The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-29
| MAMMOTH CENTRAL FAIR.
REPRESENTATIVE Farmers Of the Centre. ;
The 0pEaFtune time to DCVGloDs Agi-
cultural Interests.
Letter from Col. c. w. Charlton

CENT EMKN :-Yon must build up
a mammoth fair at Morristown. /
mention MorristOwn because you
knew it to be the most eligible place.
It stands in the very heart of the
fine counties have named, and can
be reached without much trouble.
The North Carolina road drains
Cooke county, while the East Ten
nessee and Virginia road sweeps
that line from Bristol to Chatta.
nooga. The Rogersville road taps
Hawkins county. Jefferson is reach
ed by two roads. Granger is just
across the river, and would have no
trouble TO reach the place. Don't
YOU see, at a glance, the eligibility
of Morristown? In the meantime
the citizens of this enterprising
town would give yea p hearty vel
come. The merchants, mechanics
and hotel keepers would STAND by
you, while the Morristown GAZETTE
and the Holston uetlodiSt would
plead your cause with zeal and abil-
ity. You would find ample accom-
Inodations among the liberal hearted
citizens, who would cheer and ami
mate you in your noble work. Not
only so, but they would contribute
handsomely of their means to build
I'D the fair. l know I'm not mis-
taken in this. There is not more
robust, enterprising and energetic
town Of its proportions in East Ten
uessee. Nor must you forget that
there is now strong probability Of
the early completion of the Bun
combe road. Half an eye can see
the effect this would have upon the
future of this expanding place. It
will fix its destiny. This was one Of
the main reasons, I understand, why
the Holston Methodist, as was con-
templated, did not remove 70 Knox
willie. It should be the greater rea-
son why you should now rally around
it as your common center, and do all
in your power to secure and perpet-
uate its prosperous future.
But I'm now pleading for the
speedy development of your agrical-
tural interests. That is the import
ant end to be achieved. You repre-
sent Ave of the best agricultural
counties, taken altogether, in East
Tennessee. I know of none supe-
risr. Look At Cooke, with her i'm
mense bottom lands, equal in fertil.
ity TO the bottoms Of the Nile. Her
corn fields are a wonder, and her
farmers enterprising and intelligent.
Here you will find the Jacks, the
Stokleys, the Burnetts, the Susongs,
the Rorax's, the Robinsons, the Ran
dolphs and others. Look at Jeffer-
son, with her splendid wheat, corn
and grass lands. Here You will find
the Branners, the Coils, the Viii
liams', the Mountcastles, the Harris
the Fains, the Kings, the Eckels, the
Huhbards, the Newmans, the Braz-
eltons, the Dunns, and others.
Cast your eyes over into Granger,
and make a note of the fne lands in
this comfy, and see what the
Shields, the ellis, the Tates, the
Turkeys and others are doing to re-
deem it. Don't forget "old Haw-
kins" with her magnificent lands
stretching up and down one Of the
most beautiful vallies In East Ten.
nessee. Where will you find better
farmers than the Clays, the Phipps',
the Hords, the Blevins', the Whites,
and others I could mention. Last,
though not least, by any means, take
a survey Of the solid and compact
little county of Hanblen, just ush.
cred into being. 1t could be made
garden spot. Here you viii find the
Reeds, the Bewleys, the Wits, the
Morris, the Carrigers, the Hodges
the Coolers, the Hills and host Of
Others. What body OF productive
lands, and what an army OF enter
prising farmers! Never before, In
your whole history, did you have
such an opportunity to develop your
strength and your agricultural man.
hood as you now have. Why not
avail yourselves of it? Why let the
golden chance escape your grasp2
You could not only secure handsome