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tliere I would advise him to go to Atlanta and radiate from thence. 

 That the people of the south not only invite but encourage immigra- 

 tion frotti the north, is seen from the fact tliat in January last a con- 

 vention of southern railways was held in Atlanta, Ga., when the fol- 

 lowing resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That excursion certificates be^issued to parties desiring 

 to visit the south for the purpose of personal observation with a view 

 to personal settlement or investment ; said certificate good over all 

 roads agreeing to the same, under such rules and regulations as may 

 he adopted by a standing committee to be appointed by this con- 

 vention. 



Actual settlers oti all the roads represented at the convention are 

 charged at the rate of one cent per mile, and excursionists who pro- 

 pose to invest capital or settle are charged at the rate of two cents 

 per mile. E. Hulburt, Atlanta, Ga., is the chairman of the standing 

 committee, who will furnish all the circidars and information that 

 may be desired on application. Everything in this connection is 

 done in good fiiith, and ariy man going there will be as well treated 

 as he could be in any other portion of the United States. Xow, the 

 people of the south are very anxious to get the north to understand 

 the resources of their country. 



Dr. J. T. C. Smith.— 1 say to such men, especially those who are 

 not familiar with farm industries, go west ; get into that wide, fer- 

 tile, opulent home for the million. If he is industrious, he need not 

 be a day out of work. Where corn is sometimes sold at twenty cents- 

 a bushel, he will be very lazy if he does not keep his family in bread.. 

 If he knows how to drive a horse, he can get good farm w^ages. His. 

 land will cost him little. Is^o matter if at first his home is a los; 

 cabin, nobody there thinks the less of him for it. 



Mr. William Lawton. — I don't think the objection so often made,. 

 that one does not understand farm work, amounts to much. The 

 best ideas and most important facts about farming can be learned. 

 Vfrom books and papers. One"'s neighbors will tell him much the' 

 first year. After that his own discretion will ^uide him. If he 

 can't live at farming he couldn't live at anything, and may as well 

 give it up and go upon the town. 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble. — Whoever takes it upon himself to direct 

 inquiries to any certain part of the country," assumes a. weighty- 

 responsibility. 



Mr. A. S. Fuller. — I want to ask how it is that the fool comes- i'ni 

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