Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-26

EdmoDal COrrespOndenccl
NEW HAVEN, June II, 1872.
am in the Nutmeg State, in its beauti-
ful Elm City, shaded by some of the finest
trees that ever grew, and Boosting of some
of the costli est and handsomest residence
on the continent. New Haven is chang
ing gradually from its former quiet, retir-
ed and attractive home features to a bust
ling manufacturing city, with a growing
foreign element. 1t is three years since L
visited it before and the changes i'm the re-
spects named seem to me very marked.
It's good people notice them and some of
them are not very kindly accepted. 1t is,
nevertheless, one of the handsomest cities
of its size on the continent. \ leading
feature in its architecture and general APP
pearance is the very large number of neat
and attractive frame houses. Many of
these are large and costly, and many are
neat, convenient aud moderate in price
The style of architecture is varied, and
never saw so many beautiful homes built
at reasonable cost. The value of every
foot of real estate in the city has been
materially increased by the beautiful shade
trees that line both sides of every street.
The first thing done after streets are laid
out is the planting of trees. Every home
is shaded, every street made pleasant ana
the general health and appearance of the
city greatly improved by this inexpensive
but wise practice. There is no law COM
polling property holders to plant trees, but
there is a public sentiment and custom far
more binding and effective. The result is,
that some of the widest streets are shaded
by majestic elms, the tops of which meet
over the center of the highway and make
it at all hours as cool and shaded as a for
est.
1 wish law could be passed in Knox
vile, making it obligatory upon every
property holder to plant shade and orna-
mental trees. 1t could be done at a trifling
expense and in ten years it would make
our city in beauty, comfort and healthful-
ness place UNNECESSARILY superior to
what il now is. / do not know that we
need a law, if We could only get people to
think on the subject. l am sure an hours
drive in the streets of New Haven would
give every KnoXvillian such mania for
tree planting, that next spring, thousands
of green leaves would be putting forth
soon to add to the beauty and comfort of
homes and streets, now baking hot under
our summer suns.
SCHOOLS AND MANUFA cToRIEs.
Just in proportion as New Haven man
ufacturers and merchants grow in wealth
do they increase and improve their school
advantages. Amid the immense new
shops and costly dwellings now being
built can be found imposing, roomy and
expensive public school houses being
erected at public expense. 1t seems to
me fair measure of the enterprise and
sagacity of its people. Large factories de-
mand additional labor. This draws to the
city large foreign population, thus far
mainly Irish The wise men of Connec-
In hot hn int a
mand that this element should be moulded
10 our character by renewed efforts in the
matter of education. They are drawn in
to the school house as numerously as pos
sible and there trained for the high duties
of American citizenship. The rising ma
tive generation is better trained than ever
to leaven the great body polite soon to as
sumo the care of the future of our country
The splendid schools of this city and State
are worth to it millions of capital. Would
that Tennessee might emulate the exam-
pie of this little State and give to its
young the education alone needed to make
it one of the greatest of the sisterhood of
States.
New Haven manu- facturing enterprise is
not devoted to iron or heavy machinery.
1t is rather content to look after the little
things that are neglected in Philadelphia,
New York and Pittsburg, the great manu-
featuring American cities Paper boxes,
articles are made here on a large scale.
Carriage building is one of its heaviest
branches of manufacturing and proves
very profitable. All its employers and en-
ployees seem to prosper, and good will and
happiness are almost universal in this beau
tiful city
I ought not to omit here a brief notice OF
that grand old educational institution that
for over a century has sent out all over the
continent our greatest and best intelects-
Yale College. Among is students / find
Knoxville represented in the person OF
Ebon Alexander, promising member OF
the Junior class. / am glad 10 report that
he stands among the foremost Of his class
and viii do credit TO his friends and native
city.
CONNECTICUT POLITICS.
The political situation here is not unlike
that reported of New York aud Penn
sylva.ia. find Republicans united and
in the best of spirits. The Democracy OF
this State are somewhat on The Bourbon
order and view cOmplacenHy, but not en-
Enthusiastically the contemplated suicide OF
the party AS the probability of Greeley
nomination at Baltimore grows stronger,
they become more resigned. They will
vote for him TO- beat Grant" but do no,
act as though they had any hope or conf
dGnce OF victory The party Is started on
the downward course TO destruction, and
no one seems 60 have tho courage 90 arrest
10. / have had honest Democrats here tell
me they could not understand the force
that seemed to drive the party towards
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