Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY;
BLUE GRASS AND HORSES
Virginia People Who Get Rich Feed
ing the Hungry Folks Of the Ma
TONS Capital City.
FAMOUS COUNTY SEAT is WAR
Territory That Grows Pretty MucI,
Everything on Agricultural List;
Also Many Fine Horscs-I.oad
Washington Trains With Products.


Washington Trains With Products.
\ Congressman was once heard to
say that the thrifty people Of several
counties in the northern part Of Wiz
.ihia make their living entirely out Of
Washington city. That. Of course. Is;
"n cN"Egcratiou. but ii is II fact that
there are in that section Of Virginia
"a great many truckers, fruit Erowcrc.
iair%nlrn. beef and sheep rniscrs and
p"ulirNnicn who nave made goodly lit
Tie fortunes producing fuodStuTs for
the hungry citizens Of the capital city
OF the nation.
frinc" William is one Of the coun-
ties that does this business to perfcc-
'ion. ana every train on The Southern
hallway and the Richmond Ercdc-
rickSHurS and Potomac Railroad that,
goes through tho county into Washing
ton - well as the northUound steam
b"r'S oIt the Potomac that touch at the
county landings. carry large shin
u,cnts or Prince William butte, c-n.
poultry. beef. mutton. vegetables
l'uits and whatnot to that city. ana
nc return trains bring good money to
"a" county that Was paid for these
products.
Nh. GRASSES. INCLUDING.
ii.iE GRASS AND ALFALFA
i'tinc" Willi;.m is auothc, ono Of the
"dd shaped counties, bounded on tho
h"rih AND northeast hy iuudouu
county: on the east by Eairi:,x and
~" ""oad Potomac River: on th., S,l,,h
"N STAFFORD. and on the west H.. Fan
NHlc'. II - we'll watcYcd by tn. l,o
,.'h"' iNii Kun occ"iuan AMI Broad
,."" i"N'r$' and numerous creeks
n"M 'hS INTO these. Tho lands wing IN
p"iN""' taeSc streams md rni. miles
o'''' arc very rich. and. IL one is 10
'"hr without question the expressed
opIh!pn "i maj":ity of tho good
ne"p'e "i Irinc" William. i, would
"NNs I" "c Said that they arc tho
,th"ai ~ the state. MI uc tho lands
81 the county. whether on or near 10
>"' water courses or back NJ against az.
~" sun ii!n Mountain. are very fer
tI''' ana aToducc in abundance an ar
~" grains, vegetables and fruits A.
''' 'n' grasses, these same lands a-e
'h"c'd superior. ana M ia TN, norm
cru "ud OF The county thcr,. ar. Sow,
- IN" hlnc grass lands AS can H..
'"'i" anywhere in Virginia or Ken
'H'E. MI owe" tho county All III,
-3aaseS. including alfalfa. grow lr.y
"'"h'i!. 1t is To hc uuabtcd If any
county in thc Stat" @cti a bi.p.r ,.in,I
-" acre from alfalfa
MT hn\EN IN SHEEP
tti"ri.E >\D HORSES
~ zee lhcn. without SAYING. that
'"'a NJ lillian j. Som- ON raisinc
Sa - Hud caitl" #ud horses. ,.a,iIc
'h' fti""r arc raised in barge. numbers
80, y" northern markets and horses ar
an hr""dS from Tho hc.s, dr.,f,,r. :,
hunters and racers. are .rnvn j., ,i,n
county. ana these too tiud r,,,I,. ,.I,,
tH Northern markets n:,irv nrn,l,,i.
n''A W"ll, there being .mp!" f,.iliii,s
'"f grazing aud fccdin. cattle .,nd
-tcc'al facilities being afforded b,. ~,
o,' "''W"NS Tor placing milk. butter.
- "h inc Washington market The
Shiic superior facilities have tended !,
h,ili ~ IN Immense ronl;ry hu.fno,,
~ '"' county. and that seems destined
!" R#'"in" on" of the PRINCIPAL indus.
u1'" n"i the leading one.
i'alf"ad facilities ar" cNrrllcut ami
ar" FURNISHED by ,ho main limo III TN.
H""'N'l" hallway. which passc:,
.lr''"@h ~" center "f til" county from
~" northeast 4" southwest. and ,,s
Manassas division. o>tcn,li,,r unr,n.
Vest !" 'tS connection with the E:,l,i
m"r" oud ohio hallway al Str,sl,ur1,.
"H''" ~" i;i"hmond. Er.dcrirk Shuru
a"d f"i"'iar Railroad extends, through
IN" S"Hiii"a@t p"r,i"u. aud ON ~ lin.
Win ~" i'otoiiar I;iycJ. Tn. prlncipul
'''lN"N stations in tn" county. utlor
than N.ua.sas. arc W,lluuion ,;ni,,..
Ntl't. liaN Market aud Thn"ou-hfarc
81 ihc Manassas branch. isristnw aud
N"H""''llH ~ ihc main line 81 The
S"utilr ru aud orcuQuau and tp,coouan
Ih" ,.GaHiiru. on the Richmond Fred
"rirkShurS .,nd l'ot"mnr. These places
while hui small towns "r Villages arc
tn" assembling or concentrating points
81 vast quantities Of produce Tor ship
mcn' I" III" big markets
Tn Potomac Eivcr. ou Tho eastern
or southeastern border. furnishes
water transportation l." that part
az tho county, and il Also FUR
nishcS splendid fishing. which * quit"
an industry for = small part Of Prince
William.
There is much. tinbci--pinc. oak.
hickory, chestnut and ccdar-lcn in
the county. and. therefore. sawmills,
pianinc mills and spoke and handle.
factories arc numbered among tho in
""str'ea IN active operation The min
erals that are being developed nre
parytcs. Stat" and browustonc. ohrr
minerals that some day MAY be de.
N"i"ped I" larS" extent are said 10
ht S"!d. copper. coal. limestone. lnai,,le
"h" S"anSton". There i" much water
power IN the county. as one would
naturally suppose. aud quite a num-
Der OF small industries. such as Touring
mills. s;twntlls. spoke factories. !,
candy factory, etc. are operated by
these water powers
COT Nrh SEAT WADE FAMOUS
N DAYS or WAR
Manassas, I'll" county seat. situated
~ IN" junction uf the main lime or
IN" Southern Railway. with The branch
ilnc That extends westward thruug,,
the Shenandoah Valley. is II town Of
about LEGO inhabitants. and rs !. trad
"a" and industrial center * Of con
siderable" Importance. Among its in
"Astli"S az" several wood working. est
s1iln"nt>. cigar factories. Il candy
i"''"tE 'ind :. brownston" quarry. y
snort WAY ont from the town is the
erca, battle field. on which two Of the
big battles of the War Eotw"cn the
states were fought. Southcrucrs call
them the first and second Manassas
ard IN" \or,h"rners th- lir., aud
second battles OF Eull Rum The town