Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-05-18
Letter from Greeneville.
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Editors Chronicle In common with all true
Republicans in East Tennessee, we Of Greene
vile rejoice that you have succeeded in estab
fishing frst-class Republican Daily in Knox
vile Knoxville being the commercial metrop-
oils of East Tennessee, tho importance of having
n central organ at that point has been long con-
ceded and now that we have such a newspaper,
il is the duty of the people to give it support
which win justify the proprietors in making it
one of the best papers in the State; After read
Ing the partisan slang which comprises the great
er portion Of the editoralsin the IFhigan Press
aid Herald, it Isl real pleasure to me to take
up the CHeoNIcLE, and read its solid truthful
and dispassionate articles and | hope and be-
liove that it will continue to treat political ques
tions in a sensible and truthful manner, leaving
slang TO those who have no better defense for the
cause which they have espoused.
SUMNER RESORT.
As the time is now at hand when pleasure
seekers and invalids will be on the lookout for
some rural retreat in which to spend the hot
summer months, / have often thought that no
good reason exists why Grcencvillc should not
be made an acceptable and pleasant summer re-
sort Although we take pride IN our town be-
ing growing and business place the houses
are not yet so high, or the rows of buildings so
long as TO be tiresomc to the eye; and even if
our town should fail to amuse or interest the Wis
itor, well-ftted-up rig from the livery stable
will, in very few hours place him among the
ivy and laurel in the coyes of the mountains,
where Natures work alone is visible To the
admirer of Nature, Greencville presents many
attractions at this season of the year. The green
woods surround it like belt; fields of grow
ing wheat wave ON the surrounding hills the
majestic mountains in the distance are the admit
ration of every visitor and of every one who
passes over our railroad
THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.
The race for Circuit Judge for the First Judi
cial Circuit will be made by our present Judge,
u. E. Gillenwaters, and Mr.. A. j. Brown, of
Jonesboro 1t is well known that the Conscr-
yative newspapers all over the State have had a
great deal to say about selecting the best men,
without regard to political opinions, to fill the
Judicial offices of the State. We have not yet
heard Of single Conservative newspaper, poll
tlcian, or as much as II corporars guard of Con-
servatives of any kind advocating the claims of
q Republican for any position whatever. In
this districtw expect the Conservatives to vote,
to man, for Brown, though not one of them
will pretend honestly TO say that Judge Gillcn-
waters is not an honest and pure man, and in
every respect far superior to Brown in intelec-
tual and legal attachments. For Chancellor
and District Attorney we have as yet no candi-
dates, but it is supposed that Judge ii. c. Smith
will be candidate for reelection.
IRON FURNACES.
There are in Greene county two furnaces,
which have been turning out daily from fifteen
10 eighteen tons of the best charcoal pig iron.
These furnaces, with the land and all the i'm
provemcnts, have cost the company about two
hundred thousand dollars and they have EN-
ployed regularly from one TO two hundred
hands The new tariff BILL if it should become
law, will very seriously affect these manufac-
turers, and will probably compel these works
TO cease operations entirely. Indeed, the man-
ager Of one of these works said to me few days
ago that under the proposed tariff bill, iron
could not be manufactured in East Tennessee at
all. There is now accumulated from twenty to
thirty thousand dollars worth of metal, which
it is impossible to sell at remunerative prices
until it is ascertained what disposition will be
made of the pending tariff bill,
FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
Greene county farmers and mechanics have
been very slow to appreciate the Importance of
organization. On last Monday, it being County
Court day, meeting was held at the court
house for tue purpose of taking the prelimi-
nary steps lookingto the organization of Far
ners and Mechanics Association. 1t seemed
though, that the farmers, who have studiously
tracked the footsteps of their fathers and grand
fathers, without any improvement and uncon-
scious of the fact that the world moves, looked
upon the concern with suspicion, rs though
they took it to be a catch-penny trap of the
,harpcrs. The professional men, who are able
10 do nothing but talk, entered into the work
with commendabe zeal and few of our enter
prising farmers gave to it their hearty endorse
ment, and TO these last we must look for the
success or failure of the enterprise.
Quincy.