The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-19
Invasion Of Virginia
CAPITALISTS RAIDlNG The
COMMONWEALTH,
Armed With Weapons of Peace.
NATIVE ENTERPRISE AND.
WEALTH JOIN THEM.
Small Industries Create the
Most Stable Prosperity.
A CAMPAIGN OF PROGRESS.
EvfDENCH OF A GENUINE HEALTHY
BOON.
The southwest. tho VALLEY, the sonthSids
and Tideuater Sections Give Tsst-
taony oftbe same-Lstsst News
From tho Fields Of Action.
North Carolina.
A CAMPAIGN OF PROGRESS.
EVIDENCE OF A GENUINE HEALTHY
BOON.


tions OF the Commonwealth.
To an Unprecedented extent capital il
pouring into the state, and its stream il
swelled by riyuleis Of wealth from native
springs. 20 the ultimate benefit Of thousands
Of persons.
Infused by this genuine healthy elixir
Of wealth. not temporary but perma-
nent in is effect. finding its legitimate
field, old towns and cities are being Infused
with new life. young ones are being rapidly
built and new towns are being laid OF. The
natural resources Of the mountains are be-
ing developed, giving rise to furnaces, mills
and factories. aud railroad extension is Of
fsring chance 10 the farmers 10 find local
market Tor their products.
Thore are Blooms and Blooms.
From many quarters come reports Of To-
ca booms. some Of them are legitimate;
others are thought TO partake Of q specula-
tive character. investigation will prove
what is real. Roanoke, salem, Glasgow,
Basic City. Buena Vista, Newport News,
are magic names. and their mention leads
the hands 4 capitalists into their money
bags. When new buildings, factories, fur
Iaces are beng built il is safe to say that
money may be invested safely and profit
ably. The sudden rise Of manufacturing
town at the junction Of two RAILWAYS, es-
pocialiy in cases where coal for fires aud
. ore are within a short distance, is perfect
is natural event. such rises are noted in
many parts Of the state, and keen investors
have taken advantage Of the new opportu-
mites.
The Dark side.
But there is a dark side 10 this picture.
am 10 j. the duty OF this paper TO call al
testion 90 ID. A correspondent IN Bucking-
ham county writes: wish IL was in my
power 90 report something in favor OF the
rapidly declining agricultural interest Tn
less some means Is devised by which the
agrirulturists can dispose OF much OF their
surplus lands 10 industrious working farm
.ers the fate Of this county Is doomed. IL Is
lameutable fact that there is not one
fourth Of the arabic land in the county
nnder cultivation, and the young men are
rapidly leaving. ! am much pleased at the
stand your paper is taking IN The interest
of the farmers on all important matters
fOueAing their welfare.
The correspondent al EupOria, ia Green's
Vile county. after alluding to the industries
here. SAYS. But for these industries, which
have given employment TO many laborers,
they would be as bad of as the farmers,
who. because OF several successive years OF
bad crops and an almost total failure last
YEAR because OF the frequent rains which
DESTROYED the cotton, and the Hoods the
corn, have left the farmers here ~ an almost
impoverished condition; and but Tor tue de-
mand for railroad ties. which were gotten
lbs a.
could not work their crops. all our farmers,
except those who had something to fall back
.Oa. and there were but few s1eh, would
haze been without the means OF Subsistence
by lIe end of last year. And II Is true, thar
unless more help il forthcoming soon the
Vuost of our farmers, who can't get credl'
,.oczu,e flpv have been unable 10 pay TOT
fhe.r mast supplies. will not be able TO Guilt
safe a crop this year, Notwithstanding
some unfortunate statements OF persons 10
the contrary"
AsNill De seen bv these statements much
of the distress OF the farmers IN some paris
Of the Commonwealth Is due 20 the nnpIece-
dented wet spring aud summer OF iSoJ
For This man cannot be held responsible
But the responsibility for the general 2gri-
cultural dcpressiOns ia all parts OF inc
country in which Virginia shares. IL due te
man made inventions. and the most perm
.cious Of these is that protective farm from
che effects OF which the farmer Is one oil the
greatest sufferers.
Auexchange shows the following ngufes
md makes these suggestions which farm
GERS. who are the bone aud slnew OF the lahd
will consider: M,
set us look a moment at Virginia. There
wee tiO.Ujl acres OF wheat, piuduchs
q sOs 900 bushels, realizing s., s9l ,oo.i :, lo-
9fl acres in corn, PRODUCING "''zei' o'''
l,.shels rnd realizing $l5,OOl. 100; oio,W'
ocres. III oats. producing 9,lC0,ooO bushels
aud realizing s.. 49, $50. These three CROP
of vrain alone were worth to Virginia >2i'
o9h0So This. tits 10 be remembered. l. INT
actual value of these crops as present re
suced prices. and would give, itequally uis
trihutei. about 800 for these crops aicn- !,
each person in Virginia engaged IN agricul
,.nre. nom an acreage OF about nfteeh acre.
tfs each. =, 49,. ..,t,,
~Fbr trouble is evidently not IN the raiu
nr,f,,ce6 but in the distribution oi %
Value. 10 j. the cost OF labor lertiii1e'
CONVEYANCE 10 market aud SAFE taxes an
the thousand and ON expenses oil lne lain .
What leaves his 5urplus small; nc cos s =
vhe tarid alone consumes All lne Nai"o
f6e three crops we have mentioned"
strides OF Railroads.
,r.. coal OF conveyance 10 market VII
.to,,Itie. be reduced by the extension Oh "a
..ii,vsx. which act both as arteries an
,r;ns ~ Nir -iuia. N all the b.iis passed
nor, before the General Assem- ois ieiAe'n
IA railroad exten sion. vonA0lidatioF y. ~.
ceution should me an actual work 70 ~ w. 's.
VIRGINIA would be cue Of Tue greatesl -
road ia the Union very soon. l'' Nne' NOV
are B. SSl miles.
it 4. Win her 245 miles Of lines com
,.i.toa VIRGINIA stands fourth on the roll
states Is 20 railroad construction last yea
and "A leader IN such deVeiopmont IN VA
SOUTH. The ten distnctiveiy southern o'"se
porfinc $50 miles Of track lNd on hi"e9
seven lines. more rapid spread IN piolol
ton a. area and population than any ONE
The Atlantic aud Danyille, recent
s,penrd. aud the Lynchourg and puIh@
ste satisfactory inaiities, and cannot la
- benefit the SOuthside sections. The pro
vo.a2 connection Of the Chesapeake an
1,hio ~ a Piedmont route with the i'otoma
VII Otsen up thriving country, whether
fonows The line OF the Blue Ridge or strike
through fredericksburg. The Pitisburg an
Virginia road and the proposed extensio
81 the Baltimore and Ohio, VIII also prov
OF good results.
should the Richmond and Chesapeak
I'VE be.csrred % completion IL will pas
throt, "a ilenric0. King William. King an
Queen Essex. Richmond and Westmor
land direct 20 the Potomac. and connect b
ferry with the Drum Point road, giving
short connection Win baNhoIc anu "
North. By branch lines running from
point on.the RsppahaDnock above MAYORS
and from M0ntross in Westmoreland, II wi
open up King George and part Of Station
and Northumberland counties.
II - pretty well known that both th
Norfolk aud Western and The Chesapeak
and Ohio, besides trying 10 outrissl esc
other m double tracking their systems al
striving 70 be first at points IN West VII
ginla aud Tennessee which VIII gre then
connections. This development aud rlsalr.