The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-08
m MISSISSIPPI.
The Good Reports Made By nm Observ.
aut Tourist.


From the Chattanooga Tmdcsman.
A correspondent who has recently tray.
eled through Alabama and Mississippi
writes as follows
While tltchgricultural reports have been
swinging round the circle, anywhere from
six and quarter 10 six and thrce-quaricrs
million bales Of cotton, their estimates Of
this years cotton crop, and several Of the
southern States report short crops, the
farmers OF Mississippi have cause TO rejoice
in the abundant harvcsts Of tho year now
about closing up its accounts and, mark
my prediction, 1887 will long be rcmem-
bercd as n red letter year by Mississip-
| plans.
left jackson. Miss, last night, and |
| fell into the company of some intelligent
farmers and commercial gentlemen, and
they are all singing the glad honnnas Of
| generous crops, paid up merchants, out Of
/ debt farmers and happy negroes.
One gentleman said u merchant had lust
informed him his collections werc better
| than they had been since the war. All Of
/ this years fchts were cancelled, aud claims,
| IN some iiAiahccs running back ~ far M
seven years, have been taken from the
columns Of profit aud loss and balanced;
| that for several years he had been carry.
| ing what hc called charity accounts, widows
with families al girl children, that IL was
his custom 10 provide with the necessities
Of life. and sweep up their little rnsings ut
the cnd Of the YEAR that very small
broom usually told the tale, but this year
the very worst specimen Of the class, who
had gotten deeper and deeper In debt for
ycars, actually paid all oi this years bust.
ness all back debts, aud he had the proud
satisfaction Of paying her Si5 in cash.
Another gentleman who lives la the
hills Of Kinds county told me he had a
lazy negro named John Cook lie was 10
iriiling none Of his ncighbor would have
him ON their places ~ ha gave him n
blind mule. Well. John and his wife and
the blind mule made nine bales at cotton,
and they didn't half work; the cotton just
made itself.
Gen. Freeman, attorney for the great
house ut Richardson 4 MAY, with his
beautiful young wife and bouncing baby
boy, VEN ON the train The general told
me "Othcllo's occupation would be gone"
with him II Il wcr not for the "rcyolu.
iionary claims" that still demanded his
attention. that his house had informed
him that u would not be- necessary To look
after any unsettled business for this year
While this gratifying state of facts Il true
OF nearly every portion oi Mississippi, am
sorry ! cannot rccopl ~ much Tor Ala.
hama, the most oi which State have Wis.
tied during the past four months. Farmers
aud merchants arc nearly everywhere
complaining oi short crops. Hut while the
crops are generally short, the country h
moving 10 the front with gigantic strides.
Seventeen new railroads arc now being
built, or have Just been finished, within
the confines ui the State. In 1allapoosa
county, within thrcc miles oi nadcyille.
I lanw bodies Of knolin are living; Sl5 a ton
j offered for II, aud Il cnsis only 81 20 put
Il ON the cans. II " said 10 be Of a very
, superior quality. Copper aud some iron
ore IL also said a. bc found here. with
traces Of gold herr and them. In Coosa
county Travelled near q spring that hub.
, blcs forth glittcring gold, mingled with liz
silica, Tor which IT, owner has been Offered
. $4,000 by a company Of Birmingham cap.
italisis. lie demands $4,000 for his
goose that laid the golden eggs, aud he
I will probably gci II. picked up quartz
containing traces OF copper In the near vi.
! entity Of this spring. Coosa also has large
' hills OF beautiful marble. ! saw old chin.
y neys TO rustic houses, built Of this beautiful
stone
, In Walker county, where Eve years AGO
more than half Of It's inhabitants had never
= heard the whistle Of locomotive or seen
= the wonder Of q rushing passenger train,
where even one year ngO only one milnad
= had penetrated timidly little way into
Is the iorbidding confines, there now stand
thrce great railways complete aud ready
Il for traffic.
y Walker county, ~ everybody knows, Il
a full OF coal nj Jasper Real estate owner
are experimenting with coke ovens, and
= they have found superior coking coal In
! the near vicinity. Why, the court-houss
J. sits upon bed Of solid coal.
One year ago good coal lands could have
u been bought In this county for - an acre