The Brunswick news., 1922-07-13
posssElErTlEs OF SouvA
~ fs GEORGIA. I

ahOtuSs sum WOHucFtuI sSutbHtaKeB fOI
business, for the ih5es,naeAt Ok cabital
and for health, h4pbinsss Aid pr5spef
ity. as is offered right here in South
Georgia. veritable empire within it
self!
These are some of the swehaerful at
fractions we speak of:
LIST, Large tracts of unused land
which could be converted into cAlti-
waited Farms. thereby producing friiits,
vegetables. ETC.. sufficient for home
eohsufabti0n and d sdrplus tor market.
End. Live stock. Ait present only
a few thousand head Of sfnaii sefubby
cattle Craze on these lands, but with
the proper drainage and cultivation
thres to foaf times as many pure bred
cattle could be provided for. This
would save eofisidefaBie means that
are now boafsd annually in the. west
for cattle and caftlep roducts.
,3rd. Agriculture. The following
CROPS will gfow In abundance here.
Potatoes, sugar cafie corn, oats, rye;
Wheat, the veivgs, bean one 6f the
greatest OF cattle and iins feeds turing
the winter months, peas of various.
kinds, nearly all kinds of garden vege-
tables, rice and cotton. Our produce
can be ready for market about three
to five weeks later than that OF Flor.
ida >,t,teW
4th. Forests The large timber o.
this unused land has been cut, and
nov a thick young growth Of pine is
to be foand oh !. tliadsande OF acres.
With the proper preservation Of this
young timber, the pfohism 81 timber
shortage in our own county can, to g
certain extent, be solved. Not only
does this section affofdathe soft woot
as mentioned aboxe But large qtianti
ties of hard aoodaaBonhds.
5th. Navigation. The Altamaha
river and tributaries are our main wa
terways. At present steam boats &C
only as far, as humber City. Blu
this should Not be- the case. Trayel
and freight should justify the passage
of boats daily from and to. Brunswick
and Savannah via Darien to as far VI
S Dublin and Macon. 1t should bt
of Interest to oar government to note
that great quantities Of open land Dor:
der on the Altafmalia river and that
this land should be purchased or re7
claimed, and that it would and shoul6
be an ideal agricultural location for
ex-serviee men ana their families. Thfs
land is very fertile and oftitnes il
found to be in possession Of men adj |
yaheed in years. who will never devef
op it but who would be willing to sell
at fair price. It'is the hon sst opin.
lon OF great numbers of, people that it |
would be far better for our govern
inent top urchase this land AUD give
the ex-sercvice men an opportunity tG
settle therefor than to pass bonus |
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