Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-06-29
From Blanche.
Agitating for a New County.
For the Fayetteyille Observer.

/ For the Fayetteville Observer.
BLANCHE, Tenn, June %, 1871.
Mr.. N. 0. Wallace;
DEAR SIR-Having read two OF
three articles in your paper about
Blanche and the country, and feel
ing somewhat in a writing mood
[ just thought | would drop you
a line, not particularly about
Blanche and the country, but fol
the benefit of both, and the coun
try generally. 1t is talked by
our people here and in the coun.
try, that we, the people, want a
new county. and | understand that
there is to be meeting of the
citizens of Lincoln and Giles coun.
ties at Elkton on the oath inst, to
canvass the matter. There seem
to be several different opinions
about how the county ought to
run, and where the county line
should ben Some want to run
North oSak river, beyond Mill
vile and round West and take in
Elkton, and East within s miles
of Fayetteville, and South to the
Ala. line and down the State line
to the corner of Limestone, Lin
coin. and the Giles line and others
don't want to cross the river at all.
AS for us, we don't want to cross
the river to get territory for a new
county, because it would involve
the new county in debt TO build
bridges and roads to the county
seat. Let it be located where it
might be, the people from Elkton
have a splendid McAdamlsed pike
to Pulaski, and the people north
of the river in Lincoln do not have
to cross the river to 60 to Fayette-
vile, and they generally have
good roads to town; while we
people have to cross the river to
get to Pulaski and Fayetteville,
which, you know, sir, is great
inconvenience, especially in wiuter,
as the river is generally full and
poor ferry boats and bad roads
and if we people south and east
of the river go to the county seat,
we have to go the ridge way by
the bridge, which makes it long
way to headquarters, too far for
one days trip and return to our
homes. Therefore, a great deal
of unnecessary expense is attached
to us from this extreme locality.
Now. sir, allow us to suggest the
bounds for a new county that will
meet the wants fully Of all con
cerned. Let our east boundary
line run within 6 or s miles of
Fayetteville east from Blanche,
run south from the river to the
old line, thence with the old line
west to the Giles and Lincoln coun
ty line of the two counties corner
on Alabama, thence with the
river south and east to the begin
ming, and we take in all of Giles
and Lincoln south and east of
Elk river. By this boundary we
have territory enough to make a
good county and accommodate all
that need to be accommodated by
a new county, and those north and
west of the river are not discom-
NODDED in the least, and by doing
this we obviate the expense of |
building one or more bridges
across the river, and then we, the
people, Will have a chance to de |
velope our resources 20 greater
extent than we could otherwise
do. AS you know, we have as
fine water power and as fine tim
Der as can be found in any coun-
try minerals and marble are said
to be in this locality in abundance.
So, sir, we have all the advanta-
yes to make it as good q county
rs there is in the State, besides we
have as fine water as gushes from
the bowels Of the earth, and the
health of the country can't be beat
IN the United States. will bring
this to close for this time. In
NY next, we will write about
railroads how and where they
ought to run to be the most benefit
% all. Yours respectfully,
UNCLE BILL.