The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-05-20
SlYS CONDITIONS AXE
BETTER in TERRELL
rurR INTERESTING LETTER FROM
~ uORrHwEsT LOUISIANA.
oo,. Better Crops and Have Better
MARKETS Here. Our Land Is Higher
Rut Produces More.

uAwsON NEWS: After six
Of drv weather we are having
"''N ,,ore rain, and we are glad to see
'OlnI corn has all been worked out and
!" .on been planted, and we needed
'O'vO - bring it up. We had frost the
ralu o W second of May that killed all
p ,, ,be early cotton, which had to be
o. Wv VA over. The peach crop is a
failure here ,,;o,a 80 10
\ .. i. this part of Louisiana though l
''' ~ afraid I will fail to do it justice. l
w. never had DAYS schooling In
la n life, therefore am poor scribe
Wy ~ should not write for a paper like
~ 1"1 nowson News, which has host
t ~ readers. However, | am
W. Iamenting over days gone by. |
w. looking ahead for better things.
n pn will write of those things here
after r1,
have received letters from Terrell
onntv for years asking for descrlp-
,nn Of northwest Louisiana. l don't
Sink 7 have ever failed to answer a
l.ro letter, but some how have
,Wod to give tull satisfaction. And
am as 7 have permission from the
5i,or Of The News, [ shall continue
have given full description,
ras near 50 as can.
This I shall write for the benefit OF
asa vonng men who are thinking of
L,minr west. love the boys. l have
oon one myself, but now | am getting
A and think I can give them some
md advice. seldom ta-e up paper
read but that see where some poor,
,Okpn hearted mother is inquiring
,ar her dear boy. Now, boys, | beg
m to stav with or near your mother.
he will not live long if she lives to be
A. You need not come west to get
eslth nor find happiness. AS a gen.
al thing when a boy grows up to
spbood he thinks he wants wealth
NJ must go west to find it. But you
mistaken. know what you want.
sa sound, healthy body with good
IT. and the next thing is an educa-
Op, Ifvou have not one already, and
bur parents are not to able give you
e. then | would advise you to burn
until YOU get it. But if your pa
hts are able to give you one so much
better.
Now, the next thing you want is
nty of pluck and big heart full of
e for mother. If you have all of
csc things you are we'll on the road
wealth and happiness. Then if you
make yourself satisfied you are in
best country you will find. Now,
EOu have money and want to invest
bone west and invest it in town lots
some growing town. Then go back
your mother and let the lots grow
value, Yes, stay with mother;
htOrt her in her old age and you
never regret it, and when she is
become to your property and very
FIy YOU will find yourself wealthy.
il man has money he can do well
where, and if he has none rolling
le gathers no moss.
TOperty here is increasing in value
tast-both town and country.
years ago land sold at 81 to SIS per
Now it sells at So to $40 an acre.
have several grades of land-black
lysnd gray sandy, black and red
and red gravel. The soil is gen
" deep, from six inches to two
IN Red river the land is rcd.
se who never saw any Red river
would think it red clay 1t is
fertile, and makes one to two
Of cotton per acre. Health and
N are bad. Near the banks of the
The land is more sandy, water