The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-20
wEsrERy IMMiGKAN1s.
conmi..Ion.r whnshsad Estimates that
F,vs.uopdred will Com" this Winter.

Colonel Thomas eva ttoro are
nov 70, fewer than one hundred FARMERS
frn,, mo Nor,hwest In virginia. with 4
Wow of locating in this STATE, ana he e.
Inmates that this nunpeI WI Ieae" ~, ~
hundred before the winieI y over. Ihe
railroads are waking ny to TINS south
ward trend. and they are now running
excursions this way ,,. ,,o..1. .,,,,,
Said he: Just now illdhy p,oHls liUln
tho Northwest are exploring NlrGlhd'
With Tho IDEA Of selecting future homes
In a genial climate, where mos are
cheap7 AZ In the early days II the Re
public families vent west LOT 'htdptr
homes and richie lana 70 nldhe ne,inP
south no secure health and comfort, trade
and social relations: .e.. ,..,i.,.o-
Colonel Whitehead IS sTesl belIeNet
ia the future greatness ol bt'tcin VI
ginia. and thinks Il Will al an early Jay
be the garden of the Atlantic coast ana
it's waters the greatest American maven
for the worlds ships.
In answer TO questions asking bis opln-
ion Of that section pGop9SInn,aef,,I hot loii
since by the late +. =. ifHlh' CoIohvl
Whitehead replied az foiiO"s.
II have during the SIX years OF my
work in this department had aiipie opr
portunities to increase my hho"itdst 81
The soils. climate. and resources OF TINS
State in reference to the production OF
crops. facilities Tor increasing their FER
tilitv. and convenience for marketing -
especially In the section VI ll1eWa'eT
Your location on the Peninsula, at the
Colonial Capital small city with 4
kings charter, selected for health ana
beauty-shOuld satisfy inc INVESTIGATOR
that a band of intelligent mon, seeking
fertile fields. admirable climate and fu7
ture prosperity, must have had good rea-
son and strong and conclusive evidence OF
its value, inesmuch as they had the
ocean from Cape Cod TO flofida, ana an
fv.f. ar "a "A
their selection. They found I'D the theh
unbrokcn wilderness fertile iand and val
liable natural wild products, climate un-
equalled, nayigable waters, hiled with
and delicious game birds: and i'm the
forests deer turkeys ana smaller game,
60 say nothing Of foxes Tor the EnSllsh
hunter. Now, all these are there to-day,
with the addition of railroads, tclcgraphs,
steamboats,. mills. factories, cities. and
towns. True. the lands are depleted. but
~ the guichcs and under almost every
farm. Is the richest mari for their re-
stOratiOn. the sun SHINES as mildly as II
did on he coiouist. and the sea and bay
brcezos fan ones checks iu tho warm
evenings. As they dii the followers of
John Smith. Tn" deer ana The ioN are
here as they We're for Nh" ooloniSt hum
tor aud the skilWl sherman Etill
handles his line i'm the clear water as he
did i'm los Even the "wock-hird' of the
colonial oruithOlogist is still found chant
ing in the nights from the chihlhey
tops
The whole Peninsula should be, and
some day will be- a garden. { have had
shells analyZcd from the ChlcahOmlny 10
Newport News. running up - per cent.
carbonate OF lime. furnishing the farmer
a really good riDuiural and. in many
Instances tas at Yorktown, mechanical
lime
My great grandfather migrated from the
Peninsula TO Piedmont before the RcvO-
l1..t .ffe.r a..
and from him comes down statements oil
cattle kept tat the whole year from the
grass SWdmpS. hogs turned into pork
from the same lands, OF endless rame M
birds and animals, and the boz ndlcss
stores Of herring and SnaE, ana only TN
desire 10 make tobacco Nhe money oil
the Commonwealth repeatedly on tht
same fields caused these cOlOnist5 10 Setb
the heavy red ciays ana potash SOILS OF
colder Piedmont. J have heard IL as
serted that the Old Middle Plantation
now WILLIAMSBURG, was the choice 500
for every vegetable, and after Nr. JeHer
son imported and introduced the tomato
II appeared there TO have found IT'S ma .ut a
home. The white mulberry OF lt"iN
imported and fOstercd by Governor DlSsr'
during his six mania, became indigenous
and now, with its white coral berries d
can be found on the creeks and rivers a.
the Peninsula. And the Scotch broom
BROUGHT by colonial danes for tncir move
- e 80
scattering its rich seed through Woolc'
brakes and over the brown scdge-ielu
OF James city. reproducing yearly, az ll
wild growth encroaches on the cultivate
areas. 81,
Tidewater Virginia has produced In
highest authentic yield per acre OF Why',
or oats, taking the average OF a menu
It's wealth in vegetables, melons anu DEL
rics is lust being brpusht 10 llShl -
wonderfully improved transportation, an
trucking - now an industry. Inc p''
| of the sw&mps and the deep deposlIa q
linse will be found wonderfully Ndlnabl
| for composing in certain sections. me
| the lumber of rideWater virginia - Dthi
| wonderfully developed. 10 say nOthlhS q
| the pine. cypress and gum, and man
| smaller ornamental woods, like ,he hohS
| are valuable. The lumber trade OF no!
| folk shows what can be done IN IN
| line. .., .
| the raising OF spring lambs ana poultIl
| and these Industries, as well as ~dlI lht
| are rapidly increasing.
! HamutOn Roads VIII ere long De IN
| great ''haVeu for ships, the great Goa
| ing station of the western continent an
| be- as NJ has the right 20 have been, III
| great mart for the European TRADE.
| have no hesitation I'm saying from my 90
| ulr{rncc and investigation that no ma
| can invest money in Virginia land IN an
| section. and especially In Underwater MOI
| il Ave years. and fail 20 TeallZe q laI
| pro6t. 1 regard investment in Virgin
| lands at the price for when theE can NO
| be bought Of the many who desire 10 Sc
| and are counellej 20 sell, the unpfodu'
| tive surplus area. 10 Ice the safest az
| surest for future prOHt OF any lhdl "a
| be made with surplus capllaI' "a
| establish every TACT stated mere III III
| Handbook OF Virginia.