Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-29
EDWARD KING ON KNOXVILLE.
what an Intelligent Traveller Thinks OF
East Tennessee.

The May number of Scribaey's Monthly
Magazine contains one of Edward Kings
articles on "The Great South" 1t is al
most entirely devoted to East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina. Among its
illustrations are views of our new river
bridge and of the East Tennessee Univer-
sity buildings. OF our city, Mr.. King
says:
Knoxville is to-day fiourishing town
with nearly fifteen thousand population.
1t has more capital than Chattanooga, but
not the same wonderful transportation IA
cilities. More actual business is, however,
probably done there; the town has n large
wholesale trade, and is kind of supply
depot for the mountains. On the line of
the road from New York to New Orleans,
it has hopes of other communications
shortly. The subject of narrow-gauge
railroads has very much interested the
people of Eastern Tennessee, and they
Will, in few years, traverse the valleys in
all directions. A direct line from Knox
vile to Macon in Georgia has been pro-
jected; and the completion of the Knox
vile and Kentucky roads would be of great
| Importance to the town.
1.-THE General Government is erecting q
| fine custom house and postofiice in the
| city. Thirty miles to the northward are
| large coal fields, close to veins of iron; in
| Carter and Greene counties there are iron
mines, which supply the rolling mills and
car wheel establishments at Knoxville.
| There is an extensive manufacture of
glass in that section the lumber inter.
| ests are large, and considerable shipments
| are made to New England. Five miles
east Of Knoxville is fine markle quarry,
| operated by capitalists from st, Louis. AT
Coal Creek and Careyville some thirty-fivC
miles north of the town, there are eXten.
sive coal mining interests. The whole OF
| Eastern Tennessee offers the best of in
ducements for the practical farmer, the
wool grower, and the investor in mines
and minerals"
The Decoration Ceremonies.
The Executive Committee having il
charge the memorial services to be held a
the National Cemetery here on the 30th o
May held a meeting yesterday evening
and appointed the following local com
mittees to gather flowers for the occasion
Carriers Standardization Hendrix.
Johnson City-G. w. Hickey and w
H. Taylor.
Jonesboro'-Capt Geo. w. Mcpherson
and Dr. &. Wheeler.
Greeneville-Rev. r. d. Black, Mai. A
H. Pettibone and II. H. Ingersoll.
Midway-D. X. Self.
Rogersville - Capt. Thos. McDermot
and Jno. Wolfe.
Whitesburg-P. J. Davis.
Morristown-J. b. Leach and S. \
Crowell.
Talbot's Station-J. w. Roberts.
New Market-Geo. w. Dice and G. w
Hills.
, Strawberry Plains-D. II. Meek.
McMillans-W. c. Bailey.
Campbell Station-W. II. Roberts.
Eaton's Y Roads-Dr. r.. p. Eaton.
1 Loudon-Ben. Hambright and II.
D | Mason.
8 Philadelphia. II. Cozart.
. Sweetwater-J. +. Owens.
. Mouse Creek. III. NIagill.
: Athens-R. B. McGaughey and NJ.
: Phillips.
e Riceville-Dr. John d. Parkinson an
:, s. ID. Stanfield.
e Charleston--Maj. S. Hambright.
:. Cleveland-Powell Lowe.
Maryville-Capt. w. H. Kirk and Cap
v Z. Goddard.
+ Clinton-Jno. S. Ross.
n Careyville-Col. A. S. Mariner.
Jacksboro'-Hon. II. r.. Gibson.
|. Coal Creek-Morgan I.lewellyn.
e Kingston-Henry Crumbliss and Col. J
n X. Byrd.