The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-30
LETTER FROM KEOXFILLE.
THE OLD TIMES AND THE NEW.

THE OLD AND lhE NEW.
Knoxville, Tenn, Apr. "A, 81.
To the Editor of The AIorristown Gazette:
Do you know Nat. NJ. Taylor, OF
! Bristol? He would make an eX-
cellent Governor and it weuld de-
light me to have the privilege ct
voting for him. Going from Gov
ernor making to other things, L am
reminded that Knoxville is growing
very rapidly. If you had gone to
sleep in the village OF Knoxville
forty years ago, you would have
been tremendously surprised upon
awaking in this good year of 1884.
The city is stretching out her arms
in every direction and will in few
years have a population of fifty
thousand. This would have been
counted wild dream in those good
old days, when you and Esq. George
White and Tom Lewis, were boys
together. How changed is every
thing! The woods in which you
hunted the nimble- footed squirrel
and the trees which you climbed
have long since been qred to give
place to dwellings and stores, and
shops of various kinds.
Forward, is the wateh-word
There are more rich men in Knox
vile now than there used TO be, but
unlike other cities there are COM
paratlvely few very poor people. 1t
is seldom that beggar is seen on
the streets and ordinarily there is
not much suffering in the homes of
the city. a 3t
Knoxville is an attractive place
and its people are approaching the
advantages Of their city more and
more A school of high grade for
young ladies, is very much needed
and it must come after while.
The money is here and the purses
will be opened before the city grows
much larger. A great deal of money
is sent away from Knoxville every
year, to finnish the education Of
our young ladies
Did you know that the first " bite
child born within the limits of the
present city of Chicago, is new
citizen of KnOxville? He is a dray-
man on the streets and may be seen
any day. 1t is almost like fairy
tale that the grand city of Chicago,
with its Fix hundred thousand in
habltants, has entirely grown up
within the lifetime of man who is
yet able to support himself by mail
ial labor.
Our citizens ars delighted with
the prospect of soon having an ele-
CANT building for a Public Library
TAe work of prsparinga foundation
has already commenced. In erect
ing this memorial building, Col Nc
Chez is raising lasting monument
to himself He may be sure that
his fellow-citizens Will not cease to
thank him for his generous dona-
ton.
e Our friend, Frank NJ. Smith, of
Nashville, has been circulating
among his friends in this city for
several days past He is fresh from
a visit to the schools of the Northern
cities and has prefted by the trip.
~ On Tuesday afternoon of this
week, be addressed the teachers of
this. city and made a very fine i'm !
preston. The address was deliver
ed at the request OF the Board of
Isducatiog. ~. ..,g
If there is such a thing as .
teacher being born to the work of
teaching, / am sure that Frank
Smith belongs to that class lie
has made rapid progress during the
past few years and now has a repH- |
tatio9 reaehing much beyond his |
native State of Tennessee.
i knowrno man in the State who
would make better State Sqperin-
tendeAt OF Public Schools, than
Frank MI. Smith, who is q native of |
the good county of Knox. lie Is
not a candidate for that or any 9TH
err Office. Farewell, Mr.. Editar.
SEsEx,