Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-10-14
Information for the Farmers Of the
Norrh and West.
OFFICE OF GEN'L PASS, AGr
MuBILE II ONO RAILROAD TO,
MNRIL Ala Ori. Sin. lSnH-

80 SN0 HNsN
( OFFICE OF HEN'L PASS, AG'r.
MoBILE n ONO RAILROAD [,
MONT ALA, Oct Sih, 1898.
+ In order to intclligeutly and cxpli
. NY answer The numerous inquIri
= addressed TO This Office, coming fro
dissatisfied farmers OF The North al
West, who are anxious tc obtain reli
; bic attenuation regarding the Sout
and TO enable Us 10 furnish facts. "
, take the liberty of addressing I'll
communication TO the people locate
tributary TO the Mobile and Ohio Raj
; road, and earnestly hope that the il
formation requested will be speedll
aad carefully answered by each an
every one Interested in the wurR {
settling up the South.
ReSll2iug the fact that the preSCu
distress aud discomfort among III
farmers OF the Norih and West on az
count of the financial depression an.
low prices of crops III that section, OF
iers an unparalleled opportunity to sc
cure thousands OF thrifty, industrioh
and intelligent settlers tor the South
simply by showing TO the people III
numerous advantages that are oticre.
by this section and wishing to tax,
every advantage of the opportSnity
we hope to have the cooperation .
the people Of Mississippi and Southern
Alabama rs far as practicable.
a few accurate and detailed facts
about the South placed before the
Western people at tbs time viii be
productive OF great GOOD 10 the South
We ask every land owner. planter
fruit and truck grower, stock and
sheep raiser, manufactured and mer
chant to favor us in this and give n.
much OF the Information requested in
as complete form Is possible.
The following are the questions IL
which we ask answers:
Give your fail name and address.
Where is your farm located? How
long have You lived in your present
section and from what state did you
come?
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'"av Una; Nuu nave "nuer cu'.,Na1loh :
ricultnral land that YOU do not cult
vale?
IS your land nigh. rolling or fiat and
t~not"N'n' Vi ISL low S"aii'iH OF
N,',c ''n" ",'"pl'H 'o'rul' ana I'ne
sa0".H-, sa,"sh''S. 'EefA l1flaihS,
@ynia"' '"f''''"s' S'o'A' s'eep OF A"g
'',,,pS' a.,
"nI' 'ne h,i'"oeF 81 acres OF
'a.'u "'u VIVA, Is 'he hu'hoer
Vi W. W., ~ ,',''oSt Innu'
"n", M,n4 Vi oV'tle'. fruits VeSe.
.ap,e'' eI'ea'S VI ?t"ln' LAY gF'ss anu
'otH5e p.ans Oan W Pfou'cG"!
oHn po"',a, 0eg.' nog', sItep; cat
w. ,nn, t.pa 'nsIl' ~ rh'>gl sue
,s,.nn', ~ '~n''aeops'> an" cAe"pi!
ol np". t"la'>:
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III '..V "u0i
h,,,n,. r;,o Ir;.h ", ooI"' p''s'
notators. turpins naas honr, tamo,
ZOOS sweet notatons cncnmhar. has.
or how monr sLn crn,o.
.ovns of truits sul Lorrio., o. ,nrs
rr,ssas and forsro aons .o,,n
bud nr.1uon nor anrn2
WAT .ia,la crows oro van r,;.fnu
nf crnn. do yon E,lla,r ~
.foaIIr nnd yLaat Ioos \, cnst - p,n
cultivate ana .artfpiza cow .nl
,o'''''" ''" 'H''''N' lo"' '"ud
what Kind of for,i,izcr do ro,, nso
,,l ;n NIL, a,ant:,tf5. -. .G
mi IRONS
Inv dn CON crI,iyo,o2 Vlot ,,o.l
NJ In van nsps W. n,w.r , ~
How many haod ot irorL;,g s,,,l.
10 VAN Ennng
How many crons of voco.,bios
rain grasses or hav can van r.isa
man the s,n,n g,am,1 Lgr,Y',
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titrornrt cron. ,e@1, t,r gr'' '9'h
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,ra ,9oi ana ora ,.n nI ?Du - pa3'
rItiv,foi or iii ~ 't""s
gr,ssos oro ,to, t''e"' III
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