The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20
TIE MIDDLE WEST
LOOKS SOUTHWARK
Ontv Campaign OF Advertiser: YEA
ed To Bring Them To NoF'h s"'o-
lima.
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seven wears experience in puhhsh-
ing a Middle West daily ana weekly
n~evsnaper. and of necessity having
boon q close observer OF "aSricuituiat
and industrial conditions. the "ihei
Is of the opinion that Win oil a
sressiye campaign OF puoici'S, the
south. particularly Nortn 'aIoiila.
ao,,Ia vance much OF the emigration
which now goes from the great MIS-
sies;npi valley to the NorthWes est 20
turn toward the Land OF sunshine.
county. Illinois,. OF
| which Freeport is the county-Seat' 5
tynical Of III territory OF Northern
Illinois, Southern "lscolsln ano
| practically the entire State or iowa
Esrm lands here have cache q hish
val,e. ranging from $15O to $2OV per
acye The predominant element OF
agricultural population Is the thlsi,S
German; and, as the boys gro" Up
and the acreage Is too small ioi "
long division. the second generation
seeks lands in the DaEOtas and the
Northwestern provinces OF CANADA
MANY who have gone to the NOrtn-
west are disappointed by the haTG-
hip incident to WeatheF-
and were the advantages OF the SCUM
placed before them, it is believed that
thev would welcome a change; and,
many who are now contemplating 3
change Of location would prefer :
more salubrious climate.
In the Middle West everybody
works. The principal objection hearo
to the South is that labor is
regulated to the negro, and that a
white man who did his own farm
work would have no standing IN r.
Southern community. While this COM
dition does not generally exist, or
possibly has entirely passed away IN
North Carolina, these good people
a. - rnu - Tho rGl1rnQ6 dc 1hTO11En
their Chicago representatives, make
{. slight effort in this campaign or
education: but ii would seem that they
think their duty ends with the sale
of a ticket
/, In conversation with a prominent
] farmer Of this county q few days ago
(Mr. John J. Vessels, Of Ridott. III. },
Mr.. Vessels expressed the desire to
make a trip South after the holidays,
8 and North Carolina was prominently
called TO his attention. He is a mar
= who has grown wealthy by farming.
as have many others in this sec
; ton. The Middle West farmer goes
6 to own in his acknowledgements q
!. mortgage-and usually after he &C
Z cumulates a competency, moves to thu
city and lives on his ncome Among
FreepOrt business men, merchants
bankers and others, there are man,
: who came here for investment. ant
= MONIES Win the 1EUl(S "
= their toll.
s The Teuton is thrifty, industrious
and makes a good citizen. He is no
e given to making trouble. n his de
y scendants more readily amalgamat'
with the people Of the new country
h possibly any other nationality.
The lands Of Eastern North Caro-
lima, particularly those adapted t.
truck farming, would appeal to him
p and 80 soon as he finds that homes
agricultural work by the white MAJ
is not looked down upon, 1t IS be
At lieved that he can be induced to lo
cate.
q The campaign Of education Shout
not be delayed. The population
,r growing too rapidly for the land her
to take care of it, and the section tn
claims Of which are truthfully an
in eAhaustlvely presented, will reap fh
&c benefit.
Of FTeepOrt, Ill.