Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-11

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KNOXVILLE Tenn. June 4.
To the Editor Of the JOURNAL COURIER:
Leaving our splendid apartments at the
Stanton House, Chattanooga, and the mag
nificent view of Chickasaw and Lookout
mountains, as well as the whole surrounding
of mountains, we start for Knoxville After
ride of eight hours through country resem-
bling our New England more than any we
have beheld for a long time we are in Knox
vile. Being stranger the way adopted to
find the best hotel created laugh among the
various parties. Carriage, sir ?" sTo the
Atkins Housel' ITO the Lamar-carriape
~ ''To the Hattie House" Which is the
lowest priced? was asked. No answer.
''Ours is not the lowest sir,' said the Hattie
hack porter. s'Take my checks then, 1" and
to the Hattie House we go. 1t certainly is
the best and newest. This hotel is named
after the owners daughter, who, our inform
ant said. had fortune invested in it. Her
father has one of the largest Wholesale ware
houses in the city. The building is 2S0 feet
deep by so feet in width. Mr. McNulty. the
owner, occupies the lower part and basement
for wholesale dry goods. Mr. Flanders who
keeps the hotel above, has had Cali
fornia experience and expects to succeed
The city proper exhibits many substantial,
beautiful and extensive warehouses a citv
market; the United States custom house
and postofice of white marble; twenty
churches; the North and South Methodist
and others. l heard good sermon on Queen
Esther at the First South Methodist no bet
ter artistic singing do listen to than on that
occasion. During ride you go up and down
over this and then over that hill On the
west you visit the University of Tennessee.
consisting of five buildings, occupying an
eminence that cannot be hid. The grounds
are tastefully arranged and inviting in the
extreme. The students who feel willing to
ascend the hill are prominent feature in the
city and are met in every walk, distinguished
by their military uniform and bearing. 1t
being commencement week many people are
expected from all over the State to attend
the exercises. On the east hill two miles
from the University, after ascending, de-
scending and ascending again, We inquire
What is that and are answered, 'The Knox
vile College" That was built by the north
ern Christian churches for the colored people
About three hundred are being educated /;
they pay only four dollars and half tuition
a year and board for five dollars and up-
ward a>month. How can they do it 'tOh,
beef is cheap here, six to eight cents, and all
other things in proportion. If you go back
into the country it don't cost hardly any
thing to live" The Austin school for col
ored people stands boldly in sight upon
another high hill It is almost alone is a .
commanding looking, large. substantial build
ing, the origin of which was thus: lady
by the name of Austin established it. She
solicited northern and eastern funds for it to
which the city of Knoxville added an appro-
nriation. 1t is now one of the institutions of
the city.
Knoxville contains about sixteen thousand
people. 1t has a large back country to sup
ply. The merchants are able and enterpris-
ing. They carry heavy stocks of goods and
command large wholesale trade thereby,
not being cut off by other competing cities
near. Hence the prosperity which is evil
dent The Tennessee river is navieable to
this point and furth up. Many are the
beautiful windings and crossings over the
river and many are the charming sights of
scenery on the routes. The State claims to
be one of great mineral wealth, which is rap
idly being developed. The climate is not OBJ
to be one of the most healthy cities in the
country. l think it may be. 1t is one thou
sand feet higher than the sea, and is SO ar
ranged on the tops of hills that the air is
pure. The nights are cool and comfortable
and there are no mosquitoes yet. 1t is a
beautiful city I know of no place of its
population containing many palatial places
All city appliances are in use i'll Knoxville,
except good running water. There is horse
railroad, splendid bridges spanning the river
and railroad tracks, more McAdam
streets than usual in city of sixteen thou
sand, rendered easy by the fact of hard rock
which need only be broken to be ready for
the streets. l wish to mention sign which
is posted up in a churchyard, viz: Five
dollars fine to put melon rinds on these
grounds. :" I wish it could be enforced the
world over, including orange peel, banana
skins, etc, on pavements and public squares,
and 1 would include splitting where people of
neat tendencies visit.
New railroads, as all over the South, are
projected and being constructed to meet
here, Soon more than one route will be con-
tinuous to this city. At present there is only
one passenger train each twenty four hours
arriving and one departing. The route has
fallen into new hands and in one week anoth-
er train by daylight will be put on. I'M
provements in all southern cities I see ad-
vancing. There is a future for the South.
Politics are being forgotten except by those
who expect to live by spoils. Northern cap
ital and energy are everywhere apparent.
Railroads open the country. Settlers will
scent the good localities yet every one will
not be satisfied. Wherever one goes he
will be at the bottom. He must be
smart to get above the level. Mis-
fortune will still be the lot of
many. smart boy will make smart man,
provided he walks in the right channel ANY
boy may see himself in the future man or a
Is the boy mean? Is he groVeling? Is he
vicious Is he tricky Is he sneak So will
be the man growing out of the boy.
see colored boys everywhere ignorant. They
have no calling, no incentive, no example.
They are always wrestling or sham fighting.
Will it be wonder if another generation of
quarreling negroes succeeds the present?
This moralizing is not alone applicable to
the colored youth.
We can learn much from the South In
many matters they see further than we do.
For example, city railroad is Improbable
stock. Immediately a garden, grove
is purchased, perhaps on lake, perhaps in
the field pavilion is erected; nothing is
charged for the same, but the car receipts are
much enhanced. Such instances have come
under my observation in many places. "Oh!"
says one to me at Little Rock, s'without that
park the road would be nowhere" +" You have
similar arrangements in your seaside Savin
Rock, but dummy engines such We have
seen in New Orleans, in Minneapolis and
other. places could do no harm, but would
quintuple receipts and accommodate many.
Progress is the order everywhere. The East
Rock Park should be thus improved; if not
by the city the Staie street railroad could
double its receipts by folio wing out the sug
gestions. Now, understand New Haven
includes the easterly Shore. Nowhere is
there better place for recreation if it could
be cheaply, comfortably and easily reached
In other cities 1 have seen such streams as
your West river utilized and considered valu-
able. When boy, three score years ago,
it was then suggested to protect it.
At the same time caught fishes in Broad
street I caught fishes in Court street. West
river is yet in condition to, be attended to.
I would keep open all the streams possible
They will be needed most certainly, and if
kept as they should be will conduce to health.
river, when was boy, was near
ly twice as wide as at present. Eneroach-
ments should not be allowed. 1 always had
New Haven's interest at heart, and no less at
present. My pecuniary interest in the city
is vet not small one. Nj.
The Neville Recipe for Garden Bugs.
From the New York SUM-
Mr.. Edgar Neville has two-acre farm at