Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-01
ON THE WING.
The Mountain Counties of MisEissippl-
The Country for Memphis 10 Trade
WIIh-EVerybOd WOrkEBg-The
GFaIO and Cotton Crops.
FOWns and VtIIages-SeW ard
Old RaIhFSRds-LeadiDE Citizens
Good SchOOIs-ImmigFat1.u the
One Thing 10 be Encouraged.


From q Special CorrespOndent.l
On THE WING, June rs, I675.-To one
who has at heart the welfare of the
south, and who glOries in her prosperity,
q trip along her various railroads and
through the country adjoining them
must be gratifying indeed. Where
heretofore, ever since "the lost cause"
was an accomplished fact, nothing but
complaint and grumblings could be
heard by farmers and merchants alike,
one meets with expressions Of hope and
cheerfulness, and crestfallen and down.
cast countenanc's have given place TO
faces full of animation and expressive
of energy. And ample reason there eX-
lists for all this, for never was there q
finer prospect for good crops throughout
this section than at this time. at last
the southern farmers seem to have be-
come awake to their interests, and with
one common impulse they have taken
the first step on the road to prosperity
by planting small grain, especially
wheat, and thus, by TRising their own
flour at home, retain among them the
millions which have heretofore been
sent abroad to purchase byeadstuffs.
The wheat and Oat crops have been
harvested and yielded magnificent re-
turns, in many instances exceeding, as
/ am assured by the parties themselves,
the most ssnguine expectations Of the
planters. This is true, both to quality
and quantity. Leaving Memphis some
two weeks ago via the Memphis and
Charleston road, the attention of your
correspondent was at once arrested by
the clean appearance Of the farms, and
the heretofore unusual sight in that Sec
ton of waving fields of wheat on either
hand, ready for the scythe, and at once
suggestive Of prosperity and plenty,
while the young cotton plants were just
peeping forth in long, clear rows. Go
ing south from Grand Junction, the first
stopping place made was the beautiful
little city Of Holly Springs, long famous
for her beautiful ladies aud gallant gen.
tlemen. Business has revived somewhat
from its late stRgnsncy, and merchants
are wearing hopeful countenances. The
commencement exercises Of the Bethle-
hem female institute were in progress,
winding up with grand ball at night,
given by the young gentlemen Of the
city IN honor Of the young ladies of the
college, which was success in every
particular, and thanks are due TO The
gentlemanIy managers for many cOurte-
si5s extended to your CORRESPONDENT.
Taking the southern train at daylight
the following morning, we sped on
through portion OF country as fair as
any in the land, teeming with unnis.
taxable signs OF thrift and coming pros
peTity. The fallacy that The southern
white people will not work, is exploded,
and it struck me as a remarkable fact,
that more whites are seen at work in the
fields than negroes, which will. in O.
great measure, account for the neat and
clean appearance of the fields.
This was remarked by sIlwhO are in the
habit Of travelling through this country
periodically. DESTROYS of seeing if this
pleasing state OF affairs extended to the
country beyond the line Of the railroad,
left the road at COffeeville, which, by
the-by, is prosperous little village, with
a number OF candidates for election to
county Offices-tO come off next Novem-
ber-slready in the field and canVassing
diligently. This election, although yet
remote, will be an unusually interesting
one, as the "color line' will be made q
distinct mark, and the result is expected
to be the straw that shows which way
the wind will blow in 1876. Putting
venerable pegasus in harness. and
turning his head toward sunrise, start