Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-09

r. aSI tennessee IN Such q wholesale
manner is surprising to US. We
know nothing whatever of the
Samuel Stone matter, or of the
other fifty farmers, but are inclined
to take the Tribune's view on the
subject. 1t is hardly likely that
this could have occurred in a county
which gave over one thousand Re-
publican majority, and not district
in the county returning a Demo
cratic majority, without the matter
being brought before court of jus,
tice. One thing we do know, how>
ever, and that is that he grossly
misrepresented the material resour>
ces of East Tennessee, as can be
easily verified by the last annual re-
port of the East Tennessee, Vir~
GINA and Georgia Railroad. He
says that We do not average ten
bushels of corn to the acre, and that
fer three years the wheat harvest did
not return the seed sown. Yet
this report shows that the road
shipped from the stations along the
line through East Tennessee for the
year ending June 80, 1880, $780,
971 pounds of corn and meal, and
32,686,719 pounds of wheat. Be~
sides this 1,977,498 pounds of ba~
con, 453,860 pounds Of butter,
1870, 524 pounds of -four, 3,313,
239 pounds of oats, 1884 pounds
of other grains, 2, 189, 2O8 pounds Of
dried fruit, 1,737,159 pounds of
eggs, 364,791 pounds of feathers,
O,18O, 326pounds of marble, ], I'LL
555 pounds of slaves, 2,441, 100
pounds of poultry, 51,52O,426
pounds ofiron ore. Besides this there
were shipped 1872 cars Of horses and
mules, 467 cars of cattle, aud 278
cars of sheep and hogs, making
Is, 297,37O pounds. These are only
a few of the leading products Of
East Tennessee, and we might con'
tinue the list of shipments at some
length. We remember that We
attended the Monroe county fail
some years ago, where a premium
was offered on the largest yield o
corn to the acre, to be awarded
} according to sworn statements b,
actual measurement, and quite
number of competitors gave in thei
7 figures all the way from 100 to IA
, bushels to the acre, the latter fgur
q q taking the premium. AS to tn
d low prices paid mechanics, if gu
: information is correct, they &C
d about as we'll paid as mechanics j
S other places, taking into considers
X ton the cost of living here, hous
9 rent, provisions, &c. The fact i
y the writer of the above article di
:, not think the wages too low to az
t. ply and secure work at the railroa'
= but for some cause, we understan
a because he was asked to do som
e work he did not want to do, he gay
u up his situation and returned to h
:, old home, where he has our pc
mission to remain, unless he ca
ct make up his mind to tell the tru
20 about us the next time he visits tn
d, country.
to In conclusion, we will say to o.
ia ~ Republican friends of Illinois
O any of the Northern States, that v
Ill have never had any bulldozlng
he East Tennessee, and all strange
90 who come amongst US, and by tn
,rs conduct merit respect, never fail
w. receive it, no matter what their pc
III tics may be. There are numbers
Use Northern men in Knoxville, dol
MS good business, and We have ne1
'e9 heard of any of them suffering
he account of their political procli
en- ties. East Tennessee will welco
to capital and enterprise, and insure
"a fair return on the investment, Wi
cal out asking any questions as to
re- politics of those proposing to C
-; - their lots amongst US.
no The Memphis Custom House
ll9- Memphis Appeal: Work
'eI been suspended again on the cust'
'ch house, owing to the failure Of