The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-01-15
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nc iOlioWinp ADVICE teHAe'Cu W TIC
Tribune TO the young men of New York
is not without value to our own people.
We arc in new social and industrial
era; The csrrent of life has changed and
is again on tho Aoed the wise it will
watt on to fortune:
"But there is d very large class in
this and every other great city who
might improve their prospects by mi
grafton, and who ought to make the at
tempt. We alludc to tho great body of
our mechanics, retail traders, clerks,
book keepers, &c., who have some
means ahead, but who find it difficult to
add thereto by strict economy, because
their families have grown SO largo that
rent, TODD and clothing, absorb all they
can earn. There are tens Of thousands
OF these-heads Of families, who could
leave the City next Spring with, 1000
to 1000 each--yet who cling to the
pavcments because they can SEQ no way
to do better. TO this large and worthy
class, we say alphabetically, You can do
better! Let us briefly show how:
One hundred such might combine
their means aud send one or moro Of
their number to select and buy land;
whether in the West or the South---we
will suppose the latter. Ten thousand
acres of land lying in a body, and con-
sisting ofone to FIVE or six old slave
plantations, may be bought for $500
to 500, 000---thc dearest probably, but
not necessarily. the cheapest. BE sure
that the tract ia healthy, well timbered
and well waterca---that it Includes at
least one good water-power, and adj
Joins a railroad sr nayigablo stream.
Take along the cash to pay fer it all
down, and bo very certain that tho IL
tie is unquestionable. Survey the en-
tire purchase into lots, after selecting
tho best site for village, and fix a day
when sach lot will be sold at auction to
the highest cash bidder, no matter
whether member Of The company or
not. Allow each momber who shall
have contributed to the purchass-money
tea per cent. premium for his advance,
and let certificates for the money thus
advanced be received AS cash in pay
ment for any lots purchased, whetherby
members or others. Reserve such tracts
as may be needed for public uses, and
sell all the rest for cash only, taking care
that timber and tillage are so divided
that whoever will may buy either or
both.
We are confident that such compa-
ny, buying and dividing tract ON this
plan, and making ono contract for tac
passage Of their families and the convey
ance of their goods, might DO located
next March or April on homesteads that
would be worth at least double their
cost, with fair prospect Of steady IN
crease in value. Every member who is
a carpenter, mason, cabnet-maker
PAINTER, &C., would find ample employ
ment at his trade, in building and fur
nishing the houses that would be nced-
ed while hundreds Of choppers, saw
ysrs, diggers, plowmen, gardeners, &c.,
&C., would be wanted, with grocers,
general merchants, lawyer, DOCTOR
teachers, and hundreds more of workers
in various capacities. lie must be a
poor stick who could not find some pay
ing employment in sach colony and,
willie wages would be lower than here,
rent, food, and fuel would not cost hall
8, much. There would Of course be
some drones, grumblers, and good-ior-
nothings; but these would soon drift
away, leaving tho settlement the better
for their absence.
There are fifty thousand places in tho
South---to say nothing here of the Wost
---where such settlements might be
made to advantage; and there are at
least one hundred thousand families IN
twenty miles Of US who might improve
their circumstances by helping to make
them. Aud any company might agree
on treasurer in whose hands their
money would lie perfectly safe until re-
CURED to pay for their purchases"