Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-11

Oh the tennessee RiUer, 80 miles beloac K7or.
cjlie end IS Adore Chattanooga (5yZandl the
present terminus Of Tie East Tennessee g.
Georgia Rail Road, and the point OF ,eAich
most likely the Charleston Rabua Gan &
Tennessee River Rail Road aciU ante Nth 4.
and cross the RiUer to KnoriIIe, and thence 10
Lexington and Cincinnati, offers ertyaordi
nary inducements to Capitalists, Merchants
Manufacturers, and Mechanics
INROM ITS POSITION IT WILL COMMAND
i in great measure the trade Of UpDer Fast
Tennessee, and portions of Virginia, Kentucky and
North Carolina; and the centre of fertile and
prosperous section of country, III the rery heart Of
the United States, and almost an airline be-
tween the great cities of the North and East. and
New Orleans, it win retain a heavy Trade, and be
on the National throughfare after the Rail Road
(now builbing)is completed to and through Virginia
and, as is most likely, viii be united by iren band,
with Charleston on the South and with Lexington
and Cincinnati on the North, and as now with Au-
gusta and Savannah, so at distant day with Mo
bile, New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville A
very extensive and rich region Of country above
drained by the Clinch, the Hoston, the French
Broad the Little Tennessee, and the Teliico Rivers
all of which navigable for Steam Boats 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 VIII contre herethe
vast and varied products of the SELL and the energy
and industry of the people of the surrounding e1n-
try, will afford the most extensive for the
purposes Of successful commerce, and Justly entitle
LOUD0N to be looked to now us 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, make it
being in full view, from an eminence in its midst
of the Alleganey Mountains in direction, and
the Cumberland in another. These advantages to-
geher with that of easy access, viii make it a 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, are already being provided for
1t remains but to enumerate some of the trades
and kinds of business that might be most successful
~ prosecuted here-such as Manufacturing generally
of Cotton, Wooden and Negro Cloths; of all sorts Of
Agricultural Implements; Boat Building: Boo, 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 Nils
Iron Founders; Steam Engine and Boiler Mixer,
both for the River and Rail Road; Stove-mlkers
Grain and Flour Merchants-dealers in Hides
Leather and Oil, Hatters, Tanners and Taiors-
Plasterers and Painters; Brick and Stone Ma,ns-
Bridge and House Builders; Millwrights; dealers in
Lime and other building materials MGchinists; Plum
bers; Tanners; Manufacturers of all kinds Of hints
Planning Mills Marble Workers and Stone Cuters;
Saddlers; Window Sash and Blind Makers; callers
in Staple and Dry Goods, Salt and Iron, andnany
other things too numerous to mention. Furtten in
formation obtained, or lots sold applicatio-to
J. ii. JOHNSTON, 1 ent.
n. B. Great inducements Will be held out br the
establishment here of a Rolling Mil and Fotndry,
Cotton Wooden Factory, Tannery viii the
boot, shoe and saddery business connected Nth it,
also for a steam FIGURING Mil. Suitable lots Or the
Iron, Cotton Wooden Manufactory win he tiven.
while for all other manufacturing purposes thE wiz
be sold OH extremely favorable terms j. 4. J.
LoUDoN, Roaae county. Tenn, jan. 90. 52-t1y