Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-13

develop its resources and to induce inn
migration, thinks 1t admirably adapted to
the WAITS of sn intelligent colony. In
a pamphlet recently prepared by him on
the soli and productions OF the Cumber-
land, which l have seen, and which will
soon be pub. ished, he has shown that the
soil and climate are admirably adapted TO
the growth Of clover, millet, peas, and
all the gresses; for beans, p anuts, vegeGa-
bles, tobacco, grapes, app es, pears, peaches,
strawberries, raspberrles, cabb ge, and
Irsh and sweet potatoes; for cattle and
sheep raising; and, by reason of the
abundant and splendid growth of walnut,
poplar, pine, hickory, white OAK, and
maple, foE the manufacture of Lum Der, fur
niture, carriages, wagons, hubs spokes, and
handles; anQ Oh account OF the abundance
Of chestnut oak, for tanner IS, and the
manufaclule OF shoes, boots aud harness.
de has suOWnsLhag the fruits, ca bage anu
Irish potatoes gown on the plateau, by
reason of their superior favor, are tar beL-
ter than any grown south Of the mountains,
and that there is an Unlimited market for
them in the cotton States. He has also
compared the soil of the plateau with that
of New England, and show nLhe ad antag g
to be all al favor of the former. lie has
snOwn that the soil is capable of the highest
Improvement and fertility.
Now, Col. klllebrew has traversed over
and over again Lhs whole Cum0ef nd
plateau, studying It's soil and productions
| Mr. Till, pgactlcat gardner, AR. {. &.
| Schenk. an exceedingly Intelligent far
mer, bOtn OF wnom nave been on the
| mountain tor nine or ten years. IN Morgan
and tentFeSs Counties, an Btf. RooDlhs,
| OF Scott county. who has lived IN Virginia,
| kentucky ana Texas, and WHO Is one Il the
keenesL observers IN tne State, all concur
tca. of 40 c sLiO q ont
| of Col. KlleDrew.
O.e word more. What is the object of
| these attacks GU the Rugby colony? w hat
| harm Is IL dong? Are not the founders
| using their OaOn money! Are tuey ASKING
| the State tor any ala
Suppose these lands are all Fact say S
| they are, what harm Is the colony ing ?
Why should we complain rs long rs The
| coonlsts and the proje, ors are satisf d ?
Why should we seek TO discourage and
drive them from the STATE? They are not
complaining. ~ by This lamentaIion oV er
| the supposed oath Of the colony. when the
twinkle OF the eyes shows the secret salis>
faction within?
Ii THIS colony is broken mp and drie en-
out. it will be the last in the SAFE and il
VIII b due To Tie ubJus warfare made on
1t Dy lew cbfrespundentS ami few
new papers. Are our people in favor of OF
| begins 10 look Ike they were in deadly
hostn ty To sucn schemes as Mr.. Hughes
| mas lDaugurated.
The Cumberland plateau was selected as
| the site for this coiony, after two years
| were spent in selsctlng location. Mr..
john Boyle, one of the shire WIDEST and
| best business men n England, the man
age and trus ee for twt n five years of II G
great eslat IF LOrd Que, made two Wits
| 10 the plateau beto e h. purchased an acre
| of land, and then on y ala after spend
| ing weeks and W. els la studying the soil
| climate and pIOou, tons.
Excuse the length of this article. Sc
| perslstant and So groundless h We oeen
| these attacks, that ior the sake of the repu
laton and the goDd of the State, | have
| deemed it my duty to notice them in de-
| tail.
| l will only add that, on the 9th inst
since the foregoir was written, received
a cable dispatch, of that date, from Mr.
Hughes, from London, in reference to thu
future Development Of the colony at Rugby
| 0. P. TEMPLE.