The Southern States, March, 1894 / An illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the South

by Various

WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY OF THE “SOUTHERN STATES.”

The entire attention of the editor and contributors of this magazine is devoted to the promotion of the South as a farming region, and to the distribution of information which will at once attract immigrants, show them where they may with the best advantage locate, and tell them what to expect when they arrive. It is an undoubted fact that many thousands of acres of land of remarkable productive capacity are going begging for occupants in nearly all of the States south of Mason and Dixon’s line at very low prices, and it seems to be the case that the Northern or Eastern farmer of thrifty, economical and industrial habits and with a practical knowledge of his business will not fail to succeed in the South. “The South and Immigration” is the first article in the present issue, and it consists of letters from prominent railroad officials, showing the aids which are extended to immigrants by these organizations. The next paper is made up of letters from Southern banking institutions whose universal testimony it is that a steadily increasing financial prosperity is in progress throughout these States, and the “Letters from Northern and Western Farmers Giving Their Experience in the South” tend to prove the same statement. This magazine is serving as the medium for the carrying on of an enormous and an invaluable work.—Boston Herald.

It is a just and true mirror of the Southern country and an invaluable aid in its upbuilding and advertisement. The ignorance of the world concerning all things Southern is astonishing, and is fostered and increased by immigration agents and land companies by wilful and absurd misrepresentation concerning its people, its climate, its methods and everything connected with it viewed as a home for prospective settlers. Until recently the South has had no champion against this maligning. To combat these errors and let the world know the truth is the mission of the Southern States, and the steadily increasing influx of immigrants to this portion of the Union is in a great measure due to its intelligent and unceasing efforts.

The Southern States is devoting itself to a remarkable degree to illustrating the attractions of the South for farmers and manufacturers, and to this end is printing in its monthly numbers letters from farmers and railway managers throughout that section of the country, who show what the possibilities are in dealing with the soil and in gaining access to the markets of the nation. The forces of immigration have been chiefly directed to the North and West until a large portion of that country has been occupied; but the industrial resources of the South have only just been touched, not developed, and the railways are calling loudly for people who are ready to immigrate to different parts of the South and purchase small farms. At the same time a large number of the farmers give an account of their actual experience in the different Southern States as agriculturists.—Boston Herald.

The Southern States should meet with substantial endorsement from every Southerner interested in the upbuilding of his section.—Commercial, Union City, Tenn.

Mr. Wm. H. Edmonds has disposed of his interest in the Baltimore Telegram, which was rapidly increasing in popularity as one of the best literary weeklies in the country, and assumed the editorship and management of the Southern States, the monthly magazine started a few months since by the Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record. Mr. Edmonds is now engaged in a work thoroughly congenial to him, the main object of the Southern States magazine being identical with that he had mapped out for the Telegram when he purchased the paper. The Southern States under the new editor will, we are assured, rapidly increase in popularity, especially in the South. Mr. Edmonds is thoroughly identified with the progress of the South, material and industrial, and his exclusive devotion to the magazine work guarantees a publication of the highest literary character and extraordinary general interest. The Enquirer-Sun extends its best wishes to the new management.—Enquirer-Sun, Columbus, Ga.

The Southern States, an illustrated monthly magazine published in Baltimore, has begun a movement which is calculated to do more good than anything heretofore projected to induce the sturdy farmers of the Northwest to seek more congenial homes in the Southern States where the rigors of climate are not present to obstruct and hinder the husbandman.—The Landmark, Norfolk, Va.

It is impossible to estimate the amount of good work that is being done for the South by that splendid magazine, the Southern States. In its January number “The South and Immigration” is discussed by the leading railroad officers, representing nearly 30,000 miles of Southern railroads, and this and the other subjects treated are handled in an eminently practical way.—The Post, Houston, Texas.

The Southern States, a magazine published by the Manufacturers’ Record Publishing Co., Baltimore, is doing more for the South than perhaps any one publication in this heaven-favored land.—The Times, Selma, Ala.

The News notes with pleasure the efforts of the Southern States to bring into favorable notice the great advantages the South possesses in the agricultural field, and every Southerner who loves the Southland should secure a copy of the Southern States for February, as it contains the experience of men who have given different localities in the South a fair trial in the agricultural line, and we are glad to see from the actual experience of men who are capable of judging that the South ranks second to no other section in farm production, and is way above them all in the successful production of fruit.—Chattanooga (Tenn.) News.

This magazine is doing a splendid work for the development of the South.—The Citizen, Jacksonville, Fla.

Every issue of the Southern States marks a literary and artistic improvement, which is most gratifying to the people of the South, in whose interests the magazine is published.—The Post, Houston, Texas.

One who has any thought of removing to the South will find this magazine a most valuable guide.—Western Farmer, Lafayette, Ind.