Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-01
A SOUTHERN TOUR.
VIRcINIA. TENNESSEE. NoKrn CAROLINA.
GEORGIA. wAs NOrxD N rHNsf

above tht Clouds Thus says chat
tauooEa document Population. 1900.
seven railroads. centre az this city, ani the
river Is rsvigsble To any % our youug
meu eho arc bouni % leave New England,
say .'1olt ~ Wet goto Chattanooga"
10 81 surrounded with historic Associa-
lions Il Is allied with hospltAble people
10 a. located In mineral belt; u i sucom-
passed " an wooded hills Il IA, transport
aton facilities u has push and pluck q
Is bolnl % Dc big city. Money Invested
Ia suturhau real estate will double Ia I've
years. believe ant small factories must
groa with the country n goa arr q.
farmer. yea viii fud some % the most
proilctvc soil 10 this yicialty. 10 can oc
purchasci az a reasonable price, aud there
L. Dear market which will demand more
an more every year a. The clay grows.
n a farmer can live In oxford Coauty,
wita TO- six months OF winter, lous season
oi fsci.ng and housing stock. backward
springs and early frosis, ! see no reason
WY De cannot become Independent Ia this
section. with much less outlay 90 labor.
Much icss capital must BE- required % farm
% slcccss'aiiy In this section. a. no barns
nor expensive oct buildings are Required,
ani riding gear does DOT have % be iup'i-
Gated Cor summer ant winter use There
L. ltti, STOW during The winter, ant that
which falls does not remain on The ground
over foriy-eghi hours Slcighlng Is al
most unknown. They say here I'VE want
your northern mcu-with capital. n they
have o.. if not. with pluck NJ you mean
business. they want you a. Chattanooga.
I should prefer 20 reside iu The subarbs OF
thls city. a. 10 lies ou Cat lands, near TIE
river. Arcsidence on Lookout Mouutaiu,
ani a good business To- thc city would Dee
thc thing
We spcat portions % tao days ~ Caai-
tanooga cur programme promised 10
,ani as a. Chattanooga Al rs, Monday
evening" May d.. ba; che train Wa 80 iate
~ dll nos arrive til half past one, Tues
day morning The people hai planned %
give us an evening reception, hat 90 iut'
Ing hat We wcrc beh.ni time. they tele-
graphei Tat we shouii have midnight
banquet boz We were TOO ate for that,
even, AMI sd went % bed To- our sleeper
suqpcr,ess. bat not hungry.
Tuesday morning a. ! at a. breakfast
.n the Eccd House. aeArty gentleman.
about thlriy YEAR, of age, hanied me his
card Z, rcai ''C. 5. wight NJ ID, Chat
ianooga. Team. CTS Physician. I o.
membcrci a. once hat the name % Wight
Va peculiar % Bethel ant Giioai, and
VA not Surprised. Therefore, when the
Dr told ue nat bel went b Chattanooga
from Bethel about eight years ago. pr.
Charlie has a splendid practice ant Is &C.
camu'ai.ug property rapidly. ne has o.
ccuty BEEN sppo.nici Coaniy Physician.
an tAls Win hls Office of CITY Physician.
gives him All bel can 80 In The time be can
spare ron regular practice. am under
particular obugailous o. Df wight. a. De-
i,G hl, Business both days 90 our visit,
ani "a, very attentive .n showing me The
gats of tle city.
Carriages wcrc provided fof Us, ant .
c.ur.n VA detailed D. each. a. AZ Knox
vile. then Ne were given a Cue ride about
thc cts. Cameron H.l Is point % high
laui. hear The city. ou which wks fort
during thc war. an The carihworks are
si.l To- a god state % preservation. Here
Gen. D. 7. wilder. who was 10 the nlou
army. gave a description % mAny battles
which were fought la This vicinity. The
rebel positions were shown ~ several cx-
Confcrs;es whose cAris ! failed % se.
cure.
Amer tais tour % Inspection W were
taken on a special trAiu % the manafAciaf-
ing suhurbs. where we found one % The
largest tsnneries 10 The Julted States,
tanning from oak bark. was Informed
that by peculiar process, this bark l. ~
moved from the standing trees, without
destroying them. 50 hat The supply Is To-
cxhkustbie. We next visited several iron
furnaces. aud saw enc of them drawn OF
10 was a noteworthy event % those % Us
who hai never seen the process before.
Neat We werc taken % q nal factory where
aa.is ani spikes are male. They were
turning oat railroad spikes, BY Wholesale.
that lay. 80 we saw The whole process,
from crude ore % fnished spike.
Back 10 the city we were given A" ban
qset cous sting largely Of strong drink
ant ic.lcacles 20 70 with u, followed BY
great many toAsts and responses. Thought
Tat oar New EngiAnd meu held their own
with TIE famous amer dinner orators OF The
South. both here and elsewhere.
ca our return from Nashville. which
was The neat objective point, We spent an
other lay a. Chattanooga car party was
taken % Lookout Mountain. where pic
mic dinner was served. II Is said that
from Lookout Mountain. seven States can
be seen, BOT oar guides fAlled ~ point 10
them AL The ascent % this mountain i
made over private pike or road main
tAlnei By q corporation. II Is very clrcu- |
ii0as Ani winding. bat Is kept 10 excellent
condition. Toll l. demanded from car
r.Ages. ami TIE travel i 20 large. that
small Income Is derived above expenses
OF repairs. one may well spend day on
his peak. Prom IL nav be seen many his
torlc points and also the national cemetery,
In which are Inferred the remains Of ~ .aj6 /
soldiers who died or were killed during
The ate war, ln this vicinity. This ridge /
called Lookout Mountain, Is several miles
In length AMI ends In an abrupt precipice
Of rocks. a. the foot OF which the Tennes- /
sec River makes q bend. Between the
river and the bluf Is ast room enough 10
Jay q railroad track. Tralns running be- |
low are - FAR distant that one can see the I
steam escaping IRON the engine whistle
some time before the sound Is heard by
those on The ledge. II was right here that
HOOkers famous battle % the clouds
was fought II l. claimed that the story