Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
Campbell COUNTY AND
ITS MANY ADVANTA
Varied Soil That Brings Forth in
Abundance All the Valuable
Products Of This Era.
SUPERIOR RAILWAY FACILITIES
Tobacco Is King. but All Things
Grow in Campbcll-Idle Water
Powers-Raw Material at Hand.
Grasses for Live Stock Industry.

So SvrasscS for Live Stock Industry.
IN e;ln this good day and time WIEN to
bacco, one OF viriinias stea' money
II crops, has come into It's own, and IS
4 selling in all of the markets higher
& than at any time within more than {"
decade past. Campbell County natural
ly comes to the front for i IS aud
: ever has been. great tobacco Growi {
y country. Within is borders some or
q the best and richest filters are grown.
] some OF the bright weed FOR cigarette
making and for wrapping purposes and
4 some OF the darn shipping variety; NIL
Of excellent quality Something IKE
s.000,00o POUNDS OF the weed grew III
, the county ;his wear, and rs n" county
in the State Is better located for easy
access 70 the leading markets. Lynch
burg. Danvilie and South Boston and
lie local markets. Brookncnl and A.
!. tsvists, nearly all OF The farmers al
ready have converted their seductive
: weed into cash and they are happ.,
DIVERSIFIED FARMING. FRUIT
GROWING AND LIVE SToCk RAISING
y
effort IS not confined 10 rhr g:owin.
4 OF tobacco. No county III IN. Stato has
a greater variety of so.l and no county
, has gone further IN The matter ot
dir~rs!fyins Its crops Tho "ich boy
tom lands along the James River 10
the north. the stanton River on The
south border the Otit- Eiv~r cutting
across the southwest cogner. Big and
Little Failing Rivers IN the cast. and
Tho numerous large creeks tMptyinc
into the rivers. produce corn and wheat
and other grains eQual 70 AM lands
in the State. and then along The hill
sides the lands are especially adapted
10 the grasses such a. rcd clover.
orchard grass tirothy aud alfalfa.
All Of these thines and the live stock
they feed gre selling away up nova
days, and the farmers ot III. county
are indeed lin clover"
Within the pas; de,sd" The peop.e
have been giving more attention to
fruits for The markets. Orcha-d.sts
arc numerous. and thei- apples.
peaches. pears. cherries berries grapes.
etc. bring top-notch prices in III"
Lynchburs, Roanoke and Danville mar
kets and elsewhere. Vegetables and
dairy products also brins z great deal
late years. Stoci: raising may be 50 id
TO be a new industry in the county. for
IT Is only within the last dozen years
that numerous asriou!turists have been
making speciality OF il. They have
found it exceedingly profitable There
- room for much more of this bust
ness. and there arc those who predict
that some time in the near future
Campbell CouEty will vie with the blue
grass regions o! Southwcs; Virginia
rs live stock raising territory.
SUPERIOR transportation
FACILITIES IN ALL DIRECTIONS
Ono ground Co. this prediction il the
ties. The I.ynchburs and Durham,
branch G: the Norfolk and Western
Railway runs through the very center
OF the county from north 20 south: ,he
Southern passes through the center OF
she western half from north TO south:
the TirE!nisn Eaiiwa" cuts acroas the
south border o! the county the full
width from cas-: 10 vest, and the main
line OF the Norfolk and Western and
the James River division OF the Chcsa-
-peake and Ohio pass across tho north
srn END. Every citizen OF the county
~ more or. less convenient to railway
facilities. aid al, 81 them can a., their
produce, whatever, il may be. 10 good
markets IN tho shortest time.
The minerals OF the county arc iron
ore, barytcs and manganese The two
last named have been developed 10
considerable extent, hut no real effort
has been made 10 develop the iron
deposits Considering the superior
transportation facilities. mentioned
above. II is rather strange that there
has not been development OF the :ron
industry. There is a splendid opening
in Campbell County for capitalists who
are interested IN iron worEins. The
rivers mentioned and the large creeks
flowing into chem afford an abundance
Of ~etcr power 10 pgope! tie wheels OF
al manner Of manufacturing cuIcr-
prses, and with such raw material as
timber, iron and other minerals. farm,
products and fruits right 1T hand
there should be and there will be in
lime, many more rlarufo curing p!ants
in the towns and villages thsn arc now
10 be found there
GOOD TOWNS THAT NAY nEcOur
MANUFACTURING CExrEHs
Leaving out l.ynchbugs. which IS on
Inc north border OF the county. tn.
4 towns are Rusthurg, the county seat:
Brooknesi. on Stanton River. Alta
vista, on The same river, and Concord
z on the main line ot the Norfoll, ond
western Railway There il nov. ron
: siderable manufacturing o! one Kind
and another 4: Brooknesl ana Ala.
/. Vista and sore az Rustburp and ,.oD-
( cord. but there ought 70 bo and douh.-
less. ere long, viii be. much NOR. mo,
! and In the several VILLAGES ,,I;,b H. 4,