Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-01
ROSSvILLE.
The General RPosPeet fu West Tennes-
see-The Lasarer and the Land
Owner-PeaceAbIe Relations.
GoDd Crops An Prospective, and the
Farmers Feeling Independent
Reform and Retrenchment
Law Taxes and I'm
migration.

Reform and Retrenchment
Law Taxes and I'M
migration.
From an Occasional Correspondent
RossvILLE, TENN, June 27.-Per.
/ haps at no time in the history of Wes
| Tennessee and adjacent sections has
| there been a more favorable season t
/ make the growing crop as this year, sc
/ far, not having heavy rain since Jan
uary. The gentle showers were sufi.
cieHt to dissolve the clGds, which lef1
/ the ground in a pnlyerized condition,
! and everything IN growing state. The
/ landowner and le5Orer are on amicablE
| terms, more so than at any previous
/ year, as nine-teu ths Of the labOring class
( are furnished alone by the landowner
/ Thus you see, Messrs. Editors, we have
! some concert of action. The merchant
! this year dropped the colore6 man OF
| laborer as quick as be would a poison
! Gus reptile. The last and only resort ol
the poor laborer was to get his supplies
through the landowner. He worked, so
our peaceable relations can be easily ac-
counted for. Our present system works
like charm; it has brought about the
most harmonious state of affairs, and
compromised the little prejudiees that
have existed heretofore, and has buried,
l hope forever, all prejudice and malice
We had another refreshing shower on
the twenty-fOurth instant; day that is
fresh in the memory Of the country IN
the true American heart-the birthday
Of st. John, the Baptist; day sacred
in the memory Of every Free-MasOn
the world over; day that will be per-
petuated so long as the earth continues
to revolve on its axis and brings the
twenty-fourth day Of June around. We
are glad to say our prospects for good
crop both Of cotton and corn never were
better. About one-fourth more Of corn
was planted this year than last. The
week ending Saturday, June 27th, was
the time for laying by early corn in Fay
ette and adjoining counties. We had
plenty OF blooms in the vicinity of Ross
Vile on the tTeuty-second instant,
which was early. Corn is better formed
at this writing than at any time since
1915. l assure you it makes all cur
Wrinkled-faced farmers look pleasant
and feel good. It is a well known fact
that the year 1874 will never be by US
fO.got. All will pray to meier see it
more.
To say the times are bard indeed,
Does not give Us Ehat we need.
Meat and bread a little we've had,
Aud much, assure you, that was bad.
Now, thank God once more we feel
GOOD, independent and genteel.
For twenty -nye long and weary years
We've not had such times as now appear.
Now prosperity is smiling upon US,
and everybody is joyous. Many Of your
country readers are much pleased with
the manly and magnanimous stand you
have taken in reform and retrenchment.
This should be the position of all our
jOurnals-lOw taxes, half what they are
now; reduction OF freights and rates
generally. Allow me to give you q few
statements. For instance: Freight on
q barrel of flour from st. Louis, 1 be-
lieve, is thirty cents by river to Mem
phis; forty cents by rail. From Mem
pnis to Lafayette depot, thirty-one
miles by rail, fifty cents. Corn and oats
five and six cents per bushel freight.
Passenger fare one dollar and fit:y.five
cents from Hays station Established by
order Of w. J. Ross, superintendent,
only four miles. The conductor on the
SOmerYille train also charged your cor
respondent forty cents, be protesting
against such an exorbitant charge, The
Memphis and Charleston railroad
charges one dollsr and twenty cents for
a bale of cotton for thirty one miles,
and one dollar and seventy cents from
Middleton; from COrinth, two dollars;
Stevenson, two hundred and eighty
miles, two dollars, almost nothing.
Thus, you see, freight and passenger
rates are exorbitsnt, and yet the stock
is down to eleven and half
cents on the dollar. With
dilapidated old platform, and
stationhouse at Lafayette, entirely in
secure, and really dangerous for passen-
gers to walk after nightfall, with large
amount of freight both ways, shipping
annually five or six thousand bales OF
cotton, and during this season not less
than one TO four carloads of freight re-
ceiyed daily from Memphis, at the above
mentioned prices, yet they are not able
to build good statiODhOuse and plat
form. Public necessity demands it.
The branch road thirteen miles belong
lug to this company, running from Mos
COW to SOmervile, has reduced the fare
for the thirteen miles recently. Since
there is 90 much talk about building the
Memphis and Knoxville road, these
good managers reduced the fare to sew
enty cents. When this branch was
built, they said it was for the aecommo-
dation OF the citizens in the southern
portion of the county, who go up at
night, aud leave ssrly in the morning.
In the winteT-time we have TO stay two
nights and 2 day 10 transact two hanre'
business. Freighus to Someryille, fifty
are to Lafayette. Only short time
fhf1 aOs,ononxy okaroad
neiehbor of ours, who had taken
a bridge to build over q stream
leading directly to their road at Hsys's
station, ten dollars from Moscow to the
station, he unloading the lumber. That
was about three prices-and yet they are
poor. "There is something rotten in
Denmark" We need a change in all
taxes, low freights, a light
tariff, free imports and exports for a sea-
son, that agricultural, mechanical and
industrial enterprises may get fully
started; free State and county tax to all
foreign immigrants. We must hold out
inducements to useful and mechanical
immigrants. If this was done, in less
than five years all our waste and worn
out lands would be speedily brought
back to high state of cultivation. 1t
NRAAA " A1LA al " lhC ONe1tO CfCI Al
she was forced thereby to borrow money
to answer her necessities. We would
infuse a new spirit, arouse the dormant
energies Of our lethargic citizens. II
would virtually stop this great annual
food of emigrants from our State to the
western States and Territories. II our
OF State affairs don't do
in less than ten years Ten
nessee, the good old volunteer State, will
have lost twenty-five per cent. Of her
present population. The word Is now:
Let US 60 to Texas"
A Madrid dispatch says that General
zebala has arrived at Miranda. The
army OF the DOrth is falling back In
good order, and viii be rapidly reorgan-
lzed. Rsinforcements are arriving.
General Lama has been placed in COM
mand Of a division. 1t ls reported that
the Carlists have murdered many prs
oners taken in recent battles.
John X. Aston, about twenty years
old, was drowned IN the river at Colunl-
bus, Ohio, Sunday while bathing.