Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
HOMES IN OLD VIRGINIA
OBJECTS OF ADMIRATION
folks Looking for tho Real Life
Naturally Come to the Good
Old Commonwealth.
CHICKENS, COWS AND THINGS
Settlers Who Came From the ErigId
North DO Well In the talIey-An
Parts of the Old State Inviting to
Good Settlers.

In letter to The Times Dispatch
dustrial agent of tho Norfolk and
Western Railway. says:
II never return from a trip to the
big cities of our country that do not
marvel at tho persistence Of most Of
our American people in sticking to tho
city life. when tho country offers so
much more as a home for tho average
American family"
1T is an absolute fact" says MIR
LA Raumc. in preaching doctrine
that he does not absolutely" practice.
well authenticated by government
statistics, that more than 90 per cent
Of the jewellers in cities are living Il
hand-to- mouth existence and have
year than they started the year with
soc constantly in the congcstcd dis
,ricts Of New York. Philadelphia. Bal
timorc. Pittsburgh. Chicago and other
large cities OF our country. those with
families cking out mere existence
in places that arc more like novels or
kennels than like a real home
CAME TO Old VIRGINIA
TO START FRESH
Then. coming back TO old Nircinia
and North Carolina, visit people who
have broken away from tho city en-
vironmCnt, and who have been induced
To como down here and secure "a little
home in the country. find them liv-
ing in an atmosphere of peace and
plenty. with comfortable home even
though II be but three room cottage.
The! have exchanged the dirt aud filth.
the NOISE, the rush and roar II traffic.
the nSanitary surroundings and the
dcmoralizine influences. tho mcaGcr
competence and the dcpiorablc lack OF
homo life. for healthy outdoor environ
mcnt Of the Southern country home
Here. even though their farm may be
but few acres. they luxuriate in tho
sunshine and open air that bathc tho
fields and door yard Of the home: and
make the family TO grow strong in
health and prosperity"
Mr.. La Raumc then goes or to tell
about some settlement work his dc
partment OF The great railway that
covers large part Of Virginia aud
North Carolina has hcen doing. and.
incidentally. gives come interesting
the valley. where twcnty-i five on more
families have bccN settled on good
paying farms OF small dimensions but
large enough TO keep the progressive
families going IN comfort ana happi-
ness one OF the settlers there. Mr.
Narnum Stccrc. came from Rhode Is
land. where lands We're very high. TO
better his condition in old Virginia.
That hr has bcttcrcd Il is shown in "a
report he has made. This gentleman
came to Virginia with tho idea Of con
hninr himself to tho poultry business.
and while he has succeeded wonder
fully in that line, he has found the
time and the means to branch out. In
addition TO his large and profitable
nock OF poultry. Mr.. Stccrc is now
the proud posscssor OF three thorough
bred Jersey COWS %: his littlc farm Of
twenty acres. Fnr several months he
has been selling from twenty TO TWEEN
ty-fVc pounds Of huttcr weekly at the
uniform price OF 30 cents per pound
In addition TO this. he and his good
wife also sell large quantities Of but
termilk and cottage cheese, SO that
they already have revenue approNi-
mating something like so per month
from their COWS alone. and they only
came Ia their farm about wear ago
With the planting of standard crops.
including tomatoes beans. peas, corn.
etc. TO be harvested later on and put
into cans in the snail canning factory
owned by tho settlers Of tho Richlaud
Heights tract. this family. IN common
with many others. should not as large
returns from tho crops as they 10 from
their live stock.
VIRGINIA. THE BEST
POULTRY COUNTRY ~ WORLD
Continuing along these lines, Mr.. LA
Baumc writes further:
Poultry is AN other farm feature
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