The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-12-06
u MANUFACTURERS IN THE IN.
TERROR"

We are glad to perceive 'lnt the great
natural advanipges-,he immense mineral
resources of East Tennessee, are beginning
to attract attention abrond The following
is an article from The New York "Amcri
can Rail Road Journal"
elf the cost of forwarding to market
from some Of :he interior States eats up
large part Of the value of their agricultural
productions. those in these States engaged
in manufacturing pursuits are protected for
the same reason to similar extent from the
effects Of foreign OEpe'tion. If some OF
our interests at the north, The manufacture
of iron for instance, is depressed, from th"
low price of the foreign ;icle, those who
find themselves unable to contend with the
foreign manufacturer should pnce them
selves beyond The reach Of his ntlurncr, by
planting themselves where ,l," COS, of trans.
rOratinn toge,har with thu duty shall amply
protect them. In ,ais way many Of III"
northern manufacturers have it in their own
power to protect themselves
The present time ls PECULIARLY favorable
to the commencement nl the iron nanu.nc.
ture on n large scnlr, IN some OF the Sn'h-
ern and Western States. In most of them.
this kind Of industry IS still in it's infancy,
the present demand being mostly supplied
from abroad. The ropid progress of rnl-
ronds in these States will not only supply
the means of transportation 70 different
parts Of lhe country, but will create OIL i'm
menSe'y Increns scd demand from the s'mn
los they will give to every kind Of industry
Railroads will no, only give to the pnhl"
much greater means of purchasing, out will
en- into existence every kind Of pursuits.
! Machine shops, cotton ard woolien mills.
embellishments for the production of every
article that enters INTO c"nsuNption Will
spring into existence. or oil them requiring
tho constant supply Of lnrgc quantity Of
| iron.
! One Of the best unoccupicd field. probah'y
for III" manufacture Of IRON is East Tenne..
see. Its remolenesS from the seaboard will
constitute good protection agalnsr English
iron. and tn" rapid progress oi railroads in
| that quarter will create an addIllonn. de-
mrnd for il, which is now very large. A
rolling mill situated on the Tennessee river
vii! not only ENJOY oil The means of ,rnns'
pnrtn'ion which TINT magnificent stream
| affords, but the ralruad in addition, VIII h
is now making rapid progress through the
East Trnn"s-ee Valley. The tine is not
far distant when this road viii constitute
one Of the great lines Of travel between the
Gulf of Mexico md The north. Fast Ten
nessot, too, is known to be one Of the most
fertile portions of the State. and is certainly
, uasnyPa ssa. h. arv pn"'inn nf 81 r"Hn'rN
| in its mineral wealth. [,s iron ores uie If
the hes, quality. Mineral coal exists in
great abundance. aud charcoal may he OBJ
tnlned in any quantity for 50 per 100 bush.
els. Labor ct the presrn, time. for lack Of
demand, is much lower there than Mt the
north. With such facilities for the pros
ducion Of iron. ard with IN" great ImTpdi
ate and prospective demand. we certainly
know of no part of the country which offers
gresler induccmcnt for the manufacture of
| iron. The climate of East Tennessee is
perhaps uneQuaIled by any par. Of tho
| Union. 1t is too far south for the riIor Of
our northern winters, and in the summer
the thermometer rarely if ever goes ahov"
50 degrees. vii! not some Of our northern
| manufacturers try this new field"