The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-23
DAYS, MISS.
J. II. MORGAN AND THE FENCE
LA ".
He wilI Beat Chalmers by one Thou
sand Votes more Than He has
Ever POlled.
To tho Editors of tho Appeal /:

To the Editors of the Appeal:
DAYS, Mss, Ju'y 21.-The APPEAL
Is cad, l supp ose, by more persons in
d soto county than any other paper;
therefore wish to pen few thoughts
in its columns, If acceptable, on the
fence question. The passage Of law
by the last Legislature Of Mississippi
making three wires lawful fence Gre
ated quits sensation among the peo-
pie, glod men differing as to the fx
pediency of such law, hence wish
to show the propr'ety of the law aud
demonstrate the or at expense saved
to the county. Our wealth and pros
perity depend on the lands we Gu III
vate, every other inter est dwindles into
insignificsnce compared TO it; in fact,
they live ndSuppot on agriculture,
and every tsX,or expense on 1t Ia tax
on labor and reduces the prof ac-
cordingly. and, st;auge to say, peo-
Pile, four fiitbs OF whom are tillers OF
the soil, want to continue this all cum
brous and expensive fence. But let us
demo lstrate and show the cost of each
fence.
To fence 10 acres with r'i's, making
a lawful fence, it takes 352 panels, ~
rails to the panel, 1920 rails, at
81 per 100 $40 40, or 81 OF per acre.
To fence 10 acres with three wires it
will take 52S pounds of wire at @ cents
per pound. $Sl s.; 292 posts at 81 per
100, So 90; to set the post, 81 per
100, 81 92; to put the wire up 81.
To,al, S39 .52, or SO 95 per acre, dit-
ference 10 favor OF the wire fence for
10 res OF $50 81. To fence 40 acres
with rails will take 7O4 panels, or
7040 raj s, at ~ per leo, $40 so. To
f1nce 40 acres with wiIes taxes 1856
pounds OF wIe at 6 cents per pound,
S63 SO; 5SS post It 81 per 100, 20 SO
to set them S. SS, at 81 per 100; to put
up wire, 81 06. Total, $40 u, differ.
ence IN favor the 3 wire fence Of i6l So
To fence, $40 acres with rails TAX es
2Sl6 pane's, or''2S, 100 rails, at So per
leo, 1868 20, or So cents per acre. To
fence GAO ac'e' WITH 3 wires takes
422i pounds of wire at @ cents pei
pound, 1858 "A; II takes 2346 p0ss al
81 per 100, S23 40; to set the post at 81
per 100, 1923 40; to put up the wire,
$40. Htal, SS16 80, or nesrly 30 cents
per acre, difference in fencing
a section Of S246 "a in favor oil
the three wi Q fence. l think there
are about $50 sec ions in the county
and with the necessary divisions o.
fields, lots and ro2dSides this diff r
ence, altar providing for the dear lit
tie animals" will amount TO at Least
1900 per section on an average ali ovel
the county, aggregating $4,000 to thu
county. Would no, tuis help some
beside the looks, saving tf land ant
repairs. The old Iail fence requires n
least 10 per cent, Of FIST cost per On
mum to keep up repairs from wear de
cay, fire aud water. The thee wir,
fence, with good pest, viii last lei
years with very little repairs. Now
Messrs. + 'itors, while ! favor and pre-
Ter the three wire iepce to the old, tn
true principle Of equal and exac
justice to allan SPECIAL privilege +
none, would make every man tax
care Of his own stock.
j. b Morgan is all right and will re
Ceive 1000 votes more than Chalmer
in Desoto. no thstandiug those res1
luhons Of a few ditafiected
T. A. D0DS0N.