The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-05
Stay 1t Homo.

A few days ago We bad a lengthy
.ouYe.s tsnn with a gentleman OF
Intelligence. who has lived il this
;ounty for several years, and who |
las been out west l0nking for suit |
bic location at which to engage in
merchandising. lie has travelled !
Extensively. and Is a close ohseryor.
Chis gentleman mas returned, firmly
onvuced OF the fact, that lands are
reaper here, according to their Ell
-rinsic value, an any where else,
and predicts shat in a short whilei
there will be perfect flood ofim-
migrants to this country from the
north and north~west. He saws
ands in the north ana northwest
where the climate is much more
vigorous than it is with us-sell
from $50 TO 500 pei acre, according
to location, which are no more pre-
iuctive than our So and $40 lands
He stated iooularly that it would
pay this country to d4fray the ex-
penses of Il "trip oat west for Il few Of
our leading farmers as they would
return satisfied to remain where they
are, and convinced that we have the
best country in the world. The
real cause Of so much dissatisfaction
amongst our people IS tins; they are
not doing as well here az they have
been lead TO believe they could do
out west, and imagine if they were
only some wnere else-no matter
where they could live much easier
and accumulate money mtre rap;dly
than they do here. They know the
! difficulties they have TO contend witt
| here; but know nothing Of the obsta
cIes which they will n Get with else
where. They have had only tn,
| bright side Of lie ''vut west" heI,
tup Ia them and they can only get
| glimpse Of the dark side By goin!
there and seeing for themselves
Thst Is hns dark side, 40 thought
| fL individual ever doubted. Me-
! who don't know how long they ar
going to remain here, but are calcula
ting on geing to some other countr
do not do any good. because the
| do not feel that they are settled
They are afraid to make anythiD
more than they can consume, fo
fear they will not be able to dispos
OF it at fair price when they &c
i, really to leave. We know men VIII
have been calculating on going t
Texas every Yoar Tor q g last iiftee
. years, and thev nave not accumul;
tel anything, wien, if they ha
made up their mIuts to be Statistic
whore they were, they would hav
= been in good TX now. Such ma
. had better go, and the sooner the
. get back, satisfied to remain, ii
better It will be for them Iupvnye
( lands are as cheap here as anywhcr
$ III the Uni.e,: States, and the pr du
E lions Of this coautry will compal
favorabiy with those of any Oshe
I many o. cur people do not spprec
= ate tie advantages OF this counlr1
With an cquable climate. fine wate
= and chcqo lands, suecentihia If cas-
Improvement, and high stste ,
cultivation, We know Of 40 countr
which offers greater Inducements
alt industrious people than this Tn
growth Of the south in the develop
( nleut Of ite na. ufauluring, ninin
and us:ness. interests generally,
) the last decade. has been pbenoml
e mi The assessed value Of the prol
; erty If the south has increased nearl
81 900, 000,U9 since 1879 Th
day is not not far distant when I'll
{ south will be the wealtbiest an
most prosperous section Of our Uuic
: and West Tennessee viii compar
} favorably with any portion Of tn
I Iseuth.