The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
SETTLERS FROM THE WEST
Progress Of the Movement to Bring
Them to this Section Of the South.

Them TO this Section OF the South.
Tangible Results Already Attained.
The One Fare Route From the North
and Northwest to Obtain One Day In
Each Month This Year-Randolph
and Other Counties Have Already
Attracted Immigrants and Sold
Them Land-The Work to Continue.
The success of the immigration move
ment begun by the Southern Passenger
Association some months ago, with a view
10 bringing immigrants from the west
and northwest to settle in the counties of
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, from
present indications seems bound to follow
within a short time
The credit for what has already been
done, while the Southern Passenger As
ISOLATION, or some of its members origi-
mated the scheme, is not due entirely to
that association. Many of the individual
counties both in Georgia and Alabama
have been active in pushing the work,
and have already attracted widespread
attention to their respective resources.
But without the hearty cooperation Of
the Southern Passenger Association,
which is being given, little could be &C
complished, for if there is anything on
which immigration depends as much as
anything else, it is railroad rates. Rates
must be as near as possible in accord
with the ability of the prospective immi-
grant to pay them.
RATES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
To meet this demand for low rates, and
to give those from northern and western
sections who desire a chance to
make a prospective trip to this
part of the south, the Southern
Passenger Association has extended
a rate of one fare for the round trip from
points in the north and northwest to
points along the lines of the Central and
Louisville and Nashville railroads in Geor-
gia, Alabama and Tennessee, the tickets
to be sold one day in each month up to
next December. This rate was made
originally only for the months of Febru-
airy, March and April, but for various
reasons the association recently decided
to extend the time throughout the sum-
mer and fall seasons, as this may be the
most advantageous time for immigrants
to make Investigations with regard to the
sections TO which the tickets are sold
1t has been impossible as yet to deter
mine Just how many took advantage of
the rates during the months mentioned
but tangible results show that the scheme
has met with some success. The tickets,
of course, are not sold to any of the prin-
cipal cities in these states, the object be-
ing to build up and more thickly settle
the country and country towns
which will be of great ad-
vantage and benefit to the cities as we'll
Supplies are marketed in the cities, and
are also drawn from them TO the country.
The object therefore, is to attract atten-
tim n thu faPfilitty an - of Gaor-
gia and Alabama lands.
THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
The idea of increasing the farming pop
ulation In Georgia and Alabama counties
is, of course, a good one The only cues
tion is whether or not the plan is FEAST
bic one and can be carried out. The best
proof that it can be done is in the results
already attained, which speak for them
selves.
Randolph county, for instance, in
Southwest Georgia, has been actively at
work, and the efforts of the people there
have been rewarded. Cuthbert, a pleas
ant aud growing town, is the county seat
The people there have prepared an inter-
esting pamphlet of information, profusely
and prettily illustrated, showing just
where the county lies, what its resources
are and what railroad facilities it has.
These have been distributed largely in
aid of the passenger department of the
Central railroad, and the result has been
that the people of this county have not
only attracted attention to their section,
but they have brought immigrants down
there and sold them land, on some of
which new farms have been started.
1t is understood that the people of
Randolph induced a colony of Swedes to
come to their section, and that these i'm
migrants are now doing well.
INQUIRIES ARE FREQUENT
This is not the only county, however
that has been actively at work Houston
and Clayton counties have been attract
ing attention as well, Many of the coun-
ties along the line Of the Georgia South
ern and Florida Railroad have been doing
similar work, and also some of the coun-
ties around Eufaula in Western Alabama.
In all OF these results, and good re-
suits, can readily be seen.
The movement is being well advertised
and we'll kept up by all those interested
The interest, in fact should be general
throughout the two states. Inquiries are
received every day at the passenger
department of the Central railroad from
people in the west and northwest with
regard to those sections which are being
advertised. They are always answered,
and full detailed information is given
Many of the inquiries after being an
swered, are referred to those in several
counties who are interested in the move
ment to build up their section, and thus
the immigration departments of the
railroads are gradually growing in i'm
portance. The movement now seems
well under way and gives bright pro
misses of q growing AuCcesS