Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-25

dent of New York, but since the war has
resided near Knoxville, and has been en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits. He is q
! gentleman of judgment and unimpeach-
able veracity, and what he says may be re-
lied upon. Recently, he has written let
ter to the editor of Home and AJrOdd,
published at Unadilla, New York, which
we copy as the opinion of Northern man
| of our country:
KNOXVILLE, Feb. II, 1872.
| FRIEND DODGE The winter with us
is nearly over, and those who follow the
occupation of farming are making prepar-
atiOns for sowing oats and clover and for
| planting potatoes. The winter has been
severe here, and on two mornings the
mercury has indicated little below zero,
something which has not occurred before
| according to our records since 1872.
In communication to you FOme time
since, | mentioned the existence of vast
beds of coal and iron ore, in some portions
of East Tennessee, lying idle, for lack of
capital to work them successfully. These
are found at or near the base of the Alle-
ghany and Cumberland mountains, espe-
cially the latter. Between these, and con-
nected with them by railroad, lies Knox
county, and Knoxville being the only i'm
pOrtant town or city in this or any adj
Joining county, feels sensibly, every step
taken toward the opening or development
of these sources of wealth. About $4,000
acres of these lands and probably some as
rich in mineral deposits as any in the
State, or in the world, have been for about
15 years in the courts of this State and of
the United States, until recently the par
A Rnll w of
city, and McEwen and Wiley,) have COM
promised the matter and consolidated their
titles by forming a joint stock company
under a charter issued by the State of Ten
nessee, for the purpose of working the
mines, manufacturing, dc. 1t is antiCi-
pated here that this compromise will give
q fresh impetus to the growth of our flour
iShing city. Certain it is that such pro
fusion of mineral wealth, and located in
the centre of such acOuntry as ours, and
connected by railroads running in all di-
rectiOns, and especially when our climate
and unlimited amount of water power are
taken into the account, cannot long re-
main unproductiYe.- Already Carter coun-
ty cart wheels, and Roane county railroad
iron find their way to market, North,
South, East and West, and wherever used
are highly priced. East Tennessee pos
sesses many advantages as an agricultural
section, lying contiguous to, and connect
ed with the cotton States, which must al
ways give it an excellent market for all its
surplus grain and provisions, but after
carefully for several years watching the
course of the crpital steadily pouring into
our State from the older and more wealthy
States, we are convinced that the manu-
featuring interest is destined at no distant
day to OutStrip the agricultural, and the
destiny of Knoxville will not be reached
until it becomes one of the largest manu-
featuring cities on the continent. 1t may,
and probably will, take quite number of
years to bring about this result, but to us
nothing i'll the future seems more certain,
and we can afford certainly to await the
grand result. Yours truly,
DAVID LEE.
The following circular, sent out by John
Moffatt, Commissioner of Immigration at
Nashville, gives, in ter5e, concise way,
valuable information relative to Tennnes-
see, which will be found interesting to
those who take an interest i'll our State:
...... TENNESSEE. -....
Tennessee contains 20,OOO,0O0 acres of
land, of which only6, ,OOO,OO are improved,
but from this small portion the produc
tions by negro labor before the war, prin-
cipally corn, wheat, cotton and stock,
made the State third in wealth of the
Union. This indicates the character of
soil. a.r ..s s...r
Negro labor has lost its reliability and
efficiency since the war, and white labor
Is scarce, depreciatiDg real estate % to 90
per cent. This depreciation can be imme-
diately restored by reliable and efficient
labor, because our markets are better now
than before the war. Thus Il bonus of %
to 80 per cent. is offered to every good
farmer that will invest and work here.
Slavery abolished, neeessitates diversity
of industries Nature has provided pecu-
liar advantages for manufactures in Ten
nessee. Inexhaustible iron ore of the best
quality, costs at furnace S1.70 to So per ton,
is made into pig iron here for from 81 to
SD per ton. Heavy timbered land, oak,
hickory, poplar, ash, walnut, ETC., at 81 to
50 per acre. Coal that will make iron at
to cents per bushel at the mines. Water
powers of any extent and number con-
venient.
Large populated centers, old society,
railroads, navigable rivers, table lands and
valleys-no such combination of attrac-
tiOns to honest and industrious immigrants
elsewhere.
Our industries need capital and skill and
will pay royalty for it 4; if with skill, no
matter how small the capital.
Healthfulness of climate unsurpassed
no malaria, clear, bracing atmosphere the
year round; only half the year free from
frost, but in eighteen years Thermometer
below zero only SeUea times, and never 100
degrees in the summer
Absolute safety, and comfortable enjoy
ment of life and property, and pleasant
society guaranteed.
Definite information ofOpportunities of and
openings in all parts of the State for immi-
grants, manufacturers, miners, farmers,
ETC., furnished free upon request.
Address, stating wants,
JOHN MOFFATT,
Commissioner of Immigration, Nash
vile Tennessee ...-.-...s