The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-02-23
sMELrING ESrARLISHMENT.

Editor Posi-The attention Of the public
has been called to the great importance of
building Smelling Establishment at some
suitable point in East Tennessee. That such
an enterprise would be a good investment
and yield handsome profit to stockholders
has been shown, in the letter Of Mr.. Cald-
well, written from Baltimore, and published
! in the "Post" few weeks since, IN which
he gives some very interesting facts in re-
lation to the cost of such works, &c. Now
my object in writing this communication IS
TO point out locality, which, in my humble
| opinion, would be the most suitable for the
business. ] have travelled much through
East Tennessee, and have found no place
affording as many advantages for erecting
and carrying on Smelling Establishment
/ successfully as Charleston, Bradley county.
] And will give my reasons for this opinion:
In the first place, Charleston is situated on
the bank of the Hiwassee river where the
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad crosses
it-has an extent of farming country up ard
down the river of from twelve to twenty
mies--along the line of railroad, from the
IIwassee to the Tennessee river, distance
of fortymles, IS valley of farming lands
which for fertility and productiveness, is I'M
surpassed; hence supplies can be furnished
at the lowest possible rate at all times. The
haoIth nf fbo t,loco hos otu-nvo hnnn oOnd
While the foregoing are matters of no in
considerable importance, there are still weigh
tier reasons why Charleston should be Sc
ected. The facilities for procuring coal me-
cessary for Smelling operations are better
than at any other point spoken Of 1t is on
y twenty-five miles to the coal banks, which
is boatable all the yer. Furthermore, a
large portion of the COPPER ore is brought to
this point for shipment, land the expense of
delivering it here is IS per cent. less than it
would be to take it TO chattanooga. The
distance from the Copper Mines to the mouth
of Ocoee river, where the ore is now delivered,
is % miles; from the mouth of Ocoee to Char
lesion by water is IS miles, and by land 8
miles. The distance from the mines TO Cleve.
land by land is 40 mles-from Cleveland to
Chattanooga by railroad 10 miles; and when
YOU reach Chattanooga you are not any near
err to the coal than at Charleston, and you
have added 10 miles freight which can be
saved by adopting the latter place. Again,
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
will be completed by the time Smelling works
can be erected and put in operation-then
you are 40 miles nearer Baltimore and all
the Northern cities than at Chattanooga
Here will be saving of 40 miles freight.
There is another project in view by the own
ers of the mines, which will still more add
to the advantage of Charleston, namely-the
opening of n road from Ducktown to the
Hiwassee river, which is only 8 miles. Then
by the expenditure ola few thousand dollars
the river can be made navgable for flat boats
the whole way, thereby saving the heavy ex-
pcnse of land carriage on the ore. This will
be done whether Smelling works are built
or not. 1t may be asked, when your boats
are loaded with ore, why not go on to Chat
tanooga with them. answer, for the rea-
son that steam boats cannot pass the Rail
Road Bridge, and it would not pay to build
fiat boats every load, or to pole them back
from Chattanooga, as one or the other would
have to be done.
Thus much have said, hoping it may ar
rest the attention of persons DESTROYS of in
vesting their capital in such an enterprise as
that recommended by Mr.. Caldwell, and also
feeling desire that when such investments
are made they may prove n rich source Of
income to those who embark in them.
think men would do well to examine these
things, and ascertain if they are true. If
true, the advantages enumerated are certainly
of commanding Importance in determining
the locality for an enterprise where so much
capital is required so many hands to be fed,
and SO many families will be dependent upon
the situation for health, and other advantages
which Charleston enjoys over other points
that have been spoken of in connection with
the subject. In conclusion, would say to
capitalists, look well before determining the
locality for Copper Smelling Works
Yours, BRADLEY.