Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-04
BAILEY SPRINGS.
The Crops in the NeighbOrhOOd Prom
ise Well, the Grape Especially
Success of a German Colony
Visitors to the Springs.

From an Occasional Correspondent of the Appeal
BAILEY SPRINGS, ALA, August 1.-The
past week or ten days has been spent very
pleasantly at Bailey's. The weather was just
beginning to be uncomfortable, when, with
that beautiful regularity which characterizes
the clerk of the weather In tnls latitude, we
were blessed with a series of showers, which
have conduced equally to the cheerfulness of
the guests here assembled and the growth of
the crops in the neighborhood. The corn was
in great need of rain, and the crop is now
considered out of all danger. Peaches are
failure in this vicinity, and the same may be
SAID of pears, though apples appear to be
fine and plentiful, while the vineyards are a
''sight worth seeing" The vines seems to
have had an idea of the failure of the peach
crop, and have done their duty nobly to make
I'D all deficiencies. The success which they
have met with may be judged from remark
of Mr.. Ellis's gardener, who, when hand
ing around yesterday large basket
filed to overlooking with rich and
glowing clusters, admonished US to help
ourselves literally, as there were now forty
thousand pounds ripening on the vines. That
the grape will eventually supercede every
thing else as money crop In this section,
and the manufacture of wine become a lead
ing and paying industry, see no reason to
doubt. The climate, soil and elevation are
all suitable and such grapes as Ives s Seed
In this connection, let me add that the re-
suit 2redictcd will be brought about far sooner
from the influx of German emigrants. A
large colony, consisting of fifty or sixty fami-
lies, is now settled within FIVE miles of Bal
lev and have 1t frem reliable sources that
they have not only built up a permanent
prosperity, but such has been their thrift and
management that not one of them owes
dollar, and at every house one can find some
thing to be bought at a reasonable figure.
Notwithstanding this, however, they are not
averse to extending generous hospitality TO
all visitors The success of this colony Is a
most opposite illustration OF the necessity
for such immigration to all our southern
country, and | can wish for nothing
which will more probably aid to solve
the problem of our present commercial
inertia than to see the whole south infused
with the economy, energy and honesty OF
such a population. The gayetles OF Bailey
are undestionably of the most rational, yet
enjoyable character. We have here repre-
sentatives of every age and period OF life, and
what is most pleasant, and, L think, charac-
teristic of the place, genial spirit OF accord
in everything which may add to the common
endowment. Whether it is boat-Iide on
Shoal creek, a clear and beautiful stream,
within easy reach; game at ten pins, visit
to the springs, or an adjournment TOR dinner,
the company is always equally unanimous.
The number of visitors has largely increased
since | last wrote, though we have lost many
pleasant people, of whom none are more gen,
orally or sincerely missed than the genial
Colonel Sledge and his party. Among recent
arrivals up TO date, | note Mrs. A. u. Allen,
Mr.. c. G.. Fisher, wife and family; Mr.. w. ID:
Mo )re wife and family; Barney Hughes and
family, and Mrs. R. Dudley Fray ser and fam
lily, of Memphis; Mrs. Gllchrist and Miss
Lulu Gilchrist, of Como, Mississippi, and
Mr. NJ. S. Jay and family, OF Little Rock;
also, Mr.. D. B. Fargason and family, OF Ar
kansas: Mr.. r. r Murrell and Mr.. z. I.
FORSYTH, commercial tourists, from Memphis,
also spent Sunday here. leshmate the num-
Der present at about one hundred and thirty
FIVE. children included, of whom there are
sufficient to make up quite an I'M
posing body of infantry, and whose
childish treble adds no little to the
merriment of the day, though all are glad to
omit it after dark. Visitors from Florence
are quite frequent, and your correspondent
has been honored with an intro
duction to some of the most
charming ladies he has ever met outside OF
Memphis. Il never fail to except ''our girls, -
who are always to me 'tho' absent, yet to
memory dear.') Miss George O'Neal has
been here upon two occasions, accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Florence Beasley, of
Huntsville. The Misses Kimbal and Miss
Kate Jackson were here one night last week;
the two former of Mobile, and the latter OF
Florence. Miss Johnson, of Helena, kan
sas, lovely brunette, may be mentioned as
one OF the bright, particular stars IN our
little armament, and with her pretty and
pleasant friend, Miss Lewis, of Ripley, Ten
nessee, are ever ready to contribute some
thing toward a prevention of that stagna-
ton which is so fatal to life at watering
place. The Misses Annie and Katie Hancock,
who might fifty made two of the three
graces, have laid us under constant obllsa'
tons for delightful vocal music, furnished ia
response to every demand, while Misses