Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-12
VIRGINIA REALTY
BOOM PREDICTED
Wilbur c. Hall Cites Many
Advantages of the Old
Dominion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va. October "a
Virginia is on the threshold Of "one
of the greatest real estate develop
nlents the United States has ever
seen" Chairman Wilbur c. Hall Of
the State Conservation and Develop
nent Commission told the Virginia
Real Estate Association in an address
here today.
And it is coming soon," the con-
servation head declared. THE rea-
sons for this statement are so strong
that I have no hesitation in making
It."
Virginia is possessed of the factors
which have Led to real estate develop
ment in other sections, including
proximity to large centers Of popula-
ton, an excellent road system. good
transportation, climatic advantages,
fertile soils and desirable water fronts,
Mr.. Hall pointed out.
Behind Other States.
Virginia is behind the other East
ern States in real estate development
and far behind them in prices" the
State official told the real estate men.
"That is, real estate prices in Viz
ginia, quality for quality, are much
below the prices in the other States
of the East. Such a condition OF
affairs cannot last. The American
public must soon become aware of the
unique real estate opportunities In
Virginia and take advantage OF
them"
As a result of improved roads In
the State. the speaker said, thousands
of the finest house sites in the United
States" are now available along the
banks of rivers in Central Virginia, on
the northern neck, on Chesapeake
Bay and the SeaShOre; in the Blue
Ridge Mountains. the Shenandoah
Valley and the Southwest Virginia
mountains; and in the country OF the
hunter and the thoroughbred COM
prising Fauquier, Loudoun, Fairfax,
Orange, Alhemarle and Clarke Coun-
ties.
Colonial Homes Available.
For new residents who desire Colo
NAL homes-that is, those built in the
Colonial period or at the beginning OF
the nineteenth century-Mr. Hall
pointed to the large number OF such
houses to be acquired at low cost in
Virginia. The Conservation Commits
sion, he said. has taken photographs
Of 300 such houses and has covered
only part of the State.
The chairman also stressed the
charm of Williamsburg, Charlottesville,
Lexington, Salem and other college
towns as attractive residential sites,
and commented on the accessibility OF
Virginia to such travel detectives as
Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York to the north and
Charleston. S. c.; Savannah and Flor
Ida points to the South.
Cites Atmosphere.
Surprising all these advantages, Mr..
Hall said, "the greatest charm OF Viz
ginia, its principal asset, is its atno-
sphere. There is no other State Just
like the Old Dominion. This back
ground of fine social tradition and
high historical interest gives the State
an unique attraction.
Here is the country Of great men
and noble traditions. and the people
Of all America are every day becoming
more completely conscious of it. 1t was
the fertile mother of heroes, and
something of the heroic and great
still fingers here.
Pointing to the work done by the
commission he heads in attracting an
increasing number of tourists and
home-seekers to Virginia and marking
historic scenes for their information,
Mr.. Hall called on the people of the
State Ito learn Virginia in order to
teach 1t to the visitors from other
States. They should be able to give
information of historic points and
shrines, churches. battlefelds and the
other information that tourists so
eagerly seek wherever they go.
when the depression comes to an
end I predict that such a flood of
visitors will enter Virginia as was
never dreamed of before. We have it
In our power to make Virginia one of
the most prosperous and fortunate
States in the Union. 1t is strictly up
to U.s."