The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
Industrial Section Of The
Times-D Dispatch Pro
poses to Enlarge.
VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA
Time Is Ripe to Bring New IN
dustries and Land Buyers to
These Two Best of South
ern States-Canpaign of
Industrial Education
I Is Started.

For the past decade. and even long
Ar, the eyes of thoughtful men OF
means In the North. the West and thu
Northwest have been turning toward
the South. The industrial and arr,-
cultural opportunities and the induce.
ments the sou,hs natural advantages.
It's raw material. its water powers, ita
pieh and low-p~,ced lands and its un y
surpassed climate offer to the capital
necessary to fully develop new in
dustrles and Idle farm lands arc be-
Ing given consideration. No country
In tho world at this time Offers greater
INDUCEMENTS. and the people Of the
less favored sections OF the country
4 are beginning to find 1t out
Tho eyes of the Industrial world are
indeed bang focused on the southland
and all that the land owners. tho
owners Of the acres upon which grow
: the raw material. the owners Of water
powers the communities. the muni-
cipalittes. the trade organizations and
newspapers OF the cities and towns
and Of the counties have TO do is 10
let the world know Of the induce menta
this glorious Southland has 70 offer
to investors, developers and the build
ers and makers OF new industries
Something, great deal in fact, has
= been done IN Virginia and North Caro-
Ina along these lines, but not enough.
and what has been done. while done In
spasmodic ways instead or systcma-
tically and continuously, has resulted
In bringing new capital and new en-
ergy into these states to help build up
their industries
The Pr>scnf Outlook.
All OF the indications and all Of the
signs OF the times po.nt unerringly 10
the fact that this good year 1911 will
witness more activity and more inquiry
In regard 70 the industrial and agri-
cultural advan,ases OF Virginia and
North Carolina and tne whole South
land than ever before in the history OF
the country. From eve.y part OF the
West and the Northwest where the
climatic and other conditions are not
SO favorable as in Virginia and North
Carolina. and where the high-priced
farm lands are beyond the reach OF
thousands upon thousands OF young
egrtcultursts who yet have money
enough TO Invest In the cheaper lands
Of the South, and where Industrial
conditions are not as favorable to the
esta blishment Of new enterprises as
here, there are coming by every mail
inquiries about good towns in Vir-
ginia and North Carolina; inquiries
for manufa curing sites, for water
powers. for farming lands. etc. 1t is
believed that in this year more "out
side capital" will be brought South
more new business people Will locate
In the South and more new industries
will be established II: the South with
this outside capital than in any ons
year since the industrial tide turned
Southwark.
Enlarged Efforts of This Paper.
These facts being so manifest The
Times Dispatch has determined to en-.
large tho efforts Of the Industrial Sec
tlon TO turn this tide through Virginia
and North Carolina. TO that end tic
Industrial editor md special CORES
pondents Will visit all parts Of the
two States during the year to learn
In detail of the advantages the various
sections and communities have to or
fer to immig ration and capital and
. write up and illustrate the same. that
looking Southwark may know, and
that the homefo!ks themselves may
know, more and more ot these unsur-
passed advantases and indncem cnts.
Five years ago The Times Dispatch
took the initiative among American
journals in the Inaugural ton Of this
class Of newspap per work. and it has
since then made the Industrial Section
most prominent feature of the paper,
a feature that has been the means OF
bringing to Virginia numerous new
industries ard not little Of outside
capital. Tt ha. at the same time open
ed the eyes of our own people to the
varied advantages and the wonderful re-
sources Of our state until the ranks
of the croakers and knockers have been
greatly thinned out. and the army OF
optimists and 'hoosters" Uf the word
suits better). has been largely re-
cruited
Value OF Accurntc Information.
All the people Of the two States re-
p quire to make them optimists Is In
formation rs to the resources and hid