Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-06

him by these families. They arc suffering,
dissatisfied aud depressed. Io represents
that they aro anxious to get back to Georgia,
and he says il these rates get established
ho can put 100 of the 200 families back on
the Chattahoochee bottoms right away. A
good man has been recommended to me
for the Northern part of Texas When we
get fairly to work, propose that every
part of the State Of Texas shall be canvassed
just as thoroughly as Georgia ever was.
Aud the people shall know precisely what
we offer. believe that very large per-
oentage of tho Georgians now iu Texas
wish to come buck home. LII it is within
the range Of probability, they shall he 40
commodated with ride home ut the same
rute that they wero car,ied out"
W. ny don't you go ou with your work at
once2"
''Simply because there is a delay iu the
new order OF things. The action of this
convention worked up tho Texas railroad
agents. You see we did much of our work
through Mcssrs. Whitney & Co. These
Texas men thou begged Whitney e. Co., to
hold up until they could have new con-
vention culled aod the matter discussed
once more. This convention We are expect
ing almost daily. When it comes we may
have slight change, but | think tho wor
that c.n happen to US, is to have tho rates
put up to S24 do not think the Texas
man can dcmand anything more than this.
Our friends should certainly never yield
any more. do not exactly understand
tho position occupied by the Texas mon.
They claim that there Is nobody in Texas
who who wants to coue back to Georgia.
Then why do they object to putting the
rates down? If there is nobody to avail
themselves of the rates, the rates will do no
harm.
| Col. Houston thinks that there is no
doubt that the work of bringing the Geor-
gians homc must be commenced iu earnest
very soon. He is confident that he cun
succeed through his own work and that of
his agents, 10 bringing thousands of these
people back to the old red hills. 1t is
almost Impossible to conceive of the thor.
oushness with which the Suites Of Georgia
and the Carolnas have been cauvassed by
the agents Of Tcxas aud the Texas railroads.
Tho States huvc been flooded with circulars
in which it is stated that two hundred fur
mers are "wuntcd immediately" to rent lands
where the landlords furnish everything but
the provisions needed by the tenants, and
divides the crop equally with the tenant.
| The average product of the ncres is given,
and is given in liberal figures, averaging
twenty bushels Of wheat to tho acre, thirty
bushels of corn, two thirds of balo of
cotton, on" half hogshead Of syrup,
etc. Other circulars state that "ive hun
dred coored families are wanted at once"
to rent farms, of course, Of rYrising value.
| Under the influence of these circulars and
of glib approximations, thousands OF persons
who we're reilly not able to move, put their
last dollar into railroad tickets and set out
for the promised land. They are now apx.
ious to get back into the midst of their
friends and kinsmer, and upon the old
ground once more. If Col. Houston can
establish method by which he can enable
them to come back, he will have done the
State service hardly to bo measured in
words.
THE GEORGIA SWISS COLONY.
While we werc conversing with Colonel
Houston upon tho subject, handsome,
fresh looking couple (evidently man and
wife) entered his office. A short but broken
conversation with the really handsome
woman disclosed the fact that they we're
Switzers, who had como over about six
weeks ago and settled at Mt. Airy. They
were members of party of about twelve
that came at tho solicitation Of the Air
Line Railroad agents and settled along the
limo of road. The husband had just pur.-
chased on yesterday place of five hundred
acres near Mt. Airy, on which was 40 or
chard of 1000 fruit trees and fifty acres of
good cleared land The couple visited At
lanta for the purpose of buying furniture,
implements, etc. The couple we're in the
beat of spirits, and wero highly satisfied
with the general outlook The wife stated
that her father and two or thrco brothers
we're coming over in short time and that
others would follow. Mr.. Houston told
her that others would follow Mr.. Hous +.
toa told her that if she would let him
know when her friends were coming, he
would 60 to New YORK and meet them and
bring thom out to Mt. Airy.
"You have no idca," he said chow these
immigrants are received at Castle Garden.
They are just oarted off 10 squads, and sent
to the Northwest, without being allowed to
give South single thought. feel that with
the proper representation q great many
immigrants who come to New York might
be brought to Gcorgia--and that on tho
other hand many who really desire to come
South, are turned of to other sections
almost without their own voltion. The
Air Line Railway now has regular agent
10 New York, whose whole business is to
look after immigrante, and sec that tho ad-
vantages of the rich lands lying along our
road are laid before them. When l won't
on to New York somo timo ago, he could
not get into Castle Garden. We soon mado