The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-09-10
KNOXVILLE LETTER.
KNOXVILLE, Sept. 6, 1884.

KNOXVILLE, sept. D, 1854.
To the Editor Of The Morristown Gazette:
s Knoxville has not been exempt
from the usual dull spells incident
to the heated term. a. - 81
ContrEtors and mechanics have
been less afflicted than other classes,
as quite Wnumber of new buildings
have been built and others in course
of.erection, notably are the McNul-
ty, Cullen and Newman, T. L. Will
Hams and McCallum new buildings
on Gay street; and Knoxville wool>
len mills north of the railroad The
first three are, and will be, occupi
led by merchants, and McCallum's
by one of our banks and offices gen
orally. Two or three substantial
buildings are also being erected on
Union street, but ] don't know the
owners names. DIR. Boyd is also
completing a very substantial build
ing on Clinch street, for stores and
offices. Offices have been in de-
mand and bringing extravagant
rent, and this causes an impetus to
that class of building, and | suspect
that 1t will be overdone. Numer-
GUS residences, large and handsome,
are also being built, among others
one by your former townsman Mr..
Briscee. Whilst all are credit to
the city andlihdicate its prosperity
and future growth, the Knoxville
woollen mills will add more to the
general growth than all others, as it
will require more laborers and will
convert raw material int manufac-
tured goods and benefit all classes.
Labor is the basis of a nations
wealth, whilst pound of steel is of
little value. A pound of watch
springs is worth more than pound
of gold. = ~ = oo'S ~
The city schools, and University
have opened again and the happy
children gladden. and brighten the
Streets. Whilst there lis some red
tape conAected with city schools,
they are in the main excellent. The
instruction, as rule, is practical
and thorough. Whilst they are
free to residents they receive all,
charging $3.50 per term of five
months in any grade. 80
The University l learn is OPEN
ing with very fair prospects, but
the school does not have the pa
tronage it should, or that it de-
serves. ia
Our Criminal Court is in session
and the professional juror is happy.
/ have often thought that the. pro,
fessiofsal juror is a teo much abused
person. My observation has been
and I have heard good lawyers
express the same views-that many
of them make excellent jurors.
t''Practice makes perfect" they say,
and the trial of causes often re-
quires nice discrimination and
weighing of testimony. The pro-
fessional juror learns and knows the
professional witness "a much. more
I dangercas Juror and the Jurors
constant attendance on court teaches
him how to weigh and sift evidence
whilst a more intelligent man, unt
accustomed to trials, is deceived and
misled by false swearing.
r. The Referee Court has necessarily
been in session most of the summer.
This has put extra duty on the bar,
but the court has been uniformly
| courteous and has given all reasons
able Indulgence. in presentation OF
causes. l predict that the session
of the Supreme Court, which meets
Monday, will show that the refer:
bees have done. effective work j
lhear numerous regrets that his
health is still to deprive the Supreme
Court of the valuable services o.
Judge Mcfarland. a !.
] To-day has brought some excite
ment. Having read the yariou:
accounts of the different discussions
between Judge Reid and Governor
/ Bate, l determined to attend ane
witness she final end of each, as j
had been daily announced that th'
| final Hseting up was to occur here
| / eonfega that Twas somewhat pre-
ljudiced against each before the dis
lcussion and think heard them dis