The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
The Other Side


But the real people OF Burkevnle. vino
do not live between the tracks. arr, not
10 blame for this state OF affairs. only the
railway people. The townspeopIe have
gotten about as tired OF the bad railway
management and or the poor service rem
dered by the incompetent men the rail-
ways have put IN charge of things here
as tho suffering travellers have and the
Burkeville Board of Trade has laid their
troubles before the State Corporation Com
lief
The railways have promised q new pas-
senger depot which looks mighty pretty
on the map. and now IL they will build
IL quickly. and then follow up this work
By sending here some agents and teIs-
graph operators who have energy ana in
teiligenee enough TO find out ana CON
tinue to know something about the move
ments OF the trains on the dav then,
are running, and poiiteness and courtesy
enough 20 imPart some OF that desir
able nut at Burkevills never obtainable
information 10 weary. bslated travellers
serious problem Will be solved one thar
ought 20 have been solved long ago nv
the State Corporation Commission. The
members OF the commission hava 1oor
advised OF the conditions hero. They
know or the long standing shame called
union depot. a greasy. tumbled down
shanty, infested with vermin and eltb
and In which passengers, white black ana
iHlN0o' nave 10 crowd into one dirty
little room 20 await trains in plain viola
tion Of the Jim Crow law. and Ia vrait
without any attention, or any Information,
As 70 how long they may have TO wait
from the sleepy and impOlite employees OF
either OF the companies.
Delightfully."- Situated.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks. q
which the citizens OF BurkevilIo have
justly complained. and in spite OF thu
ugly opinion the travelling public who
have seen only the disgracetul depot.
have formed OF BurReviue. the fact re-
mains that the town and tire farming
country surrounding II have within thu
past ten years loved themselves right
into the stream Of notwithstanding
progress and 7 have found here to-day
number o. up-tO-date enterprises that
are making many good blades OF grass
grow in Sorthside Virginia spots where
not great wnlle ago not even a spria
Was % be found sprouting.
But before speak of these. let me say
word about the wonderfully advan-
t1gcous geographlcal position OF Burke
willie. AR. j. p. Dahlborn. she active ana
efficient secretary OF the Board OF Trade
has furnished me with map descriptive
of This splendid situation An inspection
az this map viii show at glance that
naturally BurkeNlie shoNd bc. and U.s. a
most healthy place. III Isl one OF tho
ceiving both the benefit Of tho mountain
air and tho sea breeze. surrounded bv
hundreds of springs or the parest water.
The water of many OF these springs
contains medicinal qualities for the curs
Of rheumatism and dyspepsia. and IL
shipped 20 many OF the large cities. where
IL is prescribed oy thc leading physicians.
Tho streams Cow iu an directions. carry
iny any so-culled impurities away. and
allowing none Co return.
80 swamps. mo- mosquitoes and torse-
quently uo malaria. moderate ternpera-
t1re during the davs and cool NIGHTS. ia
addition 70 above. make the sanitary con-
ditions as nearly perfect as 70 s. possih'a
Tor natro 20 provide
Up-to-Date Business.
There are within the corporate limits
or the town eight general stores. ard
while the'r trade territory ifs necesssrffV
limited. they are manned by hls,iers. who
know how 90 push business. and although
i've TNrmvine is on one side vigorous
Crewc and Blackstone on another Keys
Vile fust 90 me south. ana hig RichmonT
Petersburg an- Irurh5urE not far away
these eight busting merchants DO q bsis-