The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05
LAWRENCEv|LLE,
IN BRUNSWICK
Town With an Unusually Bright
Future Before 1t and His
tory Behind 1t.
COMING BIG TOBACCO MARKET
How Brunswick Learned to Grow
Bright Weed, and Sur
priScd the World.
COMING BIG TOBACCO MARKET
ny FRANC $. ,vooDsoN.

the Huo curing OF the Same In Bruins
wick County. had no idea that my
have had two letters, one from Hall
fax County, Va. and ono from Edge
combo County. y. g., In which the
writer's seriously but politely question
gard to the growth OF the briRhts.
Both writer's SAY thes have always
understood that brunswick Vas strict
1y dark shipping tobacco county, but
it. was news 10 them TINT the brishis
arc grown there Well, 7 ain In the
habit OF writing news that's m:. bust
meas. and ] never wrote = news story
jn all my life that plumhci tho truth
line any closer than aid the bright
tobacco story from Brunswick.
II Ia true. as my two friends say.
that the time when Brunswick
sraw only thc dark shipping weed
years ago. and. as related. II was dig
covered that tho brghts could be
grown jus, well and perhaps lit
Ito better. certainly NOR" proh,a bly,.
and now Brunswick knows not tho
dark goods. but has become leader
in the production OF the brights.
BIGGEST SHIPPER OF
rIII; bright GRADES
Two railway stations In the county
Edgerton and Lawrcncevilie. last wear
ehipped more bright leaf dircc, from
Tho farmers to warehouses; in the
bright markets OF the state. princi-
pally Dsnvilic, than any two stations
In all OF virginia and North Carolina
This year, however l.awr"ncevi!lr will
be "A bright market itself. and all OF
this tobacco v ~ bo sold on tho ware
house floors - that town and thus
the growth or the bright Weed VIII
be SIN further encouraged.
Already young farmers from the old
bright belt ~ Nirz inia and from
Eorth Carolina are buying tho cheap
lands in ,hu Brunswick bright belt.
building lluc-cur!ng barns and going
largely into tho cultivation Of the
bTights, Leigh n. Eancy, a farm land
agent OF 1.awrenccville. and one OF to
towns most progressive citizens, has
made a speciality OF this business. and,
on easy terms, ne has sold numerous
bright tobacco farms TO these Tar
heels" and young Nirsinians from tho
bright belt and is SIN doing the same
thing every week. Thus ne is build
Ing up his count and his town. Tic
was the leading spirit in the move
mont to bu!id nov hricE warehouse
In awrcncevil!. and make that town
y leading bright market OF the state.
oTHEH coon THINGS THAT
GROW ~ OLD BRUNSWICK
Eut. let il bc understood. Brunswick
Is not "a COUNTY I" put all Of It's eggs
In ono basket. PcIhaps there Is no
county in III" state that probably
brings a greater variety Of the prod
,icts OF the soil. rs q matter Of fact
DINA. and about My miles southwest
Of Richmond, Is Que of the leading
agricultural cpuutirs III Virginia. II
was Hrunswtcl, rhich took tho FIRST
prize al tn. JaiacEtuvI Exposition for
having tn" best county agricultural
exhibit. ana II v,ts If this COUNTY that
Governor Maun sail. 1t produces e
greater variety At crops than au, other
IN the State
The reason tIt"t Brunswick stands
foremost an"ns hey sister counties
are nuucrous. Lands naturally rich,
respond to improvements with won
dcrful CELEBRITY, ,ht climate is idea! for
agricultural purposes. the winters he
ing cool AMI pleasant and the sum-
mers warm enough 10 mature crops.
but not too hot TO he uncomfortable
and lithia water abounds on every
farm. All of these and other natural
advantages have attracted n popula-
ton without equal for industry. thrift.
morality and other qualities, which
make tho best. happicst and most in
dependent 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 inconvcni-
ence and the children attend the pub
lie schools without trouble. The lands
are rolling, aud a hsalthicr community
cannot be found anywhere.
GOOD ROADS ALL OVER
THE RIG COUNTY
Three railroads cross the county,
and place the farmers in close and i'm
mediate touch with the leading mar
kcts OF the world; but the people have
not rested on their oars right there.
but have gone to work and made good
and permanent country roads all over
tho county. Three out of the four
districts have voted bond issues for
road building. aud the other one will
do tho same thing in the near future
Throughout all OF the bright tobacco
growing section OF tho county good
roads have been built, and there Is
no longer any trouble in getting to
market. THE principal crops raised
nre bright tobacco Of the finest grade
cotton. peanuts, corn of unsurpassed
quality. wheat, oats. alfalfa. and
nearly every variety OF grasses fruits
vegetables Of almost all kinds in de
licious profusion, and stock which fill
tho smokehouses and which would
make dairying prosper, even as the
green bay tree"
Brunswick is we'll timbered coun-
~, was before the sawmIlls got
so busy. tho principal varieties being
pine. oak, hickory, poplar and other
soft woods, and in no county do they
thrive and grow more rapidly. On IN
open field, if mncultivated. pines
spring up indiGcnously, and will be-
come marketable timber within hf-
teen years y good deal OF virgin
forest still stands, and Second
growth" can lac purchased at reason
able prices. :.
The present prices Of real estate arc
far below the intrinsic value. but are
rapidly advancing. Some lands can
be found for Sl0 10 81: an acre, but the
average liz about see. and to show
their relative worth, their assessed
value is more than double that Of
those of the adjoining counties
DHIGIIrEST KIND OF OUTLOOK
FOR LAWRENCEvILLE
With all OF these advantages i'm an
agricultural way. and with several
banks In successful operation, It's big
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