The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1899-01-19
Positions for Young Men.

Srs&ssese sA Aouhk Wuhs
The efforts being put forth by the s
A. L., In behalf of the country trayersed
by their line, and In the interests of the
young men Of these sections, who are In
vited to learn the manner In which the
Northern people conduct their agricul-
tural business, we are glad to know, Is
awakening laudable interest on the part
OF ambitious young men, In their pur-
pose 10 help carry opt this estImable
scheme.
The plans and objects Of which are
fully and plainly set forth 10 the follow
Ing letter, written to an applicant, q
young man OF Matthews, N. G., by Col.
John 7. Patrick, Chief Industrial Agent,
SAL.
Read u, and pass II to the young men
OF your neighborhood. II means very
much for the material interests OF your
section.
PISEBLUFF. N O., Oct ., 1893.
DEAR SIR: Referring TO your enclosed
communication. win say, tina. our OBJ.
ject Is TO get intelligent young men from
along the Seaboard Air Line, who want
10 learn the improved modes Of farming,
as Il 10 conducted In the Northern and
New England States. These young men
10 go on the farms of the Northern farm
era, and TO receive their board, washing
and nominal amount to pay for some
extras They to work just the same as
any Of the other employees, To other
words, you will get real, good, practical
instruction In farming, better than you
would possibly get at any agricultural
college, and instead Of having to pay out
money for the instruction, you get enough
to pay your expenses, which would
be your board, your washing and about
$500 month, would say for the little
incidentals that you might want II you
did not spend the $500, why, you would
just have that much TO bring back with
you. We do not want any one TO under.
stand that they are going of TO work for
wages, but what We need down South, Is
for some Of our people TO learn the way
the Northern men cultivate their crops,
how they raise stock and poultry, how
they keep their farms and farm buildings
up 10 the highest standard; and we do
not want any one to agree to take these
positions except those who will consent
TO come back to their homes and 90 into
farming, 90; that our farmers can learn
from them, what they learned by two
years stay la the North. Il will be neces
sary for you to stay at least two years TO
get thoroughly familiar and to learn what
IL necessary.
Another thing We can accomplish iu
this work, will be. that during your two
years stay, you ought TO be able, by dis
tribuiing printed matter Of your section,
and working among the people whom you
meet, get number Of settlers To come
down 10 your home locations, and In that
way be Of great benefit 10 increasing the
number OF settlers and perhaps get some
Of the Northern people 10 come down
and establish factories Of some kind
Now ! hope that you can 10, and In
terest three other young men from your
section. OF course ID viii take me some
time 20 arrange 10 get q place for you
and you need not make your arrange
ments TO go In week, or even In month
after you have written me, for must, as
soon rs can the young men who are 90
Ing get place for them. Some Of them
want 10 put on poultry farms. 80 that
tbsy can get the inside Of poultry raising
Others on fruit farms. 90 lba, they may
know how 10 raise aud market fruit sue
cessfully, others on dairy farms, so that
they can iearu how TO raise good stock,
make good butter and cheese and learn
how Il Is marketed.
This IL one Of The most important steps
that We have ever taken, but we cannot
successfully carry II out, unless four
young men from each station along our
line Of road are willing 10 give Two years
time, Is Il were, to study the manner OF
work 10 the North. aud come back and
and distribute this information amoung
the people Of their respective sections.
They can do vast amount OF good for
themselves. and be public benefactors,
AMI ! hope tha. you will not consider
that you are giving two years Of your
time for nothing, and assure you viii
not. because II win be worth to you aud
every man that goes, 81 least Ave thou
sand dollars 10 the run 81 their life.
Yours very truly,
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