The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-23
THE EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH.

New Emigrants from Sister States
The General Character of Those
Seeking New bomes-Ihe Agricul-
tural and Industrial Occupations
Reviving.
81 RRENCY, APPIING COUNTY, GA, Jan.
2l.-The recent incoming of emigrants
from the old north ard palmetto states,
consisting of white farmers, bids far to
revolutionize the hum-drum system, and
reclaim ma Y acres of thrown out "old
fiel is, and the once neglected spots that
have been Invaded by the naval stores
operator, followed in turn by toe ak and
saw of the rapacilus mill-mel are made to
Yield all character of indigenous plants, and
the presumed sterile places a 3 revived and
made a,tonishingly fertile. he chief
ain Of the ones who came into our
st ite, was to engage in the turpentiH e bust
ness. but finally drlfted into their former
occupation, farming, and they have con-
WINGED tie native yeomal THAT farming
oes pay.n T1rou gh the inf Iencs of these
few, of q decade past, that invested their
frugal means and untirlng energy "'mid
the tall plnesn tIey have addsd to their
handful group, until now quite lony of
CarOlinians claim pr Jtection under the
benehcelJ in1Ie ce of the Empire state and
one Of her leading counties-Appling.
1
ru sged, stalwirt, and hearty looking men,
and If we view them in compa ison with
tier predeceSs 1rs, they possess a surprisi G
amount Of endurance and energy. They
seem to be surprls ID that 50 much vacant
lands are in existence, AMI 80 ma " peo-
pie unempl lye1. 1t does not require the
acumen Of sage to arrive at tine proper
conciuSio J., but one will take the trouble
and pains to visit the numerous small sta
tions upon our railroads, and the scattering
stores throughout our country, and witness
tue demolition of the white pine box, and
listen to the sapient theories ''how to make
living" aud the genus homo exoatiating
on the unfair distribution of wealth,
and how 1t should be legislated-
1hey, or we, are told why.
We recall to our mind the purchase of a
farm six years ago, ny North Carolinian,
from one of Apphng's good citiz ms. II
wa decreed by Q owner as worn out, and
not feeling eq Ial to the emergency of taking
in new grounds, he deci led to dispose of the
'old farm" and go to town. Tue sale was
eff 9cted, aud as there were two lots, 400
acres each, 1t was readily disposed OF at
$4,000. The sequel is not at all marvellous,
but exhib Is what, wit honest toll, our pine
lands will produce. THIS farm is considered
% he one of tue model farms of this section
Of Georgia, and it is no5 an unusual thing
upon twenty acres, to gather sixteen or
seventeen 4uU-DOunu bales OF sea island cot
to /, a d the same number of bus lels of C IN
upln correspo ding acreage There is one
feature made nh ifeSt nong these emf
grants, and that is economy. Instead of
flying t. the chimerical and ARC lstle plans,
they employ their energies in the preOara-
ton of compost that does not require tae
eXDend. ture of mucu mo ley, anu which
builds up and uri shes the soil, that arti-
iical means seem SO rapidly TO exhaust.
We cheerfuily accept the 20 indus rious sons
of neIghooring states, and encourage all
such ito our midst; however, we are not
dispose TO overlook the zeal, thrift, energy
and successes of the "nAtive BORN" A -
ping is legitimately an agricultural county,
nevertheless accep.el largely for pastoral
several of her citizens, Capt. Ben MlIken
shearIdg about 70J or 500 sneep, aid others
owning large herds of cattle.
1t can be construed as to the prosperity of
this county when understood that We
good crop of cora was made st year not
withsta Idlng the excesdng drought, and
we are edioly informed tnat j. Mitchell
Thomas gilned about 100 bales of long cot
ton during the season, and Judge z. II.
Carter OF Surrency bales of equal number.
Taese gins are located in the 1896 Georgia
Militia district, AMI not farther than five
miles apart, so tle reader may infer Aithin
the radius of tel miles north and south of
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad this cotton was cultivated 7 ere
is no county i'll the state that will yield
corresponding results to the labor be tJwed,
as the ''od 5 ate of Appling" as it was once
called in cons queAce of its immense terri
tory. NJ. X. KWIS