Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-10
Erroneous Impressions About Gcor-

@ia.
\ week cor more ago we published a let
ter addressed to the editor of the Boston
P.st and signed by Josiah NJ. Bosworth.
The letter seemed 10 us 10 breathe the
right spirit, and. i'm our opinion. was cal
culated To benefit Georgia by inducing
Northern people 10 settle in
tine state. We made some COM
ments ON it. expressing our approval
OF it, and advising GeorSiaEs and Flor
idians. when i'm the North, to utilize ey-
cry opportunity to impress upon the
Northern people the advantages which
their States hold out to immigrants. We
did not know whoAlr. Bosworth was, hut
We felt sure that he was a progressive
and liberal man, and that he was doing
what ne could TO advance the interests of
his state. our article was reproduced in
the Amcricus Rccorlcr, and from that pa
per we learn that Mr.. Bosworth is a resi-
dent of Newton county, Georgia, aud that
he Is now in New England for the purpose
of securing capital 10 erect mills at snap
ping Shoals. where there is splendid
water-power. Mr. Bosworth carried
with him letters Of recommendation from
Governor Mcdaniel and Senators Brown
and Colquitt. The editor of the Hecorter
received a letter from Mr.. Bosworth
some days ago. in which Mr.. BoswOrth
pointed out the necessity of making clear
30 the Northern people the true feeling in
Georgia with regard to Northern settlers.
There Is. no doubt, great deal of misap-
prehension in the Northern mind on this
point. A great many Northern people
have an idea that there Is a bitter senti-
ment in Georgia, and in the South gen
orally. with regard to them. They
yet this idea from occasional ar
ticles which they see in North
ern papers, and, perhaps, from chance
expressions copied out Of some extreme
paper in the South. OF course, they do
not want to make their homes whore they
will find no welcome and where they will
be surrounded by those who will regard
them with feelings Of hostility. They
want kind neighbors and good schools
and churches. If they can be assured
that they can get these things in
Georgia, together with cheap land and
good climate they will come here.
That they can get them there Is
no doubt. There is no more
hospitable people in the world than Geor-
gians. and this the Northern people who
come here quickly discover. Mr.. Bos-
worth, in his letter to Mr.. GlesScn, says
that last summer he was put in possession
Of a letter, written to a neighbor Of his
bv gentleman residing in the state OF
New York, asking him confdentially if a
man from the North would be safe in IN
vestinc in Georgia, and if a man from the
New ENGLAND States, with New England
proclivitics. political, religious and other
wise, would be safe in coming to Georgia
as citizen. 1t seems about as
strange to Georgian 10 have
such question asked about Georgia as it
would be to a New York OF Massachusetts
man 10 have such question asked about
those States. We must admit, however,
that an erroneous impression respecting
the condition Of society in Georgia exists
at the North. We must do what we can
to remove il. In the North are the kind
OF immigrants that we want. They are
the kind Of people who will carve
out small but productive farms
from our unOccupied lands. and help
build up the wealth and prosperity OF our
state In the North. also, is the surplus
capital 10 utilize our water power by
building factories of one kind and another.
and To develop our mineral resources.
We hope Mr.. Bosworth will succeed in
getting capital to build his mills at Snap