The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-10-09
WAYNE COUNTY.
The Memphis & Knoxville
Railroad.

The Memphis & Knoxville
Railroad.
Especial Correspondent of the Memphis APP
peai.l
WAYNEsBoRo, TENN, September 8,
1S73-This county (Wayne) is next to
Hickman, the richest county in Middle
Tennessee in ikon-ore, aud some think
IL equal to Hickman. The Wayne fur
mace, five miles from this place, has
nineteen thousand acres of land, not
all OF il, however, ore-land, but abound
ing with timber, and it does not contain
more than one-tenth OF the ore of the
county. Twenty tons of iron are made
there each day, and il costs thirty thou
sand dollars per annllm to transport this
metal to the Tennessee river, distance
twenty miles, and to bring back sup
plies to the furnace. With a railroad, ii
might be done for eight Thousand dol
lars yer annum, making difference OF
twenty two thousand dollars each year.
Iron ore is not the only valuable miner
al here. Mar BILE is 80 abundant near
the Tennessee river, that, actually, they
used il Matchmaking turnpike road
near Clifton, in this county, without
knowing at the time that it was marble.
Bluffs OF stone, for making hydraulic
cement, are numerous near the river
about Clifton. Seven miles south of
this place, there is Il region of country,
twenty miles in length, and ten miles
wide, where there never has been fail
IRE In the fruit crop, ana this year they
have an abundance of excellent peaches
and apples, though they are very scarce
in other places.
Laurel Hill factory, twenty miles
from this place, consumes six hundred
bales of cotton each year, has eighteen
-esx Il
makes twenty-four hundred yards OF
cloth each day. They have to haul in
wagons thirty-six miles, and their trans
pOrtatiOn is heavy item OF eXpens:.
The factory Is now worth one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars, and, with
a railroad near it would be worth at
least two hundred thousand dollars. IL
is owned and operated By Willis Jones
q Sons. Lawrence and Wayne conn
ties, on Shoal, Indian and Buffalo
creeks, have enough wate-power, never
falling, to manufacture all the cotton
raised in Tennessee; hut they cannot dc
so on account OF remOteness from mar
kct. The Memphis and Knoxville road
will remedy this when Il is bdilt.
Memphis, with q little energy and en-
terprise, could command the trade OF
all this country, of which she now gets
none. Colonel j. w. 5. Ridley, living
near Mouat Pleasant, Maury county,
one of the most intelligent, euterprising
and public spirited men in Middle Ten
nessee, and one of the best and most
successful farmers, assured me that al
though lac found embarrassing much
more profitable than cOttOn-planting
yet If he had a direct road 10 Memphis
lac would not raise another mule fer
market, hut raise only hay and ship Il
to Memphis and West Tennessee gener-
ally. Memphis can get the trade OF
Middle Tennessee. WIN she do it?
Hon. Jonathan Morris, of this county,
owns ferty-eight thousand acres OF
land, much OF it iron land, and says he
is willing not only TO pay his part OF
the county subscription, but to give
half OF his land To get road to Mem
phis. win not your people respond to
this noble and liberal spinte Nothing
would so much benefit West Tennessee
as direct connection with this region.
which you so much need. SaylOrti will
double his force at the Wayne Furnace
and make forty tons of iron per day
wnen this road Is built, and this will on
~ be the commencement OF the iron de-
Veiepment in this county. They now
employ three hundred operatives at
good wages. Col. G. w. Boyd, the su.
perintendent, Is che of the best iron
men ia the whole country.