The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-08-01

MARBLE DEPoslTs.-We have heretofore
alluded to the fact that within six or eight
miles of Winchester are deposits OF mar
bic in quantities sufficient to fill orders for
the world for years to come. Stretching
for ten miles in one continued battIcmcilt
along the river are deposits of all yaric-
ties, and much interest is just now beng
manifested about this latent wealth. Ell
forts are being made to devclopc it, and
that success may attend those efforts IS
certainly our earnest desire, for we have
been looking these twenty years or more
for the prosperity which eXcitable and
ovcr-sanguine men have talked about
Up to this blessed moment we have been
disappointed, and with regret we %cllroni-
Gle the fact that Winchester does not bid
fair to be much more than she is. Never
thelcss, we can be prosperous ana nave
plenty of money if we ,nly 90 to work and
deyelope III resources. The development
OF these marble q%uarries Is only one OF Il
dozen ways in which to progress to the
desired end. But as to the marble we
wish to say this much this week, t"-Wit:
Mr.. VIC. Motlow, lately of this but now
of Moore county, has received Il letter
from Mr.. A.F. Johnston, If ElittSviIle.
Indiana. and in the letter the writer says:
IL brought that piece of marble here with
me and gave it to IL good WorNmln. lie
dressed it and pr%onounccs it to be OF first
rate quality, and says that he intends to
visit your county this fall. If he docs he
will come to your house. | told him that
it would be free to him, without cost, ana
YOU would go and show him the marble
hills. lie is Il good judge of rock and
marble. and Il nice man. His name Is
James Hight. 1t would he Il fortune to
your county to have that marble worked.
Another rOck man inspected the marble
and says it is very good. IT some Of the
owners of the marble hills would send Il
large piece Of marble to james Hight, say
Il foot square, it might pay very well.
This IS the way to get men to go and look
at it,"
Now, we cannot see why this marble
should not become Il source of immense
revenue. Stone Mountain. sixteen miles
from Atlanta, GA. has been converted in
to a quarry and the stone is in great de-
mand. A large capital has been Invested
in working it, and very fine building MA
terial brought to light. Car loads are dis
patched daily to New Orleans, Mobile
Augusta, Macon, and even to points us far
North as Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati
and st. Louis. Yet, we have superior
marble in this county, and it exists in Il
bed ten miles in length by tour in width.
Some of the specimens in orr office are
perfect gems, and all ofthem are beautiful.
Some are ~variegated, some Of solid color.
and some intersected with veins ofoppo-
sing shades that would, if polished, be or
namental in the highest degree.
We are anxious to see this latent wealth
utilized. People at II distance-men of
capital and enterprise-should be invited
to come and examine, and when they
come, pains should be taken to help them
in their investigations. A little libcrality
in our action towards them will rebound
to our advantage. They should be made
to feel as if they were at home and not
among strangers. We make these sugses-
tions because in II or two instances an
Indifferent spirit has been manifested.
There can be no two ways about 1.-THE
county of Franklin offers splendid adj
yantawes to immigrants, and we think
they will receive Il bonny welcome.