The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-02
Northern ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lanes
Virginia offers at the present time tne
anasf Hnld Cor innnniorafi0n and investmeh.

Northern luliaASItueS NA6hAs" $500.
Virginia offers at the present time inc
finest field for immigration and Investment
In the United States. The fertility OF ne,
soil, the extent Of her mineral richeS' Sns
the abundance Of her water.po"er' e
her This nreaminencc. To these we CO"
.aa convcn,cnce to market ana "eh-o.-
a.r.a society. How great are these aa-
......as over those of the new and sparse
,...~,.,ed regions of the Northwest, where
society is in q rude state, and where secu'
r;tx of person and property Is not CON-
Mote by any means. The Government land
may be had there for less, indeed, than the
,-,ces Of lands here; but the difference is
more than overcome here by the social and
commercial advantages enjoyed by the Viz
ginia farmer.
A letter on this subject from citizen OF
Henrico (Mr. J. S. ArLEE) was recently
published in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t attracted much attention in that State,
and Mr. ArLEE has received large num-
Der Of letters from Pennsylvania and
Northern Maryland farmers making earn
est inquiries concerning the lands and the
disposition Of our people towards northern
men. II is plain that the minds of many
have been much misled on the latter
point. The most extravagant stories have
been told about the persecution of north
ern men by southern people. We have
vet to learn the first case of the kind in
tho State of Virginia; and we unqualifi-
edly assert that, so far from receiving i'm
migrants from the North coldly, our peo-
pie will welcome them. Any one that
comes to increase the agricultural indus
try and the products of the solitary one
that will help to improve the appearance
of the lands and assist torevive the spirits,
the energies, and hopes of our people-will
be gladly received amongst US.
The lands of Virginia may be had at
from 80 to $50 per acre. Large farms Of
very fair land, highly susceptible of i'm
provement, may be had as low as So per
acre and really good land may be had for
SIS. The $50 per acre land is of the very
best quality, and most highly improved.
Let all who want lands-who want small
farms-come to Virginia and inquire of the
real estate brokers of this city. If they
can't be suited their expectations must in
deed be Of the most extravagant character.
Most Of the writer's Of the letters above
referred to express desire to be near
Richmond, and near a navigable stream or
railroad. These can be we'll suited. In
the district of Tidewater, between Rich
mond and the Chesapeake, there is no
place which is very far from navigable
stream, while the York River road ira
verses the widest space between the great
rivers. The land is in greater part excel
lent, and mari beds abound in very many
places, afiording the farmer the best adj
yantages for the Improvement of his lands
at tritling expense. This whole district
might be made department of small
farms and market gardens, and in that way
cultivated most profitably. The season
for outdoor cultivation is long, the farmer
having fully three months more work with
the plough in Tidewater Virginia than he
has in Wisconsin.
In the Northwest, whittier the tide of i'm
migration flows, there are "siX months of
"pitching in and six months of pitching
"out": /. e., six months of tillage and six
months of feeding-six months outdoor
and six months indoor work. In the Vir-
GINA peninsulas farmer may have crop
Of early vegetables for market before the
Wisconsin farmer puts in his seed. The
steamers communicating with the cities
traverse the rivers, and the farmers are
scarcely anywhere too far from their land
ings to send their produce by them to the
best markets with the greatest facility,
receiving promptly the proceeds of their
labor. These grand rivers all empty into
the Chesapeake bay, from which the
cheapest and most rapid communication is
readily afforded with the greatest markets
on the continent. When We add to these
advantages the very great one of the abun-
dant supply of fish and game (the very
best in the world) afforded by the great
tidal streams, and the healthfulness OF our
climate, we cannot imagine q country
Offering such tempting inducements to
immigrants, and especially to those who
have the means to become proprietors of
the soil they cultivate. The farms are
now large. Their subdivision is inevita-
BILE. Let the immigrant come, and he will
he accommodated. There is no trouble
about suiting any man according to his
means with either small or large farms.
This much of>the Tidewater. The dis
trict next to the tidal line has its attrac-
tions, and so have the Piedmont region and
the Valley. Rich and cheap lands can be
found in all, while mineral riches and
water power abound in each. On the
Southside the tobacco lands are remarka-
bly, cheap, and will yield more money to
the acre in that staple, when properly cul-
tivated, than any land in any other crop,
save vegetables, that we know of. Pied
mont Virginia is remarkable alike for its
lovely scenery, its genial temperature, and
its fruitful soil. 1t is one of the most
beautiful lands on the globe. 1t is inhabit-
ed by q fine population, and has the ad
vantages Of railroad communication with
the best markets.
Now, then, with these advantages Vir-