Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-02-19
Important-Land Registration.

Important-Land Registration.
Tho managers Of the Atlanta & Charlotte
Air Line Railway, feeling the Importance of
immigration from othor seotions aud foreign
countries, havo this day appointed DR.. j.
w. Moorman us Registrar of Lands.
The object is to record all lands adjacent
to the line Of this Road that may b. offered
for sale, aud by means of advertising and
Foreign Emigrant Agents, Induce, from
other seotions, direct settlements on said
lands.
10 accomplish this tho company will
have to become party to it, in order to
give confidence and concentration to the
movement.
All that will bo askod as compensation
for advertising and registering will bo (5)
livc per cent. if sales are made, if not sold,
then nothing will be demanded by the
company.
Land owners will boar in mind that this
registration is dono by tho company solely
with tho view of populatng the country
on tho line oftho Road, expecting to receive
compensation in tho way of freights on
products and passenger fares produced by
tho increase. All individuals, newspapers
md organizations throughout tho country
are equally interested in .he success of this
movement, and as it is for the com mon good
it is hoped that oil will unite in making it
public, aud rendering every facility to ad-
vance it. DR.. Moormap will commence the
registration at Charlotte, February 10th, and
will give due notice of the time he can be
met at tho station nearest home of tho party
desiring to register lands. Only ono oppor-
tunity will DO given, therefore it will bo to
your interest to enquire of the railroad
| agent when tho land registrar will be st
your station, and DO there promptly at his
appointments by this means thousands of
unoccupied acres can be brought under
cultivation, and thousands Of cntcrplisiug
citizens added to our population.
Saturday, February 2lst, thero will bo q
presentation of an American flag by tho
company to the Kings Mountsins Centen-
nial Association. AS lurge numbers are
expected to be present, au opportunity will
be given to register. Come with an abstract
statement answering the following ques-
tions:
| lst State of
I'd County Of
Sd Township or District
9TH Neigbborhood
9Th Population of county
9th Direction and distance from r Il
7th Direction and distance from Co. site
| 9th Distance from and name of nearest
town
| 9th Distance from and name of nearest
railroad station
10th Distance from and name of nearest
IpO
l1th Located on what public rond
18th Number Of acres in tract
18th Number of acres in cultivation
18th Character Of soil
18th Adapted to what products
10Th What Improvement
l1th Supply of water, spring or we'll
18th. Limestone, frcestonc or mineral
18th Located Gu or neal whut water
course
Goth Mill site or water power
list Estimated capacity Of power
223 What growth of timber
23d Minerals
24th Convenience to schools and churches
25th Adnptability to fruit culture
10Th Number of fruit trees on troot
9th. Prioo per aero
18th If not sold will rent for cash - per
aero
3Oth If not sold, will rent at what pro-
portion of tho crop, lessee furnishing
stock, implements and seed
3lst If not sold, will rent at what por.
ton of the crop, lessor furnishing stock,
implements and seed
Let your prices bo low, remembering you
are coming into competition with the West,
her cheap lands and influential emigrapt
agents, and to succeed it will require
large liberulity on the part of land owners.
| am not at liberty to make public all
know on this subject, but can assure the
public that prompt action and liberal prices
will command attention from the outer
world. Memorandum blanks can be OBJ
tainod from the railroad agents, but to
insure proper registration all parties inter
ested must bo preseno at appointments,
prepared to sign contracts.
W. j. HOUSTON, e. p. & r. Ag't.
j. w. MOORMAN, Land Registrar.
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