The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
GREAT NEED IN rl,1s ssT>,r,,
n State Bureau of Stnti,,;,
Information Badly Wuutcu

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Information Badly Wnntcd
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South Carolina seems to be absoIrto
ly and hopclossly without any organiza
} lion that will work to secure a dcsir
ablo class of farmers. There is NJ
literature available that will give Tho
legitimate information that is bcine
asked for almost ovory day, and tho
General Assembly years ago killed tho
department of agriculture that gave
such information and attended to such
matters, without making any provision
that the work should be attended to bv
any one elso.
| at the recent meeting of the State
board OF equalization members of the
board from various counties stated that
farm lands wore getting to be less
valuable, because tho farm labor was
Leaving and was going INTO tho cotton
mills. That, it would seem, would all
the more emphasize the necessity for
q proper offolt TO secure desirable i'm
migrants. The following is a type of
the lcttors that arc received hero upon
the subject:
New York, September 20, 1902.
His Excclloncy, the Governor of
South Carolina--Dear Sir: Referring
to our letter we somo time ago took
the liberty of writing to you about
lands in your State, and as VIC have
since tried to interest somo of our
countrymcn to settle there and CON-
mcpce farming on a high scale, and
we havo really succeeded 80 far that
two very prominent and highly cducat- |
cd farmers from Finland came over
here i'll July last to personally inyesti-
gate the prospects and conditions in
South Carolina. They then took
samples of soils and plants with them,
and they now seem to be very we'll
satisfied with their Investigations 80
far We, a couple of days ago, had
letter from one Of them, in which no
says that it is his intention after a
couple of months to return horc again.
ana that ne most probably will bring u
couple OF standing farmers with
him to complete the investigation. But
before nc goes any further he asked us
to inform shim about several matters
that he thinks arc necessary to know
before they conclude; among other
things they have asked about il if
Foreigners arc allowed to buy and own
land in South Carolina?
We surely think it is their intention
to become citizens, but your Excel
lcncy knows that 1t takes some time,
and they wish to start their farming
at once, they still being foreigners.
they would also like to know if there
IL any literature TO be had about cult
Vation, etc, the nature of you crops
and the different products of your
State, such as cotton, sugar cano, to.
bacco, sweet and Irish potatoes, wheat,
barley, oats, the different kinds of
grasses and clover, and also reliable
statistics about tho temperature, tho
rams and if you have droughts, etc.
As VIC found that you showed in
tcrcst in the matter when VIC last wrote
TO you, and az we surely think it 10 Of
interest to yonr State, We again dare to
!ntrnic upon your tmc, and we shall
be very thankful for all the informa-
ton you can possible give. Most re-
spectiully your humble servants,
llORNHOKU IL Go.
About tho only information that the
applicants will be able to get will be
from those who, reading the letter, will |
be interested in securing the parties
and sell them lands.