The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
PLACE TO BUY LAND
Cheap Farms Are 0btainable
Near Nations Capital.
MARKETS ARE NEAR At HAND
Virginia and Maryland Holdings
Oner Special Inducements 10 Home
Rich Fields Wait for Purchasers.
Their Advantages set Forth.

A brief study into the conditions Of /
real estate about The city Of Washing '
ton viii easily convince one thar there
is no place IN the country where there
are such favorable prospects for immedi- /
ate and large increase IN values as In
this vicinity
The land all about Washington was.
/ 10 large extent. owned by former
/ slave-holders Their land Was worked by
slave labor. and they became rich. Since
the war the negroes have left these farm
/ lands and moved 10 the cities OF BaiJi-
more and Washington. until the Capital
has a larger proportion OF colored pOpu-
lation than almost any large city in the
country.
The land owners. having been accus-
toned 10 cheap labor. viii not pay sufi-
} Client wages 90 induce white farm labor
I such as work on Western farms. and
have Jet their farms go unculJivated and
grow up 10 trees and brush On hun
dreds OF places within twenty-five miles
Of washington one may see corn rows
yet plainly visible IN the midst Of wood
land Of twenty years or more growth.
Land Is Valuable.
This land is valuable. L is Just as val
liable as IL was twenty OF thirty years
ago. and should be worth three times
what II was then: but instead, Il IS cheap
er than il was then. Thousands OF
/ acres OF It can be bought for less than
il could twenty years ago. for the rea-
sons sta>ed.
This country has been neglected. It
is stiu owned largely by the former
shareholders and their sons or daugh-
ters
The land has been lying idle for years.
What Is needed IS that 1--we, Intelligent
workers come here from the North and
West. who viii work themselves and pay
sufficient wages 70 secure experienced
farm help 20 cultivate these lands. such
E men viii become rich IN a few years.
/ There are scores OF farms within ffty
, miles Of Washington. which NAV be
doubled or trebled in value in five years,
while producing large profits in crops.
{ There is no better market anywhere
than here. All this land is within a
few hours reach BY express OF more
than six millions OF people who eat but
/ who produce nothing 10 eat Thus good
and ready market IS assured at All times.
The products OF the farm are high priced
Z the whole year round in Washington.
Philadelphia and New YORK AT no time
during the last year have esgs sold at re-
tail for less than twenty-five cents q
dozen Much Of the time they sell as high
as forty cents
= soil = sandy Loan.
The soil Is mostly a sand loan with
clay subson. but varies according 70
locality in character and richness. Al
the land within sixty miles Of Washing
ton is susceptible Of a high state OF cul-
tivation and OF producing large profits
> for intelligent handling. It VIII produce
= all kinds OF crops which can be growr
anywhere north OF Florida. The land
' is generally rolling. except on the "rivei
bottoms and is easily worked
s The man who comes here now and
], purchases land at the present prices
J. and VIII cultivate It. Is almost sure Il
g get rich in a few years by the profit:
Z and Increased values.
= The climate. considering everything
). may be said to equal that OF any par
: OF the country. The summers are not ex
= cessiveiy hot. as they usually are II
L Illinois. Iowa. Minnesota or Dakota: tn
e winters are mild, and so far superior Z
those OF the North that comparison i
d Odious
Il home in Old Virginia VII becOm
n the pride OF any family who may be s.
e, fortunate as to secure one at the price
iei which land is now selling for all abOu
n Washington.
: Washington is destined to become on
OF the worlds largest cities. Il Wa
: planned by a man Of rare prescience- /
8 was planned 70 become pre-eminently
le Capital City" The founders looked for
II ward 70 the time when II might becOm
D. the world capital II was laid out o.
e broad lines. Il IS. or vii. eventuail,
ID become. a city Of magnificent dis
/ tances." The advantages OF living withn
short distances OF such a city cannot b
70 Overestimated. Considered from ever
.e standpoint. there IS no part CT the coun
IS try which offers such attractive induce
, rrepts as the vicinity OF washington. tn
Z NarfOD'S Cauftal