The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-30
CUMMINGS G. co. ARE LOSING NO
TIME IN SETTLEMENT OF
NEWMAN LANDS.
ENTHUSIASTIC over OUTLOOK
They Believe in the Substantial and
Rapid Growth Of Hattiesburg and
Rich Agricultural Section.

Willis S. Thompson has just re-
turned from Chicago, having spent
the past two weeks at the home Of
flee of E. A Cummings & Company,
where he has been assisting in
for opening the cam
paign for colonizing the Newman
lands.
Cummings & Company are losing
no time in starting their colonization
work" said Mr. Thompson this morn
ings.
Their printers are rushing a large
amount of choice literature on the
Newman lands as a first-class propo-
sition for farmers. This literature is
going to be illustrated with many pho
tographs showing the lands as they
are in their original state, and con-
trasting this with excellent farm
scenes illustrating what little devel
opment will do.
"They propose to tell the people Of
the North what is actually being ac-
complished by farmers on this land.
They do not have to guess at what
might be accomplished, since there is
sufficient development of the lands
about Hattiesburg to show actual con-
ditions.
THE first settlement will begin at
points nearest Hattiesburg and ex-
tend west, the purpose being to sell
and settle the land in solid body as
the work progresses.
THE company believes that the
Newman lands present the finest
proposition in the whole cut-over sec
tion of Mississippi. In the first place,
they are adjacent to Hattiesburg,
which affords not only an excellent
home market but also has shipping
facilities provided by four good rail
roads reaching all the principal mark
cts of the country. In the second
place these lands have a moderately
rolling surface, making it the most
attractive country for settlement.
We believe it will make one of the
richest and best appearing farming
communities in the whole country. 1t
is fortunate for Hattiesburg, 7 think,
that such strong combination as the
/ I "a
Mississippi Central railroad ami z. \.
Cummings & Company should be con-
centrating their efforts on the settle
ment Of these lands They are all
eminently reliable and are interested
In placing only the best class of
farmers, and Cummings & Company
have an organization that will enable
them to proceed very rapidly. They
expect to bring their first excursion
some time in November the exact
date to be announced soon.
"One OF the most important iea
is the assistance to be accorded. not
, only the farmers who are brought il
! hut all the farmers who are 9lread!
here. in marketing their crops. This
feature is going to be thoroughly look
ed after in this instance
Cummings & Company, while con
= centrating their efforts in the coloni
zation work and in assisting thei
, farmers in accomplishing the best rC
suits and getting the best marke
possible for all they produce, ar
5 going to be an important factor i
/ the development of the community !
r great many ways. They believe i
: the country and its future They bt
q lieve that Hattiesburg is going 10 b
; a rapidly growing community an
/ that its growth is going to be yer
c substantial, They are much interes
g ed in doing their part to assist in thi
a growth and development.
y. 81 believe the active and hearty CT
+ operation of such organizations as tn
l. Hattiesburg Commercial Club woul
$ be most valuable in bringing ahou
: mana things for which the publ
S spir d people have been striving
I ~ st few years: i. !.