The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-03-22
coMINsl COMING!
The Effect and Promise Of the Small
Effort at immigration.

We have endeavored to point out
the good that may come of we'll
directed effort towards securing
purchasers of our extra lands and
houses from among the sturdy
farmers of the northwest, and the
facts that we have before us demon
strate the wisdom of more energetic
work. Mai. I. NJ. n. Jones has
succeeded in working up an interest
in various sections north of us and
he is in receipt of letters and in
quiries and promises continually.
We have before US letter from
farmer in Minnesota asking for
maps, pamphlets, etc, and saying
that he is at the head of a party of
about forty families who expect to
start to Tennessee about June 10Th
with teams. We regret to have to
sta that the almost total lethargy
of our people upon this matter de
prives us of the means to properly
lay our claims and advantages be-
fore these people. Giles county
ought to have published a full de-
scriptive handbook, detailing her
resources, the lands she has to sell,
what they will raise, how cheap they
are, ETC., to be used in such cases.
hat country has been settled up to
Overlooking by just such means
as this and those people think that
of course we have such maps, etc,
and write for them--to be disap
pointed. Maj. Jones has a circular
letter that was printed at this Office
giving very meagre detail of these
things, and with these and his own !
letters, and the assistance the CITI-
ZEN has been able to give him by |
sending sample copies to these IN
quiring people, he has awakened an
interest that could be made of i'm
mense advantage to US if our people
would second his efforts by placing
their property in his hands to sell
and make some provisions for a
hand book of our resources.
Some men are actually pulling
against him. This work ought to
be done systematically. If all our
people would concentrate their
efforts and let it be known that his
office is the headquarters, and work
to make the business a success,
when these prospect0rs come they
would know where to go for in
formation and would be able to find
from among all the lands and houses
listed something to suit them.
We copy from a letter received
last Saturday from a gentleman at
a distance who himself came to
tennessee and is so well pleased {
that he is trying to bring others:
DEAR SIR:-In regard To the farm 1
You mention, what is he rent? | have |
Iitten to my father in OHIO and he {
would prefer 10 rent the first year, as
ne cannot see why good land should
sell Tor what land rents for in Ohio. l
viii mention that have connection in
IIrceVilIe, Biinbridgp, Greenfield, {
New \ tx aud Chiilicothe, Chic. Chica {
20, Iii and Iowa Guy, 10. could not :
have them 10 settle in this section, while
am anxious tor them 10 locate at Pu-
ask ShO1ld my father come, could
here b. amy good farm rented from
% z miles? Your dirt roads are the
Dnly objection that any one could lind I
o your sec ion. To nv experience, :
me most feasible plan is to levy a tax
o build roads, and with good roads |
:0uid haze n hundred purchasers Of tarnlS I
uithtlt three months at PuLdSki 10Th cash :
o pay for al they buy.
That is not impossible, though
such an influx is SO unheard OF i'll 6
mis- country that we can hardly /
muster sufficient credulitv to believe I
t. 1t demonstrates one thing, how
ever, and that is that there are scores
Of men with money to buy land, {
who want to get into this mllder
climate. One of them 'scannot see s
why land should sell here for what {
it rents for in Ohio" Friends, if I
We avail ourselves with energy of
The prospects that are. before US we
would not see our lands sell for 8
what they rent for in Ohio-lands 6
same Ohio lands. S
What are we going to do about q
t? Can We find men and means to G
advert Sc our county up theref- v
Farmers, landowners, house b Id '
.rs, give Maj. Jones power of At
,orney TO sell your property. 1t
will not cost you one rel cent if he {
DOESN'T sell, and it will swell his list Z
20 that he can suit any inquirer. :
Then let US institute some means to !
get out full descriptive hand book |
If our county, in which these lands
,hau he described l.
The CITIZEN will give $50 in cash e
% be expended thus. !
We will take it upon ourselves
% open list at this office Tor sub [
,criptions Tor this purpose. Each I
rerson subscribing shall have a T
,oice in the disposition of the funds I
md the appointment of persons
rom among themselves to take J
charge of the money and expend it. S
This is no wild scheme. We have I
1 chance to see our unorcupied I
ands sold and all our property en-
HANGED in value and our country
grow up and prosper.
A Lesson for Us. /
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