Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-30
ANSWERS TO NORTHERN CORRESPONDENTS

ANSWERS TO NORTHERN CORRESPONDENTS.
We present in another column an inter
esting article on East Tennessee written
by Northern man who visited us few
weeks ago. We think all of our Northern
readers will find many facts of Importance
in it, and our East Tennessee readers will
take it as the contribution of an honest
man anxious to do us good.
We have received during the past week
more letters of inquiry than we can an
swer, but we select some Of the most inn
portant for notice in this public manner.
Mr.. John d. Clute, of No SO Nassau
street, New York, under date Of January
23d, writes that he has tract of land on
the Big South Fork of the Cumberland
river, in Fentress county, that he visited
in 1860. He says he was much pleased
with our country and wants to know now,
what are the prospects for the building of
the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad, SO that
the section referred to can be reached by
the large numbers of people interested in
the Cumberland plateau.
In reply to Mr.. Clute, we can say that
we have no doubt but that the railroad
from here to the Ohio River will be speed
lily constructed. We have good reason to
believe that work will commence on it
this summer, but if not, it will not ulti-
mately delay the work. We will run
through trains from Knoxville to Cincin-
natl inside of two years. This is our
honest belief. Mr.. Clute can, therefore,
inform his many friends that they can de-
pend upon getting to this section referred
to before long. As to the stock raising he
can find good stock lands now within
reach Of markets at reasonable prices.
Mr.. w. B. TurnbuIl, of 255, Hudson
street, New York, will find his questions
under date of January 2Ist, fully answered
in the admirable letter of Mr.. Smith, of
the Lancaster pa IuteJIgcncer, on our
first page.
Mr.. Albert Sisten, of New Brunswick,
New Jersey, wants nlilder climate and
saws he has neighbors who would come
with him if they could be suited with
farms. If Mr.. Sisten will read the CHRoN-
tcLE he will find lands advertised and he
can be suited by coming here in person,
we should think. We know of several par
ties in the past week who have been here
and who will buy.
Mr.. James Coils, of Plainfeld, New
Jersey, and Rev. B. H. Brundige, of
Okemos, Ingham county, Michigan, both
writing under date of the 23d of January,
want homes in milder climate. They
both ask as to the variations of our tenn
perature and the price Of land.
AS tdlour climate, We repeat what we
often said, that we think it presents the
desired medium between the extreme cold
of the North and the heat of the South.
From5observations taken at the East Ten
nesseesU University since 1854, we find the
average summer temperature is 740; the
average winter temperature is $50, and the
average for the year is so The coolest
hour experienced in East Tennessee since
1885, was one-half degree below zero, and
the average of the coolest day was 90 above.
We have before us the official record of OBJ
servations taken last month (December)
by Professor Payne, Of the United States
mercury was, on the 9Th, when the Their
mometer stood at 80 d6oUc zero, on that day
the thermometer stood some places North,
at 400 and more 6eyOaO zero. 1t was an un-
usually cold morning. The average for
that day was 140 above zero. The mean
temperature for the month was SO above
zero. Observations show that the Their
mometer very seldom indeed reaches 1902.
Our nights in summer are always cool.
From these figures, which are reliable, our
Northern readers can see that we have
here just what we claim, the medium be-
tween the extreme cold of the Northern
winters and the oppressive heat of South
ern summers.
We are asked as to the price of our lands.
This is a hard question to answer. There
are some farms offered at very low prices.
We have no reliable figures from which to
estimate. Our judgment is, that valley
lands. in fair condition, with fair improve
naents, can be bought from twelve to
twenty-five dollars per acre. These lands
can be made into good farms, in a short
time. Bottom lands are rich and produc-
tive, and, with improvements, range from
fifty to one hundred dollars. Ridge lands,
for timber or stock, or for cultivation, after
improving or fertilizing, run from five to
ten dollars. Mountain lands from fifty
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