Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-01

days They usually make In month
about II, 900 gallons. But taking "a ;.
267 as an average monthly produc
ton of the six distilleries aud multi.
ply by twelve, and we have for the
year All. pa gallons, which, at seven
ty cents per gallon, would yield the
Government S287, ,S42- so.
The above does not include rectifiers,
of whom there are eleven in the
county, paying license tax of 500
each, nor the wholesale dealers, of
whom there are sixteen, paying a
license tax of 500 each. The aggre-
gate revenue derived from spirits and
the traffic in the same in Robertson
county the past year, according to
the above figures, which cannot be
| far from correct, amounts to S29T,-
900.S0.
The wiskey traffic fosters an
other important industry. All
the wiskey made in the county and
all that is redistilled has to be put in
new casks. A barrel brings here, /
believe, S2.25 or thereabouts. AL
though many persons are engaged in
the business in different parts of the
county, it is often difficult for distill-
ers to get the requisite number of
barrels, kegs, ect.
The manufactory Of DIR. Hunts
celebrated Rangum Root Liniment is
located in Springfield, and the great
favor into which it has grown and is
still growing, makes this an import
ant branch of the business of the
capital of old Robertson.
TOWNS AND SCHOOLS.
Besides Springfield there are sever
al towns in the county, the largest of
which is Cross Plains, a thriving viii
lage of some 500 inhabitants, located
on the line of the proposed Owens
boro railroad. Adams station and Ce-
dar Hill are stirring stations on the
Edgefield, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad. Coopertown, Turnersville,
Black Jack and Barren Plains are
active little post towns off the rail-
road. There is church in almost
every neighborhood and a school
house, but the educational interest is
sadly neglected. Nothing short of a
system of common schools will sup
ply the want of the county in that
particular. There is good male and
female school each at Springfield. a
good mixed school at Cross Plains,
Cedar Hill and Coopertown. These
are parmanent schools. The other |
towns and neighbOrhoods have occa- |
sional schools, but they are by no |
means permanent, with, perhaps, |
some two or three exceptions.
The county offers profitable field |
for the employment of both addition
al labor and capital. Wild and ex-
hausted lands sadly need husband
men and can be bought very cheap.
Land ranges in price from about
two to about sixty dollars per acre.
There is landi in the county that could
not be bought for S100 per acre proba-
bly,, but such lands are not for sale at
any price.
The usual way of renting is for a
part of the crop. One-third or one
half is charged, according to the
capacity OF the soil.
Twelve and half dollars is about
the average price paid for farm hands
per month. Good labOrers are in de-
mand, and can obtain higher wages
than the above. Farmers have to
rely principally on the colored class
for labor. Those of this class that
have stuck to the farm since free are
generally good hands, but these are
lew. Once a hand loafs around u
town for a while he is rendered in
worthless forany other
purpose.