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A Word of Caution

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Mar 15, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 11.

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A Word of Caution

By R. M. Kilgore; E. W. Webster; J. E. Tenney; Geo. W. Wells; R. L. Williams; S. M. Jacobs; S. I. Greer; J. W. Franklin

WE feel impelled to say a word to those who contemplate a change of location, and especially if they think of coming South.
We are very glad to welcome our good brethren and sisters from the North, the East, and the West. We most heartily invite such to come into this needy field, and permanently locate themselves where there are so many open doors, not yet entered, affording excellent opportunity to give this last message to those who know it not.
To our knowledge several of our people have sent money to pay on land they had bought from persons who were speculating in lands, or had land they wanted to sell, and when they came to see it, expecting to live on it, they changed their minds, were sorely disappointed would not live on it, and lost what they had advanced on it. Losing both time and money, they returned North with wrong views of the country and of our people. Either the land was not as had been represented, or the mountain roads leading to it had not been described. A lawsuit is now pending to secure money that was paid in advance — sight unseen.
OUR people in the North should understand that in many localities of the Southern States we do not find the rich soils of Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska. We have good, rich bottom land, valley and plain land, steep hillsides, and very cheap mountain land. The climate is good and desirable for those who wish to avoid the cold, bleak winters of the North, but it is not the same in all localities. We have a variety of climate, as we have of soils and lands.
We advise all who are contemplating moving to this Southern field, either for their health, their own temporal advantage, or to engage in real missionary work, before they purchase anything of any one to first see and know what they are buying.
R. M. KILGORE, E. W. WEBSTER, J. E. TENNEY, GEO. W. WELLS, R. L. WILLIAMS, S. M. JACOBS, S. I. GREER, J. W. FRANKLIN.