The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-26

Commissioner. This means only the
payment Of u a. q registrstien Tee
Once II II registered . chance 1nquirsl
viii have the exact information he
wants. And very often. II 10 said
these men who write for information
about Southern lands. are just ~ earn
est about emiErating from the West
az are the fellows who are solicited By
real estate and immigration agents
For. Il In believed that Department fig-
ures are less colored than agents es-
Inmates.
Secretary wsevsr Of the Montgomery
Commercial Club Is going TO preach
Immigration to this section. He real
ICES as do all watchful citizena that
Montgomery In founded In a great
measure on the farming industry asd
that further Agricultural activity In
this and surrounding counties means
added prosperity to the merchants here.
II. for instance. Pike, covington, Cren-
shaw, Houston. Henry and other coun-
ties put on busy air, u benefits this,
n great distributing center for that
area. 1t Ii the purpose Of Secretary
Weever. as soon as he gets things In
running order. to compile some inter-
esting facts about what South Alabama
is already doing In the way of ad-
vanced farming. He believes 1t will be
q revelation TO the struggling growers
of Northern and Western sections of
the United States.
That II 10 not the intention OF the
large landowners Of Southern Alabama
TO let the uncultivated lands of that
section lie idle long. Is shown by the
recent activities of Covfngton and 9TH
ar counties adjoining. Great things
have been done there as In Coffee, Con-
ecuh. Hnry, Houston and other coun-
ties. The State Auditors report shows
that Covington County. though but re-
Gently rejuvenAted, presents tax val
uation of oyer $1,000, 000,,. That IL Inn
mense, when compared with the small
valuation that was presented to the
Assessor, say. six years ago. And 1t Is
estimated carefully that not one
twelfth Of the land In Covington Coun-
ty Is. in cultivation.
A more recent Index to the agricul-
tural revival OF Southeast Alabama, IL
the project OF the Jackson Lumber
Company, Of Florala. That corpora
ton, one OF the largest In the South,
owns more than 100000 acres of land in
Covington. Coffee aid surrounding
counties. Some of 1t has been denuded
OF Its timber. But II will not remain
uncultivated long, IL the reported pur-
pose Of the Jackson Lumber Company
is TO be carried out. It's offioers. 1t Is
said, intend to clear up the land in at
tractive style. build neat houses on
small farms, into which the land will
be cut. and sell at reasonable prices, TO
substantial farmers who will be solic-
tied to come to this State. 1t will be
q colonization scheme. that has. not
been equalled for its magnitude and II
II proves successful, II may be copied
by other large timber operators OF this
section.
1T 10 q Significant fact" said a
Montgomery real estate dealer, "that
our lists Of good farm lands. can be
bought for only handsome figure.
Whoever believes that farms in South
Alabama are to be bought for song,
ought to hop into the market and learn
a lesson. They can't be bought con-
TESS we would like to see the values
drop q little In order to get q little
brokerage on business. As 1t is. there
are few transfers. Not. as I believe.
that the demand Is slow, but the prices
OF real estate generally. Is high and
steady"
But when Alabama adopts a general
forceful advertising scheme, as The
Saturday Evening Post says OF the
Southern Commercial Congress, won
derful results may be expected In the
way OF immigration. Farming In Ala
bama is an art yet almost unborn.