The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-05
LOOKING TOWARDS THE SOUTH
Information in Respect to Georgia
Soil and Labor Wanted.


Detroit, Mich, Jan. 80 -Agrieultural
Editor Morning News: My son is sub
scriber to your paper, and we have be-
come so interested in the favorable re-
ports from the agricultural columns of
your valuable paper that we are, together
with three other of our farmer friends
strongly contemplating removing to some
one of the southern states for the purpose
of going into the farming and fruit bust
ness. The question we are considering
now, and one of vital interest TO US, is
that of procuring farm labor. We have
seen in the Atlanta Weekly Constitution
that the negroes, particularly those who
have grown up since the war. are no good
to work also that there is a strong effort
now being made to get these people to
emigrate to some other country. If the
above statements are facts, what
labor and help? individually place
but little reliance on the success
of this immigration move, but if there is
a good deal of trouble in getting the ne
gro to work on the farm il would as q
matter of course, have strong influence
against taking up farming as a business
in the south, but myself aud friends have
got this southern farm fever to such an
extent that l have been requested to
write to you and to ask Gf not inconsis-
tant with your rules and INTEREST," what,
If any trouble there is in getting farm
labor; also what is the usual pay per
month or day for good farm hands In
Georgia and Alabama, more particularly
in Georgia, as that is the state we con
template going to; also are, northern peo-
pie subject to any acclimation, sickness
in going TO Georgia to liver The favor
able letters in your last weeks paper
have interested us so that we should be
highly pleased to read through your agri-
cultural columns, the EDITORS opinion and
answers to the questions we have asked.
GEORGE E. MCCULBY,
Detroit, Mich
In reply to our correspondent we can
inform him that he can get Just as good
common labor anywhere in Georgia to-
day, as he can get anywhere. There are
plenty of middle-aged black laborers in
Georgia that will do the work that Mr..
McCulby will want done. No labor will
do the best without the eye of the master.
There may beu some emigration of
negroes from Georgia, buG it will be grad
ual, and it will probably be some time
before there is any perceptible diminu-
tion of them in Georgia. You need not
fear to come to any partof Geor2ia on the
score of health. With proper prudence
you will live here longer, probably, than
you would in Michigan. You will
get "acclimated" without knowing it.
We. are quite sure thousands of
people from your section, and further
west will ultimately come to Georgia and
other southern states. Stock raising and
fruit growing are to be greatly magnifed
in this section. Our lands ale cheap.
and such as are not still fertile, are cas-
lily made so by devoting to bermuda grass
and clover for a period Land can be
bought anywhere from 81 to $40 per acre
that will make remunerative crops of
everything grown in our climate. South
Georgia is increasing her tobacco area.
We trust that our co respondent with his
friends will find a haven in Georgia be-
fore many months We shall be glad to
aid him, as we may be able TO dose. Our
labor is better in Georgia probably than
in any other southern state