Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-25
TENNESSEE THE HOME FOR M
MIGRANTS.

mAGhANIS.
We find in the Chicago Standard, a
religious paper, Baptist, letter from
Rev. E. Strobe of this city, from which
we make the following extract:
The subject to which l would invite at
tention for moment, is connected with
immigration to the South, especially to
Tennessee; portion of our country pre-
senting peculiar attractions to northern
people, east and west, besides those of
European nationalities who propose to
make their homes in the 'tNew World.
The latitude of our State indicates an ex-
emption from extreme heat or cold, Civ
ing an agreeable and healthful tempera-
ture so essential to permanent settlement.
Then the surface of the country is varied
and beautiful, from the Slow, green vi
ley" to the lofty table land of the Cum
berland mountains, covered with luxuri-
ant timber, and Astounding in streams,
affording the finest water power, as they
fall from their elevated source into the
Holston, French, Broad, Collins, Cum
berland and Tennessee rivers of
East and Middle Tennessee. Then
there are the more uniform lands of
West Tennessee, bordering on the
Father of Waters, with the Obion, Big
Hatchie, and other considerable rivers,
winding their way through those fertile
plains. The other sections of the State
are equally rich sgriculturaLy and as va
ried in productions, affording, besides all
fI,a &c nd a4ol1 los
of the the temperate Zonef also, cotton
and the 'Iyam," or sweet potatoes. Cat
tie are easily reared from the mountain
range and the rich clover and "blue
grass" pastures of the farms, costing
scarcely more than sailing and changing
from field to field after the wild grass is
exhausted. Land is much cheaper than
is usually supposed. Improved farms
can be had from eight to fifteen dollars per
acre; choice localities, of course, more;
but good productive places, at these fig
ures, accessible to river and railroad;
while wild lands, well situated, of. good
soil, are abundant from one to five dollars.
So that the Northwest can offer nothing
more attractive for homes or speculation
than Tennessee, to which must be added
coal and iron in quantities inexhaustible,
and in close proximity; and marble,
copper, mineral paint, porcelain clay for
potteIies and brick. Now, to those
seeking mider climate and safe invest
ment, here are inducements of no Ordin-
airy character, and especially we ask our
own brethren to visit our region, as some
have already, and settled for life, coop
Grating with the great Baptist family in
advancing ''the truth as it is in Jesus" by
developing these vast resources of mate
rial wealth, for ''the earth is the Lords
and the fullness thereof"
Any of our own people, American or
foreigners, looking southwark for settle
ment, may rely on information to be
found at lhe house of T. b. Jones & Co.,
Nashville. The stories of peril and op-
position to immigrants are almost entirely
sensational and false; the good sense of
the people in cordially receiving all sober,
industrious settlers, is shown every day,
in contradiction to such rumors and reek-
less publication.
Pardon this intrusion upon your time
and columns, but my zeal for fraternal
conference on q subject of common inter
est to our race and country, alone prompts
this communication. Z. STROBE.
NAsuvTTIR Tenn Julv TX 1870