The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-11-17
GREENVILLET'IMES.
WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER 1887
THE HEART OF THEDELTA.

Delth tppeulhl HSuNlVu 10 HiouS u ths
Deer Greek country--a region so ex-
CSptionaly favored by nature as to
make 1t the cream OF the richest sec
ton OF the Mississippi Valley Long
before the war this magnificent farm
lug country was known, and emil
grants were attracted TO il many years
before the great developing agencies
Of the railway and telegraph were in
operation.
Since the introduction of the Y. &
NJ, V. road, the Southern and its
branches, the progress and improve
ment of the country along their lines
has been rapid and constant Thou
7suds of acres have been cleared and
put into state Of high cultivation,
numerous small towns have sprung up,
an lnhux Of population has poured IN
from every quarter, and the whole
length of Deer Greek lraversed by the
uues Of the y. & NJ. V. road. aud the
narrow gaze h--.sa CT me southern
is now beautifully cultivated sweep
OF farm land, on which lhe almost iu-
Unite variety Of agricultural products
common TO the Delta flourish with
luIuriauce which cannot be sur
passed anywhere else in its borders
Churches, schools and homes have
kept pace with the development of the
farming interest, and the country which |
comparatively short time age, was a.
most a wilderness, is now picture of |
Csntentment, prosperity, aud inteli- |
gent industry. The general prospect
ty Of the country and its desirability |
IS 8 location for immigrants, Is great
ly enhanced by the fact that it's peo-
pie content themselves with compare.
lively small farms, ranging in size
from q hundred acres up, the result
being that on these farms of moderate
slze the cultivation is far more
thorough and the result more salts
factory than ls attained GU the great
plantations of thousand or more
acres, and the Gland poverty" aud ne
glect which they entail is avoided.
The smaller farms also admit Of the
closer settlement of the country, and
consequent improvement in roads, as
well as social advantages, which eau
not exist i'll the isolation caused by
the plantation system.
This favored section, in addition 10
being exceptionally blessed by nature
has the advantage of being in close
touch with the outer world, being
trsversed daily by the trains of two
railroads, placing the markets of
Memphis, Greenville and Vicksburg
within few hours travel; and occur
rences over the whole world are read
in the villages of Deer Greek on the
very day they are published. There is
but little Of the ignorance aud indif-
ference usual in county districts about /
the people of this region The pecuh-
arities for which the comic papers I
have made the "hay seed" famous are t
not found among them. They are ill., c
.elligent progressive, and alive to all l
hat is going on in the world beyond
their cotton fields, These ma Velous II
cotton fields are OF course the first ill., Il
crest and chief feature Of the lower
Deer Creek country. 1t is the very u
leart Of the cotton industry. During b
he present season it is no uncommon P
hing for these lands TO have produced L
bale aud a half to the acre; but the b
armers do not Confne themselves ex- p
to the production of the CT
taple, Hogs, cattle, coru, forage aud eI
'egetable crops of all descriptions e.
10 to make up the agricultural pro- al
,uct Of the country, aud their pros u
'erity is mainly due to the fact that
. a rule, the farmers make their 81
Iaces self supporting. Hollondale
ituated on the highlands Of Deer Ia
jreeb, near the Southern boundary "
ne Of Washington county Is The most 10
considerable town in the region, and te
assesses population of about 500.
/ number of important and we'll u
noTn business houses have their IN
omielle here and fine public school D.,
'5tem, two white aud seuersl colored ~
lurches, and many tasteful and IN
.odern residences testify to the pro. pr
rcssivc aud intelligent spirit of its til
eople The very favorable situation u,
I the town aud the advantages of the wi
country point With ia:
.r'aiuty 10 It's growth and con- pr
1ued Improvement. In addition TO su
5 location in the heart of the finest al
I'm land IN the Delta, it is situated an
1ou the main line of The \. &M. V. thC
ilroad and the narrow gage branch oeI
the Southern, aud above all pos 81
sses the inestimable advantage OF Jut
.s0lute security from overflow col
Yen 10 the great flood Of the past to
ring the town Of HollOudals and fhe Ou