Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-06-14
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
MIsceiiancous Matters.
NO. xxrv.

New York, a visit. While there his oil,
school mates and former acquaintance, af
ter hearing what he had to say about Eas
Tennessee, became 80 Interested thai
they called upon him 10 lecture publici,
in reference to our climate, society, resour
ces, &c., which lie consented todo. As an
evidence of the lively interest which hi.
remarks awakened, a number of gentle.
men have already been here from that 10.
cality looking for homes. We find asyn.
opsis of his remarks in the Chateagnay
Journal, which touches on points of inter.
est to strangers looking for home in this
direction. Some of the points we have
touched upon before, but they will bear
reiteration, as we, are constantly receiving
khiquiries ppepitliem. ! Tic report i as fol-
! lows:
After thrilling accounted some of the
! horrors of war, he spoke of the climate.
WHICH he represented as temperate, neither.
excessively warm in summer nor severely
cold in winter, thus rendering it very
healthy, and free from pulmonary dis
fasss, ~ s,,tg dlstrsssillg and coprnon q our
The soil is capable of high state of cul-
tiyation, yielding 25 to 75 bushels of corn
per aere, on the average and everything
else i'll proportion, and numerous kinds of
dlns nm !, 5sSe! 5v! tapeously Yand in
The minerals of Eastern Tennessee,
where Mr.. Foster resides, are various and
abundant, comprising iron ore, stone coal
zinc, copper, and q rich vein of varegated
marble running across the eastern part of
the state, many quarries of whiclrare w.
ing in an undeveloped condition for lack
of some of our Northern enterprise.
In CLOSING he invites the people to look
to theirsown Interests and remove to n
country where nature seems to lavish her
bounties, and where man can live with
half the Sweat of his brown which it
costs to exc out subsistence in this inhos-
Rich aud valuable lands can ,bcbought
low prices, situated in most desirable To-
cations. Mr.. Foster has no fear of moles-
tation from the eXrebels in EastTennessee.
as they seem to be friendly, and welcome
immigration for the; Improvement, ofFthe
soil and society, anu watch Nortliernsim-
provements with deep interest.
He also expressed an intention of start
ing colony of Northerners to settle in
his vicinity, and thinks his prospects of
success are fiattering. Some in thfs yicin-
ity are already anxious TO sell their prop-
erty and betake themselves end families to
n land seemingly of ease. lE
y large and attentive audience testified.
not only to their desire for truthful infor-
nation on the subject, but a respect for the
speaker, who narrated experience and OBJ
serYation. thus making the address more
interesting than Il perusal of the same in
cidonts could be made.
> Mr.. Foster claims that he has never
been educated as public speaker, but so
well did he interest his audience. that
three hours and eleven minutes passed
away nearly unnoticed and the subject
was still uneXhausted.
At the close of the lecture he was invited
to address the people of West Bangor on
the same subject which he consented to
do Monday evening, the Sd inst
On the evening of the ID Of April, Mr.. .
Foster concluded his lecture at the same
place, which was heard by large number |.
of persons, which we find reported as fol- |.
lows:
At present the people of East Tennessee |
are at peace. The outrages of which we /
read are in Middle and West Tennessee.
There are no KukluX outrages in the east
ern part of the State, and those who were .
hostile to the Government in the late war,
are to-day law abiding and peaceablc citi-
lens quietly engaged in legitimate bust
ness. Many of them hail the cmigrant
with hearty welcome and point him to
their agricultural fields, their vast mines
and quarries, to their splendid water pow
ers now running idly TO the sea, j." to their
grand old forests of pine, oak ash, maple
hickory and walnut, TO their equable
climate as lovely rs Italy, and invite him
20 participate with them in these golden
counties of Providence so lavishly bestow-
I'd on this beautiful region.
The mean elevation of East Tennessee is
nearly ,OOOft. Its summers are delightful.
he heat being modified by the high noun
aims Which surround the valley, while i'm
winter the force of the wind is broken and
the Cumberland Mountains.
!or theSefeasons theSunme are cool and
he winters mild and pleasant. Snow sell
lom falls and ice rarely exceeds three or ,
our lnches.a SYamps aud stagnant water
re almost unknown excepting in the low ,
r end of the valley, hence miasms and
lOXious eXhalations breeding ellills and
que are unknown. No process Of accli-
nation Is necessary. The emigrant, from {
he first, inhales a pure inountaimair and I
5 as exempt from disease as a native noun 5
aineer. 80 ,......-... /
lhe soil and agricultural features of the
alley of East Tennessee are remarkably {
arious. The numerous and delightful {
limestone valleys excel in fertility. There q
ne extensive strips of country that afford {
eautiful rolling farms and soils of excel L
1nt quality; on some of them the soil d
nords n fine growth and an abundance of i
nd grasses and vines upon which droyes {
stock are kept and fattened. a
The products of the soil are extremely f
umerous. Occupying position half way v