Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-12
(D|CK REIMBURSEMENT
TN COUNTY OF AMHERST
He'll County That Is Now Ready III
Begin the Era OF Aftcr~Wsr
{ Prosperity.
rIoNEER IN Goou RoAp MAAiNS
SAnd of Much Cndevclopel wealth.
eWatcr Powers Galore = Fertile
Bottoms AMI Grassy HillS'dcs.
Wmesaps and Others Flourish

sffls a citizen OF Amhc,st County who
SfS aSEtn, Richmond last week. IN answer
&o question said: Old AmherS; h@.
&sA lrcndy gotten "readjusied." and -
$resdy getting busy on q peace basis
#f3he is in fine shape 10 take advantage
&&Sszf5 the new order .: things. and the
&&eoplc sec in the near tuiu-c an eva
E3E prosperity. The county has been
much prosperity Tor Sevc:al !
past. and the farmers have saved
eBpp good money from the tine crops
6fsheY have made and sold 10. wsr-.inlc
Sf2rices, but now. with the coming @;
.f5as$ce. we are looking FOX s,iu bigger
sSsthinSs in the Way ~ the deNel op'ns
sfef her resources and the establishment:
sidf new industries"
ESS Amherst ~ one OF the rich counties
HSqf Virginia. rich in undeveloped min
Esn may be said uudevcloped farms.
6EFrue 1t Is = splendid farming county.
esSplendid as fruit srowc- and - y
sgatock raiser Ind her people have mace
sSfoom Tor much create deve .opmcnt
81 along all OF these lines, and The citi-
s3zen OF that county. Quoted above.
o. thinks these additional developments
* are comm: about in tn" v"cy near
Ssfuture.
SSsFERTII.E BOTTOM LANDS
III AND GRASSY uI:p HILLS
~ Amherst County IS most ativantsse-
fously situated James River skirts rs
n whole southeas; and southwest bouu-
s.daries for fully fifty miles. ANA along
!, this stream As along Buffalo sud Ped
4 lar Rivers. there a." thousands OF
n acres OF most fertile bottom lands.
\ while the red lands dong the S,opss %
Sthe Blue Ridge and Tobacco Mountains
Il and in the valleys a. thc!. feet are
fssry fine easily cultivated farms. and
There are ncuc that produce timer
Gelover. timothy orchard rad o'he-
grasses.
The crops arc principaliy. CORN And
a TO :.
kextsnt. and peas, beans and nay lave
Mn late years become valuable money
ssseps; as well as tobacco Anhers.
sfront as 4 fruit grower. aud alnos:
E!.without exception ,hc orchardis;s who
shpve invested there and planted out
'.ehards have made brilliant successes.
GGrapes are also raised IN abundance.
and In recent years. when il VAS .a~-
Ful to convert them into VIM. this in
gdustry was Nc:y profitable
Sd1LLIONS THERE nj: IN YET
sr" INDt:VELUPED MINERALS
* While the sawmils ana the Other
establishment: have
sniads great inrosds ON the forests,
4 there is yet : great deal OF mos, val
snable timber left in the county. such
sas oak, hickory, pine, walnut, chest
lHpt. and locust.
SvS superior quality for convers ion into
( ateel by the Scssemet process As we'll
Vas the brown hematite c:cS, copper,
slate. plumSaSo and stcat!tc
AionS. time but not Oh Is extensive scale
sSas Sney might be aud tho further lie
81 SelopmeOt OF The mineral resources OF
sihe county Will In time bring SreA,
sa&ealth TO tho county. There arc now
Ii ptans on foot Tor the more extensive
JsMorking Of the iron mines.
f4Sss%" The transportation facilities are good.
81 the Southern hallway, the chosapeake
sap6 Ohio and the Norfolk and Western
II touching the county. There /, No
%srst 10 the leading markets OF the
country.
srIIE PIONEER ~ MODERN
IS HIGHWAY BUILDING:
81 L.ynchhura. jus, across the rtv.r
Ssfron the c,i MY amd connected there
eswith by u INaGn.iiccn; Tree bridge is
N a suitclieMt market OF Itself and per:
g,ahe county are sold in that market.
a. Amnersi Ma one Of the iirst coun-
ISStiea In Virginia 70 take the good
sroSds fever and She has never gotten
beet his hwayS in the state are 10 be
f,SSNnQ there, and the people are stiil
4 ! making them IN cve.y direction
= There are III the county some .: the
- tnest watcrpowerS In The state, and the
people are looking forward 10 The time
when these shall he developed and in
Sustries OF various kinds eStab!!shed
&ron them. Around some oil these,
stnc sweet da:, severe! n!G towns are
IS iKely 10 grow. Al Ds'tsent nae county
though ii claims LyuchbulS over IL
IN tsRmpbell more IS IN Amherst tAan ),
"a ts8mnbel County town and LynchbU =
& focs not deny tho claim for shc banks
f5,xeTy largely on the good and rich coun
~ OF Amherst