Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
1.-THE COUNTY OF CARROLL
IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST
Home OF the Allen Gang, but Not
Dominated by Allen In.
fiuence.
GREAT DEVELOPMENT IN SIGHT
Railroads Only Needed to Bring One
of Richest Counties to the Front.
Minerals and Timbers and Farm
Ing Possibilities Enormous.

:. dustrial Section two weeks ago that
Si;t railroad is soon 20 81 built into -
s&roii County. which IA l'nau is expected
TO "pcm ~ a country Itch in mineral,
s, ;imbs" ana farming resources i'll VIA.
lis rcrhaps one OF tho cry richest
tparts CT Virginia. has attracted net a
siittie oltcniiou. and uauy letters OF
Inquiry ravc come in t tic des I
= the industrial editor
Modern history. tha' : % say. very
!, nnd'.rn history, has associated Carrrl
County very closely with the unlawful
..:"' CT: &c Gus doinGs II he celcbra ed
".Allcn gang" l, may he truthfu.ly
said that tho Allen gang and its
painful influence never eNiendcd over
more than a very small part oi the
county. and that influence did not
from il.
But be all that as +, may. ne fact
remains that the Allen gang" is no
more Such OF Them as did not meet
their end in tho electric chair or i'd
not lind quarters for Years, yet 30 he
numbered. I'm the pcnitentary, have
gotten tame and are no longer 10 he
reared. To-day Carroll County is as
peaceful. and II may be said, disposed
to be as progressive any county in
Virginia or any other State. No county
IN Virginia or any other Southern State
has more natural wealth 10 back up
and sustain twent'eth- century progress
than has Carroll County. The great
is row. n lack OF railway facilities.
Therefore. the announcement that
railway line is to he built through the
very center OF the county is attracting
not n little attention, for everybody
wh" knows anything about the county
knows :hat transportation is all that
Is accessory to open up new ana
inviting field for development and
money making.
TIL; COUNTY, WHAT
IT is AND NAY HE
In the absence OF story about Car
roll and it's possibilities that Il special
correspondent OF The Times Dispatch
mas been requested to furnish for pub
LEGATION in tho Industrial Section, which
story, for some reason, is being de-
layed. few notes from Agricultural
Commissioners Eoiner's fyfand Book
of Virginia" may not be out OF place.
MFR. IIoincr's sketch OF Carroll reads
somewhat as follows:
This county was formed in 1912
from the eastern part OF Grayson, and
was named in honor of Charles Carroll,
OF Carroliten. II is situated on tho
southern border of the state. 1873 miles
southwest from Richmond. 1t touches
the North Carolina line.
carroll contains population, census
OF 1900, OF l9.303. showing an increase
since census OF 1890 of $500
1T has an area OF $40 square miles.
Surface is broken and mountainous,
with fertile and productive valleys,
the largest area OF desirable lands lying
+ in the southern half OF the county. 1t
, is hordered by the Allegheny and tho
y Rocky Mountains. and these mountain
ranges arc especially adapted TO the
pasturage OF stock, large numbers or
( which are raised. cattle raising espe-
cially, being one of the leading IN
dustries OF the county.
The lands readily produce wheat.
corn, oats, rye, buckwheat, potatoes and
the grasses. Some tobacco Is also
grown but the county Is especially
noted for the production OF .ryc and
buckwheat, ranking among the first OF
the counties of the State for the pro
duction of these grains. Fruits are
grown TO great perfection, especially
apples and grapes. Portions OF the
county are noted for the growth OF the
cranberry.
"a large proportion of the county is
still in timber OF original growth, es-
pecially on the southern side, with good
bodies of white pine in the northwest
crn section. The most important and
valuable species are oak, pine, ash.
cherry, walnut, poplar and chestnut;
Of which large amount is annually
manufactured into lumber for export.
Sawmiils are numerous.
This county is very rich in minerals;
the principal of which are copper and
iron the latter being extensively mined.
exist, but are not developed. The cop
per is on the same formation upon
which the celebrated copper mines OF
Ducktown, Tennessee. are situated.
This valuable deposit has been com
parativcly unknown: but Carroll is ul-
;lnatcly TO become one OF the great
copper counties OF the southwest. and
OF the state. There are already de-
vclopments being made in the section
northwest OF Hilsville. That Carroll.
with adequate means OF transportation.
will develop mines of great value,
/. which will form the basis of industries
OF large and important dimensions,
: there can be no doubt.
THE mineral waters OF this county
have long been known throughout this
section for their curative properties:
notably the old Grayson sulphur
Springs. situated twenty miles south of
:. Wythevillc, on the banks Of New River.
: with its wild and romantic river and
s mountain scenery rendering IL Very
Z attractive and pleasant resort. Its four
:. sprinEs-one a white sulphur, one a
red, and the other two chaly bcate-
: have their openings within an area OF
thirty feet in diameter. and their tenn
Z perature OF ~ degrees and As degrees
Il besides furnishing cool and refresh
ling draught, is so low that they retain
!. tfIeir gaseous contents in a state Of
combination for long while
I'm other sections Of the county the
scenery is grand and picturesque es
3 pecially along the rivers with their wild
romantic dells, cascades and waterfalls
The health Of the county is good, the
water pure, soft and abundant. Every
section OF the county is wen supplied
with water by its numerous streams.
New River, Big and Little Reed Island
Creeks. Chestnut, Poplar, Camp and
Crooked Greeks; which would afford
water power sufficient. il utilized, to
answer an almost unlimited demand
E"Hillsville, the county seat. with a
population of about zoo is situated near
.he center Of the county. IN the basin
of the Blue Ridge Mountains on Little
Reed Island Creek. a tributary OF New
River. II Is about ten miles south OF
Betty Baker Depot, which is It's nearest
point on the Little Reed Island branch
OF the Norfolk end Western Railroad.