The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-05-17
A New Enterprise.

A New Enterprise.
The Valley Of Virginia presents as many
natural attractions as any similar area Of
ground in the United States. We have a
rich soil, delightful, pure water, genial
and healthy climate, and picturesque land
scape rarely equaled. Our timber and min
erals are OF themselves sufficient to make US
wealthy, IL properly utilized. Our popula-
ton is industrious, frugal and intelligent,
and ever ready to extend the hand Of well
come to the stranger. The scars of war
have been effaced. Scarcely trace can be
seen. the energy Of our people having re-
built the barns and fences and houses laid
waste by the desolation Of armies. Schools
and churches accommodate every neighbor-
hood. We are progressing slowly and surely
in material development. Our farms are
being improved; better grade of stock is
being introduced, and, better than all, the
debts OF the people are, by degrees, being
liquilated.
We have not, however, population enough
for our acres. The Valley CT Virginia, from its
mouth to its source, ought to support popu-
lation of three millions. Many of our farms
are too large, and too much Of our land is
idle. With industrious tillers of the soil for
each 100 or 200 acres of land, a degree Of
wealth could be developed almost beyond
computation. What we have lacked here
tofore has been systemized effort to induce
immigration, and the proper endeavor to
encourage Investments. We have had our
land agents, but they have been content
with local designs, and merely to respond to
calls when made upon them. They have not
organized a well digested plan Of cores
pondence, to make known the attractions of
the country and draw to it that class of per-
sons who help to enrich and improve COM
munity. Ifagentleman happens, in looking
out for home, to stumble upon one OF our
land agents, we'll aud good. He will show
him what properties he has under his con-
troll, and sell to hin at reasonable price, it
he desires to buy, But we have had no Or
ganlzation that made it business to intro
duce our section, through correspondence
and widely extended advertising, SO as to
command the attention of those who wish to
invest surplus means, or change their resi-
dences in the hope of lettering their fortune.
Competent men have operated on limited
scale, 1t is true, but not with comprehen-
slve understanding OF what the section
needed.
An organization has been effected in Har-
risonburg, for the purpose Of supplying this
want. The officers OF it are: r. N. Pool,
President; P. B. Delaney, Secretary and
Superintendent; C. II. Vanderford, Trea-
surer; c. E. Haas, Attorney; J. D. Price,
General Salesman and Agent, and Booth &
Garrett, Of Philadelphia, Practical and Ana
lytical Chemists. The object is to dissent
nate information relative to all classes Of
lands, agricultural, mineral and timbered.
Specimens Of mineral deposits left at the
office are sent to the chemists to be ana
lyzed, and their properties are reported and
kept on file. Correspondence will be estab-
lished with the Northern, Eastern and West
ern States for the purpose Of more fully
making known the advantages Of the Valley
OF Virginia to agrlculturlsts and manufac-
turers.
Several Of these gentlemen have extensive
acquaintance throughout the country. Mr..
Price has been successfully engaged in the
land business for the last twelve years in the
Valley, and has now In hand large num-
Der Of farms, which his present association
will enable him the better to dispose Of. Mr..
Delaney is Northern man OF fine intelli-
gence and practical sense, who will bring to
the business he has now undertaken large
knowledge of the Northern and Western
States. Mr.. Pool is gentleman as we'll
adapted to the work OF drawing immigration
to Virginia as any person we know Of. His
indomitable energy and the pride he feels in
developing his native Valley, will be OF III
calculab'e advantage in carrying out the
purposes Of the organization.
We have no other interest in the enter
terprise Of these gentlemen than that we
would feel in any other undertaking de.
signed to benefit the Valley of Virginia.
We believe they have fallen upon wise and
practical plan. and IL they will infuse into it
the energy we anticipate, and which their
past efforts justify us In assuming they will,
we are sure they will be enabled to accom-
plish vast amount Of good for their section.
We want the whole country to know what
the Valley of Virginia is-its many attrac-
tions and the rich fields for enterprise it
presents. II the "Virginia Land Bureau "
shall fully carry out its promise, eve may
soon expect to see the results in an accession
of enterprising business men to aid our popu-
lation In developing the wonderful resources
Of this far-famed Valley.
The Mississippi Crime.
The recent cruel butchery Of five Repub-
lIcans in Kemper county. Mississippi, is a
blot upon our civilization. A man named
Gully had been assassinated, who was a
democrat. Judge Chisholm and Mr.. Gilmer