Oglethorpe County GaArchives News.....Col. James M. Smith, Millionaire Farmer of Oglethorpe County August 16 1901 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002476 January 6, 2005, 11:02 pm The Marion County Patriot The Marion County Patriot, No. 32 August 16, 1901 Page Two Col. James M. Smith, the millionaire farmer of Oglethorpe County, shows what diversified and self-sustaining farming will do. He started a poor man and in debt and now he is one of the richest men in the state. He has immense beef cattle and dairy interests and besides the profits from these he has made his lands rich. When asked concerning the key to his success he replied in substance that he made his farm self sustaining and his cotton the profit. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/oglethorpe/newspapers/nw1911coljames.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb