The Osceola times., 1876-01-15
> A shor. time sincs we noticed il

hiies manner, some of the advan-
tages which Oseeo!a possessed over
many portions ~ the country, as II
ffrulc aud productive soil, aud also
endca.orcd 10 po,nt out the in
ducemcnts which sic extended 10
shosc seeking homes. We also
compared her lands and people,
with those vi clSer sections, aud
rndcayored to prove that they were
~ fertile, ard as energetic, respcc-
tively us ,hosc of xhich any rouH
Try c,lD boast, from the small and
nsisnificant source Of ta,e Father
Of Waters, 10 the broad Ocean, into
which the grandest river OF the
earth, on,pties lisrlfby a plurality
ef outlets. We also called attention
20 the rapid manner in which the
town Lad yown, within ths last
eighteen months. QscceIa stlli con-
tinues TO grow. Many new i'm
provomcnts have been added to her
since the article above referred 10
hss been published, and our opln.
ion stl.. is that Oscr'da. situated as
she is, must yet bc town of I'M
portancc; !, may require years but
It will ultimately prove itself.
While Osceola has mupy adyan-
1ages, many inducements which she
offers TO emigrants, while she offers
them homo 10 the richest and
most productive country we over
saw yet. she, Ut the same time has
many abascs, lwc do pot uaean to
call then. disadvan,agcs.) which
look and stare the emigrapt as well
ss her own people IN the face and
those abuses, as they arc within the
control Of ogr property holders
should bc abolished IN order 10 in
luce good, hardy. industrious, but
pcrhaps poor mon 10 select her as
u place Of abode. One Of tho abus-
csysto,red to is the exopbitsnt rent
demanded by those who own prop
.yty-for houses and lands. We
say, and say il without the fear Of
contradiction, that nowhere else,
North, East, or South, are rents so
high Us they are here in our little
village and vicinity and should we
ba .lsi,oa us to the caukp OF these
@exorbitant demands, we would be
vt an utter loss for u satisfactory
rxplanation-it cannot be tho su-
perior qualify or structure of the
houses, for we see dlap,dated half.
,ooled, un-wcathcrboarded, box
ehantics, unfit for healthy habita
ton, occupied and handsome rent
paid for them; amounts which in
Memphis, New Orleans or even IN
Hickman, Ky, would secure an el-
eaant end comfortable Mansion.
For instance, single offices, lixl6,
without fire place, or stove, on the
second floor, renting tor $50 peran.
mum. We know gentleman IN
Memphis who rents rooms on main
street, in the most desirable and
central part Of the city, who gets
three front rooms on the second
floor, with allthc desirable fixtures
Vt q madera professional Office,
earth closet, bath tubs, hot and cold
water, while each and every room
has an excellent gratc; and thus
gentleman pays Sl5D por annum.
What u contrast look on both pie
lures, and then consider the two To-
cations: One is small country
village OF Us inhabitants, tho 9th.
er q thrying, busy, active city. a
gentleman toid VS. yesterday that
Ae paid two hundred dollars year
tor the hou . in which he was do
ng business, and ", tho same time
showed US "a statement of the ac,u.
vi cost OF said house, aud We were
astonished, lno, We take I, back,
We WASH. bit astonished) 10 sc,
that tins $500 year rent house ac
tually cost its owner but S325 /,
build 1t. What a per cent or in
vested capital Another gcntl
man Informs us that he pays slQ'
toy . house With two rooms, out O
the business PARTON OF the town =
rooms that leak, that havp crack
that n cat can crawl through, W,
nov declare ourselves TO he oppos
VI TO SUCH exorbitant aud oppres
siFe rates. It is positively injurl
Gus ~ the interest VI the town an,
Surrounding country; il not onIy
injurcs US community, but it in
jurcs tho property holders them
selves rs individuals. We know o