The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-16
NEED OF IMMIGRATION
SOUTH Ward THE STdE or EMPIRE
TURNING ITS WAY.
Return OF the Buffalo and the Indian 10
Southern Nirginia-Iet the Legislature
Act Promptly.

Last summer. while was on - v''lt IN
Amelia. my native county, one o. the most
Prominent and progressive citizens gave
me an account OF the fine sport tn"'
could be enjoyed there now In the autumn
in hunting deer. expressed my surprise
at this. telling him that when was a boy
the passage OF a deer through that part
OF the country was such very rare thing
that. when it did occur. # caused much
comment. People asked Y here the deer
came from, where he was going. and what
induced him to pass through such a thick
~ settled country. oh" he replied,
this is all changed now. 50 many able
bodied negroes have gone North thAt the
labor lett behind is altogether inadequate
10 the task of keeping the country clear
ed Hundreds Of acres that were IN Tor
mer times under cultivation have now
grown up in thickets. and even much
fertile bottom land has become willow
jungles. So deer have come back In
abundance The buffalo and the Indian
viii come next. / look for them every
fall now
PEOPLE LAND-POOR.
This witty remark well brings out the
great need OF the South Side section for
immigration This is the region OF the
large tobacco plantations The popula-
ton has, in many places, actually dimin-
ished on account of the emigration OF
negroes. NO new settlers have come IN
20 take up the lands. and the people are
land-poor. Now Is the opportune time
20 encourage immigration. The climate is
healthy and the sky Is fair The land.
with little Improvement. can De made 20
produce great variety OF crops. People
alone are needed. II on Legislature will
take some steps 10 encourage immigration
this VIII Doe of more benefit TO the people
OF the South Side than all the legislation
that has taken place boo the last twenty
years.
The bin rought before the Board of
Agriculture recently by Mai. Gaines, 70
amend the act of March 5. is,S. creating
the Board. by charging its powers and
increasing its duties for the purpose ot
buying and selling the unOccupied lands
OF tho State 10 actual settlers, seems 10
De "a movement I'm the right general diroc-
tiCu. III lis true that the principle OF
calling in state aid to- settle unoccupioI
lands seems to bc novel. and yet IT. Is not
an uutriet method. ior Fl has been used
in England in connection with the Irish
land question. and many sales of surplus
lands in Ireland have been made urder
ia" pif.rL ly Idiil,-Uitut-
I'll KIM SOlIIiN ARD.
Virginia had IN operation an active
iIninisi'ioh movement, Wiin agents efn-
pio!ti 10 represent nc. many @NN"ntes' -
70 people 10 Western states who wish 10
move %" account or me tteilty or tnolr
'l'in"',' men sn' eonla 1T i'd7' alloio I'D
an" "p ,l"'.7 nl'o" ''"'., 'p'e' amos WIN
we" w. ,'i'''E Nom 'o ae''ai settler
.t.. 'D,i '' que l,.'s,l9" Slould
''". s- "-''''- 9's""ln u"1 ~
,' oi "'' oM" ""-
-i''i i"i''' '' '"e ''1''i't 'ill pro-
Woo
nope iHf lUosil9n oI immigration VIII
he brought before org present L"sisia-
tlre and tuilf discussed.
SoliiNard the tide OF immigration is
now turnine. ani. il o. is properly en-
couraged. there wiz result an advance
in agricultural interests. rapid increase
OF manufacturing enterprises. AN acca-
mutation of wealth, and growth OF pop
vlouon in the South that VIII equal OF
surpass THAI which took place ih ule
Northwest when milwaukee, 81 raul
and Denver sp,anF INTO existence.