Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-31
THE GATE CITY.

OuL uISG NlSlG 10 AC1duLd WAS
with "Sherman Bummers" in 1864.
We first saw the Gate City from the
top of tree, about three miles out
on the Decater road. Then it was
surrounded by earth works, from
the parapets of which protruded a
hundred pieces of artillery, and be-
hind which were many thousands of
Southrons dressed in grey, standing |
ready and anxious to welcome us
with open arms tohospitable graves.
After a month of almost constant
fighting, Gen. Joe johnson in the
mean time having been succeeded
by Gen. John B. Hood, the boys in
grey retired as gracefully as possi-
BILE and the boys in blue entered.
Atlanta was then not much of
place for business, except military
business. Afterwards the cruel
fate of war left the city in ashes,
and, the business portion at least,
a charred mass of ruins.
Last week we had the pleasure of
another visit to the Chicago of
the South. Where we in 1864 saw
earth-works and long lines of
hostile troops, we now see beautiful
residences, with grounds handsome
ly decorated with flowers and ever
greens. The business portion of
the city is covered with large and
substantial brick houses, occupied
by thrifty, energetic merchants, who
are accumulating handsome for
tunes. Manufactures have sprung
up in every direction, and the COLI
umns of black smoke that curl to-
wards the sky, attest the enterprise
of the people. Magnificent churches
rear their tall spires heavenward in
every portion of the city, charming
the beholder with their architectural
beauty. Evidences of prosperity
are to be met with everywhere and
every hour in the day. 1t does one
good to be there and to see that
our Northern friends do not monop
olize quite all the energy and enter
prise of the nation. ..-.
We have not space here to par
ticularjze, but the large establish
ment Of Messrs. Rawson & Hancock
deserves mention. They make thu
manufacture of paper boxes 8
speciality, and sell their goods from
Baltimore to New Orleans. Abou
sixty persons, mostly females, ar,
constantly employed in making pa
per boxes, from the tiniest pill
box to the largest boxes used b.
dealers in hats, shoes, millinery
&c. They have the latest improve
machinery, and turn out an aston
ishingly large quantity of goods
We understand they are MAXIM
money, and they deserve to. Con
nected with the house is Mr.. Jas
G. Sturgis, late Of this city, who
so we'll and so favorably know
throughout East Tennessee. II
will remove his family to Atlant
soon. We regret to lose him fror
Knoxville, but congratulate this en-
terprising firm upon having Sc
cured his valuable services.
The foundries, machine shops
furniture manufactures, lumbe
mills, Touring mills, &C., are al
worthy of mention, but We have no
space now. Would that the Soutl
had more places like Atlanta. I
would be good for US il
more ways than one. Where Their
is SO much. enterprise, there will
soon be no room for bourbonism Q
any kind. Success in business ant
prescription either political o
social, never go together. We e,
expect to see Atlanta become, in
few years, the largest city in tn
South. 1t is already a great raj
road eenter,and other roads are to b
constructed. It is live commur
ity and nothing is likely to happe
to retard it's progress.