The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-09-27
TANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY W. II. AND II. b. PRICE.
Taney County
Fancy is the fourth county from the west
line Of the state, in the extreme southern
tier, aud so bordering on Arkansas ana en-

-,-ANEY is the fourth county from the west
line Of the state, in the extreme southern
tier, aud SO bordering on Arkansas and en-
loving 10 its fulncSS the wonderful climate
Of the sunny Side" OF the Ozarks, where the
temperature rarely touches zero in winter and the
uightS IN summer are always cool enough TO make
sleep u delight. 1000,
Tie county contains ESQ square miles, ii20O
acres, of which about 61,CUO acres are under I'M
provcment The soil varies from the rich alluvlal
bottoms tn the strong limestone soils oi The rag
Us, producing successfully wheat, on which The
county was awarded the silver medal at the Lou
iSaua Purchase exposition, corn second IN none,
Ia stalk grown this season on display III TINS ollce
measuring II feet IN length) potatoes, cotton,
melons, tame grasses, berries, fruits, vegetables,
IN fact everything except tropical products fears
and peaches DO especially well,
The surface is rugged and pieturrSqIr, covered
with forests and trayCr>cd by streams OF spark
Ing clcarnrsS among them the beautiful White
river, famed for its scenery ana It's hnny trlO'S,
including the gamcy black bass and jack salmon,
while the wooded cNpanscS abound IN small game
of various kinds. including FOX, raccOon npoSsoW,
squirrel, quail aud turkey, anurdlnS abundant
recreation with rod and gun.
The population OF the county by the last census
was l6l5i, only two of whom were colorcd and
al but 80 American born. The county tax i nut
~ cents on the slUO and there Is practically no
county debt. Wood for fuel Is plentiful ana cheap
selling III Forsyth for II wagon'load WIN sluc,
boards. Church aud school iacitlcs are fair aud
increasing. many Uf the schools manlirStlnE such
II spirit ol up.to.datc'ncss rs To- provldc libraries
for the use ol pupils. Improved farms are valued
Mt SlU to so au acre, white unlmproNrd lands eau
be had at II 20 to -. There arc sill about SNp
acres of government lands, subject to homestead
or cash entry. The county Is finely watcTcd, the
White river alone winding IN and out Tor about u
hundred miles within its borders.
There is considerable timber OF commercial val
uc, including hickory, whltcOak, walnut, pine ana
cedar and vast mineral wealth, AS Indicated by
the little prospecting that has been done Our
minerals include marble, hydraulic lime, mangan'
esc, copper, lead and zinc IN their mnltltudlhous
fUrm> SILVER and gold, recent prospecting showing
the presence of both in paying quantities, all Ol
which viii afford wralth-mhking opportunities to
men ul means, Judgment and energy.
In no spot on earth, perhaps, can poor man
so easily acquire u home and make living anu
any man Who is honest and energetic VIII bc wei
coined, bc he rich or poor The railroad tN hue
River line OF the Missouri paclhc,) Is just reach
ing US for the first time, and freight ana pass
engcr steamer viii b. put on the river ncAt sum
mrr greatly stimulating activity in every direc
tion, and sending values upNhtd. Now Is the
time to get IN right and reap the benefits