The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
'C|T|ESAND TOWNS
AND THE COUNTRY
How They May Work Together
for the Upbuilding OF
Old Virginia.
LYNcHBURG SETS THE PACE
Secretary Mayfield, of the Lynch
burg Chamber of Commerce,
Strikes the Keynote.
LYNcHBURG SETS THE PACE

E. II, Mayfield. the secretary OF thu
Chamber OF Commerce Of Lynchburg
| has sent to the Industrial Section O
The Times-Dispatch a very interest
/ Ing little hand book, entitled 'virgini;
Farm Lands
The publication is an illustrated
booklet, setting forth the advantage!
OF several counties that touch closet!
to Lynchburg. notably Campbell, Am
herst and Bedford counties.
The real object of the booklet is t.
induce Immigration, and In a lettel
Mr.. Mayfield explains as follows. anc
am using his own language:
I'VE are advertising this booklet II
! the North. Middle and Western States
i and the value of this class OF adver
Using in promoting immigration is at
tested by the fact that between Feb
ruary and March 10 we have re-
ceived over 1900 requests for infor
| nation regarding Virginia farm lands
| and this does not include probably hal
| as many more replies direct to thu
advertisers in our booklet.
"Our advertising plans include al
most as much work in the interest:
OF the agricultural districts as for tn,
city itself. II we can get the agrcul
tural districts OF Virginia settled bs
q good class of practical farmers 6
great part OF the problem OF city build
ing will settle itself.
"In the Southern States to-day Their.
are about 100000 acres of abandoned
farm lands. besides an immense acre
age not properly cultivated There l:
a great deal OF this In Virginia. II
!! other words, we are land poor, but thl:
| is destined to do great deal toward
prone citing an unusual development II
the South, because 1t establishes tn.
fact that the only cheap lands re-
Gated IN the original fourteen South
ern States, and Secretary Wilson, Of
the United States Department of Agri
culture, has proven that these land:
are capable of the highest state of cul,
tivation. 1t Is up to the people OF
! Virginia to let the world know OF
these facts.
with the above vital points In mine
we have. in making our plans for pub
licity work. paid great deal of at
tention to the question of agricultural
advertising and good roads. We have
two committees, a good roads com
mittee and an migration committee
who devote their time to promoting
this work.
I'VE organized the Virginia anc
North Carolina Good Roads Associa-
tion, which is endeavoring to build {
highway between Greensboro. N G.
and .Lynchburg via Danville. We have
also given substantial aid toward pro
noting a 100000 bond issue for build
Ing good roads in Campbell county.
THE work that we are doing Is O.
vital Importance In Virginia, as vel
as the entire South. It Is work tina,
all should become interested In. anc
every man, woman and child In vir,
l'glnia should make some effort to help
"As our interests In the .upbutldins
OF the state are Identical. we trust thai
you Will be able to give this lettel
some space in your columns, with thu
idea in mind OF inspiring the peopl,
OF the State to cooperate In the worl
OF advertising the resources OF Ole
| Virginia"