The Hattiesburg news., 1911-09-14
TWO FAMILIES EN- ROUTE FROM
OKLAHOMA PASS THROUGH
TODAY.
CROPS RUINED IN THE WEST
Lurr Of The Fertile Lands Of South
Mississippi Has Reached the West
and Today's Arrivals are the Van
Guard.

From Oklahoma to South Mississip-
pi, all the way in covered wagons, to
get to this land of opportunity and
promise is the story told by MessrE.
John Emmick and F.. A. Fuller who
with their families passed through
Hattiesburg this morning en- route to
Gulfport where the immigrants will
make their future homes. The wagon
train was an interesting sight to citi-
zens of Hattiesburg, but of far more
interest was the fact that the cut over.
lands of south Mississippi are attracts,
ing attention and purchasers from a,a
section that heretofore has not been i
given much attention with view to
securing homesekers.
Mr.. Emmick comes from Tillman
county in Oklahoma and has been ON
the road five weeks and Mr.. Fuller is
from Caddo county in the northern
part of the state and has been travel
ling some twelve weeks. The gentle
men had never heard of each other be-
ipiC itaNlitS AhCli mel HOnCC anu
it was by accident they are fellow
travellers today.
Mr.. Emmick had made trip to Mis-
sissippi in July and was so impressed
with the country and possibilities that
he purchased forty acres of land eight
miles north of Gulfport where he will
: IL, inc ri 10
was on his way to his new home when
he met Mr. Fuller, returning to Okla
homa from a trip through Texas, and
, prevailed on him to come TO South
Mississippi
These gentlemen report ruinous con-
ditions in Oklahoma; crops complete
families to other states. Mr.. Emmick
, says his experience this year is fair
sample of what the other farmers of
his county have undergone. He plant
. ed 100 acres in oats and did not thrash
bushel; and 10 acres in wheat and
averaged bushels to the acre. He
stated that his brother had in 315
acres of wheat and gathered bushels
to the acre, and is now trying to sell
: his 400 acre farm and fine residence
II at a great sacrifice so he too can 10
d cate elsewhere. The travellers repor
O conditions just as bad in the portion
of Texas traversed by them. and land'
in both states selling for nothing com
pared with the purchase price
Mr. Emmick reports crops passe'
through in South Mississippi by ia
the best they saw on their trip and
very enthusiastic about this seetie
, of bis adopted state. He was sadi
disappointed lii Oklahoma, havin
moved there from Missouri but a fe,
Id years ago, with the expectation O
OF making It his home, but was NOT the
he acquainted with the uncertain climat
which results in enough crop failure
be to make farming a losing business.
" Farming in Mississippi has its draw
IT. backs. but such thing as an absC
ne lutte failure is unknown If one Gro
ce fails for want of sufficient rainfall c
ng from too much precipitation, the land
OF are so adapted for wide diversifcatio
10 Of crops that good yield on the Who'll
is a certainty, and the new citizen
profiting by their experiences in okl'
homa will make the most of oppo
tunities in their new home.
Mr.. Fuller has not purchased plac
vet but is going on to Gulfport to loo
Y at some land. Some enterprising cit
zens tried to induce him to stop ovG
few days in Hattiesburg with vie
m TO locating near the city Mr.. H.
sh- Warren who has charge of place b
)ry longing to Mr Cochran Of Merida
res offered him free quarters until the fir
nd of next year for his family and stoc
and he asked that the offer be he
ell open few days as he might consid
re 1t and return to Hattiesburg.
the After resting up a bit and purchs
as ing feed the travellers left for Gu
bod port, where they expect to arrive ca
tly. " Saturday.
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