The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-20
evening State Suarnat.
TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 30, 1872.
FREE DISCUSSION.
What the People Say About ross.

FALLS CHURCH,

SItUhCH,
FAIRFAX Co., VA, Feb. 10.
TO the Editor ofhe State Journal:
Every farmer in the State owes you
vote of thanks for your persevering, ener-
getic advocacy of q stringent dog law. As
has been said in your journal, ''Mis matter
ofhe dog equals, fit does not snpass, in d.
rect pecnniary resitlts, any other question be-
toreMe people" DO our Legislators realize
this as a. fact? We are are afraid not
We are afraid that our own farmers do
not. We think if they did, that the right
of petition would be used much more ex-
tensively. This dog law settles the sheep
question, and the sheep question is one Of
the greatest moment to the development of
our agricultural resources.
To say nothing of the profits of these
'golden-footed animals directly, in the
valuable products of wool and mutton.
they would pay their way on most of our
farms as fertilizing agents, and as extermi-
majors of broom-sedge, running briers, sas-
afras, wild carrot, daisies and all similar
growths that costs our farmers untold sums
to "keep down, without the hope of being
rid of them. In their stead, sheep would
give us white clover sod and clean fields.
Here is Fairfax county so near market
that mutton and lamb could be raised to
pay such profits as can be made in no other
department of farming.
Practical farmers have tried this. and
have proved it before the war, and would
keep sheep now in preference to any other
stock. But the dogs have got the start,
and unless our legislators do something for
us, will keep it. have it from reliable
sources, that there are not over fifteen
hundred, or perhaps two thousand sheep, all
told, in our county, while there are up
wards Of flee thousand dogs.
1t seems to me that in the face of such
fact, comments are unnecessary and,
furthermore, it would seem that men who
are interested in the development and well
fare of our stock would help us get rid of
some Of this 'dog-on-dn nuisance.
Nice.
National virginia Settlement Association.
10 the Editor IF the State Journal:
SIR am directed by the Board of the
National Virginia Settlement Association
to ask you to publish the subjoined resolu-
tons, embodying suggestions which the
experience of the Board enables them to
make with confidence. 1t will be observed
that the plan of the Board possesses the
following advantages: LIST. The cost to the
State will produce an immediate return.-
I'd. 1t offers decided inducements to settlers
TO come here. Sd. 1t will attract the bet
ter class of settlers. The Board are en-
tirely opposed to the importation of labor
ers, believing all such proposals to be un-
just to the negro laborer, and calculated to
bring about an antag0nism between the
black and white labor, which would be
very disastrous to the State. 4th. 1t will
not saddle the State with the useless ex-
pense of salaried agents. The cost of pre-
pairing the statistics will be reimbursed
by the sale of the same.
The necessity for securing advantages to
settlers from the railroads is very urgent.
While the Western railroads offer cheap
fares in every direction, the Richmond and
Danville road has recently withdrawn the
small privileges it used to afford.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resotued,. That in the opinion Of this Board the
State might advantageously promote immigra-
ton by adopting the following methods:
/. BY aiding the Allan or other steamship limo
with Il moderate subsidy, provided that the said
company will undertake that their employees shall
abstain from all land speculations. The impro-
priety of the officers and agents of steamship
company engaging in such speculations is OBJ
yious.
2. by calling upon the assessors of townships
to prepare statistical and other information re-
speeding prices OF lands average crops, mineral
wealth, prices of stock and grain, &c. The re-
Enumeration to be fixed on the ordinary scale of
allowances.
5. The statistics to be published under the au-
thority of the Secretary of the Commonwe alth,
twho is er-oDfcio State Librarian) and supplied
at moderate charge toestate agents and others.
4. by granting State aid 10 bona Jfde settlers
only, say an allowance equal to one-third of the
railroad and steamboat cost of getting to Vir-
gnia to all settlers, who satisfactorily prove that
they have invested 81 900 and upwards in trade
or land.
Signed on behalf of the Directors of the
National Virginia Settlement Association.
THOMAS w. GREER, President.
z. p. Barnes, Secretary.
Wylliesburg, February 10th.