Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26

cular TO send to all who desire Inform.
alton about the South, and 1t is 90 we'll
gotten up and calculated to do this SEQ
tion Of the Union 90 much good, that
It gives uS pleasure to refer to 1t. II is
the testimony Of ShrsWd, capable, sue
cessful Northern men about the South.
1t is the testimony Of men who speak
from experience and close observation
about large portion Of the Union that
is inevitably destined to be thick
ly settled by white people from
the North and the Old World.
With fair and good Government
in the "great south," settlers will soon
flock here. In fact, the tide Is rapidly
turning this way already. Many thrifty
immigrants came 10 this State within
the last year, and others are preparing
TO come. People prefer rich soil and
a delightful climate TO the cold and
bleak Northwest, and an everlasting
dread Of grAsshopperS. In the MeSSrs.
Polk'S circular very fair showing 10
made Of the climate, coll, productions,
society and transportation facilities Of
this section. 1t furnishes, In fact, the
sort Of information that Northern
people want, beCauss 1t comes
from Northern men, who know
what the Northern people wish to be
informed about. We would advise oil
Northern people who want . very
readable and SucCinct paper on this
subject to address . note 10 the Polk
Brothers and get this circular.
To give our readers some idea Of the
valuable nature Of the circular, and ia
secure as large 9 circulation Of It 81
= possible, we print few short extracts
! from Il:
, There is now q home market fol
, every article raised by . farmer, and a
. remunerative prices. Cotton 10 thu
J lowest on the let. The cultivation o.
this article has so grown, to the exClu
sion of others, that its production Il
perhaps In excess Of the demand
though II is still remuneratlve 10 thosI
= who raise something else and do no
, buy abroad ell they consume. On ou
!. own farm, twelve miles from the city
a We have had demand, at the crib, tol
= every ear OF corn We could spare, Q
]. prices ranging from 65 cents to 81 pc
a bushel. Fat cattle, sheep aud hog
!. command ready sAle, At good price
! here in the city. And yet The butcher
i are constantly having these shipped I
). them from pOiniS up the river, SAiH
v Louis, Louisville, etc. There is no bel
. . ter country in the world for FAislng al
!, kinds of stock. Cattle will stay out Il
4 the Grange" all Winter and turn up Il
v the Spring In "good order" One
Z fourth Of the food used In the Nortl
would keep stock seal fat here, many o
IL the Winters being go mild that grass
. luxuriant the year round. The sam
q may be said Of mules and horses. jus
a now these are purchased nearly alto
y gelher 10 the North. They can b
!. more Cheaply raised here, besides Civ
a ing those who raise them the benefit o
!. the cost and dangers Of transportation
!, from the point Of purchase up th
r river. Perhaps OF the thousands o
mules sold In this city during the yea
4 not one In hundred ls raised In Louis
n lana or Mississippi, the only reason 70
q this beng that people have beel
!. welded to cotton alone and have pret
i. ty much neglected everything else.
r. One of the reasons why the people o
- the North know so little Of the correO
!. status here, and are unacquainted will
"a the advantages OF this cline, is 10 pArt
= because so little has been done by th
a authorities Of the State in the way o
" advertising. II is unfortunately one o
the characteristics Of this people 10 tvGi
IN for the opportunity rather than pusl
=. ahead aud make H. The Legislature 0
in the State has paid but little attention t
. this subject, making uiggArdly apprO
- prialions therefor, while, as q rule, tn
10 appointees to Gil the Office of COmmls
al sioner of Immigration have unfortun
n. alely been incapable, and In one or tw
=, instances, utterly worthless, Generally
! they get their appointments, get ava
ID with the appropriation, draw their sol
! ary, aud leave no other mark of thei
- existence, thus cheating the State OF
NJ of the advantages OF judicious advel
nj NJ Using, aud depriving those seekin
: good homes Of useful information
~ The present Commissioner, howsve
Is doing all the limited means at b
a. command will allow.
He Perhaps there lie no country 10 Ii
40 world, outside of Californi q, which
. superior to this for raisingfruIt, and "
q. know of no country where less after
=. tion is paid 10 II. We doubt If Califol
q. mia, even, can beat It for peaches. Th
=. largest aud most luscious peaches gFOV
n. In this latitude. They are as far supe
., rior In size and flavor to those Of th
in North as one can well conceive, and o
a ten sell In this market, In the midst (
h the season. for five cents apiece al n