Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
EXCURSION INVITES
NORTH CA. FARMERS

The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railway will offer an exceed
ingly low rate from Atlanta and
other points on it's line to any station
on it's line in south Georgia, on Au-
gust 1. The rate from Atlanta to
Brunswick will be Sc, to any other
point on the A., B. & A. for SIS, for
the round trip. Tickets will be good
for ten days and stop-overs will be
permitted at any point en- route, as
an inducement to A, B. & A. and
north Georgia farmers to come to
south Georgia and see the bumper
crops now growing in that great di-
versified level farming Eldorado. 1t
is claimed that not less than Is diff
ferent field crops are being success
fully produced each year so that the
ravages of the boil weeyil has not
seriously retarded the development
and prosperity of that vast growing
agricultural section.
The counties in south Georgia
traversed by the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic railway showed
an increase. in population of more
than 20 per cent for the last census,
while the rest of the state showed
an average increase of about ten
per cent. Successful and profitable
farming is the reason for this extra
ordinary increase in population.
The Farmers Excursion which the
A, B. & A. will conduct on August
1st, tickets will be sold for trains
leaving Atlanta at 7:4O a. m. and
9:25 p. M, will extend into the very
heart Of south Georgia and through
many Of the rapidly growing and
prosperous communities. The route
will take the party through Geor-
gia's famous peach belt in Meri-
weather, Talbot, Macon and Dolly
counties, thence through the new
bright tobacco belt of south Geor-
gia, where farmers will be in the
midst of their harvest. Warehouses
will probably be conducting auction
sales of tobacco, while there will be
seen at Fitzgerald, Douglas and Tiff
ton, mammoth tobacco manufacture
ing plants.
Meat packing plants are located at
Moultrie, Triton, Waycross, where
the visitors will be extended a very
hearty welcome.
All along the line crops of cotton
corn, hay, sorghum, sugay cane,
peanuts, sweet potatoes, peaches,
pecans and many other crops will be
seen, growing under ideal condi-
tons, such as is possible only in a
level country. North Georgia farm
ers who have gone to south Geor-
g1a to make their home have been
literally rewarded for their labors.
The conditions today for making
money on the farm in south Georgia
are more favorable than ever before.
The long distance telephone, good
roads, automobiles and modern con.
veniences with which the country
home may be supplied make living
IN the country in south Georgia a
real JOY rather than a drudgery.
These are all within the reach of the
average south Georgia farmer. be.
cause he does not have to depend
upon one crop, but may diversity his
| labors and produce harvest prac-
tlcally every month during the year.
Should one fail, then in another
month there will be something else to
take to the market and turn into
cash.
South Georgia awaits the indus.
IrIouS tenant farmer of small means
as well as the settler who may have
substantial bank account. The peo.
pie are neighborly and will assist
newcomers in every way to secure a
right start in their new location.
Substantial Roadway has been
made in improving the schools of
south Georgia so that posterity NAV
enjoy the full benefits of Georgia s
free school education, while district
agricultural schools at Douglas and
Triton are particularly successful
ana rendering a splendid service to
the country boys and girls COMING
from a large section OF south Geor.
| gia.
For those who may wish a little
recreation in addition to the benefits
winch they may secure from an in.
spection of south Georgia farms on
portunity will be offered for them II
visit the seashore at St. Simons Is,
land, near Brunswick, excursion
tickets have been placed on sale An
gust at very low rate to that
point from Atlanta, Senoia, Wood
bury, LAGRANGE, Lineville, Roanoke
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