Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-08-26
LOUDON.

Oh, the Tennessee Rircr, 80 miles bel0tr KnOr4
rifle and Is ADORE Chattanooga, (6yland) the
preseat terminus of the East Tennessee &
Georgia Rail Road, and tie point at mAich,
most likely the Charleston Rabun Gap &
Tennessee River Rail Road tciU unite acifh IL,
and cross the Rirer to Knorilte, and thence to-
Lexington and Cincinnati, offers ertraord;
nary inducements to Capitalists, Merchants
Manufacturers, and Mechanics.
TROM IT'S POSITION 1T WILL COMMAND
L in a great measure the trade of Upper East
Tennessee, and portions Of Virginia, Kentucky and
North Carolina; and as the centre of fertile and
prosperous section of country liz the very heart of
the United States, and almost on an 0ir-Ii6e be-
tween the great cities of the North and Hast, and
New Orleans, it viii retain heavy Trade, andsbe
on the National thrOughfare after the Rail Road
(now builbing)is completed and through Virginia;
and is likely, will be united by iren bands
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 CIinch, the Holston, the French
Broad, the Little Tennessee, and the Teco Rivers
all of which are navigable for Steam Boats, must
always make this point its market; and 1t 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. ALI of these combine to make it favor
able location for manufacturing purposes, and for
the purchase sale, and forwarding of the rich pro-
ducts for which this country is noted These great
natural avenues of Trade Travel, and Business
the just anticipation that they will eontre here-the
vast and varied products of the SOIL and the energy
and industry Of the people Of the surrounding eOrs
try, will afford the most extensive resources for tbs
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 healthful fresh mountain air, and pure
water, gushing out in bold springs, can make it
being in full view, from emiHence 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 for Southern
people during the Summer months, and will also in
sure the blessing of Schools and Churches which,
with wise forecast, are already being provided for.
1t remains but to enumcrate of the trades
and kinds of business that might be most successful
ly prosecuted here-such 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, Threehing Machines and Corn
Shelters; Steam, Grist, FIGURING and Saw Mills
Iron Founders; Steam Engine and Boiler Maker,
both for the River and Roll Road; StOve-makers
Grain and Flour Merchants-dealers in Hides,
Leather and Oil. Hatters, Tanners and TaIors-
Paste9ers and Painters; Brick and Stone Masons-
Bridge and House Builders; Mllwrghts: dealers in
Lime and other building material: NJ; cIinsts 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. Fur hen in
formation obtained, or lets sold application to
J. Vt. JOHNSTON, Aqepf.
n. b. Great inducements will be held out for the
establishment here of Rolling Mill and Foundry,
Cotton Wooden Factory, a Tannery with the
boot shoe and saddlery business connected with it,
also for q steam FIGURING Mill. Suitable lots for the
Iron, Cotton or Wooden ManufactOry will be given,
while for all other manufacturing purposes they will
be sold on extremely favorable terms J. III. J.
LOUDoN, Rome county. Tenn, Jan. %, '52-1y10