Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-28
P|TTSYLVAN|A COUNTY,
BRIGHT TOBACCO HOME
Where Sixteen to Twenty Million
Pounds OF the Seductive Weed
Is Grown Every Year.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Well-Watered Lands That Grow
observation-disclosures From Cy-
clones and Storms-In Close Touch
With Leading Markets.

Pi:tsylvania County grows more to-
bacco than any other county I'm tho
state. pretty much all Of it is bright.
/ and so II goes without saying that
the tillers OF the soil in that county
are. in sense. rolling in wealth for
there has not been time III the last
forty years when the products of the
vast tobacco fields OF this county were
bringing such prices ms now.
| Pittsylvania is one of the old coun
ties of the State. having been formed
from Halifax in the year 1867. when
william PITT. first Earl OF Chatham
and great English Statesman. was Il,
the zenith OF his remarkable career. and
the county was named for him. Later
the county scat WAS also named i'll
his honor.
/ This county is the second largest in
! Virginia being ,hirty-fvc miles long
and about twenty five vide. The area
| is aS6 square miles. 1t borders on
! North Carolina to the south. has Hall
| fax. from which 1t was taken. OH the
east: Campbell and Bedford on the
north. and Henry and Franklin Coun-
/ ties on the west.
I Pittsylvania is ono OF Nirgina's best
watered counties. having the Stanton
/ River on the northern border, the Dan
. in the southern part and Pigg Banister
and Hyco Rivers flowing through the
central sections. There are numerous
large creeks that flow into these rivers.
/ and along these we'll along the
rivers named there are many very valu-
able water powers, some OF which have
been developed and made to run the
wheels of various kinds of mills.
REAL HOME OF HIGH
PRICED BRIGHT TOBACCO
The lands along these streams are
exceedingly fertile. and the soil is
adapted to the cultivation OF every
crop known to this latitude. Corn.
wheat oats barley, rye. peas. tho
grasses and all of the vegetables and
all OF the fruits grow on these lands
in profusion. while the uplands. being
OF a light gray loum and Eravelly tex
ture. bring the bright tobacco TO per-
lection. This county grows anywhere
from 100000 to 2o.o00.ooO pounds OF
the bright weed every year. and to-
bacco is essentially the money crop.
There is probably not a single farm in
the county that does not bring some
tobacco every year. II must not be
understood. however, that the Pittsyl-
ranians are onc-crOp farmers The
time was when they gave nearly all
OF their attention TO the wood. barely
growing enough of the grains and
grasses 10 feed their cows and hogs
ard chickens, but in the las, two de-
cedes they have changed their methods,
and now they grow n plenty OF hog
and homny'' for home consumption
and considerable to sell. and then grow
all OF the tobacco they can.
The people have within tho last sew
eral years been also giving a great deal
OF attention to stock raising and they
have been very successful in raising
mules and horses for the markets
especially mules. This industry. how
ever, is nothing like what IL can be
made. IN fact, the people have just
gone far enough 10 prove that there
are big profits in it. and no county in
Virginia can offer greater inducements
10 the stock raiser. All of the grasses
grow well, and stock, cattle and hog
raising and dairying would make many
big fortunes for the men engaging in
them.
a BLESSED MOUNTAIN SHED AND
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
This county can boast of climate
unsurpassed Being near the thirty
seventh parallel of latitude, midway
. between the waters OF the Atlantic.
warmed by the Gulf Stream on the east.
and the sheltering wings Of the Appa-
!achian range OF mountains on tho
west. il has neither OF the extremes
Of heat or cold. and is extremely
healthful and free from malaria and
ep!demics. The water is trcestonc,
abundant and good. 1t is also free
from hurricanes. cyclones and severe
storms. being protected by a blessed
mountain shed from the west, north
west and north winds. 1t Is a remark
able fact that n severe snowstor.n from
| the west the north never reaches
this county. but goes to pieces against
! that mountain shed. All of the deep
SHOWS that come TO Pittsylvania com"
/ on south or east winds.
| But few, If any, counties have better
transportation facilities The main
limo of the Southern Railway system
goes through the center Of the county
from the North Carolina line halfway
TO LynchburE: the Richmond and DAN
vile division OF the Southern and the
J Norfolk division go across the south crn
/ part, while the Franklin Pittsylvania
| division runs from the center into
| Franklin County. and then the Dan
VIE and Western goes through the
! western part Of the county, and the
| Nirginan Railway cuts across n part
I OF the northern end, and borders the
/ other part Of II for twenty miles The
. Lyrchhure Durham division Of the
! Norfolk and Western touches the north
cart corner Thus every part of the
county Is in easy reach O, all OF tho
leading tobacco markets and the gen
erai markets of Danviilc. Lynchburg,
Richmond. Norfolk. Baltimore, Wash
! inEton etc.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
No people in tho State has taken
greater interest In popular education
than the Pittsylvnninns and the re-
suit il that the county has a magma
cent system of public schools Other
eoucationhl facilities arc abundantly
AFFORDED by private schools academic.
In no