The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-06-21
ATTENTION
Every Ono Should Read the Circular
Printed Below.

"A great deal is being said about Sc
curing desirable immigration for the
south. 1t is hoped that Southern
farmers and land owners arc giving
thls subject the attention it merits
ana appreciate what 1T means to the
South. Without doubt the farmers
ana land owners are, or should be-,
more interested in this proposition
than any other class Of people; one
OF the reasons being, the evident pc
cuniary advantage to the section in
which there Is an influx of q worthy
and substantial class of home-seek-
erS.
Nothing will do more to increase
ianu values and the price Of farm
products than Il growing population.
AS population grows, tho consuming
capacity naturally increases, which
condition is met through the develop
ment OF new land and the better cul-
tivation Of older farms. Increased
population gives stimulus to the en-
largement and creation of new in
dustr1eS, requiring additional labor,
all OF which depends upon the farm
or subsistence. The more and the
better the farm products, the better
everybody lives.
In some sections of the South there
seems to be an underlying sentiment
unfavorablc to the Introduction of
new settlers. Students of
who have given this subject the most
careful consideration find that such a
feeling is based upon erroneous con-
ccptionS Of the advantages of new
people and new ideas. While the
South is developing rapidly the natu-
raj resources and capabilities OF the
country to sustain a much larger
population warrants the incoming Of
many more people who can find
homes, the occupancy and develop
mcnt Of which will augment pros
perity and improve Southern condi-
tons IN every way. More immigration
means increased land values, the bet
torment of the educational facilities,
the Improvement Of public roads, the
addition Of markets, the building Of
more ana better towns and the Ell.
largcmcnt Of towns already in exist
cncc, with all Of the advantages COM
mon to concentration.
Thcrc is room in every county in
every state Of the South for nan
more home builders and producers,
and until the farmers and land own
crs now living there take a personal
interest in soliciting and locat-
ing q good class OF settlers in
their ncighborhood the best results
cannot be obtained.
The following questions are asked
and suggestions made with the hope
that every progressive farmer and
land owner will heed the appeal:
!. Arc their any lands in your
n|ciShborhood unoccupicd or not Civ
ing the owner the returns common
suratc with their possibilities?
y. Arc Won max ing any nffprt iD
Introduce worthy and desirable home,
makers to occupY these vacant lands?
II not, did it cVer occur to you that
Nou arc among the number RESPONSE
bic for the upbuilding Of the district
in which you live, and that probably
this lack Of interest is one Of the
causes why development in your com
munity has not been as rapid as II
should be?
Our attention Is frequently called
10 the fact that in many parts of the
United States, other than the South.
farm lands arc selling from SIS to
$3.50 per acre, while in the South
good improved farms arc for sale at
from $40 to $35 per acre. Every
thing considered the South has the
best and cheapest lands in the united
States. One of the principal reasons
why the contrast in values Dis so
great, is lack of immigration t. he
South. This condition can be Chang
ed If all will work with that end in
view.
How much more c~ontented the
southern farmer would be if he oc-
cupic1 so acres Of land worth 500
per acre, surrounded by farms under
high state OF cultivation, with fine
roads, good schools and large mar
kcts, than by occupying a farm Of
800 acres, worth $25 per acre, one
half under cultivation. public roads
Of the country inferior, and the
schools OF the district inadcuuat2>~TrG7 =
is master of the first, but tgHc other
is his master. ~
There is but little raa5Hbt but what
NJ ",ll.cr5. inc South would be
H&..H Ge',cr of financially and soci-
allyST thcir holdings were smaller.
Some land owners Of the South begin
to realize This. An instance of this
is seen wherein a leading planter
located on the Southern Railway pro-
poses to give outright, to any relia-
bic farmer, ten acres Of land, and
agrees to sell thirty acres additional,
provided tic purchaser finds he is
able to properly cultivate the incrcaS-
ed area. This proposition is made to
induce an industrious class to settle
in his nc~ighbOrhoOd. This land own
Cr has more land than he can take
care OF, on account of scarcity Of
labor, and he argues. that this plan
will bring to his locality Il sufficient
number Of desirable Immigrants with
Families, from whom the supply of
labor so much desired can be Sc
cured.
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