The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-29
PRAC ACTUALLY ASSURED
Colony of Foreign People to Begin
in the Fall.
WILLBE LOCATED NEAR CONWAY

Commissioners of Immigration e. J..
Watson, Makes Thorough Inves-
stieation as to the Possibilities
offered by that County.
The following is taken from the
State of Saturday which says Com
missioner Of Immigration E. j. Wat
son, who returned Friday from the
lower coast counties, talked interest
inglY of his trip.
II have been since Tuesday of last
week up in Horny county making
thorough Investigation as to the pcs.
sibilities offered by that county for
the establishment OF an extensive
colony of foreign people," said Mr..
Watson. II made brief Investigations
at 0hadbourn, N c., as to what had
been accomplished there and visited
the Homewo0d colony In Horny, which
is composed Of northwestern people,
and has been exceedingly successful,
as the figures for this years truck
crops have shown. l talked with q
number or these people in person and
found them all satisfied, found that
they were not subject to sickness and
were really enthusiastic in the work
they are doing. The land In Horny,
particularly on the Waccamaw Neck,
appears to be admirably suited for
truck and diversified agriculture as
we'll aS the staple crops. The fields
now under cultivation in cotton and
corn are covered with crops that are
as good as any l have seen in the
State. Absence OF mosquitoes and the
abundant supply Of pure water from
artesiars wells and springs is prob
ably accounted for from the fact that
the coast section of Horny county is
within the 62-64 degree isothermic
zone, the Same zone III which sucn
counties as Richland, Newberry,
Greenwood, Saluda and Abbeville are
located. find, too, that the condi-
tlons In this section, other than those
OF soil and climate, are such as to
make the establishment of colony
there decidedly advantageous to the
settler and the State. The repre-
sentative business meE are thorough
ly aroused over the situation and see
the possibilities, and are anxious to
push the development Of Horny coun-
ty TO the fullest extent. 1 find not
only that the most influential and ex-
tepsiye land owners Of the county
were willing to cooperate by Offering
their land at very reasonable figure,
but that certain things are in process
of development that will mean much
IL the settler. While the final
.gements were not co concluded be-
s,.Laefts lllol,SaaY s &it, N aay be stated
u0lt the settlement OF foreign pur-'
chasing people upon $4,000 acres of
land, land bisected by the railroad, Is
practically assured This colony will
be put in on the most approved plan
for colonization, SO far as the arrange.
ment of the land is concerned, provid-
ing In every 320-acre square for
small community In the centre of the
square, thus affording the settlers who
may not be able to speak English the
opportunity OF social life in the even
ings. AS far IS have been able to 90
into the details of the matter l be-
AAS'S OidU VIC viii lllfC Ill UllS COlOuy
more OF the real elements OF SUCCESS
than could be found in the utilization
OF any other tract Of land of this size
to be found In this State.
In this connection l wish to say
that 1T Is rare that one finds young
men In the south doing SO much for
the development OF their section as is
being done by the Messrs. Burroughs
of the Burroughs & Collins company,
which has milling plants, shilgle
plants, has developed Myrtle Beach,
has built and is operating succes s!ully
railroad line to the beach; which is
now undertaking with others the
building OF a railroad line to Marion to
connect Conway with the interior OF
the State; which is operating a line
Of river freight and passenger steam
ers, and which is now building fine
boat to furnish daily passenger serv-
ice to the port OF Georgetown, and
which is undertaking many other in
dustrial enterprises. These young men,
assisted by the pen Of Editor Rice, are
doing a great work; they propose TO
do much to make the proposed colony
a success, and have no doubt will be
Of very material aid.
We hope to have all preliminary
matters in regard to this colony In
such shape that the movement OF the
foreign people can begin in the early
fall
While on the coast made trip
down Waccamaw Neck rs far as Muir
rells inlet. AT this point gathered
considerable Information from the
people along the inlet as to. the devel-
opment OF the States shell fish indus
try This is something that is now
suffering badly, so the people on the
Inlet say, from lack Of proper laws.
| am told that the South Carolina oys
ter is the best of all for canning pur-
poses and | find desire to undertake
the canning of shell fish on the part
Of many very much In the same way
as is now being done by one firm on
the inlet. understand that the mat
ter IS to be brought up at the next
session OF the general assembly and
this department has promised to aid
as far as possible in the securing OF
outside capital for proper develop
ment OF the industry. / do not know
to what extent this development can
be pushed, but the matter OF shell fish
canning factories on the coast will be
one Of the things that will receive the
attention Of my department as soon
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