Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-06-02
THINGS HAVE CHANGED,
But Some People Are Slow to Learn the
True Conditions Touching This
Section.


Manv persons now living IN this
county can we'll recall the time wheh
II was common to hear persons VINO
did not then live in this county re-
m.rk. Eyes, the mountain is hne
nlace to live and is a good range ioi
cattle in the summer time, but you
can't raise anything there. . many
nersous in this county used to tn'hh
there was much truth in tnat sta'e-
mont taken as a whole but that time Is
changed and you cannot find person
now in this county who will accept the
last part of that statement at all Du'
the truth is the statement 'that you
can't raise anything there" never was
true and is not true today. Many peo-
nle living in the adjoining valley coun-
trv have not yet learned that THIS Is
not only good range country but 'na'
our people are growing GOOD crops.
To illustrate the enthusiasm OF our
neonle and the lack of information on
the part of some OF our valley neigh-
hors we will relate, as nearly as we
oor conversation that passed oe-
veen a Cum berland county citizen ana
q man from Dayton, Rhea county.
When returning from the Dixie Hign-
wav meeting at Chattanooga early 10
Anr,l an intelligent old gentleman got
on the train at Dayton and very sooii
bacame engaged in conversation Win
Harry Peters from Clarkrange, VINO
u.s a delegate from Fentress county.
The old gentleman asked, "What coun-
-, .ro Won from?" MIR. Peters replied:
..Erom Fentress county. the poorest
county in the state" /" A CuInberlard
saogpt3 delegate was standing neaf'
az slapped Mr.. Peters on the snouioer
.,,d said "Do not say that, you are
making big mistake when you 40 1or
Fentress county joins Cumpefla"o
county, the best county IN the s'a'e'
The old gentleman looked up with
an incredulous, good-natured smile.
The Cumberland county enthuslas'
romared: "You do not believe that'
do vou2 | can prove to you IN shree
minutes that we people IN Comper-
land county are beating you VaiieS
folks farming so bad you DOM Klo"
where you are. .
The old gentleman smiled again.
The cumberland county citizen ffeo
at him after this fashion:
"Dld you ever know OF any FARMER
~ .his valley raising 1872 bushels OF
corn on an acre?' Answer: No
"Did you ever know of any farmer
m YOUR county raising 189 bushels OF
notatoes on half an acre?' Answer
NO"
"Did YOU ever know of any farmer
in YOUR county raising 81 Dushels Oh
rye ON one acre?" Answer: NO.
"Did you ever know of any farmer
=, vo,,r county raising nearly seven ton
of rough feed on one acre. Answer
"No.'
"Weu, we have done all of that ana
much more in Cumberland county.
The old gentleman looked puzzleu
for moment and then rerlleo, i
never knew much about that country
out there.
The reply was: That is the MAIN
+ronhIe with our valley nelghoofs'
thew never come out there to see wha'
o,r farmers are doing. Come out
some time and visit our farmers aho
YOU will have a much better opinion
OF our country.
MANY MORE LIKE HIM.
There are many more people IN the
valley adjoining this mountain sectioh
who are just like this old gentleman
Some of our valley farmer friends are
Getting their eyes..open and are leaving
their valley farms and moving TO the
mountain because they see very plalniy
that they can grow good crops ana 40
better here than they can on their val
Low farms