The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15
Information for BOme-Seekers.

As we shall issue several hundred
extra copies of the present issue, to lie
sent to the prominent Changers, n
others, we print the following well
drawn letter from Mr.. n. Plumadore,
formerly of Canada and the Western
States, O a Real Estate Agent IN
Raleigh, who writes:
RALEIGH, N. c., January, 1879.
DEAR SHIT is impossible for me
tn be present at your Convention OF
Northern men, much as / want to be
there; business prevents, so must cen
tent myself by writing a letter and
wishing the Convention success.
l was born in Canada, but lived
several years in the Western States,
and came to Eastern North Carolina IN
1870. There l had chills and fever. SO
moved to Raleigh in 1873. Beng a
wagon maker l carried on that business
until l sold out. North Carolina has
many advantages over her sisters; she
lies midway between the North and
South; free from the extremes OF heat
and cold. Leaving out the low lands,
and along the rivers, it is very healthy.
Our mountains are perfect sanitarlums
for people suffering from all kinds OF
pulmonary affections, Consumption,
&c. The scenery is beautiful beyond
description. The State is full OF valua-
BILE minerals, such as gold, copper,
mica, corundum, iron, asbestos, soap
stone, chronic iron, graphite, galcna,
lime. barytes, coal, mari. alum, cop
peras, manganese, nickel, marble,
granite, milestone, building stones,
limestones, &C. We nave also all the
CLAWS that are used in the arts; we nave
any variety of timber, of soil and ell
mate, and numerous mineral springs,
a ID can cultivate, with profit, all kinds
of grass, clover, millet, all the small
grains, tobacco, cotton, vegetables,
rice, sugar cane, hops, flax, Jute, &c.
In fruit, we peat the world. Our
sounds and rivers are full of Oyster,
HOLSTERS, and fish Of all kinds. You
can build a wall, SO high that no living
thing can 60 in or out OF o State,
and 20 should be Independent OF the
world; we have everything within our
borders necessary for mans use.
We are central. Take Raleigh as a
centre of a line 700 miles long, and go
round in a circle, it will pass over
Florida and Alabama, and touch Gcor-
Ola. over jackson, Miss, Jacksonport,
Ark, beyond St. Louis, Mo, Quincy,
Mendoza and Chicago, H., Milwaukee,
Wis, most of Michigan, Georgiana
Bay, Ottowa, and near Montreal, Can,
MONTPELIER, VT, White Mt, n. H.,
and Portland, Ne. This takes in all
the heavy population east of the Miss,
issippi, and some west of that river.
With our Railroad system in a fam way
to be completed in the near future.
Soon we will have the connections
from Beaufort IIarbor and Morrlstown,
Tenn, and from Charleston to Chi
cago, completed. Again, strike a line
due south of Detroit. Michigan, and it
will pass over Franklin, Macon county,
N. c., through Rabun Gap, Mllledge-
vile. Ga, and strike near Columbus,
Fla. Few people are aware that North
Carolina reaches SO far west and the
important position she occupies for fu-
ture development. All the low lands
from Norfolk, Va, south to Florida,
and around and up the Mississippi as
far as Memphis, is we'll adapted for the
culture of cotton, rice, corn, and the
early vegetables. In Florida tLey
have the oranges, &C. This low u
try will raise Irish potatoes. apples,
Sc, but they will not keep. 1t is not
GOOD for the grasses, although they
will do we'll in places. Therefore
Western North Carolina, North Yves
fem South Carolina, North Georgia
spd East Tennessee, must, in the fu-
lure when they are developed and peo-
pied by an industrious and enteTprising
population, feed and supply the low
Lands, two-thirds of the year, with
bread, fruits, vegetables, beef, pork,
butter, cheese, honey, &c,
&C. az we'll as feed their W manu-
featuring enterprises, that are sure
10 spring up when there is so
much raw material In mineral
md timber at their w doors,
md where there is water power plenty
% move all the machinery in the United
states. To induce good citizens to
.ome here, we must sell them good
and at as low prices as possible, pro-
Get them in their interest, and not let
hem purchase too much land because
t; is cheap. 1t is unfortunate that
railroads running South and in the
do not carry passengers and i'm
as cheap as they do West;
7,re they 10 give US the same rates as
do to the West. | believe thou
arls would come here. where ten do
ow. As to the people have no fault
, find. II men coming here are gen
.e,uen, they are treated as such, at the
inc time do not trust everybody, for
. have some that would cheat you if
.cy got the chance. Your politics
no difference. Protestant de-
limitations have churches everywhere,
a.hnl;c churches are few. but her