive was hauled
oversthe Blue Ridge before, the compile.
! ton of the tunnel This engine was used
In removing earth and rock from the tun-s
mel on the western side, and probably,
laid west Of the mountains before the
completion OF the tunnel.
MILLER SCHOOL.
| The Miller Manual Labor School. found
ed for the purpose OF prov ding home
and training for the orphan children of
Albemarle county, Is ono Of the most
beneficent and one OF the best known
institutions In Virginia. Hundreds OF or
educated, both manually and mentally,
at the school. and many children who
would otherwise have developed into dis
reputable citizens Of the commun ty have
been sent away from the school to take
! prominent POSITIONS In the world OF bus
mess. But more OF this institution later
alton, at tho foot Of the Blue Ridge,
is summer resort of reputation, and 1T
is here that many people come from all
over the country every summer in order
to escape hay fever, Greenwood, q lew
miles east,}i also summer resort, which
attracts many visitors every year.
suppose there are few readers Of The
Times-Dispatch who have not heard OF
the far-famed Rockfish Valley. one OF
the most beautiful spots In Virginia. ana
! one of the most fertile. 1t Is near Alton.
President Roosevelt's summer home, near
Red Hill. Is out on the Southern. n'ne:
miles from Charlottesville.
have given very poor idea OF the,
| prosperity Of Charlottesville and the peo-
pie OF the agricultural sections of Albe-.
marie This red land country (the social
! club OF Charlottesville Is called the Red.
Land CLUB Is wonderfully rich, for the
greater part, and good cultivation always
brings good results. Keswlck, small
station In the eastern portion Of the coun-
| ~. is surrounded by fertile farms. many
OF them owned by men OF wealth from,
the Northern cities. and the riding and
driving club Of the neighborhood is known
TO lovers OF the exercise all over the
United States. Near KesWick is Castle
Hill, the home of Amelle Rives. where
she has written some Of her best fiction
The history of the county, indissolubly
associated with Thomas Jefferson, who
is buried near Monticello, about four
miles from Charlottesville. Is rich IN con-
snections with the greatest men this coun- y
try has produced, Three Presidents or
ex-Presidents OF tho United States have
frequently been seen together on the
streets Of Charlottesville-Jeff erson. Mad,
| ison and Monroe. III \
J This letter Is too long. hope nobody is
| plying the people Of Albemarle. TEey
do not need it, They are making money
and they are living in a country Of fertile
lands. beautiful scenery and cooling
breezes. while those who may be inclined
to- wish for. them he benefits and pleas
ures Of city existence are sweltering ~
surroundings Of blistering sidewalks and
brick walls and noise and dust and dirt,
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