Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-02
THOMAS HUGHES.
His Views OF Cincinnati, and Of
the Future Of His Tennessee
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lCincinnati Commercial, Tuesday,
Mr.. Thomas Hughes had confer
ence with the trustees of the Cincin-
natl Southern railway yesterday af-
ternoon, in relation to building a
station opposite the present site of
the English colony, in northern Ten
nessee. No conclusion was reached,
the trustees thinking it better, before
deciding, to go down and visit the
spot with Mr.. Hughes this morning.
In conversation with CONNER
cial reporter Mr.. Hughes spoke hope
full of the prospects of the colony.
He said that a great need exists in
England for localities to which q
good class of people may emigrate,
in which the conditions of life are
favorable, and somewhat, similar to
those existing at home. He has two
sons living in Texas, who seem to be
doing very well there.
Mr.. Hughes added: The infu-
ence of poker and whisky in many
localities are too strong. My sons
are stalwarts, sturdy fellows, and
have been able to resist such infu-
ences, and where intelligent and in
dustrious young men may make a
proper livelihood, you know, and
where the society is not as reckless
as it is in some parts of the south
west. A great many have been ready
to come out to our colony for some
time, but we have been holding them
back until everything was in readi-
ness. ....... -.,-.
! "The interests of the colony will
be principally agricultural, | sup
pose" suggested the reporter.
"Yes, principally; but this land
admits great variety of agricul-
tural interests, with its adaptability
to the cultivation of corn, tobacco
fruit, etc. We have extensive min
eral lands, too, and had an English
mineralogist examining them a short
time ago. But we are in no hurry
to develop the mineral resources
We want to have the colony fully es
tablished before opening them, anC
inviting any great influx of immigra
! ton" .a
"When do you fully open up thu
colony?"
SIN short time. | shall have
speech ready for delivery at the ded
ication, which will fully set forth tn
condition and purposes of the col
ony, and the character of the lands
We should be glad to have as man
OF the leading citizens of Cincinnati
come down there as can make it cor
yenient."
Mr.. Hughes expressed admiration
for what he had seen of Cincinnati
on his present visit. Il was de
lighted with the city and its suburb
when here ten years ago. But
have noticed wonderful improve
ment since then. [ noticed th
suburbs had grown a couple of mile
further out. They are wonderful
beautiful, sir, wonderfully .-..
It was not difficult after fe,
minutes conversation with Nj
Hughes to recognize him as tn
genial and big-hearted author c
"Tom Brown at Oxford" and "SchoC
Days at Rugby" although it wa
difficult to realize that a quarter c
century had passed over the hea
of the hale and hearty gentlema
since he enriched the world wit
those books. The years have deal
kindly with him since then, prot
ably from appreciation of the goo
he has done, and have left him stil
apparently in the very prime of life
and as public-spirited and as read
, for good work as when he starte
out in life. i-
If Mr.. Hughes wants half doze
stations for his colony. and eve
: that number may be needed, th
trustees of the Southern road ough
to let him have them. Let us hav
a Hughes station, and Rugby an
an Oxford too. The people Of Gin
cinnati will not begrudge the exper
diture. ~" @H@ 4a4 a.
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