Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-24
ORGANIZE TO RECLAIM
WASTE VIRGINIA LANDS

', on''nued From fir.t ragcD
""N "' organizing development
n"'r's IN North Carolina. South carr.
mo Florida, sni other Sou,h,r,
s'"tff' and Of tic benefits TIA, had
resulted ""
hy vote ~ the delegates ,rcsor,
IN" meeting was made con,,,,,,.,,
"h)""rnm.nt wns tnkcn AZ o.c,o.,t
''"e' I" permit tho delegates ,o
trains mn"
%'ihcf Governor william SprY. oi
NO" commissioners General at
'"c United states. told az d,y..i
." "a" western states ana en-.
ph"h'Ee" that, with the cl!mat. n,,.
nrd! r"sourses and railway AMI u.,,o,
'ac''it'"~ OF Virginia. there wou,d i,n
,NNt"Si'" and beneficial d.yrIopn.,i
"""" IN thiS state il the punlic-suirit.I
M" "onid get together ana push TIM.
enterprise
u. w Rose. Of Berkeley. cal otl
!ihrd The needs tor IA land ..,t,cr,.r,
policy and spoke in an cntcr,ainI,.
way OF I'll" development worA don
ia California and othc. Western
States.
Plans for Financing Bnd,.
~. Walthall. OF Richmond. ou,-
lined the plans for Nnancng IN, or
Eani%at"n and starting u Iuov,m.,,
ior The development OF the stare. H.,
Ci'e" many ngures showing that whit.
me state OF Virginia was first az.
second IN tn" prpduction Of vnrIous
crops as compared with ten othor
Southern states. that through jc,L n,
marketing and cooperation the each
returns from those crops were lower
In virginia in each instance Than I'm
the ton other states
j T.. koiar. Lately Of Petersburg.
no" az Richmond: Judge George T..
'aSs"!I, or the industrial department
of TIE Norfolk and Western RaiIway.
hnd others spoke for fc,r minutes
each on general discussion OF the
proposition.
The resolutions adopted said that
there IS need for, the time is ripe
Tor. AMI the material progress OF III.
Stai" demands. co-ordinatod and
united effort To develop the resources
Of the state. and 10 that end tho Tor
nation Of "A Statewide development
board WAS recommended.
The resolutions committee. com
posed Of Elliott T.. Brooks. Bruce
lowe and q. +. Fulford. cautioned
patience in the work OF ,lcvclopmcui.
because the way is long. the task
ardu"us and the goal Is only 10 be
won by persistent perseverance.
long sustained zeal. a clear ideal and
AN unsc!i!sh purpose 10 succeed
Those ut the Conference.
Attending the conference from out
OF Richmond were: w w Robert
son. Norfolk; s. IL Waithan. civ
Point. Clement :. Ticker. Baltimore,
u. T.. BROOKS. fredericksburg: Paul
T. Collins. Norfolk: -. u. Ryiand.
i.ynclfhurg: @. t.. l'ulrord Norfolk
]. NJ Warren. 1Iopewcll. NJ. u Cow
herd Jr.. Gordonsville: q. ]. Palmer
La wrenccviilc: Arthur Newstatr.
West Point: w i. Waring. West
Point. Morris Hien. Washington: II. II
ttichardSoD. baltimore. o. f. stone
ii.nrico: L. II. naincy, I.awrcnccviiic:
j. -. stone, Norfolk; H. c. Wesson.
Law rcnccviilc: II. y. Arrctt. Glare
mont: +. w. Mckinney. Norfolk. and
the following from Richmond: John
IIebrine. Jr.. w. j. F:aylcss. j. l..
Nash. T.. q. Schmidt. H. j.. IIarwooh.
L. w. ltyland, George H. Sncad. II. l..
Ehel. II. sutherland Taylor. a. L.
Blake" John c. Freeman, Douglas
Taylor. .. y. Hawkins. +. z. Me
Fadcu. Richard Conan. w \. Lee.
y. NJ. Cover, 5. NJ Brooks, g. T..
Richardson, Russell II. Rawlings. i.
+. kohler. ID {. Ilancock, Charles T..
Sowe. George Ainslic. T. Ray Rich
nrdson. Ed Schmidt, Il. Weber IIocn.
y. *. Muhleman r. w Voolfolk
oscar Sw.neford. Bruce Towc. V. -.
l.. Robinson. -. II. Midyette. b. Nor
gan Shepherd.