The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-08-26
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shows thai under the nameaof Min,
ing and Agricultural Company, North
Carolina is in earnest in ncncouraging
immigration. 1t will be simply a
disgrace to Fairfield, five do not 90
oil with the movement we sometime
ago commenced, 1t is the great
question. And if we do nothing, 9th
ora will get the start Of US That will
be the result. For we might just as
we'll expect to stop the earth turning
Oh its axis, as to prevent this immi-
grafton movement. We can, how
ever, let it alone, and lose what good
there is in it, just as from pure apa-
thy, We have done with regard to
many other things, in times gone BY.
Nix. EpIToR Some few months ago,
the directors Of the Blue Ridge Rail
road Company authorized the Presi-
dent to obtain subscriptions and do.
nations Of land along tho line of Che
road, to incrcase tho credit and ro-
sources of the company. About TO-
GOO acres have already been subScrib.
Cd in South arolina, Georgia and
North Caroline, and the quantity can
be increased TO several hundred thous-
aud acres, if the people along the line
can be assured that The road will be
completed. These lands arc wild and
! unsettled, but situated in beautiful
and healthy country, and capable Of
great development for agricultural,
mineral aud manufacturing purposes.
The railroad company can use these
lands either as basis of credit, or for
colonization, or, which would be bet
ter, as a means of procuring pcrma-
nont laborors, by Offering in small lots
to laborcrs on long leases, or OH sale,
at faiy prices, to bc paid for in work
upon the road. In us way the local
business Of tn la0 would be promo
ted, tho lands i.n, owed, and the gen
cral prosperity of the people cnhanc-
cd. In Pickons District, or now Oco-
nee County, Immediately OH passing
tho tunncll through Stump House
Mountain, immense line quarrics arc
approached, which would give en-
ploymcnt to II large number Of labor
crs, and be of incstimablc value to
tho agriculturalists of thc State,
lime would bc furnished at such pri-
ccs rs would he within the reach Of
every ono. These lands arc now be-
ing sought after by capitalists, as the
following letter will show and it be-
hoovcs the people Of this State to SC,
cure their prosperity by prompt action
and aid to this great railroad enter
prise. j. w. llARRisoN,
President Blue Ridge Railroad Co.
August 3, 1868.
70 General Harrison, President Of tho
Blue Ridyc Raihoud Conpany
DEAR Sir In passing through tho
Western Counties of North Carolina,
was informed that largo tracts of
land arc beng subscribed to your
road, and, from the experience Of the
North-wcstorn States. know that i'm
migration and railroad building 90
hand in hand, and make prosperous
any country whore they are oncour-
aged. The State of North Carolina
has made no provision to encourage
immigration into her borders, further
than to grant charter to tho Amcri-
can Agricultural and Mineral Com
pany, with capital stock Of $4,000
600, for the purpose of turning the
tdc of emigration to that State.
This company is now fully organized,
with William Frazier, of New York,
as President, General Tochman, Of
Virginia, is its European agent to
procure suitable migrants to settle
the lands of the company. General
Tockman will start for Europe shortly
after my return to Richmond, and
the company confidently expects to
embark colony of omigrants, upon
its own vessels, to be landed at
Southern portncxt fall. With these
preliminary remarks, |, as agent for
the American Agricultural and Mine.
raj Land Company, respectfully sub.
nit the following
Tracts of land, of 10000 acres or
upwards, on the line Of your railroad,
70 bc sub,dvidcd into goo acre lots,
at tho American Agricultural Land
Company's expense. This company
will purchase alternate lots, at their
assessed value for taxation in 1860,
or rs asccrtaincd by two disintcrcstcd
parties, paying for the same in tho
company's s,ock-tho company obliga-
ting itself to place q bona fdc settler
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