The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
INVITATION TO IMMIGRANTS.

The Best Farms, the Best Crops, the Best
PeopIe on Earth Are in Abbeville County.
Since the coming of the railroad shops and the building Of the
mill thing in Abbevie has grown at pace
unknown The the town have from
to sixty and the houses have greatly increased
number value large part Of the business the town
done with that paid out by the railroad ana tne
brought people to town since
cotton mill has operation all the farm have had
market and good demand at greatly increased prices
ALI these that the interests and the
of the town the they that where
the one prospers the reap corresponding benefit The
distribution by the Shops Mill Of annually among
people quckns artery of trade and every line
to n ABBEvu1E HEALTH RESORT
Our lands are well drained the soil most productive while the
unrest and the best giving water flows
from eyery spring at the foot Of nearly every hill
The climate heahfu and we had little more enterprise
county and the city would be known the world
the most healthy place earth where the sick and at
Acd might come distant parts with the reasonable hope OF
with the certainty Of recovering lost health. -
Foa richest and from the sick people who 60
there solely escape the weather Of the more Northern climate
bey must flee from the approach Of weather but in
Abbeville we have good weather all the year.
Between Abbeve county apd the State OF forlda az
resort there can be comparison. y.
By nature Abbeve every the superior of Florida
In the State Florida there spring that in any way comes
near comparison with the mineral spring at htte
bile spring county furnishes better and water
than can be found in the State of Florida
The Diamond Spring near owndesve was noted resort be-
fre the war It's inferior that ows out OF the
ground . ...-. -.
In Abbeve County have we have no
lands we malaria have sagnant we nave no
water OF as pure ana a
when it left the Blue Ridge ruhes with increasing energy
over granite lodges and running down through the winding
waterways it goes to the sea-
Our winters are mild that have ice and frost
nights during the Spring with the April showers
and hasens to beaufy Nature making fragrant the very e-
air which gives health and happiness to ALL while bearing
sweet incense up to heaven ...s
- ... IMMIGRANTS PROSPEROUS =. -
vile their within the last few are without exception
porous and happy.
Thousands of acres of lowpced lands still lying
idle and waiting for coming other good men possess and to
Abbevie has her umbr of century and she
grown more fifteen than she grew for nunorea
years before. '~. IT,.
instead of bringing tenth of price inferior lands other
counes as they did Immediately after the anda have so In
creased price that they command at least
price lands in Anderson county for
THE CROP ON ONE WILL BUY THREE ACRES
When farmer can make cotton to the on land that
costs him SO or $780, how possible for the industrious and ln
fail to get rich worth $50 $7O
The seed from the be worth from $40 to sS Inc
from the single being sufficient for the acre on which tne
s6O or $40 bale of lint cotton was grown go
When our lands cultivated Abbevle county WI"
az if did before the best agricultural county In the
And make Abbeve county as
the State smore good farmers make
soil productive And good farmers will be sure 10
when thew learn of estates that now lying IDLE ana winch
they may buy for a song
lands can credit for cash The pco
be taken from the short time not by single crop
THE VARIETY AND EXCELLENCE OF OUR CROPS
county the sold and when the nrst
came to county kept the trains busy haulng OH
wheat - go
SORGHUM cane grows to perfection in Abbevile county
Two crops Irish potatoes may be grown every year on
the same land -
Sweet potatoes are crop farm and every
garden ,o.t
urnips grow greatest pouon feeding man and beast
Oats is of standard crops
Of peavne hay feed our STOCK wn Inc oos u
the leguminous enriches the soil from which grows
Abbeve county lands especially adapted to the coe
Burr clover grows most u1uranty without cost OF
the land If the seed scattered the land will come 1o an
time April seeds May and by the hrst OF
lime is dead 1t comes again October AS pasture nothing
or more profitable months in the winter AS an or
it equal anything that out Of the ground
Vetch is at home in Abbevle county
COTTON
While all tropical products grow to perfection IN AoDe
Vile eoupty Cotton King and ruler OF all the world