Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-05-15
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TOWN PROPERTY-WILL CLARKS-
VILE FURNISH A GOOD IN
VESTMENT.
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VILE FURNISH A GOOD IN
vESTMENT.
We are surrounded by a very wealthy
country, and GAINESVILLE is certainly very
prosperous town. The country to the
North of us is an admirable farming re
gion, and that to the South, though broken
on the surface, has abundance of mineral
wealth. The products of the farming
lands are admirable staples of commerce,
and well calculated to bring general wealth.
There is no better tobacco market in the
United States, within reach of the planter,
than GAINESVILLE furnishes. The tobacco
nists here, are in direct communication
with English houses, some of which have
branches here and thus afford commercial
facilities by the aid Of sterling bills that is
enjoyed by few of the Western towns
The value of the tobacco annually sold
here is enormous The annual shipments
of -four range from 10000 to 100000 bar
rels, besides a vast quantity of Bacon, Lard,
picked and bulk pork, corn, net cattle,
sheep hogs, horses, mules, &C. There are
twenty-five first class -four mills, within
thirty miles of GAINESVILLE, all of which
make this their shipping point. There are
also 10 Iron Furnaces, FORCES, and Rolling
Mills, within the same distance, all manu-
featuring charcoal Iron Of the first quality,
who transact their business through the
Banks at GAINESVILLE. There are four sol
vent and reliable Banks doing an excellent
business, but there is still need for more
capital to supply the demands of trade
/ There is no where, more solvent and re-
sponsible community, or one that is so lit
tie endangered by the speculative mania
that yexes the trade and destroys con-
| fdence in other communities. We have
excellent schools for both sexes, and COM
modious houses of public worship for all
Christian denominations. The health of
the people is admirable for town of its
population. At the sme time, business is
active-houses for business and dwelling
and manufacturers are under, or in process
of construction, and nearly all the business
houses in town have within the last twelve
months, been enlarged to twice their origi-
nal capacity. These evidences of the
physical improvement of the town strike
the most casual observer, and need no com
mont. It's natural that there should be a
permanent, healthy, and substantial ad-
vance in the price of town property, so as
to justify an investment that will yield a
good return at the reckoning day
1t has been the custom of farmers and
others to invest their surplus money in ne
grocs, but it is evident to every one that
they have now attained the highest con
vcrtibIe value, and the purchaser must
hereafter look solely to the profits of the
labor for remuneration for the investments
Besides this, it is thoroughly established
by experience that there can be mo- nnteri.
!. al improvement in tho country while the
product is invested annually in negroes
The ownership of the soil is the most per,
manent and substantial Investment and
the chief source of wealth to every country
under the sun, But let facts answer the
question, whether GAINESVILLE property of
; fers a good investment for money. Thu
ears will run into GAINESVILLE on a finished
Road in two years from this date, and tina
too, on one of the most important Railroad
connections in the United States. Tn,
company have ten Thousand dollars to tn,
mile, given by the State, and besides this
they heye solvent subscription sufheien
2 t@eomplete the contract. Let us mention
a fcS9 of the larger investments that hay
' been made here, reminding the reader tina
small ones are always in the same, IL not {