Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-14
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CHATTANOOGA.

The Condition and Prospects Of Her
Wholesale Trade-Magnifcent Crops
Centennial Military Enthusiasm
What n Woodworking Chancellor
can Accomplish A Missionary
Charged with Burning a COlOred
Church
To the Union and American:
CHATTANOOGA, July u, 1S7j.-If you
will permit me little space now and then
l will promise you an occasional item
from our growing and thriving little city.
Chattanooga is one place in the South
that the prevailing hard times have had
but little perceptible effect upon. OfcOurse,
here, as everywhere, you find few crOak-
ers who have made a lifetime business of
complaining, but in the true man of bust
ness you still see that stir and hustle char
acteristic Of such men and so pleasant to
behold. Business Of all kinds is looking
up and improving, especially in the whole
sale lire, and l will here remark
that it is unfortunate for the city that it
has 80 few representatives in that line,
especially in dry goods, as there is a splen-
did opening here for one or more good
firms with capital, combined with pluck,
energy and a knowledge Of their business.
There is but one wholesale dry goods house
In the place, and it, with all its indifFer-
ence towards the public, is doing a living
business.
There is no reason why Chattanooga
should not control the trade of almost as
large a section Of country as Nashville, as
her facilities in the way of transportation
are equally as good, if not better. This
fact is being fully demonstrated every day
by the success Of the wholesale grocery
men, which branch Of trade is well repre-
scented.
We have lately had some valuable acqui-
sitiOns 10 our trade and society by the COM
ing amongst us Of Messrs. Smart, Oehnig
and T. w. Price, all Of whom we believe
are from Nashville. They are all excellent
gentlemen, and We are glad to extend TO
them the right hand Of fellowship. They
speak encouragingly about their future,
and look forward 70 a good business with
the opening Of trade in the fall.
Our crop prospects are the most encour-
aging We have had for years. From all
sections around US the most fattering re-
ports are brought in. One gOOd-natured
and intelligent old farmer from SequatChie
Valley was heard 10 remark, a few DAYS
ago, that there would be corn enough in
that neyer-faIing valley to failen all the
hogs that could be packed into it, The re-
ports from the other crops are Of like ma
ture, the wheat especially being the finest,
both as to quality and quantity, that has
been known for years.
Our people are fully alive to The Centen-
NAL, and as a consequence the military
- Of Il,
men. One company has almost completed
its organization, and am reliably inform
ed that movements are on foot for the Or
ganizatiOn Of three others; so your Porter
Rifles and other crack companies Of Nash
vile had better look to their laurels. The
boys Of Chattanooga never do anything by
halves, and.I can assure you that if organ
lied the centennial Brigade will have
four companies in It's ranks that viii vie
with any, in point Of moral worth and
standing and general military appearance.
Judge Key, our worthy and efficient
Chancellor, has added to his already en-
viable reputation rs a hard-wOrking,
conscientious jurist, by the impartial and
busineSs-like manner in which he dis
patched the business Of the Circuit Court,
which addition To his already arduous du-
ties he so kindly volunteered to assume.
The dead beat portion of our community
have not been slow to learn that the kind
hearted and genial private gentleman is
quite a different character from the honest
and upright Judge upon the bench, ard the
moral effect upon the community is plainly
percaptible.
The cOlOred Baptist portion Of our COM
muOity have been very much excited Of
late over a disagreement between the pas
tor Of one Of their churches and a mission
airy who has been working among his flock
for some time past, the general sUppOsitiOn
being that it is caused by jealousy upon
the part Of the aforesaid pastor. Various
trials have been had amongst them upon
charges Of Islander, libel, etc, the CulmiDa-
ton Of all which was reached by the recent
burning Of the church and the arrest
and Imprisonment Of the aforesaid
upon the charge of arson. He
was accused Of being the party who burned
the church. The excitement runs high
amongst the darkies, and there is no telling
The final result. The loss Of their church
IS great NisfOrtune to them, and is earn
astly regretted by all parties.
In beginning this letter l had hoped to
be able TO say something of our schools and
material interests, but will reserve them
Tor my next. JAY TEE.