Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-07
Virqinia's Resources.
GOV MCKINNEY's PAPER 10 BE DIsTRIB-
UTED AT CHICAGO WITH A VIEW TO IN
DUCE IMMIGRATION.

UTED At CHICAGO WITH A VIEW TO IN
DUCE IMMGRATiON.
From the Richmond Dispatch.
At the convention Of southern COVE n
ors held here in april it was agreed that
each governor present should prepare a
paper on the resources, advantages and
needs of bis state, aud that these paper.
should he published in n book to be dis
tributed at the Columbian exposition.
Col. John Bell Bigger, secretary Of The
convention was entrusted with The woi
OF getting ont the book. Already no has
received the contributions of several OF
the southern governors, aud Governor
Mckinney's paper on Virginia. which u
nearly completed, will be placed in bis
hands in "A few days.
Governor Mckinney paper wastes no
space i'm Introductory remarks. After
giving a general description Of the adyan-
tages of Virginia in respect OF soil, ell
mate, &c, 10 takes NJ the subject OF the
states mineral wealth.
For twenty years" 10 says, mineral
ogists have predicted that the time would
come when Virginia wculd be ahead OF
all other states in the quality and guam
tity of its mineral products. These pre-
dictions have been verified. and immense
deposits of minerals, richer than any
other state can show, and great coal fields
tor making coke, higher in fixed carbon
and more valuable for smelling purp' sei
THAN any Others, have been jiscOyered
The number OF prOspec
tors and explorers for minerals IS greater
than ever before in the state, and more
analysis and practical tests OF minerals
have been made, ali with foe results"
An enumeration of the minerals follows,
together with descriptions of their loca-
ton, and then the paper takes mp manu-
features.
At this point the governor said
"The number OF furnaces for smelling
the various ores ia phenomenal and as
much as $50, 100000 has been invested
manly brongnt in from outside the state
Railroads are being projected and buiit
into sections where the richness aud prox-
unity Of the different ores and an abur-
dance OF fuel promises the cheapest pro-
duct. Works for tie
manufacture az metals are beginning to
follow the track of these furnaces and
towns like Roanoke Beuna Y sta, Pulaski
CITY, Hadfotd. and others demonstrate
the advantages of such manufactures by
their extraordinary Il e and growth"
The paper touches bu,ny but compTe-
hensivcly upon The mineral springs of
Virgin:a, gives list of the woods used in
mechanic arts To bc found M the state,
presents some figures regarding the value
of tie lumber trade 10 orr people, AID by
quotations from the last report OF CON-
missioner of agriculture makes a splendid
exhibit regarding lie agricultural and
,ruclins interests uf the commonwealth.
"Th,re are,' Gays the paper, "mauu
factories. m,l u.s. shops, and stores IN every
county, mliuiy in the cities, towns, and
villages, and they are fast embracing the
utl zatioa of every product OF the state
used from Caunercs To daitic-, furnaces
and cotton mills
Tic governor sets forth Virginia, tran
por'a,ion facilities by land and wafer,
touches upon our unsurpassed advantages
for the cul,iylt,0n of the oyster, refers TO
our educational progress end the cor
tihuous development OF our pnb Dc 'chool
system, and spaaEs fore b y % the r,ycr
eucc Of Cur people ior religion.
In combining his paper tie governor
says:
"Virsn'a. lle most Of the old slave
holding states. langui-A's under burden
growing ont of the ownership of large
trasts Of land hy persons WHO have neither
labor DOT capital sufficient 20 cultivate
them. To remedy tEi, 90 least lo,eC0tOO
acres of land not iucludnI homesteads-
ought To- be soli (l- goo 600 would be
better Co immigrants who are able to
purchase and who would stock and culti-
vate tho Land after having fought 1T.
Vireinil wants men who want bones for
themselves aud .amii.e.; it nee is popu-
lauou 10 requires good men -steAIy. on.
dustuOus llN-a1idlug men, with Their
families. Thousands Of acres of broad,
fertile, unoccuped land await the coming
of sncb class OF settlers
a good class OF immigrants woald IN
trOiuce small Industries Hto the villages
and thicAly settled portions az the state.
These Industries slouli bee snitei to the
fanulr. of men of small means, who find
10 necessary 10 have their children, if moi
their wives, caiu something away ron
hone. Virginia ca-uot afford To eN-
change Der reputation for thar OF any
other land OF colutlr. with capltal
there could not De iouni auyv here better
farmers. lantcr-, orcAarii>ts and truck
ers than The present population, nor better
miners and manufacturers than she a.
ready has. bar without complaint or
mourning for tie caase her agricul wrists
and planters Gud themselves with large
tracts of valuable lands which they
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