The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
BR UNSW|CK CO.,
ITS LIVE CAPITAL
The County With Great
est Variety of Soil and
of Big Crops.
STRONG BANKS;
BUSY MERCHANTS
Large Negro Industrial School.
Splendid Public School Facili-
ties-Good Roads Started.
More to Come-Railway
Shops Employing Many
Men-Bright Future.
BY FRANK S. wooDsoN.

Lawrenceville. Va. August 10
There has been a great deal of talk
In this region about the late drought.
and while 1t has done a good deal
OF damage BY way of cutting down the
tobacco. hay and corn crops. the
drought and its bad effects have been
greatly exaggerated Anyhow, tho
late good rains have brought out the
crops amazingly, and old Brunswick
is going TO make q plenty to eat and
a good deal to sell in spite OF the
drought. Old Brunswick is one of the
greatest counties in the State in an
agricultural way. Some few OF It's
people are little slow In catching on
10 modern farming methods. but they
raise Things all the Same. and they
arc adopting new methods, slowly but
surely. When the jamestown Exposi-
ton was on, Brunswick waltzed in and
won the FIRST prize for the best county
agricultural exhibit. and that has been
big advertisement to the county, ana
has spurred the farmers on to greater
and better things. The lands of the
county are naturally rich and respond
to improvements with wonderful celer-
ity the climate is ideal for agricul-
tural purposes, the winters being cool
and pleasant and the summers warm
enough to mature crops. but not TOO
hot 10 be uncomfortable, and good
water abounds on every farm. All of
these and other natural advantages.
lave attracted populatio without
equal for industry. thrift, morality and
other qualities. which make the best.
happiest and most independent rural
life. Thus, with such citizenship
churches and schools have been erected
within close reach OF all. and every
Sunday the word OF God can be heard
with no Inconvenience, and the chill
dren can attend the public schools
without trouble. The lands are roll
Ing. and a healthier community can
not be found anywhere
Three railroads cross the county.
and place the farmers in close and
immediate touch with tho leading mar
kets OF tho world.
In Greatest Variety.
That exhibit ct the jamestown Ex-
position showed that Brunswick pro-
duces a greater variety OF crops and
county in Virginia. or any other State
that 1 know OF. II grows all of the
grains. all of the grasses. all OF the
vegetables and all OF the fruits, and
then for strictly money crops the peo-
pie OF this county grow more cotton.
perhaps. than any county in the State,
any quantity OF peanuts and n great
deal of the best kind OF tobacco In
late years farmers have been making
hay also for money crop and raising
stock for the markets
Prosperous Lind Owners.
The farmers In every part OF the
large county have been doing we'll for
the pact ten years. and in the main
they are out OF debt The result Is
there have been vast improvements in
school houses and school facilities and
In churches and church facilities, and
I guess there is not a county In the
State that shows a more gratifying
increase in the value and appea rance
and conveniences of the country
homes within the past ten years. And
now the people are talking good roads.
and what is more they are making
them. as Will show further on. Taken
altogether. the original home OF the
now world famous Brunswick stew is
in fine shape and at no time in it's his
tory have the people been happier or
more contented. 1t is very seldom
boys leaving the farms for the cities
and for other States. On the con.
trary. and their fathers are coming
here from other sections and from
other States. The census taken last
year gives the county a population OF
21,5s2, which is an increase OF about
per cent over 1900. not counting the
big Increase in the town of Lawrence
vile.
Lawrenccville, the Live Town.
Lawrenceville the county seat. has
population by the last census of l,
732. and this Is an increase of 1913 per
cent. as compared with the census re-
port of 1900. This count does not in
clude quite a number of families n.
men who have employment in the
railway shops and other industries in
the town and yet live beyond the cor
poration limits.
In business way Lawrenceville is
one of the Invest among the small
towns of Virginia II has three
1ourishng banks. all of which own
the houses they do business In, n tdustI
company. thirty odd stores, some of
which arc very large establishments.
which buy goods in carload lots. and
various industries that give employ.
ment to many people.
The largest industry is the division
shops of the Southern Railway Com
pany. in which all of the repair and
rebuilding work fer the Danville- Nor
folk branch of the line Is done. be-
aides large amount of similar work
done for other divisions of the road.
Over 200 men are employed in the
railway shops.
A Cotton Ginning Town.
Cotton ginning cuts quite a figure
here In the proper season, more than
100000 pounds being ginned and baled
here every fall. This business is grow.
ing as more and more cotton Is being
grown in this section every year. The
roller mills within the town limits do
good business III grinding wheat and
corn The Lawrenceville Brick and
Thing Company have quite reputa.
ton for the high srudc brick they
make to supply the builders of the
town and to ship to various points
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