Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-22
IN THE SOUTH.
BUREAU SOUTHERN News,
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RALEIGH, N. c.
The great desire Of the general public is
to know what is transporting throughout the
civilized and uncivlized world. Many north
ern people think the South is part of the
nncivilzed; that it is inhabited by nosqui-
toes, negroes, and cut throat and aristocratic
whites; that it is largely covered with
swamps, and that there is little in the section
to commend it to to the best class of people.
The majority Of the writers and correspond
ents of the Southern Mews Bureau are Of
northern birth, and the General Manager
takes this opportunity TO say that he has Sc
lected them equally from the two great po-
iitical parties, Republican and Democratic;
and that truthful, fair and candid statement
of facts as they exist and transpire in this
part Of the Union shall be gwen.
Your readers are doubtless interested in
the manner of living of the Southern people;
what the land Is capable of producing; how
the farmers plant and harvest; how cotton,
rice. peanuts, sugar cane and oranges are
cultivated. All these subjects will be taken
up and interesting pen pictures Of "down in
Dixie" will be given. The news Of the day
will be reported. The readers of these let
tiers will be Ike pit fully posted as to what the
Southerners are doing in the industrial world
For instance, it is reported this week that
the greatest smoking tobacco factory in the
world, which is in North Carolina, has been
purchased by an English syndicate for three
and half million dollars. This business
was owned equally by southern and north
ern firm, and was started not many years ago
with less than ten thousand dollars.
Those interested in the mineral resources
will be posted as to the latest news in this
line. We have this week the great gold find
in Montgomery county, NJ c., where in less
than a week, in one spot, there was taken
out of surface or placer mines by cradle
working, one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars worth Of the precious metal.
Those who think the South is one vast
stretch of sand and swamp are very much
mistaken. There are lofty mountains OF
more than six thousand feet elevation; fer
tile valleys through which flow streams that
afford many opportunities for the utilization
of power by the capitalist and manufacturer:
immense forests of oak, hickory, walnut and
other woods; beautiful hills covered with
native grass and underlaid with almost every
mineral and precious stone. 1t was north
ern mans good fortune to find in the South
q mine from which is taken stone more rare
than the diamond, and equalling it in value.
This mine was discovered by Prof. Hidden,
and in honor Of him the stones are termed
Hiddenites. Among the mountains the trout
fisherman finds the finest sport, while the
woods and fields abound with quail. The
largest sporting club in America owns the
right Of hunting over wide territory in the
Piedmont section and has an annual trial of
bird dogs.
1t is about this wonderful unknown South
land that we propose to furnish information
from week to week. One of the principal
features will be our descriptive letters,
"How to make money at farming in the
South" We will start out next week with
"The physical geography of the South, +"
and follow with Show cotton is planted and
cultivated" With this letter we send to the
editor a package Of cotton seed so that those
intere sted in the subject may see the seed Of
the plant from which the larger part Of our
clothing is made. The seed will terminate
and grow if planted in hot houses about the
first Of May; SO the lady friends Of the edi-
tor can speak in advance for a cotton seed
to plant.
We will treat of the humorous side of life
down South. How Uncle Sambo and Aunt
Dinah spend their happy. contented lives
with song and jolly. health giving fun. The
letters will be made amusing, Interesting
and Instructive