The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18
TO BRING wEsTERNERs SOUTH.
They Must Be shown the South As 1t
Is with Its Advantages.

They Must Be shown the south As 1t
Is with Its Advantages.
Iowa City, Ia, April 14.-Edtor Morning
News: In the interest of peopling our
state, have visited great many cities
and towns of this section, and find an in
dustrious, energetic and deserving people.
I conceive though, that the country has
been too numerously peopled with the
sturdy farmer element, the lands in this
section were taken up years ago, and now
the Irish system of landlordism is large
ly in operation. Lands rent from $3.50 to
IS per acre, and the Landowner in many
cases moves TO the city or town for the
purpose of raising his family with all
those advanced attributes which go so
far in the composition of the shiftless city
chap.
The yields in field products throughout
this territory are no greater than in many
sections of our state, and where we have
such an equable climate, good soil and
remunerative markets, I cannot conceive
how it is that this country has settled up
in the last half century the way it has,
except through judicious advertising and
motor power. AS a matter of fact, with
the exception of a few old soldiers who
visited Georgia with Gen. Sherman and
one or two others, l find that the general
consensus of opinion is that Georgia is
only a place where negroes can live and
cotton can be grown, and depredations are
committed. To dispel these impressions it
will be necessary to write the state up
in a most conservative manner in articles
descriptive, giving the yields, markets,
prices, privileges of citizenship interest
taxes, collection laws, etc., and
have these articles reproduced
throughout this territory You must
not lose sight of the fact that
this country has been built up to the de-
triment of ours. The arguments have been
used in bringing these people here that
the south was too hot and full of malaria
Responsible representatives, and mot spec
ulators) should be sent out among these
people to let them know what we have
and who we are. They should confine
themselves as to facts not fancies Old
slow talking men, who prose on family
prestige and heritage, have no place out
here, and do nothing, and can do nothing
The people are in too great a hurry to
listen to them. but when you put men in
the field who are in the push they will
talk with you and listen to you. Remember
that So per cent. of these people are in
the push. They furnish brains and capital
for the support of the remaining is per
cent, whereas with us, we have such a
dependent population that not more than
~ per cent. are in the push. A man here
who farms 100 acres will sell s., 900 worth of
cattle and hogs, but with hay at 81 per ton,
and corn at 10 cents per bushel, and pay
ing an average of 81 per acre rent, and
everything he has under chattle mortgage,
would he not be very much better off with
us where he can buy farm lands from 81 to
So per acre, that will yield with the lands
here, and where he has good markets, good
security. good schools, good Transporter
ton. etc? These are the things our ennis
saries must preach
leave here tonight for Omaha and
other points. On my return home l will
arrange my affairs to return to this sec
ton and work the business up for the fall
If our people will unite in the effort we
can make Georgia, truly, the Empire
state of the south. c. p. Rossgnol