Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-02

On the Tennessee RiUsy, 80 miles belo1c Kno1-
pi7le and IS aboce Chattanooga, (bylaad) the
7,yessuf terminus of the East Tennessee &
Georria ail Road, and the point al s0hicb
most Iise7u the Charleston Rabun Gap Il
Tennessee River Rail Road lciU mite ruth it.
and cross the Rirer 70 KnoraIe, and thence to
Leriaq1oa and Cincinnati, offers erirGosdi
adTy Inducements to Capitalists, Merchants
Manufacturers, dlsd Mechanics.
TROM ITS POSITION 1T WILL COMMAND
4 in a great measure the trade of Upper East
Tennessee and portions of Virginia, Kentucky and
North Carolina; and as The centre of a fertile and
prosperous section Of country, in the cery heart Of
the United States. and almost on an 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 as is most likely, viii be united by iren bands
with Charleston on the South, and with Lexington
and Cincinnati on the North and as now with Au-
gusta and Savannah, at no distant day with Mo-
bile, New Orleans Memphis and Nashville. A
very extensive and rich region of country above,
drained by the Clineh, the Holston, the French
Broad the Little Tennessee and the Teleo Rivers,
/ all of which navigable for Steam Boats must
always make this point its market and it must also
1 command q 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. Ali 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 here-thc
vast and varied products of the SOIL and tie energy
and industry Of the people of the surrounding sSthe
try, will afford the most extensive Ie.45usty entite
purposes of success sfu coInIsuw OF the most
IOUDON to hs-r2S Tor Il large and hourishing town
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and as healthful fresh mountain air and pure
water, gushing ont in bold springs, can make it
being in full view. from an eminenee in its midst
of the Alleganey Mountains in ono direction. and
the Cumberland in another These advantages, to-
gether with that of easy access. viii make it d 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 bat to enumerate some of the trades
and kinds of business that might be most successful
ly prosecuted bere-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
Nare-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; Millwriehts dealers in
Lime and other building material: Machinists: Plum
bers; Tanners Manufacturers of all kinds Of Paints:
Planning Mills; Marble Workers and Stone Cutters:
Sadders; 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. III. JOHNSTON. Agent
n. B. Great inducements will be held out for the
establishment here of "A Rolling Mill and Foundry,
Cotton or Wooden Factory a 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 tor all other manufacturing purposes they will
be sold on extremely favorable terms J. II. +.
L0rnoN. Roane county. Tenn. Jan. %. '52-Iv