The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-12
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i5Sf.".Who's going out Virginia way II
| 5s3"Severhl millions of acres OF good farm
l land are lying idle In that State for want
OF farmers and laborers. 1t is good land
that will yield we'll, and is 70 be had
| at low price. d, HI Z; IN INs
This is tho message which Mr.. Geor so
W. ,Koner, Commissioners Of Agriculture
and Immigration for the State Of Virginia.
| is publishing III England Mt present. II q Q
is staying in Manchester for a little while,
and has talked to an Il Evening Chronicle"
representative Of the objects Of his visit.
His first words were complimentary
to- the Brl fish. 5 e i{{ Al M FL
a9..yYo have in virginia. he said, e great
many g1ishnltn, otchmen, and Irish
men. We like them SO we'll that We wa. wan
more. Virginia, you know, IS nearergl n, Us
modes OF life to England than any other
State. A lot OF your blood Is In us, " 9
have most of our names from you and
Hour#cittss bear English names. In home
3life customs. hospitality we are like you.
EA& stranger coming amongst US from
this N country IS welcomed and made {
home at once. N n a E$ ~, !3
Brains and Energy Wanted.
II am here to point out that there 70
fine opportunities for men with brains l
and energy to. make q grand thing on the
are doing nothing. If we can get men to
break that land up as you do here, till8it
thoroughly-not scratch It over the top US
the niggers ido--why, then, in a few
years that land will he worth ten times
as much to the farmer as he needs no w
pay for It. XII }6 i3 81 $ 3i5s
1 .''what can land be bought for? Ten
dollars at, b acre. Mark YOU. this very
land was worth 40 or SO dollars an acre s'
before the war. and land that has been
cultivated is now selling at 100 to l0
dollars = - "a III
Then Mr.. Iloner went on to tell OF the
magnificent climate Of Virginia. and
It's fine transport facilities. So good are.
the growing conditions that four crops,
4he says, are often raised in the same
year. 95i a Fl 5.gg
.s3l Every kind Of crop grown in the United
States, except tropical, Fsis ''raised' y,
virginia-t tobacco, whNat, and hay being
most prominent. Fruit In the way Of
cherries, STRAWBERRIES apples and ber-
ries Of all kinds grow in profusion An AMI
all the farmer grows, says the Commits.
Il sioner, can be sold owing to the favorable
situation OF the. State in being soInear
& to the great markets Of New York, Wash
9ington, Ba fillmore, &c. n 4. AZ.
IA ,Worker Sure Of Employment.
f53i'W ny not ESetf&Ar1lerlCsln 8ltlpoIf G%YAt
cannot be done. The niggers have lcrt
}us, and we don't want them back, And
American farm laborsrs are IN demand
In other States. So we are here. Do we
give agreements to Englishmen If they
agree to go owAr2 No. That would be
against our Labor Contract Law.
i"'But any man going to our State to
work on the land can be sure Of being
given employment. All he 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
his getting it. @ The State rs greedy for
real workers. Of course, We want pur-r
chasers. too'' *
Mr.. 1loner 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 rocom-.
,nendation from the United States Sec
rotary.
He points out that this is the first time
his state has ever spent a penny In O.
gard to encouraging immigration. The
big cry raised by the American news
papers about Virginia some llttlo time
ago. to the effect that the State was
going to import 80 900 London unemployed,
was all a ncwspa per sensati>1 !, he says.
''Tho men we want are not that stamp.
They must have brains and {energy.''
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