The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-25
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A GLORIOUS SECTION.
Destined to be the Egypt of Ala
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 Editor The Advertiser:
 Early Wednesday morning, August 1s. before the sun had illuminated the hori- zon. we bid adieu to our dear children and home. To avoid monotony we chose a new route, which after crossing the Gen. tral Railway several times. led us to Gants bridge over Conecuh river, a stream without swamp, dashing along through the piney woods at rapid pace, bearing on its bosom thousands of saw to Pensacola ola for shipment to the four corners of the world.
 Having passed over the last crossing of the Central we bid an affectionate adieu our faces for Luverne, a distance of forty miles from Andalusia more or less. Our ay for the nss oTg into Leon, a place noted for its steep hills and muddy roads. when wet, and for s being the 18th tgg line directly gomery, Everywhere we found the farm CT striving to improve his condition; Tor convenience and utility, showed the thrift of the occupants and often dis played the fine taste of the farmers wives and daughters by having the front yard ing beautiful homes more beautiful. Per haps nine-tenths of these cozy homes were public lands belonging to the gov homesteaded their farms at a cost of only 2 few dollars and now~they have good their sons and daughters. While the farms are beautiful and well titled and groaning with the staff of life. these vide for the education of their children. Neat and r0omy school houses are found here and there, some of them are now ing their a, b. s these long hot days. or other sciences equally as hard to!earn as
 Corn. peas and potatoes on this Leon look on an average to be over one-half 2 crop: Flight or rust Is ruining much of
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 Just as old Sol hid his bright face be- hind the western hills we halted before the gate of our oldest son. who lives in greeting from those we love So we'll. There we rested two nights and day.
 Between Luyerne and Rutledge is a where between Andalusia by way of Bull lock, Rose Hill, Leon. Mt. Ida and Lal- verne. Rutledge should have the honor growing. almost within its gates and is a real credit to the industry of some brainy farmer. I'll venture.
 the best cotton. no doubt. in Crenshaw County. Two bales to the acre will be made on 1t, if no disaster overtakes it. | August N, by way of Vernfedge. Fuller s Cross Roads and Highland Home we drove under our own "vine and fig tree' by o'clock D. m., after having stopped in Naftel to dine with a daughter who lives there.
 We feel thankful for the protecting care which has been thrown around us while we travelled over so many miles of land and water. The frequent heavy rains filled up every branch with water and twice we were in danger of being washed out of the buggy and sent down the rag ing stream to get out as best we could. The time is coming, when Crenshaw, Gov ington and adjoining counties will be the Egypt of Alabama. They would enjoy the honor now. if there were farmers enough to cultivate the land. The land lies so well, there Is almost no waste land and when put under cultivation these lands will flow with milk and honey and the surplus products will go to less fa- vored places to be turned into money. The Terebtnth tree, filling the air with its pleasant odors will me thinks, never allow a man to die with any lung trouble. Near Andalusia lives an Intelligent lady l S4 years old, who could tell me of our Hawthorne's father. and knew Alexander | Travis well, a noted Baptist preacher. | She was we'll acquainted while he lived in Coy1ngton with old man Banner who lived and died at Ramer. Montgomery County, after whom the station on the Atlantic Coast ID nc in the lower part of Montgom- cry County. is named.
 | J. R. McLendon. | Naftel. August g.