Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-13
Land Buyers--Present Prices.

AT various times, for several months past,
capitalists from Mary land, Pennsylvania, and
other States, have travelled this State for the
purpose of examining the lands offered for sale
privately and through the various land agen-
cics. These excursions have rather been Of o
comparatively few purchases have been made,
so far as we have been informed. From reia-
BILE gentlemen who have conversed with some
of these parties on the subject, We learn that
the prevailing opinion among them is that
the price of land i'll Virginia will be cheaper
when the existing stay law shall have ceased
to operate; that hundreds Of farmers will be
unable TO meet their indebtedness, and that
their lands will be sold at low prices as con-
sequence. This may be the case i'll some seq
tons of Eastern Virginia, where slave labor
principally prevailed; but such is not The case
in the Valley. Our people are in a more flour
ishing condii ion, aud the sacrifice of land am
ong US will be restricted TO the poor and val
ueless portion.
The writer could name a number of farms
III this county, which, some thirty years ago,
were sold at from thirty to fifty dollars per
acre. cannot now be purchased for double
these prices. This enhancement in the va
luton of land, not only in the Valley, but
throughout the State, as shown by the several
assessments since the construction Of our
Turnpikcs and Railroads, has been 81 eady aud
uniform; and those who wish 10 purchase may
be assured chat there is no prospect of any
decline in the price in the future. On the
contrary, the presumption is, that when The
VI. Gap Railroad shall have been RECONSTRUCT
ted, and our people shall have the facilities for
marketing their commodities, The price Of good
land will rather advance than decline. This
is simple proposition, and every practical
man will understand it,
To those, therefore, who wish to invest their
surplus capital in the productive lands Of our
beautiful Valey-this ''Garden Spot of Viz
ginia,' as it has been appropriately termed
we would say, Noac is your time. You can pur-
chase cheaper now than you will be enabled
10 do hereafter.
We have boundless mineral resources; our
soil and our climate are admirably adapted to
Ike succ essful cultivation of the grape: stock
of every description may be raised to any de-
sirable extent; all The cereals may be success
fully grown; every description of fruit may be
raised abundantly and in the highest perfec-
ton; we have mineral springs unsurpassed by
any i'll The country for their h-resiorine
virtues: We have never-failing wafer power
and the best sites for any kind Of machinery:
we have sufficient quantity Of the finest lin
Der for lumber and other purposes; the best
quality Of limestone is found on almost every
farm III the county; and, in addition to these
material advantages, we have an intelligent
moral orderly, and law-abiding population
We invite capitalists to consider these facts
, and act accordingly.
There are two reliable land agencies in oul
Town -Alessrs. WILLIAMS & ALl.EN and Mescrs
MCKAY s TRoUT-who have a large number
Of real estates upon their books for SALE tc
whom VIC would refer land buyers, for parti
cularS &c.