The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
NEW LIFE IS SEEN
IN OLD BRUNSWICK
Advantages of Lawrenceville and
the County Attracting People
and Enterprises.
GREAT ACTIVITY PREVAILING
Banks Doing Well and the PEG.
pie Prosperous - Practical
Steps for Better Roads.
GREAT ACTIVITY PREVAILING

LAWRENCEVILLE, VA, February
15.--Many arc the advantages
Lawrenceville and Brunswick county.
hitherto unadvertised, but since the
Board of Trade has been organized hero
and the natural advantages and re.
sources brought to the attention of the
outside world, there have been many
inquiries made, and plans are now on
foot for the opening up of the furni-
ture factory, spoke and handle fac
tory, an up-to-d date ice factory. u new
land agency. and other new enterprises,
which are in contemplation but have
not fully developed.
A charter has been procured and
renewed efforts will now be made to
connect this town with the Seaboard
and Virginian Railroad, which will put
Lawrenceville in easy touch with the
outside world. and the waste lands
that have heretofore been idle will soon
be occupied by new settlers VINO are
already negotiating for them.
Activity Again Prevails.
There was a lull In tho activity of
trade before the holidays on account
of the threatened financial depression
but that soon passed and it's effects
cleared, and there seems to have been
no uneasiness here with the three
strong banks. No scrip was ever is
sued. No customer ever turned away
from their doors empty handed. Thus
with a sound financial backing, the
saw and the hammer is again heard
upon the streets. The prosperity is
again apparent. and everything now
bids fair for 1908 to be without paral-
lei In the prosperity Of the town and
county.
The Board OF Supervisors have grad
ually reduced county taxes, and the
prospects are good for further re-
|duction, and at no distant day. Bruns-
wick county will be on an equal foot
ing with perhaps any other county
within the State for low rate Of taxa
ton.
a united effort on the part or the
officials and citizens foreshadows good
roads in reality, and not in theory
Already the main thoroughfares are
being laid with stone and the bright
prospect of being able to work the
Jail Birds" on the roads guarantees
H. long-felt want in good roads, and
this becomes real and not merely as
heretofore sentimental.
Have Superlsr Advantages.
Tho citizens OF the town and county
seem to fully realize that they have
been acting the Rip Van Wrinkle for
|
little did they realize that they were
In possession OF such magnificent nat
ural advantages as they are now aware
that they possess, and with class or
citizens socially ana intellectually the
peers OF any people on earth. There
Is no reason why this town and county
should not at no distant day be one Of
the wealthiest within the State.
IT is expected that perhaps another
convict farm will be established by
the Legislature, and there Is not a
better place In the state for It's loca-
ton than Brunswick county. Home
people do not have to sing the county's
praise, In a recent report of the Com
missioner of Agriculture it Is stated
that brunswick county is the most fer
tile OF the State and its exhibits at
the jamestown Exposition proved the
TRUTH OF the assertion, This being true,
our representatives should get 10 work
and have the tarm located in the
lcounty.