The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-11-28

-7---.-and the basis upon wh,- 4
propose to work appears to be the true
plan.
Their theory is that the demand of the
industrial community, the farmers and
workingmen of the surrounding country,
must require the services of mechanics,
merchants, professional sen, etc, at a
place before town can be built, ard in
proportion to this demand will these
branches seek locality, and thereby
populate town. To build up the town
of Hickman beyond its present dimen-
sions, our land owners and holders must
divest their minds of the idea that be-
cause their lands are rich and fertile,
that purchasers will flock in to buy them,
or that some wandering capitalists will
stumble upon their section and give them
some fabulous price. We have tried this
long enough. We must commence by
populating the country. Let our idle
and overtaxed lands be the basis upon
which we will settle the industry, and
thereby develop our resources, by selling
off all our land not in use at living
rate. In this manner we could get TWEEN
ty families on place which is now oe-
cupied by one only. How often is it the
case that body of $40 acres of land,
we find only about so acres in cultiya-
tion-the owner paying taxes on $40
acres of good land, and permitting 500
of it to remain idle. This is one cause
of much of the croaking about hard
times
Our lands must be settled-our sur
rounding country populated, and there
by the rich resources of our soil develop
ed. With the increase of population the
remaining portion of our property will
b. enhanced in value As anr hack
country fills up with farmers and work
ingmen, the demand for wagons, plows,
houses, brick, furniture, merchandise,
lawyers, doctors, etc., will be increased
by the surrounding industry, and as the
demand increases all these departments
will come, with their knowledge, skill,
and capital, to answer that demand. This
it occurs to US is the only basis upon
which we can look for permanent pros
perity in this or any other town. 1t is
idle to talk about inducing large manu-
featuring establishments to locate, or
bring capital to settle with US. until the
country is able to feed them. Men who
have the brains to control large capital
generally have too much to waste it in
foolish speculation upon desert coun-
try. Whenever these parties can use
their means proftably, they will come,
and not until then.
Can the population be obtained? We
are told by many who claim to have ex-
perience in such matters, that our eli
mate, and. the soil of the hill lands
around Hickman, are peculiarly well
adapted, and admirably inducive to the
emigrant, and will insure quick and
rapid population if rightly encouraged
The plan proposed by some of oul
German citizens, of organizing compa.
ny the object of which is to invite immi
grafton. to see that the immigrant i;
properly received, justly and equitably
deaItwith, and having lands under it.
control so that they can protect hin
from the laud,sharks who hold on tC
their acres expecting to force big prices
when the immigrants do arrive, is the
same as has been so successfully worked
IN Missouri and the Northern States I.
is through these organizations that for
cigners have been induced 20 flock tC
those sections instead of this. Through
their agencies in New York and Other
places, they have offered them cheal
land, on good terms, II bodies to form
communities of their own people. Or
the contrary when one of these foreigI
agricultularalist happened to stray dow
here, he fell prey to land jobbers AM
was frightened back. If this effort i
successfully prosecuted, and we hav
confidence in it, in few years eur it'll
county of Fulton and its adjacent terri
tory with its Industrious population viii
build US up prosperous town, its popu
lation will increase, capital will follow
factories. established and all their opera
tons sustained, and our original propert.
owners enriched. Hand in hand witt
this our town citizens must exhibit lib
erai public spirit in selling town lots
fostering and protecting their mechanic
by law and patronage, and offering in
ducements to these agriculturists t
trade here. ~ 4ek
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