Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-02-19
LOUDON-

Or the Tennessee Rirer, 30 miles Ie,o,o Know
rifle ant rs above Chattaaooqa. (bvIandf TIE
present terminus Of tie East tennessee &
Georgia Rail Road, and the point at ,rhich.
most likely the Charleston Rabun Gan &
Tennessee River Rail Road ,oiU anite nth ii,
and cross the Ricer to Keoei7le, and thence to
Lexington and Cincinnati, offers ertrao4rli-
nary Inducements to Capitalists Merchants.
Manufacturers, and Mechanics.
TNR0M ITS POSITION IT WILL COMMAND
Il in great measure the trade of Upper East
Tennessee, and portions of Virginia, Kentuekv and
North Carolina; and the centre of a fertile and
prosperous section of country, III the rsry heart of
the United States, and almost on an airline be-
tween the great cities of the North and East, and
New Orleans, it will retain heavy Trade, and be
on the National throughfare after the Rail Road
(now buibing)is completed to and through Virgnia:
and is most likely, will be united bv ren hands
with Charleston On the South, and with Lexington
and Cincinnati on the North, and as now with Au-
gusta and Savannah, so at no distant day with Mo-
bile, New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville. A
very extensive and rich region of country above,
drained by the Clinch, the Holston, the French
Broad, the Little Tennessee and the Telico Rivers
all of which are navigable for Steamboats,, must
always make this point its market; and it must also
command large portion of the Flat-Boat Trade,
which will bring to It vast quantities of Lumber
Iron, Coal, Salt, Plaster, Marble Slate GRAIN and
Provisions. All of these combine to make it favor
able location for manufacturing purposes, and for
the purchase, SALE and forwarding of the rich pro-
duets for which this country is noted. These great
natural avenues of Trade, Travel, and Business
the just anticipation that they will contre herethe
vast and varied products of the SOIL and the energy
and industry of the people of the surrounding
try, will afford the most extensive resources for the
purposes of successful commerce. and Justly entitle
L0UD0N to be looked to now as one of the most
promising locations for large and Furnishing town.
In addition to the above, the situation is elevated,
and as healthful as fresh mountain air, and pure
water, gushing out in bold springs, can make it
being in full view, from an eminence in its midst
OF the Alleganey Mountains in one direction, and
the Cumberland in another These advantages to-
gether with that of easy access, will make it most
agreeable and desirable place of resort for Southern
people during the Summer months, and will also in
sure the blessing of Schools and Churches, which.
with wise forecast, already being provided for
1t remains but to enumerate some of the trades
and kinds of business that might be most successful
y prosecuted here-sueh as Manufacturing generally
of Cotton, Wooden and Negro Cloths of all sorts of
Agricultural Implements; Boat Building; Boot and
Shoe Making; Manufacturers of Nails, Screws,
scythes, Spikes Bolts, Axes, Cutlery and Copper
Ware-Grain Fans, Threshing Machines and Corn
Shelters; Steam Grist, FIGURING and Saw Mills
Iron Founders; Steam Engine and Boiler Maker,
both for the River and Rail Road; Stove makers
Grain and Flour Observation-Disclosures in Hides,
Leather and Oil, IIatters, Tanners and Tailors-
Plasterers and Painters Brick and Stone MasOns-
Bridge and House Builders; Mlwrights; dealers in
Lime and other building material Machinists; Plum
bers Tanners; Manufacturers of all kinds of Paints
Planning Mills; Marble Workers and Stone Cutters;
Saddlers; Window Sash and Blind Makers dealers
in Staple and Dry Goods, Salt and Iron and many
other things too numerous to mention. Further in
formation obtained or lots sold on application to
]. H. JOHNSTON, Agent.
n. B. Great inducements will be held out for the
Cotton or Wooden Factory, Tannery with the
boot, shoe and saddery business connected with it,
also for steam FIGURING Mill. Suitable lots for the
Iron, Cotton or Wooden Mandatory will be given,
while for all other manufacturing purposes they will
be sold on extremely favorable terms J. H. J.
LOUDOy, Rodne county. Tenn, Jan. %, '52-1y10