The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-16
Time, RIPE FOR
ADVERTISING THE
STATES LANDS
Modern Publicity Methods and
Efficient Missionaries
Needed
COOPERATION FOR
GREAT CAMPAIGN
Railroads and Developing
Agencies Should Coop
crate to Show Forth
Virginia's Advantages

The work ahead of Virginia real
estate and development agencies for
the year 1912 seems pretty well in
dicated.
There be few who do not realize
that the ail-important business ques-
Ing up Of the rural sections.
There are q number OF very pros
porous and growing cities. They
have drawn heavily upon the country
districts the past twenty years. Life
and work In the cities nave rover
attractive 10 the families who were
struggling with adverse conditions.
maksshift farming methods and poor
prices for their products. They sold
out at the old home n became city
jewellers. This tendency Slapped
nan of the counties OF the tat OF
their young people to a large extent.
leaving thousands upon thousands OF
acres ~unoccupied-
But Virginia WAS too good a coun-
try to remain long with much OF its
the Fast few years there has been a
steadily increasing trend OF a good
class of immigration, lands have
doubled In value in the past decade.
and promise to repeat the doubling
process again with the present decen-
NAL.
State Must Advertise.
But in order hat new and thrifty
citizens may be promptly procured
Virginia must bestir itself and go af-
ter the ~ess, as her merchants
and business people generally press
their claims for trade Not only mus.
the States lands be properly adyer-
tised. but this advertising must be
followed up in order that the bes,
Results nay be obtained.
No railroad or private interests own
large bodies of land like the Cana
dian railways inc Ian corporations,
who are thus enabled to expend
immense sums individually for pro-
motion projects. A great many In
have holdings. however. which would
we'll justify them In advertising the
diTiduais n corporations in Virginia
advantages Of the State, but the nos'
practicable plan for such work would
be for all OF the various railway and
real estate companies to Join hands
and resources. n not only send ad.
vertising matter. but men. to present
1t. and To follow II up by word OF
mouth. appearing at all OF the great
public gatherings in the North, where
farmers, fruit growers. dairymen and
oait"s az 49,. .a,,nn.s
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~tutonAily able to tell the truth. anc
nothing but tho truth. which Is more
than sufficient to convince the mos'
doubtful of the advantages and spien.
did opportunities of The Old Do
minion. then success in q campaign
for new citixens will ave been as
s.ra..~I Ns.~~arrerS
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