The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-11-24
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HUNTS STATION, Nov. l5t

HUNTS STATION, Nov. 18th.
Eaito,s Home Journal:
] trust you and your readers will
excuse me for attempting to call pub
lie attention to question of real in
terest, but about which there appears
to be but little concern in our co unity.
at this time.
The only apology have to offer for
this attempts, that attach much i'm
portance to the matter under conside-
ration, and should others be as favora-
bly, impressed with the proposed en-
terprise as am, probably some good
may result from change of views in
our county paper.
The enterprise to which / refer is,
The organization Of a stock company
in Franklin county for the purpose of
manufacturing such agricultural implc-
men,s as arc commonly used in this
section of country.
It's generally understood that our
farmers are now taking more pains and
using more energy to render their bus
mess more profitable than heretofore.
There is evidently much room for i'm
provement yet. But the rays of a
much needed reform arc here and there
to be seen. Beneficial results from
this improved state ofthings will soon
be felt in all the business relations of
life. The point with me is, to have
coupled with this laudable state Of
things an enterprise that will enable US
to manufacture our own farming i'm.
plements. This would add greatly to
our material interest, which has, and
will continue to suffer in proportion to
the amount of money that We send
abroad for such things as we can make
at home.
Experience and observation plainly
show that enterprise, wealth and pros
perity cannot be enjoyed by any peo-
pie who spend their money away from
home, when it is to their interest to
spend it at home.
Reflect, for one moment, upon the
dependent condition of our people for
most everything that intervenes be-
tween shoe.peg and steam engine !!
This dependence keeps our country
drained Of money. Every man that
we hope to reach, or in any way IN
tluence, fully appreciates this state of
things, which ought not 80 TO he.
1t does occur to me that united eff
fort on the part of some of our good
citizens, would soon obviate the neces-
sity of sending from one hundred to
ono thousand miles for such imple-
ments ~ are commonly used in this
country, and such, too, az we can make
at home. We have an abundance OF
fine material at hand. Our county Ger
tainly affords As many and as flattering
inducements as could he desired for the
successful operation of such an enter
prise.
A little energy and some money,
from ten, twenty, fifty, or hundred
of our citizens, will put the machine in
motion. have no inclination to ap-
peal to your prejudices to justify the
ground taken in this matter. The en-
terpiising New Highlander is perfectly
right in selling shoe pegs, broomsticks
plow. handles, or anything else to us
for our money; but we act imprudently
by not going to work and making such
things ourselves. We are to blame
A common sense, business like view o.
our dependent condition is sufficient to
impress our people with the propriety
and importance Of making an effort to
enhance the material interest of oul
own county.
Then ! suggest agsin, that parties
who may be interested in such an en-
terprise should confer witt each Other
by talking, writing. and acting at the
proper lime. But enough at present
Very truly, Fl. X. MOORE.