Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-04-03
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stronger than words q what can be
done on Georgia lands. A few years
ago this land had gone to waste. Ruts
made It unsight1y ana its owner val
moving with all his energy to sell and
set off to Texas. About this time. there
came to Atlanta family of French
people to work in the factory. This
French family hailed from the little
village called Natziller, Alsaee-Lor-
raifle. When the war was raging be-
tween Napoleon III. and the Germans
these people retuged from Alsace-Lor-
raine and took their abode in Paris.
When the war was ended and Alsace-
Lorraine fell under the government of
the Germans these people preferred to
COME to AmeerricSsSS than TO return to their,
conquered hoses. They landed in
New York city on May 10, 1881, with
only IS cents in their pockets, house
:ul of spall children and in a strange
tand. A visit to their home out West
Hunter street, just two miles, and
look at their surroundings will impress
you of what nay be accomplished in
Georgia
It has been just IA years since the old
nan Bernard purchased this seven
acre lot. 1t was considered too poor to
'prout peas at that time, and rough,
red and unsightly, but when I look up
On it now feel sorry for the fool "Geor-
gia cracker" who sold it for a. song
and spent the money moving to Texas.
The whole place has been bearing
grapes for number of years, the Bern
ards are rich, good dwellings, barn and
L.
high and full of wine.
AS I have stated, these people were
refugees from Alsace-Lorraine during
The Frarco-German war. When they
landed IN New York they were seeli l."
III agent of the Atlanta cotton factory
lad made trade TO come to Atlanta
they sold everything they had to
get to Atlanta, and there was not one
# than that could speak word .;
English. But they could work, and IT,"
Whole family went at it, and they wen:
% planning to save to buy q few acre..
/ fly the aid of Gov. Bullock and the FL:
Of Elsas, May d Co., old man Bernard
was enabled to buy this seven-ac!r
tract, and he ut once moved upon toEG
began planting grapes and improving;
the land. The children were kept i:
the factories for few years while tic
old folks stayed at home and tended
the farm.
|. For three years spades and grubbir''
hoes were all they used to do the worl:
that our folks performed with the pioW.
Pretty soon, though, the little farm be-
gan to bloom and blossom and the r;it,:
'begantopass away. They got them a Cow.
and pigs, they saved and stinted till
| pretty soon they had more cows and
more pigs. A barn was built, and eveE.si<,
Iisprig of grass and every weed was curc,i
and put in that barn. Then their grape;
Iibegap to bear, and they ceased to rails;
Vegetables, but planted more vines ant
attended to their grapes. Good dwell
/ ings were soon built and a fine wine cell
| lar, and so they have progressed till
| prosperity and comfort crops out on ali
their surroundings, and to-day the
rate their place as being worth as much
flor the growing Of grapes as the laiat;:;
Of France or any other country. Any
how, their place is. a thing of beau'y
aid their success should encourage ~
! all to be satisfied. All over Georgia a 8.
evidences of the generosity Of the o.
hills. They will yield freely Of mat -
fruits if we give them the chance. Star;
in any direction from Atlanta and ono
in awhile you will run across 2 farna
(which has been given q chance, and Il IS
by these farms that Georgia should be
rated. Close to where live a switzer.
land gentleman grows as fine clover
and grain as can be grown in any coun-
try. AS d sample Of his farming, he
makes SO bushels Of oats. per acre, while
the native Cracker" brags on eight
land ten bushels. Near Decatur Col
Crockett and George Ramspeck hive
vineyards as fine as those of the Frencl
people, and Mr.. Ramspeck raised this
year thousands Of bushels Of Irish pc
tatoes among his vines. When saN
thousands of bushels, it sounds might!
big, but thousands it is, He has abou
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