Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-02-15
RIVER FRONTS.
The Advantages of Such
Farms.

A river front farm has q great many
advantages and we will name a few
of them as they appear to US on the
Peninsula The James river at this
point. Williamsburg, Is Ave TO six
miles wide and the York river about
three miles wide. What would be fner
than owning a farm fronting on either
OF these riyerse The banks are from
50 to IS feet high; never overfiows
and always dry. You could build your
house so It would overlook the river.
and you would be able to set on your
porch and see the steamers and sail
ing vessels pass your door. III you
want a mess OF fish or oysters, there
they are right at your door. The
James and York rivers teem with the
hnny tribe affording excellent sport
10 the disciples OF Isaac Walton.
While working in your fields, plow-
Ing, gragging or at other labor per
tanning so your farm, how refreshing
to be famed by the soft breezes
charged with the saline particles OF
DAD Ocean. In the evening when
weary, tired and dusty. what could
better prepare you to fully enjoy ma
ture's kind restorer, balmy sleep. than |
a dip and plunge in the cooling stream |
and sleeping the sleep Of the content |
cd, would arise in the morning, in |
vigorated for your daily toll and en-
Toying a daisy freshness. Nearly every |
river front farm has a dock or land 1
ing convenient to ship produce from. /
Wild duck shooting is good sport, |
and this section Is the regular winter 1
Ia. IL.
fact river front farm is a regular
pleasure resort You live in a para /
disc. You can have n picnic every |
day OF your life. You can get all the
enjoyment there is in life. You can 4
own your own sail or row boat and \
get a great deal of pleasure ia that
way. The fisheries OF both the James
and York rivers are very valuable. 1
and you could derive a fine revenue
from this alone. either BY working II
yourself or renting IT. There Is moth
ing nicer than a home on the beauti-
ful James or York rivers, and in .
short time they will all be taken up
These will be the most valuable
farms in this country, SO don't put il
of too long. Remember the tide Of |
immigration has set tnis way and
you can't ali have river fronts. Hun
dreds are coming here. A great many
are buying and locating. Others will
as soon as they Oan sell. for the uni
versal verdict u in favor of william
burg and the Peninsula. For good
solid comfort. for a life full OF pleas
ure and contentment, a river front
farm beats them all.
Captain Damn. special land agent
OF the c. & o. Railway. Williamsburg.
has a number OF river front farms for
sale. and II would be well TO call or
him ere II Is too late. A visit here
must be made in order TO appreciate
IL. Mr.. Dahn will room and beard you
at very low rate, will furnish rigsi
free OF charge to drive around and1
see the country. When anyone talks
10 you about going back n the woods
keep this section in your mind. come
and see the advantages OF q river
front farm.
We have city OF $500 population
and growing each year, week month.
We have William and Mary College.
the second Oldest college in this
a place where you can edu |
cate your children give them a col
lege education without sending them
away from home. where you can
watch them. guard over them and
have them at home every night. We
have a $4,000 knitting factory givingl
to from rs TO 125 hands.
an Ice plant. the State Asylum. fine
churches, public schools and one Of
the finest surrounding countries In
this grand section of ours TO live In |
You will ind upon investigation that
we have a great many things here, |
and more in sight.
The blizzards and snow drifts have
never visited the Peninsula OF Vir-
Einia- This Is worthy OF note when
locating In the South.
We are In too close touch with the
to have any great amount ,
of cold weather. blizzards never.