The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-23
RICH BATH COUNTY !
GRASS AND CATTLE
Vast Forests of Most Valuable
Timber Are Yet to Be
Developed.
NATIVE HEATH OF TURKEY
Bath and Highland Destined to
Be known as Virginia's
Richest Counties. II
NATIVE HEATH OF TURKEY

August 22.--When Virginia people
speak OF this part of the grand old
Coinrnonw ealth they usually retsr to It
as Bath and Highland" This Is nat
soil products. industries and other
things, arc much the same The fact
is that the larger poYiop OF Highland
County was once a part Of Bath, 1t
County Of Pendfton. which latter Is
now n part Of W.st Virginia. There
fore In YritnE of the products. the ad-
vantages and the delights OF Bath
County may be said TO be describing
the County of Highland at the same
time.
Bath County. as the school boy With
his little geography and map in his
hand Will tell you. is the extreme
western border OF the State and It
takes traveller something like i've
hours to get here on East train, for he
has to do good deal of mountain
climbing before he completes the trip.
y donside bic portion OF tia county Is
mountainous. very mountainous. tho
mean altitude being 2.10s feet above
Richmond. Other portions consist OF
very rich bottom lands that produce
everything good 10 eat.
- REGION oE HEALTH
AND FAMOUS SPRINGS
The county IS we'll watcred by It's
numerous springs and creeks and Cow
tdsture 4nO JACKSON fiNefS. WhlCh,
when they get together, form the
majestice James.
The climate and scenery are upsur-
passed. Reference to tho Weather Bu-
rear reports of the United states show
Bath 10 possess very equable
temperature OF neither very great ex-
tremes OF heat or cold, and ample rain
fall, VOL distributed. { In NJ part OF
the world, shown by statistics, is
there n more general state of good
health, or a more louC-ljved. vigorous
people. and ~ no country i,l the tenn
peratn zone do the inka bitants, from
choice. stay more In the omen air aud
open their houses 10 the weather. This
statement is strengthened BIZ tho fact
that the great hotel ut the Virginia
Hot Springs. in this county, is kept
open the year round tn q health resort.
and is filled with guests the entire
year.
Bath County has Ions been famous
for Its numerous mineral Strings to
some Of which invalids have rcsorted
since the beginning OF the last CEN
fury. The Warm Springs were known
for their curative properties az early
at 1850
The most widely known are thu
Warm Springs the county scat: the Hot
| Springs, Healing Springs. Faith Alum.
Millbero Springs and Eclar Springs.
t;re1t number Of visitors resort 10 these
spring In tho Summcr-tiiuc and to the
' lrSinlA NOV springs all the wear TOuuu,
hrtrgiuE into tho county and diStribu-
ting much ready money. Il rcod deal
Of which gets scattered through the
county fOr supplies. but volumes have
already been written about hose ia
nous health producing springs. I ain
here TO tell about othSr great things
in this good county.
LAND OF GRASS. CATTLE
tND OTTER GOOD THINGS
The soil 10 ~f limestone, ana is rich
enough TO bring anything the farmer
wishes 10 and viii work judiciously.
'rii. grasses grow 10 perfection, aud
grazing facilities ar" unexcelied.
Most OF rho lands take naturally to
grass: all yCu save to do in most
sec lions 10 Obtain a sod is TO cut Off
TIA" timber, lot in the SUNSHINE. and the
srnssss spring up without further at
tcutiou, and IN the goods there is a
rich growth Of wild grasses aud other
Wild growth, on which cattle and sheen
do we'll for six mouths In the year
When they come fror-, the mountaiT
ranges. as they ~" called Without any
cost, otifsr than sailing Of them, they
are Fat and ready for the markets.
Under these favorable conditions the
raising of cattle. sheep and hogs is one
of the big Industries OF the county,
and one of the most profitable.
Some of the finest cattle in the coun
try are raised for thu markets in
Eeth and Highland Counties. and the
distinct reputation in the markets
%: III" cities OF Washington. New York.
Philadelphia and Richmond. The coun-
tics also grow many draft and driv-
iuE horses for the markets, especially
the former. These animals as stated
above. do the most OF their grazing
on natural pastures OF blue grass. some
Of which have never hceu ploweIl.,
and they become better and better
every year. keeping them sraZed SEEM,
. A.. TN-..
However, the people do NOT depend
entirely mpon tbc grasses that are in
diGcuous To the soil. aud come Of their
own accord. hut in late years they have
bccon,o great ha;y. makers and vast
quantities of superior hay Is cultivated,
balcd and shipped to the Eastern mar
kots. Within the past ;hnee years
mnuy farmers have tahci 20 alfalfa.
and lind that they car %" it TO per-
lection. other products e the soil arc
wheat, corn. rye, oats Il POTATOES,
THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS
TiHKE,S N GREAT ABUNDANCE:
liath aud Highland arc tho homes &C
the shanksG'ving aud Christmas tur-
keys and vast nccls Of these giant
birds are raised every year for the
city markets. ard shipped from
here Just before THANKSGIVING Day and
christmas in carload lots Nearly
every housewife In the ;wo counties
has droves oil from tf'., to two hundred
time the agents OF the commission Ner-
chants from the cities 10 the east. In 4.
gliding Richmond. COME this way. ride
through the land ana buy them up.
They are then formed into armies and
driven. just as cattle arc TO the rail
way stations. and shipped TO the
hungry ocnizens OF ths crowded cities.
Turkeys bring SA'eat deal OF OUT
side money to Saith and Highland
every season. ~
Fruit culturc ia .Iso iunortsnt o,,,
profitable In tAiS country. embracing
apples. peaches. psars. pluns. cherMes
grapes and berries, all of which pro-.
duce line crops aud End ready market;
Large apple and peach orchards
abound. of Increasing size and number
TIKI TIMBER INTEREST JUST n
NOW nKISG DEVELOPEn
This whole section abounds In orig,
iral growth timber OF all kinds exceDt :
pine. and except along the main line OF !,
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