Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-31
NEW TOWNS
And New Industries SpringInx Up
Along The Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad,
And the People in the Contiguous
Country working Hard and
Hopefully.

Special Correspondence Of the Appeal
GADsDEN, TENN, May 28.-The strawberry
crop here was much lighter than in former
seasons, the quality fair, and the receipts
about half of that heretofore. This money
went into the hands of few comparatively
therefore the profits to the resident mer-
chants was not SO remuneratiye as was hoped
ments have been made, bids fair TO be large,
and will no doubt pay the grower largely.
Corn and cotton are looking badly, and
backward. Wheat is over the average quail
ity and quantity to the acre, and a much
larger acreage than for many years past.
Notwithstanding the many reverses that our
people have experienced; they are working
with a vim, hopeful that all will be well in
the end. With good weather, this will be
general harvest week, aud some will be
pushed for laborers. OF Gibson, Dyer and
Lauderdale about the same can be said as of
CROCKETT COUNTY,
save the berry crop, of which but little
were shipped. The wheat in these latter
counties far excel any have seen in guam
tity, quality and acreage. 1t is safe to gay
the yield will be eighteen to twenty-five
bushels per acre. The people of Dyersburg
and Newbern are now putting on railroad
airs, but many of them have yet to learn
that railroads were not built to enhance the
price of produce, goods, wares, etc., but more
to lessen frelghts, facilitate shipments and
equalize values. The completion of the
Chesapeake, Ohio and Great Southern rail-
road to Memphis will be an achievement
much to be appreciated by The citizens along
its line. This road runs through fine
country. From
RIvEs STATION
soath to Memphis a number of towns are
now springiDg mp, and as the iron "horse"
approaches each station or designated switch
town lots are being laid off, depot houses
planned, merchants, nill-men aud traders
generally are coming in, buying lots, build
ing stores, dwellings, schoolhouses and
churches, and ere long the immense forest of
walnut, poplar, oak and ash will be laid low,
and instead of the silent whispering of the
leaves overhead, or the kissing of the serpent
under foot, you will see towering churches,
schoolhouses, stores and residences; town
full of people, rushing 10 and fro, busy in
their efforts TO reach the hight of their ann
bition in civilization, wealth and happiness.
One of the most attractive new places for
business on this road is that OF
HALLS STATION,
in Lauderdale county. 1t is beautiful site,
the road skirting the eastern boundary of a
large tract of land, owned by Mr.. H. r. Hall,
and, by the way, one of the most hospitable
men in the State. This station is ON half
way ground from Ripely to Dyersburg,
north and south, and is also equal distance
from Chestnut Bluff to Double Bridges, by
the dirt road running east and west.
Memphis may well be proud of the COM
pletion of this road; while the citizens all
along its line in this State, now SO inaccessi-
bic and almost ostracised, may indeed re-
joice that soon an outlet to Memphis will be
accomplished, and that their homes have
been brought to the very gates of the Taxing
District, with soil to support them rich in
the abundant growth OF all that nature de-
signed or heart could wish.