The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-16
wHITEvILLE.
An Ambitious Tennessee Town in a
Beautiful Country.

Beautiful Country.
Correspondence of The Appeal.
WmTEvILLE, Tenn, July l4.-White-
vile is town in Hardeman county on
the Tennessee Midland railroad, tifty-five
miles from Memphis and thirty miles from
jackson, Tenn. II is what can be called
natural town. Its geographical position
was such that the first settlers in travelling
through the country found themselves
crossing each others routes, and conse-
quently meeting oftener, where the town
now stands than at any other point within
a dozen miles. The lay Of the land, with
its timber and water, shaped the paths OF
wild animals, and next the Indians and
then the white hunter. These foot
paths by the process OF civilization
have widened until now there are ten
public highways crossing each other at the
town, and in addition TO these the Mid
land railroad, which taps the Illinois Cen
runs into Memphis, where on a grander
scale ten railroads converge, rs ten dirt
roads here. A mere glance at the soil
showed the early settlers il was fertile, and
the vicinity of Whiteville was thickly set
tied. Ii il had had a railroad at first II
would now be the large town which 1t
now promises soon to be. As 1t was, the
railroad towns twelve or fifteen miles dis
tant drew away the trade. Now that we
have q railroad OF our own, and the depot
located 80 that incomers know where
best to build, we will hold the
trade which properly belongs to
u.s. Boliver, on our east ten miles.
Big Hattie river on our east and north,
seven to fifteen miles; Stanton, northerly
eighteen, and Somerville west fifteen miles,
are the land marks on the line defining
the trading territory, which will furnish
nearly, il not all, Of 5000 souls, as White.
ville's share OF patronage. The farms here
are small and well kept, and have yielded
abundant crops OF cotton, corn, wheat,
oats, rye, clover and grasses. Fruit does
splendidly and berries are to be had Tor
the picking Soon big revenue, which
we have never had, will come TO us by
shipping direct to northern markets fruit,
vegetables and other farm products. A
better place for vegetable and fruit can
ming than this can nowhere be found.
Vegetables come in April and last
until November. The average time be-
tween the last frost in spring and the
first killing one in autumn is POS days.
(Sce McWhirter's biennial report Of mines,
agriculture, etc, p. lO0 year 1881 With
the exception oil hill in Henderson
county, Whiteville is the highest point
along the survey OF the Midland railroad
from the Tennessee river TO Memphis, be
ing over 800 feet above the level OF the
sea IL i, needless TO say that II is an ex
ceptionaly healthy place. In reference
10 the people of this locality We will quota
entire the language OF J. Il. Killebrew
ION the Resources OF Tennessee" pre-
pared by the direction Of the bureau o
agriculture, p. l,0S3, year 1874 The
people generally are handwriting, thrifty
and properly appreciate an education
They are conservative in politics and reli
gion, andarc TO an encouraging extent read
ems ofnewspapcrs. AS a class they are abov
the average This is said Of the country
and how much this character is due
Whitevile we will leave 10 those TO "a
who have watched her sons taking hig
rank in the professions and positions {
honor and trust, and her daughters adorr
ing society with faultless graces, and thes
recruits came from locality whose tow
boosted OF only $50 souls
- ROnpnTsON VI. ID.