Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-09
BRIGHT PROSPECTS IN VIEW
FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Year Just Closed Has Been One Bringing Many Good
Things Porlcnding Great improvements for Com
Ing lear-Buildng Is Going On Actively.

CUMBERLAND COURTHOUSE. Jan
S.-Thc year just closed has been one
in which the Scuthside County of
Cumberland has nourishcd in innun-
cradle ways. and especially is this
true from commercial point OF view
ana confidence in what the New Year
holds tor its inhabitants is manifest
eli on all sides. not that the people
arc unreasonable optimistic is the
reason OF tnc!- faith that the New
Year is filled with a promising out
look Tor lurtGrT development. out 1t
may ~ S.t'v!N Stated tnat there Is
.vl thdN aIr "a DCSsl!iliStII common
10 iHI"i districts. Inc people seem
80 axe ~ an atmosphere tnstI The iu-
coming parry &c our national gov
rtIihv..t VIII bring about changes
cDituWC,.Nc 10 the ncst interests ui inc
p-pp.". ICNtICr. business depression
"..S .tcn ,rIt .tHd wan what was ac-
,vInirIs.IcU idst years as iounu.,-
non ur"h "n!rh TO- work Errd,er
vnt wear.
Hea estate activity during the
year Just closed has been inaccuracies
Is noticrabic from the records INA;
mucn OF inns activity has been due
70 the GcSIir or the small farmers 10
be possessed OF their own lands. -Ihcrc-
by inSur!nG 10 themselves "A "IivinS
GnIHmD"r,d by the niGn COS; OF liv-
ing. .und "A pcnnauCr Tor their fam
lies al their demise. Values in farm
lands have increased accordingly and
back OF the activity has been the
good ru%ds rr"J,ct undertaken by
the county several years ago, and
which REACHED the roint OF now being
able TO boast OF some Of the best inn
proved roads in the state.
Much Road Work
Under II law allowing the county
TO submit by referendum 20 the
people the question of bond issues.
and in each instance being carried
by large m3Jorlt!cS, and as Il result
of these bonds. improved roads have
been started on all over the county
OF good roads. Notable among the
completed roads is the one from the
Fowhatan County line to Faru,vilic.
and which follows for Il considerable
distances the old right Of way OF the
late T!dcwat"r and Western Railroad.
Ih"re IL another improved road from
IN" northern end Of the county TO
the Court house. il being about TWEEN
" miles long. only recently a bond
issue OF $4,000 was sold the proceeds
from which Will he used in permanent
god roads Improvement.
The several tobacco warehouses
HAY" not h"ou buying on a par with
p1NT years because the farmers a."
determined not 10 sacrifice their
years work at the prevailing prices.
Reports Indicate that tho largest
history OF the county and at a cost
To produce much greater than in pre-
NiouS seasons. Some grades have
brought prices that compare with
previous years but as rule the
prices have been ON an average OF
eight cents per pound But 10y con-
certed action OF the Tobacco Growers
Association which was recently
formed and ut its head some of the
most influential planters Of the coun-
~ 10 direct tn" future dcstinics OF
the farmers. ii is maintained that
sacrifices viii not be made OF the
crop this year.
IN independent feeling seems to
prevail on behalf Of the planters be-
cause of tho fact that all have made
bumper crops and feeling Il certain
degree of security in withholding
their Cr"ps from the markets for bet
ter prices IL is pointed out the dis
rroport'onutc prices they receive for
the raw product ana % the manu-
featured article, which they insist is
unjust To the IA, amer.
Building IL Active.
building has h.cn carried on ac-
lively all over IN" county y large
number of nov homes and plants of
various descriptions have been con-