The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04

Secretary Morton Modihes the Advice
Given by Horace Greeley

p. .,.. ,.osterdav afternoon IN Secretary
,,o~.on,s once. The talk turned on farm
ing and young men about 20 make i" "e
ricuitural start in hfe. secretary W" ~ on
v.as clear. nrm. and explicit as ne u . o
other matters. He had reasons ipl 81
homes within him. too. This Is Wna' .o,
said about young men ana the p''~0
them 10 look for farms. d., .,a Score
-Ncre I YOUNG remarked ihe -
tarv ;o the Post reporter, ana abOut W
huv "A farmland lt / were s'|ie ss,,,s
a farm Is exactly what ia go mrs. 49, 80,
ia get a farm in Virginia. Wa 80
,brou9h fairfax and Loudoun counties
tho orher DAY. To say ! was ana
would NOT any more than express ~.
was fairly astOnshed l never ga" "'
fields or better crops ah4Nit' s.td
Garden one has. as some leloN 49, go
obo,rt some other locality, but 10 utN''
he Soil and il laughs with haTNest- ,.,,-
Corn? met face 70 lace '.,. WV, waved IN
illinois, other crops were the same
.you know what the general noI.n
both North and West isi tihl \
land is back-broken from an oVeiproyptH1S.
Al, n of tobacco in a c years gone uf, 10,
,,av he the truth of a field. or TIE ne
around as IL were. ln spots n"i
pared 10 tho whole pillow area On D.,
einia 10 cannot and does n'l am" iil'1. 49,
men A. saw. where iourneyei tntIe
,,'s4 nothing to show any lack OF aiainlilH
Ina the soil It's ccrnstaiNs ousprhs gu"
thick and tall and held as healtns n-.,
hofh of br.lv and leaf. as could pe iooh,r
for. Tho soil itself was as olacA as ''''
prospects Of the silver party
JUST TIE PLACE TO START IL 1IfF.
.,No sir. were | young, with a NOTION
~ farmland no better or broader OF h.DiS
manly avenue ever open "a 10 hniNa" i'Ns
tb,, the farfn-Id go INTO Virginia.
~ the character OF the soil ana we
rugged and abundant sort or 'uo ,9r ,
astonieh me. | was sun more no 49,,
,,,. .,,,e ar Tho price OF LAND 1ul hho"
land i'm Teas. IN Kansas, M the
v--e+ Generally. goes for II ism hu-oh-
mon 10 ind certain bottom farms IN nan
sas and other regions OF inc W e.,
ing as high as 500 an acre. An aF 80 80,
,,ri,a for farms by the acre IN me Ntst
h. .e sooI as $50. The improvements
won't be enough % seriously discuss,
either Flft.-nve dollars an tDlt ~
,.ar,, common. usual price for tiah7-N ME
eissinni farms. 10 doesn scare any "e',
y.t 1 cam take you % just as so31 laiit
with better Improvements lh 'n' Wy
of houses barns. fences, anu N"i''' 49,
Nm thirty miles of Washing On, MN i,il
Won cam buy for tl5 an acre. rory uli-
f.rt an acre difference is quite gun
I'm finance Just think " II. Land equal
IS ass good, too. ,.... ,h, viryinfa
AS "A mere crop producer lne " -,'il1
farm would stand shoulder 10 snouiuer
,'itn ,rv i'm the West and yet while YOU
t,f,. a farm of 40 acres In Texas, say, LOT
g $40. I'M take the same fn,'W ana "us an
locate myself in Virginia WITHIN tnres
hours drive OF the capital Oh ,,,e , ,,i
ON "a fraction over $50 acres. JUST dh sVot
land. las told you before. only instead OK
iG0 acres you get $50 for >''N"'
HI KNOWS WHEREOF HE PEAKS.
..rbfs isn't guess work. I could cite
s,1'e and nc1lres / may not appreciate
r.icmtisfs in my department. and may
nrefer "A go0se-b0ne o. college professor
to forecast the weather and tell when rs
,,ing 10 rain. but / know an about
farrl. what 10 costs an over the country,
and What can be done with II. Ana az
urosent figures. as I've already SAM,
Young man bound 10 own laIW OF d"
ofa man similarly bent for that matter
would show a heap OF morse sense 20 "va'
Tar Virginia I've no doubt the same al
vantages OF soil, markets. ana price Soulu
ha found in Maryland and others on W.
seahoard states which have been dtseite1
i'm their farm regions by the crazy in,
stiuct OF men ID get into the cities, ana
which hay. not been hll"d up tt tH "S
newcomers. These latter, looking To-
f.rt,s sr.m always 90 iy Co the r-~
ana southwest. These newcomers in their
/ irnnrtnra landing AZ Baltimore, run over
e.. roDd land going West as any they
rul go miles further On dl iNNtt tliitfn
the Observation-Disclosures figure.
eyes. b said I could ci,e farms ana ns-
mos % support what ] suggest. m NOT
an advertising Wedium for any par icl4af
piece OF Virginia real estate, pui 7nifPiHS
names and boundary lines. 1,fe are ~
a,-es twonty-six miles from Washington
Min me Potomac river VA ihins rs feet
covered with forest trees. ana you can
buy IL FOR si5 an acre; just $lz'ro.
"Friends ~ mine bought splendid
farm l61 acres. richest kind Of soil. mag
rlfrerf brick hOusc-one OF these Old
timers about 100 years old. out in las per-
! loot shape as II carpenters and masons
ao- through yesterday what 10 you
fhink he paid? Perfectly appointed farm
remember. brick barn. and an in the best
Of shape and within half days drive
with "A buggy OF Washington. now. what
al YOU think he gave? Four thousand dol
lars. lust So an acre. That place would
have been worth $1,000 10 10000 IN Iowa.
IL made me want Virginia farm myself
| when saw A.
"If / were 10 modify Greeley's Go
West. Young man. I'd make q Go 60
| Virginia. young man. just now with
everything else equal you would all but
20, four times as much for your money"
Washington Post OF Friday.