The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-01-29

"For people to improve their adyan;H
taScs they must appreciate them; they
must understand just what they possess
and wEat they want, and whenthey know
their true position nothing is required bu,
energy and enterprise TO make theirs
iloufishing community si ,aasn,.tG0
| II is doubtful whether ,hereis point
in all Tennessee more favorable to pro-!
gress than our own. We look over the
State in vain for another McMinnvills:
Ofcoutse in saying this we include only
the inland towns, those which have not
the advantages Of Nashville and Mem.
phis, against which no place could think
Of contendng. Lest we be charged with
boastng we will give our reasons for our
opinion.
The natural advantages Of our town
and its surrounding country, aside from
its social, mark it as promising spot
There has been great mistake in regard
to this mountain region. Instead ofme.
dum land at least, as has been errone,
ously supposed by those who have new:
er visited Warren and the adjacent coun.
ties, we have some Of the richest and most
productive farms in the State, and even
the poorest tracts are unsurpassed for
grazing cattle. Watered by numerous
streams, which flow in evety Direction TO
fertilze and facilitate, nearly all OF
which afford fine sites for manufacturing
purposes, the settler could not select
more desirable location. The town Of
McMinnville, situated in the very heart
Of the Mountain District, and connected
with the, large commercial cities Of tbs
South by railroad, just completed, i
obliged to become the great emporium Of
the whole section. Our sister countiek
must ship their produce from our depot.
there is no other to which they can bring
theirstock, their grain and the rest of~,beir
articles for transportation. Hence, whore
will commission merchants find such an
opening? Pure mountain air, pleasant
climate at all seasons, land beautiful scene
ry are here to attract. g3Es a sg
We do net assume the doctrine that
geographical position il, paramount oyef
all others, we believe directly the oppo-
site. The people make the place, anddt
is from this very reason that We. base our !,
greatest confidence. Our citizens, ara
moral, industrious, enterprising and. in;
telligent. Their acts have shown them
to be SO. Though not wealthy, they cree.
ted an elegant building for female COLI
lege and established an immense factotyi'
which was burned to .heground no, long
after it had gone into operation. The
Female College is now fourishing in
stiiuton, governed by trustees Of our
leading men, who have placed at the
head a gentleman Of acknowledged learn.
ing, together with corpse ofwell qualihs
ed assistants, how can it fail to be one Of
the first seminaries in the Slste1 .9 rev
Nor are We destitute Of male schools -
We have College in prosperous con-
dition. the President Of which. gradu,
ate Of Yale, is eminently distinguished
for his ability in imparting information 70
his scholars. ... f...s.,.i ,.-f.t s---
Though now in its infancy, it may b
expected, at no distant day, to be a favor.
ie resort for those in search af,er knowl'
edge. ... .rf ...r. +, ,azae
Our town, besides its male and femalS
colleges, and another excellent school.
has four Protestant churches. which is .
convincing proof Of the morality and pub
lie spirit Of the citizens. .,a,, 49,
= We are no prophet. We ncysr pre-.
. tended to foretell future events, but when
we see fifteen hundred people collected
. together, bound with the one determine
!. tion to elevate their town to something
more than mere country village. We
cannot bu. believe that before the nsl'
= census they will be doubled. and We feel
{, no hesitancy in predicting that in 1850
no inland place in Tennessec will com
:, pare with Nc Mihnvilts.s ~ g ion A''s'f
II "1'.-...---.-...---.--t-4 ssrg
For the year ending March. 1885, tht
lax On dogs in England yielded sbes on
=, million OF dollars. ssss7ni IS ~; -.