The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
SHOULD PLANT TOBACCO
CENTRAL OFFICIALS RECOMMEND
IT TO GEORGIA FARMERS.

Railroad Is Sending out Circulars
and Pamphlets About the Culture
of Understandable Information
Is Conveyed and Planters Are Adj
vfSed to Diversity Their CrOps-It
Is Claimed Tobacco Can BE Raised
Successfully and Probably in
GeorgIa-The Road VIII Arrange
for the Free transportation of
ANY Seed the Planters May order.
The Central Railroad wants to make
the farmers along its route diversity their
crops, and tobacco is recommended 10
them as a money maker and crop tnat
will grow readily in Georgia and Alabama
soil. The traffic department Of the line
has gone TO considerable expense IN is.
suing pamphlets giving every detail of
tobacco culture and the management of
crop The matter it contains is COM
pied from the writings of recognized ex-
perts on the question, and farmers OF the
state will find the information of value
If they have any desire to see what they
can accomplish in raising tobacco.
The Central is mailing hundreds OF the
books to planters along the line F1fty
pages of information of all kinds about
tobacco and Its culture make up the pam
phlets, and 1t is quite possible That
great impetus TO the now slender industry
in Georgia may be given through the eff
forts of the road. The circulars give es-
sential facts in connection with the to-
bacco business and show how and why
it should be undertaken by the farmers
of this state Traffic Manager p. H. HIM
ton and General Freight Agent W. A.
Winburn sign the circulars and they are
approved by Vice President john M
Egan.
The following is one of the circulars
issued by the traffic officials:
THE officials of the Central of Geor-
gia Railway Company, feeling a profound
interest in the development of diversiiled
industries along its lines and believing
that the cultivation of tobacco can be
successfully prosecuted in most, not
/ all, of the territory adjacent to its lines,
beg leave to submit for your Information
a pamphlet, which it is hoped you VIII
! carefully study.
The opinion of those who have expert
mented in growing this crop Is unanimous
| that the lands along the lines of the Cen
trail of Georgia Railway are admirably
| adapted TO the growth of this plant The
| statement is made that along the line of
| one of the important railroads in south
| Carolina there was no tobacco grown
| eight years ago, and that to-day 6O,OOOV0
| pounds are annually produced along that
! line in that state, bringing to the farmers
| every year more than 100000 The state
ment is further made that the Introduction
| of this crop has more than doubled the
/ wealth of the farmers along the line OF
the said railroad. This information is fur
nished by Mr.. Fl. f. Hartman, editor and
owner of the Southern Tobacco Journal.
who writes as follows:
"A large part of this tobacco territory
lies in South Carolina where people said
tobacco would never become prohtabfe.
The land is in every way similar to that
covered by your road and / know, II
know anything, that the territory covered
by the Central of Georgia win produce as
fine tobacco as can be grown anywhere.
All that is needed to make this money
crop along your road is 10 help the farm
ers to raise it by putting in their hands
practical literature on the subject"
We also quote from letter received from
Mr. w c. Stubbs. Phi. D., director of the
Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, al
Audubon Park, New Orleans:
II am persuaded that by the use OF
! Judgment in the selection of soils and types
| of tobacco, every foot of land adjoining
your railroad, both iu Georgia and Ala
hama can be made to grow profitable
and acceptable crop of some kind of TO-
bacco. Your light sandy lands are adj
mirably adapted TO the growth of the vel
low leaf, now so popular for wrappers
plugs and the manufacture of high-gradC
cigarettes and smoking tobacco. The
heavier lands along your line could easily
be made adaptable to the growing of the
cigar type, or some of the heavier type
of plug tobaccos.
Il beg leave to emphasize the idea thai
in the growing Of tobacco and preparing
it for market there is more room for in
dividual efforts 10 be made remunerativs
than in any other crop that 1 have yet
cultivated"
These opinions are not careless conclu'
sions, based upon mere theory, but they
are the carefully weighed convictions OF
experts. who have had practical experience
in the cultivation and handling of tobacco
II is earnestly hoped that the planter.
along the line of the Central of Georgis
Railway will give careful consideration Il
this subject The management of this
company will do everything in its power
to assist in this matter
The circular that follows shows some
thing of what the road is willing 20 dI
to assist in the matter and to further tn.
development of the country along its rout,
and to aid the planters and better theil
condition:
Mr.. H. f. Hartman of the Southern To
bacco Journal. informs me that he ha!
on hand about 900 pounds of tobacco SEED
of choice variety. suitable for the terri
tory along the lines of the Central O
Georgia Railway. This seed Is worth $50
! per pound.
Il would strongly urge the planters Il
, make up clubs in their neighborhood anS
send ON orders for this seed at once. II
! ordering seed, address Mr.. H. L. Hartman
! Southern Tobacco Journal, Winston, N. G.