Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-16
TULLAHOMA.

Depression I'm ENTHUSIASTICALLY ID.
pearaBce of the TOwn-AdVan-
tages as a Residence for Either
business or Pleasure.
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
At the present moment this place is ex-
periencing business depression which
prevails very generally throughout the
State. Our merchants, however, console
themselves with the reflection that this
languor of trade is but an ephemeral
visitation, and note with delight that they
are making formidable advances to what
they fondly hope will prove a monopoly
of the Grain trade, hitherto, believe,
claimed by Lincoln county. No tempo.
rary depression can ever overslaugh the
fact that substantial wealth abouuds here
Guarantees of future prosperity are found
not only in the widening circles of trade
received by our facilities for Transports
ton, but in the almost certainty that
manufacturing viii here receive a decided
impetus in short time.
GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE TOWN.
1t is a pity that Darwi1's principle of
selection cannot apply to insensate bod
les, as, could all the stylish buildings in
Tullahoma be grouped together, the town
would have pEetensions to architectural
beauty not surpassed by any other in
Middle Tennessee. Uniformity can be
carried to too great an extreme, as, for
instance, in some of our Northern cities;
but the entire lack of q any uniformity
whatever, is painful drawback to the
otherwise conspicuous portions of many
parts of our town. In this regard we
are at disadvantage, as compared with
other places in the State. Here, as q
matter of course, fine house and howell
are quite often in painful juxtaposition.
But such blemishes can be overlooked.
1t requires but slight provision to know
that few years hence they will, to a
great extent, be merely tradition. ANY
one who has reflected upon the embar-
raised condition of TullahOma during the
var, will have no difficulty in believing that
during the greater part of that time the
town rather retrograded than advanced,
both in population and wealth; so that it
would appear that her increase in popu-
lation is referable almost wholly to the
last four or five years. Her expansion is
by no means merely numerical. The
town covers an immensely larger area
than then, and now there is absolutely no
impeachment to her spread.
THE PEOPLE OF TULLAH0MA-THR LADIES.
1t may be claimed for our town that
she is quite cosmopolitan in the complex
ion of her people. With q remnant of
her original fcreign populstion-the7 In
evitable infusion of the adventurous
Yankee, and the considerable flavor of
the American you nave natiDnalistic
medley which time will doubtless har-
monize, but which now is as distant as
may be. With such various elements to
select from, it is somewhat difficult to
Gull the characteristics Of the distinctive
Your correspondent would prefer TO pass
the problem in the male gender, and will
content himself with word as to the
ladies. Female beauty is distributed
rather literally, than otherwise, in this
place. One would expect brunette to
be the prevailing type of besuty here,
but it ia not, by any means. Fair women
abound, and an exquisite blending of
purest white and red is quite as frequent
here as in the extreme north. In stature
the ladies are not redundant, the golden
mean having evidently been the aim of
Providence in their regard. Their tOiietes
are characterized hy exquisite taste
white and black being evidently favorite
ColOrs-both requiring high standard of
personal charms, and both specially
adapted to heighten Them.
REAL KsTATs AND PRICES OF LIVING.
Not for years has real estate been so
depressed as it is at the present moment
in TullshOma-money is unusually tight,
and immense amounts of property are
now on the market. There is every rea-
son to believe that this is but temporary,
and if thst is the. case there has not been
for yesrs, and probably will never be
again, opportunities for such favorable
Investments in real estate. That il is but
temporary we would augur from the fact
that The town is relatively to other cities
growing rapidly in every branch of trade
which has hitherto contributed to her
prosperity. Ready money can at this
moment do wonders IN the purchase Of
real estate. a presentsble house in g
select neighb0Thood, can be bought at q
figure very much lower than in other
places. Rents are oporiiOnstely lower.
The difference is, l would say from my
opinion, fifty per cent. in favor of Tul-
lahoma. The prices of living are lower
here than elsewhere.
ADMINISTRATIONS FOR STRANGERS, ETC.
Mrs. Norton, the proprietress of the
Norton House, is building up for herself
quite a reputation as hotel keeper. She
seems to be in every way properly quali~
fled for tine business. She is full of en-
ergy, ard constantly aims to make all
who come under her roof as comfortable
as possible in every respect. She keeps
in her employ sufficient number of well
qualified servants who understand Just
how TO do the ''nice thing" in the prUper
running of a first Class hotel If there
are any persons in your city or vicinity,
who wish to spend q few weeks during
hot weather in q pleasant and healthy To-
cality, where beautiful and varied scenery
abounds, they cannot select more sp
pIopristeplace than TullahOma and take
up their quarters at the ''Norton House,
where the accommodations for visitors
are made a speciality. They viii find
one of the most orderly and well regula-
ted towns in this section of the State.
l think it is Josh Billings who saws,
''Most emmy man will conceed that it looks
foolish TO see boy drag q heavy sled up
hill for the feetin' plesher of ridin
down again, but it appears to me that the
boy is sage by the side of the young
man who works hard all the week, and
drinks his wsges on Saturday night. T"
Now, this is precisely the manner in
which our young men argue-instead of
squanderiDg their wages IN dissipation,
etc, they are industrious and at the same
time provide for the welfare of their fam
lies. But shall have more to say con-
corning Tits at some future time.
f. GLAUCUs.
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