The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-23
home SEEKERS
ARRIVE; GIVEN
HEARTY WELCOME
INFORMAL RECEPTION IN THEIR
HONOR AT THE HOTEL
HATTIESBURG.
SEVERAL INTERESTING TALKS
Cut-Over Lands Today and Will
Spend Several Days Going over the
Situation.

The first car of home-seekers and
prospective settlers for the J. j. New
~man cut-over lands pulled in at the G.
& S. |. depot last night, with about
twenty, prosperous-looking industrious
looking, wide-awake and vigorous
home-seekers on board, and in addi-
tion half dozen of the gentlemen
had their wives with them. The party
was in charge of Mr.. Edward S. Judd,
and General Sales Agent Gouldin OF
the f. A. Cummings & Company and
all reported a pleasant trip south.
Today the party was taken in their
special car out to Breeland where the
car was left and all were taken by We
hicles out over the lands on an inspec-
ton tour. Mr.. Willis S. Thompson, the
Mississippi representative of the E. A.
Cummings & Company and representa-
tives of the ]. j. Newman Lumber Co.
accompanied the party to the lands.
The car will be brought back to Hat
tiesburg tonight and it is probable that
several days will be spent in examin-
ing the lands and investigating the
country as a whole, the climate and
conditions here.
The party was brought South in a
special car by Cummings G. Company,
the car being a combination diner and
sleeper. One member of the party is a
bank president of Geneva, ILL.,, who has
made a fortune in farming at Geneva.
He knows lands and can easily esti-
mate the agricultural possibilities of
small farmers among his depositors
and in fact the people of his communi.
ty have every confidence in him. A
large number of hOme-seekers near
Geneva, unable to come for lack OF
time and wishing to examine the stu
alton here with as little outlay as
as their representative. If he reports
favorably, they will simply pack VI
md move to Hattiesburg.
Last Nights Reception.
Immediately on the arrival Of the
homeseekers party here last night
they were taken to the Hotel Hatties
burg where a number of the directors
of the Commercial Club and other rep
resentative citizens had gathered tC
bid them welcome. The cordial re
ception they received from these citi
zens must have been deeply impres
sive, and for several hours while din
ner was being served the visitors ant
the reception committee, and after
wards, an informal reception was helC
and many points regarding the home
seekers movement. together with mucl
information for the benefit OF the
homeseekers was brought out
In the absence Of President Jack
son of the Commercial Club. Mr.. e
L. Robbins presided. and met ever!
requirement Of the situation, his quiet
quaint and thoroughly enjoyable
humor keeping every one in fine trim
A number OF the homeseekers tool
part in the informal discussion ant
showed by the many questions the!
asked about the climate, the soil, thu
schools, the markets and the situation
in general, that they were wide awake
markets and the situation in general
Mr.. D. M. Collier, proprietor Of thu
Monarch Dairy, a northern man wh'
: is rapidly building success in this, hi
N new home, made an enthusiastic tall
Jon the situation and ON the results h
was rapidly attaining. Mr.. Collier
lands Join those 1t is proposed to sci
DR.. c. s. Ripley. a dairyman from
Brookhaven, who came south fror
Wisconsin four years ago, and ha
operated with marked success in thi
section. made a highly practical an
interesting talk, and said this was tn
finest country in the Union In man
respects and was especially adapte
for dairying.
Prof. Woodley. principal of the cit
schools, made. a talk. on ,thaas edne'