The New York herald., 1878-07-04
''OLD VIRGINIA."
SERIOUS EFFORT TO TURN THE TIDE OF
EMIGRATION SOUTHWARK.

SERIOUS EFFORT TO TURN THE TIDE OF
EMIGRATION SOUTHWARK.
The population OF Virginia is about that Of New
York city but the State capable oil accommodating
fully five million men, women ami children without
overcrowdng and 10 decrease, far as may be, the
difference between It's actual and It's possible pope
laIYcn strenuous Efforts bs,ng made by many
lending v'rginians. Among the number Is Uniied
States Senator r. 4. wi,hers who arrived in this city
yesterday ana viii remain a few days to prosecute
the work which ne has undertaken. Tho Senator 10
accompanied by Judge Critcher and Mr. A. Borst,
who aro engaged in the same work-an effort to
store Virginia 10 her original place In tho front rank
OF the States Senator witbers yesterday called
upon by reporter OF tho HERALD to whom he gave
general statement OF tho nature OF hts visit to tho
North, the details beng FURNISHED by Mr. Borst,
crs,ary OF the Virginia linn grafton Society.
Shortly alter the war; Il seems. the government Of
Virginia saw tho necessity OF an effort to restore her
wasted aud re.estabsh ruined industries
BY means OF external aid encourage tho SETTLE
ment OF her immense tracts oil waste land Bosrd OF
Emigration Was organized, rs members beng state
officials Of The Inquest grade, including LieutcaaIt
Governor Wnhcrs, the Speaker OF the House OF Rep
rescntaves the state Treasurer aud tho Secretary OF
the Commonwealth. But little was done by this
Board, owing 10 the preoccupalion OF us members,
anu at the last session OF the legislature tho law
der which II had ben Incorporated was repealed.
TuE NEW ASSOCIATION
II was thought that association OF prominent
men-politicans, merchants, agrIcuitursts and cap
itHlists generaiy-whose names would be guarantee
ot good faith and responsibility, coulc oairy the
work forward with far more energy ana success Ae-
cordingly. ABOUT year ago tho virg MIA I'm grafton
Society was iormed with tue following named off,
crs:-Presiden,-Jonn W. Johnston United States
Senator. Secretary-Addisop Borst Vic. Preside nts
W. w. Corcoran, General Fitznugh Lee Colonel
William Lamb. General Agcni-Peter Wise, oil Aiexan-
drs. Some months later the President Secretary
vsi,ca York. Harrisburg and other places in icnn-
syivunia meeting with considerable success, In their
tLe "Old dominion" This canvassing or the States
IN a cnief part OF tho seiuposcd task OF the men
bars ot tho Immigration society, and the aid OF
bers VI Congress other disting uished men from
all paris Oi Virginia has 3ccn secured Tor the purpose
the cause dele gates will bc seut To Eu
rope dpring the summer and tail and tho work be
carried on sn nultaneously IN this country. Among
,hosc who Will make an effort 10 enlist the sympatnies
Of thcir Engish brethroh Senator Johnston VIII PROB
ably DO tho first.
INDUCEMENTS TO xMIaRAxrs
The object oi tue soccty 10 the tide OF
grafton from It's WESTWARD course uad direct the
noun ,ains aud valley, ot ..Old virginuy.' To do
TINS successfully M rs thought necessary onlv th.
superior advantages Of tnc Slate should be made
known aud assurance given that emigrants should
bo protected In their dealings with the owners Of The
ground The ucsire - not to Hood the country with
Iramps aud lazy laborers. bu, 10 at,rac. capitalists,
and money 10 development OF tho great resources of
the StatJ The IRON mines, IN particular RE aot half
unsurpassed in the Uai,ed States The m.asral l
pr0uuctS general not sGihciUntly utilized. and
there great waste oil iertc lands. Along north
nccs, tor instance, IN the counties ot Northum-
berlAnd, WestmOreianu, lancaster Essex, MIddlesex,
Ricnmvnd and King George, the land when tertilixsd
soon yields abundant crops. Aud then tho cost
only from $l5 10 $25 AN acre, wniie in Pennsylvania
and New York Is $l25 u $l75 Tor similar GROUND.
The Is nifty cents 500 ior STATE purposes; but,
sau Mr.. Borst tails Is based upJn an assessment oi
lands averaging IRON $lO SO acre, yslds
much Northern Lands ~ len times that prioe.
The chief INDUSTRY VI tne state corn, The next
wheat ana after that grazing, which Is carried
mostly In the Valley, Picamond ana all the south
wcst Labor, seven. ightns oil which Is coiored,
COSTS from 81 TO $40 month, said Mr.
Borst, and Is equal that vi white IN the
North, II well fed carefully overseen and promptly
pad. Since the depression which foiio YOU the
there been CONSIDER able Improvement the
diion oil the regions lying about the chie business
centres 0 Virginia, anu there seems 10 be growing
disposition III oihcr quarters TO regain what
niteen years hgo. Norfolk ~ The second cotton s1
ping port IN tue country; II has direct comm uuica-
tion with New YORK by steamer, anu line oil steam
ships 10 Liverpool Is probable at TO very distant day.
these are Ia briel, sad Senator Wthcrs and Mr..
Bors,, sono OF tne thousand aad ono advantages TO
which the Virginia Immisation Society rs desirous OF
calling tho attention oi all industrious men who pro-
seek their ior,uues other parts 0i the Union.
1t 10 possible that no puDlc mcaiing will be held
this week, the Fourth Vi July celebration, the heat
aud previous engagements ON ths part OF senator
Whhcrs rendering such step almost impracticaDc.
IL Is chef uesire OF the three gentlemen now
ing ~ the New York HOtei 10 meet the holders Of
Virginia State bonds, tor tue purpose OF snlistng
their mpathy and active cooperatIon as betDR d.
recty Interested In the prosperity OF their deDU ~