The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-05-29
OUR GREAT RESOURCES.
How They are Attracting Atten-
ton at the North.
From the American.

Minnesota. "a
Minnesota, with its almost forbid
ding climate, through the organized
efforts of its present populace. will
add nearly one hundred thousand to
it's population this year. Kansas.
with far less advantages to offer to
immigrants than Tennessee, has al
ready added at least 10000 souls
to it's population within the last ff-
teen months. Texas--Out of the
world Texas-is rapidly filling up,
and its boundless praries are being
rapidly converted into cultivated
fields, yielding sustenance to man
and beast, and adding to its mate
rial wealth and prosperity.
The North and Northeast are lit
orally swarming with agents aud
documents from the States of Texas.
Kansas and Minnesota, many of
them sent forth under the auspices
of railroad companies having lands
for sale, or business enterprises to
build up along their several lines,
spreading information among the
people and soliciting immigration.
at the same time presenting means
of cheap transportation for immi-
grants and merchandise, But will
not speak further of details. The
results of these organized efforts
need no explanation. They speak,
as they always have spoken, in thun-
der tones, for themselves.
Our little organization, the Ten
nessee immigration and Land Com
pany, is a small boat just launched.
headed in the right direction, and if
properly differed and manned, is
destined to do good service in the
work of immigration to Tennessee.
The prospects for a fine wheat
crop Jour great staple) are now ex-
cellent. If the crop yields as much
per acre as it did last year, Mime
sofa will produce forty five millions
of bushels of wheat this year. I'm
migration is now pouring into this
State. Rich lands can be had on
the frontier for IA dollars (entrance
fee to the Government for each 16O
acres. This land can be plowed this
year and next year yield perhaps %
bushels per acre Of wheat worth 81
per bushel. The railroad companies
transport immigrants for a song. and
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com.
Pany carry all household goods, agri-
cultural machinery and articles to be
used for manufacturing purposes on
the line Of their road for a mere
nominal price, sometimes free.
Sometimes an established colony will
donate a site, and money besides, to
a person or corporation desiring te
establish a mandatory of some kind
in their midst. When the South
adopts the same course, with the
superior resources they have to offer,
they may expect the same or greater
results. But it will take long time
and patient effort (often directed
against the previous habits and pres,
ent prejudices Of portion of the
people, to build up and establish a
system which will turn the tide OF
immigration southwark instead of
westward and southwestward. Col.
Killebrew has laid the foundation
work soundly and efficiently. but his
labors must be supplemented by or
ganized effort and capital. which lin
proper hands can be made to reach
out northward, and, through the dis.
tribution of documents, and a system
of agencies established among the
Northern people. inspire that conf
dence in their minds in regard to the
South and its people, which is abso-
lutely necessary to induce them with
their capital, to turn southwark in
search of a better climate and bet
ter home for themselves and their
posterity. Who. in the State OF
Tennessee, is to furnish the necessa-
ry "sineWs of war" to carry on this
great work? Echo answers. who?
But unless some moving force comes
to the front with the requisite means
to accomplish the necessary work,
Tennessee, with its almost marvel
Gus resource-embracing within its
limits inexhaustible supplies of un-
mineral wealth, an unsur
passed variety of soil and climate.
suited to the taste, wants and capaci-
ty of any aud all who may settle
within its borders, this precious gem,
Tennessee, set in the very center OF
eur great constellation of States,
will shine, and sparkle. and glitter
in vain, and remain unpublished and
except as a precious heri-
tags for its limited number Of one
million souls whilst others of the
constellation, now less bright and
precious, in the rough. will grow
brighter and more precious in the
hands of additional laberers fresh
from other fields less inviting, but
brought into their new fields of labor
by the magic touch of organized