The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
SOUTHWEST %. 4
GREAT / | COUNTRY 0. ! "
Progress Made M A \ which !! 4 l(3,1l
East virginIila'lnl1l'S' Know ( no.
Not OF. Il
q DUC CATION APE AIS
no AL t THE CL |. ASSES !; S.: IS
Rapid Strides Made lad BY Big Men !,
but They Have = Kept {: y. IN il /. ~
Mind the Training Of
Young Results :t'. s. Of
Some Careful
Observations.
8, u n.

Observations.
fFrom a stan Correspondent
GRAPE LAWN, a., ugust 11 IL :. sltl|-
,xer,a 81 southwest yirg mia who come come
1 q the Eastern section OF the State are are
nov and then induced to rnodestly felate
Me story Of the wealth !, and beauty '''l' o.
This country, but those OF ts who 'o have have
no I seen ther grassy plains nor stood 't''13
UPON their rugged ii noun tain tops are Re
ia no position to fully appreciate Its It's
J. force. 3355 II; III n WA
4 Ii the two two weeks that I have Just
spert among and beyond the beautiful
Alleghanles 4 have learned lessons which
b neither eloquence nor maps nor private
interviews could have eve taught me-
land I am yet congratulaung myself upon
The opportunity Of having gone. &. 65 &
~ have hitherto had something 70 say.
4 concerning the beau tiful scenery and
/ nne herds and splerdid pastures OF old
Il Montgomery and this story shall be de-
NOTED to the equally magnificent section
(which lies beyond. 3st t
For example, let US take the prosper
nus and picturesque little county Of
Giles, Shut In by ma 3estio n mountain
N ranges, abe Is o country unto herself. in
4 that she Is largely Independent OF her:
4 neighbors for the necessaries OF life
d Her beautiful vail eys, III lying between
great mountain Slopes furnish ranges
q }or cattle. fields for sheep and homes
y lor honest men, and here and there mod
Urn villages and towns arc Been!. Nj
Strong on Education.
Pcarisburg the county seat Of Giles,
4 Is an old Landmark. and yet II & Is \ an
& hp-to-date place iny every respect
Judge Martin V1lliams and Clerk OF
the House Of Delegates John ". WILL
Il Hams are among the strong lawyers and
4 moving spirits in this town, and they are
( both deeply Interested in the subject OF
public education; o question which Is
1 fairly burning the public mind in South
west Virginia at this time.
a $1,000 High School building Is Just now
u being constructed, and the best possible
primary educational facilities are
already In vogue. There are
8 prosperous tan mt and nd lime !st-
kilns and other enterprising business
concerns In and about harrisburg, and the
surrounding country Is at once "a thing
OF beauty when one looks out upon the
hills and valleys that stretch beyond the
roach OF human eyes. But to go. still
further, there are Tazewell and Russell,
& as one progresses on his westward course.
They have got the world 'scotched'' on
! fine cattle, and the blue grass grows there
as generously and as spontaneously as
{ Il the Ashland district, OF Kentucky.
Where the Spil1dles Hum.
The scenery up and down the great
mountain sides. along the C1nch VAL
ley division OF the Norfolk and Western.
which Ia now under consld era ton, Is said
by travellers to be as beautiful and ss cap-
tvating as that OF the mountains OF Swift
zerland and can testify that It is are
velatiop to an East Virginian who looks
upon It for the first time, II 5,5 Al Il $5
Passing then into Wise county. one is
alll In the mountains. but not with plains
! and valleys on 81 ttler side. This is not
where shepherds watch their focks BY
night nor yet where lowing herds turn
lomeward with the setting sun. 81
But It Is in the busy, hustling section,
where mining, manufacture and COM!
merce are the keynotes Of civilizations
and where men realize that I'M order to
be something among their fellows they
VI must ''get in the push" Outii this erst-i
while lone region Of Yirgln ia humble
men have made great fortunes and are
now heroes In the community, I could
name them IL would. but Il Is no use,
They are men, and they deserve all the
more credit for the way they have come
10 tho front. Good railroad facilities have
done a great deal for the progress and
civilization OF Wise county, and the great
4 educational movement developed through
Il mt Virginia in the last Ave years has
done more. f " + III
Has Prosperous Towns.
+. Z nave travelled nearly all over Virginia.
and I know Of no county outside the big
ranters that can boast OF more pros
s,ar,,,s towns than Wise. There are Coe-s
t,nrn. Norto on. Wise Courthouse. Big Stone
Gan and others, either OF which would
stand well beside the average county
sent elsewhere In the State, excepting,
of course, the places where courtnopses
ora IN the cities or large towns. is's
b IN sThey told me In Wise that the back
,,aon ~ os lawlessness was fairly broken,
W.. ..ralb, Hall "Doc'' Taylor K and
4 49, we're hanged for their awful
orimes on various occasions i.sssis NIB
Rnt even taking this into consldera-
Am there Is yet reason tor the law, I WI
i stood upon the scarold WAeFe Aye
aesneradoes were hanged III three years,
and asked why the tnlng s., was y, m1t .os'
down The answer was; I'VE WI! PROD,
h,u need 1t again shortly and there is
aoy usa Of putting the county to the exr
p enss vou many prisoners whom you
ia az very bad7'' + asked, Isl
i TIM. ,,No' not a. great many" was the reply,
avs Al may have to hang q few Of them;
'n ISa !, jall at Wise Courthouse y one 81
~ ~ i rrest and best equipped In the
t n,a n ard II went through 81 from end
n % e asked the keeper II he had as many
ns a'usua1 number Of prisoners. and
! Y ~ 't hen caring DOR about q hundred,
~ was vIs,,t ut this Is as well United States
nri nar and the large number Of per.
pFlsoh 'charged with the ilvctt sale Of
" Solls s.,S,id No deducted from the total