The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-07-13

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1st. Large expenditures for ad-
vertising and for agencies in New
York, in Norfolk and abroad for a
few years, for it matters not how
good or how cheap the article man
has to dispose of, he cannot sell un-
til these facts are made known to
those who desire to purchase, hence
the necessity of larger funds for the
Bureau of immigration, and liberal
diffusion of information as to the
great advantages you can offer the
immigrant.
and. You must have the relia-
biiity of those who act authentica-
ted, and their information endorsed
by National or State authority, or
by both, and the officers must be
held to strict account for their do
ings, for there has been so much
swindling of immigrants, that they
know not whom to trust Besides
this, those frcm Europe are accus-
toned to show great Difference to
persons in authority, and will feel
safe in their hands, hence the value
OF your new Bureau and wisdom of
appointing to its offices only men
of the well known character of your
present commissioner.
Sd. You must secure the passage
of laws to settle the questions of
titles to land, so that a stranger can
know from the county records, as
in other places, exactly how title
stands, for although you have per-
feet titles as in other States and
countries, 1 believe you have more
sham titles and more records than
any other civilized country in the
world, as a ficticious title may APP
pear to be perfectly good, and no
one, not even a lawyer can tell from
the records only whether it is good
or bad. 1 speak from the personal
experience of myself and a number
of friends to our sorrow.
One bad title may alarm and
drive away thousands of the most
needed emigrants, those of good
character, with more or less mean:
at their disposal.
No State can make all its inhabi
tants honest, but any and every
State can have reliable records 70
purchasers to refer to, and on which
they can safely venture to buy
home within its borders.
A year or two ago 1 sent to you
Assembly a petition embodying
safe plan for the settlement of thi
question of title, but know nc
whether it was suppressed or pre-
sented. 1 hope there are nc
? enough interested in land swindle;
and in the litigation they cause t
defeat the proper legislation in thi
? question.
, 4th. An agent or owner in buyin
to sell land, must not alarm intend
+ ing immigrants by publishing th
5 uncertainty of your titles, or war;
7 ing them against other sellers g
= swindlers, for they in turn will Civ
tho same warning against him an
IL the intending immigrant very rel
e sonably suspecting them all, goC
l West, where he can know from I'll
: records that his title is good, an
y your State loses him, and the hui
II dreds that would follow through h
Il influence.
?. Let each seller show that his oW
1t titles are good, and do all he can
$ secure legislation tor reliable I
g cords that purchasers may kno
h for themselves how a title stands.
d The true way, however, at lea
till your county and State recor,
4 are purified, is for all your Ian
id owners to employ some well know
re and perfectly responsible associ
RS ton, such as the one at Nashvil
ar for such an agency can sell soon,
of and for better prices than any inc
IN yidual owner or agent, however l
so spectacle and reliable, for the be
RI class of cmigrants would rather p
er double price, and know themselv
he TO be in safe hands, than to pI
of chase of a private individual,
though he might have land just
We good, and with as good title.
ut speak here, knowing whereof 1
no firm, having for nearly thirty yet
.es acted as agent for one Of the old
la and most reliable land companies
ng this country, but whose business
.er now about closed, leaving rae
liberty to take part in advanc
IN the interests of your State, q
he make my home where first desir
IN in connection with many of my
on quaintances who wish to emigra
gre If you, gentlemen, editors, '
an give this letter one or more ins
sh- tions in your papers, through
on State, and send me a copy, l ,
at forward to you further explanati
TO of my views and plans, result
'al from the successful experience
cry myself and others in this counf
by recently a bowling wilderness,
ak one of the most prosperous ST.
'ck, in the Union.
rty For the present, Messrs. Edit
I shall be happy to hear dire'
ads from YOU or any Of your readers
leave the matter in your haI
~ hoping that you, and each Of
III feel sufficient interest in the vel
tie, Of your State TO give the aboy
in careful consideration, aud il
frf,fi.c oorvartaav,d than anivoa To Z