The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-11-02
TANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY W. II. AND r. D. PRICE,
Taney County
TANEY 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 wes'
line Of the state, in the extreme southern
tier, and SO bordering on Arkansas ana EN-
joying to its iullness the wonderiui climate
Of the Sunny Side" OF the Ozarks, where the
temperature rarely touches zero in winter and tht
nights in summer are always cool enough to make
sleep delight 1900.
The county contains 6dO square miles, 4i2. .0U
acres, vi which about o7,uOJ acres are under i'm,
provencnt The soil varies from the rich ailuval
bottoms To the strong limestone soils OF the rds'
es, producing successfully wheat, on whlch TIE
county was awarded the silver medal at the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition, corn second to none
(s stalk grown this season on display in this oilce
measuring Ia feet in length,) potatoes, cotton,
melons, tame grasses, berries, fruits vegetables,
In fact everything except tropical products Pears
and peaches do especially well:
Tho surface Is rugged and picturesque, covered
with forests and traversed by streams OF spark
ling clearness, among them the beautiful White
river, famed for its scenery and Its bnny triues,
including the gamey black bass and jack salmon,
while the wooded eapanses abound in small game
Of various kinds Including fox, raccoon, oposSom,
squirrel, quail and turkey, afording abundant
recreation with rod and gun.
The population Of the county by the last census
was H. l27, only two OF HON were colored and
all but W American born. The county tax is but
90 cents on the si00, aud there is practically no
county debt. Wood fer fuel is plentiful and cheap,
selling in Forsyth for II a wagon'load with side.
boards. Church and school facilities are fair and
increasing many OF the schools maniiesting such
spirit Of up-todate-ness as TO provide libraries
for the use OF pupils. Improved farms are valued
at $40 TO $50 an acre, while unimproved lands can
be had at 81 20 to SS There are still about 1000
acres Of government lands, subject to homestead
or cash entry. The county Is finely watered, the
White river alone winding IN and out Tor about
hundred miles within its borders.
There is considerable timber OF commercial val
ue including hickory, whiteoak, walnut, pine and
cedar and vast mineral wealth, as Indicated by
the little prospecting that has been done. Our
minerals include marble, hydraulic lime, mangan'
ese, copper, lead and zinc in their multitudinous
forms, silver and gold, recent prospecting showing
the presence Of both in paying quantities, all OF
which will afford matchmaking opportunities TO
men OF means, judgment aud energy.
In no spot on earth, perhaps, can poor man
80 easily acquire u home aud make living, aud
any man who is honest and energetic will be vel
coined be he rich or poor. The railroad, white
River line OF the Missouri Pacifc) is just reach
ing us for the first time, aud freight and pass
engcr steamer will be put on the river next sum
mer, greatly stimulating activity in every direc'
tion, and sending values upward Now is the
time to get In right and reap the benefits