Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-08
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
The Grain aRd Cotton CrOps-COlumbta
ImSPOving EapIdiy-RaiErOad In
tert sts-The Herr a.


From an Occasional Correspondent
COLUMBIA. AS9ust 5, 1S74.-I regret
to say that the crops o. corn generally
in this section of country are not good.
The wheat crops are very fine, anu me
cotton crops in this county (Maury),
where well cultivated, are very promis-
ing, Here. as everywhere else, the dry
season has been very Injurious, because
the lands were not well plOughed last
fall and winter. WheT Tsyer you find a
farm, the land of which was deeply
ploughed last fall with good subsoiling,
there has been comparatively little suf-
tering from dry weather. There will be
a .gleat scarcity of corn, and the only
ranAdy l know of is for the farmers TO
sow in September large quantities OF
wheat an0 rye for winter pasturage, and
also to furnish early grain crops next
summer, TO enable the farmers 10 make
t7eir crops. This is a sure remedy.
VIII it be resorted to? Columbia Is I'M
nroving yery rapidly since they COM
Toen.sed building the narrow gauge road
toward FAYETTEVILLE. The town voted
6ftv thousand dollars to build the rail-
road. but has only issued twenty-five
thousand dollars Of the bonds.
The vote was taken on the
twenty-eighth OF December, 1879,
and since that time at least fifty houses
have been built, or are now being built
and there is not a vacant house IN the
town. Colonel L d. Myers was pSesi-
dent of the railroad company, and sue
ceeded in getting it under contract to
Lewisburg; but his professional business
WAS so heavy that be was compelled to
resign for want Of time 10 look after the
railroad interests, and DR.. A. K. Me-
Lure, of LeWisbuTg, very worthy, IN
teIligent and efficient man, was elected
in his stead. Columbia has already
gained twice as much as the amount OF
her subscription. This example, TO say
nothing OF 8 hundred others, IS sutfi-
oient to show the wisdom Of building
railroads by town and county subscrip-
tions. To speak of building railroads
or making any other public improve
.nent bv private subscriptions alone, is
n,a,e Ifonsense. 1t never has been and
1aver will be done. Colonel MyerSis
resignas sion was very much regretted
inf An able man hes taken his place.
Colonel A. S. Horsley, o; The HerGtoI
has in bis printing office, as a DINA
meut. a live rattlesnake, with fourteen
rattles. He keeps him In a box, and ne
makes music for his visitors. be ls a
fine specimen OF the genus snake, but
/ one does notfe very comfortable in get
ting close to him, even if he IS ia box.
/ By the way, ! must say that the HeT-
. aid Ia conducted with more enterprise
and with truer appreciation OF the
wants Of the people in regard TO news
paper than any paper / have ever
known. All the newspaper men, as
well as all others, say that il containf
more interesting local news than any
paper they ever saw. ia politics it IL
sound and tue, representing no rings
no particular interests nor individuals
J but looking only TO the good of the
Democratic party and the welfare of th'
= country. 1t is n safe counsellor and .
) wise guide. The MethOdists of thi
= place are about TO build very handsome
E aud large church Ia the Blace Of tn
! one that was burned this SUMMER. New
> i.fe, vigOr and enterprise have take
! hol,i of this entire community, and the
= iptenh to make Columbia one Of tn
first interior towns In Tennessee. Th
e feeling hers in regard to the gubernatC
a rial contest is to support any good ma
II West Tennessee will present, but the
e want q strong man IN debat
L not mere eDtity. They desi
n a man who can make a vigOrOI
q and powerful canvass, and We
+ Tennessee has several such.