Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-06
COLONY OF FRUITERS
A PHILApsLPHIAN PLANS TO EsTAB-
LISh ONE IN HANOVER.
Colonel whitehead In Correspondence
with the Pnsty-Many fnqoirtes About
Virginia Lands and Resources.

The following ia taken from the Food
Home, and Garden. OF Philadelphia:
/ "A gentleman IN philadelphia. who
owns n nice farm of nearly 2O0 acres Gin
Hanover county, within fourteen miles of
Richmond, Va, and within three miles o.
railroad station, Is planning truit
colony for vegetarians. He asked us for
name. and we proposed Fruitarea," as
indicating that it is to De an area OK fruit.
There will be room for about dozen
families. allowing about twelve to fifteen
acres TO each family. 1t Is proposed to
have central circular PARK OF four
or five acres, around which are to
be placed the residences of each settler.
Each house TO have an acre tor gar
den around it with flowers and shrubbery
and another acre for vegetables, the ten
acres of fruit farm to radiate and widen TO
the rear of each house. so that while the
farm-houses will form village they will
all be on the same lot "a their farm aud
gardens. The central park to be suitably
graded, sodded and shaded with trees for
fairgrounds and to contain the school
house. church. post-office. aud store.
VALUABLE MIyrRAL SPRING.
"There are several springs of pure water
on the farm; valuable mineral spring.
the water of which contains strong So
luton of iron: q beautiful creek OF water
runs the entire length of the farm, and
there are already q good frame house and
farm buildings on the place: Inc SOL and
climate are favorable for both fruit and
vegetables, and are within an easy dis
lance of good markets"
Commissioner Whitehead has been in
correspondence for some time with the
gentleman referred to above. he received
letter from him few days ago in which
he stated that tho colony was stu In en-
bryo, and requested that copies of the
Virginia Hand be sent to some pros
pective members of the colony. This was
promptly done.
INQUIRIES ABOUT LANDS.
The Commissioner receives many in
ouiries for lists of lands for sale in the
different counties of the State aud for
other special information IN regard TO
them, but there Is no operative bureau of
immigration, and while the Department of
Agriculture was, by tho agricultural bill,
given the control of immigration, nc pro-
vision has been made for carrying on this
WORK. Hence the information given ana
the work done on this line IS not what
could be accomplished by well-managed
bureau of immigration.
The question of immigration IS getting
TO be an important one and we cannot at
ford to neglect it. Hundreds OF people
have turned their eyes towards the Old
Dominion. as is evidenced by. the many
letters OF inquiry received by the commits
sioner as to the resources, DC, OF the
State. These immigrants. or many OF
them, could be secured II they were pro-
pefly urged 10 come. What is necessary
to accomplish the desired end is a thor
oughly systematized bureau OF immigra-
ton. These sturdy sons OF the North and
Northwest should be induced TO come to
the more genial cline of old Virginia and
find happy homes and help to. cultivate
the broad acres that are to-day lying idle.