Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-06-30
FACTORIES.

We take the following from the
well written letter of J. w. F., OF
this city, in the Courier-Journal OF
the 22d inst. 1t ably treats SUBJ
ject that the CHRONICLE has been
touching up from, time to time and
we gladly reproduce. it in lieu OF an
editorial on the same subject.
The idea of making GAINESVILLE
large manufacturing center is be-
ing agitated as it never was before.
Schemes for new undertakings fol-
idle capital are the constant theme
of conversation. The old moss
back citizen, who has lived upon
the interest upon investments lock-
ed up in the vaults OF our banks
doing no good for years to any one
but his selfish self, has begun to
calculate the cent, per cent. upon
manufactures. The chronic grum-
bier, who for years past has been
crying out "Clarkaville iSndead
GAINESVILLE is dead Let US all be
miserable together" has begun to
see and believe that "there's life in
the old land yet" Thesnarrow.
minded citizen who has never
\ thought of anything else as bene-
fit for GAINESVILLE but its tobacco
market, is aWaKing from his lethar-
gy, and now talks of "the PittShurg
of the South" A broad grin sits
triumphant upon Clarksville's for
merly placid countenance, and the
boom is upon us, at least in a small
way. What is needed now to open
up the ball and start the whole COM
munity moving on in the dance. of
success, is experienced manufactur-
ers. GAINESVILLE has the capital and
willing souls to furnish it to men
who understand the business of
manufacturing. Surrounding us
are the finest iron ore beds in the
world, a large supply of the best
timber, and upon the completion of
the GAINESVILLE and Princeton
branch of the Indiana, Alabama
and Texas railroad, the Crab Creek
coal mines, the coal of which has
been tested and found to be of first
class cokeing quality, will be ac-
cessible, bringing to our doors coal
for a mere nominal figure. AS /
said before, the capital and the ma
terial is here to bring about great
results, to accomplish which all that
is needed is the experience. A
finer opening for Northern capital
lists or artisans has not presented it.
self since the close of the war. The
quality of the Tennessee iron ores
is known the world over, and no
finer opening can be found for
blast furnace, rolling-mill furni-
ture mandatory, barrel factory or
tobacco mandatory.
In this connection we would like
to call the attention of the Clarks-
vile people, property owners, and
especially some of those capitalists
mentioned above to the following.
1t is fair illustration of what fac
tories will do for a town. Senator
voorhees, in a recent interview
speaks of the town of Terre Haute,
Ind, in which he lives, as follows.
We have here a town whose
growth illustrates the result of a
pOlICy vi I)1O(CSI1Oils AilC pl6tCC AIClo
been settled for sixty years. The
population after forty-five years was
about 1900. Then the nail factory
and other industries started here,
and the population has increased
steadily at the rate of |, 900 a year,
so that within fifteen or sixteen
years we have nearly doubled our
numbers. Factories within radius
of ten miles give employment TO
over 5000 WOrkmen, and they and
their families furnish an active and
hungry market to the farmers here
abouts for vegetables and the like.
A market for corn was provided at
a distiIlery, which until last winter
used 1900 bnshels day, paying
Chicago prices for it, sometimes
more, and saving farmers transpor-
tation and delay. So we have a
community here, as all over the
State, which is happy and prosper
Gus, asks only to be allowed TO con-
tinue so.