Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-19
QUESTIONS ASKED

MIS. DIu6 RUdinSs. 4 III 1Olul ot.s
Sellwod Station Portland, Ore.
We are strangers and located far
apart, but we are very much in
terested in the southland coun-
tries. especially in and around At
lanta. After one has lived in the
Northwest a few years, you are
aroused to the plain facts. who
can / rely on? There is so much
graft, so much booming to this 4
country. AMI nothing mucn to it,
one is at sea who to depend upon.
We often get The Journal to read
and see your name. so decided to
write you for plain truth facts.
We know we are going to make
new home some place. What is
the climate with you. winter and
summer Does the heat overcome.
and interfere with the poultry
business? Some tell you that In
the south you have many diseases
to contend with from heat Could
one get acres around Atlanta, near
enough for car service, reasonably?
Just kindly give us an idea Of eli
mate, water, and a few general
ideas of coHntry, etc. Do chickens
and small fruits pay? Is in and
around Atlanta a Healthy climate?
DO you have malaria? What about
temperature for summer and win
ter?
ANSWER.
In reference to the conditions in
Georgia, / am glad to say, the peo-
pie in this country have never
doomed and misrepresented this
section like some other parts of
the world have been b6omed = Vel
does look like. the people in the
south know that they have good
thing and do not care whether they
let the outside world know 1t, or
let them IN on the deal, or not. I
suppose it is we'll that our south
ern people are so disposed. If the
world only knew what opportun-
tiles we have in this country, it
would be almost impossible to Sc
cure an acre of land in, Georgia
for less than one hundred dollars:
Opportunities present themselves
jim this country that I do not be-
lieve offer thmselvesi anywhere
else.
Our climate is fine, winter and
summer. 1t is a rare thing that the
temperature ever goes above so in
the shade in summer, ana in winter
it seldom ever goes as low as %,
and when these extremes exist, it
is usually only for a short while,
day or so. at time. Any one can
live in comfort and not be too hot
or too cold the year around in and
near Atlanta. Chickens thrive and
do we'll all during the year in our
climate, especially during the win
ter months, at the time when eggs
are always high. Chickens can be
raised successfully the year around,
but during nine months of the year,
September to May, they thrive and
do better than at any other time,
Our markets, ] think. are as good
as can be found anywhere in the
United States for anything that lis
ffrst-class in the shape of chickens
or eggs Most of our southern peo-
pie are cotton crazy, as it has
been one of the most profitable
crops the farmer could possibly
produce, therefore those who do
produce something to eat can al
ways get a good price for it, at a
gooa per cent of profit-equally
or more profitable than the man
who grows cotton to buy it with.
However. cotton-groYing is
habit with most southern people
and il is the main staple that has
made this country so prosperous.
There Is no malaria in nor around
Atlanta. and the health of the peo-
pie is as good as anyone could
wish.
All kinds of fruits, berriesa and
poultry do we'll in this section. In
fact. we can grow almost anything