The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-26
SOUTH IS MAGNET
FOR FARMERS NOW
Northwest Country Is to Wit
ness a Heavy Migration
This Fall.
FINE LANDS NEAR GULF
INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITIES AT
WASHINGTON WATCHING THE
OPERATIONS OF THE iMMiGRA-
TON AGENTS.

turning tide of Americans and immi-
grants from Canada and indications of
an enormous movement of people
from the Northwest. including western
Canada, to the southeastern states
next fall and winter, are attracting
the close attention of Immigration and
industrial authorities. The bureau of
immigration officials is now awaiting
an early report from Commissioner
Clerk at Montreal, before discussing
the impending influx.
Industrial experts say the movement
to the southeastern states will begin
next October. A record breaking mi
grafton in this direction occurred last
year, drawing upon the population OF
the central states. especially Iowa.
Kansas and Nebraska. Many of these
people went to southern Georgia and
Florida and southern Alabama.
Bought Canadian Lands.
From Iowa, Nebraska and Oklaho-
ma many people left for Calgary, AL
berta and other parts of Canada,
where they bought lands at from IS
to s. an acre.
These farmers averaged $1,000 mon
eminent reported that there were nu-
merous Americans taking up their
lands. Those who took up the home
steads in Canada of course, had to
declare their citizenship intentions,
but many bought the lands outright.
Representatives of a number of col
onizing companies have been investi-
eating available large tracts in var.
ious parts of the Gulf states during the
past few months. A recent report to
the land and industrial department of
the Southern railway showed that
since last May about $1,000 acres OF
land in southern Alabama had either
been purchased or was about to be OBJ
tanned for northwestern firms and cor
porations for locating settlers.
Large tracts also have been taken
in southern Georgia and northern
Florida since the first of the year to
be divided into farms for Northern
settlers.
Many IIlinoisians Buying.
Another movement is that of a col.
ony of Slovaks from western Pennsyl.
vania to southern Alabama. In north
| east Georgia there has been started
| the nucleus of colony from north
west Canada. Individual farmers
from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are
buying improved as well as wild lands
| in Virginia, the Carolinas. Tennessee
and northern Alabama. Germans and
Mennonite settlers are seeking homes
in districts in the more northern por
tons of the southeast section of the
| country.
The initiation of a campaign of edu
cation as to the character and low
prices of really good Southern lands
as compared with land in the newer
portions of the country and the big
yields of wheat, corn and other crops
and corresponding profits reported in
many Southern districts, have led to
the Southwark migration.
Decades Work Brings Results.
| The associations of growers in the
orchard and truck districts have call
ed attention to the possibilities in
fruit and general garden truck cul
ture.
| The work the Southern railways
have carrying on for a decade past Ii
beginning to bear results and their re
ports indicate that many thousands Of
families from the North will settle ir
the South during next fall and winter
In certain parts of Mexico the ma