Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-17
The Tide Turning.
70 the Editor of the A0bse1 RI 2 q

ing the postal cards aud letters re.
ceived by, mail that morning, and
then remain during the day 10
our sancium and printing office,
aud notice the routine of one days
2gOrks. If these men Of the quill
did not go away e'athnsed, and
We did not hear some loud talk
for Emigration in the next issue
of their several papers. then we
would say they we've more IcthGr-
Igic than we believed.
We win give an account Of yes
+terday's work June sth.) Ar.
rived at our Office at g. a. NJ,
commenced reading letters and
postal cards from the late last
nights mail. Soon the mornings
mail was brought up. Worked
hard registering names on our
books for applicants and docu-
ments, and answering such letters
as my circulars would not answer,
until 10 a. m. BY this time one
of my boys had a supply Of envel-
Iopes filled with circulars-Nhile
another was folding ready for
me to direct. 60 show what the
contents otsthese envelopes are, l
will send you one. You are at
liberty to publish any Of them.
u The lay WAS SPENT by me, in
alternating between talking Ten
nessee to people who came to see
me for thas'purpose, and in di-
recting envelopes AID closing cir
eulars, When night, came we
had 200 stuffed envelopes, with six
or seven circulars in each, direct
ed, stamped, and sent to the office.
This routine is repeated each day,
week III and VI eek out.
merely mention these matters
to show tire, people of your State
and the South, (for large numbers
are going to zArkansas and the
Gull States what Il widespread
determination there is to change
to milder climate; and now, as
disappointed thousands are return.
ling from the West, the Tide is Turn,
ing to the South.
twill be an easy matter now,
for any county, with a little effort
to advertise its resources, and send
me definite descriptions of lands,
and other property for sale, with
best terms and lowest prices, TO at
tract large emigration. Please
act promptly in this matter.
Parties are writing me from all
quarters for inform alton rs 10 the
whole range Of industries, aud
"where is the bcSf place to locate,
for my business There is a
large class of stirring, skillfu1, en-,
terprising men, who, either are
not able to purchase lands now,
or wish to wait, before purchasing,
until they can sell here, who
would 60 at once, if they could
rent, cultivate on shcres, or open
dairies, market gardens, manu-
factories, etc, ETC., with little
help or encouragement. These
men would soon accumulate prop
erty, advance the price of lands,
and become substantial citizens.
Again let me urge immediate
action. Let any man who wishes
to sell all or a part Of his lands,
or has any encouragement to offer
write me at once--don't wait fol
large bodies to moUe.
We are not prejudiced in favor
of any particular section. in Ten
nessee. We like the Western.
Middle and Eastern parts. From
what we have learned we are in
tclined to think Western Tennes
see has the advantagein point o
soil, timber, water and railroad
transportation, while Middle and
Eastern Tennessee excel in miner
ais, water power and mountain
scenery. All parts are good; anc
such is the variety of climate, anC
orange of productions aud indus
tries that every preference can bt
satisfied. The range and variety
lis greater than in any country OF
1.-THE same size Cd earth.
Now, then, half of the paper:
published in Tennessee | do not
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