The Southern States, March, 1894: An illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the SouthVarious
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The Southern States, March, 1894: An illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the South
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Such a bureau, however, would have to be
managed by a man (or men) of integrity and experience, who should be as
unbiased as possible, and entirely free from sectional prejudice. An
agent should have sufficient business tact to know that he would never
benefit Georgia or Alabama by disparaging Colorado or California. I
know that many agents in England try to detract from every other State,
and every other section of a State, except the little spot they are for
the time pecuniarily interested in getting settled up. Their aims are
narrowed down to simply getting commissions on the railway and ocean
tickets, and a small prearranged percentage on any little land purchase
the immigrant may make from the agent in America, who has glowingly,
and very, very often untruthfully, described.
“A Southern States bureau of information, such as I suggest for London,
should be kept entirely free from the machinations of the unscrupulous
land speculator, who, we all know, has in too many cases most seriously
injured States and localities, simply to gain some small selfish end
of his own. In my opinion the expenses of such a bureau of information
should be borne by Southern railroad enterprise, and the London bureau
should work in conjunction with established agencies, or sub-agencies,
in all the large towns and cities in Great Britain, and also be in
close touch with agencies in the United States, working with the same
object, viz.: To induce immigration to the Southern States. The South
as it really is can stand on its own merits, and is good enough for
anybody, no matter what class--capitalists, cotton kings, iron masters,
coal owners, farmers, or earnest, industrious artizans. The South can
supply every requisite for all, from the raw material to the finished
product. These are a few of the facts that people here in England are
ignorant of and _should_ be _informed about_, whilst many of your own
people in the North and Northwest are not much better informed on many
points. A couple of summers ago I was laughed at at my hotel in New
York because I remarked, “I cannot stand this sultry heat any longer;
I’LL GO SOUTH, _where it is cooler_.” I was considered a “bullheaded
Britisher;” but I was right, anyhow, for it _was_ cooler in Florence,
Ala., than in New York!”
A Letter from Western Georgia.
Mr. George W. Truitt, of LaGrange, Ga., one of the most advanced and
successful of the present generation of progressive Georgia farmers,
writes to the SOUTHERN STATES as follows:
“Noticing your commendable efforts to advertise the attractions and
resources of the South and induce immigrants to seek homes in this
country, I ask space in your columns for a review of some of the
inducements this immediate section offers.
“This county--Troup--is in Western Georgia with the city of LaGrange as
its county seat.
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