The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-15
DIR. BARKAN'S MISSION.
He Thinks Immigrants Will Do Well
In This Section Of the South.


Railroad, and Tells What Products
Could Be Raised to Which Little
Attention Is Given He Says the
People in All Ages are Exceedingly
Healthy-A Letter From the Salz-
burgers.
DR.. Louis Barkan, Of New York, who
| came south about two weeks ago to look
/ over this section, especially along the
| line of the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad, with a view to obtaining immi-
grants, was back yesterday from a trip
1 over the South Bound division, between
| Savannah and Columbia, which he made
| on a crank car.
DR. Barkan left for Fernandina last
night, where he goes to meet President
Duval, of the Florida Central and PENN
sular railroad, and during his investiga-
tions of this section he will probably be
in Savannah frequently.
With regard to his trip over the South
Bound DIR. Barkan said he was well
pleased with the conditions presented,
and the advantages that would be af-
forded for such settlers as could be
brought there
81 have found healthy people in all
| ages" he said, children as well as
adults. Manyof the northern people, and
the people of New York especially, have
| some prejudice against the climatic con-
! ditions at the south, but it is highly de-
! sirable, l think, that the people and chill
| dren in New York city should look as
! healthy as those l have seen on this trip.
GOOD WATER FIRST OF AIS.
|
found good and pure. This is natural, be-
cause the sandy soil acts as a first class
| filter. Such a water should produce
| good temperance people. l devoted my
! attention to products that could easily be
raised in this section, but to which, so
! far, little attention has been devoted, be-
cause these are the products to large
extent which many Of these immigrants
| would want to cultivate.
silk and the mulberry have been cul-
tivated in this section, but it has been
almost dropped now. 1t is still made in
some few places, where good silk fishing
! lines are made. The production of figs is
neglected, and the fig is used now only
for domestic purposes, whereas, if more
of them were cultivated a large market
could be found for them in the north.
Nearer to the coast olives could be raised
with profit. Grapes and wines cultivated
in this section could find a large northern
market and would pay well.
A few experiments have been made
with the Eucalyptus tree, but they
have failed. Experiments with almonds
have also failed. There are few plants
more or less unregarded to which more
attention should be given. An example
is the Cassina tree, the leaves of which,
| when properly cured, make an excellent
tea. Hazel nuts have also been neglected,
and gaulberries and myrtle, which would
make paying products, grow wild, but are
not cultivated. Both of these grow every
where in the warmer sections of Georgia
and South Carolina.
FINE FRUIT SECTION.
South Carolina is not state for
oranges, but it is possible that a cross
| breed of oranges and lemons which pro-
duces an excellent fruit, would do well.
This fruit grows in great abundance on
the Azores islands.
1.-THE two things most needed in this
section are manufactures for making
barrels and for canning products of the
fields With increase in the cultivation
of these products, nearly all of which
think could easily be made to pay, such
manufactures would do we'll.
THE cultivation of pecan nuts, though
only in its incipient stages, is giving
bright promise of success. Mr.. Stocks,
at Scotia, has twenty-five acres under
cultivation, which pay him we'll. The
pecan requires a sub-clay soil with sand
above The fruit comes from five to ten
years after the planting of the trees, but
after that time fruit bearing never stops.
Mr. Faust, of Denmark, has q large area
planted in pecans and walnuts.
THE soil varies very much all through
out the section which have traversed.
AS rule the soil is poorer near Colum-
bia and better near Savannah. The
p1alify ic M C-r96nata1 ar.1,y ho
tween these places, however, but is ex-
ceedingly variable.
THE SOUTH WANTS SETTLERS.
'Since my return to Savannah | have
met President Purse of the board of trade,
and Mr.. Menelas. who are interested in
the work. President Purse says he is in
sympathy with my mission and will do
all he can to help me along. He kindly
offered to make me acquainted with
members of the board of trade and bring
the matter of immigration to this section
prominently before those who are most
interested in it.
Il shall return to Savannah perhaps
some time next week. l am going all
over the Florida Central and Peninsular
lines in Florida, and will return to Sa-
; vannah too just before going to New
York. have taken notes all along with
regard to the value of land which show
that it can be obtained by any settlers at
reasonably low prices. The prices [ have
obtained, however. have little reference
to the qualities of the soil"
SALZBURGER LETTER.
DR.. Barkan has been collecting certif-
Gates and testimonials with regard to the
, country in this section from settlers
which will go great way towards in.
ducing immigration to this section
Among them is the following:
We, the undersigned descendants of the
, Salzburgers who were prosecuted and ex
PEELED on account OF their reforms and who
emtgrated 100 years ago to the United states
! certify that we have been thriving well in
our settlements in Georgia, bodily and NOR
ally, and that, with two exceptions no Salz
burgers have been guilty of any crime that
our health and livelihood have ALWAYS
? been satisfactory that our climate is goOc
and that our land is fertile and not dear
There is no poverty among us. and in excep
, tional cases of restitution sufficient assist.
ance is given to the needy Therefore we
feel justified in inviting industrious anC
moral Germans to settle among us and TO be
come good members OF our thrifty communi
ties.
} This was given to DIR. Barkan by the
descendants of the Salzburgers at Clyo
where prosperous community has beer
built up 1t is signed by about twenty
, five of the prominent citizens of thai
place.