The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-27
TET THEM ALL COME.
Railroads at W.rk TO Bring migrants TO
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Railroads at W.rk TO Bring migrants to
the south.
All of the great trunk lines that lead into
the south are taking up the great work OF
building up the dilapidated plantations or
the southern states by bringing enlgrahts
to them.
Much has been written in The Constitution
already about the general tendency 10 en-
courage immigration by the ROADS that
enter this section of the country. the work
is taking on new interest every day. one
or two roads undertook it first as an eXper-
iment to settle the question that CON
fronts them, what of the future. Never dld
this question appeal with such telllns erect
to the mind of the railroad manlpuialofS III
the south as it has done within the past
twelve months when earnings nave laiieh
to such undreamed of depths.
The hard times that have oppressed the
railway interests of the whole country
have borne heavy, indeed, upon the lines OF
the south. The only remedy is to puild up
the country through which those lines run,
it begins to appear.
Thus the great movement to encourage
honeseekerS to came south has been entered
by all the great trunk lines of this sec
ton.
Mr.. McGinnis, the well-known commits
sioner of the Illinois Central, was talking
the other day about the movement. He said
that it is the purpose Of his road to push
this lar 1t can be puSneu anu DIT
once. His road has agents all over the
northwest looking up eXcursioniSts to come
to the south. More than this, the Illinois
Central has lately sent men to Europe TO
set forth the advantages of this section OF
the country as a place to find a home, and
the report comes from these agents that
several shiploadS of passengers Will soon
be landed on the American shore of good
honest people to come here to the south and
mai thair hon he -
1t is said that they are of the best class of
foreigners, hard working people, well edu-
Gated peope-peOple, in fine, who will make
good citizens.
when our work is DONE" said he, I'VE
viii see every man his own landlord, and by
the way, these foreigners are apt to steer
clear of that condition, prevalent in the
south, of being land poor. They want
more land than they can cultivate with the
ald or their families, say forty acres. In
Idct some OF them buy more than TWEEN
". Ihey MAKE up the greatest population
tor agricultural districts possible to imagine.
1hey have made the northwest what it is.
Nhen the movement is once fairly started
there WI be no stopping the rush of i'm
mIsratlo1H Northern people all move in
poHleS w hen one comes all come
colonel {. T.. Atmore, The general passen-
ger agent Of the Louisville and Nashville
fdHroad' IS promoting emigration to the
SCUM with great vigor. He says the road
has several agents in The northwest and in
europe, who are sending families down rap
Idiy 1t is the intention of the road to put
between 200 and 800 families On it's lie be-
tween Paris and Memphis
The Louisville and Nashville is now run
ming homeseekers' excursions from points
at Il rate of one fare FOR the round trip,
with view to encouraging the movement
1t owns many thousand acres of land be-
tween New Orleans Eldmatnp Ia
and also between Pensacola and River juno
ton. On the Nashville, Sheffield and Flor
ence branch there is d Norwegian colony
of about 200 families