Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-23
GREENESV|LLE COUNTY,
WHERE ALL THINGS CROW
Many Streams Water tho Rich Lands.
All the Grains. With Cotton,
Peanuts and Tobacco.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Some OF the Things tho Good I'eo-
pie Boast Of-Undcvciopcd Wa
ter.Powcrs Awaiting Touch of
Capital-Town Of Emporia.

Probably because Emporia over
shadows all the balance of the county
along industrial lines. Greenesville
County is but little talked about. and
yet it Is one OF the best agricultural
regions in the state. II extends from
the south corner OF Dinwiddie County
on the north TO the North Carolina
State line on the south. On tho ca st
1t has Sussex and Southampton Coun-
ties for neiShbors and Brunswick
bounds il Oh the west.
The surface is generally level or
slightly rolling. The soil is n sandy
loan, with H rich clay subSol. and
there are all kinds OF low grounds. the
county being we'll watercd. The MOTTO
way River flows along the northern
border the Mchcrrin cuts through the
central part OF the county. and large
tributaries of tho Roanoke River album
dainty water the southern part. The
lands on all OF these streams arc very
rich.
The farm products arc varied. and
there is saying among the patriotic
citizens of the county that Grecncs-
vile grows prcfitabiy anything that
any part OF Virginia can sprout. This.
with their other boast that fertilizers
are not needed in the county. gives an
idea Of tho value of The lands The
farmers grow all of the grains, cot
ton, peanuts. tobacco. potatoes. both
sweet and irish. all Of tho vegetables
and some of them make sorghum and
broom corn IN largo quantities. 1t
may be said that cotton anu pcanuts
arc the principal money crops. although
much Grecucsvillc County tobacco
finds its way to the tobacco markets
OF Lawrenceville and Petersburg. and
quite a number Of farmers depend
upon the weed Tor ready money. The
most OF the farmers also raise more
grain than required for home consump-
ton and for feeding their live stock.
and some OF them sell good quantities
OF fruit
The transportation facilities are good.
The Danville-NorfollS division Of the
Southern Railway runs across the cen
ter OF the county. and the Jamcr River
division of that road runs from Emu
poria to Clarcmont Tho Atlantic
Coast Line goes through a part Of the
county from north TO south, ana tho
N!rsinian hallway goes across tho
addition to this Grecnesville has MANY
miles or GOOD country roads. and on
the whole. the farming population has
no trouble getting the products 70 the
convenient markets.
The many large Understanding.
woodworking establishments a, En-
pofia have largely cut into the forests
OF the county. but good deal Of
valuable timber is yet left. white oak.
ASH, pine. sycamore. poplar, cedar and
hickory prcdominatinE.
The county has no minerals to boast
OF. There is an abundance OF mari,
which is valuable s fertilizer and
is used where needed. but as thn lands
OF Greenesville do not REQUIRE much
fcriiliz!ns. no boast is made OF tho
larse mari deposits
Al Emporis large water power has
been harnessed and made 10 do very
valuable work. There arc in the county
vast water powers on ell of tho
streams that have been named h,t
none OF them except that in the Me-
herrin River at the county hea, haze
oeen developed. Some sweet day some
oody's money is going TO develop som.
or these powers. and fortunes wiz ho
made. and Greenesv;ile Will bocon,.
1t" famous ns manufacturing county
as II now is as an agricultural coun,r
considering their fertility and adapt
an'iit! TO such variety OF products
,"e tsnds or Greenesvillc County may
DC sara TO be cheap-dirt cheap.
Empor!a is tho only town in IN,
county OF Importance. and that is o,o
among the Invest. most wide-awaLc and
progressive industrial towns IN m.
state. The many 1ourishing INDUSTRIES
mere have been told about in ,has.
eo'u:"hS' and need not be enlarged
upon here.