The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-17
OLD DOMINION FARM
PRODUCTS EXHIBITED
Virginias Agricultural Display In To.
ledo Attracts Much Attention
In Middle West.
, SETTLE COLONIES IN STATE.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Indus
trial Department Doing Much to
Help Virginia Along Agricultural
Lines.

One of the largest farm exhibits
ever held in the country by any rail.
road came to close last night in To-
ledo, o., where products from Virginia
farms have been on display since No
vember 8. The exhibit was held by
apeake and Ohio Railway Co. show
ing Old Dominion products exclusively
in an effort to interest the people OF
the Middle West in the exceptional
advantages of this State as an attrac-
tive location for agriculture and indus
trial settlement.
X. T. Crawley industrial agent OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Co. select.
ed some OF the best products of this
State which We're placed on exhibit
at the Virginia State Fair in October
and moved them to the Ohio city to
show the people in that section of the
country just what the people Of Vir-
ginia are doing along agricultural
lines. The exhibit was a huge sue
cess from the very start There was
a stream OF callers from the day II
was opened until 1t closed yesterday.
The products were placed on exhibit
in the heart OF the city and II at
tracted the attention from people all
over Ohio. as is evidenced by the nu-
merous inquiries received by Mr..
Crawiey.
Products on Exhibition.
Z Among the Virginia products on ex-
hibiton were gran. wheat, oats al
falfa, timothy. orchard grass. as we'll
as apples and some of the finest speci-
mems OF Virginia tobacco. Owing to
the success with which this exhibit
met arrangements have been COM
pleted to move IL to various other
cities until the latter part of May
Mr.. Crawley announced yesterday
that he had already located about goo
new settlers in Virginia during this
year. and the outlook for 1917 Is
even brighter. Recently a colony was
settled east OF this city, which Is
known as Richmond Heights. A large
tract of land has been procured and
II has been cut up into fve-acre
farms. Twenty-Five of them have al
ready been disposed Of and more are
expected to settle there the first Of
the year. All OF the settlers are good
people and they have expressed them
selves as being thoroughly satisfied
with their land.
The c & O. Industrial Department
has also brought about the settlement
OF A Danish colony at Elko. a short
distance from Richmond. The de-
partment was assisted in the settle
ment OF this colony By Frank Hurop,
OF Chicago. He has taken over 1900
acres of ground near this place and
is now engaged in cutting II up into
fifty-acre farms, which are being dis
posed OF to the DANISH settlers from the
Middle West Many OF them have
already arrived and several others are
expected as soon as houses can be
erected for them on the farms.
VIII Open More Colonies.
The c. & o, Industrial Depart
ment is making plans TO open two
or three more colonies In Virginia
partment not only settles colonies and
assists farm seekers 10 locate In Nir-
ginia. but ii also looks after the agri-
1t has done much for the farmers of
ways being ready and willing to lend
any assistance which tends to better
the agricultural conditions
Agricultural and Industrial Out
look. a magazine issued quarterly by
the industrial department, is just
from the press The magazine Is one
OF the most handsome ever issued by
n railway company and is filed with
interesting stories regarding the Nir-
ginia farm lands. telling Just what can
he raised in the State and pointing the
progressive strides made along agri-
cultural lines in the last few years.
IT also points out Nirginias educa-
tiOnAl ADVANTAGES