Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-25
ATTRACTING LAND BUYERS TO
VIRGINIA.
GRAFTON BUREAU OF YIR-
GINA.

especially 80 co the people Ot tHiS county
where the soil is 80 fertile. The PROPOSE
ton that the Supervisors Of Augusta
shall have printed a pamphlet describ-
ing her resources, and giving map of the
county to fold in with the pamphlet.t to be
taken and circulated by the Immigra-
tion Bureau is all important. AS an il
lustration of this. Judge Grattan gives us
an instance. The county of Albemarle
was one of only twenty Virginia counties
that printed pamphlets and.sent them to
the Exposition. These pamphlets we're
taken back home with them by visitors to
the Exposition, and got all over the coun-
try. While Judge Grattan was in Rich
mond last week, the Commissioner of
Agriculture received letter from farm
er in Canada who is coming to Virginia,
and who has twenty-eight of bis neigh
bors wanting to do the same thing. He
and they have fixed upon AIbemarle as
their place for purchasing land, simply
because that was the only pamphlet they
got. To get the first emigrant from a
locality is also an important thing for
Augusta. Those that follow from that
locality go where they know man from
their neighborhood lives. While Judge
Grattan was in Richmond a party of
twenty -four land buyers from Ohio passed
through there going to Dinwiddie county.
That was the third or fourth party from
Ohio that had gone to that county, and
they were attracted there by the fact that
some Ohio men had first gone there. The
Rev. Mr.. Calvert from Indiana, German
Baptist Minister, who was here examin-
ing lands in Augusta went over to Eass-
Virginia, and there, in Hanover county,
found an Indiana emigrant who was
doing we'll on his farm. Mr.. Calvert at
once bought the farm adjoining his The
attraction of land buyers to Augusta is
like bringing manufactures to Stanton
get the first one, and the others will follow
without much trouble. If our Board of
Supervisors will make an appropriation
and have a map of the county printed,
having on its back full account of the
soil, yield, roads, churches, schools, taxes,
and all about the county that man think
ing of moving to Virginia would like to
know, they will render great service to
the county of Augusta and to the land
owners whose votes elected them to their
positions. The following is the plan
adopted by the Bureau which We publish
in full:
''Y our Committee having had under con-
sidera:ion the matters referred to them,
beg leave to report:
LIST. That the title of the Agent of I'm
migration of the Board of Agriculture be
changed to that of the commissioner of
Immigration"
2nd. That general aud comprehensive
sketch Of Virginia shall be published in
pamphlet form, describing her geographic
cal position, geological formations of the
different sections. surface, soil,. climate,
health, minerals, tlmbers, railroads,
schools, titles, and taxes, and the feeling
of her people towards immigrants from
the North and West, comparing her with
other States.
3rd. In addition, in the same pamphlet
shall be published short description OF
each county taken in its geographical Or
der, giving the geographical position, how
accessible, proximity to market, mode OF
transportation, freights; also description
of surface, soil and productions, embrac-
ing minerals, farm products, fruits and
tmhers, with description of schools, taxes
and titles, and such illustrations from &C.
tual we'll authenticated instances as shall
set forth the actual return of profit in
landed investment, counting products of
fa1m consumed as part OF net proceeds.
the price Of labor, with and without board,
health and all facts that will go to enable
a settler to determine whether he could
make farming profitable. A list or reg
lister of land with short description Of
properties, location, soil, building. fruits,
timbars. prices and terms.
4th With each such county description,
there shall be published the name of some
gentleman who shall be appointed by the
Commissioner Of immigration as the
County Agent for Immigration of such
county, and whose term of appointment
shall be at the pleasure of said Commits
sioner; and said agent shall be man of
esty and of good repute, to whom enqui-
rers can be sent by the Commissioner of
Immigration, and who shall bring buyers
and settlers together.
He shall keep register of all lands for
sale or rent, which may be entered by the
owners with proper description, and when
applied to by parties desiring to purchase,
it shall be his duty to exhibit his register
and give such information as he may have
concerning titles, values. products and
location of lands, and provide transporta-
tion for those desiring to see them.
5th. The County Agent shall be paid by
those offering lands for sale and who reg
lister them with him in the following man
ner: All parties registering lands for sale
or rent with descriptions, shall pay upon
such registration fee of one dollar, to
cover charges of printing, stationery, &c.
When sale or rental is made, said agent
shall rooo;vn O foo of < nor cent m all aims
MP to So 600, and in addition thereto on
all amounts exceeding $4,000 and less than
So coo. 4 per cent; on all amounts exceed
ing $4,000 and less than $4,000, 8 per
cent; on all sums over $40, 600. q per cent,
and said agent shall turn over to the Com
missioner of Immigration 20 per cent. of
all fees received by him, except for regis
teriEg, to be used for advertising.
No farm shall be received and listed by
said agent until the fee for publishing the
description shall have been paid to him
and the party having control shall have
signed a contract to pay the Commission
er hereinbefore set out; the form of said
contract to be prepared and furnished said
agents by the Commissioner of Immigra-
tion. The agent shall make immediate
renorts of sales to the Commissioner of
Immigration, with return in each case OF
the 20 per cent. of fees received and an
account of price.
9th. The Commissioners of Agriculture
and Immigration shall obtain the names
of the Travelling Agents for as many of
the Railroads in the North. West and
East as practicable, and prepare and for
ward to them circular setting out the
objects of the movement and the advan-
tae es likely to accrue to their roads. and
furnish them such numbers OF the adver'
Using circular as they may need, and make
Comrulssioner of Immigration and pros
nectors and settlers coming over Their