The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-03
WILL COOPERATE BY
FORMING LAND COMPANY
Agriculture and Immigration Com
mfftee OF Chamber Endorses
settlement Plan.

W. II, Manss, vice president and
general manager of the Southern Set
Element and Development Organize
was organized In Virginia last May
with r NJ Darlington az president
yesterday afternoon outlined his
views and presented suggestions as
TO best methods for popuiating the
farms Of Virginia with good farmers.
Mr.. Manss spoke to members of the
agriculture and immigration commit
tee the Chamber of Commerce ana
answered all questions put To him by
the committeemen. The conference
was held in the rooms of the cham
Der.
The result OF the conference was
the naming of subcommittee. com
posed of John G. Easley, Oliver ].
Sands and W. r Reed, to address a
letter to the Southern Settlement and
Development ORGANIZATION declaring
that support will be given the or
ganlzatio min the forming of land
or farms company in Richmond TO
provide tracts OF land suitably sub
divided for such Individual farmers
or groups or colonies of farmers as
may be induced 10 come To Virginia
The Southern Settlement ana De
NeIorment Organization has for ia.
purpose the bringing OF a desirable
class OF farmers to the South and the
settlement or the great area Of farm
lahd now not so productive s 1t should
DC the organization encourages the
formation of land or farms companies
IN the various Southern States which
Will make II possible for those who
are now tenant farmers in other
States "a hGTnf,1. Af -, -,
| Virginia whore the land costs less.
where the soil IS more productive. eli
/ mate better. seasons longer and op-
portunities greater.
Mr.. Manns told Of what has been
accomplished through eueonra cement
Of I~ltitl re and Washington business
men ia their orga nization of the
Maryland Farms Company He told
of the success of the venture and OF
the reflected better business conditions
for the communities in which lived
those who backed the farms company
and made possible the settlement and
development to high state Of pro-
ductivity what had been practice lily
waste land He told also of a SINH
lar Development near Williamsburg
VA. which IL panning out successfully
The committee members questioned
him closely as to methods and at the
CONFUSION VI lHt AtSsl1ii plEdRFG ms
organization their support In bring
hing about settlements near Richmond,
and expressed the belief that such
settlement would help Richmond.
-"What-has- heen-dnne- elsewhere, ="
said Mr.. Easlev, can be done here IS
/ ? Il stand ready to help any PROPOSE
ton that will help Richmond" de-
clared Mr. Reed and this will help
Richmond"
! Mr.. Sands. T. NJ Darlington and
John p. Shean expressed themselves
similarly On motion Of Mr. Sands
! the subcommittee was instructed &c
write letter Of endorsement and te
place the committee on record as be
ing ready to cooperate heartily with
the Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Orga nization in bringing settlers
to Virginia
A letter relative TO turning italian
| immigration from the industrial cen
ters to the farms. received by Presi
dent Layfeld. OF the Advertisers Club
and turned over to w. T. Dabney. o
| the chamber was laid before the com
| fnittee. The letter was from the south
/ ern Commercial Congress, proposins
! that an audience be given Or. JOSEPH
| Copra. who is seeking to so diver
italian immigration. Mr.. Easley's sug
| gestion that the agriculture and, immi
! grafton committee Of the chamber NEE
/ Or. Copra when he comes to Richmond
on Septemb g. was approved