Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-04-14

The Tide Has Turned-No longer do
you see the wild rush westward. Peo-
pie are coming back to the state of
their fathers. No longer are desirable
government lands open and even where
land is available, water is not always
to be had.
The Thoughtful Man is coming to
the abode of soft winds, persistent
sunshine and gentle rains; where the
climate is equable the year round;
where the markets are near and the
prices good and where the profits of
the summer are not consumed by the
hard winter.
At the Very, Door of the eastern
market, truck gardening. chicken
farming and dairying prove very prof
liable. BY modern methods of in
tensive farming, small farm may be
made to bring in handsome returns
and the truck gardener has not lly
the advantage of lower freight rate
than his Florida or Georgia brother
but he gets his products into the mar
kets fiesher and quicker.
Sunshine, Soil, Satisfaction is wha,
the investor or home seeker gets here.
There is great influx of people. who,
realizing the wonderful opportunities,
are coming into this section because
they find it more inviting for home
making, for agricultural operations,
for industrial pursuits, for health and
climatic advantages than any other
region in America.
This is County of Known Value
Land is not as costly as it will be to-
morrow, for last year alone two thou
sand Virginia farms were sold to
persons from other states amounting
to fifteen million dollars.
After all what does the mere bust
ness side of the proposition amount to
if one must live in an undesirable eli
mate, country or neighborhood? Vir-
gin1a has ever been proud of her peo-
pie, and for real culture, refinement
and the old-fashioned hospitality, there
will never be an equal-trply "Heaven
and earth never agreed better to frame
a place for mans habitation."
For home town Staunton is ideal.
The Stauntsh Military Academy for
boys and the Mary Baldwin Seminary
and Stuart Hall for girls are widely
known and draw their patrons from
every state in the Union. There is
an atmosphere of friendliness and hos
pitality and many business men from
larger cities have come to Staunton to
enjoy in this attractive place the fruits
of their busy years.
A number of hand some country es-
tates have been built in and near
Staunton and with splendid roads al
ready-there is at this time generous
bond issue for roads before the people
Staunton is on the National New York
to Atlanta highway and has several
first class garages.
Staunton-The City of Progress
Much building and improving is going
on and plans for many new enter
prises are we'll under way.
We Are Up and Stirring.-The busi-
ness men are wide-awake to the won
derful possibilities of Staunton's fu-
ture. A live Chamber of Commerce
will make it business to investigate
for you any phase of Staunton. We
want to tell you what we have and we
want you to bring your business and
your family to Staunton.
Seeing Is Believing.-Come out and
see Staunton. We can't begin to tell
you all the advantages. When you
come here you will agree with US that
There is no place like Staunton and
no tonic like ''Staunton Spirit"
If you can't come write the
STAUNTON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE,
STAUNTON VIRGINIA