Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-31
HIS BoYHooD HOME.
DR., Jamei A. Lyon Writes An Interest
ing Letter From Mississippi.

10 bu6 IOt HCCO LtaI- chronicle.
COLUMBUS, MISS, Aug. 29.-For
the past two weeks have been re-
newing my acquaintance with old
friends, amid the scenes OF my boy
hood, in the beautiful little city on
the Tonlbigbee. From the time Of
my earl lest recollections till / left for
college, this was my home. Column
bus has always claimed to be the
pretties- place in Mississippi and one
of the raost beautiful in the South,
and alt ough money is not'as plenti-
full here as in the ante bellum days,
when this was the residence of many
of the 'ealthiest cotton planters Of
the Sou III, yet with the growth OF
beautif II shade trees, which line the
broad gravel streets, and with the
beautiful flower gardens nurtured by
her tas eful ladies, she still maintains
her SUI remacy.
Columbus has always been noted
also for the grace, elegance, beauty
and hospitality of her daughters, and
from what / have seen of the young
er generation, mostly children Of
those J, associated with in boyhood,
she is likely to continue in the same
old lir es.
1 know of no place where so few OF
the young men have moved away as
here. Except those removed by
death. / find all my boyhood com.
panioas still here.
The low price Of cotton the last
year or two, combined with the fail.
ure OF crops, due to the two unprece.
denied overfiows in the Tombigbee
river this spring, have made very
hard times indeed, but / hope
a brighter day may soon
dawn. If the present difficulties
drive the people to diversity crops
more, to raise corn, hogs and hay in.
stead of cotton alone, or almost So
they may prove blessings in disguise.
took my wife and children the
othel day to look through the large
Gotten mill here, owned and.run by
Harrison johnson & Sons. 1t runs
steadily along from a. m. to 6 p. M,
and understand they have orders
two months ahead for all they can
produce. More such mills would
help the South. They make cotton
cloth and cotton rope.
There is also cotton seed oil mill
here.
The 1. l. d O., or the Industrial In
stitute and College is one Of the
features of the place. 1t is a State
institution for the practical educa-
tior of Mississippi's daughters.
Every county of the State has a
right to send a certain number of
girls, and there they can receive a
good education, not in books only,
but in all kinds of household work,
telegraphy, type-writing, stenogra-
ply, ETC., at cost, or may even pay a
good part of the expense by their
own work. Columbus is well sup
piled with churches and banks and
warehouses and an excellent public
sch COL building with competent
ami we'll paid corps of instructors.
The city needs to be better lighted
at night.
e'he main street is 100 feet wide
AMI beautifully gravelled. II we
only had such a street in GAINESVILLE
Since leaving GAINESVILLE l have
stopped in Holly Springs, Oxford,
Pcutotoc and Columbus. OF these
CO iumous possesses by far the most
ma tural advantages, and yet at pres
ent the pcop'e here seem most de.
pressed. But / believe the time is
when this section will thrive
ard prosper again.
Very shortly now l hope to walk
the streets OF dear old GAINESVILLE
again. Yours truly,
JAMES A. LYON.