The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-08-19
The Resources OF Tonnosseo.


By ]. B. Killebrew, a h., assisted by j.
M Stafford, Phi. D., NJ. D., to whom
local assistance was rendered by G. w.
Charlton, of East Tennessee, and III. l..
Bently, OF West Tennessee. Prepared
under the direction of the Bureau OF
Agriculture, Nashville, Tenn. Tavel,
Eastman x Howell, Printers to the
State. 1874.
We have received this superb oc-
tavo volume of over 1900 pages with
compliments of w. B. Killebrew.
This is a wonderful work. showing
great research and untiring industry
on the part of its gifted authors. 1t
is divided into four parts. Part
first, treats of Tennessee in general.
This division of the work contains
421 pages, and xii chapters. 1t is
by far the most complete handbook
of the State that we have ever seen.
1t treats of the Typographical feat
ures, natural and. civil divisions,
climate, geographical formations,
soils, timber, farm products, grasses,
live stock, grape growing, honey re-
sources, coal, iron, transportation.
rivers, railroads, agriculture, public
schools, words to immigrants, occu-
patton of the people and general
statistics. These statistics show the
decennial progress in population
since 1890 by counties; also the
number of civil districts with the
number of voters in each county, as
well as the number of acres assessed
with their value together with the
total valuation of taxable property
and number of polls. Also the num-
ber and size of farms with the aver
age yield of farm products in 1869,
and average price of live animals /;
also the financial condition of the
State, with a complete list of news
papers and periodicals published in
the State, and much other informa-
tion valuable to every citizen.
Part second contains 1877 pages,
and is devoted exclusively to East
Tennessee. 1t traces its history
from the advent of Daniel Boone,
from North Carolina, and Capt. VIM.
Bean, from Pittsylvania. Virginia,
who built the first house ever erect
ed in East Tennessee, on Boone's s
Creek, near the Watauga River, in
Washington county, and afterwards,
in 1869, settled what is now Bean s
Station, Granger CO., Tenn. It's
physical Geography, mountains,
rivers, climate, mineral springs, ag-
riculture, orchards, style of farming,
mineral resources, building stones,
mining, manufactures, railroads, ed
ucational facilities, churches, public
schools, and social life are all treat
ed with unequaled accuracy.
Then each county is taken up al
phabetically, from Anderson to Wash
ington, and its peculiarities, advan-
tages, &C., stated and discussed &c
cording to its merits. AS q sam
of the work, we give the following :
In speaking of Hamblen county, it
is stated that -s' MorristoWn, the
county seat, is located at the cross.
ing Of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia and Cincinnati, Cum.
berland Gap and Charleston rail
roads. It is comparatively new
town, but is thriving and prosper.
GUS, and very fortunately situated.
The great air line from New York to
the southwest passes through the
town, and a glance at any correct
map will show that line drawn
from Louisville, kentucky, or Gin
cinati, Ohio, to Charleston, South
Carolina, covers Cumberland Gap
Morristewn, Paint Rock. etc. Then
when it is remembered that the
Cumberland range may be crossed
at Cumberland Gap with a short
tunnel, and that the French Broad
cuts the Unaka or Allegheny range
entirely through, and that by actual
survey this route is found to be more
than seventy-five miles shorter than
any other route from Cincinnati to
the seaIboard, and that a road or
this route may be constructed al
less cost by millions of dollars than
on any oth9r route, twill be conced
ed that Morristown is to be rail
road center of no mean Importance
Already it has from 1,200 to 1,50C
inhabitants, and improvements go.
ing up all around"
The third and fourth parts treat
similarly of Middle and West Ten.
nessee. The author has our sincere
thanks for the book. In our opinion,
no work of the kind has ever been
published of so much interest to the
Tennesseean. All~who have literary
taste, or State pride, should procure
copy of the work without delay.
The Improved Taylor Gun.
For some months Colonel James