Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-11
BOARD OF TRADE.
NichoIsen.s Lecture


Prof Nicholson's lecture at the Hall of the
Board of Trade last evening, was listened to by
an audience of respectable size, but not SO large
as it well merited.
Ine lecture was interesting and instructive,
and we wish the lessons it ineslcated could be
deeply impressed on the minds of all our people.
His topic was the development and growth of
cities by means natural, such as rivers and
harbors, and artificial, such as railroads and
manufactures, good roads, fine hotel accommo
dations, good libraries press facilities, and other
agencies which tend to build up and draw in
trade and commerce from the surrounding
country.
Though drawing illustrations from various
cities, his remarks and statistics were confined
mainly TO Knoxville and Cincinnati showing
how the latter city by its railroads, manufac-
lures, boat building, pork packing, and other
enterprising and energetic measures had gained
| Its present high position and enormous wealth,
and demonstrating how Knoxville might obtain
large share OF similar prosperity by the use of
| the means which nature had placed at her dis
posal
He spoke IN strong terms of the necessity Of
giving kind and friendly welcome to those vino
come among us from beyond our State limits,
that they and their families might feel they
were welcome, and stay among us instead Of
seeking homes elsewhere.
He spoke of a class of persons who resembled
the Katydid in the constant repetition of
single phase. This class he denominated the
. Daddydds," who opposed all progress and
preferred to remain in the same cid rut in all
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did so before them
Knoxville's geographical position, being.situ
ated directly on the line between Savannah and
Chicago, or Norfolk to Memphis, or Whining
ton to st. Louis, he treated in an interesting and
suggestive manner.
Prof. Nicholson's lecture was listened to with
marked attention throughout, and at the con-
clusion vote ofthanks, by the members of the
Board of Trade and the audience, was unani-
mously carried
Mr. Dickinson, the President of the Board of
Trade, then called on the Secretary for his re-
port on the proposed road from Macon to Knox
vile He stated that he was unable to give a
full report, but went on to give some results of
recent visit to Macon, and stated that the peo-
pie of Georgia proposed to build the road from
Macon TO the Tennessee line, near the Duck
town copper mines. and then would expect to
be met by the Tennesseeans with at least the
right of way. The Legislature had granted
State aid TO the extent of fifteen thousand dol
lars per mile.
Col. Johnson WAS then called on and gave some
statistics and general information bearing on the
Ducktown copper business, difficulties Of trans
portation, narrow guage railroad tracks, &C.,
and pronounced the Knoxville coal superior
article for manufacturing, and such as would
be preferred as Ducktown to the Chattanooga
article.
Col. John II. Crozier then made few re-
marks on the importance of the Macon railroad,
to assure to Knoxville that position as city of
exchange between the producers of the extreme
North and extreme South, which wa. being
striven after not only by Knoxville but by At
lanta and Chattanooga.
The President then announced that he would
appoint the committee required by the resolu-
ton passed at the previous meeting ofthe Board,
to take into consideration the subject of the
Louisville and Knoxville railroad connection.
He appointed as such committee MesSr5. Cham
berlain, Woodruff and Terry.
The meeting then adjourned.