New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-03

the best cultivated LawtOns that go to New-York
| market.
| MARKETS AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
The South is the great market for nearly all the iar'n
products Of East Tennessee. All the great eAte' Vi
country that of tho latitude OF Atlanta depends
upon kentucky and the States further North
and West supplies OF corn wheat fru pork cat
tie horses mules and hay. The cotton country would
starve were it not for oodroducing region that lies
north of it, The crops Of this region do not therefore,
like those of Iowa and Illinois, have to be transported
oeat distance by roll and TO find market in New
York mr. Iyerpool the comparatively
close at hand In the cottonfelds Of South Carolina,
Georgia md Alabama The only outlet to the South by
rail IA at present by way OF Chattanooga but two
roads are constructing, running from Knoxville via
Marysve to wahaa, 8. c., from whence there is now
direct railroad to Charleston, and the other from Nor
rlstown 40 miles east of Knoxville up the valley Of the
French Broad River, North Carolina to Green
vile, 8. c.. which is also In connection with
| Charleston by rail. Both these roads are In
| tended to extend northward across the
Cumberland Mountains to meet the roads in Kentucky
that to Cincinnati and Louisville, and the Knoxville
Road is already running distance Of about 40 miles
north Of that place. and miles south The other road,
called the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap and Charleston
Railroad Is in operation for 80 miles, from MOrristown
to the Carolina line. The East Tennessee Virginia and
Georgia Railroad traverses the whole length OF East
Tennessee the Virginia line to Chattanooga and as
of is at any considerable distance from the road.
Many the farmers who have not easy access to the
railroads make use OF the streams to get their crops
market. There 81 rivers In East Tennessee which
navigable at some portions Of the yeay and tho
farmers living their banks build RATS or at-boas
and after the Winter rains put their wheat corn ana
bacon board and float down to Knoxville OF Chatta-
nooga selling their crafts lumber whom they have
| disposed Of the cargoes.
PRICE OF LANDS
There lands East Tennessee for sale at all prices
from 81 an acre for wild mountansdes to 500 for the
choicest river bottoms The average price of improved
land will not should think, exceed from 40 to TO per
cent OF the value equally good land equally near to
railroads Ohio Western NewYork, or Western Penn
sylvania Twenty dollars an acre will buy excellent
land towns and railroads, with fair improvements
the way buildings OF course the farmhouses and
barns in this section rule, inferior TO those
found In the North Land that has been partially worn
out but can be readily recuperaed be had for $40
an acre. The price Of land will be better understood by
the following examples Of farms recently sold than by
any generalizations farm OF 200 Of excellent
land, four miles from Knoxville onehalf under cultiva
ton good brick house. fine springs and stream OF water
price, sSOOo farm of the size. of equally good
land 10 miles from Knoxville, with good frame house
price, $4,000 farm Of 200 acres In a more isolated
position Is miles from the railroad, with log house and
barn. rs acres cleared and remainder well timbered-
price, $4,000 tract OF 1900 acres frstcass land 400
landing-prce SIP an acrej small farm OF 40 acres, one
mile from railroad with log buildngs-prce, $780, tract
of 900 acres 400 in cultivation. 90 acres river bottom
land railroad In progress-price. $4,000 farm OF
acres, 80 In cultivation good buildings and fences
and fine fruttrees, one mile from village and railroad
price, 5000.
ARE MANY IMPROVED FARMS FOR sALEi
Yes. purchaser can have his choice Of dozen or
in almost any county. There two reasons for
this In the first place, the sensible opinion has rapidly
gained ground among the farmers since the war that
they trying to cultivate too much land for profit and
many anxious TO divide their farms and sell part
and In the second place, there is tide Of emigration
from here to Arkansas and Texas The farmers hear
the marvellous fertility of the lands OF the
Southwest and having fear of the chs and fever,
for the that they experienced the horrors
the disease they no reason why 1t would not be
good move dispose land which yields bat 80 bushels
the and buy land that produces 6oo The
emgatng instinct to be as strong IN the SOUTH
at the North, aud the movement westward into Mis-
souri, Arkansas aud Texas from the Southern States this
side Mississippi almost keeps with the tide
Of emigration from the North that is ang up Nebraska
KANSAS, and Colorado, and II the Germans which the
gets left out of the account the South would
be found to keep abreast In the race OF pro
gress.
An immense field of eni-buminous coal begins near
Cumberland Gap and follows the Cumberland range
across the State to Alabama This coal Is now mined to
limited extent, and is said to be equal to Pittsburgh
coal An abundance Of iron Is found IN the same re-
on and also further to the east. There are beds OF
marble of fine quality and mines Of copper and zinc
mineral Of East Tennessee have thus far
attracted little attention from want Of capital TO de-
veop them. They will be In future sources of great
wealth
EXTENT OF NORTHERN IMMIGRATION.
There has been no organized movement to COLOMBO
East Tennessee with Northern immigration, but small,
steady stream immigration has been trucking I'm for
three four past Where comes and does
we'll his relativesand friends apt to follow him and
settle In the neighDorhood, the following exam
PIE shows In 1853, gentleman came to Knox County
from Central New.York, In such poor health that he
could not get up stairs without assistance He bought
of good wild ridge land heavily tmbered, six
miles from Knoxville for which he paid 1900 The first
year had 20 cleared and sold lumber enough to
pay for the clearing and build comfortable house. Next
year he set out peach trees which, when they come
to bear, he thinks, Will support him the rest Of his e
He has entirely recovered HIS health He followed,
In 1869 and 1870 by two brothersInaw and friends
from the county in who all bought farms
close at hand making pleasant little NewYork settle
ment All are doing well One bought a WORKOUT farm
for SIS acre. reclaimed it with clover and has just
sold for o. 900 advance what he paid and bought
another to redeem in like manner.
SCHOOLS.
There no State Common School system In Tennessee
When the State first the
system adopted by the Republican Legislature but
1t was too long step 10 take at once and did not meet
with popular favor When the Democrats came into
power they made haste repeal It, and last Winter
law passed providing that the County Court in each
county should either levy school tax submit the
question to the people whether they would have public
schools not In most counties no schools now
maintained, and the people Indifferent upon the
ject influence of few energetic Northern men in
any county would however In short time awaken
interest in education sufficient to put the schools in
operation.
The most important information to q Northern man