Evening journal., 1903-09-26

ment Of 40 people, with another colony
Of 200 persons from Indiana and Ohio
not far away, and of the incoming TO var
ious POINTS of Individual farmers mer-
chants and mill men Tn Halifax county.
Virginia. there are more than 200 fam-
lies OF weli-to-do people from the West,
while many men OF foreign descent or -
foreign birth are to be found around
Petersburg and Farmville and IN the Nor
folk trucking section. The application Of
wheat harvesting machinery 20 the rice
fields which have revolutionized methods
there, has been very potent not only IN at
tracting immigrants upon that particular
bent. but also in helping 20 demolsh the
theory long held. especially as to cotton
Of the essential Importance Of the negro in
Southern agriculture. Thousands Of
whites unaccustomed previously to SouthA
ern conditions are actually reinforcing
other thousands OF Southern whites IN
demonstrating the falseness Of the theory
These Incoming whites are not combining
their labors 10 such Southern staples as
cotton, tobacco sugar and rice, but are
extending the area OF trucking. fruit-rais-
ing end dairying. A most significant fact
following their arrival is that one railroad
station which dld a buslnes Of but S75
for the whole year OF 1883 did a business
OF SS1 In shipping milk alone In the one
/. month OF June
These results are those OF a class of set-
B. tiers who have been attracted TO the
South through letters written by pioneer
, friends. Such lcttera are part of the Wig
orous campaign for Immigration upon
, which ,he leading railroads Of the South
Z have entered. Tor example one road has
, arranged for cooperation of its Southern
, agents with about a thousand arents In
Illinois, Indiana Iowa. Michigan. Mime.
sofa. Nebraska. North Dlkotn. Ohio
+ South Dakota and Wisconsin for the
: handling of intending settlers. This IS a
! part Of ihc general schcme OF giving wide
] spread circulation 10 The simple facts re.
: sarding Southern conditions OF advertls-
, ing extensively special low rouna-trir
3 rates and OF running homescokers' excur.
= sions two or three times a month. Imme-
) d.2tc effects Of these plans appear in the
b crowds passing through such gateways n.
3 Memphis, Kansas CITY and ST. Louis ono
& party OF 5000 persons having left The last.
, named city ON six trains within two hour.
: ono night las. month. Again, the rice
, harvest IN Louisiana attracted 900 home.
seekers and investors while there art
3 colonies or individuals In the desire q
, enjoy the full advantages Of participa.
= ton IN the Development OF the South.
: farming. mineral manufacturing anl
J commercial resources. Not thc least Sig
b lnihcart phases oil an this arc the organi
d lzauon of bureaus ~ immigration. tn,
lgrowlns inclination of Southern boards OF
} trade and other business bodies toward
] ihoraii,y ia advertising the opportuni
Ges OF their immediate neighborhood.
! and the movement 20 the South Of real
estate men who have prosperod In th'
West
/ Advancing values Of farm lands IN fhl
/. cold ana uncertain climate OF she Norti
; and West and better understanding OF
j THE part OF farmers there as 10 opportu
,ni,ics in the South arc bringing thousand.
Of experienced diners Of tho soil. men VIII,
, are able TO purchase when their wants
! are suited. and who recognizing the'vast
Ily greater chances In the South to mon o.
energy and thrift are not slow IN taking
advantage OF the low prices Of land to be
j come desirable and useful citizens. an.
= arc being welcomed by the people Of th.
South. who realize that an addition 10 thl
} white population there means the better
ment IN every respect