Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-28
&R ZEN WILLIE.
one OF the PIeasantest Retreats I'm
the Mountains of EasC Tennessee
Tho Place for the People Of
the Mississippi Valley
to Spend Their
Vacation.
From an Appeal Correspondent

From an Appeal Correspondent
GREENvILLE, Tenn, March ll.-As
many OF your citizens will soon begin to look
around for home during the heated term,
we wish to call their attention to the high
lands of upper East Tennessee as a summer
resort. There Is no section of country that
combines more of the elements of health
fui and pleasant home either for summer or
winter than is found In the genial climate Of
our beautiful mountain land. This has just
iy been termed the ''Swltzerland OF the
south" The scenery is varied with noun
tains and valleys. We have Just pride and
reverence for our majestic mountains, as
they stand like silent sentlnals overlooking the
beautiful landscape below. Our valleys are
interspersed with woodlands, farms and silvery
streams. The farmhonses are dotted here
and there all through the valleys and often
upon the steep mountain sides. There Is a
charm In the quiet home OF the contented
farmer nestled close by some sparkling
stream amid the hills and mountains Of
East tennessee. No people on earth live
better or happier than ours. We occupy a
middle ground between wealth and poverty
We are neither cursed with the extremes of
poverty nor overburdened with the cares OF
wealth. Our people are social, industrious
and progressive. They have strong attach
ments for home aud the loved land of tneir
birth. They welcome the stranger, and in
vite immigration and enterprise. Our coun-
try Is adapted to manufacturing enterprises,
as we have waterpower sufficient, and timber,
minerals and coal In abundance. Elevated
at a hight of about seventeen hundred feet
above the level of the sea, our atmosphere Is
pure, free from malaria, and is famed into
gentle, refreshing breezes by the currents
that come sweeping over our mountain tops.
The country being hilly and Astounding IN
streams, Is well drained, which conduces
much to its healthfulness. Our nights are
cool and pleasant, 1t being comfortable DUR
ing most of the summer season to sleep under
cover. We invite the citizens of the south
who expect to take refuge from the malarial,
mountains and breathe our pure air, drink
our clear, sparkling water, climb our noun
tam sides, and enjoy the many blessings that
nature has so Law SHY bestowed upon US.
Greenville, our native town, is equally
favorable with any other location along the
line of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad. Our citizens are social,
hospltable and intelligent. We have
schools, churches and good homes.
Our location is pleasant and picturesque.
We are surrounded by streams and noun
talns ard pleasant woodlands. We have
hills immediately around our town that COM
mand fine view of the surrounding coun-
try. We have one of the finest springs in
the State. 1t furnishes water enough to run
mill three or four hundred yards from It's
source. To all of these we invite those who
wish to seek permanent home or a pleasant
retreat for season. Our best citizens have
determined to open their houses for boarders
during the coming summer, and propose tc
tender every comfort and accommodation In
| their power to make their guests comfortable
and pleasant. Ia fact, all the towns and
many of our best farmhouses are making ar
rangements to entertain strangers. Mr.
James Il. Ogden, general freight and passen.
ger agent of our line of railroad, Is doing
much toward advertising the advantages Of
East Tennessee as a summer resort. We
hope the time IS not far distant when pleas
ure- seekers viii appreciate the beauties auC
cheaper accommodations of our mountain
| home. Any information desired will be giveI
by addressing the secretary of the Summer
Resort association, Greenville, Tennessee.