The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-02-01
TANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY w. II. AND X. b. PRICE,
Taney County
T-ANEY is the fourth co1nty from The VS.
line Of the state in the cNtrelne southern
iirr and so bordpriug un ARKANSAS anu "a

TANEY is the fourth co1nty from thc VS..
line Of the state, in the eNtreine souti'.i
tier and 50 borderiUG On Arkansas alu "a
loving To its iullness the wonderiui cli.ato
Of the sunny Side Of the O2arks, where th'
temperature rarely touches zero III winter ino the
nights in summer are always cool enough 10 Il axe
sleep u delight ,n.
acres of which about d, ,JJJ ;.creo are uud,s I'M
proyeui-nt The soil varies from IN" flch ;!Ilu' II
bottoms to the strong limestone srils oil w" :
es producing successfully wheat, on Wh'cH the
county was awarded the silver medal at the l"'l'
isiana Purchase exposition, corn second to II ne,
Ia stalk grown this season on display III TINS once
measuring II feet in icngth,) Potatoes 70, on,
melons, tame grasses, berries, iruiis, NtGe'in. y
in fact everything except tropical iroduct'' Piais
and peaches do especially We'll,
The surface is rugged ana picturesque, coy
with forests and tT!lverSed by streams ot sIitk-
ling cearness among them tue h"autltui W iite
river famed for is scenery anu It's hni! trloes'
including the gamey black bass aid lich sa!iioi''
while the wooded eXpanses abound III small game
of various kinds, including Ion raccoUh' VpoSsoti,
suuirrcl, quail and turkey, nnordihs aOuhtaht
recreation with rod and gun.
The population of the county byihe last cci su>
was l6ls7, only two of whom were cv"r'd tud
ail but W American born. The county taN Is '.l
~ cents on the slOu aud there Is practicaii! n'
county debt Wood lor iuel Is piehllIul ana On az,
selling in Forsyth for Il waGoh-'nnd WIN ''"'
boards Church aud school .acl.ili'> are lalr lha
increasing, many of the schools n.aniicStihG s"ch
spirit Of uptO'date'ncss as to pIoVu llbr" .''S
for the use oi pupils, Improved iarin' are va '''
at $40 to SO an acre, while unluproEnu t"U"> NlH
he had at si.26 to Is. There AZ sta. i""ul HN
acres of government Lands, subject to homestead
or cash entry. The county Is lnely Watefed' 1"'
" nite river alone winding IL .nd out for "p" II
hundred miles within its Oordera.
There l. considerable timber ol cOilmtrclal va.
ue, Including hickory, whteuak, walnut, pine and
cedar and vast mineral wealth, II, nlicatcd by
the little prospecting tAat has oe"n done. oRr
minerals include marble hydraulic lime inanH"i.-
ese, "copper" lead aud zinc IN their hu''itGdn GUS
otms silver aud gold, recent prospecting 'hO' M
the presence OF both in paying quantities, al OF
which will afford wcalth.lHaking oppurtgnitlcs to
ncn OF means, Judgment aud energy.
In no spot on earth, perhaps, can poor maj.
so easily acquire u home and nuhc II Il, lug. anu
any man vi ho is honest and energetic VIII be Wei
coined br he rich or poor. Tine railroad, tWhtc
River line OF the Missouri Pac Hcl Is just IT ch-
Ing us for the first time, and irNsht aud pass
enger steamer will be put on the river nest srill'
mer, greatly stimulating activitI in ever! u'rtc'
tiun, and sending values upMhTu. Now Is thc
time to get in right aud rcap the Dement'S.