. The Southern States. g for a desirable still hold its sway here as elsewhere inSouthern field. the South, there is a growing disposi- 454 GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY AND ITS TERRITORY. tion to supply all local demands withhome-grown products. There is al-ways an excellent market at Mont-gomery for all agricultural products,and within recent years it has becomea big market for horses, mules andcattle. Dairy farming and stock-rais-ing have been more extensively en-gaged in recently, there being sometwenty-five farms near Montgomeryprincipally devoted to these undertak-ings and all with marked su
. The Southern States. g for a desirable still hold its sway here as elsewhere inSouthern field. the South, there is a growing disposi- 454 GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY AND ITS TERRITORY. tion to supply all local demands withhome-grown products. There is al-ways an excellent market at Mont-gomery for all agricultural products,and within recent years it has becomea big market for horses, mules andcattle. Dairy farming and stock-rais-ing have been more extensively en-gaged in recently, there being sometwenty-five farms near Montgomeryprincipally devoted to these undertak-ings and all with marked success. But Truck farming and fruit-iaisinghave been demonstrated to be highlysuccessful and remunerative, and notonly is the local market supplied, butlarge quantities of fruits, vegetables,melons and berries are shipped fromhere to Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, NewYork and other States. A well-equipped commercial andindustrial association is undertakingto foster immigration and industrialgrowth for Montgomery citv and. iMontgomery, Ala.: Dexter A\eiuie. leadiiij;- to State Capitol. the supply of these products is as yetnot nearly equal to the demand. Thegreat variety of grasses which grow-luxuriantly here, the equable climate,the reliable rainfall (about 54 inchesannually) and the certainty of a de-mand for all products raised offerstrong inducements to a much greaterexpansion of these industries. A remarkably good and extensivesystem of county roads is a factor inthe development of the agricultural in-terest of this section, which must proveto be of ever-increasing benefit andimportance. county, and backed b}^ the railroadsand an adequate degree of co-opera-tion on the part of the citizens it wouldseem that the interested attention ofhomeseekers and investors should beattracted to the superior advantagespossessed in so many directions by thecity and county of Montgomery. Along the line of the Georgia & Al-al^ama Railway, proceeding eastwardfrom Montgomery, are some of themost fer
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