Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-25
From the Rnppahnnnock TO the James.

Allen l.atane, the gifted e0itor of the
Underwater Democrat. from his sane
tum in the good village OF Tappahan-
mock. looks through bright glasses, es
pcCialiN when no focuses them through
The Times Dispatch offices. Anyhow,
here is what he hints at and suggests:
The Times Dispatch is optimistic
in its business forecasts 1t points out
that many factories in Richmond which
have been either shut down, or have
he-a running with half force are now
running at almost full blast, that the
real cs,atc market is more active, and
that business generally is revivinS.
Such symptoms are encouraging adds
the Dispatch: the patient is recover
ing. Hcfore long it is to he trusted
that new suburban sections will lie
doomed 10 the accompaniment Of brass
bands aud all the other usual TRIM
minGS. Men are in a sound and hope
full frame OF mind when they are buy
ing lots III the expectation OF doubling
or trcbiinc their money III year.
Let us hope that The Times Dispatch
is correct in it's surmisc and that pros
pcrity and business activity will ere
long DcrNadc city and country alike.
There is certainly reason for hopeful
ness along This line. Throughout this
section we hav" had the first goo,i
crops in wears. although English peas
and German ,clover crops We're short
cned by the drought of spring. The
wheat has been thrcshed. and tho far
mers who last year made perhaps ten
or twelve bushels to the acre have this
year realized twenty. The corn fields
are magnificent and promise to sur
pass any yield made in years. If the
market is good we believe that this
will he a good year for the farmers
in addition to tho corn and the wheat
or the wheat and the corn. the Irish
potato has reached the highest notch
of perfection: fruit is abundant; the
watermelon is smiling on the vine ana
there are hucklchcrrics for every day
picHicS. But as we have already said
il is up TO the producers to produce
and the consumers to consume as n
prerequisite to prosperity. The average
man spends in proportion to his salary
or compensation and when the fac
tories again get busy. and business
generally briSks up. the farmers will
nna markets ana there will he happy
times again i'll Dixic--the land of corn
and the field OF cotton; on the hills of
New hampshire and on the bleak
shores OF Maine"
-. H." writes the Industrial Section
as follows
the board OF supervisors and some
representative farmers Of IL certa in
county in Virginia recently invited
members OF the business Mems Asso-
citation OF the town with which the
county did much OF it's business to
meet with them To talk over matters
pertaining to their mutual advantage.
y good country dinner was served as
an incidental. The following rcsoiu-
ton was adopted:
y committee of three members from
the county and three from the town
10 adopt name and constitution for
y joint association, the object OF which
* to make not only two blades OF
grass grow where one grew before
but many
III. county had much idle land; the
town had idle money and labor
y concrete proposition, one of many
that existed in various degrees. was
cited.
y had TOO acres OF land. One small
/ family made IL living on il. The farm
| was well suited for three families to
occupy. but about $500 to $4,000 was
necessary To repair and build othe,
/ houses for them. Lime and other fer
I tiliZnrs We're necessary for the land
/ II was assumed that the three fami-
/ lies would furnish the labor for some
| clearing and the other necessary farm
! work. The farm was worth $4,000 now
! before the added improvements. How
! can the $4,000 In $4,000 I've gotten on
! long time. three years more, an(
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