Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-09-21
In OLD
KENTUCKY
An Interesting Letter From the
Bluegrass State = Tazewell
People Make Profitable In
veStmentS.

4 NCSlllGnIS.
Ii has been the pleasure OF those
whose interest / represent TO give me
the privilege OF seeing ali OF the ''Blue
grass region" of Kentucky. 1t is the
realization of the dream Of almost any
one who has read or heard OF it's fame.
THE greatest country in the United
States" Here we might place a period
for that, as the "Possum trotters" OF
this country would say "kivcrs the
ground"
1t struck me that If Abraham had
been called upon TO divide Kentucky
with Lot, he would have been a long
time saying, "Lot you take the Blue
Grass end and III take the mountains. u
Could the Patriachs OF old Bible times
have only seen such a land they would
have exclaimed "milk and honey" sure
enough, and Queen Of Sheha would
have simply winked the other eye at
Solomon and passed on from DanviIle
TO Lexington, Versailles, Georgetown.
Paris, Winchester, Frankfort. Rich
mond and the whole host of towns the
Lord only knows which is In the best
section OF country, which Is the best
town and which has the best hotels. the
cleverOst people, big hearted to a fault
especially courteous to strangers. 1t
Is unnecessary to mention her beautl-
ful women. her fame, and that OF the
fine Kentucky horse is known and
read CT ali mer, 1t is saying a good
deal for Tazewell county, Virginia, to
say that Kentucky and RentuakIans
remind one Of home Kentucky is
simply Tazewell on a great big scale.
The hospitality OF the two peoples Is
very much alike. Everything is done
whole souled, with open heart and
hund-even to the ''cussin"-the "out-
spokenest,' "fiat-footedest" sarchinest
cussin' that ever heard in all my life
is put up by the men OF Kentucky:
cuss anything, and each other, especi-
ally II the argument is about a horse.
III you were TO hear two old retired
horse veterans as did one night after
supper sitting in front of hotel, during
the Fair, cuss AMI discuss their opin.
ions OF the various horses exhibited and
not laugh you would have TO be mighty
"sound In the doctrine" and "frm i'm
the faith" If Brit" could spend n
month down here during the Fairs he
give you that peculia' little giggle the
balance of the year.
IT wouldn't do for "Lishe" TO be
down here during Of a thunder storm.
for he believes In being very mute AMI
humble when its lightning right keen.
Our Tazewell people who have in
vested here, invested wisely. C.. j.
Barnes Clint Is deservedly popular at
Paris both as a citizen and LAWYER
beautiful home with 5 acres, and fine
lawn shaded with almost every known
tree OF the forest was a splendid in
vestment and has advanced decidedly
In value. This home has open doors
for all Virginia friends, who come this
way. j. G. Freeman made fine invest
ments In two blue grBss farms / had
the pleasure OF being driven over these
fine estates by Mrs. Rhudesill a sister
OF Mr.. Freeman, but sad indeed was
the conclusion, when instead of meet
ing him we drove to his last resting
place IN the beautiful cemetery at Paris
where he indeed and In truth sleeps the
sleep OF the Just. Tazewell never lost n
better citizen than John G.. Freeman
The Bankers and other prominent
citizens OF Paris speak OF his memory
In the tenderest words of highest praise.
The Baldwin boys, sons of Jas. II.
Baldwin are doing as fine grocery and
meat market business as any one OF
that section and will soon move in new
and elegant quarters which they will
build In near future
The soil here has superior value be-
cause OF the successful growing of
several crops, namely, wheat, corn. to-
bacco, hemp, bluegrass and all fruits
and vegetables. Tobacco Is one of the
most profitable of all productions. the
export cattle not excepted. Perhaps
more money Is made on fine horses
than enything else. Hemp paws well
So you can readily see why investment
In Kentucky land is good one, espe.
cialiy In farms of 100 or 2G0 acres.
heard renters say that they would
clear this year on tobacco about $500
or $500 and some as high as 81 300.
Compare all these crops with our Taze-
well bluegrass land and you can easilv
see the advantage. Then they do not
work crops here scarcely at all except
with the plow. The land Is smooth.
There are still good investments In
Kentucky for Southwest Virginia capt.
tai. had hoped to write something of
several OF the fine estates near Lexing-
ton; such as Haggins and Keene Of
New York and John r. Madden of
divorce fame, OF some Of the noted
horses raised on these estates-but
VIII defer. 1t would require a good
deal OF space to describe the Haggin
estate OF 5000 acres, which IS as near
ly an earthly paradise as It is possible
to make one. When 1 take it all In will
report.
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