The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-19

Editor BalIetin II would suggest t o the
farmers of Hardeman that they follow the
example Of the farmers Of Obion county,
Tenn, and Fulton county, KY, and not
wear cut a weary existence delving in cot
ton. Even th0tgh the labor be the sans
"variety Is the srlce of life" and if our
Uardemon frieude would adopt the system
Practiced here il would at least brake the
mOnofony Of the present system and bring
in a little CaEh all through the year.
The main crops mere are wheat, tobacco.
and corn, and they find market for their
produce at all seasons at a fair price, and
are not zposed to the Indictment weather
for Eve months or more as the cotton pick
ers are. Nor do the farmers depend on
their crops alone bat give large share of
their attention to cattle, sheep, chickens
and eggs; and another commodity of traffic
is Ginseng root, dug from the Obion bottom.
A typical ginsing digger comes from fifteen
20 twenty miles with wallet Of the root
swung over his shoulder, his hair unkempt,
a twelve mouth growth of struggling beard
aud a voice like the sad vail Of some for
lOrn grImalkin, he pokes his head in the
door and asks in the most utterly utter
wall, ''Do you buy 'sang7" and for the little
bundle he receives enough to make him
happy for he can get quart of good bour.
bon for pound of sang" Farmers here
have caught ideas from the truck men who
have come in from the east, and are making
fruit and vegetables quite an item. Fulton
though not quite a city, support vegetable
wagons, milk wagons, ice wagons, and puts
on lots Of city airs. Property il advancing
in prices, the town Is building up rapidly f;
contracts are out for ten lsFge brick build
| inEs to be erected before fall and business is
ON the boom in every branch. Dwelling
! houses are being built all over the town and
as soon as they are finished will be occupied
by new Corners who are going into business
of different kinds
The grain elevator with a capacity of So
900 buahels of grain daily, is the pride Of
| Fulton and we'll may she be proud of such
a structure,
Great interest Is taken in identifying the
town. The Terrace Garden is the principal
| pleasure resort and il attended largely eve
ry evening By the young people. The gar
den Is second to none south of the Ohio
river and only equaled by Leuhrrman of
Memphis.
Calumet Park is beautiful peace of I'M
dulatory landscape, seeded down in finest
lawn grasses and set with beautiful orna-
mental shrubbery and shade trees and will
compare with Lincoln Park, Chicago, when
| the large fountain is placed and the arti6-
cial lake is finished. The park is owned
by the I. C. Railroad and they are pushing
the work to completion.
II has been said that good hotels signify
progress and prosperity and il this be true
it goes to prove the Improvement of Fulton.
There are four frst-class hotels, five restau-
rants and numerous boarding houses all of
hich do good business. Everybody is in
good spirits and work with energy to better
their condition. Strangers are here from
all parts of the country.
! We we're pleased to meet last week your
popular attorney general ]. J. DupuY, Of
Bolivar. Mrs CargiIl, of Hickory Valley,
and her son J. r. Cargill, of Coffeeville,
Miss, have been the past week the guest ri
Mr.. Geo. Owens, the popular and obliging
ticket agent of the 1. e. Railroad.
We would be pleased to see commune
cation from Hickory Valley. Come to the
front Dr. w. L. B., and mind, please give
as the Truth.
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FULToN, KY, June 10th. 1854.