The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-31
WAGE FIGHT FOR
COURTHOUSE REMOVAL
Buckingham Will Soon Have Great
Fight On to Move County Seat
20 Dil1wyn.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Arvonia, Va. Oct. 30.-Unless all
signs fail, there Will soon be on In
Buckingham one of the greatest fights
ever known in this county which has
known so many hard battles at the
polls In the past The fight now 10
be waged Is on the question or the re :
moval of the county seat from us
present location at Buckingham Court
house to Dilwyn, a new town seven
miles away on the east.
great meeting of the citizens Oh
Dillwyn and vicinity was held In That
town on Wednesday night Of this week.
at which time the project was set 60
ing with full force. The attorneys for
the movement. Messrs. Moon and Pitts,
of Scottsville, Va, were on hand al
fecting the project and advising the
order of proceedings. Mayor w. A.
Moss was elected chairman Of the
meeting. and DR.. F.. l.. Fortney. secre-
tary Many red-hot speeches were
made. and strong resolutions were
adopted Citizens We'd with each other
In offering sites for the proposed new
buildings. and committees were APP
pointed to gather in subscriptions for
the project. The town of Diliwyn sig
nified the intention. through It's offi-
GERS, to make a large donation for.
the purpose OF helping to erect the pro-
posed new buildings.
The main arguments advanced In
favor of the removal of the county
seat to Dillwyn are. first, the inacces-
sibility OF the present village of Buck
ingham. which Is located seven miles
from the nearest railroad and the poor
accommodates there for the enter
tainment Of the court crowds, the visit
ing lawyers and the Judge. :. Bucking
ham Courthouse tn one OF the Oldest
villages Of tho county, and It's pres
ent population Ia said to be less than 1t
was = century ago. The county build
ings were held up as being out OF date
and inadequate, while inexpensive and
easily replaced. Only three county
buildings now exist. the jail. court
house and clerks Office, and all these
are inexpensive buildings and entirely
unsuited to the purposes for which
they were built. 1t IL also said that
there are but few places of enter
tainment at Buckingham Courthouse.
with no bank, and only very few
small stores Dillwyn. upon the other
hand IL reported IA being a flourish
ing town with bank. newspaper. hne
railroad facilities, large and extensive
tobacco warehouses and stores. a large
school. and many industries. Fine
roads enter the town and extend TO
all parts OF the county.
1t Ia thought that the matter will
eventually he brought TO vote OF
the citizens, and in event that IL does
X la prohah BILE that all the northeastern
section OF the county including Mar
shall. the richest and most popuious
district OF the county, will vote largely
In favor of the removal.
Dillwyn citizens claim that many cit.
izens living nearer to buckingham than
TO Dillwyn viii support the project as
they would perfeF going to live
town to attend court and while there
transact their banking. mercantile and
railroad business
II Is understood here than the re.
nioyal project VIII have the welinight
unanimous support of the visiting bar.
including all the lawyers of the sur
rounding counties including members
81 the bar OF Richmond and Lynch.
burg
Some very beautiful sites are now
being considered in and around the
fourishing town of Dillwyn. This
town was founded about twenty years
nEo by the white Hail Company, and
II has steadily grown until II II the
metropolis of the county. with vast
business extending through every sec
ton OF the county. Each year great
fair Is held there which attracts at
tent'on throughout this section OF the
State.