The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-08-07
effective ORGANIZATION
FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK
How the Land and Industrial Depart
mert Of the Southern Railway
is Conducted.

AS an agency for the solicitation
of men and capital for factories and
for other industries and for immigra-
ton into the Southeast and 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 Virginia and Southwest
ern Railway, has direct charge of mat
ters pertaining to general develop
ment. At the head Of 1t is the Land
and Industrial Agent, with headquar-
ters at Washington and with 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.
lumbus, Miss; Ashevile and Colum'
bia. The agents in charge of these
Offices give their assistance to all ef-
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-
zation, aid aomeseekers 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
fee, has to do with both the educa-
tional and other efforts with the peo-
pie 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 is also maintained
for this work at Harrisburg, Pa, and
for several years a European agency
has heen established with headquar-
ters in London. The agents OF the
con:pany 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
NV the Agricultural and Industrial
Agent, located at Chattanooga. Tenn.
In :he early days OF the Southern
Railway System ii was believed prop
or that. while the needs OF the ter
ritorv in the way of immigration and
,t the development OF The farm re-
sources we're not to he neglected. sre-
c:sl effort should he made to call at
ten,ion to the immense natural re-
sources and advantages for Industries
n, ,arions kinds. The reports from
rho communities along the lines rep
resentetl in the Land and industrial
l,enartment show that in the decade
from 1900 to 1910, sfh". .e0h.aoe were
invested in inhnst,ies. A good pro
norton of this sIH rerfeschls the
work OF the Industrial department.
At Dresden there is in the course
ct construction What is said TO be
tho largest ra.ii*ttr in the world
vbi. n f:.',:r i= ir.i-Hhe;l FOR the mo.
tor OF -: ::vah.r Fl ::''"horss power,
and ia r.s:~ :a,irsiy OK aluminium.