The Hattiesburg news., 1910-06-24
A TRAVELLER Tells
OF OUR ADVANTAGES
Between Hattiesburs and San Antonio,
Texas, Crops on the Cheap Lands
of South Mississippi, the Equal Of
Any Seen.

Editor News:
San Antonio, Texas, June ga
journey of 1877 miles through the or
chards of East Texas after leaving
Shreveport, La, and riding through
700 miles of beautiful farms In North
Central and Southwest Texas, bring,
us to historic "ole Santone," the crn
die of Texas independence, whert
Bowie, Crockett, Travis and theii
handful of heroes perished in the hor
rible Alamo massacre.
Thinking it might interest some oi
your readers to relate some of our
observations during the trip from
Hattiesburg to San Antonio, we be-
gin with the gratifying statement
that in Harrison, Forrest and Simp
son counties, Mississippi, we saw the
best corn crops seen anywhere along
the route until we reached the great
grain belt of North and Central Texas
which the corn of the three counties
named would not compare favorably,
especially when it is remembered
that the farmer is growing on $4,000
to $125.9O per acre land, while the
latter is fiourishing like green bay
tree on $40 to s15 per acre cut-over
pine lands of South Mississippi.
The poorest crop prospect seen on
the entire trip was through the much
vaunted delta between Vicksburg and
Shreveport, where only men of ample
means can buy and pay for home.
Between the Mississippi river at Delta
Point and the Ouachita river at Mon.
roe, we saw but few crops that we would
be willing to take at their present
stage and cultivate them for what
they can be made to yield for our
recompense; and yet, man with one
or two thousand dollars could buy
none of those overrated lands,
which for some cause seem to have
lost their former fertility, while
man with similar capital can buy
nice, well-improved farm of the same
soil that is producing corn that rivals
the best seen in the famous black belt
of Texas, anywhere in South Missis-
sippi.
God has bestowed upon South Mis-
sissippi many advantages withheld
from other sections of the country,
among which may be mentioned a
most excellent climate, soil that re-
spends literally to intelligent culture,
an abundance of wood and water, to
which man has added exceptionally
fine transportation facilities, making
1t the most inviting field for home
seekers of moderate means of any sec-
tion of this great republic.
While Providence has been lavish
in its endowments to that favored Sec
tion, yet it has left to man the duty
of exploiting and advertising its mani
fold advantages. We don't know why
Providence imposed. this duty upon
men, but it has, for no.
where in the Bible do we find any
made of the many advantages
South Mississippi has to offer the
most desirable of settlers-the thrifty
small farmer.
Texas, the Empire state in point of
boundaries, with more square miles
Of arid area and more streamless
water courses than any other three
states of the Union, by persistent and |
iudicious advertising, has had a |
stream of immigration pouring into
It's waste places for years that speaks
volumes for the acumen of its boost
srs.
One thousand dollars will purchase
!, home with more comforts. and con-
veniences in the cut-over lands district
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