The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
has induced many prominent settlers

has Induced many prominent settlers
from the Northwest to cast their for
tunes IN Southside Virginia, tells me
that the men who came here from the
cold Northwest and bought Nottoway
and Lunenburg lands. have made good.
and they say they would not change
conditions for any amount OF money.
Mr.. Fredericksen grows little en-
thusiastic when he begins to talk
about the lands OF southside virginia.
properly cultivated they will protita
bly, bring anything from black tobacco
to fancy peanuts. / asked him to-
day what he thought of this South
side country anyhow.
The Truth A. II Is.
Why" said he. 1T is the greatest
country in the world and the world
is finding it out. We are just mid
way between the mountains on the
west and the mighty ocean on the east,
and only few hours from either. and
we have excellent transportation facil-
tiles from both ends.
And right here we are where we
can reach the markets of all the world
| In the shortest space of time: we can
raise almost anything. Our climate,
our good water, our favorable seasons.
all combine to make this immediate
section, the garden spot of the world.
Here we CAP grow tobacco. corn, wheat
oats, rye, buckwheat, millet. timothy,
4
! grass. alfalfa, cowpeas, peanuts and
/ all manner of fruits. Then, again. we
| con beat the world In the matter Of
stock raising. Our lands are. especially
adapted to grasses and there Is no
good reason why stock raising should
not become one OF our chief industries,
and l am inclined to think 1t Will in
1.-THE near future"
Mr. Fredericksen has been preaching
this kind Of doctrine for several years yes
breaches the truth The people have
confidence in him. and because he
has never yet deceived ANYBODY, what
ae tells ae s be mamy safes
he has made Of Virginia lands to
Western and Northwestern people
/ there has never been kick, because
ne always represented things just as
they We're.
What the Merchants Do.
manufacturing interests, the. educa-.
4 tfonal interests and the general inter-
ests}of Blackstone. tits hardly neces.-
sary' to add that It's mercantile ter
as a natural consequence. The mer-
! camille business Of the town foots up
| In the course OF n year something over
1 s1,ooo,oo9 in. cool cash. There are here
being engaged in the hardware and
| farming implement business and doing
also a retail business. and one a gro
Gerry house, which is exclusively whole
sale. These houses sell many goods
in five counties surrounding. and en-
i JOY a reputation for fair dealing that
i adds largely to the high moral repu-
4 tatton OF Blackstone generally.
4 One of these hardware houses is
4 worthy OF special mention. have not
4 seen "a larger blishment l. Of its
4 kindsin al, Virginia, not even In. Rich
1 mond. 1t lis the SSeay-Dillard Cons
4 pany's house, and 1t is not only .har dT
" are shop, but a general farm imple-
n;ent buggy, wagon and general farm
Eachinery supply establishments do
4 not call to mind that i have ever seen
lanything just like 1t.
i II a farmer or anybody else, In al!
of Sonthside Virginia wants ANYTHING
for farming operations or for home
comfort, or for holiday pleasures or
4 for labor-savlng machinery or for
|anything else, as. for that matter, he
4 will come mighty near to finding 1t
In the shop nm talking about
The Retailers.
Blackstone Is. or ought to be- proud
Of its many handsome retail stor.s
4 All In NIL there are something like
4 3thirty-Tye or forty Of them, great
and small. and among them are some
I pf the abandonment establishments to
II be fauna In ths State, a man may