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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
Harrison Leads.

Announcement Of tho superintendent
OF the State road fund for aid in con.
struction Of public roads has been!
made by Charles P. Light, commits
%sioner OF public roads, and 3. D.
Baker, state road engineer. The sum
OF s145,500 will be collected for the
purpose. Harrison county will receive
the largest slice for road work. The
apportionment for the counties FOL:
lows:
Barbour, .~sl.s4a.25; Berkeley, ST.
$3.50; Boone. s736.39; Braxton. 81,
oos:4o; Brooke. s2,07746; Cabell, s2fia
234.1s; Calhoun. s557.56; Clay, $2S7.o9.S
Doddrldge, s2,72s.87;; Fayettc. s4.:
4s2.s6; Gilmcr, s75o,s7; Grant, slf
lb17.3O; %Greenbrier, s2,591; Hampshire.
ts1.515.29; Hancock, s1,419.45; Hardy.
lsgs9.56; Harrison. ss,251.12; jackson,
sl,s7s.72; Jefferson. 5 2.64l.52; Kanaw-
ha. s4.S62.5S; Lewis, s1,s67.54; Lin.
coin, sl,2o5.17; Logan, $434,47: Ma
rion. ~s4.426.2s;. Marshall, s4.s17:57;
Mason, s1,2S1.12; Mercer, s4.OSf;
Mineral, s~1.444.s3; Mingo, s6os.61;
Monongalia, s5.4O6.55; Monroe. ST..
1861; Morgan, s7S6.23; Mcdowell,
s2,oos.5O Nicholas, s~1,245,91; Ohio.
s4.s93.2s; P%cndleton, sSo7.42; Pleas
ants, s1,472.G4; Pocahontas, s2,02e.31;
Preston, $2.36o.5s; Putnam, s1,15S.2s,
Raleigh, s2,4e7.O s; Randolph, s1,7o5,s1;
Richie, s3,OSa.62; noane, a$1,4o5.75;
Summers. s7O6.4o; Taylor, $l,457.10;
Tucker, s~1,917.o5; Tfter, s%1,oo7.67i3
upshur, sl,2l9.6s; Wayne, $2,1s0:1o;55
Webster, s696.79; Wetzel, $4,596.75;
Writ. s2ss.12; WOOD, s2739.7s Wyom
Ing. s1,534.13.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
VIOLA NEWS.

Several OF our young people went tc
hoult Saturday night to attend the
watch meeting at'lhe home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. II. Hoult.
Jack Davis. of Fafrmont, and Homer
Belt. of Spencer. were calling OH
friends at this place Saturday.
Mr.: and Mrs. E. F. Johnson. OF
smithtown. spent Saturday and Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Hay.
hurst.
Miss Matte sergent. Of Morgantown,
was visitinsgthe family Of S.sR. Ser.
Gent, last week. ~ 4tE
Miss Ellen prickett. of near Hoult
va calling on the family Of Is N.
Prickett Saturday.
Howard Prlckett, of M%organtown, Is
visiting relatives iii this vicinity this
week. ''"F 20
!. Misses Ethel and Fannie Harris,
who hayet been Spending THE holidays
Iat their home here returned to Fair.
,&lew, Monday to tesuttle their school.
Miss May Palmer, OF Fairmont
spent Saturday and Sunday with the
family OF J. N. Prickett.
Mrs. J. NJ. Holmes and daughter
Miss Elsie, spent Monday with friends
at Fairmont.
Charles Hawkins a calling on
Samuel Harris Sunday evening.
Mrs. Pen Prlckett and two children
were calling on the family Of $. r
Sergent' one day last week.
A. right baby girl arrived as a
New Years gift TO Mr.: and Mrs. JOS,
eph Keener.
JACK THE RIPPER.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
". 0. ". ELECT
DELEGATES TO HEAD CAMP

. At their regular meeting last even
ing White Oak Camp, Woodmen Of
the World, elected delegates to attend
the head camp meeting Of jurisdiction
L., which will be held in the City Of
Roanoke, Va. on the second Tuesday
In March, 1911. a,5,
Jurisdiction l.. comprises the State
Of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia and the District Of Co
lumbla, and rs Woodcraft has been
growing very rapidly In these States a
much larger convention is expected
than the n held In Washington, D.
c., two years ago.
The local camp has had d marvel.
gus growth Their membership was
such that they were only entitled 10
two delegates In 1909. They now
have a membership Of more than four
hundred and n%inety.ive, which gives
them six delegates at this convention.
A large number Of s%overeigns Of
Woodcraft were present last. evening
and elected. on the first ballot, the
following persons as delegates to rep.
resent them at this convention.
H. T. Jones, Lewis Smith, ]. G.
Phillins. .John rtlav II w Drobo
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

Mrs. Annie Wakeman Latlrop is
making a tour of this country TO study
the conditions OF American women fol
a group Of London newspapers. She
Is now In California, and after finish.
Ing her observations In the West she
VIII 30 South and then return East.
Mrs, Latlrop is m American woman,
WHO, u Years ago, went to London as
ii newspaper correspondent. Her hus,
band is in the American consular ser.
vice at Bristol.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
Good Hunting state.

Conservative estimates by State
Game Warden j. a. Viqucsney place
the number Of rabbits killed during
the present season at more than a NIL.
lion. several thousand more than were
ever killed during any previous season.
With the mountains covered with n
blanket Of snow several feet deep dur.
ing the entire winter. the big and lit.
tie game have suffered very much.
West Virginia was one OF the best
hunting states In the union this year.
and the new game laws prevented out.
side hunters entering the State and
slaughtering the game in large nun
,bers
While the deer. bear, squirrels aud
other game are well protected under
the West Virginia laws, the rabbit has
little or ne protection. and the bunny
suffered greatly for this reason,
"Bre'r Rabbit" Is considered a very
destructive little animal and each year
the farmers lose thousands OF dollars
worth Of property that the bob-tails
destroy. Hunters have been known
to kill nearly n half hundred rabbits
during a single days hunt. It was
not necessary for the .nimrod TO go
very far from town to hunt the rabbit.
as he was to be found very plentiful
In all sections.
Squirrels did not suffer like the rab.
bits. neither did they breed rs fast.
Protected by the new game laws. the
Squirrel family has increased in num-
bers to a considerable extent. Both
deer and bear have bred fast in this
State. Tho heavy snow In the noun.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
May Locate In West nIralnla,

Providing Congress makes an, APP,
preparation Of 100000 that Brlgadias
General James B. Aleshire has asked
for. West Virginia may be selected as
a remount station for the United
States army for the purpose OF breed
ing the. army horses on n scientific
scale. Since West Virginia has gain.
cd such a wide reputation as a breed.
Ing State and has produced horses
that hold worlds records and are blue
ribbon winners, indications for this
States receiving the rcmount station
are good.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
Etaihss hRs been hard on both and bear
hayebecn known 10 enter hani6ts This
winter through starvation
Assumes Duties.

NJ. i. Brown. the newly appointed
warden OF the State pehltcntiary, To-
Gated at Moundsvitie, has assumed the
duties Of manager Of that Institution.
Mr.. J.E. Matthews, the retiring war
den, will probably remain In Mounds
vile until spring. when he will 50 to-
Huntington to reside! The conyiets
!!at M6nndsYil lille presented MI. Mai.
thews Wifi handsome gold watch
and Mrs. Matthews with a diamond
brooch upon thelrsremoyal from the
penitentiaryS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
sMooDMEM OF THE WORLD
10 HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION


onsFriday evening, January /. 1911.
Witt Oak Camp No. 20. woolmen d
the World. and Maple Grove No. 10,
.Woolmen Circle. will install their OH
GERS for the year 1911.
An open session Will be held and
the families OF all soverelgns OF both
grove and camp are cordially invited
to be present and witness the instaua.
ton ceremonies, .
AZ the close OF the evenings eSer.
cises refrcshmentsrwill be served, and
The Assembled s~overeigns with, their
families will enjoy a social. hour be
fore returning to their{rarfouss homes
The names and stations OF officers
to be installed are as follows:
Woodmen Circle.
Guardian. Maude Phillips.
p Guardian. Lillian Richmond.
|, Adviser, Sarah Barker.
Banker. Cora v. Keencr.
Clark. Zana o. Smith.
Chaplain, Jessie Rager.
Attendant, Emma Costtlow.
Inner Sentinel. Sarah l.. Bowlen.
Outer Sentinel, Ota Clingan.
Physician, Dr.. C. L. Holland.
Managers, J.. C. Phillips, Lewis
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

from his majesty. in honor OF the sill.
c jubilee Of the congregation. As a
further token OF the emperor's interest
In the, former sons and daughters OF
The FatherlaRd he has Inscribed In the
Bible In his own handwriting a mes.
sage taken from Mark xiv, 3S. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

The Trade for the lighting Of Con.
stantlnonie by electricity has been
handed to the Ganz' Company, Work
will begin at once on the power house
at kiathane.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
PRESIDENT TAFT
tconslnued Frsm; Pase sone.)

80 .So''e'"ueoE sOhe.) =
granting general amnesty to all pollti.
cal exilcs. @na =,
On the election OF General ESTRADA.
to the presidency yesterday the mem
bers Of Congress rose to their feet and
shouted Long live Estrada" In his.
inaugural address hef'promiseds that
n e"laws would be Administered for
the.good OF all and. in accordance with
the proper guarantees. 1t Is probable
that in some respects the Constitu.
ton will be amended to comply with
the demand for reforms and; that new
laws will be promulgated.
Adam Cardenas was elected presl.
dent Of the Congress and Salvador
Cardenas vice president. The consu.
lar representatives, with the excep.
ton Of the American, were at the IN.
-auguratlon5+--
!,
Your favorite store has AN interest,"
Ing ad. III; today''s paper OF course!
az LNFNNNFfHnH HUltELA1 LnHELAAA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
MEN AND WOMEN

~Ex.Senntor Clark, Of Montana, has
completed the %s7,Ooo.OOo' mansion upon
which he pays taxes Of 5000 u day to
New York city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
Conference.

-. ~ L- Ha.T LHhHN-H n.N|L
A meeting Of managers and prtnci.
pal officers Of the Western Union
Telegraph Coipany in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia vas held last week
in Pittsburg. Old and new plans for
the b%etterment OF the service were
discussed and two positions We're
created. district commercial manager
OF West Virginia and district CONNER
cial manager OF Pennsylvania. Among
those present were the following
Harry Young. Wheeling; S. Y. King.
Charleston; ". ". Boggess, Clarks-
burg: W. T. McWhorter. Fairmont;
II. F. Smith, Marttnsburg; N. N. Hal;
Ter. Elkins; !. N. s%harpnaek, Parkers-
burg; c. o. Pennypacker. Huntington.
and c.. H., Reed, Blueaell. all Of West
vlrginia, and John L. Snyder. Cum,
berland, Md.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

Lewis 2. Harple, of Lancaster. Pa,
Is the Oldest bank messenger in the
United States, He was 81 years old
last week. but IN spite Of heavy snow.
he was on bis daily Job for the First
National Bank as cheerful as usual.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
CLASS MEETING.

The r. T. Webb Sunday School
class will meet at the NJ. L. Church.
South, at 1850 Wednesday evening.
All members are requested to attend.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03


IRMOMT IVES vi
FaifTnott today In faes. IL ali me
return 81 the old guard, who are ever.
Welcome 70 the Mountain City OF the
Mountain State.
The majority 81 the local station
cry dealers put on display this morn.
ing motto and picture post cards for
st. Valentines Day, February 14th.
The proprietor Of the Marion News
Agency stated that he had bought
heavily OF the Cards for this year-in
fact. he bought d larger supply than
ever before. and that he had been
told by the several road statesmen that
allpthe FaIrmont dealers have bought
largely Of not only st. Valentine cards
but Of Christmas and New Year cards
and that this city was; one OF the best
post cards communities in West Vir-
ginia. This State is considered one
of the best, Il not the best. post card
sections IN the Union. The line on
display at theslocal stores forsst.! Val.
entine's Day is the most artistic ever
seeh mere anu .he SAFE promises 10 De
unu 'a'se.
-opeaN'n 81. n'ness . ra'rmont
p"' "'e'ah ~ .he MaF'etta Hotei a'a
lD,s turning
l.. "aSe oeea 'ocatea IN TINS city
"' p"st .eh Isears .out >tneFe
never ueen' - my personal KNOWLEDGE
as i'..ie s'cHhess from typhold. fever
and diseases similar thereto. There
arrays cause anu. enc LOT al
.".nse' ~ = wen known iact
'" , p'o'n 's''ih Tue majority OF cas-,
Co. eauseu ny impure water. FAIR
..o' "as ny purest watersin the
o'A' wv. are lew
Eases =. e'e' nere al present put OF
.ou'se' sa'a Tue DOCTOR OF medicine
"e.s u.e Always more cases during
wy "".'.er thah n the win,
.s! anu 'a" ooat pretend 70 say
'ust e"ae''s now 'e comes that there
a.e so ~" Eases o' 1'ne aisease mere
"ese'., ou'' nevertheless. It Is a
.as.. ana we are an s1ad this condl'
uoh exists
10 ryh,, ), Nat. "a"
IN ,no,bar mon.,n a.',pDo' ,.',s
r,ns aho,t ,sn '1'uAs "e' WING"
"o,,
thonnh. ~. VIZ" pan winch
|"oAtu WI n / NlOlS u IOlC
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

kiumInslts Michael, a nephew Of the
lata Count Tclstoi, is coming to this
country Nm The interest Of the plan to
purchase T'olstoi's castle. Yasnaya
sTolHiana, and convert It Into museum
in the great Russians memory.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
searIe. eFever oIarantlne.

Granville. Moaongalla county, Is tan-
der quarantine owing 10 the existence
In several families OF scarlet fever.
The schools have been closed and
measures taken to prevent tho.
spread OF the disease. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

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From the German Emperor, William
y, Sthere came to st. Lucas. Gernuu
Lutheran Church, Toledo. o, II mag.
fn!icentSaltar Bible as an imperial git
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

" ~ nsgHtrAtawf-EHH #~HnHhtT H..." .a.
Succumbing to apoplexy after mn III.
ness Of one week, Prot, Adams Sher-
man Hill, one Of; the founders Of the
Associated Press. and for more than
4 Quarter Of 4 century one of Har.
Yard Colleges best known and most
beloved Instructors, died IN Boston in
lis 18th year,
TO Clarence 70 senheE ofi file Geo.
logical laboratory staff of the Carnegie
Institution. ~ Washington, has fallen
the unique honor oSAndlng 4 dinosaurss
Dinosaurs are not found eyery day ii
the week and senner's discovery oil
the palisades Of the Hudson puts him
In the scientific hall Of fame.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

# 49,. o. f....|r o.. .
This Is certainly some Pittsbura
THIS morning." said a man at the Man.
ley Hotel as he gazed out of the win.
dow and beheld the darkness at eight
O'Clock. you may talk about the
smoky City Of the Keystone State,
but she has nothing on Fairmont this
morning" The speaker was talking
ABOUT the darkness that enveloped this
CITY up to noon today, and It was not
Very clear after that time. It was
n Of the darkest mornings e in
'h's section for a long while. and the
majority (of the business houses and
many OF the private residents kept
lights burning all the forenoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

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A$fund estimated at nearly $1,000.
900 has been bequeathed, by the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Williamson Garrett for
Sths founding and maintenance Of a
country, home for poor children and
deserving single women on 200. acres
Of farm land near Delaware county,
N. j.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

As the days go by the patrons Of
the p%ostoflce appreciate the repairs
made to the steps and that the strong
spring on the door. has been reduced.
The postmaster. who was instrument.
tai in having the steps repaired, is
now receiving the blessing OF all who
frequent the building and especially
from the women. who had much trou-
BILE In entering the doors. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

-To.nlsht Is the regular meeting
night of the city council. There will
be some matters Of Importance to
come before that body.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03
'MUCH LITTLE
Events Of interest Ia Ealrrnont
and Vicinity Told in
Paragraphs.
& n e

There has been. more or less com.
!plaint registered by persons residing
near the Baltimore and Ohio station
and along the local yards on account
Of the trains blowing there whistles
especially at night. It. is not to be un.
'derstood sthat,it is meant 10 say that
such noises are not necessary. A,gen.
tleman who was stopping a few nights
at q hotel near the station said he got
! few hours sleep by the sounding OF
the whistles and that not very long
ago the people residing along the B.
and o. yards at Parkersburg register.
ed complaint about the noise the
trains made and It was only q short
while when the sounding Of the whis-
ties became less frequent and the
blasts were not as long. The gentle:
man further said that he did not be-
lleye that the trains could make more
noise II the engineers tried. 1t Is like
ly that the matter will be taken up
with the officials for the purpose Of
as%certaining II some Of the noises
cannot be abated.
Ha d. ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-03

The property Of the Winfield Val
ley Telephone Company was sold Sat
urday at judicial sale In front OF tn,
court house. D. S. Huffman, OF thi,
city, was the purchaser. The proper
ty passed title tor $1,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-21
sTAUAToh TO HAVE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

sTAUNTON. VA. Jan. 2I.-x
Chamber Of Commerce for Stauntor y
now practically assured. A n,ans.s
meeting OF citizens has been calIeA
for the night of February - ~ns.s.
time Secretary William T. Dabnev. ~
Richmond. win give the meeting the
benefit of his experience and advt~r-
TWO preliminary meetings have -
neid ana much interest has been a.
veloped in the work. a.
Staunton at one time had :. Cher
Der OF Commerce. which did rueS1
work for the city for several ySesS
but It was allowed to die. A bcer4
OF trade was then organised. W11lcS
followed tha same route ) Tn, = 49,
body will be on different llues. Sl;S
In thought it will last. W. I
red ribbons have appeared On e3s1
lapeis of the coats Of large nun6S1
81 prominent men. indicating No.
they will boost instead OF kncck fis1
town. 81 A, 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-21
HAS BEEN ACTIVE
WEEK IN TOBACCO
total. SALES APPROxIMATE ONE
AND THREE QUARTER MIL
LIONS OF POUNDS.
BIG TRADE COMING WEEK
GROWERS GENERALLY HAVE MADE
GOOD PROFTTS-PRICES LITTLE
LOWER UNDER PRESSURE
OF HEAVY SALES.

The week in the tobacco market.
which closed Friday. was one of the
most active OF the year. each days
breaks being large. There was ap-
proximately one and one-haif millions
OF pounds OF dark tobacco handled
and three hundred thousand pounds
of hurley. Prices ranged as follows:
Common Tugs. So to $7.75; goods Jugs.
$3.50 to s1t: short leaf. Si4 to $40:
wrappers, $40 to $50.
On Monday there will be big bur-
ley sale, the Davenport warehouse
anticipating saia Of les, 600 pounds
on that day.
warehousemen said Saturday that
they looked for big breaks during the
coming week and they were busy
Strengthening up the weeks work pre-
paratory to another week equally as
active
Under the pressure OF heavy offer
inxs prices are not quite so high al
during the period Of light sales. hut
as a rule the grower with n good
grade OF tobacco has gotten a price
that has been satisfactory to him.
with comparatively few exceptions to-
bacco growers have had profitable
year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-21
INDEPENDENT
BUYERS AT DANYILLE

tSpecial to The Richmond virginian.)
DANvIL4L4E. VA, Jan. 21.-With
an unusual good season last week, tho
prospects FOR unprecedently heavy
sal this week were nipped in the
bud by the sudden change In tempera-
ture on Monday night and the snow
fall which continued all Tuesday.
Nevertheless, considerable quantity
OF leaf tobacco WAS marketed on
Tu esday and Wednesday. the sales for
the week considering exceeding In
pounds those for the preceding week.
Nearly twenty million pounds OF to-
bacco have found market here thus
far. and the bulk OF the crop. per-
haps, is yet unsold. With favorable
weather heavy receipts are expected
next week.
The high range Of prices prevailing
prior to the Christmas holidays 10
being maintained without Improbable
since. All grades OF to-
bacco OF good character and color are
In demand. The inferior and common
grades have predominated In the Of
ferings this week. but buyers and
warehousemen agree that these are
selling rs well as tn December.
In addition to representatives or
the American and Imperial Tobacco
Companies and the r.. J. Reynolds
Company, there are fifty-seven inde-
pendent buyers ON the market here.
thus affording ample competition for
the offerings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-21

!, omcers Wall be elected and p1ann SIi
the ensuing year formulated m
annual meeting Of the Eirnt Ra95r
Association next Tuesday n1ghf i1 r. 71
First Regiment Armory a GsV~nfT "
MARSHALL streets DE-. DEERE d
Johnston. president ana
George n. Skipwith, secreGmrY f&2S
sued invitations 70 IN ex-mAQo& 1G
iments and the meeting VIM IN
nature Of : reunion ID a s5si3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-21

ENHANCEMENT

Few appreciate the wonderful an
hancement that has taken place in
old Virginia real estate In the past
decade Those who a few years ago
were 30 eager to dispose of THAR lands
at a song now look back with regret
upon their lack of foresight while
others, more careful. have made for
tunes out OF lands once considered an
incumbrance. Lands that were ac-
tually sold at a dollar an acre a de-
cade ago have been actually sold at
ten times the price and are now held
at higher figures still. In many cases
actual sales have been made the past
year at a hundred per cent. profit
over the prices paid Ave years ago.
Al these advances have not been
brought about by any large immi-
grafton or elaborate advertising. il
will indeed be revelation in enhance
ment when the tide OF home seekers
actually sets this way in earnest. That
Virginia and other Southern States
wilt soon be the Mecca OF the land
hungry folks OF the great Northwest
goes without saying. In fact. the rush
would have long since begun had the
South caught the Western spirit" and
actively. earnestly, In season and out
of season. pressed her actual advan-
tages upon the attention of the farm
ers OF the Northwest.
Moro farm land has been sold In
Virginia the past year than ever be-
fore and the ground has hardly been
scratched" Better schools and bet
ter roads are proving factors Of un-
told value In rural development No
State offers the immigrant such op-
portunities as Virginia offers. Her
cheap lands-far cheaper even than
those Of the arid areas Of the West.
her mild climate: her sufficient and
dependable rainfall; her nearness to
market and adequate shipping faciii-
ties: her established civilization and
the high character Of her citixenship,
together. furnish an array Of advan.
tAges such ~ no other Commonwealth
can boast OF and which need only to
be placed truthfuliy before the home
seeker to-at once arrest his interest
and procure his favorable considera-
ton.