The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-06-10
HERE THEY COME.
Fifty Thousand Westerners for
Tennessee This Year.

MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, May "a, 1875.
Mr.. EditOr:-I had not the remOtest
idea, when 1 began to publish my let
tiers on Tennessee, less than eight
weeks ago, Of awakening such an inter
est in emigration to your State.
a few, at least, of the letters have
been published in the papers of about
fifteen of the Northern and Eastern
States. The closing paragraph IN each
invited those who wished other dOcu-
ments relating to Tennessee to address
me at Minneapolis, Minnesota. The
result has perfectly surprised me.
During the past few weeks and TO this
date May 24.) / have entered upon my
books the names Of over one thousand
persons scattered over the sixteen States,
who wish the entire series of my letters,
with other documents that would give
them such information about that State
as one who desires to emigrate would
wish to know. / have just reprinted
an edition OF ten thousand of my let
te-s, and am sending them of to all
applying.
Every county in Tennessee that
complied with the request to get up
and circulate all over the North just
such statistics, prices of land, induce
ments to immigrants, assurance of a
cordial welcome, as they would wish
10 know, are beginning TO see the good
results. The wide-awake citizens of
McMinnville, in Warren County, were
the first to move in this matter. l can
now point to several colonies that will
go 10 JhdL county before another win
ter, and l should not be surprised 10
see their population doubled within
/ twelve months. There is not a county
| in Tennessee but could do the same
thing with like results. It's citizens
have repeatedly sent me large packages
Of their weekly papers to circulate.
| They, as well as any papers / receive
from Tennessee, are distributed where
they will do good. They have also
sent me a circular signed by prominent
citizens, Southern and Northern peO-
PIE residing there, giving immigrants
a cordial welcome, and all the assur-
ances they could desire, socially, reli-
giously and politically; giving me the
names of prominent persons of all call
| ings and professions to whom / could
refer those wishing to write, to go
there to look or give letters Of intro
| duction to when they go.
This latter item find is a matter Of
great Importance. Every day people
call on me, and are writing me, some
| times from a thousand miles away, in
! quiring: Can you give me the adj
dress of some clergyman Of my denom-
/ ination to whom | can write 2"
"Some manufacturer or mechanic in
/ my line of business ?" "Some reliable
real estate agent" etc. But many say,
| 81 am going to Tennessee, can you give
/ me letters Of Introduction To some good
/ reliable men, who will take an interest
| In giving the information l shall need
when | get there, and assist me in get
! ting acquainted ?"
! Now / wish the address of number
of such, in each county in Tennessee.
| Please respond at once, as many are
| going down this summer to look, and
some will go TO stay. This is matter
of vital importance. Remember, too,
the counties that are the most active in
this matter will reap the greatest adj
vantages.
A letter from gentleman in Grant,
Smith County, received to-day, after
mentioning other matters of interest
to cmigrants, says: "Any person
who wishes to come to this county to
look, | will take pleasure in taking
! around to select a home, or even TO
look at the county. win you please
answer this letter. ! will give any one
any information that ! can in regard
to my State, and he is invited to make
my house his home while here, etc.
There are thousands of such men scat
tered over your State. If l had their
address, with such assurances, il would
aid me immensely.
BY sending me the description and
prices of property for sale, / can show
them To those who will 90, which may
influence them to go to such sections
From present indications-an the
lcaven has but just commenced 10 work
not less than 10000 to 5000 emigrant;
[ ttFiI ha n frannnegnf
before another winter. They will turf
the tide for that State that many more
will follow. Tennesseans will have tC
stir themselves, as the Gulf States are
waking up and flooding the North will
pamphlets, circulars and documents t
influence emigration to those States
California, too, has had the inside track
and is still doing her best. l especial
ly want every paper published in Ten
nessce. 1t Is remarkable what an in
tluence these papers have, when put IN
the hands of those who are making NJ
their minds where to go. Those tina
| have distributed have decided many
man in the selection of a location
Send them to me regularly, and tn,
more copies the better. Daily paper
are especially valuable, as so many ar,
anxious to settle near the business cen
ters.
This may seem to be asking too mucl
from Tennessee publishers. We would
not do it were we engaged in a wOrl
under pay, or for speculation. We en-
tered upon this work voluntarily an,
unsolicited, after returning from a visi
to your State last March, having decide,
TO remove there this fall, and WANT nS
rs many rs possible of my Northern
friends TO go there too, determined L
donate a summers labor, and the nee
essary funds to this work, for the bene
III OF the State of my adoption, al
, though | must confess to a little selfish
ness I'm this, as | want to influence a
much Northern capital, skill and en-
tcrprise as possible to 90 with me. Fol
she sake of your noble State, citizen
and publishers Of Tennessee, please ale
me all you can In this MISTER, as sug
gested above.
Truly yours, w. I. HATCH.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, May ~, 1879.
l hope every paper i'm Tennessee vii
publish the above, with any endorse
ment they see tit to make; also call up
. on all papers to do so W no may fail [,
, receive this slip. l may not have tn,
! names of some of the papers.
!