The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-23
Memories Cling Around Town,
But March Of Progress Is
Not Delayed
ELIMATE IS FINE.
AND INVICORATlNC
County Is One Of the Larges,
and Richest in Natural
Resources in the En-
tire State
BY WALTER HARPER

BY WALTER HARPER
Especial to The Richmond Virginian-)
ROCKY MOUNT. VA. May as
The old and the new order Of things
Rocky Mount, Va The old stage
coach pike that led through the strug-
Cling mountain village in antebellum
days In now q great national highway
for automobile tourists between the
North and the South. The old brick
house said to be more than one hun
<lred years old that was. in those days
q roadside inn and stage relay. today
gives shelter to the Franklin Chron-
tcie, q modern and progressive news
paper and printing plant and an over
all factory.
The mellow memories Of stage coach
days when people were not In fever
ish hurry still cling about the old
structure and perhaps arouse patri-
otto editorial inspiration in the minds
OF the Chronicle scribes.
Some Of the mass and ivy covered
buildings that housed the proud and
gallant foreparents OF these excellent
people still stand to give touch Of
romance and poetry to the modern
buildings that are springing up around
them.
The eleven to fourteen hundred feet
Of altitude assures climate the year
round that Is healthful, inyigorating
ana delightful The ozone percolattng
tay and night from the nearby high
er peaks Of the Rtue Ridge thrills the
blood with yiror. the mind with fresh
ness ana the bone with elasticity. The
air and the water are the pureet that
filter from the reservoirs OF nature.
Rich In Resources.
FRANKLIN county. one OF the largest
in the State, ts rich In natural re-
sources. lts yaif@y lands ara fertile
ana adapted to a large variety of val
liable crops. Its hilIs ars rich in tim
her ana mineral Onportunity awaits
in every valley and on every hill.
Franklin county needs more people.
These resources and these opportuni-
ties await their full DEVELOPMENT,
More people like those already here
are needed. And they will come when
: the fun merit OF the Astounding re-
sources Ia known.
Rocky Mount Is enjoying a health.
ful. progressive growth. New build
ings are. going up in all sections Of
the town. 4 maEnincient new hotel
one OF The best, by the way. In the
a State, has Just been built. A new
school building to cost s12. 900 In now
being planned. waterworks and sew
erage systems are under way, Maca
damixed streets have been nrovided
for and work will being shortly, Con.
crete ana stone sidewalks have beer
laid on all the princin.e -t,eets More
are to no huiI, The nnh,ic .chool
system Is one ~ the hest in the state
Most Of the protestant Accommodation
aunnort 800 ah,.r.h.- rha s~,,,s
80 nj, ".. a ~. 49,, s ssi s.oe J,
nfher sa.tas go ,-.a, o
unns ara ar.,s,. 81. - ,.a ~
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-. ADove al IN ioyAI ana CO.
~ ave sp.rlt OF the citiAensnlp com
70 ln.uIe the steaoy Krowth OF
WIG toWn ana the prosperity OF the
SunIty. Every citizen feels MS
ana - ready to fight and TO contribute
MS snare OF sacrifice to the common
cause OF the people. OF sach com
munify nj spirit In mountains con.
quored and deserts made to blossom
Progress and Contcutment.
A. write this the shout Of the piow
boy. the ring OF the saw and ham.
''clack. clack" OF busy locomotives
the lowing OF sleek cattle ana tn
cackling Of industrious hens drift In,
= to my nearinr N 4 medIev 81 rou.ic
II A. the Grand choru. ~ nrorr~s.
& melioveN Nv fha tcmno ~ nsssnrs'
contentmant :"
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9omethin~ iisA sirtssn a,rS,e =,
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