The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-01-19
SEEKS CAROLINA SOIL.
LETTERS POINTING OUT NECESSITY FOR
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.
WANT TO LOCATE IN STATE.
Northwestern Investor Writes About
Advantages of Southern CIi-
mate to Commissioner
Watson.

Farm land in South Carolina IS
attracting the serious attention OF
farmers and investors in the North
and Northwest. The State depart
ment OF agricultural is daily receiV-
ing letters from substantial firms
and farmers who ask for specific in
formation as TO the lands for sale
in this State, and this information
is given by the State department oT
agriculture The actual business
transaction is always left by the
department to the owners
Commissioner Watson has receiv-
ed several letters that are OF inter-
est concerning lands in South Car
olina. The letters are from sub
stantial farmers and business meh.
IT is very probable that measure
will be introduced in the general
assembly during the present week
calling for an appropriation to sup
plement fund to be contributed by
the larger railway systems OF thh
State. the Southern railway, the At
lantic Coast Line and the SeaboarH
for the proper exploitation OF the ~
sources Of South Carolina.
The following letters received by
Commissioner Watson will there
fore hc of particular interest:
About seven years ago he
came Interested with some friends
in the Canadian Northwest u am
Canadian by hirth,l and started
q campi ign through the Central
and .>,,,rthw%steru states TO induce
people l." go Out 10 that country
and We were very succtES'"i in 10
eating hundreds on the CaHauiah
prarics. On a recent visit TO NLl'R
country found many were dissaS
isficd with their locations. Tie
summer season is SO very shoE1
that the variety of crops is
limited and always in danger of bS
ing caught with fr"Sts, as was T.
case the past summer in may plac
"On comparing the possibilitie.
that country with those OF y,
State, four times as many farmer.
! believe, could have been locateH
in it in the same time as in ttre
Canadian Northwest, as nune Of
them would have TO sacrifice their
nationality and advantages. Since
my return from the We. ] have de-
cided to interest myself in locating
some OF those dissatisfied North
western farmers in some part of tho
South OF this country, where the OF
mate conditions are more favorabls
for agriculture. This is my reason
for writing you at this time. I be-
lieve with proper faithful works
thousands OF successful farmens
from the northwest OF Conada an1
this country could be easily induce
TO locate in your State. Many
them could sell their lands nopsrr
their possession at good profits
purchase land az much lower
in the South.
IF you nave any propositiC,, .oh
could make me, would lie TO
know il. and if you have not, II
you can give ME the name Of somR
up a campaign of this kind, | shah
thank you.
Il don't want a land speculation
scheme, but real settler campaign.
Though I am the treasurer and have
been for more than / 5 years OF the
above company which spends more
than $l,50O,OOO annually on adver-
Using III daily newspapers and mag
azines for various corporations, yet
in the business of locating practical
farmers I find the most successful
way is to meet them face to face
and demonstrate 10 and give them
actual facts and figures.
This is the most auspicious sea-
son To talk to the Northwestern
farmer about the comforts and op-
portunities of "a home in the South.
If you are interested in my propo-
sition ! would be pleased to hear
from YOU"
the other letter reads as follows:
"Will you kindly furnish me with
what information you can that
would enable me to secure u large
tract OF swamp land, from 10000
TO 100000 that could be drained
and cut up in small farms with the
Idea of my selling same to a list of
buyers which | have. Also price ON
lands per acre including
TIMBER land. Would like the best
may of your State and whatever
'ther information you can give me-.
md any expense on same win
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