Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Hand Book of Virginia
But the State's story of progress is not re?ected alone in her plantations. Under the favored conditions of a marvelous water power, excellent transportation facilities by rail and water ren dering her accessible to the great markets of the world, inexhaust ible beds of coal and iron, and great variety of forest products. Virginia has achieved splendid success alike in other industrial activities. The value of her manufactories increased from $108, in 1900150 in 1917 In this State are now in successful operation, the largest locomotive plant in the country, the largest ship building plant, the largest trunk factory, the largest up-to-date cotton textile mills, and the largest bright-leaf tobacco market in the world, - in fact, manufacturing activities located throughout the State on various railroads and navigable streams cover almost every line of manufactured product.
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