The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-19
SOUTH DEVELOPING
AT A RAPID RATE
struck IN Texascapital isII Interested Coal TieIds

TO q greater extent, than heretofore.
while everywhere the general progress
az Industrial and Agricultural interests
goes on rapidly. In the coal fields of
West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky
there Is great activity. and sales ag-
gregating several hundred thousand
acres have recently been put through
or are under negotiation. New York
and Eastern capitalists are the buy-
ers An offer Of $3.50 an acre for TO-
eV0 acres OF West Virginia coal land
was recently refused. which indicates
how lands are advancing, for few
years Ago $50 an acre was considered
pretty stiff price. In Eastern Ken
lucky, Connelisvfllet Pal coke men
are preparing for some large operations
In coke making. having satisfied them
selves that some of the coal In that re-
gion is superior even to the Connells-
wife coat for cooking. X ~
Developing Water Power.
In the Piedmont region water power
operations are attracting much aften-
tion, ana one concern, which has al
ready developed more than 100. 900
hydro electric power. has secured COM
troll. so 1t II understood. OF water pow.
ers aggregating $4,000 horse power for
Inture utilization. Partly In connec-
ton with this water power develop
ment rome very large cotton mill en-.
terprtkes are under way by the same
interests. and at one point 1t liz hoped
TO develop a Fall River OF the South.
IN eastern Carolina and In the Gulf
states land reclamation II the order Of
the DAY. Chicago capitalists lately
bought 100000 acres OF overlooked ar
wet land In Louieiana. with a view to
drainage and Colonization at an ralflaY
OF many millions Of dollars. MANY
smaller tracts have likewise been sold
iatey 70 otEtr WESTERN peof76. and IT
looks as though Louisiana will lead the
Union In the reclamation OF its wet
lands, an dtherehy add some hundreds
OF millions of dollars to it's wealth
1neSs- Met lands are -aFz4eng Tire most
fertile IN the world. ana only need
drainage to command from SIS 70 $1o0
an acre.
Cutting Up Cattle Ranches.
rhe big cattle ranches Of Texas are
oetng cut up into small farms to sun.
ply the demand from settlers, who are
rushing into that State from the West
at the rate of i5.e GOO 10 10000 q month.
Oniy this morning heard OF one small
texas road SO blocked with business
from incoming aettlers that 1t car,
scarcely handle the traffic.
FIJI 4fatana the rnfted States Stee!
corporation is now spending 81 900. 900
IN carrying out its plans for enlarge
ment of operations In that State. Ad-
joining Its great steel plants. a resi-
dAnce ard business town is being laid
OUT on what are claimed 10 he even
more modern and up-to-6ate lines Of
coEverlences and com
forts than any other Industrial tawy,
IN the United States. In that State
mineral properties are rapidly enhanc-
Ing In value, as the work OF the Steel
Corporation has demonstrated to the
world the truth OF the claims long
made for Aissarna as being one OF
the best points In the world for iron
and steel making
Big Peach Crop,
Georgia with Il. 600 600 peach trees
promising great crop this year is
typical of the rapid growth OF the
fruit industry OF the whole South. And
SO the story runs. In every part of
the South there In great progress and
rapid Increase in wealth In every
INDUSTRY griculture, manufacturer.
mining. rafirnad.n- and Immigration
there Is well-rounded development on
q scale that guarantees that the pro
eress OF the next i've yes will exceed
that Of the last ten years. and. in some |
lines. thar OF the last fifteen or twenty
years baltimore News.