The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-04
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Prominent Real Estate Men to
Make Them Known
World Wide.
FORM STATE 4 re: ASSOCIATION IS. On
Meeting Called for Tucsday,1sth,a
at Murphy''s Hotel--Tcs- &
tinony Of Sellers.
FORM STATE ASSOCIATION

At last n concerted effort is to tse mad
BY the real estate agents and other lead
Ing men OF the State to erins the splned'ti
climatic. educational, social and material
advantages to be found In firsinia to the
attention Of the world.
The first effort takes the form OF u
meeting to be held at Murphy's Hotel
Tuesday, the 18th Of this month, at IL
o'clock. III letter sent, 70 the leading
real estate agents OF tho State this is
the stated object OF the meeting:
..To form an association, give II
name elect officers and APPOINT commits
tees, particularly committee who shall
have In charge the publication OF a book
setting forth advantages 10 homeseekseTs
which are pres ented In different sections
of Virginia" -,
Eirginians know. Is expressed that 40
other State In the Union possesses ssIch
splendid inducements to hon,eseeHers'
especially Northern and Western hoihe-
seekers. as the Old Dominion. Many are
coming here every year from the West
MANY more would come did they kno"
Of the fertile soil, mild climate, chea :
lana, GOOQ SClOOlS, QeiA5hNiui
religious life to be found in the old state
MANY. INTERESTED.
The letter closes with the appended
parasrap hs: 1--WE have already interested
the Governor of our State. Hon. a j..
Montague Superintendent OF Agriculture,
Hon. G. W. Koiner; Colonel 81. w. ruler,
of the Chesapeake and Ohio halfway
Major NJ. v. Richards. OF the southern
Railway, ana some Of the leading news
papers OF the State. We hope to have
many prominent and pushing real estate
men at this meeting; 1t IS also believed
that we can interest our Legislature III
the movement.
1.-THE undersigned, who have given much
thoughtto the matter, believe that every
section Of the state will be greatly pen e,
fitted by a; concerted action and united
effort OF the land agents and city real
estate dealers. eaN
Every respectfully,
"a. P. Bibb s; CO., Charlottesville; T. p.
youngbood, Norfolk: R. s.: Brooks,
Portsmouth,: r. w. Ross. Gordonsvllle;
N. W. Bowe, Richmond: j. II Wan1p-
Ter, Culpeper; %. Shepherd, Palmyra
w. n. Ruffln, Dahville: L.. W. Roberts,
Williamsburg: j.. G. Mckenzie, Char
lottesville; Cloud, Randolph s. Haw-
thorne, Charlottesville; R. 3. Chaf1ln
Company. Richmond.
ALL ARE PLEASED.
The complers of the proposed DOCK
probably could not do better than to In
clude expressions from Canadian, North
ern and Western settlers. who have re-
Gently come to Virginia.
One farmer from Wisconsin, who re-
Gently bought farm near Petersburs
for 5000 Some days ago he told the
writer that he was a Union soldier In the
war between the States, and was on the
field Of the Crater during that battle.
That summer In Virginia was one of the
hardest he ever spent in his life. but the
land. even in its desolation, was SO beau
tiful. the climate was so delightful that
during the forty years since the war he
could not outline the desire to live and
die in this part of Dixie. He and his boys
saved up the money, a small amount each
year, he said. and when they had $780,
and some to spare to start on, he came tc
Virginia and bought nice plantation
not far from the Crater farm, No family
In the State is happier than his. He says
his neighbors are as kind and sociable as
If they had known him all their lives
Mr.. j. M. Bellwood, who came from
Canada and now has n most valua bic
farm in Chesterfield county. few miles
from Manchester, never loses an oppor.
tunity to praise this climates advant.
ages over the severity OF his native
country.