Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-13
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
Soil, Products, Water-POwer and
People of Greene County.
NO, IVH,

paper in reference to our section of the
State and noticing that great many in
quirieS are the result of such articles, | beg
the privilege of calling your attention to
the inclOsed article i'll reference to our
county, believing that Greene county can
furnish as many inducements to the inn
migrant as any other county in East Ten
nessee. By referring to the map of Ten
nessee, the location of the county is north
east of the city of Knoxville and borders
Oh the State of North Carolina, it being
one of the largest i'll East Tennessee, if not
! one of the Wealthiest outside of Knox
| county. The county is about as large Ill
area as Rhode Island. The East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad passes
through it diagonally, thereby securing to
each section the benefit of railway trans
portation. The Nolachucky river passes
through the eastern portion of the county,
on which are many fine river bottom
farms. There are quite a number of other
streams flowing into this river that also
afford the best Offarming LANDS. LickCreek,
which runs from the northern extremity to
! the southwest extremity affords some of
| the finest meadow lands in the State. Hay
can be raised in abundance and this section
would be profitable locality for stock
raising. Richland creek flowing into the
! NOlachucky from the north also has fine
grazing, as the land is more rolling bet
| ter suited for the growing of small grains
and clover. HolIy's creek also affords
| fine lands. Camp, Cedar, Cove and Mead
| Ow creeks, from the south, can also boast
of valuable farming lands. These creeks,
excepting the main fork of Lick creek,
would furnish an abundance of water
power when properly developed. The
soils are varied-the river and creek bot
toms, in general, are alluvial, while that
of second bottom and uplands are more
varied, and WILL when properly cared for,
produce well. Our lands have been known,
when under proper culture, to produce
from forty to eighty bushels of corn per
acre wheat from twenty to thirty oats
from thirty to fifty, and all grains in the
same proportion. In fact, every product
grown in the North and West will do well
in this section. Glover, the best fertilizer
we have, is beginning to draw the atten-
ton of our farmers and so far it has been
a profitable crop.
We have an abundance of timber of
almost every description. Our mountain
districts can not be surpassed i'll the quail
ty and amount of fine timber White and
yellow pine, walnut, cherry chestnut, &c,
grow to large size.
Greeneville, the county seat, is situated
OH the East Tennessee, Virginia and GeOr-
gia Railroad, seventy-tive miles northeast of
Knoxville, and before the war, very large
amount of business was transacted, it be-
ing the most accessible railroad point for
Western North Carolina; but since the
partial completion of the Cincinnati Cum
berland Gap and Charleston Railroad, has
lost a great deal of her former trade. At
present, her trade is quite fiattering The
resources of the county are good, as there
has been more freight shipped and received
at GreeneVllle than any other station out
side of Chattanooga, LOudon, Knoxville
and Bristol There is more wheat raised
in this section than any other county in
East Tennessee, and she ranks second for
hog raising. The health of the town and
vicinity is good, as but a very few cases of
sickness are known, and any one travelling
through the county can verify this by the
number of gray-haired people they would
meet. The climate is Surprising, as our
winters and summers both are mild
We are ,5Sl feet above the level of the
sea- and G9l feet above the city of Knox
vile, giving us the benefit of the purify
ing atmosphere. There are quite num-
Der of other towns, such as Midway, Full
lers, on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad; RheatOWn, Warrens-
burg, Graysburg and Haseville-interior
towns.
Fruits of all descriptions do well, and
with the interest that is being manifest in
the planting of new orchards we will soon
have an abundance of fine fruit.
We also have fiourishing college with
in short distance of Greeneville, which
| understand has seventy odd students in
attendance. The common school system
will soon be put i'll operation as a liberal
tax has been levied There are two weekly
papers published in Greeneville: the NcoO
Era, Republican, and the Sentinel, Dem !
Ocratic,
Our hills and mountains afford variety
of minerals, and we have within our
county two cold blast furnaces, and when
in operation turnout an average of eigh
teen tons of charcoal iron per day, and it
is considered equal to the best iron made
anywhere.
Warm Springs, celebrated watering
place, is twenty-five miles south, and when
the Greeneville and Paint Rock harrow
gauge railroad is completed will be Of easy
access. The above road will soon be put
under contract, and when the Cincinnati,
Cumberland Gap and Charleston Railroad
is completed, the products of the section
will have new and ready market III
North and South Carolina. This road
mineral sections, opening new and prof
liable avenue of commerce.
Without boasting, Greene county has
great many enterprising individuals which
is shown in our county fair, and the ener-
gy displayed i'll endeavOring to increase
our railway communication. Our county
fair is the first organization of this kind i'll
East Tennessee, which has been in op ia
ton two years, and so far has proven
success. Our grounds are beautifully stu
ated and when improved will be quite a
place of public resort.
The scenery of this section is good, as
the CRdkG of mountains are plainly seen
by the nakek eye, and at present they are
covered with snow.
a great many Northern families are llv-
ing here and some of our most prominent
citizens, both merchants and lawyers, are
from the North. No difference is mani
tested in reference to nativity. Greene
vile is also the home of Ex-President
Johnson.
With these facts written in hurried
manner, we will welcome any who may
wish to make their homes with lis belieV-