The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-10-26
HERE'S WHAT Mr.. MURRELL,
HORTICULTURALIST OF THE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY, SAYS

A representative of the News had a
very interesting talk with Horticul-
Southern Railway yesterday, in the
Southern aRilwav yesterday IN the
course of which he said:
"At Mobile, a development has TAX
en- place in the past five or six years
That has converted 10000 acres of
cut-over pine land into Satsuma
orange and pecan groves, has brought
in thousands of desirable settlers. has
greatly increased business in all the
lines, besides putting millions of dol
lars of outside money into local cir
culation
The plan adopted to ACCOMPLISH
this result was the operation of de-
vel0pment companies who would Sc
small farms and ocer these for sale
at a given price under contract to
clear these lands. plant them in Sat
sumas and pecans in part or in whole.
then care for them for three years at
which time they We're turned over to
the owner the company charging
profit for such care and development
Under this, plan salaried men in the
north and west could retain his posi-
tion and draw his salary while having
his property developed more cheaplv
than he could do living on the ground
and when he did finally take posses
sion it was on a producing basis.
In this work the DEVELOPMENT com
panv not only supervised the orchard
creation but also operated selling
agencies in northern cities where,
through attractive literature. exhibits
Of nroducts. and INTELLIGENT verbal
presentations the onnortunities OF tho
section being developed were portray
ed
In this ACCOMPLISHMENT the Sat
suma orange has been the drawing
power as every citizen of a cold eli
mate has natural desire to eniov the
mild climate and golden fruit that his
re"ion denies him.
Pruncwick has . mildar climate
thar Mobile end the nrosnaritv that
Mobile has enioved from this hardy
orange Rrunswick likewise bv nat
n~e is endowed to aniov. It's Road
Of Trade is working to have 'ts citi-
zens realize and take advantage of
this onnortnnitv.
One Of the largest and most snr-
onseful devel0nment comnanies of
Mobile has romnletod tho sale nf its
"a nnn acrn tract It's manager was
rrenarin" to start another subdivision
1T that nnint when. through the ncorte
of the Prrnswick BOARD of Trade and
the agricultural denartment of the
Go'ltherr Railway his attention was
directed to Rrunsw;ck and he ev
n"aeeed a WILLINGNESS IN direct
dnvelnnment at this noint if nroner
financial arraneements could he
made Under his sunerintendencv at
Mobile 1 600 arres of Satsumae we"o
nIanted "a nnn acres of lend cold
,receir+s from lard nurchasere have
pa'd 7 nor cent dividends on s1nnho0
nreferred stock 4 ner cent m S2nn :
nm common etock has retired S1A hnn
n~efn~ad stock and created "urnlna
Of s1O9 900. or counting snrnlus opd
div'dands earne near1v 294 per cent
on $50 000 in cash maid in.
As valuable on Investment AS ?
similar enterprise nromises At RrlIns-
wirk to thn individual subscriher the
greater value les in the inrrea sod bus
inese and deveIonment that will como
IN the eurround'ng cnurtrv ond tho
oitv of Prunqwiol, whole throuoh
srcb deveIonment. Nv no other
method has wild land heen made in
to nrospnrous communities as nu'cklv
and in relation tn the development of
surrounding territory citv's success
and growth denends To the arcom-
n1ishment Of such result vour Board
cf Trade is laborinp and invites the
eunnort of everv citizen who has
Rrrn swick's welfare at heart to the
end that 2 comnanv he financed under
the directorshiD cf local men. such
connanv n he Orpa nihed unon such
hasis as the Stockholders may ar
nrove and acquire such land in such
nrantitv. and rron such terms ae tho
subscrihers shall apnrove and think
best snited for their purnOse and in q
ro-onerativa snirit enable Prunc wict
to eaourn manv new citizens and
wealth along the Same lines that has
brought them to Mobile,