The Russellville Democrat., 1876-06-01
INFORMATION WANTED FROM THE CHANGERS OF POPE COUNTY.
We Will Give Some and They
 Can Give More.
The annexed letter was written by a Woodruff county correspond ent of the State Grange:

The children of the country are growing up in ignorance, and no effort is made to build up schools. Now, this is a good country, the lands are rich and highly produc
 tive, and would be desirable place for immigrants if it were not controlled almost entirely by q few men-money-dealers, who
 have by interruptions extortion placed the farmers where they now stand; and the farmers are alike extortionate on land-rents, and drag down lower and lower the emigrant who comes here hoping to better his condition, but soon finds that there is less to
 be made by paying from $5 to $l0 per acre to grow cotton on than there is in raising corn at p to 90 cents per bushel on land rented at S250 per acre, in Tennessee,
 Indiana and Illinois. Our coun- ty paper, the Augusta Bulletin,
 has done all it could i'll warning the people against such an issue,
 but they needed not It's voice, and since we sec no chance to be bcttered by remaining here, we have concluded to look out new situation, after crops are laid by, and we want information from the various Oranges south and west in regard to the prices of lands, rents, the chances for schools, churches, etc. Some of us have children we want to educate, and we want to get to a place where the original settlers will take the lead and show dis position to build up instead of tear down schools, as has been the case in this part of the coun- try. Any information furnished by Changers to the undersigned, by letter or through the columns of this paper, will be considered J. V. LEONARD.
 To the writer thereof and to his friends who may be on the look out for new situation. we say that if you will make a trip to Pope county and see our coun- try and our people, we think you will not need hunt any longer for a good location. We have had q number of newcom- CTS from Woodruff and St. Fran cis counties and they are all pleased with their new homes here and are doing very well.
 We have lands ofany and every description, and at all prices. They can be bought, leased or rented. The L. R. & F. s. Ky. has a large quantity of land in our county and some good tracts might be selected at moderate prices. Our farmers have not got cotton on the brain. They believe in making, and do make, their own supplies. There is now lots of home made bacon, wheat and flour for sale by our farmers. Our prospect for a good average crop of wheat is good for the present year-in fact it is already made, for har- vest IS at hand. There is an in- creased average put in oates, corn and the grasses.
 Our people generally favor free public schools and are willing to be taxed to sustain these schools. The DEMOCRAT has been working | hard to foster an interest in pub lie schools and every year will l see more zeal manifested in cdu- catioDal matters in our county, | for there is leaven at work which | we hope will leaven the whole mass ere long. Almost every here has school. l In our town, although there was no school fund collected last year we have had q nine months free