Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-29
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
Answers TO Correspondents and Facts
about Morgan County.
NO. XXXV.

through the paper, and if we attempted tC
nothing else. If our correspondents would
make their inquiries more specific and to
the point, we could answer more of them
A MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE.
A correspondent from Trenton, New
Jersey who furnishes us with the
of the prospects for manufacturing axes
and edged tools at Knoxville. He has no
capital, but he has what is worth more
evidence of the highest skill in his trade
He says that he is the ''original manufac-
turer of the D. Simmons axe and enti-
tied to the credit for the wide reputation
they have for superior quality" fact he
can satisfactorily show. He says if there
are few citizens in Knoxville who will
| furnish the capital he will come here in
person and furnish to them such facts
| about the business and such references as
to himself as must prove satisfactory.
1t seems to us that such an offer is worthy
of serious consideration by our citizens.
Here is man with skill and experience in
his trade who is ready to come here and
engage in on entepriser that must do this
community great good. He is ready to
bring what is worth more than capital, for
it is less abundant. We leave this propo-
sitiOn for the present for the consideration
of our people. The gentleman's name and
references we can give at any time.
Mr.. E. r. Mullet, of Clinton, Iowa,
wants to know of our schools, churches
and population. He will see in another
column of our Weekly that we are just or
ganizing our public schools. We can as
sure him that it is good beginning and
the good work will go on.
OF our churches we have only to say
that they are of every denomination, and
twelve in number. The buildings are all
substantial and commodious, and MANY of
them elegant structures. We have in
Knoxville at least $1,000 population. The
census does not give us this number, for
hat enumeration does not include our
suburbs that legitimately belong to our
city. Our corporate limits are very small,
We have much of our population outside
of those boundaries.
FACTS ABOUT MORGAN COUNTY.
A reliable friend and correspondent gives
us some additional facts about Morgan
county, which we cheerfully publish, with
the hope of hearing still further from him.
WARTBURG, MORGAN COUNTY, ! |
August II, 1871. |
EDITORS CHRONICLE Since you have |
L offopoH IGMnrranp u nlo0n in |
your very excellent "CHRONICLE," will |
try first to introduce the stranger and |
traveller to our little county town from |
which | now write. Should [ succeed in |
this effort 1 may then offer the gentlemen
an introduction to the surrounding cOun-
try.
Wartburg has been the county site of
Morgan county since October 1870. The
business of the place consists of five dry
goods stores one apothecary's shop, one
timers shop, one saddlers shop, two
boot and shoe shops, one cabinet shop,
one bar and one blacksmith shop; while
upon the outskirts of town are some of
the finest vineyards in the State, and
may here say that the grapes from Mr..
Falwickle's vineyard took the premium
at the East Tennessee Fair. We have a
splendid court house just finished contain
ing eight rooms, and is most conveniently
Our present population num-
bers but little over one hundred, but new
buildings are springng up with spirit
that carries meaning with it, and town
lots are in active demand. l think it not
rash to expect the population to double IN
twelve or eighteen months.
The town is situated upon the western
of a most beautifully inclined plain
that faces the east, and. one would almost
that the mornings sun and the
ell olS
the West. This plain is almost continuous
for ten miles to the east. along which lies the
main road to Knoxville, but it is fenced in
by the Bushy and Chimney-top Mountains,
that rise up, kiss the clouds in their march,
and then stretch away eastward like
''giants in repose.n But turning the face
westward at Wartburg, we are struck by
the sublimity of a gulf one mile deep,
through which the little ''classic river"
winds its dubious way TO the Clinch. But
from this we may find sudden relief by
our eyes to the Ward Mountain
at the north-that towers in majestic and
beauty to the clouds, while for
miles to the southeast, south and south
west we may traverse most delightfully."-
plain, covered with its virglnJ
children, the oak, the pine and the great
poplar, with here and there thrifty Ger
mans farm. Our little town is blessed
with an abundance OF Gne DeSG OF Water, |
both fresh and chalybeate, and must soon
be chosen resort for the health and plea
myriads from the North and
the South In two miles of the court house
are three of the best water-powers in the
United States, and / believe, all for sale at
fair prices.
We have one magnificent church for
this country, it belongs to the Lutherans,
while the Methodist are putting up an
other large church, and ere long we look
for other denominations to build.
You who would farm, merchandise,
work machinery or retire from business,
would do well to look through Morgan |
county before purchasing elsewhere.