Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25
L O U D O N .

On the Tennessee Riser, 80 miles beto,o Eno4>
citte and IS d6oce Chattanooga, (bysdadD the
present terminus Of the East Tennessee &
Georgia Rail Road, and tie point ct mh;ch.
most likely the Charleston Rabun Gan &
Tennessee River Rail Road ,cW rn;fe ,e5fb IT,
and cross the Ricer to KnOraLe and tbence 10
Lexington and Cincinnati, offers ertraorli
nary inducements to Capitalists, -Nerchdnts
Manufacturers, and Mechanics.
TROM IT'S POSITION IT WILL COMMAND
1 in great measure. the. trade of Upper East
Tennessee, and portions of Virginia, Kentucky and
North Carolina and as the centre ef a fertile and
prosperous section of country III the oerg heart of
the United States, and almost on an airline be-
tween the great cities of the North and East. and
New Orleans, it viii retain heavy Trade and he
on the National throughfare after the Rail Road
(now builbing)a completed to and through VIRGINIA
and as Is most likely, will be united by iren bands
with Charleston on the South, and with Lexington
and Cincinnati on the North, and as now with An
gusta and Savannah, go ut distant day with No
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 navignbc for Steam Boats must
always make this point its Inarke and 1t riust also
command large portion of the Flat-Boat Trade
which viii bring TO it vast quantities Of Lumber
Provisions. All of these combine to make tia 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 coutre here-the
vast and varied products of the SOIL and the energy
and industry of the people of the surrounding
try, will afford the extensive resources for the
purposes of success ful commerce. and Justly entle
LOUDON to be looked to of the most
promising locations for large and lourishing town.
In addition to the above, the situation is elevated
and as healthful fresh mountain air and pure
water, gushing out in bold springs, can make it
being in full view, from emincnce in its midst
of the Alleganey 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 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.
II remains but to enumerate 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 ef 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, Grst, FIGURING and Saw Mills
Iron Founders; Steam Engine and Boiler Maker,
both for the River and Rail Road Stove-makers
Uraln anu tlOur observation-disclosures In IlldcS,
Leather and Oil, Hattcrs Tanners and Tailors-
Plasterers and Painters; Brick and Stone Masons-
Bridge and House Builders: Millwrights; dealers in
Lime and other building material; Machinists; "lum
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 application to
J. H.JOIINST0N, Agent.
n. B. Great inducements viii be held out for the
establishment here of Rolling Mill and Foundry,
a Cotton Wooden Factory, Tannery with tho
boot, shoe and saddlery business connected with it,
Iron, Cotton or Wooden Mandatory will be given.
while for all other manufacturing purposes they will
be sold OH extremely favorable terms j. II. j.
LoUDcY, Roane county. Tenn, Jan. %, j2--Iy