The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-04-18
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i rankiin County embraces as r,V,i
Of land as is to be found in Teu.
These lands are covered with
.hc fuest-timber, offering the most in
viting Inducements for the establish
ment Of factories of various kinds -
Franklin has rich country enough
around it to support q town ten times
the size Of Winchester. Our WI and
county, with their water courses, are
blessed with unsurpassed natural adj
vantages that are entirely neglected by
orr people. Oar property holders in.
town and county Should sell their lots
and land On such terms rs would bring
among Us IA Industrious, cnterprising
class Of people, We feel it our duty to
say to orw property holders in and
around Winchester that they are per
hitting their town aud county to be
checked in their onward march of i'm
proyemcnt by not building more small
comfortable dwelling houses, and not
selling more tracts oflund. Complaints
Oh this score arc numerous, and the
lack Of such buildings and such tracts
Of land snot only seriously felt, but IS
a great drawback TO our otherwise nat
tcring prospects, Let our citizens go
to work and pluck the tliorns around
their buds Of promise, and then its rose
will burst open in all its beauty and
aptitude, scattering It's sweet incense Of
wealth and prosperity over II entire
county.
Build houses hlild houses, that
what we need. We havelncn among
MS Tho #ry favored with wealth enough
t. o1li.e,a.c ihc pressing wants ofThIch'
We spcah. lhrg certainly shoqid feel
deeply enough interest in the future
advancement ia our town and county
to buiil q sufficient number Of rrsidcn-
ccs, and to sell Il sufficient number Of
sAai. farms to fill thcdemauds which
thc importance Of Winchester and
Franklin county occasions. DO this,
and you viii soon bring here a tide Of.
emigration. that viii dot our county
with mills and InctoriGs Of all kinds,
viii III will pour their wealth into the
lap Of the farmer, the merchant, the
lawyer. the doctor, and the mechanic.
A very unwise policy is being now
pursued by the property holders OF both
our town and county. What We say
about the owners Of town lots will ap-
ply with equal force and trnthftlncys
to the owners Of large tracts Of land.
We know that many persons who own
lots will not sell unless he gets a high
er price for them than any body else is
offered. Now, Ills il no. the proper
spirit TO display if they really wish our
town to grow and to prosper, They
should SCH every alternate lot cheap,
or give it away, with the understand
ing that the purchaser is TO place i'm
provcments ON them. lfthi9 policy il
adopted, Il great change would soon
take place in the appearance Of Win
chester, which would have q beneficial
effect on the entire county. Our pop
ulation would more tiIan double Itself
in 4 short time, The Inspiring sound Of
the trowcl. the music of the hammer,
the blast ol the bellows, the ringing
notes Of til" anvil, AMI the rattle of
machinery, WouId MI proclaim thethri,t
and prosperity Of Nncl,es' or, and then
our.propcrty holders would realize more
for their remaining lots than they will
get for the whole of them if they per.
sisl in selling at oxorbitant prices. The
history OF every town shows that the
plan we suggest is the II" that pays,
and causes a place to Increase in i'm
portancc, wealth, and prosperity.