Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-02
Letter From New Providence
New Providence...Its Advantages for Set.
lcrs--.Its Trade...TObacco Sales-..Con.
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lers--.Its Trade-..TObacco Sales-..Con.
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Correspondence of the Chronicle. 7a !.
While the lourishing city of Clarksville has the
advantage Of a newspaper to Chronicle and herald
forth to the world its increasing business, and to
call attention to its fine building stes-its excel
lent schools-its numerous churches and the
many inducements it offers TO men of business and
mechanics to settle in its bounds, the neghboring
town of '
is quietly and steadily moving onward and is
rapidly regaining the position she occupied before
the war. Though not as large and ambitious as
her sister city, she contains within herself abun-
dant elements Of prosperity, and amongst her citi-
zens are to be found some Of the most enterprisng
and enrgetic men in the county ,ng
The trade of New Providence, with the coun-
ties Of Montgomery and Stewart in this State, AND
with the adjacent ones of Trigg, Christian and
Todd in Kentucky, is on extensive scale, and is
mutually advantageous. For trading with these
counties New Providence is peculiarly well situated
There are numerous roads into the interior
that concentrate here and by stopping here, cross
ing Red river is avoided, SO that besides having a
less distance to travel the toll or fSyings is saved
and further, our communications to the West
and North are never cut off by high water and
over flowing banks, and which so frequently in
terrupt our intercourse with ClarksviIle.
Much damage was inflicted on the town during
the war, but the injuries are fast being repaired
and We hope we shall see before long tobacco and
bacco business has always been an important item
in the trade of New Providence, and sales are now
held weekly at the warehouses. The planters are,
to great extent resolved to dispose of their pro-
duce at home having become satisfied that II is 10
their interest to do So Instead of sending it off TO
distant markets, thereby saving heavy freight and
other charges, particularly the loss in weight at
tendant on long, and often tedious transportation,
as well as an uncertain delay in getting the re-
turns for their products. The prices thus far re-
allied have proved highly satisfactory to the far
mer, who returns home with full pockets well
pleased that the old established market is re-
opened He is able to lay ip a full supply of the
articles needed by his family in the town, as the
stores here now contain full assortments OF
every thing needed for plantation use, as your ad.
vertsing columns will amply testify, though all Of
the establishments have not, as yet availed them
selves of this mode of making known their
business. There are several grocery and dry goods
stores in operation with large stocks to select from
and saddcrs, gunsmiths, carriage wagon and
blacksmith shops all located here, with as good
workmen can be found in the country
To merchants, the town offers many induce.
ments to locate in our midst, and to mechanic.
the advantages are very great. Building sites fc
business houses, factories workshops or residences
are freely offered and be purchased or leased
reasonable rates. Water is abundant and ther,
are several large springs in the vicinity that arr
peculiarly well adapted to distilleries or othe
manufactures requiring good supplies of the pur,
article. The grades to the landing on Cumberland
river are easy and heavy loads can without diff
Guilty be hauled up them. The town and its en-
virons are already dotted over with handsome ant
commodops dwellings, and beautiful and conven
ientstes to be found nevery direction suited fo
the erection of homes for either the man of larg
means, or for those whose tastes or circumstance
require more humble abodes.
But few idlers are to be encountered; the stores
workshops and factories are all filled with indus
trious hands, and the dirty and grotesque abodes
the contrabands, lately so numerous, are nov
rarely to be seen, and the lazy, lounging idl
, negro is but seldom met with. This class of tn
population has generally found out that to hir
they must work, and that work could not be o.
tanned by crowding round town.. so they have, fo
the most part gone off to the country where thei
labor is required, and where they could obtain a
honest livelihood
There are churches and schools sufficient for til
present population of the place the streets or road
are good indeed, taken altogether, New Prov
dence, as tOrn, is not in our estimation, one j
behind the city of Clarksville in the inducemeni
it offers to those wishing to settle in thrivin
locality while we feel assured that the prospcrit
Of one place must rebound to the advantage Of III
other, when so closely and intimately connected
are Clarksvle and New Providence, rdf
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