The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-16

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wyoming, about. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .5uJ
Dakota, about. Observation-Disclosures. .54i
In all of these States except Missis-
sippi and Louisiana, immense efforts
have been made TO secure population,
and as you viii see, it has been accom-
plished by persistent advertising and
work, and in some cases in the face OF
climates and conditions"
1t will be seen what Florida, Arkan-
sas and Texas have done by organiza-
tions, over the other Southern States ;
and what Louisiana has done as a
start, with slight local organizations in
the last few months.
In one parish, (Calcasieul in 1887,
$259,056 worth of land was soldin one
of the sparcest settled portions of the
State, overy eighty per cent, of which
was paid in cash. The net efforts Of
immigration are shown in the increase
in assessment of the parish, (Calcasieu)
from Si,0OO,OOO to S3,O0O,OOO in five
years, in increase of price of land 500
per cent, in the springing up of innu.
merablc and flourishing towns, and in
general prosperity. Immigration has
done this for what was regarded as
one of the poorest sections in Louisi-
ana, and has produced a magical effect
in that State, which has now steady
stream into many other localities
This is the case also in Arkansas,
Texas and Florida. Even in our State
1t is going on steadily, almost unob-
served. Seventy families, $500 people,,
have made large purchases in Clay
county. The NJ. Il o, Railroad alone
has sold $4,000 acres Of land to actual
settlers in Wayne and Clarke counties,
in the last eighteen months. Others
are buying lands III Oktibbeha, Kinds
and along the Illinois Central aud other
railroads. and in the counties south of
the V. q NJ. Railroad, in fact nearly all
over the State, showing that the
thrifty immigrant from the North and
Northwest has determined to settle in
our State, and that all that is necessary
is for our people, all over the State, to
organize and advertise our unsurpassed
advantages, and welcome this most de-
sirablc class of immigrants, who have
means to purchase what they want
and "add their capital, labor and en-
terprise to swell the tide of returning
prosperity of our great State
No State can be more benefited by
immigration than Mississippi. Our
population is scarcely settled over large
areas, making il almost impossible to
have efficient schools in the rural dis
tricts, and with many other disadvan-
tages incident TO thinly settled sections
We have 30.179,S40 acres of land in
the State. OF this only 100000 is
divided into farms, while really of this
amount only about 100000 acres is in
actual cultivation. There remains
about 100000 acres in the State YET
to be developed. We see from this
that one half, in fact nearly two-thirds
of the State could really be developed
and put in cultivation, and of as good
land as that already under cultivation
We are really land poor, and if the
grsater part of the land we do not use
is sold to thrifty immigrants who have
capital and who will join in with us in
its development. IL will add untold
wealth TO our State: II will furnish the
capital we need so much; will relieve
us of all possible individual indebted
ness decrease our taxes; build up oul
waste places; give the conditions to
make our public school system as eff
fective as any other State in the union
and IN every respect add to the mate
rial development of the state.
Mississippi is an agricultural state
apd agriculturalists are the class main.
ly desired to settle in our midst. Ouf
conditions for vegetable growth arc
unsurpassed and Mississippi to-day pre-
sents more uniform adaptability fol
great diversity ofcrops, than any other
Southern State. This is determined
by the conditions which fixes her eli
mate and seasons. Rainfall aud tenn
perature are the two factors deciding
this. The average rainfall in the State
IL fifty-aeyen inehes-a little more In