Aug 3, 1900 - J. C. Harris of Lake county is the largest land owner in Tennessee. He has recently undertaken the colossal scheme of draining Reelfoot Lake, and every creek and bayou along the Tennessee side of the Mississippi River, if the project proves successful, it will add some hundreds thousands of acres of lands to his holdings. The lands of Lake County are the richest in the State, the soil being ten and twelve feet deep. One idea of their value is conveyed from the fact that the annual rent per acre is $5, and often more than a bale of cotton can be obtained to the acre.

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