The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-12
A THRIVING COUNTY.
4 Fine Climate and Fertile Land
suitable for Grain and Fruit.


Suitable for Grain and Fruit.
Rochelle. Ca, March 1.-The farmers OF
Wilcox county are preparing for planting
The cotton acreage will be reduced. while
that Of corn will be increased. Wilcox
has never been a cotton producing county.
The farmers believe in hog and hominy.
Many Of the most prosperous farmers
have meat and corn TO sell. There are but
few farmers in the county who VIII have TO
buy any corn and meat this year.
This county is one of the best in the
state. The soil is what IS called a red
pebbly loan, with clay subsOil- II will
last forever and is very fertile The eli
mate cannot be exceued. The winters are
mild and the summers are pleasant, and
its healthfulncss Is unequaled.
Uncle Micopa Owens. who died a year
ago. lived 10 the age Of 1o2.
capt. Tatum, recently deceased. lived
10 tile ripe age Of Is. Capt Tatum was an
officer IN the Indian war and fought one
battle IN this county, about six miles south
of Abbcville. Mai. A. A. r. Reid is 70
years old, and as spritely as a young man.
Nothing delights the major more than to
gather his young friends around him and
tell them Of long ago. The major is the
founder OF Abbeville. the county site. He
selected the name IN honor Of
Mrs. Abbcgale McDufhe. who
was noted woman in the early his
tory Of Wilcox. The first superior court
IN the county was held in her log cabin.
The future Of this county is assured.
Much attention is being given TO home
fertilizers. Less cotton ana more pro-
visions seems to be the watch-word Of
the farmers.
This section is the home of the grape
and the peach. and the time is not far
q. p hon
fruits will be shipped from Rochelle.
capt. Boynton of the Boynton house has
a nice orchard Of early peaches. Year
before last ne had ripe peaches as early
as May TO- lie has an extensive straw
berry patch, and will soon please his
guests with strawberries and cream
Editor Cain of the Solid South SAYS as
soon as the advantages Of Wilcox are
known the people viii rush here to Sc
cure some of the bargains offered in
lands Land can be had here now from
So to S. per acre. Editor Cain has been
all over the west CTeXas included), and
he says Wilcox county is the most de-
sirable place to live he has ever seen.
He has invested heavily in real estate.
He owns perhaps the prettiest and best
place in the county.
The people are extremely anxious to
see the Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery railroad get under the control of a
company who will build into Savannah.
The high freight rates now are against
this section, and detrimental to Savan-
nah's interest. This trade belongs to Sa-
vannah, and should the railroad get into
hands that will build into the city, it will
add materially to both Savannah and the
road.
The good citizens of Wilcox stand with
outstretched hands to all law-abiding
energetic people who wish to come and
help develop their resources. but they do
not want any anarchist or calamity howl
ers. They want workers, not GROWERS
Wilcox is fun of people that viii heartily
welcome a good class of emigrants, and
those who come will never regret locat-
ing in this, one of wiregrass Georgia s.
banner counties.