The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-10

mend the suggestions made by Maj.
Sykes in recent specchat Lawrence
burg. 1t is enc Of. practical ,Yisdom
and far-reaching sagac.ty. He says
in answer to the question as to nov
railroads caii le built, that there e a
plan which will burden no one and
benefit all! 'srkcre are within three
miles of the line of . road, which Is
eighty miles in length, 307, 200 acres
Of land. OF this net more than a fifth
is in cultivation. Let ofe-ffth of this
land I've subscribed to TIE company.
This would amount to 81 ,45J acres.
Letthe land be sold in tracts not ex-
ceeding $50 acres, upon credit Of ten
years with interest. The average val
ue of the land would be S12 per acre,
and this would bring s737 $50, This,
with the money Subscription already
obtained, would build tie road and
equip it: There would then be addi-
,ioIial Settlers to the amount, of Ss4
families, occupying these lands. TIE
gchipany could issue first mortgage
bonds. fortified by the land notes, for
sum amply sufficient to complete
the road in a short tine. In this way
the road would be built, and the eoun-
try settled witE an industrious, wotk-
ing population, who would afford BIS
mess TO the road. TIE. subscribers
would retain four-ffths of their land,
which, w5ula then be worth nearly
twice as much as the wScle now il.
They would get settlers in thecountry
who would be in debt for their land,
and who would not only cultivate The
land they had purchased; But would
assist III cultivating the land retained
By stockholders cf the road, nj fair
xages' This l. the best ttan, not on
IS TO build railroads, but tosecure i'm
migration and labor. The difficulty
Is In obtRinihs land subscriptions, al
though hen are doing nothing with
their labds, and it 8 going to wasH.
They will not subscribe it either to
build railroads or to secure irnmigra-
tom Another suggestion might ,bs
made in regard to locating depots AID
that is this, the coTipany should own
at least one hundred acres wherever
they locate adepot in order to build Il
Handsome village at eSerY station, by
a liberal policy in establishing schools
and cAlirches; by making donations of
laid. The cue.pans shoGld encourage
the settlement ST good citizens by sell
ing lots at cEeap rates and On long
tiiii!ie IN til; Why TIE depopularioa
of the; 'co,.sinitry might be stopped. and
the tide turned In tie opposite direc-
lion. y at6pt'hg sha t'shs here
Suggested, raiiroad:, tiiiiii cation sid
general improvement wahld &; hand
10 hand. II build r;a,iitt'g;at Through
country II tltgt p.atjtattt2'lAiss Is very
difficult, and If the conFGtty RETAINS
in that condition, it is Of Very littlr
conifarative benefit. Il 20 cannot
get ne-fth of tie land, let Us get az
much as We can, aiiti the country will
be benefited t6 that eSteiit. The p'l:.
cy fere advocated will, if generally
adopted, DO fiore tg advance the cause
of education, to improve the system
of agrirulttrtt, 10 render homes in No
codhtr+ attrsctiSe and desirable, and
give political power and strength to
the country, than any other which can
be adopted. The desire oil the part
of cur large land-heilcrs to retain
their extensive tracts of land, which
are yirlding them no ly,fts. and their
antipatl,y to parting With <arsnli pof.
FIN y ilsprpve and re- IN 4s+ vaAi:ib!s
ft% Eehiainder +, in MY 'ts9jiiliijn, mi,..
ara most injurious to the
country