The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-02


made miserable apolaey.
Bub moraIizing or philosophizing
was not what I started ont to do In.
this letter, but rather to defend my
self for having said a werd in favor
of East Tennessee in a former let
ter. And agaip,I say that the pos
sibilitiss and opportunities offered
to enterprise and capital in East
Tennessee are boundless. Some
have said that money is lacking,
and that, l. Z know, is largely true!
But there is capital sufficient in East
Tennesseelte develop many bran.
ches of industry to such an. extent
that it will attract the notice of out
side capital. One instance. reported
in recent issue of The GAZETTE, of
a tobacco crop and its profits was of
sufficient Importance to bring an old
tobacconist of this city to me for
what information / could give him
upon the subject Of tobacco raising
in East Tennessee. Yesterday /
talked with.a gentleman from Que
bee, Canada, who has been travel
ing through the United States, and
he said that East Tennessee was the
richest field he had found in all the
South or West, and that Knoxville
was the city of his choice. He re.
7eogn:zes the fact that it will take
money to bring all the vast wealth
buried in these hills to the surface
and make it marketable. These are
the reasons / wrote as / did, look
upon this as a common country and
to develop one section helps to en-
rich another. The South cannot do
without the West. Our corn, beef,
and hogs are needed there, and the
products of the South are needed
here. One section is necessary to
the life of the other. Then / say
keep the vigorous manhood Of the
South, at nome and by native talent
develop the rich resources lying dor
mant at your very doors. 1t is a sad
commentary upon the sagacity of
the man of any country when he
says be don't know how to 60 about
the development of his own country
and its resources. An effort would
ast0nish him and the result would
astonish his neighbors East Ten
nesseans could build a railroad thro'
every county if they only thought
so, and would try. Pennsylvania is
a net work Of railroads, and the
wealth of East Tennessee is of the
same quality of that State, and
quantity unlimited. But since / am
not one of the citizens Of the State
/, perhaps, might as we'll hush up.
Yet, before I do, 1 will say it is
largely the province of the press to
bring about these needed results,
and to-day I know of no finer field
for good, newspaper talent than East
Tennessee. / could mention. a half
dozen places where / would not feal
to risk the enterprise. Notably
among these is Tazewsll. There is
no better field in the State than this.
At first it might be a little slow, but
an enterprising journalist could
transform that section and make
Tazewell what it was twenty-five
years ago. What papers are pub
lishsd in East Tennessee are Of the
very highest order. Our Western
country papers are behind The GA
zETTE, and so with all others that |
have seen. / would like to try my
hand on q paper at Tazewell for /
think it would be made profitable
besides advantageous to that section,
and ] am a little ashamed of the tai
ent that is wasting itself in idleness
there. 1t seems that the QFulker-
sons, the Pattersons, the Grahams,
the Eppses and dozens Of other
names that once meant something
are taking things rather easy. But |
since am likely to be lau ghed at |
or my pains, / viii wait for the re-
'ult Of this shot before fire again.
a The representatives from East
Tennessee, in this country, are a
oily set, and, to their praise be it
aid, mot one of them so far as | |
Know has ever done ought to dis
trace the name he bears. They are
III men of energy and vim and,
,arring myself, as the only exception,
hey are all money makers. / am
he Bohemian of the lot and a hap
'isr man never trod the sod or push
d fabsr. My wants are few and
asily supplied.
There is one person here in Atch-
ION county L want to mention. No
eubt many people in and around
lorristswn will remember the Miles
amily, who left there many years
go and came West, and of that
lmily one N. j Miles, a lad hardly {,
rown when they left Morfistown.
Te was familiarity known as '.Boss," {
worthless vagabond, alwaysin some
lischief. Well, this wild " Boss"
Lies is day said to be one of the
Iest eloquent men in debate in I
Torth Missouri. He is a lawyer of r
ock Pert, and stands high in bis I
rofession. / have listened, to him : :
his happiest moods and thought i
Nat Taylor, when be would with 8
q matehlsss oratory. part the vail
Id lead on into the realms of the I
lseen. .F t- BAD LUCK. SIS 4 Q
A meeting ofex- Confederate sSld +
RS was called in New York City G
st week by Gen. john B. Gordon, "
r the purpose of aiding theimovs. b
ent inaugurated in Richmond, Va. is
he object is to provide; q home for
sabled Confederate soldiers. The n
aatinw WAS Iarrelv attAnded hvy n