The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Tuesday Sept. 20, 1904.
AN MOVE.

The new MANAGEMENT Of tbs Atlanticl
and North Carolina railroad has inau-
gurated an immigration bureau with
headquarters IA New York for he pur-
pose of inducing settlers to come to this
part of y country. It is one of theI
many good features that the lessees Of
this rosd will establish. Eastern Northl
Carolina can be made the garden spot
Of America For years 1t has been ly-
ing idle, waiting h developing hand
OF some men OF progress and enterprise
The person has been found at last and
we are satisfied that in the Howland
Improvement Company we have found
the men who will bring this section Of
our state up to what it should be. The
new management of this o will be
a great thing for Eastern Carolina The
time will come in the next few years
when the people Of that section will
look back with gratitude to the Aycockl
administration for having leased thisl
road. We honestly believe that not inl
years has any action been X byl
the state government which will bearl
such good fruit as the lease of thfsl
road by Governor Aycock. The Messen>I
ger extends to the governor its congrat-l
ulations on the contamination u thisI
deal. He has relieved the state of al
great burden. at the same time hasl
opened up the way to such development
Of Eastern Carolina as no state adj
ministration Of this railroad could haveI
done Governor Aycock in this transact
ton has shown wisdom n forethoughtI
far beyond that ordinarily displayed byl
the governors OF our state
The following letter sent to us showsI
what the new management of this road
means to us for Eastern Carolina: /:
New Bern. n. c., September Is.
Part of the scheme Of The Rowland
improvement Company for the Develop
ment of Eastern North Carolina is to
promote settlement of the lands and de-
velopment of the raw material found
along the Atlantfc and North Cardinal
railroad by giving information c01cern-
ing Its natural reSOurceS and to this
end the company has established an
office in New York at which Informal
ton relating to this section will be kept
on file. This will include description of
lands that are for sale, their extent,
prize etc., IcSd4lllcS DGSI SullSu 10 SSE-
tain crops, and where industrial enter
prises can be most advantageously To-
Gated, having in view the nearneSs of
raw material, class of labor required
and climatic advantages. Also data
will be collected there relating to the
south generally; its natural resources,
agricultural possibilities and Industrial
opportunities.
The advantages of this to the people
along the line of the road and to the
country at large are obvious, and it Is
believed that in it the Rowland I'm
provement Company VIII have the earn
est cooperation and active assistance
of all concerned. Those, therefore. who
AVE land to sell lave been requested
to communicate with the company at
NV Bern, N. c., giving full particu-
lars as TO location of their land Ind
number of acres, price at which it may
be obtained, for what crops it is best
adapted, and such other information as
a purchaser is likely to desire.
Also authentic reports of large crop
yields or unusual monetary returns re-
allied on a given number of acres, or
high prices paid for improved lam in
this section are solicited for publication.
Boards of trade. chambers Of conn.,
merce and other organizations in towns
and cites along the line are likewise
invited to send any literature they may
have setting forth the advantages OF
the places they represent, or other in
formation regarding inducements they
may be offering for the location OF
factories or other industrial enterprises.
This, together with vigorous advertis-
ing on the part of the municipalities
concerned must inevitably result in
material growth of their business and
population.
Eastern North Carolina. especially
that portion of it traversed by the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad, is
an area possessing n physical founda>I
ton for an agricultural empire, I'M
approached both in richness of soil and
mildneSS of climate But its advantages
for settlement are unknown even toI
North CarolinianS themselves. Until
very recently many of them regarded it
as a barren and inhospitable region.
Hence, land OF the creates agricultur-
al possibilities in this region is remark
ably cheap-cheaper, in fact, than in
any other part Of the country.
Under these circumstances. it should
be an easy matter, with judicious ad-I
vertising and cooperation on the part
of all concerned to attract the very
class of settlers to this section untill
the waste places are built up and the
villages grow into busy and populousl
towns.