Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-08-21
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eiVcu aiebUer IrOlu an lutelHBent
gentleman Of Williamson. county,
relative to attfp throueha portion,
of Missouri take the liberty Of copy
ing IL that yoti may consider, and n
acceptable publish portion, or the
whole: Al
left home about the 10th OF May for
81 Louis, from which huge and magnifi-
cent city will give yon brief account of
my journeyT7my object being to. examine
the country thoroughly, informing M seif
and others IN regard TO its monied value.
us tealth, Its agricultural and mineral re-
Sources, its timber, its capacity for grazing
and grass, and also its political status of
to-day:
From st. Louis Numbering not less than
two hundred and fifty Thousand inhabi-
tants), my journey commenced. Travelled
l26 miles on the South Pacific Railroad to
Its present terminus; thence to Greene
county, the objective point with me. The
country between 50. Louis aud Springfield
is broken, rocky, rough and poor, though
on either side, 1t is said by reliable gentle
inen, to be much better. Nature made a
liberal deposit ofores and minerals, edt,al
to any State In the Union. Springfield, the
county seat of Greene, has been in exist
ence nearly forty years. Its location is on
the highest point OF the ozark Mountains.
From the beautiful rolling prairie sur
rounding the city, as far as the eye can
reach, one could see nothing to convince
him that he was on an elevation 400 feet
above st. Louis, yet II is a geographical or
mathematical fact. Springfield was almost
obliterated by the war. Since its close. inn
migrants have flocked there from all parts
ofthe United States, and taken hold with
vim. They are the only live, business
people have seen since the ;war-their
routine of daily duties requiring active and
prompt attention.
They have built up and incorporated a
CITY In four years equal to Columbia, and
superior In some respects. IL boasts eleven
good and substantial churches, two large
colleges, manufacturing mills, a foundry
In successful operation, and a population
ofeieven or twelve thousand, with an in
terror trade for hundred miles. Trade
seems to be as good as In Nashyiile-the
capital of our once proud Tennessee. u 49,,
All kinds Of agricultural machinery Is in
more general use here. In word, 1 have
seen more enterprise, more prosperity in
the time than we can reap In i've years on
the present free negro-cotton basis. They
are not annoyed with free negroes and
cotton to damn ont's soul eternally.
The great advantage the Southwest has
over the Southern States, is the practical
oiiity OF machinery, An industrious man
can cultivate successfully 100 acres, making
from 20 to 40 bushels of wheat, 40 to SO
bushels of corn, and four times as many
oats to the acre as we can. al. srerr
The society of this country is improving.
iaking broad view, say ten counties, and
would compare it to ours; but at the same
time we could select localities far superior.
The health of the country we will next
notice. Judging from the appearance Of
the old, and the vigor and life of the youth,
tand quite sprinkling OF them possess the
very picture of healthy, we think there is
no oausero induce any one to believe 1t
unhealthy. 1t Is blessed with pure air and
water, embracing all varieties. Reliable
old people tell me they never have fog.
which proves that no local cause exists.
The climate is nearly the same as ours
rarely having snow more than five or six
inches deep.
: The streams are Invariably brisk and
clear, with gravel beds. My observations
embraced the counties OF Greene, Law
renee, Newton, Jasper. Barton, Bates and
Dade. They possess the loveliest and most
beautiful lands ever beheld, sufficiently
rolling todrain, and a soil and foundation
to last always. They need population of
from four to tive thousand heads OF farni-
lies; all could locate on as good lands as
Tennessee has to-day.
The people throughout treated me with
the kindest hospitality, and L deem It a
privilege to mention, specially some indi-.
viduals who befriended me, beginning with
those old Romans that went with their
families when everything before themwas
des"late, dark and gloomy. MattisonI
Campbell, John l.. McCruchen, los. Rouhd-
tree, Thomas Roundtree, Martin Hubble
and Louis Crenshaw, determined youths,
have amassed fortunes by the sweat OF
their brow. These are alive for immigra-
ton and railroads, which will cross the
country in many directions in less than
two years; consequently the great immi-
grafton, and the future certainty OF the iron
horse rolling through, has enhanced prop
erty more than expected or desired. How
ever, good lands can be bought at $40 to $50
per acre, which is a heavy advance in, IL.
months. Timber and fuel are seemingly
scarce toa Tennesscean, though am satis-
fled that the country hasa suficiency for
all purposes. ..li -r.... -
The great coal fields are being successful
w xrnrkad Ia, hot t,.f
now furnishing coal by wagons forty miles
at twenty-five cents per bushel delivered at
your door. With railroads 1t will be cheap
or and more abundant.
Next, we will notice the grass and stock
raising. The prairie furnishes gratis the
most bountiful supply of grass ever be-
held, ana the tame grasses flourish equally
well wherever tried. Often you will see q
spontaneous growth OF blue grass from two
to three feet high. Therefore, stock raising
is asuccess, not costing the one-tenth part
what 1t does in Tennessee.
We will now take up its political status,
which is much better than ours, and will
be adjusted long before that OF the land we
love-though Il seems, on my return, that
the great political judgement day was in
the distance, yea, even dawning, and we
may yet in our time see the old shattered.
broken vessel collected and cast anew.
Great God would implore with a lust
reverence OF thy mighty works, and send
up my petition, that the craft to execute
such noble deed be honest patriots; not
for our merits, but preserved in its purity
for generations yet unborn. Why, why !
WIZ Missouri ADJUST her troubles sooner