Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-05-20

Tennessee is better place to
emigrate to than the Pacific
States.
CALIFORNIA NOT A PARADISE
FOR WORKING MEN.
/ SANTA BARBARA, CAL.,(
April 10th, 1876.
DEAR SIR-Yours Of the End
inst, is before me. | have so
many letters from parties east
wishing to know what | would
adyise about coming to this
country, that [ have laid down
this as my anrariable rule to
strangers and friends and then
i have no responsibility. Never
to advise any one to come, I'M
less they can bring anywhere
from twelve to twenty thousand
dollars, for it is a very poor place
for a poor man. The whole
thing is overrated, although the
climate is very fine. The way
for you and for every one who
wants to know, is to come and
see for yourself. Business is
very, very dull, and no mer-
chants, with but say two exccp-
tons, are making any money.
Yours truly,
w. Ii. WOODBRIDGE"
The above is a candid state
mcnt from Il candid man, to his
old friends and neighbors.-
There are scores of people in
Minneapolis, who have been to
California, and returned, who
make the same statement.
Now this is quite different
from the testimony Of Northern
men who have gone to Tennes-
see. They all unite in saying
that it is the best place for Il
man Of limited means that they
ever saw, and now is the time
for both the man of limited
means, and the man Of capital
to go there. The first can get
him good land, not under cult
walton, from $1.00 to $1,000 per
acre, and land under cultivation,
from S. to $50 per acre. The
former can purchase these lands,
in large quantities, from IS
cents to $40 per acre. The
same lands with the great i'm
migration, in less than five
years, will be worth from s. to
500 per acre and cannot be
bought fora less price.
The land holders of that State
are very anxious to part with
one-half or more of their lands,
at this point at low prices, well
knowing that the class Of i'm
migrants that will be attracted
there, will help develope the
country, and make the remain
der of their land worth twice
what it now is.
Again, Tennessee is just be-
ginning to work her mines of
coal, iron and marble, all Of the
richest and finest quality, on this
continent, and in inexhaustible
quantities. There is now a
chance for those who have their
$500 to $1,000 that Mr.. Wood
bridge speaks of, to become the
possessors of from $4,000 to-
10000 acres of this mineral
land, which in less than ten
years will be worth an independ-
ent fortune. Send to me and VIII
send you the "Resources of
Tennessee" a book of nearly
200 pages, lately issued by the
Board of Agriculture of that
State, which gives full and
impartial description of its re-
sources, it's lands, minerals, &c.
There are thousands who have
been thinking Of going to Cali
fornia, who are now turning
their thoughts toward Tennes-
see. 1t costs but little to go
there-about $20-takes but 40
hours, and when there you are
in the centre Of the United
States.
Call on, or address me, 2O5
Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis,
Mimi, and 1 will show you let
tiers of a number Of Northern
men, who are now in that State,
or | will send some by mail
Colonies are being formed for
different parts of Tennessee
Send in your names.
A WORD TO TENNESSEE EDITORS.
Will you permit me to urge
upon you the necessity of cir
culating, occasionally, an ex-
ira edition of your paper, wide
" over the North--said edition
to contain correct, full, reliable
and definate information in re-
gard to your section of the