Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-21
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On the Tennessee Riper, 30 miles 6elo,o Knor.
ville and 10 ADORE Chattanooga, (by laad) the
present terminus of the East Tennessee &
Georgia Rail Road, and the point at ,chich.
most likely the Charleston Rabun Gan b
Tennessee River Rail Road aciU unite icifh II.
and cross the Rirer to Knorille and thence 10
Lexington and Cincinnati, offers erfraordi
nary inducements to Capitalists, Merchants
Manufacturers, and Mechanics.
LNR0M IT'S POSITION IT WILL COMMAND
Il in great measure the trade of Upper Fast
Tennessee, and portions of Virginia, Kentucky and
North Carolina; and as the centre of fertile and
prosperous section of country III the cery heart of
the United States, and almost 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 builbing)is completed to and through Virginia
and, is most likely, will be united by iren bands
with Charleston on the South, and with Lexington
and Cincinnati on the North, and as 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 TellcO Rivers
all of which navigable for Steamboats, must
always make this point its market and it must also
command a 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-
ducts for which this country is noted These great
natural avenues of Trade, Travel, and Business
the just anticipation that they will cOntre here-he
vast and varied products of the SOIL and the energy
and industry of the people of the surrounding coun-
try, Will afford the most extensive for the
purposes Of successful commerce. and justly entite
LOUDON to be looked to now of the most
promising locations for large and fourishing town,
In addition to the above, the situation is elevated
and 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
agreeable and desirable place of resort for Southern
people during the Summer months and viii also in
sure the blessing Of SchOnls and Churches which.
with wise forecast already being provided for.
1t remains but to enumerate some of the trades
and kinds Of business that night be most successful
ly prosecuted here-such 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, HatterS, Tanners and Tailors-
Plasterers and Painters: Brick and Stone Masons-
Bridge and House Builders; Millwrights; 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>aIakers: dealers
in Staple and Dry Goods, Salt and Iron, and many
other things too numerous to mention. Further in
formation obtained, or lets sold application to
J. II. JOHNSTON, aren't
n. b. Great inducements will be held out for the
establishment here of a Rolling Mill and Foundry,
Cotton or Wooden Factory Tannery with the
boot, shoe and saddlery 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 viii
be sold on extremely favorable terms J. ii. J.
LouDoN, Roane county. Tenn, jan %, . 2--y