The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-29
IMMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA

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We are constantly in receipt of letters
inquiring about the opportunities and in
ducements for settlers in Virginia. We
make some suggestions which we ask our
Northern exchanges who are friendly to US,
TO copy. .aFlst
We claim for Virginia extraordinary in
ducements for several classes of settlers.
LIST. For manufacturers Of all coarse ma
terial, such as iron, woodwork of all de-
scriptions. agricultural implements and ma
chinery. The iron ores and coal of the State
are of the best quality, abundantly and con-
veniently distributed, and accessible by rail-
road and water communication. The for
ests furnish oak, hickory, and numerous
varieties of hard wood and soft wood tim
Der, admirably adapted to the manufacture
of carriages, agricultural implements, and
wood work of all kinds. Unrivalled water
privileges occur along all the streams. On
the eastern slope, a series of magnificent
powers are located just at the junction Of
the principal streams with tide-water. -
Such is the case on the AccotinlS, the Deco
guam, the Rappahannock, at Fredericks-
burg, the James at Richmond, and all
the eastward flowing rivers. These pow
ors are in great measure idle, and can be
purchased or hired on merely nominal
terms.
ID. The manufacture Of wooden, cotton,
AMI silk fabrics, leather, shoes and clothing,
can also be profitably carried on here.
These require cheap power, raw material,
cheap rents, and cheap living. All these
Virginia furnishes, in the marvellous vari.
ETY. of her productions and resources.
The home market is now almost entirely
supplied from abroad. Hence the manu-.
facturer has, and will have for many years
to come, market for his products at his
own door. There is everything here but
capital and skilled labor.
Sd. The growing of wool and mutton
sheep could be made most profitable in all
the mountain region of Virginia. The
mild winter enables the shepherd to raise
early lambs the broken ground is favor
able to health aud the keeping of large
tlocks, and the rich grasses of the hill
slopes give fat carcasses and heavy aeeces
4th. Damying and stock-raising will pay
in the valleys, where grass fiourishes
Cheese and butter can be made as profita
bly, as in any state in the Union. Oul
butter and cheese made by skilled dairy.
men is equal to any in the world. The
water is as good and the grass as sweet
and nutritious here as anywhere. The
conditions are all favorable, but we wanI
moro dairymen with capital to fit up good
establishments and to stock up with first
class cows.
9TH. The growing of fruits both for loca
consumption and for expectation holds on
great inducements. The Northern marke
is now brought to our doors by lines O
rapid transit, which will carry even perisha
Bile fruits to the mediterranean limits of tn,
country within twenty-four hours. Wher
our fruit-growers become sufficiently nu
merous and organized to ship on O larg
scale, and with the improved modes o
handling, the profits of this branch of in
dustry will be sure and remunerativo a!
in any part of the United States. Our eli
mate and soil enable us to produce re
markable variety Of fruits. The finest va
rieties of bookkeeping apples and pears ar
grown in all Piedmont Virginia. These ar
already shipped to Europe, and comman'
high prices. 1t will be scarcely possible t
glut the market with this class of fruit
which our mild winters and seaboard loca
ton enable us to ship South along the coas
to the West indies and across the ocean.
9th. All the truck crops required for tn
early Northern market are grown success
iullyin tide-water Virginia. Near Norfolk
large number of Northern settlers ar
trucking with paying results. The earl,
vegetables find ready sale in Boston, Ney
York and other Northern cities.
9TH. General farming may be made a
. profitable here as in Pennsylvania or Ohio
Specialties like tobacco, peanuts, sweet pc
tatoes, &C., are found profitable. Gu
worn lands are so near market that the
can be proiitably renovated, and while W
admit that man cannot raise as large
crop on our worn soils as on the wester
prairie, we contend that the increased prc
obtained, will justify him in purchasing ins
nures to make up the difference in net II
suits.