The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-08-29
rANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY w. H. AND r. b. PRICE.
Taney County
fancy is the fourth county from the west
line OF the state, in the extreme southern
] tier, and so bordering on Arkansas and en-
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fancy is the fourth county from the west
line OF the state, in the extreme southern
tier, and so bordering on Arkansas anu en-
loving to its fullness the wonderlul climate
n the .Sunny Side" Of the OZarks, where the
temperature rarely touches zero In winter ana the
nights in summer are always cool enough TO make
sleep n delight ,,,ooo
The county contains $50 square miles, $4,000
acres, OF which about 1900 acres are unuer ln,
proyement The soil varies from the rich ailuviai
bottoms to the strong limestone soils OF the rag
es, producing successfully wheat on whicn tue
county was awarded the silver mccall AT Tue Lou
isinna Purchase exposition, corn second 10 none,
"a stalk on display in this office measuring seven
teen feet four Inches in length potatoes, cotton,
melons, tame grasses, berries, fruits; vegetables,
In fact everything except tropical products Pears
and peaches DO especially well.
The surface Is rugged and picturesque covered
with forests and traversed oy streams OF spark
ling clcarness among them the Deaatilui Mhi.e
river, famed for its scenery and It's hnny ttiocS,
including the gamey black bass and jack salmon
while the wooded expanses abound III small game
Of various kinds. including fox, raccoon, Hpossoh
squirrel, quail and turkey, aifording abundant
recreation with rod and gum
The populs ton OF the county by the last census
was l0,iy7, only two Of whom were colorcd ana
all but W American born. Taxes are not heaVy
Wood for fuel Is plentiful and remarkably chehp
selling In Forsyth for 81 wagon-load Win slue,
boards Church and school facilities are ialr ana
increasing many Of the schools manilesting such
spirit OF up.to-date-ness as to provide hDrafies
for the use OF pupils. Improved farms are valued
at $40 to $50 an acre, while unimprovcd lands can can
be had at Sl.25 to sS. There are still about SO9
acres of government lands. subject TO homestead
or cash entry The county is hneiy watereu, 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, mangah-
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 and energy.
In no spot on earth, perhaps, can poor man
SO easily acquire home and make living, and
any man who is honest aud energetic Will be wei
coined, be he rich or poor. The railroad, white
River line of the Missouri Pacifc,) Is stimating
enterprise and enhancing values, River trallic
aud electric roads are certainty OF the near tut
urc to give new stimulus to every material inter
est and enhance NIL realty values. Now Is the
time to get in right and reap the benefits.