The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
Took the Gold Medal at
amestoWnfor the Best
County Exhibit.
5SPATIGS BIG SHOW
AND HIS BOOKLET
Most Instructive Pamphlet, Got
ten Up in Good style-At..
Stream That Flows on For
ever. Constantly Tell
ing Of Attractions
OF County.
by FRANK 8. wooDsoN.
Especial stan Correspondent

tts. BY FRANK 81 WOODSON. 49,
Special Stan Correspondence
LlAWRENCEvILLE. Va. January 16.!
Brunswick was tone OF the Virginia
counties which took advantage OF the
act of Legislature. approved March IL,
1906, authorizing county boards OF SUI
pervlsors to appropriate funds to mako
exhibits at the Jamestown Exposition,
and It Is getting good results. The
Board OF Supervisors OF this county
made the necessary appropriation and
, tlien did the wisest thing itcould hava
done by appointing Mr.. 1. p. Spattg.
tile commissioner. to prepare and man
age the exhibit and to publish book
let advertising the county.
The appropriation was small, COM
paratively speaking. but the selection
of Mr.. spatig to manage 1t was u
larger proposition. He Is a live, up
to-date man. who has a way OF bring
ing things to pass.
His exhibit at the exposition was
the biggest thing there in the way OF
county displays, and 1t received the
gold medal. the only one offered for
county collective exhibits. It Is now
no secret that Spatig got SO many Of
the good products Of the old county
of brunswick together that he was not
only able to make his own show good.
but to lend some of his netghbors ma
tellal to fill their space.
Great AdvertisinE{ scheme.
The exhibit was not all that he got
up, but out OF the same appropriation
he published a most interesting hand
book, showing the advantage of life :
in old Brunswick and the grand pro-
ducts OF the county. W
This book was compiled by Mr.
Marvin Smithey. an able young meTs
Der OF ths bar OF the. county. and one
of tile most progressive citizens OF
atliis town. Smithey is q " hole team
all ITO himself, and Wien. he Eotssssts rs
/ double harness with Spatig II was
natural to expect something good to-
result. The handbook they brought
out. which has been largely ctrcu.
lated. is a gem. It is hand somely Illus
trated and tells all about grand OLD. !:
brunswick and her s..arvelous res
sources, not forgetting the Brunswtck
stew. i fs II.
Goes ON Forever. ess
The exposition Is a thing OF the past
and the Brunswick county exhlplI,I.
which took the highest medal. Is nc. no
more, but the handbook made by
| Messrs. Spatig and smtthey is s 'tl.lls
doing good missionary work. copy
OF it lies before me, and ! Want 20
make a brief review Of It.
AS stated in the preface. there was
no attempt made to employ highly
rhetorical sentences. but only an ef-ss
fort to give in plain English an accu-
rate and Impartial and not an over
drawn description, historical and phy-
sicaL OF the county, and to show forth
Its industrial, agricultural. minera! ano
commercial resources. Editor Smltheys
sans in concluding the pun gent pre-
face: ~ fss sEssf a. /, q
5"1f the reader seeks to s find In the
following pages literary masteIp tsou,s
ha is doomed to disappointment: but
! IL after reading the pamphlet. he Is !
CONVINCED that brunswick county mas
M superior as q section In which to
live. the purpose Of the Board Of super
visors. the commissioner and the COM
piler will have been fulfil
He stuck to this text, and the book
let liz a concise and charmingly read
able story OF the county: but, OF cours
the brilliant young lawyer cou rI nv ny
help from dealing somewhat n Inc
romantic history Of the historic . 7'4.
he was describing. Il e
i, Location and Area.
Brunswick county Is situated IN tnasts
grand division of the State known WI. a. y
fs.NIidland Virginia 1t is about h la4
way between the Atlantic coast on 8th ne
east and the Blue Ridge Mountains s ''.l
/ tha west. It lies. for the most paifis,
On a slightly elevated plateau. betweennE
the alluylal soil OF It'd ewaters virginia q
ana the broken foothills OF Piedmont
tt'Virrinia. The eastern extremity OF the;
1 county. as one approaches the nsaa. OF
tidewnter. is level and but slightlys
broken by hills Of any size.SfT he centre
az the county, especially in the .viclnlltttys
OF the county seat, Lawrencev1l1pe,ta any. any
d the western portion Is broken ana slo g.
i the most part hilly. i.
brunswick. Greenesville an. ana sl4 s1lpi3
Il hnre counties form what Is known g rs
i ~ t'"NTeherrin Basin The Aieherrlns
i pivar runs east and west Throughout
tha entire breadth OF thess county
with the exception OF small Z errl-S
4 torv towards the SOUTH which ss&t 81,
i drained by the Roanoke River, and "a
snail territory towards the north,s
which is drained by the No ttoways
River. the drainage Of the county, 20 y tn5
i from the north and south, als to the
i Nreherrin River. "A greater pa rt Q 4 Stliea
county, therefore, Is In hisF"M eherr 7.
Rnsin..,' Probably no county In the
state possesses better drainage than
Brunswick. IN addition to the three
rivers above mentioned. numerous
creeks and branches irrigate the lands
and render them fertile. q
Brunswick county Is nearly 9 SQUARE ~, g
| Of twenty-slx miles on q side and con-
tains about 500 square miles OF terri 81 s.
tory. The southwest ang touches ths
Roa noke River, and. as we hays sald
|before, a small section OF the county
is drained by that strea m, az z
Relies and Traditions. sS S5s
Nearly every section OF the county,
Il shows unmistaka traces OF havlnal
Ibeen inhabited by Indians Il ls quite,
, a common occurrence for fAF mefs.
4 while tilling their land, to unearth5
!. arrow heads, tona hawks and $ot her I'M.
! elements OF savage wa rfare. AS wei sat
9 asionally the skull and bones soi