The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
ALBERTA, THE 10000 TOWN
THAT is CERTAIN TO Be
Rests on Strong Foundation-As II
Was and as 1t Is
To-Day.
HAS SPLENDID SURROUNDINGS
Young Men to the Frons-They Are
Good Virginia BuiIders-Centre OF
New Bright Tobacco Belt-Sound
OF the Hammer Heard Everywhere.

ALBERTA. VA. September o5.---1 am
good people have not become democrat.
lied or scared by war that is thous-
ands OF miles away BY talking with
II live-wtrc citizen OF this progressive
and upto-date new town. 1 gathered
the refreshing information that, but
for the newspapers that circulate
! largely he-eabouts. especially The
Times Dispatch. the people would not
discuss war at all. and. as it is. they
talk about il only in general and
far-otf way, wasting no time from
business about 1t. or indulging In any
or the Wild talk about its making
hard times in this great, peaceful and
progressive country.
The new town of Alberta located in
! ana about the "crotch" formed by the
Junction OF the Seabonrd AIR Line Rail
way and the Virgininn hallway, Ia
growing on apace. and the many i'm
provements OF the past year are mani
I resi-: The woodworking mills are
wofkins at full capacity, the sawmills
OF the surrounding section are deliver
ing timbcis here for shipment In great
quantities. the mercantile establish
inehts are doine a good business. the
Alberta bank is fiourshing, and all OF
tho people are looking forward 10 tn.
opening Of the bright tobacco mark.,
here on the first OF october.
READY FOR THE LOOSE
LEAF TOBACCO BUSINESS
The two nrst-class tobacco ware
houses have been completed, the big
prizeries are nearing completion, the
buyers OF tho bright weed have been
marshalled. and are ready to begin bid
ding for the weed that will come into
this new market from the farms NJ
.ln Ia upI
Counties. the leading counties of the
new bright tobacco belt" and. alto
xether, Alberta is booming aud full OF
business. and we'll 1t may be, for IL /.
situated III what is regarded by many
as one OF the finest sections Of Virginia
Alberta is in Brunswick County
where the Seaboard Air Line Railway
crosses the Nirginian HALLWAY. and
near To tho border lines OF Dinwiddi.
ana Iunenburg Counties. II LIS right
square on the great national good roads
highway. that is some day in the near
futurc to be the automobile route iron,
Canada to Florida. u liz now m.
choice auto route from New York.
Washington and Richmond 70 North
Carolina. aud thence on TO the great
South.
The surrounding country is all tina,
could be asked for 10 support and sus
tain a good town right here where IN.
crossing OF TWO railway lines give the
people the benent OF competitive freight
rntes To all OF the leading markets. OF
!hc country. THIS surrounding coun-
Try Is made up OF deep sandy soil
WIN rich clay subsoil the lands he
ing, III the main, smooth and without
rocks 10 mar the smoothness or to oh
struct the pillow. The lands are easy
or cultivation. and within tho pastSfew
Fc"rs 'nc people have learned that they
can make all kinds OF crops. and are
IN no way dependent upon Just one o.
Two or even three for money producers
THE PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO ALWAYS LEARN.
10 illustrate: A few years ago there
WAS an idea that the only real money
crop hereabouts was that OF che darl,
shipping tobacco. Lately the Deopl-
nave found that they can make hay 10,
Il money crop and that corn IN not 10
be sneeaed at when considered as such
but over and above this they have found
'hat they can grow the bright tobacco
little easier and considerably NOR,
rrohtably than they could the lons
dark shipping weed This discovery
has led to quite change in the meth
obs OF many farmers and that change
neccssitated the establishment here OF
bright tobacco market. This change
Also brought into the market many
acres of land that were lying idle. These
lands are being bought up by thrifty
young farmers from the old bright to
bacco belt who know how TO make the
bright weed and how to nue cure 1t
after they have made II. They have
found that they can buy the lands suit
able for the cultivation OF tho bright
weed down here around Alberta good
deal cheaper than they can the same
acres In the old bright belt. The Viz
ginian -seaboard Realty Company OF
ms town has been making these facts
known far and wide and as n result
0l, to
erou5 young farmers from tho "old belt
and sold them small farms at figures
far below the values tho young fellows
had heard OF In the "old belt"
THINGS THAT BROUGHT
ALBERTA INTO BEING
Ii Is the increased interest in aRri-
cultural lines in this region that has
made Alberta possibility as a town
ana it Is this interest that has called
1t into being as such In n very short
space of time II has become a town and
to-day, where five years ago there
were only old fields, there are manu-
facturinS enterprises, n hotel. bank
ing house, numerous mercantile estab-
ishments. many handsome residences.
splendid school house and some other
things that are attractive, among them
Two churches. Streets have been laid
of and others are to follow. Young men
arc at the head of things In this good
new town and all OF them are hustlers.
j suppose that is why the town IL
growing SO rapidly.
The Alberta Development Company.
OF which Charles S. Barrow Is presi
dent. j. II. Grafton, Jr., is vice -presi
dent and u. 7. Kennedy is secretary
treasurer. proposes to spend good lot
OF money this fall in laying off streets,
making sidewalks and doing other
thinss in the general Improvement way
10 Keep Alberta UP to the highwatcr
mark
In Alberta the sound Of the hammer
and the saw is heard on every hand and
much new building is going on. il Is
likely that by the time the next Legis.
azure meets the good people OF the
"emory' town will he ready to apply
Tor a charter of incorporation and Al
berta Will get OH the map as an in.
corporatcd town.
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