The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-22
KILLEBREw,s NEW MAP.


is just the thing we have needed for
years and completely fills the bill.
Every men in the state ought to have
one of them hung up in his house, and
he can do it for nearly nothing-only
three dollars being charged for map
which ordinarily sells at ten dollars.
We give below an extract from the
Nashville Banner, which describes the
manner Of making it very faithfully:
Being furnished with map of the
State, made by the military officers of
the army, during the wal, which was
made by the most careful surveys un>
der the superintendent of the Engi-
neering Observation-Disclosures used
in the military operations of the Army
OF Tsnnessee-each county was care
fully cut out and carried by the Com
missioner or sent to citizens of every
county in the state. These copies
were critically examined by compet-
ent men, and the locations of every
creek, river and mountaiR traced on
it; and every road, village. town or
city accurately located. This was the
work of months, but it was the only
way it could be done correctly. The
different parts were then returned to
the Office and by the most patient la
Dor and thorough knowledge of sur
veyiBg, the whole, was once more
united on large sheet. During the
entire term of the late regular session
of the Legislature, this draft was ex-
hibited in the Office of the Bureau,
and subjected to the most careful crit
icism Of the members Of the Legisla
ture and to prominent men from every
county, who were visiting here at the
time, and in book prepared for the
purpose, every correction that was
needed was entered. So carefully was
this portion of the work done, that the
correction Of each man was gone over
by others to see if his suggestions
were accurate. This process also con-
sumed several months, and when the
corrections were all made that could
be procured, the whole was again
drafted by a competent engineer and
again laid out for inspection. But
few mistakes could he detected in this
third inspection, except the spelling
of names and some Typographical er-
rors. The localities were accurately
placed and critically correct. The
Legislature made many changes in
county lines, and two new counties
were constituted. The survey of these
changes, as named in the acts, were
then made the guide of the engineer,
and when this work was through,
there was but little to be done, except
the establishment of the pOstoffices,
telegraph stations, money order Off
ces. depots, railroad stations and ex-
press offices. These are all Of great
importance to the general public, and
they were procured with much labor
aud patience from official sources
Then it was necessary to designate the
different deposits of coal, iron, copper,
lead, etc, which the commissioner
was able to do from his own personal
knowledge. In addition TO all this,
synopsis Of the soils, population, farm
iug capabilities, and, in short, cons
else account ard description Of the re-
sources and pecuiarities Of the state
were added in the way Of marginal
notes. The taxable value of the prop
erty both real and personal Of the
state, the value, length, &c, of the
railroads, the lines of railroads and the
projected roads, together with the
country roads both public and private,
the mineral springs and the manufact-
uring establishments Of the state are
all deliueated. In this way the COM
missioner presents to the public all in
one, geographic, geologic, typo
graphic, railroad, geodetic and eco
monte map of the state. Every thing
desirable to he known by the historian,
journalist, teacher, manufacturer,
miner OF traveller, is here to be found,
and through the addition of a tape
index found most easily. A tape
with the letters of the alphabet print
ed on it hangs from the centre and
the margin is surrounded by as many
numbers It's there are villages or towns
in the state. Each town or village
also has letter opposite to it. To
find a place put the tape on the num-
Der Of the town and under the letter
that is on the tape will be found the
town. This is Il most ingenius con-
trivance and enables person to find
any place in moment without a half
hours search. 1t is u great thing for
the people of the state, and we hope
no one will be without it.
On the reverse side is a new and
accurate map Of the United States
and Canada. This is a new feature,
and will be great convenience, as
any one will find out directly by US
ing it. 1t is printed on good, strong,
tough paper, y finely vanished and
beautifully colored, the counties he>
ing lined BY different colors, bright,
fresh and attractive.