Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-14
GOVERNOR TOAD
PLAN TO RECLAIM
BARREN VA. LAND
Would Solve Problem of
Utilization of l2,OOO,OOO
Undevcloped Acres.
HOLD CONFERENCE IN
RICHMOND NEXT WEEK
Clement S. Ucker. Former Aid
to Interior Secretary. to Be
One of Speakers.

Extended conferences were ho,d
Yesterday between members or ,h.
immigration, reclamation and drai,-
age aud the publicity committees OF
'he virginia Real Estate As,sncatiou:
Clement > CcHer. OF Baltimore. exec
i've Hicc-prcsidcHt OF the Southern
settlement and Dcvclopmcn, Organ
iZatlon ana former Assistant S,cr.
tary OF the Interior in charge of nub-
ne lands Of the United states: u. w
foss. OF Berkley. Cal. and of tho
cosmos 'lun. Washington. d. C.: II.
r. richardson. assistant To MIR.
Huckcr. and Colonel Leroy Hodges.
secretary To Governor Davis. AZ
"h!ch were discussed plans for IN.
program for the Statc-wid. m,ss
meeting I" he held in the auditorium
"i the Jefferson Hotel on Thursday
ana Friday. September 22-23. TO dis
cu>s the reclamation OF 1900 900
acres of idic land in Virginia.
t'ovcrnor Prorrini,ns Meeting.
Immediately following the confer
e"ces Governor Davis issued Il proc
Ianati"n calling upon the agrscul-
iural societies. Chambers Of Com.
mere" and civic. commercial and an
other organizations in the state Ia
rc represented at the conferences
September .2-23. In order that the
bc"t advice and council Of our ayr,.
cultural. Industrial. commarc!,i ana
Hrofcssio ionaI leaders may he had in
the solution OF our land utilization
problems"
l. Nj Warren. chairman of the i'm .
m.Eration committee OF the Virginia
Real Estate Association, stated Tn.
purpose OF the meeting, and Mr
ECKER. MIR. Ross and Mr. Richardson
related some Of their experiences in
reclamation work and OF the bcnc.
fetal results that have followed.
II was the unanimous opinion of
the committeeman present that The
time Is ripe for Virginia to get AL!
OF her leading citizens together for
the purpose of taking an inventory
OF the states natural resources, mar.
shaiins the states working forces
anu capital and concentrating every
effort and energy along tn most
progressive lines OF development, un-
der the changed economic conditions
prevailing in all lines Of business
s:nas the end OF the world war.
Tentative Program.
The subjects outlined in the ten
tative program are Of vital interest
to every NirSinian, and every for
ward. thinking man in the State is
urged TO hear the addresses and TAX.
his part in formulating plans for
such improvements ae may be deemed
necessary
The following tentative program
fer III" reclamation conference is sub
ject 10 minor changes:
Thursday, September 30
The assembiagc will be called ~
order by Paul Collins president OF
the Virginia Real Estate AGsociaIiou.
at 10 o'clock. following which ther,
VIII be- the election Of II iemporary
chairman and Il temporary secretary.
The address OF welcome Will b"
delivered by Mayor George Ainslic.
and it will bc responded to by John
Wood, secretary OF the Roanoke AS
socia,ion OF Commerce
The purposes Of the meeting will
be stated by !. NJ. Warren. chairman
Of the immigration committee OF the
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