The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-01
LIFE IN TENNESSEE.
An Ohio Farmers Impressions
of Our Soil and People
Better Come South
than Go West.

Lake Monroe on the St. johns
Here we sold our horses and came
home by water and rail. Our OBJ /
ject was mainly to see the country, |
and learn what we might about the
South and people. Having travelled |
our country from North TO South,
we could only think Of It as com
posed OF three great belss-one
north Of the Ohio, one south of
the thirty fourth parallel, and the
other lying between these two, and
partaking somewhat of the character
of both. After we had been through
Southern Alabama and Florida, we
could hardly think of Tennessee as
belonging to the South. In the
southern half Of Tennessee they
grow cotton, but more or less
throughout the State, and in tie
coves and valleys Of Northern Geor
gia and Alabama, the capabilities of
the soil and climate are favorable
for grain and stock-growing. But
farther south, after we reach the
land where cotton still is and always
has been the leading crop, ana still
farther, where sugar cane and or
anges grow, we are in sort Of 9th
er world, where wheat and clover
fields, and meadows Of the cultivated
grasses, are never seen-this is pro-
perly the South.
Tennessee l. the middle belt, and
Florida in the Southern belt, are at
tracing the attention of the North
ern people, more perhaps than any
other portions of the Southern
States along the route. Tennessee
has published an account of her re
sources, and interested parties are
from time to time adding to the ia
cilities for acquiring a knowledge of
the country. Quite a good many
Northern people are locating in Ten
nessee. Some are settling on the
table lands and in the barrens Oh
the Highland Rim-not very wise
selection l fear. These lands are
mostly poor, and of little value
Land costs more in Davidson coun.
ty NASHVILLE and in Rutherford
county (Murfreesboro,) but it is
better to pay more and get LAND
that is of certain value for farming
purposes. There is no more desi-
rable part of Tennessee, or in the
South so far as l know, than the
lands Of these counties. They have
access to the Northern and South.
ern markets, and once the land falls
into energetic hands, it must rise
rapidly in value. Another good re,
gion is in Franklin county win
chester IN the RED, rolling lands
along the foot of the Cumberland
mountains. There are considerable
settlements of Northern people there
already. Land can be had at from
SO to $40 per acre, with At goOC
prospect. as 1 think, of being worth
twice that in ten years.
may say in a general way thai
the South is no place for a pool
man to move to. The South is full
of poor people now, and it will not
help the matter for more to 60 there
The scale of prices for farm labor
tells the story, Ohio, SIS to $40 pei
month; Kentucky, $I2 to SIS; Ten
nessee, $40 to SIP; Southern Ala
bama, SIS to $40; Florida, Sc to SIS
A man who goes South should be-
able to employ himself and Others
With five thousand dollars at com
mand, if he is careful 20 find the
right place to invest his money, hC
may do well in the middle belt OF
the South. He will hardly keep GU
Of the hands of the land agents, O
which the South is full, but h,
wants to give little heed, and should
take time to study the stu atior
well for himself.
Let no Northern man be deferred
from going South by the partizar
hue and cry of Southern hate and
intolerance toward Yankees. Thi:
is one of the DEVILS own SANDERS
Nothing promises 50 much immedi
ate aid to the depressed South as
the influx Of Northern energy anG
Northern capital This is perfect
| ly understood and freely acknowl
edged. Every intelligent person
you meet, and all the leading Jour
nails in the South, are vieing witt
one another, each in his specia
way, to encourage immigration
They do not want Northern poll
ticians to come down there and run
their State and municipal govern
ments, but they do want working
and business men from the North tC
settle among them. All such are
sure of a cordial welcome. l an
quite inclined to think that farmers
may do better to 90 South than tc
go West; hence l send this brie
statement, founded on personal oh
servatiOn. No one has EMPLOYED
the writer to say anything whatever
concerning the South or its people
and he has not the slightest inter
est except that of having the facts
known.
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