Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-29
The TENNESSEE PARADISE.
A Letter from Former ST. Louis Citz n
TIE II oflts advantages
SPAKTA, Tenn May -, So

SPAKTA, Tenn May 49, So
Sir Editor: thinking perhaps sume
of our readers would like 10 hear from
lie sunny laDd OF reuneastt, via
spend The next hour wrlnlug 10 yJu
We are now IN the must OF the
mouth OF roses, wish ny friends
cpulh see hem, VI CHI gan cannor pro
uucc such Iie tIump-t slnt. fufsct-
mG-AOt and shamrock are halves Of
our NOudS The climate here - pei
tFctlou The dawn Bogus 10 appear
between 3 aud / O'clock III tue mori-
nag, c)ui, sui aud cledl; about 10
O'Clock OrisK breeze frutG The noun
1dl1S-fOf which ever way the Nlnd
blows IL Ii from The noun springs
10, which continues Till about y IN
when Tbs attn sphere char gts 10 de-
iiclOus GOODNESS The SUI sets about
six aud "a seven we are III the GaIk,
the nights are ALWAYS cool oar warm
est days tine thermOmel o. has not heen
able To register 81 degrees az some o!
my friends ~ Mlchigd write me yOd
nave experienced The soil here IS red
and easily tiled, most Of tie tuTningOl
blowing being done with Que horse 81
mule The laud is hlily and broker;
near thu river aud spTlngs aud he land Is
dotted here and there with the
native cedar and other trees. ana the
ground is covered with large flat white
rock or line stone. The farms are tad
irrespective of section or town lines
and are called cove farms Usually tht
house and other buildings are buiiU near
the peSs splng, then road is made
ov r the farm 10 the home. Piices On
farms are according L. the situate.
from the main road The houses srt.
all buiit from me plan, they are lOpe
and low, two large rooms Ore AT each
end of the house with a wide replace
Ia each room; vide hail divides theae
rooms, this hall is always cool. Mauy
Of my friends Ask me If We have any
windows in our houses. Yes. each
room has from Que To four good lar
windows, and the hail is lighted by
lOug narrow windows each Sld. the
front Or double door The people live
comfortably, satisfied with lirtle, 90
uu, try To outshine their nelghbor ana
only work enough To make living
We shall have abundance IF fruit, ap
pie 5, peaches. cherries, plums and
SMALL fruit, strawberries are nearly
gone. All the farmers are cultlyatine
corn now. We can raise everything
you raise III Michigan and MANY things
you can not. This is fine country
and do not wonder hat the southern
or is contented with his home aud has
no desire to go north Anyone who
can raise from four TO eight hundred
dollars stands good chance to GET him
good home; but TN So wishing 70
come mere | wodld warn against deal
ing III any way with land agents or
SPECTATORS, who are in tO III Ike money
Irrespective OF party or people. II any
me who reaCs tins letter wants any
Information concerning this land. aud
Nlli write TO me or call at my home |
viii do all | can that they may deaf d.
rect with the man who owns tie land
can save anyone from $50 to 5000 Oh
4 purchase. This country needs north
I'm enterprise of the right kind W.
have 40 desire To return to Michigan,
uut ate better satisfied each day with
orr purchase and expect to stay.
Hoping may hear from my many
frienus at ST Louis aud vicinity | re-
main. yours respectfully,
MIR AND Mrs. DEGRAsSE SHIPPEY