Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-12

stanton also ha1 a wide-awal;n
Chamber Of Commerce 80. ,..,or,i
manager and scCr.tory Of which q -
i'a!sion. liz ever on the alert .or new
industries or anything .l.o ,h,,
"'auhton wants that Is good for her
stanton could not. and wouldu',
II II could. get along ,vi;hou, live
nc" papers. II has them in tho
Leader Publishing Company's out
n'. rms printshop gets out the
stanton News-Leader in Mo NOR,
ing and the Evening Lender I'm tho
AFTERNOON, and cdi;ors II. L. Opic and
tx. ID Ha:siip. make them excellent
live papers indeed.
tn" Chamber OF Commerce ,hc
manufacturing interests. the banking
interest. the mercantile interest IN.
eau cational institutions and all the
other good institutions OF the town
are ably assisted and always great
Is encouraged In tho work OF k.cnlnv
stanton great ard making i, cr.a,.
or, by the Stauuton Rotar" CIub
winch like the Rotary clubs %: SOM.
other towns, most towns in fact. al
lows no names on its roll Of nom
bers except the names Of real hu,t-
Icrs and work crs Tor the common
good. Tho present officers or Tie
club arc: G!!piu WILSON. president;
bell Pancake treasurer: = q Hen
klc, secretary. The hoard of dircc-
tors is made up ot ,hc following
hustlcrs: simon Sachs. Colonel IL.
l.. Opie. Walter Sans. IT. Il. Sproul,
w. w. Timborlake. and CLARKE Worth
ington.
Great County. Of which stanton Is
Capital.
Augusta County, OF which Siaun-
ton is the rho
est by two or three square miles Of
the Virginia counties. and I guess. II
the actual figures could be obtained
and compared with any or all OF
the other counties, it would be found
10 he the richest of the counties.
The eastern and western sections
are uneven and mountainous. CEN
trail portion undulnting. The lands
are varied in character. very fertile
and productive: yielding large crops
OF corn, OATS wheat, rye and tho
Crasscs-natural and cultivated. Au-
Gusta ranks at the head Of the list
OF counties OF the State in the pro-
duction of wheat, hay and oats. yield
ing about three quarters million
bushels of wheat. and 10000 to 10000
tons of hay II is also noted for the
number and superior quality of its
Touring mills. one Of which has
capacity of 500 barrels per day. stock
raising is also one Of its most profit
able and important industries. its
mountain ranges affordiug excellent
pasturaGe, and it's abundant hay crop
available for winter feed. Under
such favorable conditions, this coun-
~ has become noted for its fnc
horses. cattle and sheep. and its
abundance OF dairy products. The
orcharding interest OF the county has
already been set forth.
Timber abounds in large quaint
ties. from which fine revenue is de-
rived. Principal varieties: Oak.
hickory. walnut. ash. poplar. pine,
chestnut. locust, etc. Minerals are
numerous, consisting OF iron, man
Ganesc. coal. kaoln, slate. marble
ard limestone. much of which has
been developed.
Excellent Water supply.
The water is from springs and
wells Of excellent quality. also num-
erous mineral springs. noted for their
valuable medical qualities. that at
tract n large number of visitors from
this and other States. The chief
water courses OF the country arc the