Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-02-15
MR.. CHAPMAN's VIEWS.
After Thorough Investigation he
Chose the Peninsula.

The following letter from Mr.. l B.
~A,-nan. who IS one Of our foremost
subS.autial new citissns, ought 10 carry
message 10 those contemplating loeat- s.
vin the south. Suf5oe Is 70 say Mr. n
Chapman Is a weT-to-do man. Who
wanted an investment Read why he
made II Oh the Peninsula
EprroR OF THE GAZETTE,
wr1A1AxsHURe. Va.
DEAR SsR- Replying 60 your reoen'iF-
ouirv I an glad 10 say that am very
vr.u ,leased with my purchases on this
/ pe-;-suIa ! believe With land al INK
,res-ut prices. or even at double INC
K --~se-. nrices. that this i the best place
!, the United States for the Farmer
-,.se q careful study Of the situation ps-
fore buving here went 80 Tar Mese a
N. Pacise Coast and south 10 FioI'e'@- |
Ia. have lived all nv life IN Souinelh
Wisconsin and have Travelled quite a NIX
| :, wisconsin. lows, Dakota and limos
mite well acquainted with TIE
,,---;ng situation IN these states
E 49, that The land Is IN the best eonoi
= -, I'D brings the highest prices where
! The farmer has stock 70 seA 1i's'e'Ao -
h;s Grain. ] know that the farmer ID
go States IS UP against the real 'Aink
-, he starts - raise stock on ssilali
y .-,,ai he not only has 10 iced ms
al -.+.le through a long winter buy hS hss
a. - nav 20 large part Of ms pront 10 tns
-.si-,-.5x The railroad situationinsteao
: Il Of getting betteris rapidly getting " or
~ Al know what grip the Southern
p.~;sc has on California The receu
Tlv ..-s,:,..;op Of The Great Northern ia
al So as placed Oregon and Washington
:, ,he hands OF the Railroads. Wink IN
fa-rer. IN some parts Of the Centra
&c Ssa,es still have a show foroonPetitiol
the time Is not far OF when they 100 VI
the b in The grasp Of some combination
49, In this locality We have q n1mOef
advantages that cannot DC too nign
...er,,~d The climate not only enaoi
arc - raise stock without the iol
nes- month. Of winter feeding, but Il enao
rrss- 20 ,aise two crops a year. OR Pre-
.,,;,x 20 sidewater n all directions
oulx gives the adyaatage Of water u a
oortation hut it..puts tkse railr 1Ao W
49, have TO make competitive rates
nes oraer 70 get any business We can th'
- .s,;o over either rail or water
~.,~. hat are the lowest IN the eoun'
- We have been brought up 10 the no
'oaio . ,.-s;~xr that Il land would bring c
tia of dover il wss al right THIS
, pay f,,rse because Of the nitrogen ~''en
.,s;,~ ~soxrr extracts from xhe air ar1 s'Fe
,t-.a Ne have "a Inc South p
-. h~xts the clover ] refer 20
G kerr 1880 This plant viii not oEaiy
wes - ,,ssroe<n 20 the soiI then Glove
Z two 4 nil grow on tis poorest son ana .
rstegn a good crop =,
G<,und this out last year % pas
~ :, saouzssde o5 q crop Of corn, Q
iks 20 ,oore.t pssss ofs1&nd could Sna o.
srrs sc 80 couldn't make more tina"
nv al decent crop Of cora but the 20"
.-,x-S n bustseis 90 the acre D
giving bcnntifsl growth o. We !
.,,arr Cor sertiIizer. With cow pe
r hasd IS per busbeE you can s@ss',
Al invs- -. ..~of,. from tlis crop, 10 SAY 70
49, ri "a ~ beneas 20 the Land from y
g.. .ua<r the inusense crop d s'0e'- /.
: Toe COW pea asso makes . na''s'
NC a'~s sb,< addition 90 stock rs'sess y
asd 20 laooed ration. 81 b<ing ssf''n@'s
nd make - erop from an acre Of cow
,s,.a~e< ~s,.ai 20 two tons 81 bran
sp lands zee no ,s - 90 ss,s land. a
beAs 70 acre. than on the best land 20 i ''
~. 1bs STATE, a Ioxa, JI''no's' Mssneso'
eops;s and sb< Dakotss- "hen
.r.xed 10 are thu d;5<rese< 10 th< cost OF
So sA.sratee this eosstsy hs
's's 1900 80 iss sesefs' dss'rsS'