Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-12
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE.
Answers to a Correspondent.

Mr.. p. A. Baker, of Adamsville, Mus
kingum county, Ohio, addresses Rev. job
!, Heckel, pastor of the Lutheran Churc
here, a letter bearing date January 2Otl
, in which number of questions are asked
very similar in character to questions pro
} pounded to us by letters received through
almost every mail that arrives. Mr.. Hecke
has requested us to answer some of thes
through the CHRONICLE, which we nov
propose to do. We will give the question
separately and follow them with answer
as nearly correct as possible.
/ - What is the population of Knoxville??'
! The population of our city is about II,
900. fgas- fr.so'+t e.r-"
GLOW many physicians have you il
Knoxville?" --f.
About twenty-five physicians and five
dentists. They are not all graduates.
what manufacturing establishments
are there and what is the probable number
of operatives in each ?n
We have one rolling: mill, two found
ries, one foundry and car wheel manufac-
tory, one railroad machine shop, three
sash and blind factories and planning mills,
one wagon and carriage factory, one sad
die and harness mandatory, one saddle
tree mandatory, one cigar mandatory,
one keg factory, three Touring mills, be-
sides boot and shoe manufactures. tin
shops, etc., ETC., giving employment to
about one thousand operatives.
What is the rate per cent. OH money 81
The legal rate of interest is six per cent,
but by special contract it may be increased
to ten per cent, though capital commands
much higher rate in some instances.
How many railroads and prospective
railroads center at Knoxville ?p
We are situated on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, link in
the Great Southern Railway mail line
from New York to New Orleans, $50 miles
west of the Virginia line and liz miles
east of Chattanooga. Knoxville is the
Southern terminus of the Knoxville and
Ohio Railroad, which runs out 45 miles
into the Cumberland mountain coal mines.
From this source we receive an abundant
supply of the best semi-bituminous coal
When. the Gi1cjpnati-Sn utha,y, u6mfmu-
nication between Knoxville and Cincin-
natl. There is also short road, the Knox
vile and Charleston, running out sixteen
miles from Knoxville to Maryville. It is
contemplated to connect this with the
Blue Ridge road, giving US at some time In
the future, direct communication
with the sea coast at Charles
ton. Other important lines are
spoken of, and will, no doubt, be COM
pleted at some time in the future, when
capital becomes more abundant, and the
resources of this country are better under
stood.
ssDo the citizens of Knoxville and its
vicinity desire Northern immigration and
would Northern man be in any way
harassed or molested ?"
The people here want all the Northern
emigrants they can get. They will treat
them kindly and give them warm, hear
ty welcome. A man from the North or
anywhere else is just as safe here in peace
full pursuit of his legitimate business, as
in any State in, the Union.
"How many, Lutherans have you in
your charge, (Lutheran) of what descent
are they and in what language are the SER
vices conducted
The church at the time of its organiza-
ton something more than three years ago,
it numbered % members. There are now
11S parishioners and 10 communicates.
The services are conducted mainly in Ger
man, but every third Sabbath in English.
The staple productions of our country
are corn, wheat and the grasses, and with
proper cultivation the yield of our lands
will compare very favorably with lands in
any part of the older States. The market
price of corn here now is 52a to 65 cents
wheat, 81 So to 81 co.; oats, 40 to Az cents.
These may be considered average prices
for grain at this season of the year, They
are sometimes much higher.
| Knoxville and vicinity is noted for Its
healthful climate. There has never been
a case of yellow fever here, and epidemlcs
are almost unknown among us.