The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-02-28

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nuli'S'aeehing' ID Is 'ioI necessary tuaI .le
STATE proslae ioi an extensive pnolicatloii
OF tfese statements. IL need only give tnem,
properly authentlca!ea, anu Tue press u Llle
country, With the anu OF larse lahuhoioers
Oh tae i,tate, VIII give them worid-wide cur
rency'
Ii VIII seem lnvldlous TO many TO attemPt
comparison OF Kansas ana ner INGENIOUS
Win inc cohuitlon ana spirit OF VlrSihia 10
Gay. Virginia, since the wnite do'e OF
peace came back 20 rest amongst US once
more, mas LOST population lnstead OF gaineu.
she was the tenth STATE IN popuiatloh
IN 2S7o and has since oeen outshlpped IN
the race by Iowa ana Michigah: ouGslde
OF Virginia and west virginia there were
oSo,o26 OF her children, Wnlle put 4s,oS1 nad
come to her from other states. Nearly ~.
000 natives OF Virginia were residents OF
ONO, over Ol,Ooo nad gone 20 missouri anu
over 7,ooo 10 New 1ork, wniie even Kansas
mad enticed nearly lo,ooo from tnelr naive
homes. Her children VINO renamed nave
bravely upheld her and remoulded her for
tunes, but they struggle under an oppres-
slve DEBT and groan under taxation OF %
cents on the sloo.
Why is this? On account OF climate: NO
er death rate, more equable or agreeable
sterile? One third OF her area has never
been cleared andls still clothed with origin
al timber that daily grows in value while the
consumption OF timber elsewhere goes on at
fearful sake. Scarcely an acre or the Dal-
ance but can be made highly productive Dy
good farming and the whole produces
crops OF great value on account OF her close
proximity to market and saving in trans
portatlon. Her wheat is worth more per
acre than that OF Minnesota, her corn than
that OF Illinois, her hay than that OF New
York. Her hills and mountains are ribbed
and underlald by veins and belts OF MINER
ais OF greater extent and richness than
those OF pennsylvania or California. She
can mine coal and lay down iron at the
point OF consumption cheaper than Fenh-
sylvanla can. She can manufacture COTTON
and WOODEN goods cheaper than New En-
gland. Her numerous rivers, furnishing
boundless water power, HOW INTO some OF
the noblest harbors OF the world where all
her navles could noat at anchor. ohe mas
aoundanG fallroau laclllGies. one mas an
the agencies OF an OLD, well estapllshed CIV
illzation and society. why then 20 not
the active, enterprislng, enersetic spirlts OF
all countries hasten TO her GENIAL SKIES,
her smiling valleys. her picturesque noun
talns covered with Verdure and hiled TO
bursting with hldden treasures.
What mas our state ana It's Board OF I'M
migration done to attract to us population
and capital beyond publishing Maj. Hotch-
KISS valuable book anu then carefully JOCK
ing 1t up III the basement OF the state
House! Has the State organized geologI-
cal survey, as did Geogla, Alabama. Iennes-
see and Kentucky, to investigate and report
upon her vast natural resources. las she
even published the valuable papers and re-
ports OF Prof. Rogers? Has she done more
Tor her agricultural interests than to go
through the formallty OF the appointment
Tic power or means OF uolnS ahyIhi"g
nrise and activity to secnrc settlers as thew
have to enable orr vounv men to on West :?