Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-12
Lieut.. Doe Finds Conditions
Better Than He Expected. \
RETURNS FROM TOUT
Young Norwegian Naval Officer
Thinks Virginia Farm Lands Ideal
for Use of His Countrymen-Cham-
Der Of Commerce and Labor Day.

Lieutenant Justus II. Boo, of the
Norwegian navy, who has been spend
ing the pas month studying farming
conditions in Virginia with the view
TO sending Norwegian immigrants
have made an interesting address be
fore the board of directors Of the
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday al
ternoon on the result of his inveslga-
ton. He declared that the oppor ami
ties in this state for his countrymen
are almost unlimited and expressed
the belief that hundreds Of Norwe
CLANS will come here to occupy and
build up the farm lands of the Old Do
minion.
At the outset. Lieutenant Doe said
that his trip through Virginia was
far more satisfactory than lie had ex-
pected It would be He found flourish
ing farms with acres and acres OF good
land which can be purchased at a.
cheap figure and which can be turned
into ideal farms He was par lculariy
enthusiastic about the Norwegian set
Element at Norge. Va. There he found
about 100 families with TWO churches
and several stores and he says that the
village is in a most prosperous condi-
ton
Get information About Lands.
Lieutenant Boo asked the directors
to ascertain what farm lands in this
section can be purchased aud the price
OF them and requested that this in
formation be furnished he Norway
Mexico Gulf Steamship Company. This
company, he said, will advertise the
advantages Of Virginia lands and get
hundreds of Norwegians to come to
Newport News OH its steamers. The
directors will take this matter UP at
once once and furnish the desired in
formation
There are many acres OF undevelop-
ed farm lands in he Virginia PENN
sula and the chamber will make in
auiries abou, it with the view 10 having
some of the immigrants settle here
The bringing of the immigrants here
will give new stimulus to the project
to drain the swamp lands near TINS
city as that land san be settled by
thrifty and prosperous Ncrwegians
and give the city a rich back coun-
try" from which to draw The matter
of draining this land will come up at
the regular meeting of the chamber
tonight in Rosenbaum's hall.
Lieutenant Doe will leave this city
Fo. CaIrnGfnp NH a in
the interest of the Norway Mexico
Gulf Line. and he will board steamer
in that city for the return trip 10
ChriStiania
Help Union With Celebration.
The directors OF the chamber held
a busy regular session yesterday az
ternoon and many matters of import
ance were discussed. A letter from
the Central Labor Union, requesting
the chamber 20 lend its efforts to the
Labor Day celebration and to the get
ting of the sailors from the battleship
Delaware to march IN the big street
parade which is to feature the cele-
bration. was taken up and discussed
The union also asked that the
chamber try to get the Chesapeake II
Ohio Railway Company to run an ex-
cursion to this city from Richmond
and williamsburg and have The OLD
Dominion steamship Company run ex-
cursions from Smithfeld and Suffolk
President W. Ice Powell 9nd
George Nelms Wise we're named
committee Of two to confer with the
secretary OF the navy relative to hav-
ing the sailors from the Delaware
participate in the parade and the MAJ
tcrs of the excursion was referred TO
the committee on conventions and
expositions with Instructions 10 i'm
mediateIv take the matter up with the
railway and steamship companies
Several matters Of importance are
to be considered by the chamber To-
night and large attendance OF she
members Is expected.