The Washington herald., 1908-05-10
A CITY IN "OLE" VIRGINIA

been worked to profitable advantage, and
no doubt II will be in LunenbuTg.
The county is well watered. and ii is
| geographically such that 1t drains thor
oughly. There are some splendid water
power possibilities In the county. It Is
intersected BY the Meherin River and Its
branches. the Nctaway River touching
| its borders, the Flat Rock and Hounds
Creeks running almost entirely through.
Only five miles from KenTidge are some
fine water powers, at NOtaway Falls No
doubt, by proper construction there could
be developed a large electrical power
that would furnish the motor power for
factories and mills in kenrldge. The
county Is remarkably free from malaria,
and the water for domestic purposes can
not be excelled anywhere.
Good Churches and schools.
There are splendid church facilities
in the county. and there is a strong move
ment to develop the public school system,
which is already good.
/ have gone somewhat into detail to
describe Lunenburg County and some Of
its possibilities merely as a background
to Kenbridge Unless a town or COM
munity has good country surrounding,
/ its business naturally will not enlarge
Kenbrldge has the country TO draw from.
1t is a natural point in Lunenburg Coun-
~, toward which the balance Of the coun-
" will gravitate. Kenbridge is being
laid out with wide streets, with a view
Of developing a town for comfortable
living, as well as prosperous business.
II Kenbridge were a boom town, sit
uated in the far West, in a few months
corner lots would be selling at exOrbi-
tant prices, and fortune seekers would
be fiocking in. But Kenbridge is not
boom town.
Kenbridge is incorporated under the
laws of the State Of Virginia. Il has a
mayor and a town council. At the meet
ing Of the council. which attended busi-
ness was transacted in the order and
regularity Of older cities. The council
and mayor consists CT men who are max
ing the town They are not IN the coun-
Gil for political purposes. They are not
IN the council TO grab contracts. They
are IN the council for patriotic purposes,
for the purpose OF building a clean.
healthy city. for the purpose Of develop
ing industry. They are honest. high
minded men OF character.
AT the meeting I attended the coun-
ell established fire limits. and likewise
passed ordinances governing their sani-
tary conditions. One of the things that
struck me was that certain regulations
should be Immediately passed to remove
ali unsightly objects from the town.
These men propose to have a town beau
tiful,
List of COunci1meu.
The members Of the council are DIT.
W. A. Kindig. Messrs. J. A. Almand. Z
W Seay. William Kennedy. Theodore
Orgain. J. A. Webb, and the mayor OF
Kenbridge is Hon. T. ". Webb. and the
city attorney, Mr. ". Moncure Gravatt.
I likewise attended the board of trade
meeting They have live board of trade.
known as the Lunenburg Board of Trade,
the president of which is Mr.. L. W
Bridgeforth and the secretary, Mr.. D.
". Kennedy. This board of trade is
unique in that ii takes on the whole
county. and its purpose is 10 develop the
entire county of Lunenburg. It exhibits
broad spirit of usefulness. and is
spending money to advertise the town
and county. It might not be d bad thing
for some of Washingtons Chamber of
Commerce to attend a meeting of the
Lunenburg County Board Of Trade. These
men are going TO bring things to pass.
Kenbridge Is not organized for the pur-
pose Of being boom town. but the De-
velopment Company behind it has laid
out their lines on a conservative basis
and are appealing 80 men of sound busi-
ness judgment. pointing out the possibil-
tiles OF the community and seeking for in
vestors of the character who viii make
good citizens, and viii aid development
along these lines, and in a few years
there VIII be built up on this Virginian
Railway In Lunenburg County, Va, a
modern, clean, aggressive community OF
wealth-producing Americans, and Ken
bridge will be its name.
Houses Started at GIebe Highlands.
Craig & Evans have started the erec-
ton, at Glebe Highlands, on the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Railway, of sew
eral two-story frame houses. The houses