Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-08
PROSPERITY nF KNnXrnI.r


We always hear with pleasure Of the prosperity
of the ancient capital Of Tennessee, and with this
feeling copy the following article from Brow-nlows
IFhig. We have lately had the pleasure Of meet
ing with several Of our old friends from Knoxville
among them IL j. McCLuNG, Esq, and Maj. Cnr-
BELL WALLACE, and they confirm the aatterng ac-
counts u the Wig. Mai. WALLACE has lately been
elected President Of the East Tennessee aud Geor-
gia Railroad. lie is confident that this road viii
be completed to Knoxville by next September; and
we are that if energy and business tact on the
part Of its President can accomplish this result it
viii be achieved "
The Wig says: 1907 II r
kNoxvILIE-0UR PEoSPEcrs-Our distant read
ers must pardon us il we seem to notice too fire.
quently, and too extavsgantly the growing. pronl--
Islng and truly prosperous condition of our town.
So far as improvements are concerned, it would be
difficult to o7er-estinate them Every day. almost
is developing new and important improvements in
every portion OF our city, and its environs. Fine
houses. some Of wood and others of brick, are
springing up 10 all the localities of the place Old
houses and shanties are beng demolished, and new
and larger ones are going up in their stead. Town
lots are being sold almost every day, and passing
into the hands Of men who improve them at once
Lands in the vicinity Of the place advancing in
prices and passing from old foges to men of enter
prise and means, who VIII improve Them and in
crease the farming interests Of the country
But to clll ourselves from this DEPRESSION. On
First Creek IN full view of our Office there are now
two new Steam Saw-Allls and two others pro-
PEELED by Water power. The four it NAV be said,
will drive six or eight saws, for six months in the
yer, and these propelled by Steam viii go all the
year; and yet, they can't begin to supply the lum-
Der called for even in the city Thousands Of feet
are landed here every week either by the river or
in wagons, from country Mills As to the article of
Brick and Lime. they scarce, the demand more
than doubling the supply. We have seen Brick sell
for ten dollars per 600 taken at the kiln and Lime
for tlceaty cents per bu>hel during the past week
Shingles Of an inferior quality bring 81 per thou
sand as fast as they can be delivered. So it is in
all other respects All is STIR hustle and industry
Marks OF prosperity are 10 be seen on every hand
On this same Creek where we live-East Knox
VILE Is a Marble Factory, just erected, and carried
on by water-power. Hard by is Mil manufac-
turing the hydraulic Cement On Second Creek
IN the Western portion Of the city is magnificent
Steam FIGURING Mil, Just going into operation
Close by is the Iron Foundry, of Williams, Mofett
d Co, doing extensive and profitable business
Just above them, is the extensive Machine Shop of
Maxwell & CO., and in the same vicinity the new
Car Factory is to be erected speedily
The City Hotel which will be completed and fur
nished by May or June, will b. one of the finest
public houses in the State. Capt Bell on Main
street. will soon be in his new Brick Hotel a mag
nfcen building, some five stories high, and an orna-
ment to the city. Messrs McGhee & Niles, Bank
ers, will soon occupy their new Banking house, on
the corner of Gay aud Main streets, and a splendid
Banking house it will be, when completed.
Time would fail US to tell Of the improvements
going on here and Of the life and animation dis
played among al classes Of citizens. Three cheers
for Knoxville!