Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-14
An Appeal to the People of Georgia.

An Appeal to the People of Georgia
am not native Georgian. Impaired
health brought me to Savannah Ia years
ago, and through seven years the prosecu-
ton of pleasant ministry kept me here.
Here some of my children were born, and
in the silent Bonaventure, HARDLY, two
embodiments of my own life were buried
out of my sight. Here l witnessed the
last siege of Savannah when the angels of
death encompassed the city three months,
when the slain of the pestilence
were counted by hundreds and lamented
by thousands who survived. Hitler
since my ministry closed | have three
times returned, always to be met with
cordial welcome and entertained with
warm-hearted hospitality. These are a
few out OF many personal reasons for
my devotion to the soil and ihabitants of
Georgia. But there are other reasons, more
important as we'll as more general, which
have led me to appropriate large pOr-
ton of my time and attention to an in
quiry into the existing condition of the
state, that / might make it known
abroad, Vindicate it from ignorant SLAM
der, and further its future welfare.
l. Georgia is great State-great in it's
historical development, great in super
fetal area, great in It's mineral and agri-
cultural products, great in the variety Of
Its climate, great III its pOtentiality of in
calculable enrichment.
,. Georgia is neglected State. Few OF
its citizens travel through the world; few
of the outer worlds travellers visit Geor-
gia, and, as natural consequence, it is
an unknown land. Nothing is done to in
duce immigration into the State, therefore
emigrants go elsewhere. If its climate,
soil and observation-disclosures in va
riety and adaptation to all classes-were
widely known, its population and wealth
would be increased tenfOld in half hun
dred years.
3. Georgia needs more men and more
money. An infusion of British blood, and
an importation of British gold would ben
ett the country and the cities, build up
the churches and other educational and
pbilauJhrOpic institutions, increase rail-
road traffic, and put an end to the prevail
ing depression. Consumers of home pro-
ducts would be added, aud all kinds of
manufactures would be multiplied. Thus
Georgia would attain a substance worthy
of its size.
4. Great Britain is over populated, and
has more money than it can probably IN
vest. With the Bank of England rate of
interest at ~ per centGm, capitalists can
be easily induced to buy land and mines
that Will yield them more than double
that return. Besides, with land laws
that enrich the idle and impOversh the
dlligent, the inducement is sufficient to
attract the farmer if you invite him to a
field where lie may become his own lord,
There are enough OVer-burdened farmers
in Britain 10 make Middle Georgia bloom
like garden and blossom like u rose.
3. TO secure immigrants of the right
sort Georgia must put forth some great
effort. 1t must have its representatives
in Britain, seeking out those who are de-
sirOus OF lettering their condition, and
placing before them the superior attrac-
tons OF this superior STATE. When such
effort is made, and the old country is
made fully acquainted with the attrac-
tiOns Of this section of the new country,
Georgia will have its day, and bright
day it will be.
Unauthorized and unpaid by any per-
son or body of persons, |, from love of
Savannah and the State, have attempted
something by publishing the condition OF
Georgia in a little book. My WORK is
done and | am about to return to London
to speak for Georgia there. Let Geor-
gians now awake and arise, for the future
glory of the State is at hand.
TIMOTHY HARLEY.