The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-21
VIRGINIA'S RESOURCES.
ADDRESSES BEFoRE THE HHHIShA-
TI0N CONVGNTI0M'
D., yyr, n. Atwood shows fr"'o II"
knoutedg. OF the various ooo-
lion. Of Virginia.

nc ono which perhaps deserved lIr 3 - -.
IS; publicity, was tiat OF o.. .r.,'nt, orr,cui-
Nam E. AIN"uHt 90 - - a., ,st4r,ss-
fural and Me. hdhl,hl ,,1Is Gentleman
nurg Inc paper ita" - erI,rIhirII re-
la. Tor pes .""',,I,,ics ~ me soil"
source staH t.,.,.i move OF great in
subject ""',I W. ~ farmers OF Nir-
forest uo, oi'iN 10 '.'' 80 inc welfare
grIt bot go Az VINO '' mis- Cannon
and The deNtiHI "','. 49, AIUood dis
wealth az near T. ,srv thorough
o.s.gI this master ln 90 ana exp,aincd
al. exhaustive HdiN'' ,cJ - .r.s
Ir detail what may ut tNI..,,' o. o.
STATE. Ii the numerous 'Ito. ~ '''' -
fc.rcI are properly mao. - ,c-roauc-
The i".'"lht l' d.,,a.5.s address:
",Tt az demands of every popHauoh
are food and c.o,hI"s' 7,.. ,'rlnoS,,i'n
urmlTiiv ~ w the cog. '' ,',,r a., AN
needs DO ar-n'".."a.' mrs 'rs hat we have
rouyIn.. vY..I-pe s'l.'ar 10 - and
a soil .tlau" or S"iL'. 49, 49,. .er,,
f.rr.-riaE 3D. competency 70 a." c,o,,,'c
l.If.raI I.rgHt'" 1873" - - 3, ,,,'ti,
conditions ar" i"t'i''i'' 'u'i ,l,.',,
ta.fs aTa ON VAIN. A-il .'',., a. -
,...t.r4.s without iWi, must ne .ne
i..4 upon which you SEEK 10 balh n'o
'gr ~ trc house seeker. IN c'n3laei Ils
tl. a.u I'tIral resources OI ga ".
such varied character as 1uT". We mus
of ur.s. ty DIVIDE li mo u.Hei,l , I'm ,,.I
DIARIES OK -e. .i'.S, "'N'i@ So''l, " Ia ''0'-
t.ll pNE...f. ana 'IhId'l' 1919 60 ..,o
.
r.- Il,. divided Virginia INTO SIX re-
Ig.- each u, Wulcn comprises S.Iig
~ Jon. extending somewhat "labo"alS
across thr state from HoIlA'"9l 20 'o",m-
y,,.t. varying mIch IN Wlulh ana DO"H-
t.r.. Ur,-..r, Do general they may bc con
eIlsr,1 and spoken Of as great pardUcl
frr.ys OF land, each succeeding the o'her
lr steps as % were from the sea lnIanh.
Virginia belongs TO the middle group oi
Atlanta. Coast states, ana WllhH H'i
borders the great Atlantic coast pam
brY8a,us out to its maximum H'ddln,
attaining iu some portions Wlith Oh I9'
niles This comprises the section OF our
State. commonly called Ilde wafer %iha
iU extent rs practically Ohe-IoHlH Oh '"'
area Of the State.
,y,, r,s,,y TuryD
me sou o. thI7 '"'te S,3li'4 ",' ''' ~
some area "u'i, ''"g J." ,.,,,r-
edHiy nhep' VAIN anu "'7,'s nc
slEe 10 me cHoIlS Oh NAN. '' in,,," he
ADVENT OF lhe VIM, nan Ill.,, Iii L4,yyu
i'd man Idi"'l,s's ,"'i i' ,bst "lIrayon
"Uj' s,r,b pr,rr arreci better To- frame
"A place for mans habitttiou.' is nov
after the lapse of more than TWO con-
turtles equally uu" as H. was Nhon, ni"''
first lTud ms virgin soil ~ the IoIts'
,rIr,ey3I. 20 Consider the fact that an
30. of lint UtfIc NOR. than 81 600 square |
miles has 1000 miles OF shore line APP
Iroachable by water craft, and Lesser
i,..-rt almost UIfL0ut limit What
E,,''' M, t.'r far M. products of the
.a'.1S5 G,eb fa'irf,.'s for developing ag-
,rt..,,,f,.','f ,,,,59.tiog ou a cheap yet |
stu.erdous scale. i- possessed by no |
SUI, me-, ',cS ~ I'M. country.
iI'nt y,rat arc. th. resources OF this !
Zion U'6ar batr they been ia the |
past what shan inel bS H. ',e ,t,,'' or
me sou I IN ',rs,t in the most IA
uE,l .,',i,,. but yithstood a system
Nl''' E'. .t,.'', .,It,1r. for tvyn centuries,
U..r'.I .I,I.GcI ms proprietors and coy
'''I '-ts '"l' 49, fo,,nd nowhere else !
SONS sum 40 -, Enor. and uIcutv |
aroh ihi7 and lie lands Of The manors |
dispensed hosWtaIi$ 'ng t'N &C.,, ~ crown
j. seldom seen w Hdt iiotS.i"",iI,, 7I,rn |
lr iu.e I"Iu'i u'"' -. - f,urd |
wheat ana ''hd..p' C'',t ,.,,t,l,re nrar- |
place ,n lhr system . Tt o. eyirnf These |
three "rr" INC money ,I"I,I '' lIu rs. |
u'u very 'Ai'.ua'l M, ~ ,r,,Dps.,.IItl,cr
I''ldIf 10 TTlare
i"' '''h F'''''' "
AsHoFI HI"HIfp 'i'- IN
II cannot be denied that the system 81 /
agriculture which prevailed i'm the past, |
,,la very short sighted and waSieiul OF !
NATURES resources. but what are we 10 |
say ot "a soil winch bore UP 80 ,'nI ".''' ,a
the strain of such cropping u must h' |
that nature has layl-hed here gIWdue |
conditions which render the SOL Won
d,rfuIy available To- the note OF the eur,
u'atar. And tHls rs u"s, i.,I 'r,|is- |
found iu"s' ''hyil'IHs on Ii'"' "l'' ~.
tone which produce CROWN as Ao"HtI
o.., iH On" state, ana itl7 SON. uV'Nu
Iu'n.' N imI'N,i 'i'a by h''" W"
ah....l.I Tor uIliN'ihI' an '.. '.'l','
lI.0# WIN some l'l0 'l N'-''Al'll "l''
l'-lh. i.'. Fi''' 80. rosy la"IH' ~.
the .i -h ni'.l or ..'t.It III ~ '''''' 80.
d' quo '.'' '' ~ l', ~ ~. 10 ~ -
'' z" w.. u,'S',,,r t, ~. mi -,
' .' NV I.t'I7 irI 90, an l,7 ~