The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-12-21
TANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY W. II. AND r. b. PRICE,
Taney County
TASEY is the fourth county from the west
line OF the state, in the extreme southern
tier and so bordering on Arkansas and en-

TANEY is the fourth county from the west
line OF the state, IN the extreme southern
tier, and so bordering on Arkansas ami en-
joying to its fullness the wonderful chmat,
Of the Sunny Side" of the Ozarks where the
temperature rarely touches zero in winter and the
nights in summer are always cool enough TO make
sleep delight.
III. county contains $50 square miles, AZ, ,OOl
acres oil which about 81 ,UJO acres are under I'm
proyeiIient. The soil varies from the rich alluYld
bottoms To the strong limestone soils Of the ridg
es, producing successfully wheat on which tht
county was awarded the silver medal at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition, corn second to none
IA stalk grown this season on display in this oiiicI
measuring II feet in lenglh,D potatoes, cotton
melons, tame grasses, berries, fruits, vegetables
in fact everything except tropical products, Pear'
and peaches DO especially we'll.
The surface is rugged ana picturesque covered
with forests and traversed by streams OF spark
ling clearness, among them the beautiful W Int
river, famed for its scenery ana Its hhny tribes
including the gamey black bass and jack salmon
while the wooded eNpanscs abound III Small gaint
OF various kinds. including fox, raccoon, oposson
squirrel, quail and turkey, anorolhg aouhdahl
recreation with rod and gun.
The population Of the county by the last ccnsu'
was lU,l27, only two OF whom were colored ano
all but W American born. The county taA Is Ou
W cents on the $lOU aud there is practically lii
county debt. Wood for fuel is plentiful ana cheap
selling III Forsyth for II u wagon'lUad win slue
boards. Church aud school iaclitl"s are lalr auC
spirit Of up.to.date-ncSs as to provide Libraries
for the use OF pupils. Improved farms are valued
at $40 to so an acre, While unilhpFoNti anus "hi
be had at SIPS TO IS. There are stu about 'hb
acres OF government lands, subject 10 homestead
or cash entry, The county |, huely watertd' th'
White river alone Winding III and out for aOont d
hundred miles within its borders.
There is considerable timber OF commercial val
ue, including hickory, whitcoak. walnut pine tht
cedar, and vast mineral wealth, A. Indicated by
the little prospecting that has been done. Oul
minerals include marble, hs draulic lime, mangah
ese copper, lead and 2lnc in their multltudinou:
forms, silver and gold, recent prospecting show in9
the presence OF both in paying quanutieN, an o
which will afford matchmaking opportunities II
men OF MEANS Judgment aud encrgy.
In no spot ON earth, perhaps, can II poor maj
so easily acquire u home and make llylng. AM
any man who is honest and energetic VIII be wei
coined, be he rich or poor. The railroad, wv hlt'
River line OF the Missouri Paciic,) Is Just reach
inu us for the first time and freight and pass
enger steamer viii be put on the river next sum
mer, greatly stimulating activity IN every uirGc
tion and sending values upward. Now Is IN
time to yet in right and reap the Dement'S