Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-10-07

imG business and make good At it.
llow"Nc~. II i rot What i to-day
OF which Nc wi>h to Mvity. Ne
VAN. To- refer 10 'Ncrv> of DiI-
m"nd>" undcNrlopvd at Our door.
Something that viii bring work and
employment 10 all. which if >l>tclu-
atiCIl!l. cncrGctiCailN and >Cicnti-
iicallN developed, Will put Green
brirr Valley on The map Is nothing
else in the past has done. And
when dCvc!opud 10 the proportions
of which il is capable viii bring
thousands if no, millions of dollars
INFO The county. This is nothing
great, it is simple. |, is literally
."ACrcS OF Diamonds" beneath our
fee, over which we have been
trradin2.
We refer TO the small frui, posi-
biliti"> of GrccnbriCr County.
tici1l has became famous by reason
OF his products. Campbell. bv his.
Hershey. by his. Grccnbrirr can. b>
hers. There are many sections of
The County suited to raising Of small
fruits and berries We mention
Two. Take Muddy Greek Mountain.
Win lis hundreds of acres of Drac-
licai!N level land. There is no sec
non OF The whole country better
adapted TO small fruit than this low
range OF mountains. Ii has been
demonstrated on the Andrews fruit
farm near Anderson. Take the brush
section near Frankford. This local
lty is unsurpassed for berries of all
Kinds. With the small fruit and
berries that could be raised in these
ana other sections Of the County, a
business could be startled that would
be worthy of the best talent of any
people. With proper scientific can
ninS facilities these products could
be put on the market in way that
would rival any product of their
KIND IN any part of the country.
ms IS no get rich project, but il is
an undertaking worthy of the most
Sangulne dreams Of any who have
the vision Of what can be done. This
enterprise could be started with a
small outlay OF money and devclop-
ed out of its own income. AT this
day when food supply is a problem
not only in our own but in other
countries rs well, there could be no
nope OF failure. II only takes a
vision, scientific work and energy.
II the idea advanced in this is
doubted, we challenge that it be in
vestigated. When West Virginia
comes to her own. it will not be
through coal, oil or gas, but it will
be through her soil rs a fruit State.
1t will be through small fruits and
berries at that. This enterprise,
properly undertaken, would bring
thousands of people to Greenbricr
County and il would support a town
of not less than 10000 people and
furnish them employment. This is
an enterprise for Master Hand.
Will the people Of Grcenbricr Coun-
ty catch the vision, lay hold of it
with determination, and develop
ms resource OF the county, thus
making this section of the State a
productive garden spot as we'll as
gold mine of wealth. This should
challenge the attention of the most
cntcrpriSin2. We can produce and
put on the market what The world
needs. We can build our County as
ii can be built in no other way. Why
should we bond our country, our
State. for the purpose Of building
hard roads? DO we do this for the
sole purpose OF cnriching the auto
manufacturer? Or will we use these
roads for our own purposes i'm de-
velopinS our own resources, build
ing up our own community and
caStinS ii in for our advantage?
In thus doing we would be furnish
ing the people what they need and
be getting returns for it, The Indc-
pendent has in mind the best in
iercsts of Lewisburg, of Grcenbrier
County. of Grecnbrier Valley. and
with these interests at heart, ii
court, an investigation of this prop
! osition in the most practical and
; scientific manner. No community,
no city, has ever been built UP, eX-
ccpt it were by the vision OF some
imam or set OF men and that vision
made practical by pluck. energy
land determination.
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