The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-24
az Iliehard II. Edmundg.

ABOUT A1b people are fempI0yeG III
the development work which is. being
20 iEcfblBy pushed by ihe Southern
Railway Co. and its asapeiated lines
Tor the npbuilding of thesputh. These
men are experts In their various lines
Sdma OF them are expertS In the hand
ling OF immigration. some are experts
Z in Aecnring capital for investment
eptsse are experts In finding the best
4l6eatiohs for industrial interests, some
are s&ertg in various lines of agFicui-
.llral activities, and so the 175 men,
Nhbsh work Is given exclusively to the
upbnil6ing OF the terttbry of the
a1iith through which Id Southern
r Railway RIMS, count nfalg times In
yaltse to the south and scost TO the
railway Of the serv!eet iof non-ex-
Serts.
,3.5 lTr. N. v. Riehi ds. So Z,
Take for instance, Tho head 1of the
land and Industrial depa ment. NJ. ".
Ii4chafds He is one ofatAe foremost
axperts la America in EtIe develop.
nlent q GO territory throI gh industrial
ana iallaigfatio operations. For 90
yekr6 or more Richards Has been at
Z the head OF this work for the Southern
HRisays Born in the weat of Virginia
]. al !i iealslAs s ianntlaed In afTly life with
ill1lEikfhtlon work in thepwess, he Iat-
turned his attention TO the south.
- Spencer Ti5 fs ten On
ul tie Baltimore. and Ohio railroad
Ion enungh to discover thai the s40,-
Eqpg, ,0DB surpluag which had eppsare,l
on the books oi that road for some
Seiirs was mt 34eFth much more than
s1 st1...:s .: issis1sassrisii
aiSettt OF the aItiRlore land Ohio.
Then Spencer left the BaltimaFe
an Ohio presidency TO take up the
Bigatific task of welding into one sys-
fem tie tliAio ioiftetl bankrupt streaks of
Iiiht wslieii,. Ia a considerable extent
fepfesantaa tile Hines put together for
farninE si1nt system, ller took with him
!. Rlnhnrda. During the last 20
yhats Richards has given his atten-
tl0it aH the head or the Southern Rail-
Co, d land and Industrial depart
n1eift exclusively to tho work or the
npbuil ding OF the great territory
apTye0 py the J, 900 miles OF road con-
sroiIea By the Southerm and IT'S afiii-
& taseds lines. Rsehafda knows that ter
fitbfy knows oil Of Its Strong points
aliu itB weak points, he a1aWs It's rel
en1reeA In raw materials afstl siI clis
dte ab1tit as thoroughly as tiie well.
inf0fsnHd truck grower know S the
va tssety ck sol In the dozens or SO acres
0gslahd but OF which he makes his liy-
~ d. .s s. Il
Uiiiar his leadership there has been
ht.llt Ip an organisht!an Fhase work
FOR. the aottth has been TAR beS6hd the
EaIeefal nnd derstandinB the psople OF
this section, Just now there Is con-
siderable talk In the newspapers OF
Sii6 iiisih y no., fIF the Es:ssssss Es:ssssss
I've or Blk years, have been at work
Ass RatisshR, and who have thus be-
.sias ed !t.s e - ss tss::t. :.::t liirats,
To- settle ia the south, when the canal
gpnatract ton activities are over. This
ie talked af by some papers aa
though it was a new think.
1ae Future aa Great Thoughts.
ldchaEtis wes. to my personal
aKnowie eege, busy AtwDrt on that cam
st&i IGN more than two SAars ago. The
6 newspapers are talking about the
opening MP OF a line OF Immigration
frnm Great Britain Into the south.
he Southern Railway has been aI
work on thht lob FOR some YEARS ant
has tnEia Eained ON expensive office. fiji
ISnndon Under Richards direction, and
ee IS of ofeen over there iiefpfhE 10 tifa
fi.st this work.
TIl6 inheritance of turningat ha at.
iersion nf Sl5e people Of the Rest to
Z flih eaoptcea OF the south is being
SsoFeuHiF urged In many tirees sfdiis'
very sfisely SO. But for years
tie Houtkern railway has maintained
81 iiek uE lfee iil ST. Louis safit d more
recently fk hhe estaB Bliahea offfees iii
Ssssi So. Pati, Ss4ss;ssa :sssss.ssasS g e
slsyoted KcinBiveiy to making known
be esivan ntaees Of the soatlitto attract
pi1neyg aldt people to thia section.
The ez 81. this work Insy be I'M
derstood flsils the simple fact that the
So Louis o. lie. alone travels six men
thrHt ell its seeFltotfy fti the interest
( ~ fllA ahaak llaa a. These ffiesi reiJort
direct 10 the st. Louie once a while
the tn1ratfini departments of the
Southern Railway has sts head office
il NeshinEton, Il n1aintains ofiices for
4his WORK and travelling gantA in each
t4efskbssS ist, y "a @, North Carolina
! Suiitfi CagniiIla GeDfs ias Florida, Ala.
pASnlls hlaalssibfi ands TeHasaaee. It's
olllces Esafllt ltle onleides OF tn
ntfth Enga Eed IN this ws5Fls are at st
sasala. fElsslt,ffs, ST RstiiS Denver
nal Iofldetla. ktIsxs aiia, M
j lzlssii la1.I ..lAAl ( 1 4, i
Tor s0inA years eifss fisbaitSIe eat 81
tAe a9utlsefn$ RAILWAY has hrrfad I'll
fensIpa "a I,ilSis ana egisicatfonaI
,qoS win much success, S les exiifb-
te 1iada 81 saf le,iB rsuffty fairs Il
tliS n0rti anti Ntest have attracted
very wiee Rstenii0n,
d thit depaElmant u,Helf Attention
fyen " elkee.iFs IA e Of "a.
ed litut'es rad eight exl
are SrGsFad as dairy and poni.
agents They are stationed n
rent esss 81 Of slia, IS stellh ana de.
- u - - S /, y -.
: lla dairy ssld rSiaf III 4 tlskF3 "A
dairy inatraekl0h car 81 tkias &c aed a
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