The New York herald., 1869-02-27
GEORGIA.

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s'a'o-1as Agricultural and Mineral Pr,>6Iuc.
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- MILLEDdBvLLE. Feb. II, 1868.
As the eyes Of the people Of the North are turned
southward and those Seeing desire to come south
are asking themselves the question what are the in.
ducements tnat ara held our propose to SPEAK Of
Georgia and her resources, ana Laye no hcs,tancy
In saying that this State can present more induce
ments than any State south OF the Potomac. viii
give you Few points. In Cherokee Georgia we have
all Kinds OF metals and ore ecAa copper, lead iron.
slate, marble, lime, coal, mstone roo whet-s ones
&c. Its mineral resources are iliimtaole, and mil,
lions OF wealth lie buried in its mountains and nsus
The country is rolling and the land the most produc
tive Of any IN the State. We can raise plenty OF
small grain OF all kinds ana 1t Is also good stock,
raising section. Cotton is raised also and has nne
staple.
In Middle Georgia you raise anything. The soil
has red clay foundetion and 1t IL the section for
small farmers. Cotton, wheat barley rye GA Is ana
corn grow well, and as to frllt you can raise all
kinds Our peaches are the finest and grow abund-
antly that we feed them to our hogs have seen
lying on the ground in peach orchard fruit tnat
would have brought nve dollars bushel In your
Ing them. We make pea ch brandy in abundance, or
did before the tax was put upon 1t. In days past
have bought No. article for two dollars per gal
Ion, but give five dollars. 1t is as pure as the
peach itself, and TO SMELL 1T s better than cologne
for SICKNESS Land in this section sells from three to
ten dollars per acre.
In southern Georgia, embracing the seacoast, we
raise colton corn, sugar caae rice and potatoes
sweet Ia abundance. Southern Georgia raises the
as that OF Cherokee and Middle Georgia. The land
Is light and porous, somewhat sandy, but easily
titled. The water Is not SO good tat OF the two
sections named. BY the last Comptroller Generals
report 3o,6ld0eo acres were given IN at valuation
O. 3 oio though we have IA the state at least
average value OF three dollars per acre. In cotton
manufactures we have only capital Of 81 49,, 753
field in the world Tor capitalists TO come and invest
Though the richest State in IRON ore. &C., we
sum sum Of s5aa,i5S; capital ' invested in NJ min. IN.
@ 0 population Y nave only white sn,
and resources to support 5000.000 with ease and
comfort aud sell millions or produce besides.
Georgia Is In fact and truth. The Empire State Of
In land and negroes we viii In the next twenty
years be the Empire State OF this Union In point Of
wealth aud resources. The finger Of destiny points
unerringly that way.
Politically we are quiet, and desire immigration 10
our State. We VIII welcome any and every man
who comes among Us to be q citizen. Our home
stead laws are very nberal-viz., $1,000 worth OF
real estate and $1,000 worth Of personal property
exempt from levy and sale. NO matter how deep In
debt 9 man may be he can have home Tor the wife
and little ones.
The Legislature OF Georgia Is in session, but 1t
would be Tar better II the body would adjourn. The
negro question, as to the eligibility OF the negro to
hold ONCE, will be left, III my opinion to the Supreme
Court though Governor Bullock vetoed o resolution
to that effect day or two ago.
Our farmers eiated at the high price Of cotton,
and the way the depoLs swen one would think that
commercial manures would exhaust our cotton
money; but II Is only to make more cotton, bag to
the acre, that our farmers going 1t SO heavily.
Our weather is tine, and our flower gardens pro-
claim that we have spring upon u.s. The peach
trees are blooming; but fear that frost next
month Will catch them, and then goes the fruit.
Plenty OF land for sale In Georgia, and now s the
time for those who would come South to come along