The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-01
EDWARDS & SHEPHERD,
Fancy Groceries, Provisions Hardware Stoves Tobacco Liquors. &

built in short time, arrangement
having been concluded to that effect,
railroads. 1t is on high, well drain
ed site, remote from swamps, and i
consequently almost free from mus
quitoes and all malarial diseases. Ih,
first house built here was in 1859; tn,
first business house in 1861. Littl,
progress was made in building until til,
year 1866, when it began to improve
and has continued to grow rapidly un
til the present time, bidding fair to be
come at no late day city of consider
able dimensions. From a mere wa,
station it has grown to a point ofgrea
Importance, having, it is claimed, near
ly three thousand inhabitants. BY
:; actual count, there are eighty business
firms, doing an annual business o.
nearly one million dollars in the aggre
gate. There are four hotels, five
churches, one college and other cred,
liable public buildings in the town
! On the east we control the trade Of
east Gibson, west Carroll and part Of
Henderson counties; on the south We
have the trade of the south end Of
Gibson and north end of Madison
counties for a distance of fourteen
miles; on the west we have fine eoun'
try for seven Or eight miles, the
trade of which we control, and on
the north we have the trade Of
the country for like distance
The country supporting Milan on eve.
ny side has fine land, good water, one
of the finest climates in the south,
plenty of fine timber and shipping ia.
cilities unsurpassed. 1t has been said
Of Gibson county that the most remote
| farm house in her bounds is not out OF
sound of the railroad whistle. Milan
is peculiarly favored in respect to ship
ping facilities. All points north,
east, south and west are in direct com
munica,ion with our thriving town.
The Chicago, St. Louis IL New Or
leans road places us in connection
with the northwestand allpoints south;
the Louisville IL Nashville road gives
us close communication with points
east, north ana south and southwest;
while the Tennessee Central will
place US in communication with Nash
vile on the east and the Mississippi
on the west. The T. &. X. II. is near
ly all graded from Huntingdon to
Trenton and Il sum sufficient to COM
tplete it has recently heen voted by
Trenton and Milan, and subscriptions
taken to fully comply With PROPOSE
ton made by. Col. Cole, the Southern
railroad King. The people have done
their duty, and Col. G. will fulfill his
promise at the earliest practicable mo-
ment. The prospective road from
Evansville, Ind, to New Orleans will
pass through our town when built,
thus making Milan one of the most i'm
portant railroad centers, as we'll as
towns, in the South
We have one of the finest male and
female colleges in the state located
here. and Milan holds out -induce-
ments TO those desirous of educating
their children not surpassed. Our
free school system has heretofore been
successful, aud liberal state and county
taxation has been levied to support
the schools. 1t is recommended to
our new Board Of Mayor and Alder
men that they levy q municipal tax
for school purposes, and thus increase
the sum necessary for conducting our
educational interests.
Asa point for manufacturing, Milan
presents fine opening. Water can
be had in north and east of town by
digging from fifteen to thirty feet.
Three miles east of town is fine
stream of never falling water, afford
ing splendid water power, and compe-
tent engineers have stated that with
trifing expense this stream could be
brought to our town, thus atfording
facilities for cotton and ether mills I'M
equalled. This is in the heart of the
finest cotton and corn country in West
Tennessee, Cotton of the finest kind
is. raised here in large quantities, and
the manufacturer could purchase the
raw material at his very doors in suf-
icient amounts to keep his mill run
ming the entire year, thereby saving
the heavy shipping freights to north>
ern manufactures, and finding ready
sale for his goods at the place of man
ufncture. Manufactures are compar>