Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-01-31
ANSWERS TO NORTHERN CORRESPONDENTS

esting article on East Tennessee written
by n 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 1t a 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. 80 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. lie 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
I wi
reach of markets at reasonable prices.
Mr.. w. b. Tumbull, of 255, Hudson
street, New York, will find his questions
under date Of January Dist, fully answered
in the admirable letter of Mr.. Smith, OF
the Lancaster PA Inteltigcnccr, on our
first page.
Mr.. Albert Sisten, of New Brunswick,
New Jersey, wants milder climate and
says he has neighbors who would come
with him if they could he suited with
farms. If Mr.. Ssten will read the CHRoN-
ICIE he will find lands advertised and he
can be suited 10y 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.
1, MIR. James Coils, of Plainfeld, New
Jersey, and Rev. p. II. Brundige, o
Okemos, Ingham county, Michigan, both
writing under date of the ODD of January
want homes in milder climate. They
, both ask as to the variations Of our tenn
perature and the price of land.
As to our climate, we repeat what W.
} often said, that we think it presents thu
: desired medium between the extreme cole
of the North and the heat of the South
From observations taken at the East Ten
, nessee University since 1851, we find tn
, average summer temperature is "a; thu
average winter temperature is 3S', and tn
average for the year is So The coldes
hour experienced in East Tennessee sine
1885. was one-half degree below zero, an'
the average of the coolest day was 90 above
We have before us the official record of oh
f seryations taken last month December
by Professor Payne, Of the United state
: Signal Service from which we find thu
! mercury was, on the 9Th, when the Their
5 mometer stood at 50 ADORE zero, on that da.
e the thermometer stood some places North
at 400 and more beloW zero. 1t was an un
. usually cold morning. The average 70
: that day was 140 above zero. The meal
temperature for the month was 80 above
zero. Observations show that the ther
, mometer very seldom indeed reaches 1907
, Our nights in summer are always cool
: From these figures, which are reliable, on
! Northern readers can see that we have
3 here lust 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
7 This is hard question to answer. There
are some farms offered at very low prices
We have no reliable figures from which tC
estimate. Our Judgment is, that valley
, lands, in fair condition, with fair improve
: ments, can be bought from twelve L
twenty-five dollars per acre. These lands
,, can be made into good farms, in a shor
! 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 afte
improving or fertilizing, run from live Z
ten dollars. Mountain lands from fifty
cents upward,
/ Theodore isham, of Maiden, Ulste
! county, New York, ask about lands solo
for taxes. They are not redeemable afte
twelve months from time of sale, but no
one title out of six, as sales have been con