Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-23

What q Few Men are DOing--.A.
HI. Gregg and Others.


our attention was called to some of
the enterprises of Morristown, chief
among which Is the branch establish~
ment of Grant & Co, of Trumansburg, |
N. Y. This manufacturing establish
ment has branch houses in New York |
city, Cincinnati, Ohio. Baltimore.
Mich. Chicago, San Fran
cisco. Boston, Madison, Wis, Winter
port, Me-, and St. Louis, and now are
in Morrlstown, Tenn. A few years
ago Mr.. Gregg himself visited East
Tennessee with view of introducing
his machinery and establishing a
headquarters fJr the same in this sec.
ton. He located at M0rrlstown, and
soon found 80 much encouragement in
his business that he opened q ware
house there, with full stock of farm
implements and machinery, thinking,
at the time, that his stay would be but
temporary, but the longer he remained
the better he liked the country and
climate, and finally he sent for his
family, aud is now of the opinion that
he lie firmly anchored FIR all time to
come. He Is q thorough, pushing
business man, knows how to make
money, and, at the same time, is liberal
in his expenditures. The machine
he first introduced few years ago,
i. the Meadow King mower, and now
there are over one thousand of them
Ia use in East Tennessee alone. He
also introduced his reaper this spring
| and sold fifty Of them in East Ten
nessee. He also manufactures and
sells hay rakes. su'ky plows. lawn
mowers, &C. He gave practical illus
trations of what Can be accomplished
by thorough farming and the use of
machinery. He leased for term OF
years q farm and putting 800 acres
under cultivation, doubled the usual
yield of that farm in the first year,
averaging thirty bushels of wheat to
the acre. except In small section
where the army worm had made its
appearance. He also made good crop
Of barley, and thinks it is just the
crop suited for this country. BE says
that by proper cultivation 1t will yield
thirty bushels to the acre. aud brings
as good price as wheat. He has care
fully preserved his wheat straw anC
hay, aAd intends to purchase ssvera
hundred head of cattle and winter
mem, thus wasting nothing and put.
ting back in the ground In the way o
manure what has been taken there
from in crop'.
He has bt come thoroughly identified
with the interests OF Morristown and
hamhlen county, and is now " ork
ing the White Pine lead mines IS re
ceiver, and we have NO doubt, shoulC
fu ure railroad connections Justify it
he will establish branch works in E IS
Tel nessee, either aC MorIistown, o
Knoxville, whichever point is m os
flvO able to his Interests with Tegart
to railroad facilities. We give be TT.
God speed to all such men, and woul,
he glad to see more like him max
E g. Tennessee their home.
Mr.. Joseph Brown, another enter
prising New Yorker, who has beer
LOCATED in Morristown for number o
years engaged in the mercantile bust
ness, has lately in connection will
Messrs. Hull & Witt,put carriage an,
wag IN factory in operation, and the.
are turning out some first class " ork
His family stands we'll in Morristow vi
res deDce of Mr.. Joseph Brown with
out being made to feel thoroughly q
8 home. His son, and son-in-law, MI
L Wells, are conducting the mercantil
D business, and the firm stands we'll i
the sight of our Knoxville merchant
Mr.. D. P. Rowe has made chang
in his business by adding gener
line OF hardware to his large stock {
E o ovee, tin and sheet ironware, and
Il Diug u good, 8 f. business, iucreasl n
his trade constantly.
Our friends on the corner, Messr
Matnes & Noe, seem to do q good bus
= nsts, for We never step into their vel
9 peked store bus what we find the
bl1y.
Mr.. E. A. Thompson, q young ma
from the north, is running the Morri
town marble works, and is turning o.
some very handsome work in the vs.
of tom bstones. &c. Mr.. FL M. Crosb
formerly of this city, is at prese
working here. He divides his tin
at between Morristown and Wythevill
q Virginia.
10 We must not forget our friend TOT
3 Cain, Of the Cain House. who has ju
IN finished large addition to his hot
and now has one of the best hotels
East Tennessee, aud knows how
- take care of and feed his CUES
Such enterprise deserves enconrag
Ii ment, and we predict Cain WILL yet
be q rich man.
H.
That's right, give it to him. I'll
was the expression of an old nui
when somebody recommended /
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