The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

ready bntlL 3f&ncn ENHhAHA 1~tten through the country from Bay Minette
 to Foley, a distance Of ihirty-seven miles This road has earned pront | over operating expenses, ever stnce tr operated regular train service. All that can be reasonably asked is being done
 by that road to promote the interests
 of the settlers atvllg stg ss Y
 Railroad is already built from the Louisville and Nashville at Cantone- \ ment Fla, through Muscogce and up \ to Gateswood in this county
 The railroads are doing thesF part I In the work of the deyelopment af the | county Tine various land stcompanies doing business here have all given the, county such advertisement, throughout l the entire country. as will sooner or later bring to ns the thousands Of ac- tuai settlers we want and have ample
 room for Upon this we depend more | than an else. To work Jus our destlng l and to accomplish what is>now before
 us we must have more of the brain
 and muscle of the new settler. Here
 he will fad an fffeaf iocas stun, among good people and where there IS sure
 reward for hls labor.
 We have an early and late growing, I season. Grass ten months in the year, | An abundance of pure water and a cli-
 mate unsurpassed by any locality on i the Continent. An evenly distributed l rainfall throughout the year and a na- turai drainage, together with long growing season, making a crop failure 1 almost impossible. Our soils are fertile, with a good clay sub-soil and q sandy
 top loam. It responds readily to intelli. gent cultivation. No man of brain and muscle need fail Go earn 8 good Nyetl-
 hood in old Baldwin county.
 What of the Fntpres
 What of fetha ttfture3 CaM tue county
 
 sufficient to enable it to continue in its upward and onward niarch5 Is It's past and present prosperity an indlca- ton of still greater things, or has it reached climax. To those who would propound such inquiries, we say The real growth and development of Bald win county has only begun. In truth the county Is only ten to twelve years old. It Is but In the beauty ef its youth
 TIs true we have had our troubles, but, they have fallen lightly upon us and have but called forth new eneFEys and untried Qualities in our citlzcn wlitche ! perhaps more than all else, has worked out a success where failf1re aeetned fff=3 evitnble. Our county has passed the stage of doGke and we DO longer heal the #asS nx pf the failures along the way
 What we need and ali we meed is tho energetic men and women from the North and Northwest--the sturdy German and thrifty Swede to settle down among us--to improve and cultl- vate our acres. The rest Is easy. If the overworked men of the North and Northwest, who are working day ana night for mere ilvelihood; .if -the thousands upon thousands in the al- ready overcrowded cities of our coun- try: if the men of small and limited means; if the capitalists who are seek ing profitable investments in business ; enterprises; If the immigrant who has but just landed could see and know d for thefnxelyes the true condition here \ the opportunittss for reward of labor and inc sufe brofits to the 1fivestcF fii such enterprises as are offering held of operation here, then would old Bald win be over-run with the eager nome seeker and capitalists.
 No oue. save a dlsgruntled dyspSptic. a pnofessionaI t'has been" or a chronic nisiit, has ever left Baldwin county without realizing some of its many beauties, some of it's advantages ana | admitted it's great opportunities 70 those who will and have the means 10 | make even a humble start. (.
 If there is 6 fault that is chargeaple 10 old Baldwin, and to which she never | seefffso Go be- entitledss 1t stsg that here | kbod living can toe easily1i be- made, NO man of small means. who was indus trfous ever failed to make a good ltv- ing in Baldwin couhty VI ThatD has been | true---it is true today. Our history dur ing the past seven years--of things 1 done--of Others started-of more in | contemplation seems like a dream to one who remembers conditions but few years ago. Who would have believ- ed that today hotels and summer homes would adorn the shores of the bay as they do? Who dreamed that the great forest would be gone. ana that thousands of our acres would be sold to and occupied by thrifty and industrious population who staid at home and made their livelihood? Who thought that the old log road through | the woods and down tEe county would t he the roadbed of a railroad, which |, today carries passengers, general freight and our malls at profit to the Who would have opredicted1 on our map which we're Known yafs;, tlos and woods camps would today be smart and thriving villages and ham lets. Yet these things are-and before us are still greater projects and they will fbe worked ~out. It Is simply question of short time when and of 
 Our public roads must be improved and extended. Our schools must be in- creased in number and efficiency. More railroads must be built and operateS Our river landings must be made better | and more boats put into service. More | winter as well as summer resorts must be built to accommodate the thousands | who desire to spend their winters on | our shores. Encouragement musts be ! given to the building uf industries t within the county sand we must istren- r uously endeavor to- not only obtain. the 4 cream of the class of immigrants eall- 1 ed home- sekers, but good and sufficient | labor must be brought In to assist ID | the future work and development Of | the county Our public roads are rapid ly being put in good condition. The | county is doing it's utmost in this di- rection. Several road machines and 1 graders are kept constantly at work. Our schools are in better condition than ever and by an additional tax, which | was carried by popular vote ct tho recent election they will be made what they should be.
 Two railroads and one electric road are proposed and we believe will be speedily built through the county and through the territory now having only dirt road and water transportation Ia cilities great water power will be developed in the very heart of tn" county. which will furnish power for an electric road from Pensacola to Mobile ana light the little towns in the interior of the county. More boats are now being arranged for to handle the immense and fast growing business on our Eastern shore and up the rivers on the borders of our county.
 Altogether. our future is bright and promising. Thankful ever for the pro rress already achieved, we hope TOT abllity to carry out to successtul com D1etion that which is now under way
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