The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-01-01

perS lhey nave Deen SATISFIED on this point, ana
the newly organized "Rugby Commissary" has
been doing business since the 23d of last month.
Its plan is to balance at the end of every quarter
and, after allowing interest capital at the rate of
SIX per cent per annum, to divide the net profits
among the members Ohe Board, through their
representative, being the principal of these) pro 'ata
according to the amount of the purchases during the
quarter
''The Board have thus made it free to all settlers
who the advantage of it, to deal direct with the
manufacturing and wholesale houses, with only the
slight addition to first cost entaed by an economical
management, under control of the members them
selves The liberal offer Of the Board was the more
readily accepted by the settlers and their neghbors,
as It's acceptance did not cause any injury to private
interests, this being the chief objection which
naturally stands in the way of carrying out similar
plan in old communities. 4
GA garden and orchard have been laid out, under
an experienced manager, with view of ascertainng,
for the benefit of settlers, what vegetables and fruit
trees be cultivated to best advantage, and a
vineyard is be planted with various sorts of vines,
in the coming season, with like object.
'sThe garden manager ian Engishman, settled in
this part of the country for many years as success
full farmer) has thorough knowledge of forestry,
Eand settlers new to the country strongly
mended to take his advice, which he gives without
charge the Boards representative, as to clearing,
Stocking and cropping their land By doing this,
and acting the advice given, they will avoid many
mistakes which they would otherwise be almost sure
to make, however well they might understand farm
ing, gardening or stock raising, under other circun
I stances"
Since the pamphlet, from which we have made
this extract, was written, the officers of the Board
here have had to contend with many unforeseen
difficulties. Their saw-mi which, under any cir
cur,sances, would have been barely equal to turning
| out the lumber required by the new arrivals, has
been brought at times to standstill, owing to the
impossblty Of supplying it with sufficient logs during
Weather more severe than has been experienced here
for the last ten years. The same cause has made the
prompt conveyance of household goods and supplies
for the daily increasing numbers of settlers matter
of great difficulty, and matter of fact the Rob-
bins Station from which hitherto all the hauling has
had to be DONE has been for the last ten days guted
with freight for Rugby Help however is at hand in
the shape Of ) the sidetrack for freight which the
| trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, recog
nizing its urgent necessity, have decided laying
down at once at our Sedgemoor Station, thereby re-
ducing our nine miles over an ungraded to seven
miles over well graded road, and (2) a portable
saw-mil already on the way hither and another to
follow. And so may predict with some confidence
that the worst Of the winter Of our discomfort
will soon be worried through Were it otherwise the Of
cer of the Board on this side would be likely to find
themselves in considerable trouble by the middle Of
next month"; for they have just received advice from
headquarters that the negotiations which haya/ been
for some tme'in progress with the Annerican line
Of steamers whichSuns from Liverpool to Philaders
phia, and with the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
have been successfully epnsAuded, and that these
companies have agreed|to take settlers from Lon
don to Rugby probably Sedgemoor is meant lat
yl15 15s. to 2ar first CLASS, rs los. second class
and GS los, third class and il this does not bring
4 rush of new corners IRON the other side of the