The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
CEDAR TREES ARE
Being DESTROYED
Campaign Waged by Fruit
Growers of Frederick
County.
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winchester. Va, February 9.--At one
or tho largest meetings of fruit grow
ers OF Frederick County in recent years.
held here Saturday afternoon, COM
mtttees reported much progress in the
matter OF cutting down and destroy
Ing cedar trees In practically every
section of Frederick County, in which
the apple industry is now the most
important enterprise. Experts from
the Virginia EXPERIMENT Station at
3lacksourg told the fruit growers that
actual experiments had demonstrated
that In course of time tho cedar rust
eminating from the red cedars in par
ttcular was fatal to certain varieties
OF apple trees. Large numbers OF
farmers not engaged In tho apple in
dustry and who have ccdars on their
premises have been induced to allow
them to be cut down. Since 1t has be-
come quite generally known that the
cedars In Frederick County and also in
Berkeley County, w. Va, are being
cut down in order to save the apples.
many firms which manufacture lead
pencils and cedar chests and furniture
from that wood have quoted attractive
prices to tho farmers. and many large
consignments have already been ship
ped to factories. Several carloads Of
young cedars have been obtained by
Captain Edward IL. Diffenderfer, q local
contractor. from the farm of John w.
Rice. near Winchester, and they arc
being used for decorative purposes at
the court Of honor. whore Woodrow
Wilson will stand and review the in
auRural parade on March 4.
r. NJ. Parrish. Of Keyser. w. W, who
recently obtained a ninety-nine-y year
lease on large strip of land near
tho foothills of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains near .Rilcyville. Page County,
where he unearthed the entrance to an
old copper mine, is rushing plans to
install all the necessary machinery
needed for the development of the
property. a large force OF expert min
there. under tho direction OF engineers
For many years there was Il tradition
that copper was mined in paying guam
titles in n deep ravinc of the noun
tains, hut local people regarded 1t as
hothlng more than interesting fiction.
M. Parrish. however. made quiet in
vestigations and after removing sew
eral tons of rubbish. rocks and dirt.
he discovered an arched passageway
near the mouth of which were great
quantities OF fine copper ore that had
been mined. Several diamond poip ted
steel drills were also found He lost
no tlmo in obtaining a long lease on
the property. Tradition says the mine
was originally opened a few years a tier
the Revolutionary War
The seventeenth annual celebration
by the Charles Rouss Fire Company Of
the birthday of the late Charles Broad
way Rousa, the New York merchant,
whose public and private benefactions
in Winchester and vicinity amounted
TO more than 100000 during his life
time. will be held in Rouss Hail on the
evening OF February IL, and will be
In the form of banquet DR.. b. NJ.
Roszel. principal of the Shenandoah
Valley Military Academy. this city, Is
to act as toastmaster. and toasts will
be responded TO by City Attorney
George c. Cabell. OF Norfolk; Professor
r. II. Russell. president of the Frede-
ricksburg State Normal School; DR..
Armiatead Dobie. OF the faculty OF the
University OF Virginia. and Henry c.
Stuart. OF Russell County. Covers will
be laid for between 300 and $50 guests