Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-17
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On the Tennessee Rirer, 30 miles beloto Knor-
Uil{e and 70 ADORE Chattanooga, (byldnd) the
present terminus Of the East Tennessee &
Georgia Rail Road, and tie point at achich,
most likely the Charleston Rabun Gap
Tennessee River Rail Road ,cjU mite tciH 1t,
and cross the Rirer to KRori}ie, AMI thence TO
Lexington and Cincinnati offers ertrd0rdi
ndYy inducements to Capitalists, Merchants
Manufacturers, and Mechanics.
TROM ITS POSITION IT WILL COMMAND
II in 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, III the rey 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 bulbng)is completed to and through Virgi min
and, is most likely, will be united by ren bands
with Charleston the South, and with Lexington
and Cincinnati the North, and now 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 TecO Rivers,
all of which navigable for Steamboats,, must
always make this point its market; and it must also
command n 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
duets for which this country is noted. These great
natural avenues of Trade, Travel and Business
the just anticipation that they will contre here-the
vast and varied products of the SOIL and the energy
and industry of the people of the surrounding
try, will afford the most extensive resources for the
purposes of successful commerce, and justly entite
L0UD0N to be looked to now us one of the most
promising locations for large and fOurishing town,
In addition to the above, the situation is elevated.
and as healthful 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 one direction, and
the Cumberland in another. These advantages, to-
gether with that of easy access, will make 1t 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 are 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 Building; Boot and
Shoe Making; Manufacturers of Nails Screws,
Scythes, Spikes Bolts, Axes, Cutlery and Copper
Ware-Gran Fans, Threshing Machines and Corn
Shelters; Steam, Grist, FIGURING and Saw Mills
Iron Founders; Steam Engine and Boiler Maker,
both for tho 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; Miwrights; dealers in
Lime and other building material; Machnsts; Plum
bers; Tanners; Manufacturers of all kindsof 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. 3. Great inducements will be held out for the
octaIl iSbV hara ofo Roll linz rv
Cotton or Wooden Factory, Tannery with the
boot, shoe and saddlery business connected with it,
also for a steam FIGURING Mill. Suitable lots for the
Iron, Cotton Wooden Mandatory will be given,
while for all other manufacturing purposes they will
be sold on extremely favorable terms J. II. j.
LoUDoN, Rodne county. Tenn, Jan. q, '52--y