The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07
THEY CAME BACK.
Sought Homes in Oklahoma But
Tnsy AL Returned.

The Augusta Herald says there is
something very significant in the al
nourc.mun5 that OF the one huudreG
ST. u5n Carolinians who went cut 10
Oklahoma with q view to remaining
there permanently there were only
thles who did rot return TO their
homes IN Soush CArolira.
Tae south is certainly good enough
Tor mos. people, ana there are nore
IsasooS for this than the mere 1act
that We Save 10 marked extremes OF
rea5 and cola, and that the SKY is
generally blue.
O. course climate is the south S
greatest and rar.s5 gift. The free
oum tf outdoor life is pleasantly pos
slb @ uhe whole year round, which
il not oily q nost agreeable STATE CT
fairs ia iEselt, bit walcl ns3ns a
great daal TO the agricuiturist. MAJ
urally, the PRACTICAL aspect u une
case Is that which appeals most ire
.istibiy to sucl home seekers as those
,cuthernerS who have rtc,ntlY come
back home again after vlsitiog the
3ess, aud it Is 10 the pracs ell as well
as to the sentimental and romantic
stand point that the south makes It's
most sure appeal.
To begin with, land is cheapsS here
han in the wesa. This is, Of course:
a erea5 consideration &c thlss Tho
have cnly a limited amount CT neaey
20 BE- expended in acres, and &c 7aom
1t mems much TO have enough -co1ey
lett ever. after tee purchase O. the
requisite amount OF lsud, to build a
houso ard the out tu,ldiOgS.
Tuose interested IL tee settlement
Of the west have had mlca to say
about the greater ricanesS OF the lane
there, tut it is a well known fac:
hat when the land is richer IN the
vest thsn in this section Of the s3utti
IL is where il has oeen NOE iLu=iaSl-
gahly worked and Iertilz q tnan il
other places 1t has been demonstra-
tea more t an o3ce that ous farmer
can raise eve. two bunCrei bushes II
potatoes On q single scie, while
aaoth can barely raise oas hundred
on tie acre SCI inlng, even tncugn
batn pieces OF ilnd have equal Viiues.
From which i ! IS readily ssen tSat 1t
Is tne mai as Wei as the land that
coJn:S.
UaoueStiorably. the people Ct the
e.esu a,e nore energetlc and industri,
;us than these OF the sou b, and tLis
is l=rsely dle to the fact that TIC
wtS5 La, io-fshv harder for wat IL
gets than does tie 5; nth. All waC
know tits section as all k2oH tA~t
t%ere hundreds OF 1rowOsS nere wIlca
Nature gives almost for the mere
asking. Because Ut this TIE southern
fsrn=r is auie 70 support hlnael! ano
family entirely f Of wHst be raises,
havii.y in Gle y cash all that ne re
celves fo- cottoC, corn AMI oGher pso
Cuce carried to The arketS.
Not ever a hundred mics from AZ.
gu,ua there is a c-rtain prosperous
taymer who Sells Q :antitse' Of c>tton
and coru aG0 wlo buys absolutely
none OF his supplies except salt. Rt
raises his own bcsf ard pork and Ess
plenty o. corn 70 fss d bis stock. BE
owns rice fSlds aud rais:s lis tea
The frour avenue lea iag 10 his house
b i1g boroered by tea plants. Sugi
and syrU . he makes from the sugar
cane ne raises. Fruit and Tegetab.es
OF al kinds he has 10 greatest abun-
darc5. ard be has rece-tly besun to
can On TREMENDOUS scale for the
market tomatoes, peaches, pears, ap.
nleS and berries,