The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-30
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Among the visitors to Richmond last
week. brought here by the Good Roads
work, was Mr.. NJ "A. Hays agent Of the
Land and Industrial Department. OF. the
Southern Railway, at Boston,, Mass
Mr.. Hays has spent the greater part OF
the last few months in the South in
charge OF the Southern's Good Roads
train. His work, however, is mostly
confined to the New England and Mid
die States and Canada, in which he has
charge Of the great industrial. york of
the Southern.
Mr.. Hays, talking with q Times writer,
said:
1.-THE more I visit the Southern States !
and the more study their@resources the
more I am impressed, not only with the
Wonderful advantages in this section, but
by the steady and rapid growth of COM.
mercial and Industrial interests and the
rapid diversidcation OF Southern agricul-
ture. All this is, perhaps, an old story
to the people Of this section, but 1T can
not too often be brought to mind It IS
more than a cause for atulation and
will tend to continued and greater de-
velopment.
The South is growing in favor among
Northern people and in all directions
There is greater community Of interest
between the sections than ever before.
You know Of tie already vast investmen ts
of Northern capital In Southern Mills,
forests, quarries, mines, water. electric
plants and other things. It is compare
! $1,o aSyo
capital this way. for Southern invest.
ments are nearly all giving good returns.
This and the fact that Southern people
are at work building up their own IN
dustries and offer practical cooperation
to outside capital create confidence in the
minds of manufacturers ard investors
For our part, we are doing our best TO
advertise the resources and advanta ges
in our territory, and we are finding that
in all portions of the North people give
attention to our efforts Northern peo-
pie know the South to-day more thor
oughly than in times past.
SOUTHS KING COTTON.
NEIL building in the South has not been
so extensive in the past. twelve months
as during the two or three years imme.:
diately preceding, and many people have
imagined and asserted that there Would
be little for some time to come. 5S me
gOCVGlOQu1enI u s@ll1S COIIO1A AAAAAotAS ANSS
not stopped in the South, however. It
is about to take on more activity. There
is no doubt of this. We expect togStbe
able to announce this year the location
of many new and large mills on our lines
There will be a greater diversitlcat1on IN
the line Of goods manufactures in tu-s
ture new mills ap1 this will put the
industry upon even flrmer basis rian
heretofore. In my territory i am now
g--oero nd - a..
cations for Wood-w SC x:1iS plants Of all
kinds for good mining property Of some
classes and FOR m1roie quarrles All
kinds of investments are wanted, and we
cannot have too much information about
available locations for all kinds Of in
dustries and about all classes I. of prop
erty.
While the South has been obtaining a
gradually increasing immigration IS OF
Northern farmers, there has never been
any percentible movement in this dlrec-
ton from the New England and Middle
States. We hope, however, to change
this. 7 believe we will do and that this
section will in the future receiveEa much
greater proportion of the homeseekers
who yearly leave those portions OF the
country.
Il suppose within the past year Z have
talked with from 1000 to 2,0oO farmers
who are looking for new locations. 5Ihese
farmers have all the way from a few
hundred dollars to $4,000 and $50, ooo They.
are fruit-raisers, truck-growers, general
farmers and stoc:S.raisers, in about the
order named. They are attracted SCUM
nv the climate, the rapid growth OF local
home markets for farm produce, the good
transportation facilities to Northern cit
les and by the very cheap farm lands. II
we could present to these honeseeAels
The additional attraction Of improved
country ct highways am sure we could
get many OF: them for this section: When
the large movement Of farmers soutn, SET, IS
in it will spread over all portions OF LIE
section. believe that Virginia, with
hersvast area Of cheap lands, suitable !; for
al farming purposes, and because of her
geographical position SO near 70 s1he gTea.i
Northern centres Of population, viii pe
fl,e first and greatest gamer from ON TINS
migration. Many fruit, stock and and truck S:3
growers are locating in different sec
tiens Of the State along our mes.