Year: 1869

Hallock presided. Miscellaneous business being first
IN order, some agent OF Q compound promising
Death and determination to curculiO, canker worm,
apple moth, potato mug, cotton worm, tobacco
worm, and all kindred species OF vermin pesterng
horticultursts stepped up explain the exceences
Of his compound and distributed circulars He was
asked whether any practical test had been made with
the preparation, and in he referred again to
the circulars. 1t was remarked by one experienced
member Of the society that such an invention would
be worth millions TO the inventor. but he doubted
much whether anything Of the kind was even pos
sble. Upon this the ''agent" subsidized and the regu
lar business OF the club was entered into, - hear
from several OF the Southern gentlemen present an
account OF the inducements for emigration 10 the
South.


Colonel Cabell, wrongly printed Cabral In
former report, spoke first The question propounded
for the consideration Of the club-where to emf
grate-he said. presupposes desire for change OF
home. He would, therefore, say nothing upon that
subject but speak chiefly upon what agricuturists
are interested-ln the places where 1t is best
to emigrate to. There were four cOnsidera-
tions to be estimated In determining this. First
cheap lands; second, the pronts of agricultural
labor, dependent the productiveness Of the land
third, the healthfulnesso of the climate, and fourth
the probable increaS b the value Of land On all





inducements at present than any other portion Of
the country. He would, however, condne himself
to the State OF Virginia. 1t is in the first place,
nearer than any part Of the West, and, therefore,
cheaper Of access. Improved farms in Virginia may
be had for less than what 1t has cost to make the
improvements, and at from six to ten dollars per
acre good and productive farms may be bought, the
buildings alone having cost more than that amount.
In regard to the second point Virginia, the Colonel
said, presents special inducements. Its original
extreme fertility Of soil has not yet been ex-
hausted; but 1t is the opinion Of all who
passed through the State, that with the same
system Of agriculture adopted in the North,
with the use Of fertilizers greater amount OF pro-
ducts could be got than anywhere In the North. In
every other section There Is scarcely anything grown
on the continent which Will not grow in Virginia.
ana 5a even hSw one @
best markets are almost at the door, the saving OF
transportation would be enough in one year to pay
for the land In regard TO labor the Colonel was very
emphatic. He said that in proportion to the price
paid better labor can be secured than anywhere
else. Though slavery was abolished those VINO were
slaves are there still; they have only changed
owners. While they were formerly owned by their
ma sters, they now own themselves. He would as
sure his hearers that not q man In the South would
re-establish the former condition. He had
himself owned $50 negroes, and had lost o large
he had no wish to see the Old state Of things re-
stored, nor mad any other In the same position like
MIN. Inc reeQmen Will WORK. not as lntellgently
as Northern men, but still they work remuneratively
for their employers. The statistics referred to by
General Tochman at the last meeting had for their
object only to show the great productiveness OF the
Southern soil. There were other industries in the
North, he knew, which yielded largely; but North
these Industries it would only yield to still better
development Of the fertility Of the soil. In point Of
health there Is no better locality then Virginia He
had lived for q year on Staten Island and found
more chls and fever among children than he did IN
Virginia. Emigrants to Virginia fnd an established
colleges, people Of education and industrial habits
all around them. There need TO be no fear Of social


the Northern people to come, and from that it may


be judged what their sentiments are. Even the most
radical OF radicals, II ne comes and purchases land
and settles among them, Is considered one OF them,
for they know that In less than year he Will be as
good virginian as any born on the SOIL and as de-
slrable neghbor. AS to the fourth pOiDt-the pros
pective value OF the land-he would only refer
to the location OF Virginia. to the saubrity OF
climate and the fertility Of soil. The time Is not far
distant when Virginia will be one Of the most, II
not the most, prosperous States In the Union. The


and are and in
the course OF building and all are striving to CON-
plete them. There Is q line now building from Nor
folk connecting with the South and reaching, with
its connections, TO Memphis, from whence 1t will


branch out to connect with the Pacific Railroad.
now being tunnelled and in a snort time they Will
succeed III connecting Norfolk with the Ohio by a
canal Norfolk harbor Is In depth Of water. superior
to that OF New York. and when this canal Is finished
boat from Omaha may come down the Missouri,
up the Ohio aud through this canal into James river
and TO Norfolk without unloading. 1t Is almost I'M.
possible now TO f0retell what these improvements
may do for virginia and Its Inhabitants. The gen.
tleman closed by some rapid references showing
that many Of the advantages ascrbed to Virginia are
equally true OF most OF the other southern States


He was followed by General Imboden, well known
one OF the most daring generals OF the late
federacy. de presented map OF Virginia and stated
that the question to be discussed before the meeting
was OF much more importance than many believed.


But the CLUB which he addressed would be the vehi


Gle to communicate to the people facts the true ap.
probation OF which would have an important bear.
ing in shaping the future Of the Southern States In


conversation with Mr.. Greeley, the latter mad told
him that the population In New York and neighbor.
hood was too dense for their own prosperity; that
thousands who owned q small capital, found It an
easy matter to live comfortably years ago, but that
now. now, with ,n the high prices s,, Of all neces-
to get through evenly. Such, with their
small capital, would do well In the South; and ne


through such public discussions Virginia presents


by the variety OF Its surface, climate and produc-
ton, and by ts peculiar relations to other States,
special inducements for permanent settlers. lt lies
on the middle OF the Atlantic coast. 1t Is subject
neither 70 extreme heat nor extreme cold. In the
coldest OF winters the James River Canal closed


only forty-one days. During last winter snow never
remained on the ground for more than forty-eight


hours at any time, and while the last was very
hot summer, 1t was not so hot In New York. while
the mean range OF the thermometer is so high
In summer nor so low In winter at Richmond as
equable than further north south. The peculiar
location OF Virginia should be taken into account.
Inc fuCiuC hdlirOhu may WORK q Cnange In the
channel Of trade, and while goods for distribu-
ton In this country will always pass through
New York, Norfolk may successfully compete for
that part OF the western and Asatic trade going to
Europe The General spoke OF the projected railroad
through Virginia and over the Blue Mountains where,
besides the shorter distance overland, no grade
would be higher than twenty. nine feet Six inches
to the mile while the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has grades over one hundred feet to the mile; so
that on this account the transport OF freight the
sea coast would be cheaper. The influence OF this
position OF Norfolkthe best land-locked harbor on
the Contnent-upon the back country and the
farmers In she interior OF the State cannot be over
estimated. There are other good markets now A
friend OF his had shipped wheat to the wharf IN New
York ct six cents per bushe for freight and
cheap freights are an important item for the
farmer to consider. The Pacific Railroad win open
the western half of the Continent to immi.
grafton from among the i've hundred millions OF
Mongoians rom Asia, contact with whom the
emigrant should avoid, and, though the march of
empire has been 70 the West, the seat OF empire
Will remain east OF the Mississippi. lie then SPOKE
Of the peculiar inducements offered by each OF the
three Typographical sections OF virginia-that Dor.
tion east OF the head OF tdewater that between n
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