The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
,ors - d a substantial portion Of the

lions of q substantial portion Of the
South.
publication says: Hhgs 4
The cultivation of the lands along !
the lines sof the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway for the purpose OF prodneins
grain, hay, vegetables and fruit for the
l,s. of man and beast, Is becoming an III
indeed. Modern ideas have taken pos
session OF our farmers and horticuitut-
lists, There is very little land along inc
lines owned by this company ina. IS no.
canal,la OF agrarian development Ihat
arricuiture ia the bone and sinew of the
country Is unquestioned, and TINS rule
annlIes along the lines Of the Chcsa-
reake and Ohio Railway. extending from
Eastern Virginia to the grain helds OF
Ohio and the grazing lands OF hentuchs.
/ Midway between the arabic valleys Oh
Virginia and the grazing fields o, hen
lucky and the gr-ain-growing ValieSs =,
| Ohio, we find the mountains anu ia'.o
valleys OF West Virginia so rlch IN coaI
ana 81 bus,lv mined as to preclude their
use for agricultural purposes.
These coal regions afford a nearby ana
rem,,neratiye market for the food sup
nlies al capable Of abundant production
| nv the regions east and west theteo,
| along the lines OF the Chesapeake ahu
| Ohio Railway.
| How wonderfully wise and generous
| has Nature been with her supJects! "
where we will. go where We may, IN no
| land DO we find greater natural resources
| so extrayagantly and tremendously blend
| "a THE climate In the Eastern section
| of Virginia is conductive to the raising
NJ early vegetables, and IN some parts
the SEASONS are sufficiently long to per-
| nit the raising OF two crops OF certain
kinds, without risk OF frost. which comes
late in the fall. Droughts are an UNI
known quantity. The rainfall Is regular
| and OF sufficient duration in most IN
/ stances to penetrate the ground to con-
i siderable depth. The soil varies, OF
course. according to location, but the va
ria ton is slight and seldom so retrogres-
| sive as to demand moro than a limited
| amount of fertilization. Farming lands
are obtainable all along the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway at reasonable figures.
Coal Is discussed at great length and
appropriately. as the Chesapeake and
Ohio is known to be ono Of the greatest
of ali Southern collaborating railways.
4 Under the heading OF Manufactures
we quote, in part, as follows:
I'm the happy and prosperous South
land there is to be found no section that
Ia more favorably situated as regards
natural resources, railway facilities an6
favorable locations for industries thar
the territory traversed by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway. BY virtue o.
these advantages the subject OF manu-
featuring is worthy OF the attenuon
those interested in industrial develop
ment: and the management of this road
feeling that there can be no question o.
to the ultimate success Of a large variet.
OF manufacturing plants, which ar
! needed in addition to those alread,
located. deems It appropriate to poin
ont some OF the advantages and indl
cate, as far ns possible openings IN tn
manufacturing line. This main artery Q
traffic is fed by practically unlimited re
sources. consisting largely OF a Varlet
of minerals from the adjacent noun
| tains and hills. timber from the vas
forests and other products indigenous Z
] tha fertile valleys and rivers, or VINO
thera ara 40 many crossing and paral
telling this road.
.No more interesting subject presents II
| cole 70 tho statlstician than facts an
hrures pertaining to Industrial progress
ava truly Invaluable should they be t
the prospectors seeking locations &c
manufacturing plants. A generallzatiol
however. would seem most appropriate
and we shall therefore give an option
Of the results most In evidence.
LESS than half century ago fal
mar could have plowed furrow acroS
tha present location of q number of wh'
are now some Of the most substantii
cI+ies and towns on the Chesapeake an
Ohio railway. What we're then aban'
oned fields, are to-day great solid mass'
Of brick, mortar, iron and steel, and u
outcome has been miles OF massive struc
F. Mas furnaces, foundrles, machine shop
faotnries and kindred enterprises.
ut has been comparatively sfo
time since the iron ore and coal regio
Of the yirglnas and Kentucky We're &c
! orally known to be pregnant with miner