McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-09
will give a brief description.


In approaching the plains it looks
like you were going up a mountain.
After going up about q thousand feet
you reach the top and can see before
you q level country reaching for miles
and miles, without q break or timber
to ohstruct the view.
This land is being put in cultivation
very fast. Big pastures (sometimes
covering whole county have been
cut up and sold to farmers, and the
big stockman is moving to New Mex
leo, Arizona, and other places where
he can get cheaper pasture.
The land is very fertile, and with
rain will produce nearly anything that
grows in McNairy, though some crops,
such as corn, clover and the grasses,
do not pay, and fruit does not do
very well. We raise fine gardens by
irrigation; and it grows fine until
frost.
This is a great hog country; from
one to three cars are shipped from
this point every week. Poultry is
also shipped by the carload, ,and brings
considerable money into the country.
Land is advancing by leaps and
bounds, and lots of it is selling for
more than it is worth according to
what it will produce. People seem to
think that prices will always remain
high and the SO called prosperity will
continue indefinitely, but | think when
the European war ends prices of our
products will drop some; then those
who have gone wild will wish they
had bought less, high priced land, d.
versifed and lived at home.
There are lots of McNairy people
in the west, and they believe in keep
ing trace Of each other: the Cobb
boys in Gray county; fuckers, Clay
tons, Manesses, Kirbys and Lains in
Swisher, and Shelby Moore in Nueles;
in fact, have never been at any
place long that l did not find some
one from McNairy.
Mr.. Cobb and Billy Lain and family
visited US last summer. We were real
glad to see them. They came down
in their auto and went back the same
day-a short trip for this country.
Mr.. fuckers folks run down very
often. Nothing uncommon for people
TO run 200 miles day in autos.
Lotsof people are going to New
Mexico. They can get a homestead
of $40 acres now, and the land is be-
ing taken fast. Some will make good,
but most Of those who are not able to
keep stock will have a hard time. l
travelled over a good deal of that
country last year, and | don't believe
it is or ever will be successful farm-
ing country; it is too dry.
would advise any man back east
who has good home and is doing
we'll, to know where he is going and
what he Is going to do before he let's
the other fellow get in his warm
place, for ! have seen more torn up,
dissatisfied people here than any
place | have ever been.
have enjoyed reading the Perkins
letters, especially the one in which he
wrote of meeting James L. Wilmeth
in Washington. D. C. Mr.. Wilmsth
and | went TO school together in
Arkansas He was good boy and. a
close student, and | am glad to know
that he has been successful.
| What has become Of Job Sweat?
Have not seen a letter from him in
some time. Job, you remember we
met few times in Texas.
l enjoy reading the Independent
because it speaks the plain truth and
is generally in the right. Wife says
it is like a letter from home.
Long may you live Mr.. Editor.
VIM. C. MOORE.