Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-05-26


as we were on fast train which only
makes about three stops between Nash.
vile and Louisville, we arrived at Gal
latin in less than an hour without stop.
ping on the way. A carriage waiting
soon drove us to the front gate Of the
beautiful grounds on which stands
Howard Female College (the home of
our good host and hostess) an institu-
ton of learning which stands high, and
justly so, as an institution for young
ladies, worthy the patronage of an in
telligent community, which it is hearth
ly receiving, as well as liberal share
of boarding patronage. Prof Burney
is fine educator, and has associated
with him a corps of competent teach
ers. The college building is in good
condition and well furnished-a pleas.
ant home for boarding pupils.
Gallatin is an old town, at least some
of the buildings on Main street look
( to be old; but it is beautiful town
with many beautiful residences. 1t has
population of about $500, has two
banks, several nice churches, a good
hotel (Sindle House,, splendid build
ing and well furnished. Galatin has
also two newspapers, the Examiner and
Tennessean, both ably edited and first
class country papers. We did not visit
either Office, having arrived too late
Saturday and having to leave too early
this morning.
In our walk over the city we were
shown an old mansion, once the home of
Governor Trousdale. This is also the
old home of Gov. Bate. Hon. S. F.
Wilson, Col. j. j. Turner, Maj w.
S. Munday, and other men of promi-
nence reside here.
But while Gallatin may have its
good schools, churches, hotels, promi.
nent men and manufactures, in our
opinion the prosperity of the city and
the county depends largely on the
farming and stock growing interest Of
the county. Sumner, we believe, j:
classed second only to Maury as a stock
growing county. Fine thoroughbred
stock, bluegrass and clover and Irish
potatoes are the leading products o
this county. Farmers here are pros
porous. Many of them are rich, mad,
so, not by growing grain and cotton
but by growing grass, fine stock anc
more recently Irish potatoes.
We have many good farmers in War
r rem county who are making none,
. farming, but large majority would b
g greatly benefited if they would tax
- thu time TO visit Sumner and see thei
mode of farming ana stock growing
=. One of the leading products in this an
e Davidson county is the Irish potato
/ When we took look over the broa
e fields of potatoes we felt ashamed t
i mention the fact that we had Is acre
in Irish potatoes. 1t is not at all III
r common for single farmer to hav
+ 100 acres in Irish potatoes. In tht
: county and Davidson along, the raj
: road for miles distant, more land
It planted in potatoes than in corn. The
; say their potato crop looks well an
l will be ready for market from the lot
to 10th of June. They already hav
d their barrels, many of them by tn
+. thousand. 1t is no experiment wit
:, these people. They have tried tn
e crop long enough to know its value
e Our readers who are growing potato,
/. should preserve Prof. Callender's lie
y ter in the STANDARD of last week
70 We may have more to say about Sun
2, ner's farming in the future. We al
,, anxious to see the farming and stoc
n growing interests of Warren and ever
If other county in the State elevated to
higher and better paying basis, ar
E. will certainly contribute what lit
light and knowledge we gather that Y
re deem useful and interesting to farmer
[. We will say for the encouragemer
|. of those who have planted potatoes tn
/. season in Warren, that SO far as V
e. have seen, our potatoes compare fave
c. ably with those of Davidson and SUI
n ner. There is no question but we CT
n grow them to perfection in Warren al
IL adjoining counties if we will prepa
5. our lands well and plant early al
g, work well.
&c We go to Nashville this morning al
n. will arrive at 8 o'clock. We have CO
b. tainIv bod q nIooeopt ,,;s;t TO Collot;