The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-04-07
The Farmers Meeting,

CIV. Charlton, in his editorial correspondence
with the Wing, thus speaks Ofthe meeting Of our
farmers and citizens on Saturday last 5
GAS previously announced, we visited
Sweetwater with the view Of cooperating
with the excellent farmers Of that section
in forming an agricultural association. The
day was exceedingly incleuent, but, not
withstanding, we had an encouraging num-
Der of farmers present, who were alive TO
the great work and manifested every dis
position to take hold and do their duty.
A preliminary meeting was only held.
Rev. MIR. Snead was appointed temporary
Chairman and Mr.. Woodward, editor of
the Sweetwater ENTERPRISE was made
Secretary. The President was instructed
to appoint a Committee on permanent or
ganization. Hence, in a short time, che
whole machinery will be put in. operation,
and we predict creditable results by the
joint efforts of the farmers Of that highly
favored section.
Mr.. Snead deserves more than q passing
notice. In the first place he is one Of the
ablest ministers Of the Baptist Church in
East Tennessee. He would rank anywhere
with the foremost clergymen. His mind
is none ofthe dwarfsh kind. 1t is strong,
robust, vigorous. A high order of COM
mon sense predOminates. It is not strange
then that he makes o number one farmer.
BY common consent, he has but few, if any
superiors, in his line. The community in
which he has so long lived, honors and re-
spects him for his manga and manly virtues.
Mr.. /. I. Lenoir is another good farmer
dfthat region, and will cooperate With
the organization alluded to.
There is no finer section Of country in
East Tennessee, than the Sweetwater coun-
try. The land is superior, lies beautiful
ly and is very valuable. We were told
that the best land could be readily sold
for one hundred dollars per acre. Indeed
the farmers do not want to sell at any
price. Mr.. Snead has raised as high as
forty bushels of wheat to the acre. de
informed us that he now intended to turn
his attention principally to the rearing Of
fine cattle. In this we think he is right
1t is much better, it occurs to US, to cul
tivate the grasses more extensively, raise
less corn, and more stock.
Sweetwater is an enterprising town
scarcely ION more so on the line of th'
railroad. 1t looks neat, aud the citizen
are industrious and intelligent. Their,
are, as we were told, ten new houses to g
up Immediately. The town is blessed will
coed schools, and there is a commendable
spirit among the people upon the subjec
Of education. Indeed they are alive T.
this work. We met with an excellen
gentleman in the person Of Rev. Mr.. Nor
rison, who is, doing all he can to build u
the community in which he lives. He i
a Presbyterian ministerrrof acknowledge
ability. p0' qi,v a~,. b|},a
But we must not forget The Sweetwa
ter ENTERPRISE, conducted by Nj. Wood
ward. T~hisjournal is doing a noble work
and its editor and proprietor is deserved
ly popular both as mar and as a jour
n%alist. We commend him for his mani,
course. He has not made politics a sps
c%iality, but devotes his columns to educa
ton, agriculture &c.
Gen. j. G. Vaughn is hard at work i
the mercantile business, and is doing we'll.