The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-12-04
THE DELTA.
A Land of Peace, Plenty and Prosperity.
THE VALLEY OF THE NILE UP TO DATE.
The Land Of Goshen In The Egypt Of The Mississippi
Valley.

ground from one season TO another
The warmth of the summers has been
greatly exaggerated, and the spells OF
sudden and intense heat common In
the North are unknown. The sum
mers are very long. aud the temperS-
lure, while never excessively high, IA
evenly sustained during the months
of June, July and August
The country is as.yet comparatively
new, much oft having been redeem
ed from virgin forest within the past
ten years. In the remoter Districts the
settler must be somewhat Isolated;
but along The railroads, the rivers, ano
IN the older settled portions, the ad-
vantages Of churches, schools and
society are very nearly the same as IN
other localities. The wild, or un-
cleared. land can be bought al from
$4,000 $1,000 per acre. That already
IN cultivation is valued at from SlOO
10 $50 90 according o location and pro-
ductveness. Contrary to the general
" accepted idea, the Delta has very
little or 10 swamp land. Almos
every acre OF its area Is susceptible or
cultivation. Far from beiugs swamp
it level plain, containing B 500 900
scres u00approximateiy Of which
are IN cultivation. Ii is watered by nc
less than six streams, four of which are
navigable for small boats except at low
water, and by q great number OF
creeks aud bayouS The Mississippi
bounds it on the West, and from its
Northern to It's Southern limit no
stone or hill impede the progress Of
the ploW.
CLIMATE.
The climate, from Christmas until
the first of March, is apt TO be rainy
and unpleasant, with occasional irosts,
freezes aud sometimes light fall OF
snow .FromMarch to June is maQnii
ceut,The most eIscting could not find =
fault. July aud August are warm, II
is true, but never with The sudden !
scorching heat that sends the Their
momeler up above 100 III the North |
aud West aud results IN sunstrokes
anQ incalculaDle differing The moist
.r~s OF he climate makes such condi. |
ions Impossible, and sunstrOkes and |
heat prostrsiions are unknown. The
nd Of September Is marked usually !
py the breaking up OF tho summer
heats and by rslus, after which |
alI vegetation starts Rfresh With the
ife aud growth offs second spring.
The Autumn season. 10 the glory OF
he country. 1t lasts, with an abso.
utely perfect temperature, aud almost
.oua!aut sunshine, far into December
while tue States Of the North aud
We; ore locked In Ice aud snow, aud
all agricultural effort hss been Gbsn-
doned until The return OF spring
makes it possible again.
We claim that the Delta eau raise
a greater variety ofproducls than any
other section of the country, North,
south, East or West of IT., and III
greater perfection. Anything Of al
agricultural nature that can DO pro-
luced from Maine 10 Mexico is al
nome here. The Delta should be the
market garden Of Memphis, St. Louis
and Chicago. II should help to sup
ply The vast packing factories OF
Fastern cities, aud MI the grain eIe-
,storS Of Now Orleans with its over
lowing abundance.
1t isa true sud Of Goshen--'n vein
If gold III the quartz of continent"