The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-18
FREDERICKSBURG, "A, TUESDAY MAY 1s 1909
OLD RESIDENTS VIEWS
Much Pleased With improvements
in the City.
MANY COMPLIMENTARY ALLusIoNs

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been during tbs fair and my time was
more taken up with viewing the products
OF your surrounding counties than with
tne IN improvement and changes IN the city
ltseu. Early Ia April | received a cordial
invitation from Capt. N. B. Rowe 10
visit bin ana attend the Lewis sale of
u gh bred jersey c4tilr b, iug al Rtd,..
Aomlfer Oi that breed aud Ia "A smnu Nn,
q breed oil them for over thirty wears
accepted, knowing | probably nev.,
again would have an opportunity of s-..-
Ing 80 many highly bred aud costly ct-
Tie togeth-r at ne time, certainly not =
near home. Not being inter, sted In tra..
ting horses did not attend the sale q.
The Second day. but spent IL ia rene ~inu
ola acquRintaLcss andin viewing The
many improvements that lave Il -,
made In our town.
Certainly your merchants are AbreAsi
oi the Nmes, Tot only ia catering to thei,
trade with the best OF goods at lowest
prices. Tor which your city has alwal
been noted, but IN rebuilding their stores
and modeFDizing their methocs OF dis
play. was glad To see. 80 early In the
season. the sprinkling cart running on
Main street laying the dust that used To
cover and iDiure the merchants goods
aud thus levy heavier tax upon them
than occurs by the maintenance OF the
wafer Wagon, 20 say nothing Of the add
cd comfort To those on the streeta ne
deetrians aud housewives YouF CITY
square containing the courthouse and
other public buildings Is now n really
beautiful spot, with its velvety lawns
end etone coping In place Of the ugly old
Iron fence.
a all parts oi She city saw evidence
OF Improvement. especially ia the resi6en-
uen ntlai section. Washington avenue
BIDS lar 10 be rival, on a small scala
OF the beautiful residential districts of
the lar famed cities Of Cleveland, Buffalo
and Detroit and when the heights above
are crowned with the architectural beau
Ties of the Normal College aud the plain
between laid out Ia villa plots that ste.
ton of your city will indeed enjoy an era
OF prosperity
lcur new public school building WAS a
revelation. knew through The Free
Lance you were building one, but had
no idea you erected so imposing and
ornate u structure. City Council, school
BOARD, architect. taxpayers, cltizens, aud
above all the dear children are to be con.
graduated upon having so beautiful and
commOdious a building.
/ was glad to see you have started a
much needed improvement. | reier 20
the laying OF granolithic pavements, for
your sidewalks have long been a stumb-
ling block In the paths OF the unwary
and many OF the smaller towns are far
In advance OF you ia this respect.
When | elimted the historic Marye's |
Heights and was visiting again the Dear |
old "Brompton" ! was surprised and de- |
lighted ct the improvements seen in a |
line that especially appealed TO me, for |
as many OF your readers know, am q |
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with to earn my daily bread, but from a |
real love OF the dairy COW, especially n
she be q Jersey, and whatever advances
her welfare and comfort and the cleanly |
and sanitary methods OF handling her |
products Is q Joy, a felicity TO me. As
the captain had not returned, / stroled |
around to the stables to pass the time /
away, and there found q new deal all |
around. The dairy herd had been moved |
from Its cd quarters 20 fine new stable, |
modern In ail its equipments, sanitary 10 |
all Its details The entire floor is OF ce- |
ment, the cows standing upon a raised |
platform OF the same material, heavily |
oedded with straw for their comfort and |
fastened by the head In swinging stanch-
Ions. In front Of them are cement alley |
ways for ieeding purposes. back OF them /
the hoor slopes TO the droD, so that all /
liquids run to IL and can be readily re-
moved with the soiled bedding In the /
galvanized steel car that runs on an over
head trolley out OF one end OF the stable
to the dump. some two hundred or more
teet away; then, with hydrants convent +
ent, IL is a simple matter to attach the
hose and wash down the floors. What
pleased me most of all was the bright
ness and airiness OF the whole stable, for
both OF the long sides OF tbs building are
a Nrf 1rw.ae ee4r -.
health giving sunlight In winter and
when raised In summer the air with
as perfect freedom as you would find In
shaded pasture. Bacteriologists have
found that sunlight and steam are the
two sworn foes 20 all germ life. Bac-
teria cannot multiply and grow In the
rays OF the sun; so that Ia building a
dairy stable It should be so planned that
some portion OF the day the direct rays
OF the sun will reach every portion of IL
II possible. In this respect, as IN many
Others, Capt. Rowe has succeeded most
admirably.
cal production Of milk IN winter that it
Is folly for dairyman to attempt to
produce winter milk without them, are
conveniently situated at the eastern end
OF the stable and connected with &c by a
passageway. The dairy, wash and boiler
rooms are situated upon the hill Above
the stable and here We find the same cur
rent construction which, with good
drainage, adds 20 much In keeping every
thing sweet and clean. Waeh vats.
coolers, separator, bottles, cans were ali
beautifully clean, speaking well for the
industry and intelligence OF the Captains
Oldest son, Mr.. Peyton Rowe, who Is not
only superintendent OF the herd and
dairy, but this year also manager of the
extensive brompton market garden. be
is a young man, but quits an experienced
deiryman. Tor In additlon to having been
brought up in his fathers business he
took the four-year dairy course at
Blaeksburg under Prof Saunders, now
Ia charge OF the State Pure food Depart
ment. and during his last year at the col
lege had charge Of the large and success
fni creamery there, which is probably the
bsst equipped OF any In the State.
it is unnecessary TO speak OF the cattle,
for Capt. a. B. Rowe's beautiful Jerseys
are known not only 10 Fredericksburg
and Virginia, but all over the South. SO
with the rich milk furnished by these
thoroughbred cattle, handled In such q
modern and sanitary manner, the pa
irons OF Brompton Deiry may feel as
sured that they are obtaining the very
best milk TO be had anywhere, irraspec-
tive OF price, and that no lurking disease
germs are hidden In their baby's milk,
providing they are as careful TO main II
tain thu same sanitary conditions alter