The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-17
SEE CAROLINA Soil

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MANY ]! FROM THE WEST WOULD
LIKE TO LOCATE HERE.
South Carolina Should 1naugurate q
Publicity Campaign to Inform
Them. =.
Farm land in South Carolina is at.
tracing the serious attention Of
farmers and investors in the North
and Northwest. The State: depart
ment OF agriculture is daily receiving
letters from substantial firms and
farmers who ask for specific infor-
nation as to the lands for sale in
this State; and this information is
given by the State department. Of
agriculture. The actual business
transactions is always left by the de-
partment to the owners.
Those enquirers should be fol-
lowed up by an agent who could
present the advantages of the State
in person. Most Of these enquiries
came from Americans, and they are
the. very kind of settlers we want
and should try to get. Several thou
sand Of such settlers would be a
great benefit to the State, and with
the proper effort they can be brought
here. Commissioner Watson. has re-
ceived several letters that are of@ln-
terest concerning land in South Car
olina. The letters are from substan-
tial farmers and business men.
1t is very probable that a measure
will be introduced in the general as
sembly during the present week
calling for an appropriation to sup
plement fund to be contributed by
the larger railway systems of the
State, the Southern railway, the. At
lantic Coast Line and the Seaboard
Air Line, as suggested by The State,
for the proper exploitation Of the re-
sources Of; South Carolina. The State
could not spend a small amount of
money to better purpose just at this
time, and the general assembly
should give such a bill favorable con-
| sideration Il e l.5sii, =.
The following letters; received by
Commissioner Watson, will, there
fore, be Of particular interest:
f'"sAbout seven years ago I became
interested with some friends in the
Canadian Northwest q am a Ca
madam by birth), and started a cam
paign through the Central anu
Northwestern States to induce peo-
| pie to go out to that country and we
were very successful in locating hun
|dreds;o on the. Canadian prairies. On
"a recentivisit to that country. I found
many were: dissatisfied with their To-
cations The summer season is so
very short that the variety Of crops
| is very limited and always in danger
of being caught, with frosts, as was
the case the past summer in many
tp1aces. n.
"On comparing the possibilities Of
that country with those OF your
State, four times as many farmers,
| I believe, could have been located in
it in the same time as in the Ca
nalian Northwest, as none of them
would have to sacrifice their nation
ality and its advantages. Since my
return from the West I have decided
to interest myself in locating some
Of those dissatisfied Northwestern
FARMERS. In some part of the South
of this country, where the climate
conditions are more favorable for ag-
riculture. This is my reason for
writing you at this time. I believe
with proper faithful works thousands
of successful farmers from the north
west of Canada and this country
could be easily induced to locate in
your State. Many of them could sell
their lands now in their possession
at good profits and purchase. land at
much lower prices in the South.
''It you have any proposition you
could make me, would like to know
| it, and If you have not, il you can
give me the name of some large cor
poration who might take up cam
paign of this kind, shall thank you.
'I don't want a land speculation
scheme, but real settler campaign.
Though am the treasurer and have
been for more than IS years Of the
above company which spends more
than s1,500,000 annually on adver-
tising in daily newspapers and maya
zines for various corporations, yet in
the business Of locating practical
farmers find the most successful
way is to meet them face tc face and
demonstrate 10 and give them actual
facts and figures.
"This is a most auspicious season
to talk to the Northwestern farmer
about the comforts and opportunities
of home in the South. If yo are
interested In my proposition wo'1ii
be pleased to hear from you
The other letter read as follows:
"Will you kindly furnish me with
what informat alton you can that would
enable me TO SECURE large tract o.
swamp land, from 10000 to 100000
acres, that could be drained and cr'