The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-12

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OH the east, the profitable RESOURCES Of
the property itself, the iminense wealth
of the district, of which it il the centre,
now being developed by various enter
prising improvement companies, consti-
tute advantages rarely aggregated at
one place, and which must, if properly
availed OF, contribute to the cOnsumma-
ton which the projectors of the enter
prise contemplate.
If the present plans are carried out
this splendid property will be soon
placed on the market. The scheme will
be practical and liberal, and offered on
such terms and conditions as to make it
q sure and safe investment, and one that
will yield quick and remunerative re-
turn
Of all the projects that have been
sprung in Virginia, this is one OF the
most feasible. Its central locality in the
richest mineral district in the country,
the wealth producing enterprises already
in operation Immediately adjacent to it,
and the plans and organizations now
operating to produce Others, together
with the peculiar attractions and re-
sources of the property itself, combine
to make it exceptionally inviting, one
that will stand the storm of any I'M
toward influences and conditions that
may arise and maintain itself In a
healthy and prosperous business relation.
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Speak for Your Own City.
Maj. J. H. Dooley. addressing the Rich
mond Chamber OF Commerce recently
said:
There Is one idea which In conclusion would
like to impress especially upon our yeung men
don't be a "croaker'; always be a bull" on your
own city. II you will 20 to ST. Paul, Chicago,
Birmingham, or to any great prosperous city in
the North and West from the time you leave
the cars every man that you meet will be ready
to tell you of the great advantages which his city
offers for business; the great opportunities for
investment, and the low prices at which real
estate may be bought In comparison with other
cities. That is one secret of their growth and
success They are all confident in their cities
and In themselves. 1 was always "bull' on
Richmond. The lTst money that ever made
invested. as they say out West, "in RtphlaQnd
dirt" have been investing in it ever since
and have never had cause to repent of my
Judgment. Iwill say to all our young men, II
you have money don't spend it at the gambling
saloon, at the bar room, at the bucket shop, but
invest it in Richmond dirt" and hold on to 1t.
1t may have its ups and downs, hut II you will
bf,1d rfr,Id hpnI
turn.
1t is pertinent to apply the same ad-
vice to the people of Staunton. If all
our people had worked as earnestly as a
few have done to promote the interests
Of our city, We would day have double
our present population. There is no
locality in the South. presenting more
advantages and attractions. We have
unsurpassed climate. good water, fertile
farms surrounding, timber and minerals
within easy reach, schools, churches.
and everything that goes to make a pro-
gressive, intelligent community. Yet
there are those who sneer at the efforts
being put forth to utilize all these adj
vantages and make them contribute to
the growth and wealth of the city. 1t
is a shame that there should be SO many
living amongst US who have never a good
word to speak for Staunton. They prefer
to listen to fault finding, and gloat over
the instructions they may be able to
offer to the progress of the city, and
never have an encouraging or hopeful
expression to make. Every man, woman
and child should bull" Staunton, for
she deserves all the good that can be
said of her. Notwithstanding the
croakers, she is on the up grade, aud will
get there after awhile. The city is
growing, it is prospecting, and is destined
to grow and prosper in proportion as our
people put forth their efforts to that end
Free Raw Material.
The Democratic papers of the South
make a great ado over the increasing
sentiment in New England in favor of
free raw materials. They assume that
there is growing belief In the wisdom
of free trade; but they do not go to the
bottom OF the case. Raw material in
that section has been exhausted, and it
has to be brought from across the wa
ters, free of duty, in order to compete
with the South, where raw materials are
in abundance in the virgin state. It
would pay New England manufacturers
| to get raw material free of duty, and
pay her at the expense of the South.
When the South, by reason of her sys-
tenn of labor, wanted free trade, New
England wanted protection. Now when
| the tables are turning, and industries
| are to be made more profitable in the
South under protection than in New Eng
land, the cry there is for free raw materi
ais. Any Southern member of Congress
| who should vote for free raw materials
! would betray his own section. Raw ma
terial resources in New England have
been exhausted. In the South, they have
scarcely been touched. The same policy
of protection that made New England
wealthy, will make the South wealthy,
and it would be suicidal for the South to
support the free trade policy or free raw
materials when her territory is ladened
with all that is needed for industrial de-
velopment and progress. The South is
now prospecting under protection. She
will continue to prosper and grow in
wealth as long as the protective policy
prevails, and cease to do SO when 1t fails.
New Wheat.
The Baltimore Sun of the 10th says
that wheat harvest has begun in Vir-
ginia and farther South, and small lots
of the new crop are expected in Balti-
more this week. In the northern neck
of Virginia, it is said, the wheat is un-
usually good, and favorable reports are
received from other sections of country
that are tributary to Baltimore for a
market. In ten days or two weeks new
wheat will reach here in quantities large
enough for trading, and there promises
to be a good demand for early export.
Samples of growing wheat from Carroll
county, Md, were shown yesterday on
the Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange.
The heads were filling nicely and indi-
Gated fine yield. Whatever the crap