The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-10-23
Sound Conclusions.

We quote elsewhere from the Vindi-
Gator an interview with Mr. L. Link, of
Rushville, Ind, q gentleman largely
engaged in manufactures and banking.
The following paragraph. taken from
the same interview, is SO much in accord
with the views expressed by the VIR-
GINIAN heretofore, and over and often
again. that We give it insertion. Vir-
ginia, and especially this portion of it,
has such vast material resources, that
there is no computing the possibilities
of the future. Our agricultural capa-
bilities have been fully developed. We
have an industrious, intelligent, well-to-
do population, and all branches of trade
are moderately healthy, corresponding
with purely agricultural and pastoral
people. But our minerals have only
been scratched over. To them we must
look for manufacturing plants and the
Industrial establishments legitinateiy
growing out OF them. There is no
reason why we should not have as many
thriving and populOus towns as Penn
sylvania or Massachusetts,. We have
greater natural advantages than either
and the near future will demonstrate
that we are moving in that direction.
With $50, OOO, 900 of Northern capital al
ready invested in the State, and $780,
000,00 certain to follow the first install
ment, and that to be repeated in pro-
| portion to the mineral resources that
are revealed. industrial cities and towns
are as certain to spring up as effect
follows cause. There is not an improve.
| ment enterprise that has been inaugu-
rated which, if properly managed, will
not prove success. There is nothing
strange, therefore, in the business ac-
tivity that ia stirring the State. 1t will
bring into active use tho money that
has been stored away in old stockings
and drawers. 1t will develop the energies
of the people, and remove the rust and
1 inanity which have set like nightmare
| upon ali Of our interests. Mr.. Link
speaks what every thoughtful man
believes. and which will De demon
strated fact in d very few years.
or all places in the South. Btaunton
presents more advantages for capital
| ard enterprises to be profitably used. We
have everything to justify growth,
wealth and prosperity, except con
centrated effort and eapita.. These are
! coming. We see in the signs afoEpa as
/ ths evidences that our predictions Of
stapntoR's f4t4rree will soon be realized.
The Staulpqtqqlpq RelXefp!e7B ,,lti Company
is taking steps to contribute ito prtt to
this reseit, and end we feel perfectly eo PA
dent that its ptaatAs viii be carried to q
successful conclusion:
But to return to Mr.. Link. Hers is
what the VindfeQt9r reports him as say
ing:
''Oh." said he laughing, lyon people down
4 here havnt had any boom yet to speak Of.
4 Watt Siii Gext spring and you will see one. You
H are new to the F4IA growth of country, and
because yopq see towns laqe4tsg and lots selling
| at high prices, yqn think the .epd NJ the world
has eatae. Y0W have got the An finest country
here hi the world and what ~ more, yop have
got everything else added 10 II, YQ4r BOOM
as you call it, ought to be greater than n h. for,
| you see you had got the bulk OF the work dfas
| before any booming was started Youhad your
country built I'D already. Out West, you see,
that isn't the eass, The trouble out there is
that you start a town in z xaatton where the
| farming country isn't built up, atad The town
grows faster than the country. Here you've got
fine. rich farming country, thickly settled and
far ahead Of any town building that you may
do for long time to come. The only wonder to
us is nat you were SO long finding out how to
build mp and improve your country, and how
little OF it has been done. Now that you NAYS
taken it up, it Is SO new that you think you are
going hundred miles an hour and don't sup
nese n win do any harm to let you think you
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