The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-18
VOLUME XLIII.

conditions are just the same IS the most IA
v9red parts Of FLORIDA, aud far more acce=sih. Il
and convenient. We are in two frourz nun oi
| New Orleans, one OF the creates cities Of the
;. Union, and the gayest and most enjoyable one
on the continent. We have daily, three pas
seHger trains TO and from the city. and VS. get
our morning dailies from New Orleans with
the news Of al the world, every morning, in
time % read over q fashionable breakfast Ct
. O'Clock. " 4. have here every convenience
known TO modern civilization and progress.
Another vast advantage to inyalids. yisttia z
or remaining here, i that they can be under
the constant supervision and care Of the best
medical skill-the doctors Of New Orleans
Such advantages a these, a climate the same
as and equal 10 Florida. and with convenien-
ces pleasures. and other conditions infinitely
better than those Of Florida, have only 10 he
known TO be appreciated. The world is too
wiie-awake now, 70 sleep much longer over
these facts. and the day Of awakening Is At
hand.
Ii j. true, that the soil Of the seash0re IT,
sandy and poor, but this l. not bad re
ported, The superficial Soils sand. which
tends down about twenty inches, and is under
laid by good stratum Of clay. The cultivation
has not been deep enough, 20 test the quality
Of thi. subsoil. It is said that the chief want
Of our soil il the lack Of lime; admit that the
! soil is very poor generally, and not adapted to
/ extensive farms. But do believe and claim
( that for small farms and varied crops and pro-
I duction7 under the management Of good far
mcr, il will pay handsomely.
4 Fertilizers are everywhere around us, aud
have only to lie collected and saved. The sea-
I shells are full Of lime the Bay0uS are full Of
swamp-muck, the forests fall of leaves, and
/ the Hock- of cattle and sheep viii furnish IN
/ abundance, the other fertilizing elements.
. Corn oats rice, potatoes and sugar grow we'll
Rice Is a paying crop and is easily cultivated.
. II will pay On uplands, $50 per acre. Sugar
can be made paying crop. Bur situated as
we are on the seacost, with such commercial.
facilities ana climatic advantages the most
lucrative farming Is Of the small AMI varied
kind. the cultivation Of vegetables melons, and
fruits these are the earliest in the market and
find quck transit, and ready sale in the great
cities and towns within easy reach. The Or |
anze crop pays largely, is a very sure one and /
requires but little capital. \ good average |
orange tree viii bear 1000 oranges, which are |
worth $40. One tree in Bay St. Louis, last
wear bore 5000 oranges, w0r,h $50 ANY indus |
trious aud thrifty man can soon have 100 /
orange trees and sit down under them and /
take his ease and his easy income. Lemons, /
and bananas also grow well, but are neglected. /
There is fortune in grapes and figs to those |
who are skilled in cultivating and using them.
Cultivated blackberries outsell strawberries, |
and would make the grower OF them rich.
But hitherto, the chief pursuits Of the sea- |
coast have been grazing, shipping and lumber, /
and these must continue to be the chief occu-
pations Of the people The raising Of cattle /
and sheep are both very profitable, the latter |
enormously So Both are merely turned loose
in the woods, with very little attention, to take
care of themselves, and theiT food, the year
round, is the wild grass and cane that grows
spontaneously The profits of each very |
large. but might be largely increased, The |
pasturage could be improved by setting new
and better grasses and meadows, by improving |
the quality and blood CT the cattle, by using |
them AZ fertilizers, and by dairyia-a. Diaries !
couId be established on the railroad which
could send their milk, cream and butter to |
New Orleans, t4ree times day, if nece ssary, !
and in two hours There. tsese dairy products
would find ready sale, purer than the products
of the pent-up cows of filthy city daires.
The various grapes and cloyers grow luNu-
riantly here. / have seen the red clover Of
Tennessee and Kentucky, growing here two
feet high. in 100 yards of the seashore, where
il was dropped by chaue 4. n feeding hay to !
horses. Good hay can be gathered from all
the omen fields, that are even occasionally
scratched with a hoe or pillow. In short, be-
ueye that our seacOast needs only intelligent
culture to make its pasturage equal to any on
the continent. Sheep are the best investment
Seacoast wool leads the market, and sells tor
three or four cents more than any other wool
The enormous profits lie in the annual wool
clip aud the increase of the flock The FOL
lowing may be taken as an example recently
stated to me by one of our farmers:
A farmer had 800 sheep, worth, say s., 700.
This spring, his wool crop brought him $500,
and his flock increased by 500 lambs lie was
offered $1,000 for the lambs, and refused the
offer These simple figures show the enormous
profits.
The increase for enc year is........ ISL, goo
Less lou
$3.50
A clear profit of$l 80 on a capital Of 81, 700
or an annual profit of nearly 40 per cent. Now !
this example is not an exceptional one at all
But if this farmer would buy dozen gooq
Merino rams, his profits would soon exceed
100 per cent. annually, in the increased hne-
ness aud quantity of the wool, and the I'M
proved quality of his sheep. But It Is the
compound interest that produces such aston
ishing results Compound interest Is fearful
thing even t a low rate OF annual increase,
but lust foot up compound interest, or Increase
at 80 per cent. year for ten years, ana the
figures would seem Incredible.
The lumber interest i also a ial e one, and
pays well The demand for lumber Is large
u nd increasing. We furnlsh not only the
American demand, but the ships eff every
country in Europe, come here for lumber
SPANISH ship is no Nv loading with cross ties for
n railroad in Spain few days ago saw
shin loading on Pearl River, with cross-ties
for a railroad in Texas We furnish most OF
the lumber TO Cuba. Mexico and Central and
South America. Our local shipping interest
is also considerable 1t consists mostly OF
.4skipuers'' in the coast-wise trade, but con-
tains some good vessels in the foreign trade
Anv day this fleet OF shippers may be seen
i d, ,l,art Il ant
in the Cult plying its varied and gaintul
traffic, in lumber, slaves, hoop-poies, hre,
wood. charcoal. turpentlne, seashelis, sand,
oysters. and fishes, And these men who go
down TO the sea in SHIPPERS come back
with money in their pockets
Thus YOU see, that down on the seaooast,
we Jacks of ali trades ana we p!ek up
A living in various ways. We have millions
of acres of land unoccupIed, sparse popula-
ton. aud splendid openings for wlde-awake,
euterprIsing men.
But this letter is growing long and must
close it, with statement of the most import
ant event of many years to the seacoast. We
are TO have, almost Immediately, a new rail
road, on the Seaeoast, but near enough 10
it. to produce great results This road Is
called the \. O., * North EASTERN, and Will
run from New Orleans to Meridian. The ex-
act route is not yet located, but as 1t must be
an AIRLINE road and take the shortest line
between n O.. and Meridian, without regard
m frst cost or other considerations, the line OF
il may be traced now with very little posi-
. ble variation Inc surveyor 4lne must De
abandoned.
The new line will be nearly as follows:
From New Orleans TO Point Aux Herbes, on |
Lake Ponchsrtraiu, thence across the lake. at
;ts narrowest part, (only four OF i've miles
across. ] to Honey Island, thence across Honey
Island to East Pearl river. which it will cross
six or eight miles above GAiDesyiilei passing
- tbree miles southeast of kimballs store;
oI oraes east fork of Hobolochitta Greek,
anu, fonrm miles above Kimballs store. Thence
Il ' will cross High Pine Ridge, and the head
Z - Ill township three, IN
Ne'ets .ibaas. corner of Hancock. 1t will just
t tns The southeast corner of Marion county
and pass through poFtAEest corner Of Perry,
near Enon; through Jones e9Vhts1 11f;i1 -