The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-12-10
EAST TENNESSEE.
DESIRABLE COUNTRY FOR
NORTHERN EMIGRAAIS.
KnoxHille pispatch.

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Knoxville Dispatch.
East Tennessee. perhaps, is not
III that Northern immigrants would
lesire. No country is perfect.
East Tennessee is not. 1t has its
drawbacks, but with all its imper-
'ections, take it through and through,
we know Of no section of this broad
continent that excels it. The great
States north of the Ohio, we are
willing to admit, have wider area
If tilable lands, and capable Of larg-
or production. but they have the
of a severer climate
and intoIerable winters. For nVe OF
six months they are tight and last
in ice and snow, and all that can De
done during these dreary and trying
months is to make fires. sit by them,
and feed stock. There can be no
preparation Of the soil for the spring
aud summer crops, and what the
farmers have made in the way OF
grain and provender the preceding
season, for the most part, is fed to
their horses, cattle and sheep, which
makes a big hole in their profits.
What is thus consumed would soon
enrich the farmers of East Tennes'
see. and make them independent and
free of the world. This feature Of
farming in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
Iowa, and States contiguous, mus
be a great burthen to the farmers
and one, we should think, they
would be anxious to shake off.
Herein is one marked advantage
East Tennessee has over them
There is scarcely day during thu
winter season but what our farmer
can work at something on thei
farms-either make fence, clear new
grounds, or pillow. This is the secon(
dav of December and it is one of tn,
baimiest days. 1t looks like I'm
dian Summer, in fact. The sky i
clear and the sun invigorating
Grass is as green as three month
400. Cattle are browsing upon tn
commons and in the fields. Th
farmers have not We. put their stocI
into winter quarters. They ar
being fed lightly aud will not con
sumo one fifth Of the grain an
nrovender consumed by the stock G
the Northern States. This is a bi
item-a weighty consideration, an
one Northern migrants to ,thI
section would appreciate. We hav
never vet seen an Ohio man. OIL
indeed, any man from the North O
North who has spent a winte
in our midst, but what was delight
ed with our climate. He at one
contrasts our mild and genial winter
with those he has been accustome
TO in his own ice-bound region.
While we have admitted that GU
lands, lake them as a whole, are no
as fertile as those Of the North ant
Northwest, at the same time
must not be understood that the
are valueless. Our bottom land
are not inferior to any Oh this cor
tinent. On all our rivers, land the
are numerous) there are thousand
of acres of best quality of land, pre-
ducing immense crops Of corn,
wheat, of rye and oats. Our vale
lands are adapted to the small grains
fruit and grass. We know OF field
that have been cultivated straigt
along for thirty and forty years
corn, wheat and oats, that produc
we'll to-day, in that time have nc
been touched with clover or grass
stimulated by fertilizer. The r.
Operative power Of nearly all SO
is marvellous. They are underlai
with heavy substraLum Of clay an
will bear sIoyenly cultivation II
wears and years. Were our farmer
as careful in the management
their farms as the farmers OF til
north and northwest are, we woul
have one Of the loveiiesL countrle
on the globe. 1t would be aImo
an Eden. East Tennessee farme
have not done their duty. The
have butchered and murdered OIL
of the most desirable sections of IL
5 Union.
Our lands are cheap. In Oh
thew are worth from forty to tv
hundred dollars an acre. See VIII
Ohioans could do with the san
amount Of money here. One acI
there would buy from five to te
here. and land, too, that they cOu
make equal in production TO the
hest lands at home. They could g
vaInahle homes for their children al
settle them in a section where the
would find good society," excellel
schools, and plenty OF churches. N
need they fear to come mere on a
count of the startling reports the
have heard about our dislike
Northern people. East TennesS'
is about equally divided in polite
sentiment, so that Democrats al
Republicans get along smoothi
Hundreds Of Northern people are
ready here, and they are treaCt
kindly. They are our best citizen
and are helping to build up our Sc
ton. But more anon. Those IN u
North who may see aud read III
article had better subscribe for u
Knoxville Weekly Dispatch, as The
will see much in it about this cou
try.
Knoxville Chronicle: A special ira
containing Mai. r. T. Wilson, Presiden
Col. c.. NJ. MCGEE, Vice President, an
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