The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-19
FROM NEW CANTON.
A WANT SUPPLIED AND ANOT,
ER THAT ISHO ULD BE.

H WANT SUPPLIEO AMI AAOLH-
Err THAT SHO ULD BE.
New CANTON, Jan. 10. 1876.
To the Editor OF the Morristown Gazette:
A much needed want to the farm
ers Of the upper end of Hawkins
county has recently been supplied
through the efforts OF a few Grang-
ers of this vincinity. organizing
themselves into a stock company.
purchasing and erecting a pair of
stock scales on the promises of Capt.
IL. b. Clay. The scales are situated
a few hundred yards east of Capt.
C.'s residence. and near the main
road. A funnel lot receives the
stock from the road from which they
are rushed from one TO tours
through gate on the west into a
substantial latticed coop on the
platform, the gate is closed, in a
moment the weights announced, q
gate on the east is opened and the
stock finds itself in q commodious
lot that will. in few days, be furn-
ished with racks. troughs and COM
Portable sheds; and Capt. Clay, who
was delighted to erect the scales
and who has them in charge will, at
all times, be prepared to furnish
stock-men with grain, hay, etc who
weigh upon the scales. The first
stock weighed was on tO-day-20
well fattened and smooth steers, the
property OF Mr.. Ham. Hord, weigh
ing (l8,SS4) eighteen thousand eight
hundred and eighty -four; also %
head the property OF w. A. Phipps
& Son-Billy-weighing (23,924)
tWenty-three thousand nine hundred
and twenty-four, they were all well
fattened. and many Of them grade
cattle and fully met the expectations
of the purchasers, Mr.. Sam Hurt, of
Abingdon, and Maj. f. l.. Phipps,
who were present and paid the par
ties four cents per pound. Mr.. Hord
is still feeding so head of cattle for
market, and the Messrs. Phipps 40
head. and we are informed that there
is about 900 head of cattle Gnclnd-
ing about 200 head that has recently
been sold and shipped) being fed in
the county for the winter and spring
markets. Ten years ago two car
loads would have exhausted the
county of fat cattle
And now, Mr.. Editor, whilst am
writing, another want of the county
suggests itself. 1t is not a local one,
but one in which the whole county
is interested Nearly, if not all
of our cattle and sheep finds an
Eastern market, many of our hogs
and horses, and there is a barrier In |
the way, often preventing traders |
from coming from the East to our
county to make purchases. and when
they do come aud buy they run a !
risk In fording stock across she North
Fork of Holston river the stream is /
rough anG rapid. too much so for a /
ferry-boat when the river is swollen,
and when a tide comes all commu-
is cut Of. We are advised /
that Sullivan county has proposed
through her County Court to be at
the expense of erecting a
bridge across the river ut or near
he place where the Ross bridge
,panned the river. We are inforrn-
I'd that responsible bridge builder
has estimated the cost of good and
structure not TO be over
orty-ive hundred dollars, at The
'oint indicated. VIII our friend
md county editor direct his pen in
he direction Of our own County
court. and urge them TO help Sulli-
an, who wishes to do us good?
w. +. STURM.