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Amsterdam tobacco plantations in Georgia described
A lengthy feature describes the Amsterdam tobacco plantations in Decatur County Georgia, led by Samuel A. Einstein. It details 18 plantations on 18,000 acres, the management structure, housing, packing houses, labor use, and generous employee celebrations including Christmas dinners and Emancipation Day picnics. It notes large profits historically, contracts securing crops, and local growth in tax base and population.
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Amsterdam
Georgia
Snyth Decatur
New Amsterdam
Arction
Europe
South Decatur
Gadsden County
Fla
Messrs. A. Cun & Co
New York
Decatur County
Bamnbritse
Cohn Syndicate
Ponti
T Alangt
Sumatra
Sumitra
Decatur
Pec Ft
North
Samuel A. Einstein
Jershaule
Savannah
Hw Ry
Kniesterdam
Ile
Ita
Cho Medes
Bereslans
United States
W.A. Hallock
W. R. Snaith
Thors
Jin
Barna
Lathbridge
Tallahagee
Quincy
Amaterdam
Atlantic Coast Line
Riles
Cuinas
Ior
South Georgia