The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18


nurins Inc same ,e-,od The o,-ar
aga ,aIne Or ,ana ,,ar 40 i,,oreasa5
frnp, 90 81 "a sps7s ana The averas a
,al,,a ~ all 70 W., ,ro,erty fro,, q, III
~ senis o., "a 80. 49, ~
farp,a Gro o~erstad ~ w. au,ors
T,be prodnct. ~ ,be far,,s .na -.
uves,or1, nroauc,s nust ~ corrss ha
estimated considerahIy above tbosaa
~ IoTn ,bicb 1yera a. fo1ro,,s.
farm froducts.
r r,t ''.'''' '.'.'''''' s'Vso M.
Heal .'-'#-''..'.'. $500 49,bI7 bu-
nay aIlo i@Fsge -'''''' o.Z2o tons
otatoeS' irish '.7'.#.' .'.'.'' NY bu
i, o14''oe9' sweet '.'''-.' -, ~ nu'
|ot'oh '.-.' ''.''' '.'.'''' 100 baies
,anS 'S3 Fup' ''r''''.'. 80 L-,V4o ga.
Hpples '.'-' '''.''r'-' %. Se ou'
eacheS '''.'..' -'...'.' oof hu
" tapes '''''.'' '.'.'''' hS'oSo IDS
r risS -. 49, ''-'' o,loo IDS
SIra " Der les ''.'.'...''''.' '' S'sLt aus
biackoerries .'..'.'.''-.. - Z,oso OTIS
NUS -. =, io'oSo los
lave Sto'h FFouucts.
naiue OF oouae%nc animals = 6s'soI 20
value OF cows '=.'..''''.' oo'ss5.o5
aiue OF hoTseS .'.''.''''' Ios'Att.ou
aiue OF mules '-''.'''' 500 5s'oo
diue or hoss -. 800 $40 wv
Nsiue OF pouLtry ana eggs 90 $40
MILK proouceo' Ra4lohs 49, l'olo 'e4o
bairy cows reported '..'. 1922
Bntter produced .,.'.-.. 6oS.o3s
Eggs produced, dozen '... 5l2,7lSE
Toui'ry raised '.....'...' eh'3h4
money prodnceo: pounds.. ZS'ls7
''ner distinctive features OF 'he
country are ina, no Iarm mousse Is
over seven miles from any railroad
Tour railroads traverse the country !
Southern, Piedmont and Northern |
Lines. seahoard Air Line and the
Carolina and North Western; 1t con- |
talns more towns tnan any other |
county in the state, has taxable
valuation OF about Sle'ooo'ooo; has
me schooi buildings and churches: the
10" TAX rate OF 20 10 Genus per nun
ureo ihclua'hG school' hut exclusive
OF 'he state TAX o. - rs cents mas
Soou drainage anu wen disulou'eu
rainiail througnont the year; rural
lree deliFerF OF man ana telephones
'hroushopt the county the wafer
power oeNeio piheht OF the taua"oa
ana the South FORK rivers; stands
tlfs' among the EoohtieS OF North .
Caroiina IN proVldlhs the 1000 CON
SUMPTION OF Inc farmer from their
own farms sZsa per cent Oh the 1000
supply coming dfrect from the farm,
'eH'h III .attie RAISING t"ellth N
amount or personal income YAK PAID
miles OF nacadaH ana sand clay
elghlsentn IN Rooo- roads -Mlln--te
Foaus' elther nuof OF IN the course OF
s"Ahe i'lSlnk'
construcuon and tnirty-fourtn IN
me nsthreI increase blrths over
deaths ior lhs year was 80
Inc capitsl' surplus ana unnlVided
pro1lls OF me county hanks amounts
70 w. $SHV'"''' ana peposl'S 10 over
t,eV''"VV'
me n"n"fd WuFnieonesN VI the
ing fon0 of S4a.eoo
y" Saloohs In s'aSionia-
"h1'e the Advancement OF the
county mas been remarkable, vet the
progress OF tastouia. the county seat
ana 'hle1 commercial center Of the
county. has surpassed even the other
sections The predominating features
or the building up Of what might well
he termed the best little city in the
South being the growth Of the tex
tile industry. the increased popula-
tion and the civic improvements, IT
also has the further distinction Of
being one of the very few If not the
only city OF 5000 population that
has never had a licensed barroom
within the corporate limits
Gastonia. when Incorporated in
1877. had but 600 population. The