The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-08-17
rANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY W. II. AND r. B. PRICE.
Taney County
fancy Is the fourth county from The west
line Of tlls state, in the extreme southern
tier and SO bordering On ARKANSAS aud en-
full ha fft

fancy Is the fourth county from the west
line OF ths state, in the extreme southern
tier and 50 bordering On Arkansas aud en-
loving to its fullnesS the wonderful climate
II the Sunny Side of the O2arkS. where the
temperature rarely touches zero In winter aud the
nights in summer are always cool enough TO MAKE
sleep delight.
The county contains 600 square miles. $4,000
acres, or which about 61,UtU acres are under i'm
proyeuient. The soil varies from the rich alluviEl
bottoms to the strong limestone soils OF the rldS'
cs producing successfully wheat, on which the
county was awarded the silver medal at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition, corn second to none,
"a stalk grown this season on display III this occ
melons, tame grasses berries, fruits vegetables,
IN fact everything except tropical prpduclS, Fears
and peaches do especially Well.
The surface is rugged md picturesque, covered
with forests and traversed by strraIls uf SpaFn'
ling cleatneSs, among them the beautiful Nh'tc
river famed for It's scenery and It's mary tribes
Including the camey black bass and jack sgiInon,
while the wooded eNpanseS abound III sinAll game
ui Sariuus kilds. including iON, rlccoon, upusSOa
>quirrei, qua. and turkey, aHogding abundant
recreation with rod and gun.
The population OF tho county by the last census
was III, Ia only two OF whom Were colofcd aud
all but w American born. The county tax is but
~ cents ON the 500, aud there Is practically no
cuuuty debt, Wood for tuel Is plentiful anu cheap,
selling ia Forsyth for u waGun-lhad with side
boards. Churcn and school facilities are lair and
Increasing, many Ol llr scnOulS nlhNlIcSiHE Sucli
spirit ui up.to-datc-ness aS to provide libraries
for the use OF pupils, Improved inrms ART vained
vt $40 to so an acre while unimproycd lands can
be had ut $l,2o 90 -, There arc siili about AOJ
acres Of. government lands, subject 10 homestead
or cash entry. The ceunty Is nuely watcred, the
White river alone winding in aud ont Tor about
hundred miles within It's borders
There il considerable timber Of commercial val.
ue, including hickory, whteoak, walnut pinc and
cedar, aud vast mineral wealth, as Indicated by
the little prospecting that has occn done. Our
minerals include marble, hydraulic lime, mangan-
cse, copper lead and zinc in their multitu,'n0uS
FORMS silver and gold, recent petjng Showing
the presence OF both IN paying quantities., al. NJ
which will afford Yualtl-makinE opportunities to
men Of means, Judgment and cherry
IN no spot on earth, perhaps, cah poor man
so easily acquire home and make y living, aud
any man " ho is honest and energetic VIII br wei
coined, be he rich pr poor. The railroad, White
River line OF the Missouri Paciic,) Is just rcnch'
ing us for the first time and lrcigh, and pas'I'
enger steamer will be put on the river next snm'
mrr, greatly stimulating activity IN every Gircc'
tlOu, and sending ysues upward. Now Is Tire
time to get in right and reap thr benefits.