The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-12
in Il "OL . v I, / i'll !, N,l'
Attractions Of theHS State
Exploited. III
8BRlTISHERs WANTED.

i5E,.H.'Wi1o's going out Virginia way ~
l5S"Severhl millions of acres OF good farm
land are lying tale In that State for want
OF farmers and laborers It is good land
that will Yield we'll, and Is 10 be had
at low price. RI ~ d, t5{S IA $s s9s
5This is the message which Mr.. Geor go
W. 3Koner, Con1nssi oner Of Agriculture
and Immigration for the State OF Virginia.
is publishing III England Mt present He
is STAYING in Manchester for alittle while,
and has talked to an Evening Chronicle
representative OF the objects Of his Visit. III
8His first words were complimentary
to- the Brl fish. r. Ii ,FS Z X III
sla..yYc have in Virginia., he said, "a great
many Eng ishnlt,n, SEQ chmen, and ] r1sh-
men; We like them SO we'll that We wan I
more. Virginia, you know, Is; nearergln It's
modes OF lifesto England than an " other
State. A lot OF your blood Is mus, " 9
have most of our names from 70 Y, ana mo
Aour#citi4s bear English names. IN nome
ilife4 customs, hospitality, we are like you.
gA8% stranger coming amongst US from
this country IS welcomed and made It
home at once. n II IN 81 i,SSs # h!
Brains and Energy Wanted.
q AZ am here to point out that there are
fine opportunities for men with brains
and energy to. make q grand thing on the
land lin Virginia. Several millions Of acres
are doing nothing. If we can get menBto
break that land up as you do here,5s TIL ~
ACKNOWLEDGMENT scratch it%overs the top us
the gtniggers do-why. then, in a y few
years that land will he worth ten times
as much to the farmer as he needs n 9 w
pay for 1t. tS ~ CIV
Il s '''what can land be bought for? Ten
dollars an s acre Mark you this very
land was worth 40 or so dollars an 4 acre
before the war. and land that has been
cultivated is now selling at 100 to ltO
sdollars.''''j }s IN III n 519,
~. Then Mr.. 1loiner went on to tell OF the
magnificent climate of Virginia. and AM
It's fine transport facilities. So good are
the growing conditions that four II. crons,
he says, are often raised in the same
year. .si IA X "a.
{ Every kind Of crop grown In the United
4 States, except tropical sis "raised' In
sVirgnIa-to tobacco, whdat, and hay being
most prominent. Fruit In the way of
Cherries STRAWBERRIES, apples and ber-
Sries Of all kinds grow in profusion. Ana
oil the farmer grows, says the Commits
sioner, can be sold owing to the favorable
situation Of thee State in being soInear
& to the great markets Of New York Wash
4ington, Bal timore &c. Isl II AZ
"a Worker Sure Of Employment.
8s9s,.t.Why not get American labor? It
cannot be done. The niggers have lcrt
us, and we don't. want them back. And
American farm 5laborsrs arc IN demand
lii other States. So we are here. DO we
give agreements to Englishmen If they
agree to go owAr? No That would be
against our Labor Contract Law.
"'But any man going to our State to
work on the land can be sure Of being
given employment. All lie needs to do
is to call at the Offices of nv department
and he will be put on to the right quar-
ter for work at once. No doubt about
I his getting it. The State IS greedy for
real workers, OF course, We want pur-
chasers. too" 59
Mr.. 1<oner Is commissioned by the
State to 90 all over Europe. making in
vestigations in regard to agricultural mat
tiers, and he carries ulso a letter recon-
,nendaton from the United States Sec
rotary.
He3points out that this is the first time
his State has ever spent a penny In i O.
gard to encouraging immigration. Tho
big cry raised by the American news
papers about Virginia some littlo time
ago. to the effect that the State was
going to import 80, 900 London unemployed
was all a newspaper sensation lie says
"Tho men we want are not that stamp
They must have brains and energy.''
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