Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-17
MAYOR STAUB NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION.
Die Turns HIS Attention 20 an Extern
siye Misunderstanding Enterprise.


We learn from reliable authority
that Mayor Staub will positively not
be candidate for reelection to the po-
sition ct Mayor Of Knoxville, but has
concluded to turn his attention in the
future tn manufacturing enterprise
of an extensive character. Negotia-
tons have been on foot for some time,
aud have at last eliminated in his pur-
chasing All interest In the Foundry
and Machine Shops Of Rogan, Kelley
& CO., his connection with that firm to
commence on the first day of January.
The object of the new firm is TO build
large and extensive works on Mr..
Staub's grounds, in what il known as
"Branner's Flat joining First Greek.
Mr.. Staub owns lot there which.
fronts l60 feet on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, and
runs back to Branner street, and again
on south of Branner street, back to the
creek. The Foundry aud Machine
Shops are to he built to front on the
railroad, back Of the Machine Shops
large blacksmith shop is to he built,
and south of Brauner street large
store is to be erected to front
on Branner street. Ga its side q large
pattern shop is to tie erected, and in
front the entire grounds will be cover
ed with buildings, shops, &C., to be
used by this new firm. 1t il the in
tention to manufacture all kinds of
agricultural implements, and to cast
stoves equal to any cast in Cincinnati
or aLy other place, and so with all the
work they turn out.
Mr.. Staub will be President of the
new company, and will not be bound
down to office work, but will turn his
attention TO pushing the business. He
will see that II any country people
wish any kind of machinery for mills
or anything else, stoves, hollowwaIe,
agricultural implements or anything
! of the kind, and have not the money,
arrangements are made by which they
can pay for the same in corn, meal
| flour or grain, thus helping them and
| building up the business Of the con.
Germ.
The object is to commence operations
with about fifty hands, and then tC
continually reach out and increase the
business, adding to their number oi
hands. Contracts have already beer
made for the building material, and
the work will be pushed through after
the first of January.
We do not say that the site is one Of
the best in the city for an enterprise o
the kind, and that an enterprise like
this will pay there is not the leas
doubt. There is no use of sending
North for articles of the above men
toned nature when we have the raw
material all around us, and can manu-
facture them just as cheap and gooC
at home. All it needs is for some en-
terprising man to take hold and pusl
the business, and no one who know
Mayor Staub will for moment ques
ton his being the right man in tn
right place when ii comes to bushes
that needs enterprise and push. w
wish the new enterprise all the posi-
BILE success, and can assure all the par
ties concerned that they can count oil
} the CHRONICLE for all the aid AM
support we can possibly give. Weon
ly wishthat more of our moneyed mel
would take hold of like enterprises
for we feel sure that it would resul
not alone in public good, but in en-
riching themselves.
A COTTON Factory IN PROSPECT.
We also learn from reliable anthorit
that a suit is now pending in one 4
. the Georgia courts over the machinery
spindles and looms of u cotton factory
which if compromised in a way it no,
/ has the appearance it will, the Who'll
factory viii fall into the hands of
citizen of Knoxville, whose name W
, will not mention at present for certai
/ reasons. We learn from him that
! the suit results thus, he intends to oil
: ganize a company in this city, with
capital of $4,000, and put in the ms
chinery, 1,l00 spindles and twent
looms, at about one-third their COS
and cotton factory will be the resul
He says that with $4,000 capital tn
factory can be built and put in runnin
, order, which, if new machinery had
be bought, would cost at least $500
and that this machinery is as good g
a new. We sincerely trust that tn
f company will be organized, as it woul
give employment to number of poe
women and girls, besides advancin
> the general prosperity of the city, an
t insuring a good per cent, to the stoci
holders. We again assure all such Ell
Fl, terprises our hearty support.