The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24
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transportation facilities and thus
land values have lt,en increased not q
little, and an opportunity for the
! early development Of the numerous
| splendid water powers and the cstap
| llshment OF many new industries op-
ened up.
Immense power for Future Factories
On the Rivanna River and numer-
Gus large creeks flowing into the Same
| within the Fork" and adjacent thcio
to there are many valuable undeVe'op.
ed water powers and some that ~ y
partially developed and utilized "
very limited extent.
Near Palmyra and at Caryso,o ia
there are dams which par,la,'y 49,
the rushing waters and anord po"oi
to the extent of $50 TO 2oo-nors w.. ....
and they are utilized only 10 run wv
very small grain mills that reau,ao
but a limited quantity Oh .ne pnoa
less than half the time, the balance
poinr n waste, The river from Pal-
mvrn all the way down to Columbia,
where II empties into the James. Is
an almost continuous water power
that could he developed and the banks
of the stream made continuous
Lowell Of spindles and other machln-
cry. and all run without any consump-
ton of coal or wood for fuel or tho
ABSORPTION OF any other or natures
gifts to man. All that is to be done
so far as acquiring power Is concerned
is to harness the Rivanna and Its
tributaries, put in few turbine
wheels and then generate electricity
TO run the mills and the factories and
what not. and to light up the whole
county. There would be no trouble
about transportation facilities, for all
of this power is close enough to both
branches Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
to be ide-tracked to them. Some day
tins part OF Fluvanna county will be
n manufacturing centre OF vast i'm
portance.
Precious Metal Under the Sod.
1t is q we'll known fact that this
county Is rich in gold mines. Several
of them were profitably worked in tho
olden time, and at least two are now
being developed on modern scale.
The Tellurium mines are being oper-
ated by the Argus Mining Company
and all the necessary costly mills
have been put In. I heard to-day that
this company expects to be selling the
precious metal in few weeks. A
NV VI iioAIdlC las within kic
past month bought the Scott estate
which adjoins the Tellurium proper
ties. and 1t is said that the new COM
pany. which has been formed and
capitalized and christened the Scotia
Gold Mine Corporation. will at once
install mills and all necessary equip
ment at cost of 100000. and will
proceed to dig for the gold known &c
be under tho ground on the place The
Snead mine. owned by Rev. DR. vii.
liam e. Hatcher. was prohtably worked
IN the olden times. and probably will
be again at no distant day.
Big Money in Chickens.
The Industrial Section has in recen,
weeks shown that the chicken indus
try has become something immense in
Virginia, and yet 1t Is but in its 10.
fancy. Fluvanna has caught on to
this enterprise. and one among the
largest poultry ranges in the State ha,
been established and stocked with
suprb fowls on the Glen Bernie farm
about a mile from Palmyra. white leg
horns OF pure strain being the only
birds on the place. There are, l an
gagged in bringing large profits to the
owners.
Many farmers throughout the coun.
ty. especially in the Fork" are max
ing business of raising chickens 70,
the markets. and thousands OF broiler.
have been shipped this season AMI
are still being shipped to Richmond
Washington. Baltimore and other mar.
kets. All OF these chicken-raisers
have acted wisely In stocking theil
memories with the best strains O.
fowls. No other kind will pay.
Cattle raising has also become much
of an industry in the Fork" and II
other parts Of the county. In this lin,
also the people have learned that 1
pays to raise only the better stock
The white-faced Herefords seem t
be the favorite cattle In this region
and I have seen some very fine herds
But after all farming strictly /!
Old F1u's present best hold. and, a!
set forth in another column, the dem
onstration work in this section 1:
rapidly making twentieth centur,
| farmers Of the owners of the ricl
acres along the James and the Ri
wanna. and on the hills in this gooc
old county. However, have talked
quite enough about that In anothe
| column