The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21

railroads Also Have Begun Move
nent to Bring Settlers Here. Ask
Those Who Have Land to Sell to
List 1t With Them.
People from other states, principally
farmers. have recently visited Terrell
county with the view of making their
homes here.
The past week party of dozen
or more. who had been told of the
advantages of this section and the fer
tlity of Terrell county farm land,
came here on a prospecting tour, and
after looking over the wonderful crops
now growing in the county each OF
them expressed much satisfaction over
the outlook. One OF them declared that
+be cotton crop in Terrell was far SUI
peror to any he had ever seen in Tex
as or any other state.
These people have returned to their
homes. and will tell their neighbors
and friends about what they saw. An
other and larger delegation is ex-
pected to visit the county this week.
Railroads at Work.
Both the Central of Georgia and
the Seaboard Air Line railroads real
lie that now is the time to show this
section, and they are making special
efforts to encourage people to come in
and look at the greatest county IN
Georgia.
The Central is asking owners Of
farms who are DESTROYS OF disposing
of all or a part of their land to list it
with the road at reasonable price. 1t
is required that the farms so listed
shall have reasonable Improvements
and be accessible to schools and
churches, and that they be offered at
prices that will enable thrifty farmers
TO finish paying for them should they
pay only part cash and the re
mainder in installments as the land IS
cultivated In order for community
10 be benefited by this plan it will be
necessary to have several thousand
acres listed, so that when the railroads
run trains from the north and middle
west they may stop them at points
where sufficient land is being offered
TO interest a good number OF settlers.
This project is being taken up fur
Their with the Central of Georgia by
A. f. Gibson, the county agent OF
Terrell, with the view of starting a
land settlement movement IN the coun-
ty.
This is well and good, but unless
the owners OF land and those who are
engaged in business in the county be-
come awake to the opportunity, get
busy and do something to advertise
what we have the efforts OF the rail-
roads will not amount to great deal
What citizens who are interested IN
their county need to do is to show the
other fellow on the outside what we
have. and when this is done enough
homes for newcomers cannot be found
II the world only knew of the Won
derful opportunities Terrell county OF
iers land could not be bought tor any
thing in reason in year from today
Prospects Were Never Better.
Old residents of Terrell county have
never seen better crop prospects than
now. The corn, hay, peanuts, cotton
cane tobacco, asparagus, melons, pc
cans, peaches, potatoes and all other
crops are almost ideal, and these crops
should be shown to the world before
they are harvested. Nearly every cltl-
zen of the county has relatives living
in other states, counties or commune
ties Why not invite these friends OF
relatives to make a visit to the county
while we have this wonderful crop
which is result of our fertile SOILS
and good farming? Now is the tune
to sell Terrell county to the OUTSIDE
world and by all working together
it can be made a tremendous power II
bringing new permanent citizens e
the county and show them that II Is
the best place in the world to live
The News is not the ADVANCE agent
Tor any photographer but another
suggestion that might be worth while
would be that of having pictures taken
OF farm scenes. 1t may be years be-
tore there will be better prospect, sc
why not make a few pictures OF some
OF these crops to show next winter to
prospective citizens?
Now is the time to show 1errei
county
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