The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
SETTLEMENT WORK
WELL UNDER WAY
Starts Its Activities In Earnest With
the Appointment Of r. Dickinson
As Manager.
WORK or BROAD SCOPE.
Effort VIII BE Made TO settlement
Principally of Agricultural Lands.
With Impartial Service To Buyer and
seller.

With the appointment of Mr.. f..
Dickinson as manager OF the Virginia
branch Of the Southern Settlement and
Development Organization. with Office
at room A. Merchants Bank building,
the State branch begins It's real act!vi-
ties.
The initial efforts of the manage
Iuont VIII be TO assist in obtaining the
balance of the subscri ptioUs necessary
~ maintain the ofliCe and carry on
The work for year. In that time it
Is hoped aud believed that the office
will have given such a favorable ac-
count OF itself as 10 Justify its creation
and support for the time asked and
Warrant is continuance.
Its broad. altruistic purpose SHOULD
carry direct personal appeal 10 each
CITIZEN of the state and find ia AL
citizen of the State and find at all
the slight material extent requested
herein.
VIII Serve Impartially.
The organization has no stock or
bonds 10 sell. can make no money out
Of il endcaYors. and must serve i'm
part lily between the ends of sale and
purchase of lands. the location of ac-
ceptable new corners into our midst.
assistance in the eSta biishment OF new
enterprises and the advancement and
Development of the States resources
and opportunities.
The officers and directors Of The
State branch are men selected for their
patriotic pride. public spirit and fitness
fer Substantial assist f4f4ee the-~ef4S
in their respective communities. a
few vacancies remain in the director
ale and the advisory committees.
which IT is hoped will be filled at an
early date.
Setting aside a dissert ton upon our
natural advantages, which are well
known to all home people and which
will be taken up in the future work
of this Office for the knowledge of out
siders, we her To cali attention to a
fragrant omission in private, corporate
and community effort to upbuild in ihe
state Of Virginia. and that is our
population increase. which is deplor-
ably below that of large majority
Of the other States of the Union. and
which not Only accounts in marked
degree for the low price Of much OF
our agricultural land hut is very
poor way to spell success of a real and
lasting character.
To settle Farming Lands.
Particular attention VIII be given to
the settlement of agricultural lands.
land "A sneciaI effort viii be made as
! far as possible to see that the people
/ brought in 10 purchase these lands are
SO conditioned upon arrival as 10 give
reasonable promise Of making good
citizens
! The work OF the State branch, as
conceived by its organizers, will COM
prehend impartial assistance to all in
7 div!dual and collective efforts for tho
advancement Of the various interests
of the State and should in it's broad
scope he able To do incalculahle good.
To make it's dependence rest upon
as broad foundation as possible and
strengthen its impartiality, subscrip-
! tons are asked for from $40 to $50
as the subscriber may see his way in
his general and particular interest.
& The amounts may be sent to the Nir-
sinia Trust Company. Richmond" Va,
made payable to the Virginia branch
% the Southern Settlement and De-
eiopment Organize ton.