The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-03
Why are we Idle ?

grafton The people are throughly
awake to the necessity Of obtaining re-.
liable white labor to develop the re.
sources of the State, and engagements
are promptly entered into with all that
enter the State seeking employment.
Warren county, Tenn, is experiencing |
the invigolating influence which ac-
companied the infusion of the fresh
blood of immigration into tic veins OF
her lethargic old body, and in this res
poet has taken proud position among Il
her sister counties. For this happy
state Of affairs the people Of McMinn,
vile arc deserving of exalted praise, as
we understand that they have been in
dcfatigablc in their cXcriiois to fur
ther their local interests by inducing
immigrants to Settlc among them, lfa
Northern man or foreigner visited
them on an inspecting tour, when they
heard of it, they would immediate.
ly take him in charge, board and lodge
hin free, aud assist him in every posi-
ble way to prosecute his, enterprise,
BY this liberal, generous and commend.
able course Of conduct they have sue,
cceded in making favorable impress.
sion upon their visitors, and as natu.
raj consequence are reaping the reward
Of well doing in harvest Of stalwart,
honest laborcrs, who haye come among
them to earn their bread by the sweat
oftheir brow All honor to old War.
rem, and "long may she waye.'
"Why stand we here Ill the day
idle p Franklin county has better
lands, better schools, and better in.
ducemcnts to offer to immigrants than
Warren. But the question is, will she
oilcr.thcm "What can We do" you
say, chat We have not done? Have
wenot held meeting, and organized an
immigration society, with its compile
ment of officers - Ofcoursc We have,
but what did it amount TOT The So
cicty did nothing, and hence was of no
more benefit to the county than if it
had never been dreamed of, and to- day
is as dead rs u door-nail Clearly,
the society scheme here has proved
to be n humbue. What, then, can
we doI" We answer.
l.. he courteous and hospitahlc to
strangers, like rs our friends N War
rrn are.
2. Let the owners of the vacant lots
around tho Square put them upon the
market; let the unoccupied land in
town be divided up into building lots
Of the proper sizc, and held at such Il
figure as to enable man Of humble
means to get Il homestead upon com
raratively easy terms; and
3. Let the farmers themselves all
over the county place Northumberland
shoulders to the wheel by selling all the
land they cannot cultivate, or abso-
lutely need, on such terms as to prove
IN induccmcnt for immigrants to set
tie among them.
Population, after all, is wealth And
30 fully did the rich land owners. in
Arkansas realize this fact, that several
years ago they divided their immense
tracts of laud into small farms. and de.
lberateiy offered 20 give them away to
those who would 60 there and settle.
The consequence was that thousands of
people made theiI way to Arkansas.
We met u company Of seventy five a
few weeks ago at Chattanooga, who
were leaving East Tennessee Tor that
State where lands can be bought for
little or nothing. And yet it's chill
and fever country.
Out in the Great West huge fortunes
are made by capitalists who buy up all
the land in little town, divide 1t into
lots, aud give away every other lot to
whoever will build house upon it, If
tho town Is n success, those who settle
and those who give the lots away are
mutually benefited.
There are men who own thousands
of acres Of uncultiyatod land in this
county. This land ID of no benefit to
them or any one else Why not divide
i. into small farms and offer strong in
ducements to have it settled? We
would be pleased to hear from some
of our wealthy land.holders on this
subject.
What we ought to do, and what we
must do, If we would see our county
rise up out OF the ashes Of the late war
and don the bright garments Of pros
perity, is to offer substantial inducements
to immigrants. The tide OF emigra
ton will turn southwark rs soon as q
Spring begins to appear and If we I
would ride upon the wave We must be Il
up and doing now.
Immigrants, generally, have strong I
arms and stout hearts. but little money. c
A credit OF Eve years, with lien upon 8