Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-11


THE WANTS OF NASHVILLE.
We have lately published the prospectus Of paper
about to be commenced at Nashville BY q company
organized under an act Of the Legislature and to be
called the NashriHe Ne,ps Alien A. Hall Esq, is
to be the editor. No man is better known to the
people Of this State in the capacity Of editor than
Mr.. Hall and no man is better qualified to give the
enterprise, explained in the prospectus, success
The Re0s viii not only encounter no Jealousy from
US but we shall participate in its labOrs and rejoice
in its success.
In making this notice, we take occasion to add
an expression Of great satisfaction that the business
men OF Nashville are beginning to study and to sup
plv the wants Of Nashville. The Directors Of The
Ne,vs company are among our heaviest merchants
and real estate dealers They and the classes they
represent. are deeply interested in building up the
oifv and the particular design" as explained in
the prospectus, to make the News the medium
of constant and reliable intelligence in relation to
all the branches of trade and business Of Nashville
commercial, mechanical, manufacturing, fnan-
cial, &C., &c.,-what we buy and what we have to
sell, and the prices thereof" is unquestiOnably
very good one, if there exists the want of such a
medium But we think the printing and publish
ing business, in extent and responsibility viii al
ready compare very favorably with the mercantile.
To say nothing of neighbors, we ourselves offer
to the merchants an advertising medium Of heavier
circulation than they can build up in ten years
with their best efforts. We suppose our advertising
custom is as large as that Of any other establish
ment here; and yet 50 far is the advertising BUSH
ness here from being sufficient to sustain us and pay
us for the time and space we besow upon the bust
ness and the interests Of Nashville, that eticf
reliance for support is upon our country subscrip
tiOns. In other words, the people of the country
pay us for publishing paper here in Nashville; and
if we relied upon city business we should starve
in a month. Incidentally, We seize upon every pos
sible opportunity to benefit the city where We live;
but to much larger extent than should be the case
this is labor Of love and charity. We are justi-
fed in stating this fact, from the insinuatiOn of
the paragraph quoted that the business men Of
Nashville have not already sufficient mediums Of
communication with the country Had they frankly
stated that they wanted better mediums, Or,-what
would have been nearer the fact,-that they were
generously disposed to aid worthy and able man in
establishing himself in the only business to which
he has been accustomed, our notice of the enter
prize would have concluded with the first paragraph
Of this article.
The subject is worth another thought or two. A
merchant would be doing a foolish thing who should
establish newspaper to advertise goods which he
had not purchased. We have goods for sale here in
Nashville unquestionably; but a0Lers is the "manu-
featuring and mechanical interest" spoken Of as
needing reliable organ? Would it not be better
the question is propOuhaed in all sincerity-fOr
gentlemen engaged in mercantile business and real
estate operations to invest at present. their surplus
capital in building up manufactures rather than
in founding a newspaper to talk Of what has no
existence? few thousand dollars, applied directly
IN aid industrious mechanics in establishing branches
of business necessary to the prosperity Of the city,
would do far more good than mere talk OF them
The history of all thriving towns shows that organs
of communication with the country grow up spOn-
taneously quite as fast there is any necessity for
them. The newspaper follows business: it is ne
cessty Of a city which is always supplied. But it
cannot found cities or establish manufactures Capt.
tai must be first supplied to found such establish
ments; and them if there is a surplus, experiment
on newspapers, if you please. People will no sooner
settle in place or 20 there to trade because 1t has
good newspaper, than they will emigrate to North
Carolina because pine knots are handy there.
Farther than this, we are disposed to hold the
enterprising directors of this new printing house
responsible for inviting people to Nashville in num-
bers beyond the capacity of the hotels Of the city
They overlook the fact that more people already
come here than can be well accommodated with
lodgings It is a sad waste of enterprise, the gen.
temen interested must permit to assure them, to
found newspaper and neglect a hotel. If they
will travel abroad, they viii hear the NASHVILLE
UNION AND AMERICAN compimented by thousands
of persons who will have word Of praise to be-
stow on the extent and elegance Of our hotel &c
commodations. The business Of the city imPera-
lively demands a first class hotel; and the mer-
chants of Nashville will have but little Of our sym
pathy in founding newspapers to draw people here,
until they furnish a house to accommodate those
who already come here to trade with them. We
pledge them the aid of this journal in such en-
terprse; and when they shall have accomplished it,
we will look, with kindness, at least, if not with
great respect, on any other scheme to which they
may devote their money.
Gentlemen Shall we have a Hotel?