The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-03
NEW IMMIGRATION scunn,n
III" Ra,,is,r nrnwn's Plan TO ponuv,,c
Ihwei n",I " County--Smali ir",'no
ana Many Fatmers "arhs

"1Ko Ma., Browns Plan TO po,u,,,,
and Mnnv Gi3Gaunmty--small Farms
From the GreenvilIe Monntr;,,
The immigration schoma 49,
by Col. Mike Brown, of PIS no om io0'
county,, bids fair to outliva mn mei
others that have been brought to iah! Hah!
III recent years. Our peoplo are nfi, ~
TO the Importance of immigration ".iv1 nvS
iall IN readil y with tho idea of brinm lu
ing farmers from other sections If H.
country, who will buy small tracts ni
t thnu ana make thcir own hog and
;toiuhny. -, Ihere Is no lack of interest
IN inc matter, and thcre are scores of
men IN every county who are willing to
| s9il iand In small tracts and on reason
| able terms. Tho trouble is to pet, man
VINO VIII devote their time and money
TO the development of plans for Tia
accomplishment Of this object.
Mike Brown is IL man of great onerpv
and foresight, and he has the means
lor carrying out any scheme with
whlch ne Is connected. He is the vice
president OF the Carolina Midland
Hallway, along which he is now settling
farmers from the North west, and he
has Just organized Il company for the
development OF lands aud promotinp
Immigration to this State. Mr.. r. ri
Jacobs, prominent farmer of Green.
Vile County, has been in corresnnn-
dence with Col Brown upon tho sub
lcct, and is asking for large number
OF tenants to place upon lis lands. but
ne Is given to understand that the
company prefers to market the surplus
lands and bring settlers rather than
tenants in South Carolina. His appli-
cation is on file at the company's Office
IN Chicago, however, and he may
secure tenants.
The Aiken Recorder has had un in
tcrview with Col. Brown. in which he
stated that he had just made sale in
Aug gusta Of $500 acres in i}aruwcll
County to Il asyndicatc Of five parties,
VINO I'll immediately divide it up into
small farms, and settle it with farmers
from Illinois, who have already agreed
TO come on. lie has sold about 1000
acres altogether, aud has brought on
about eighty heads Of families, who re-
present four hundred people. all of
whom will become permanent citizens.
Ihe colonies have been settled us fol-
lows One near the tOwU of I}arnwcll
one near Brow ncliS: two at Hayood's
mil, where 600 acres have been bought:
one on the Hicks place OF $50 acres
and two on tract Of 1000 acres, five
miles from Barnwcll. One COLONY of
four hundred families in Nebraska, re.
presenting about sixteen hundred pco-
pie, Is now negotiating for Il tract of
2,Ooo acres, ANA il the terms are ac-
ccptaoir Will come on immediately.
Col. Brown states that the immi-
grafton company which he has or
ganlZcd has Just bought 81. 900 acres of
land, mostly IN Aiken, Barnwcli. Edge
held and Orangrburg counties. from
The Land Loan companies. all OF which
Will be o1ered to settlers at low rates
lie Is cndcavorlng to have Il clause in
serted IN the new constitution, cXcmp-
ting all Immigrants and their pro-
pcrty from taXation for five wear, after
| arrival in the State
he has had the freight rates ON
household effects from Chicago to
barnwcll reduced from $3.50 per car
load TO Tlo'', and toe passenger rates
| Tor immigrants will be put at abou,
| $50. lie says he has no difficulty in
securing low rates from railroads north
OF the Ohlo river. as they kcenlv
realiZ1 that it is TO their interest 10
| build up the farming interests OF the
| south, but the moment the Southern
railroads arc reached the difficulty is
| met.
The immigrants that have already
come arc said to be we'll satisfied, and
| nave gone to work industriously
| putting up houses, &C., and establish
ing their farms. And from what he
says the movement promises TO be 4
very important one for our State.