The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
MANY INDUSTRIES
AND MORE WANTEDS
Third Dark Tobacco Market in tho
State-Honle Of the Greatest
Of Normal Schools Town h
Of Homes and Churches.
Industries Are
Invited.

BY FRANK s. yNOODsON.
Industrial Editor.D

\ FARN1VILLE, VA, June Cit lis ~
|well-estabished fact that tho farm Is
1.-THE foundation of all wealth and tho
! farmer Is the bone and sinew of tho
lcountry. Philosophers, economic writss
,lers and everybody else, not eNcepttnA
1.-The eloquent politicians about cleo
ton times, have acknowledged THIS
ito be fact, and would not contro-
ilvert it IL II could: bur, all the same. ~ q
lis true that the prosperity of Old Vir- e
\ GINA, present and prospective. is Very
largely wrapped mp III her towns. he
tsmalI towns, lfSyou PLEASE. and. heaven
Ibe praised, the old Commonwealth IS
rich in the number and the vtgorS OF 3
ilher good towns, new and old.
Farmville is one OF her old towns.
but from an industrial viewpoint. It Is Z
La new one and may be properly de-
4 scrlbe1 as one OF the old-new towing
Iof the State, and the few. REMARKS to Il
Hollow will fully explain what mean
.|by an .od-new town. "
i Farmvllle, the county seat OF 4thds IL
.irich and enlightened county of Princes
4 Edward. was Incorporated Ion be tord i
Its present Oldest inhabitant was hornl
4 and that Us saying a good deal for dts +
antiquity Because OF its healtllful-
ness. It's good water, Its palatahle cat-iS
|Iings, and its splendid climate. the
people OF this part OF Old Virginia live
IaAlongE time.
a number of Farmville's active sciti-s
\ zcns have recorded the unusual four-g
score of years. and / have to day l,sefts
Rlelightfullyt entertained by the bright
II conversation of II good lady of keen
eye and stable memory who has passed
iEthe ninetietl milestone on the road
4 TO eternity, and she hasn't any idea
3Eof leaving so good place as Farm.
f[sville for quite while yet.
\ The Old Town Tint WAS.
4 sF'arinville like most Virginia viii
4 patter: that is. after 1t had gotten . 4
\ certain small number of select people
Together, built its quota Of churches.
4 provided patronage for a. sufhc iency
1 OF small stores. made a small tobacco
murket arranged for the necessary
schools and provided post office.
Thought it'll had reached the summit Of
earthly ambition, and was perfectly
satisfied to let we'll enough alone. That
was the old town, and a good, moral
old town 1t was. producing as fine q
A citizenship as fine II ctizenship as Vir-s
i ginia could boast of anywhere. That
4 old time citizenship gave to Virginia.
tlisone of its ablest statesmen, and to-
the state and the Confederacy some 4
of its best and bravest soldiers. But
these good and noble old fellows were
4 not progressive, as we understand the
.lmeaninE Of the word progress in this
i day and time. ss, . ssss III L
However. they left behind some boys
and some girls. too. who were not slow 1
4 to keep up with the times, who were
4 quick enough to catch; on to modern
i thought, modern methods and twentieth
4 century O-datenesS, and these are
4 the folks who have for the past decade
4 or two been making Farmville ia new
| burg. one of the kind Of the many &
new and progressive towns that arc
5Emakingj Old Virginia rich and proud.
4 These younger ones have built wen
and substantially on the sure foundu
\ ton their slow going fathers laid for
I them. and It is OF the good and lovely
Inew town they have made i am here to i
write. 81
Rich Back Country.
l This rich, new, young blood infused
4 into the life of the old place something
4 like a quarter OF a century go would
have had but n poor showing had a ts3
5lBnot had II magnificent back country to y
rely upon. and there is where tho q
Foundation of all wealth" and tile
bone ana sinew.' referred to- In my
opening remarks come in for their
share of the 81 ory and the good things
4 of$Wl,icht this town may Est. Prince
I Edward county, of which Farmville is
i the county seat. md Cumberland coun-
4 5ty, of which it Is the trade centre.
and the adjoining counties. parts d ~
4 which make " k'armville their financial
A and business capital, are among the
4 richest and most productive counties In n
4 Sonthside Virginia. {ss s5S .s5 s$
These lands are indeed productive
4 aud the farmer who intelligently eul-
4 ttvates them 5reaps5 rich money harvestss
4 from grain. grasses. tobacco, vege-
4 tables, fruits and berries, and the nat -a
ural concomttants, fine cattle, sheep.
4 hogs and fowls, and Mt FarmNi lie lie y
4 finds q market and a quick s. lippinsS8s
4 point to other markets for them all. Y
These lands ara for, the most part or H
4. a. oh ocolate and sandy lpain,s over a 4
I rich and strong clay ubsoil, eminentlyss
Lsuited to the cultivation OF the famous
dark and long brown tobaccos which
have made Virginia famous in foreign
Hands, to wheat, oats, corn ny q. pnt tn WEI
toes and I'LL of the yegetab les. 81 But 81 mi
the farming wealth and the zpossibili-S'
ties of Prince Edward and nd oinlng
lcounties I$fwant to speak moro "a lySsss
Hin d future letter All 8 fssnly space
,|ville, the wide-awake ds5up- to-tlata48
centre OF trade for this rlol section. ss "
Model Town Government.
Farmville lis probably one OF the
best governed municipalities In thcsSI
.l'whole country. Even In the dark
ages" he day OF recorlst r,lctt lon. his
town had the good fortune to have
honest men In charge OF the town gov-sss
ernment, and In late years 4 here has
been continuous Improvement. and IL
to-day its 5000 inhabitants would MOI Ss
change the list OF city fathers &c hey u
could. S III "
The work or the Council for The spasi 81
i five yeats has been something 8yyonde Ter; s4
ful,&f To sum IT all m. tho town cst AZ
day boast that II has the best elect ris NJ
i tia hest lighted town d M virgi nta soy hi
the South. has mora md hett an graNd
4 Continued on iItla