Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-08
For the Alexandra G:zstte.
Piedmont E,antHs.

AohsASs
As it may DO interesting to tho readers OF
the Gszs!te to knew that something has been
done during the past gear 10 the way of selling
land, | soud The names Of sono who Lave pur.
chased.
Mf Garrett, of England. has purchls:d 100
acres near Catlett's Station. Fauquier Co.. with
coed improvements and oIchara-a good farm,
for S. 900. MIR. T. j. PackWood, of Alexsus
d7'a, nss purchased SIS acres near Wsrrenton
JUNCTION. Farquicr Co.. with foe improve
meuts, Sack ard implsmeDts-ono of the
aoest b!us grass farms in tho county, for
$1,000. MI. HoWdershel, Of Alexandra, Ito
acres. near Besleton Station, Fauquisr Co., for
$500. Mr.. Thos. Curry, Of Baltimore, $50
acres. near NokeS0ile Station. Prince William
Co., ut Sl2 rer acre; also 167 acres, near Nokes.
vile. for 81 100. Paul R. Evans, 2lS acres,
near Banks Station, Fairfax Co., for 5000, with
small house, large orchard. finely wstered. and
| with plenty Of timber Hiram Huffman. of
Rockingham Co., Va. bousht 200 acres near
| Rappahsoncck Station. with good buildings
and we'll fenced. for 81 900; slso IT'S acres sd.
'lnipg. for 81 700. Col. VIM. Chapman. Of
Alexandria, 55l3 acrss, near Madison Rua
Station, OtGpge Co., for 81 500 B, F. AT.
mentrout. of Rockingham, 405 acres near
Rspldso Station; Orange Co., for $40 500.
These lands have been sold Immediately on
or near tho Virginia Midland Railroad, end
| While these sales arc somewhat larger than
those OF 1879, they are not nserly equal 10
amount to thcss of 1856 although there was
as much land sold along the lins of this road 10
$780, s. perhaps 10 any former year since the
war, as the commissioners of the corris have
| sold more thsn has been sold 10 any previSus
year, especially 10 Culpepor and Fauuui.r; and
many of the lands we're sid to puroh asers from
other sections OF the State, who have b;c,no
familiar With tho faos that lands cqusily fertile
| can b. bought at far less price 10 ttis pcr,ion
of Virginia than 10 auy other. aod msny are
| selling out IL tho Valley and bugiog in the
Piedmont tc:ion. | have been pgsd for IL
years IN looking Ut, showing aod selIiog lands,
and have been travelling in Virginia during
this time as we'll 81 10 some of tie States
North. and hs!0 carefully compared prices Of
the best lands IN what is known as Piedmont
Va.. ca which VIII grow as much grain a,d
grass as much stock with tho prices 10 other,
and what is Considered the tsst portion CT tbs
Stste..the Valley. Land Gan b. bought, Of
ttqaal fertility, from 33s to IS per CENT less 10
Piedmont. Va, than iu the Valley, aud from so
10 Ivy per osnt cheaper than similar lands 10
the North, with good ADD healthy climate,
Bat II Is said We have 30 much poor land. Well,
We have poor land. and have never Known q
country where there IVES no poor land. We
have very much good poor land and some bad
poor land. but We sell good poor larl at very
bad poor Ia nd price; while vcr2 bad roor lsnd
10 many other sections sells ct tao Price Of our
good land Good poor land can essiIy b., made
good ROB land, and is eesily kept rich, while
bad poor land, though it map DO made to pro-
duse good crop, Will very 5000 return to it's
original poverty. A gentleman bought ITO
acres of good poor land some years since, aud
has made 1t rich. and raised good crops all the
time. snd 10 1880 cot about lC0 tons of hay,
ssVed 50 bushsls of clover s,ed and other crops
10 proportion. though i: is o1nosded tina: the
hay crops throughout the country were Door.
Ii our farmers would Riva more attention to
raising hey it would doubtless pay better than
p!ousblog On muob. Another geutlemao bought
farm tur $40 per acre about fur years oos,
some OF ttiS good poor land, and has bsen
growing sod raising foe crops every year, and
10 1880 raisad largo cropa OF wheat and hay and
from 40 tc 50 bushels Of sheed oorn to the
ACRE aud, 10 odd tion to tho CROPS grown, has
brought bis land ~ TO tour times the price
paid ior it. Anohsr sooisnan ;ug ht TWO years
wv ~ ~ PSA aONSt aGO IalSeQ 1851 Y69I OVer
20 bushels OF wheat per to:e, lover 1900 bu.h
esq and is fast improving his land. If nuy
d,uot these statements will show them the
parties. We have Ilsuty Of such land tor sals
at the same prices paid By the parties referred
to, ard much Ct it at q Ic!s Price. There ie
land enonga la Vir2iGia for thousands of Sc.
tiers. aud If half tic breath that i, spsnt 10
ldleness about depots and pubic PLACES, eud
two thirds OF those that are in tho cities lido,
Slth soma that are coming from abroad, we're
to go to tillns those lands, vary soon thero
would have to b, double tracks on our railways
and qladrouple locomotive power TO transport
tae PRODUCES CT our iauus % msrkct. These
people then would complain less CT hard times,
ED tho c,un!r9 would soon blossom as the
rcst; Cur OF les would build up, and foreign
countries would have tLeir ships O. cur pcr;s,
seeking our products
Whlo travelling through tho oouatry Que oan
see at hotels, deposs public places, GROSS reads,
g., printed 10 large letters 10 every concsiva
sls manner. go West, young man Go West
Ibis looks beautiful on paper. B,fore the emf
grant leaves hi5 native lsnd he seas this, end
Wheo he lands at Castle Garden, or at some
other place, the same thing meets his ysiou;
add alter he boards the train and is moving
With rapidity, be soes on telegraph posts the
same thing written 50 visibly that be can read
It though b bs moving OF lightning speed.
Thousands 20 and tels Of thousands follow 90,
and evon many OF the young men Of Virgiuia
ard the South, dance TO the music Of, Go
West Hundreds succsed but thousands
TAIL. Now, if the same tune was suug to them
to stay 10 Virginia and the South asd Go to
Work, young mau Go 10 Work aud use
the SANS ex.rtiou that they arc compelled to
u99 Whpn than Vast han oo115 L.,
forts in two weeks or ten dags. such as they
cannot have By eciag West. ito less than 5 or
10 years. during which time many Of them 20
up the spout from ezposnro aad many causes
that do not exist here.
l AN satisfied from past Indications and the
present outlook that this portion cf Virginia
will 30 settled much faster than at auy former
time. HARRIS FREryAN.
CoURT OF AppEALs.-The following cases
we're disposed of yesterday:
Kelly, survivor. vs.. Board of Public Works,
Argued BY Judge q. w. Shelley for plaintiff in
error AID submitted.
HAL IA