The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-12
EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION
FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK
How the Land and Industrial Depart
ment OF the Southern Railway
10 Conducted. ,

Az an agency for the solicitation
of men and capital for factories and
for other industries and for immigrs.
ton into the Southeast int for gen
eral promotion and development work.
agricultural and Industrial. within the
territory of the various lines Of the
Southern Railway System the indus
trial department is organized.
The Land and Industrial Depart.
ment, with Jurisdiction extending over
the lines Of the Southern Railway.
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, the
Georgia, Southern and Florida Rail.
way, and the Virgins, and Southwest
ern Railway, has direct charge of mat.
ters pertaining to generai1 6e Land
ment. At the head of it isS eadouar-
fers KwsshinEfoif ansuAIt4 a sub
stantial corps of assistants and large
Offices located there. Along the lines
of the roads are district offices at
st. Louis, Mobile. Macon. Bristol. Co
h,mbus. Miss; Asheville and Column
bia. The agents In charge OF these
offices give their assistance to all Of.
forts to- promote. In any direction.
the growth OF the territory adjacent
to the railroad lines. find locations
for industries or help In their organi'
cation, aid h~omeseekers or ~colonizers
in securing the lands they wish. work
with the farmers and others In solv.
ing the problems Of markets or crops
which come up, gather Information
about the opportunities or facts which
will advertise their districts and In
every possible way extend their CO.
operation and that of the railroad to
the people Of their territory in devel-
opment efforts. The work Of these
agents. as that Of the Washington OF.
1ce, has to do with both the educa.
tional and other efforts with the peo-
ple Of the territory and in the bring.
ing in Of new people and new cap.
ital.
From the Washington and st. Louis
Offices industrial and immigration
agents travel throughout the North
in advertising the Southern's territory
and in soliciting farm settlers and
manufacturers to locate along Its
lines. An office 10 also maintained
for this work at Harrisburg, Pa, and
for several years q European agency
has been established with headquar'
ters In London. The agents OF the
company include specialists in timber,
| minerals and clays, In Industrial To-
cations and in other lines.
For the Queen and Crescent Route
q similar line Of work is carried on
by the Agricultural and Industrial
Agent. located 1t Chattanooga, Tenn
In the early days Of the Southern
Railway system It was believed prop
= that, while the needs OF the ter
ritory in the way Of immigration and
az the development OF the farm re
.ources we're not to be neglected. spe
ciaI effort should be made to call ut
tention to the immense natural re
.ources ana advantages for industrfe'
az various kinds. The reports from
the communities alone the lines rep
resented in the Land and Industrial
Department show th4t N the decade
from 1900 to 1910. $500. 100000 were
invested in industries. A good pro
; portion OF this sum represents I'M
work Of the Industrial Department.
AT Dresden there II in the cours'
| OF construction what is said to b.
the largest radiator in the world
This. radiatof IL intended for the me
tor Of IN airShip OF 3Ou-horse-powsI
and IL made entirely Of aluminium.