The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-03-28

: corporation he is also president. The
r Spring Hill Land and Involvement Co.
organized by men of capital TO enable
parties OF small means TO become home
owners in the town, also claims him
az Its head. Ii Is not too much tC
say there fore. that there is not a move
! looking TO the upbuilding of this town
that does not have his cordial support
The high esteem in which he is held
by his business associates appears from
, the positions of trust he holds Cor
, dial and courteous in his manners, he
naturally and easily makes friends
! Mr.. Bailey owns one of the best farms
J In the county. and his farming opera
lions are on an extensive scale, and are
quite successful, with the exception
of that portion in blue grass, the 900
acres are cultivated in wheat, corn and
oats.
On the farm are reared mules. cat
tie and hogs, while an extensive feed
ing business is carried on. Intimately
connected with these is the packing
industry, operated here. Mr.. Bailey
is one of the largest packers in the
county, his packed products being
valued at about 81, 200 per annum.
All of which goes to show that "blood
will tell :" for the subject of this
sketch comes of good old Revolu-
tiOnary stock. His ancestors fought
at Kings Mountain. and in other i'm
portant battles of the Revolution, and
were pioneer settlers of this section,
coming from Va. and N. c. His
! father, A. NJ. Bailey, was gallant
soldier in the Confederate service,
entering at 16, and serving throug hout
the struggle, as a member of the Bird
Tenn.
/ Mr.. Bailey is young man yet, and
though he has already attained sue
cess beyond his years. still greater sue
cesses no doubt are in store for him
Down the pike Columbia way about
two miles is place both historic and
beautiful. This is the old Cheairs
estate.
On the left coming south, situated
well back from the pike in fine grove
OF native trees, is the old family
mansion. Built in the ante bellum
days when solidity and certain classic
grandeur were essentials of the type of
residence affected by the wealthier
classes, it seems to speak to the passer-
by OF that by-gone era; to breathe the |
spirit of the age and the people that
made such buildings their outward
sybmol. It's massive fiutul columns,
white painted; it's straight lines, all |
tell the story better than can any
mans pen. It is true representa-
tive of the "Old South
Granted originally to one of the
Folks, these lands came into possession
of the Cheairs family at an early day.
This family is one of the oldest in the
Spring Hill section, and one of the
best known in the county. w. M.
Cheairs is the present representative
Of the family in the ownership of the
Cheairs estate.
When the war closed this estate was
1esolate. The land was intact, as was
the old home, but fences were gone, /
labor disorganized, and money con- =
spicuous by its absence. :,
Amid these conditions W. M. !
Cheairs made his start in life. Like ,
many other men in that period Just :
to the close of the war, he :
found the struggle hard. But like not .
| few of the South's brave heroes who {
ook up the fight at that time, he ;.
ought it to a successful finish.
The farm as it exists today contains h
600 acres, 800 of which are in cult 9
alton chiefly in wheat. The stock .
onsists chiefly of feeders-mules and p
attic. ~ y
Mr.. Cheairs at one time cultivated ~
900 acres, large part of which was
q corn. 1t is believed that this feat
7as record maker in the history of
1e cultivation of large areas in middle
ennessee, though he does not claim
i; In those days the ck-raising and q,
'eding operations of the farm were te
a very large scale. The quar- "
RS. - on this estate, repaired and re- Y
hitened, constitute little village, +
lding another link to it's connection
18th the "Old Plantation. r
This property, occupied by the 1
oops of both armies at various times,
hose officers made their headquarters
the home, was favorite stopping
ace of Gen. Forrest, and is rich in n
cries touching the personality and Il
'culiarities of this famous man. If ~
ace permitted some of them would
J related here.
The key note Of Mr.. Cheairs success
business man is concentration
ION the matter in hand, joined to
dgment clear and active. 1t is a
vorite theory of his that success H(
waits any man who seeks it with
fficient earnestness
AS genial host and pleasing gentle
an to meet Mr.. Cheairs is not ex-
lied.
In this section of fine lands and agri-
ltural prosperity, it is not surpris Sp
g that the majority of land owners
3 well satisfied with their holdings T.
i'll, for various reasons, an occasional W;
er of farm is met with. One of ~