Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-28

On the Tennessee Ricer, 30 miles belo,c Enor.
ellie and Is a6oce Chattanooga, (bylaadl the
present terminus Of the East Tennessee &
Georgia Rail Road, and the point at ,cbicb.
most likely the Charleston Rabun Gan &
Tennessee River Rail Road ,ciH unite ,cifh Il.
and cross the Rirer to KnorlIe, AMI thence 10
Lexington and Cincinnati, offers ertraordi
nary inducements to Capitalists, Merchants
Manufacturers, and Mechanics.
TROM ITS POSITION IT WILL COMMAND
Il in great measure the trade of Upper East
Tennessee, and portions of Virginia. Kentucky and
North Carolina; and the centre of fertile and
prosperous section of country, III the rey heart of
the United States. and almost on an AIRLINE ba
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)s completed to and through Virginia
and, is most likely, will be united by iren hands
with Charleston on the South, and with Lexington
and Cincinnati on the North, and as now with An
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 Tellico Rivers
all of which are navigable for Steam Boats, 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
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 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 for the
purposes of success sfu commerce, and Justly enttle
LOUDON to be looked to now one of the most
promising locations for large and hourishing town
In addition TO the above, the situation is eic7ated,
and as healthful fresh mountain air. and pure
water, gushing out in bold springs, make it
| being in full view, from an emnence in its midst
! of the Aleganey Mountains in one direction. and
the Cumberland in another. These advantages, to-
gether with that OF easy 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
ly prosecuted here-such as Manufacturing generally
of Cotton, Wooden and Negro Cloths of all sorts of
! Agricultural Implements; Boat Buildiug 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-maker
Grain and Flour Observation-Disclosures in Hides,
Leather and Oil, Hatters, Tanners and Talors-
Plasterers and Painters: Brick and Stone Masons-
Bridge and House Builders; Nillwrights dealers in
Lime and other building material; Macdinists: 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
J. II. JOHNSTON, Agent.
n. p. Great inducements will be held out for the
establishment here of Rolling Mill and Foundry,
a 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 H. J.
LoUDON, Roane county. Tenn. Jan. % '52--y