Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-01
SWEETWATER.
A Thriving Town In n Rich Country--
Its Enterprises. de.

It's Eaterprtsfas de.
Reported Specially for the KpoS,ile Chronicle.
SwEETwATER, No. 70, 1875.
Sweetwater il u thriving little town
in one OF the richest valleys in East
essee-Sweetwater Valley, Mon
roe county. There ate some six or
seven stores, doing general merchan-
disc, and from what We can learn all
are pretty well sg-tuh.d and are ON
a sound basis.
Sweetwster boasts several good
churches, and thr., good schools--two
female and one mnle. One of the
female schools is being conducted under
the auspices Of the NJ. r. Church,
South, by Prof. Parker. The other
female school is being conducted by
Mrs. Cook, lady thoroughly compe-
tent for the position. The male school
is under charge of Prof. Bachman,
thorough teacher, who gives general
satisfaction.
Gonroe county is well known as
one of the richest counties in East
| Tennessee, and it ia in this county that
the champion corn raiser, Mr.. Hem
dersop raised 147 bushels and go pounds
of corn to the acre. The county is
also famous for the fine stock 1t con-
tains, aud the Monroe county fair al
ways has more fine stock on exhibit
| ton than almost any other county
fair in the country.
Monroe county generally ships every
year from 10000 to 10000 bushels of
wheat. The great want is steam
| Towering mill at Sweetwater, and
any man with capital could make 1t
pay by building mill of this kind at
this place with capacity to at
least grind the wheat produced in
this county, II not more. The
man who builds the mill would
make money, and the town and coun-
ty would be benefited by shipping the
elsewhere make money out OF il, and
why not keep the profit in grinding
the wheat at home? We are satisfied
that If any man with the means would
undertake the business he would be
encouraged by the citizens. We have
talked with some of the best merchants
of the place, and they seem anxious
for an enterprise of the kind and one
of them informed me that i he had
his stock of goods only converted into
cash he would soon show his faith as
to the safety of the investment by his
works.
We understand that a pretty exten'
sive shoe factory is soon to be started
in Sweetwater. All the arrange
ments have been completed, anC
the enterprise is soon to be under
Roadway. An enterprising merchant
by examining into the matter, found
that he could have shoes manufactured
} in Sweetwater, at the same price tha
he could buy the same class of work il
the East, and save the freight, besides
!, keeping the money at home, and 81
has determined to make the venture
He Is sensible, and we feel contiden
that many of the articles now brough
! on from the East could be manufac
, tured right in our midst, for the sam'
price, if not for less, and our currency
would cease to contract in this country
, to so an alarming extent. 1t is thi
idea of sending East for almost every
article we use that causes the scarcity
of money, and our people will have Il
awake to their own interest If they
ever expect to prosper.
The Taylor Brothers are successfully
running foundry and machine shoI
In this place. 1t is true, it is yet on |
rather limited scale, but they are push
ing men, and are bound to succeed.
} AS before stated, Sweetwater is sur
! rounded by a rich belt of country, anC
there Is nothing to hinder the plac'
from growing, and its merchants ant
people from doing we'll. Among 1t
citizens there are none more enter
J prising than the firm of Hight 4
! Scruggs, and any one wishing any In
} formation In regard to the place, or t
/ the advantages 1t offers for manufac
, turing enterprises, such as We hav
! mentioned above, the building Of
steam mill or any thing OF the kind
! will receive prompt attention by ad
dressing them. Persons might d.
much worse than to locate at Sweet
water.