The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-07-26
ColuIn bia and Maury County.

A correspondent to the Memphis
Appeal refers to our town and county
and some of its Institutions in the
following complimentary terms: nj
The Farmers Club of Maury county
met here on Saturday, and though
there were not many present, they
| transacted some important business.
This club, over which the lamented
General Ewell formerly presided, is
doing a great deal for the agricul-
ture of Maury county, and numbers
among its members some of the
most intelligent and enterprising.
men lin the State. Kuhn &, Turpin,
VINO are among its members, are
manufacturing some very valuable
agricultural implements, among
them the Revolving Harrow, which
is the best harrow for pulverizing
the ground that ever has been in
vented. They also make in this
county a simple Clod Crusher, which
effectually breaks all the clOds, even
on the toughest land. 1t is the best
thing / ever saw to prepare ground
for planting, The merchants, law
yers and mechanics of this town
take much interest in agriculture,
fruit-groWing and gardening, and
the result is they have the finest fruit,
vegetables and: flowers ia Columbia
that are in the State. "a Jersf sigr.
| GENERAL w. G. wHITTHORNE, b.
the present member of Congress
from this district, is at home. He il
assuredly very popular man, and
is one of the ablest, most, faithful,
influential Representatives we have
from this State. Everybody here is
for returning him to Congress. He
is an enlightened and progressive
man, and looks well after the inter-
ests not only of his own constituents
but of the whole State. This county
is in many respects model county
and deserves the high reputation it
has abroad, aad that is the reason 1
have had so much to say about its
affairs and its people. '.'l -, 80 ~. 4
A great deal Of the progressive
spirit of this county is owing to its
admirable, county paper, the CoLUM-
BIA HERALD, which takes the lead in
| advocating all schemes of improves
ment, and which, as you well know,
is one of the best newspapers III the
| South "a q ri.st --sis Ia y 80
MIRACLES OF RAILWAY PROGRESS. 2
The Nashville and Decatur, rail.
road will to-day be, turned over to
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company, and hereafter will
be operated as the Nashville, Louis
vile and Great Southern railroad.
1t is understood the rosd will be put
in first-class condition, and the time
from Decatur to Nashville will be
reduced to five hours. By the first
of December the road win be opened
through to Montgomery, Alabama,
and Pensacola, and will be one of
the most important roads in the coun-
try. .i..fs... :; 4.is as.
In 1853 Columbia did about ONE
third of the business it now does.
There was only one hardware estab-
Iishment in the place, now there are
three one drug store, now three no
grocery and provision store, now
several. All the cotton and grain
were taken to Nashville and sold, and
supplies bought there, now, cotton
and grain are nearly all sold in Co
lumbis, and supplies bought in that
town. All the first class business
houses have been built since the road
was commenced. These are the eff
fects of one railroad. 1t was pre-
dicted before it Was built that it
would take all the trade to Nashville
and would ruin Columbia. Exactly
the opposite has been theresult The
road from McMinnviIle to Jackson
will do even more for the place than
the Nashville and Decatur road has
done, since it will give them a COM
peting line and will furnish them
with cheap coal and iron, and there
by enable them to become a manutac-
| turing people. bo WIS