Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-05-25
Views of a Northern Man.

written by a gentleman from
Erie county, Pennsylvania, whc
lis now in East Tennessee, seek
ing a home and locality for ;
wagon factory. He came t.
Lincoln county first, made ;
visit to Oak Hill, and liked the
location and surroundings very
much, as will be seen Oh read.
ing his letter.
POMONA, Cumb'd Co, Tenn, }
May Z, 1876.
DEAR SIR-You probably be-
gin to think l am pretty slow
to fulfill my promise. l did
certainly mean to write much
sooner, but you will readily see
that a person like me, going
from the North down into the
land of the terrible Ku Klue,
must leave scores of anxious
friends behind, each eager to
know how he likes it, and what
sort of people they have down
there; and, in fact, everything
is Of interest that comes from
the South, and it is a great pleas
ure for me to write to them,
telling whata beautiful country,
with its delightful climate l am
in. They tell me that my let
tiers arc getting up great in
tcrest in behalf Of Tennessee. I
am glad the people of the North
are beginning to understand the
South better. You would be
surprised at the large stream of
immigration-which is now in
crcasing pouring into this
State; but oh! it is not near
what it ought to be. Only
think Of the millions Of rich
acres that lie idle, Of the vast
amount of excellent timber
suitable for great variety of
manufacturing purposes being
wasted, of the inexhaustible
quantity of mineral wealth
barred up doing no one any
good, only because it is allowed
to remain untouched, and many
other natural undeveloped re-
sources, allowed to go to waste
simply because there is no one
to go ahead and make use Of
them. But somehow [ don't
see as | am getting at my sub
ject, Lincoln county. That is
my pet subject, my hobby you
see. Many people get out of
patience with me because | am
always talking about Lincoln
county, telling what a beautiful
rich looking country it is, friend
ly and intelligent people, etc.;
but that is all right, l must talk.
Really it seemed like leaving
home when | went away from
your county, and am afraid I'll
never feel right until | can call
that my home, with a large
number of friends in Pennsyl-
vania there also.
The immigration seems to be
mostly to East Tennessee on
account of the healthy climate.
1 was really surprised at finding
SO many Northern people here.
| must admit there are great
inducements here, especially a.
long the line of the Cincinnati
Southern r. r., which is build
ing. A great effort is made on
the part Of the people here to
encourage immigration. Why
cannot the people of Lincoln
county do likewise? Why let
those many acres. of rich land
lie idle? Why let that splen-
did timber remain in the state
of nature, and buy all kinds
of implements of Northern
manufacturers?
If you know of any reason
why yours cannot become one
of the richest counties in the
State, please tell me.
Why wait for Northern men
to come in with capital and en-
terprise? Cannot the people
of Lincoln county take hold
and set all example for others,
by starting manufac ,turingshops,
even on small scale? Why,
sir, start shop of any Kind and
advertise for irst-class workmen,
and sec how quick It'll bring
an army of the best and most
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