The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
INVESTORS SEEK
!. THINGS TAHG|BlE
FOR THEIR MONEY
Land Fast Taking Place of
Stocks for Peoples
Savings
BUYER NO LONGER
SATISFIED WITH
CERTIFICATES
Assaults Great Combina-
tons by Courts Makes
Old Virginia Land More
Desirable

In these piping times of trust pros.
ecutloffl business sevolutions Hnd
new resolutions on tho part OF the
men In charge OF the great Industrial
and business enterprises of the coun-
try. the average investor, large and
small is turning from intangible Sc
curtty to the material The gilt
edged stock certificate. the triumph
OF the twentieth century printers art.
no longer appeals to him with afore-
time force. He cares not that court
decisions do not mean. in many cases,
actual destruction of value or any
thing moro than q nominal dissolu-
ton of the trust attacked Timid cap
ital, and this bodies good for the
south with It's hundreds Of thousands
Of acres of unused land and untold
thousands Of legitimate business OPP
portunittes. Is seeking and will for
a decade At least continue to seek
that character of investments that
no trust decisions or Wall street fiur-
ries may destroy or even depress.
Such an investment may be found
in old Virginia real estate. which, not
withstanding the marked advances OF
the past few years, is yet but at the
very initial stages of its flood tide.
No security holds more Of promise
able Jumps OF old Virginia. With
a very few exceptions. purchasers OF
real estate at prices prevailing In
practically every county in the Com
rnonw ealth will double their money
In few years, just as so many hard.
headed, horny handed Virginians have
made their fortunes the past decade
hy buying even what seemed the most
| worthless land. AS matter OF fact.
there are mighty few acres Of tha
sorriest land in the State which. even
If left alone in it's native state. will
not pay per cent. on its cost in grow
ing timber.
4 Land OF Opportunity.
Virginia is more than ever the land
of opportunity. With It's own cities
spreading out with the strength Of
growing giants. furnishing In them
selves home markets ror, farm pro-
ducts OF no little Importance, the
State Is in easy and economical reach
of the country's great consuming CEN
ters. and when the farmer grows =
bushei of wheat, ton OF hay or 4
barrel OF potatoes he, unlike his West
ern neighbor, Is not compelled to sur
render a large share of It's selling
price to the transportation companies
for taking the produce to market.
This Of SfsAlfs3s~ an item OF far-reaCh-
| ing Importance. to say nothing OF
the manifold advantages OF climate.
soil. rainfall and general healthfuf-
ness Of the State.
Those who have watched tho ebh
and flow Of realty transactions. and
| the moving factors in bringing about
| a strong general demand for land
are convinced that millions. OF dol
| lars now in other forms of securities
will during the next year or two ba
gradually withdrawn therefrom and
| invested In land, causing such q vol-
ume OF sales as has not been here.
| tofore experienced. This trend 10
realty Investments Ia likely to cons
tinue until, in accordance with nat
ural trade laws. lands shall have "a
enhanced as to turn the Investment
| tide into other channels.
]. II. might not be out OF place ia aay
1 here to that very numerous propof-
| ton of the investing public which
| persists In putting its money In -
| curities. OF which 1t is absolutely
| ignorant, such as mining stocks In
Mexico. cocoanut groves in Central
America, or IN buying. Wall street
stocks on margin, that IL they would
| look closer home for their invest
ments they would reap rich returns
| in a large proportion Of cases wflera
| bow shrewd snanipulators and N
many, cases fars-faced swindIers nox1
pnesit by their dfseofaAtares =