Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-01


BUCK CREEK, scRIvEN COUNTY, GA, March
SO.-Editor Morning Ne1os: The excessive wet
spring has caused farming operations in this
county to be little backward. But in the alb
sence of politics and elections and the laying
aSi OF business business is a great thing to
build up cities and commercial centres, but is
curse to rural agricultural people. What
we want here Is more cork and less bust
nesS), we are getting rapidly up
with our work. There is being more
commercial fertilizers used here this season
than any year within my recollection, and the
preparation of the land is more thorough, and
with good seasons and the smiles Of a bounti-
full Providence, everything indicates a large
crop.
Corn and bacon, the necessaries OF life, are
scarce, last years corn crop being cut short by
an unprecedented drouth, and the bacon sup
ply diminished by the ravageS of the hog
cholera among the swine But our peop'e are
not discouraged, and are working hard to
mend their fortunes and to diSpel the assertion
that every time the sun sets it finds Georgia
poorer.
The planters in this neighborhood have
formed an agricultural society, and desire all
the light they can gel. l hope your excellent
agricultural journal, the Farmers M0nthIy,
may be brought to the attention of the mem
bers The society Is called the Buck creek
Agricultural Society of ecriven County. Cap
tain S. D. Conner is the President
That portion OF President Garfleld's inaugu-
raj address that touches upon negro suffrage
and the duty of the National Government tc
assist the states to educate them to make
them worthy of the ballot, furnishes food for
reflection, and Is an admission upon delicate
subject, that is worthy Of note coming from the
source it has The authors of the public school
system OF this State have the satisfaction of
knowing that, unaided by the General Govern
manf they haVR Increased the Rlorov NJ of
race to an alarming extent. What effect it
will have upon the agricultural products of the
State, the morals of that race, or whether or
not they can reach that point where an educa-
tional qualification for voter will be unneces-
sary in this State 20 secure good government,
remains to be seen.
Our county paper, the TeEepAOne.i is agitating
the project or building railroal from Syl-
vania, our county town, TO some point on the
Central Railroad. / would be glad to see such
road built. 1t would open up a fine timber
belt to transportation, besides be a great con-
venience to our planters. But 1 doubt
ability to build it. II the management of the
central Railroad could be convinced that it
,H pay, and p6p. be to the interest Of
induced to build il. If it is not built in that
way, fear We will never have it. The trans
portation on the eastern side of the county is
good.
We have two fine steamers-the steamer
Wheless and the Katie-plVing the Savannah,
and Differed by competent, polite and ceurte-
GUS gentlemen. Inelr passenger and freight
rates are reasonable and just, fixed so by com
petition and not by a commission Our law
making power seems to have regarded this
class Of common carriers as the only ones ia
Georgia having brains sufficient to conduct
their own business without guardian, or that
they were the only ones that would adopt
reasonable and just rates for freight and pas
sengers, as they are not put under the rule of
the triumvirate.
The advocates OF no fence law in this county
are gaining strength, and would not be sur.
prised 10 see. petition and an election, and
probably its adoption before long. Under the
present law the destruction of our valuable
pine forest is only a question of time, and
short time at that. Some of our best planters
say that stock raising here does not pay. Then
why go to this great fence tax to protect some
thing that does not pay? 1t is difficult matter
to break the force of habit or change the rule
OF our forefathers, though they were adopted
in fogy times, under different state of affairs
and are against our interest. BAMBOO.