The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-29
PR RACTIALLY ASSURED
Colony Of Foreign People to Begin
in the Fall.
WILL BE LOCATED NEAR CONWAY

$50. III Gue = all.
WILL BE LOCATED NEAR CONWAY
Commissioners of Immigration T.. j.
Watson, Makes Thorough Inves-
tiRation 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 a
thorough investigation as to the p.s.
Sibilities offered by that county for
the establishment OF an extensive
colony Of foreign people," said Mr..
Watson. II made brief Investigations
at Ohadbourn, N. c., as to what had
been accomplished there and visited
the Homewood 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 u
number of 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
well as the staple crops. The fields
now under cultivation in cotton and
corn are covered with crops that are
as good as any / 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
thecoast section of Horny county is
! within the G2-e4 degree ;sothermio
zone, the same zone In which such
coanties as Richland, Newberry,
Greenwood, Saluda and Abbeville are
located. find, too, that the condi-
tions In this section, other than those
of soil and climate, are such as to
make the establishment of a colony
there decidedly advap tageous to the
settler and the State. The repre-
sentative business mer 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. find not
only that the most influential and ex-
tenSive 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 ofdeyelopment that will mean much
te the settler. While the final
.gements we're not conclude be-
aLsssefS Conway nais b se stated
u2lt the settlement of foreign pur-
chasing people upon 10000 acres OF
lard, 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 32O-acre square fer "a
small community in the centre OF the
square, thus atfording the settlers who
may not be able to speak English the
opportunity Of social life in the even
ings. AS far as l have been able TO 90
into the Details of the matter 1 be.
lieve that we will have in this colony
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 1 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 succe ss!ully
railroad line to the beach; which is
now undertaking with others the
building OF railroad line to Mari to
connect Conway with the interior OF
the State; which Is operating 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
| dSSlSlcu ny uuc pen VI EulIOT hlCe, d!e
doing a great work; they propose tC
do much to make the proposed colony
a success, and have nc doubt will bt
OF very material aid.
we hope to have all preliminary
matters in regard to this colony IL
such shape that the movement OF the
foreign people can begin in the early
fall.
While on the coast l made trll
down Waccamaw Neck as far as Muir
rell's inlet. At this point | gathered
considerable information from tn,
people along the inlet as to the devel
opment OF the States shell fish indus
try. This is something that is nov
suffering badly, SO the people on tn
inlet say, from lack OF proper laws
am told that the South Carolina oyS
ter Is the best o. all for canning pur
poses and find desire to undertake
the canning of she'll fish on the par
of many very much in the same wa,
as is now being done by one firm OF
the inlet. understand that the mat
ter Is to be brought up at the mex