The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-20

CHATTAN OGA.


TcoNTINUED FROM FOURTH PACE
LUMBER SUPPLY.
Lumber is plentiful and excellent here OF
nearly every kind. Georgia forests of pine
ire reached but short distance to the
South, while oak. hickory and ash OF the
very best quality are sent from the neigh
boring districts to New Albany and other
rities North of the Ohio River, in yearly
Increasing quantities
Agricultural implements, Including
p1ows, wagons and farm tools, required for
use in the States south and southwest OF
here, ought TO be all manufactured here,
md no doubt will be within n few-years.
Walnut is becoming scarce in the immed!-
ate vicinity of this city, but logs are daily
carried through here consigned to Northern
have lately passed Chattanooga on their
Way to Germany and Scotland. Among
the mountains of East Tennessee, along
the route of the proposed road between
Knoxville and Emery Gap. are almost in
sxhaustible supplies of this valuable tim
ber.
POPULATION.
At the close of the war Chattanooga had
probably less than three thousand resident
population, although the camp-followers
and general ritI-raff of the army swelfed
Che number to perhaps double those figures;
but altogether the number gathered about
The city did not equal the population be-
fore the commencement of hostilities. Ac-
cording to The city directory published in
1879 Chattanooga had then thirteen thou
sand Inhabitants. It must at this time
have mot less than fifteen thousand, of
which one-third are celored, and more than
pne-half the remainder are Northern born.
being persons attracted here by the excel
lent business opportunities that the city
Affords.
ITS COMMENCE.
The general commercial business of the
place is mostly concentrated on Market
street that extends from the river bank
southwardly through the city, and al
though the Street is prolonged for i've
miles to the foot of Lookout Mountain and
dotted with a struggling village most of the
Instance the bulk of the commercial houses
are situated between Ninth street and the
river, but crowding more or less into the
lateral streets east and west of Market
street.
MANUFACTURES.
The manufacturing industries of this
place are already extensive and rapidly en-
doing large and increasing business, one
nail manufactory, one blast furnace, large
car works pushed with orders for rolling
stock for the Cincinnati Southern and other
roads and several foundries. The work
men in the shops of these vast establish
nsents are equal to an army. There are
four saw mills four planning mills, one
bcdstead factory, one pipe and fire
brick factory. two tanneries. three
-four mills and one pump factory
factory now doing-a profitable business,
and the stock has been subscribed for an
other THAT is likely to be builtthe present
peason for manufacturing cotton yarns.
There is no stove factory in the place, and
IN excellent oppoftunity4is here offered for
the establishment of one.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tire Public Schools of the city are among
the finest in the So nth although only some |
seven or eight years old. Henry d. Wyatt
the Superintendent, is an enthusiast on the |
subject of public schools and a thorough !
educa tor in the best sense OF the word. |
The enrolment of pupils in Chattanoo ga |
Is some 2,2eO- children. iThesystem is mod |
eledf much after eur Ohio methods. and |
embraces an eleven-year course, of which |
eightiis primary and grammar and three
high school. The city is divided into three |
general districts, and is in the highest de-
gree of efficiency, 'althoush school build |
Ings are hot equal to the demand. "A school |
building is now in course of erection which |
Is a most admirable structure. and costs |
some. $40 600.
The .eoloned schools ARE kept distinct. |
Ehese. consist of a central school around |
which .clnstersa series of primaries. and af-
ford excellent advantages to pupils Il
BUSINESS III eGENERAL. 4
Chattanooga is now in what they are /
pleased to st, lie the dull season, and yet |
your CORRESPONDENT has not heard nybody 1
say "hard times" since coming here. /
Houses are so scarce that it is salmostsin-
possible to secure one for those who need
to rent Your correspondent learns that (
there are now constructing buildings to /
the value of near 500 600 inside the cor
porate limits of Chattanooga. sConsidera-
bic capital is coming in here from abroad |
seeking investment in productive enter
prises.
THE NEW COURTHOUSE.
We are indebted tn Colonel T. NJ. McCon-
nell, Clerk and Master Commissioner of the
Beautiful new ,Court-house, together
with q view of the city from the roof, with
many interesting details of the place. The
is superb structure, just
and standing upon the ridge.
sast of Market street. The ground on
which it stands embraces about two acres
H land. The cost of the building, clock
and furniture was SCI 625.
The structure itself is of brick with cor
Rers and trimmings of limestone. and the in
terior appointments are superb. The W hole
building is really a model of completeness L
perfect arrangement and economy. The L
building is entirely fire proof and the rec
prds and books kept in vaults secure from
possible injury. Nothing in the city is
calculated to afford a higher respect for
khe people than the Judgment. and taste
lhown in this building. The following are
Bhe Court officials:
'Chancelior-W. NJ. Bradford. g..
Circuit Court Judged. G. Trewhitt.
County Judge-R. G. McRee. - - So
Circuit Court .Clerk-R. NJ. Taukeslev.
CLERK and Master-T. NJ. Mcconnell
County Court Clerk-L. NJ. Clarke.
Register-H. C. Beck.
Sneriff-H. J. Springfield.
Trustee-A. J. Gehagen.
THE UNION DEPOT.
The six completed railroads now running
Into Chattanooga leave their passengers at
the Union Depot. a substantial building on
Ninth street The grounds given to the
Bouthern Road, and where PREPARATIONS are
now making for the needed terminal facili-
ties. are in what is known as Staunton-
town or South Chattanooga, a suburb of
the city proper, and distant from the sub
business part OF the town nearly