Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-07-29
Miscellaneous.
South and West, OF West Virginia
wnnts Immigration
Written for the Advertiser.

We are in want of immigration, in
these parts we want good substantial
farmers from the North, or even an
immigration Of Germans, from their
native land would suit us; We want
men that will take hold and work
and put in crop as it should be -
Many of our Vest Virginia farmers
are behind the age in farming, we
want something more than "hOq meet
and cOrR-dodge1-s."
We have a strip of country in
West Virginia, consisting Of the
counties of WAYNE, Cabell, Putnam,
and Mason, and | might say kanaw
ha, which nearly all adjoin the Ohio
river, in which we want, as l say
above, some good farmers, the
writer Of this is from Onandaga Coun-
| ty New York, where lands are
worth from 500 to $500 per acre,
while here it could be had as low as
| - to $l5-wood land, or farming
lands, and Just as good land; the
same kind Of lands in the river conn-
ties in Ohio, are worth double, and
treble the price tits here, (this was
all owing to the Institution Of slavery.
now is the time to buy land, for it is
continually rising in price every year;
we are having this season splendid
crop of grain Of all kinds, except
wheat; our wheat was very much IN
jured with the great freeze we had
The forepart of April our corn. oats,
and grass, never locked better, but
this is certainly, grass country
There is no finer range for cattle, hor-
ses, mules, sheep and hogs than this =,
hereis no superior; for sheep there
is no State in the union that is supe
perior to it; and we have q splendid
fruit country. Our markets are quite
as high in price, as they are in Ne"
York, or any other State. And some
time. hlgher.)
Considerable of these lands are hill
| "; the hills are not steep, but are IN
steps, one step after another to the top
Of the hill, splendid for pasture and
orchards; | wonder why young men
from the East and North who have
a few hundred dollars to spare, do
not come to West Virginia, and lay
| il out in lands there Is DO better III
yestnent than this, and begin farm
ing at once, and in few years they
can sell these lands at double or treo-
bic Whist they paid for them.
We have few Northern farmers
here, mostly from New York and
PENNSYLVANIA, who have purchased
some OF the worn out farms, who
save their manure, make a compost,
put it on their fields, and seed down
IN bluegrass, timothy or clover, raise
fine crop Of wheat, rye, oats, corn
and grass; our old Virginia farmers
are perfectly astonished TO see such a
crop; they nerer could do it.
We are on the line Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad, from Rich'
mond 10 the City OF huntington, in
Cabell County, on the Ohio Rriver
from HUNTINGTON 70 charleston, (0uI
State Capitol by rail 81 miles, pa :,
ing through broad rich valley with
conical hills on both sides, numerous
towrs on the way, which bear the
evidence ofrich soil and thrift. The
Kanawha valley reaches on both sides
of the kanawha River, which emp
ties into the Ohio River, at Point
Pleasant; this valley is remarkably
good farming land; the Hills adjacent
are covered with immense forest
trees, and filed with iron ore, and
coal of the finest quality.
Salt. coal andiron, ere the wealth
, OF this region.
Huntington some four years since,
had only farm house in it, houn-
Diary; now it has about 1900 or 40OO
inhabitants, with splendid view OF
the river, fine streets, walks, and
shade trees and some very fine build
ings; it Is the terminus OF the Chesa-
peake u Ohio Road at the Ohio Riv-
er, in Cabell Coouny.
. Charleston Is increasing finely ; It's
population must be in the neighbor
hood OF 10000. Ten miles east OF
Cabell Court Heuse, on the railroad,
there Is a little town called "n'l'ou,1
which is about three years old; at the
time of its start, it had only a small
leg house; now it has some fifty on
sixty buildings, a -Four and Corr
Mill, a Steam Saw-mill, wool carding
and St4ve dressing machine, besides
railroad depot; it is situated about
half way from Huntington to Char
lesion; it Is the center ofseveral roads
or turnpikes; it commands quite "a
trade with the surrounding country,
aud = destined IN he q Mace If busi-