The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-05-06
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MNss rot's. MiS~.. April =, 1875.
10 the Editor OF the Banner.
! lind have lig job on hand. ]
had no idea that my letters would
awaken such an interest, especially in
ylur State. am beginning b receive
letters from all pirts of Tennessee, re-
quesiing me 20 call attention 10 their
section, and wishing me TO fad pur-
chasers for property in their lpcalilies.
| find this to he n large share Of my
labor this season, hence | have sent
the enclosed slip to the editors of your
State. Quite number in Nashville
md virinlty have written me, wishing
me to send them purchasers, center
prising, wide-awake, good men, they
say. This is the class desire to send.
So many are calling on me for Mr.
Collins address, that have printed
off box of envelopes with his address.
thus making sure of the right direc-
non.
| have already stimulated the com.
mencement of several colonies for diff
ferent parts of Tennessee. They will
20 this fall. a large number OF indi-
viduils will 20 soon. Mr. Collins viii
have to open his house rs N "immi-
grant house" Indeed, think he has
already.
If | can he the means Of sending
$4,000 TO your State before another
winter, will think myself well paid.
Our Northern papers are getting II
little shy Of publishing such favorable
accounts of Tennessee, and are closing
their columns against me. If / had
the means / would publish my letters,
with other facts, in IA plmphle;, put a
copy into every house N our city, also
St. Paul. would send them over the
North in packages, Distribute them on
the ears, requesting people to read and
then send them to their friends ia
read. | will not give it up till the
widest possible distribution is made
Of them. Bot | am to- verbose, |
will close. Truly yours,
W. L. HATCH.
The following is the slip for general
circulation referred to above:
To Tennessee Editors:
/ Nv letters are awakening such an
/ interest in the North, that am asked
almost every hour of the day for infOr-
nation that | am not yet very full y
prepared to give What is desired is
tie price of lands, in different parts Of
the State, the opening for dlriertnt
/ branches Of bu,iness-manutacturlng,
etc. They want something d finite,
as to price of different sized farms,
specific description of Improvements,
/ if any, with the very lowest prices,
and the very hest terms. Letters are
beginning to pour in for similar infor-
nation.
Now | want you TO make men
ton in your paper Of these facts, and
request everyhody who has any in.
ducemants to offer to emmigrnts, To
write me at once with particular spcci
7 fica;ions, so that | can give the desired
information, and | viii DO all can,
free of charge, for them.
Again. Iwish 10 mention a m1ttel
that cannot fail TO result 10 your inter
est, personally.
Get up some kind Of an organiza
ton in your place, OF county, that vii
gather up such statistics and If M 81
interest to thusc who are being attract
ed toward your Stite, and have, say
one page, more or less, Of one issue Of
your paper filed with such m tier
Then let, say, one hundred or any
number of your leading citiz ms, take
each, a cert,in number Of these papers
and agree to send them off, thus fool
ing the whole North with them. Then
in that issue you insert an article, sta
ting that your paper will hereafter
contain much interesting matter about
/ Tennessee and her resources, that eve
nv Northern man wishes to know
Offering to furnish your paper to al
such, at 50 an so. Then you can reach
those who will lie turned to your love
~ State.
It seems to me that an immense
~ork can he done in that way. Our
leading paper circulated in this way
| 80, 900 of one single issue. Please
send me your paper regularly, for
! few months, as wish TO draw from il
in making up my letters.
Truly yours,
W. L. HATCH.