Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-19

EAENALOA - AaAG RAAAE vi NAN @N 49,
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GENERAL II. LIEB, formerly Of the
VoIks Zeihmg, has recently delivered
before the German colonization sOci-
ETY. of Chicago a lecture, designed to
set forth the advantages Of German
immigration. He has recently been
travelling through Mississippi, and de-
tails advantages offered by that State,
which are fully c~Orroborated by the
reports of the United States Agricul-
tural Department. He ridicules the
idea of colOnizing Washington Terri
tory and Alaska, as long as there are
good and cheap lands to be had in the
Southern States, and these in close
proximity to railroads and markets.
A society is about to be organized for
the express purpose of turning immi-
grafton into this channel and to Oh
tain a charter for the new Organiza-
ton.
General Lieb, in his lecture, states
that discomfort with existing circum-
stances and a desire to ameliOrate their
condition in a pecuniary point Of view,
is the prime moving cause Of German
emigration. He III against the
error of selecting location and lands
on the sole basis of cheapness, when
proximity to railroads, cities and mar
kets is a consideration of such para
mount Importance as to outweigh the
question of fertility of soil, as shown
by the inferior soil and superior price
of land in the Eastern States. And he
suggests, as highly worthy Of cOnsid-
Grafton, the climate most favorable to
agriculture, requiring least labor, and
where crops are not destroyed by
SHOWS and ice and icy north winds.
He describes the area, latitude and
boundaries of Mississippi, its pOpula-
ton, turnpikes and railroads and their
connections, with roads projected, and
predicts that with the magnificent
natural advantages Of the State it will
in a brief period possess as many
miles Of railroad. as Illinois or any
Northern States. Besides cotton, he
thinks the uplandS r adapted TO the
most varied agriculture, andthat corn,
oats, rye and barley, with fax, hops,
broOm-cOrn and sweet potatoes are a
sure crop; and that fruits, berries,
tobacco and vines cannot be surpassed
anywhere. He thinks that proper
attention to culture and fertilizing
will insure five hundred to six hun
bred pounds Of cotton, and says the
entire State has an abundance of mari
beds. In answer to the idea that good
lands are not to be had near the towns
and railroads, he says he has found
good public lands within one mile Of
railways, and that there are in Lauder
dale county alone, and near the town
of Meridian, sixty thousand acres of
government land. As'tO the prices
of products, the speaker compared
them with prices in the Western
States and California, and showed that
the Southern had the advantage.
Wheat was worth at the time OF
his visit two dollars and nineteen
cents, while in Illinois it was worth
but one dollar and twenty cents;
in Iowa n~inety-five cents and in Kan
sas ninety-six cents. Potatoes, corn,
hay, and other products, commanded
relatively the same higher rates. He
thinks the climate equally good for
health with any portion Of the west,
and that larger production on cheaper
lands, with higher prices and equal
access to market, furnish inducements
cannot be answered by interest
or cunning in those who seek to con-
troll immigration toward the north
west. For grazing, as well Is other
purposes, he thinks the same supe-
exists, especially when the
mild climate is considered, in which
cattle viii subsist through the entire
year without shelter, and with little
provision for winter. He says, if with
such facts before them emigrants will
in going into the regions of the
northwest for agriculture, or beyond,
IN the hunt for golden mountains, he
them a pleasant journey, and
hat their glowing imaginations may
lot be cooled by too severe an expe-
hence. He states that the railroads
,ffer free passage-that he does not
wish to urge any Of his countrymen
owsrd any particular direction, ex- :
,ept as information he may have ac-
Iuired shall be s~ervieeable to them.
nd that if the society should deter I
nine to send a delegation to Missis- ,
ippi for the purpose of investigation. T
ie has no doubt the delegates will be I
received by the citizens. {
We are happy to be able most free s
Y to confirm the assurances of this =
entleman Of the warm and friendly \
Welcome Immigrants will meet on i
oming into Mississippi or Tennessee. {
he great need Of the country is 7
.bOr for its development. And a
be law-abiding, Iaborious and f
rugal Germans, Of all Others. c
7iI be more especially welcomed as :
The value of a German Don q
latiOn to any country is proverbial; L
nd there is no want of appreciation t;
y our people. Buying their own :.
lnds, the Germans will come here to q