Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16
UNCLE JOHNS SEVENTH LETTER.
cIarksyIIIe.
North Iowa Times.

in Houston county by NJ V. Ingrdm
and r. II. Yancey, on the part Of the
citizens of Clarksyille, who handed usa
card reading: "Clarksville welcomes
you. Your home viii be with James
II. Smith, Madison street, where supper
will be waiting. at eight o'clock, this
evening, public reception will be ton.
dered our guests at the Court House.
They will be welcomed by Hon. A. j.
McWhirter, Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture, on the part Of the State; Hon. c.
?. Warfeld, President OF the Farmers
Association, on the part OF Montgomery
county; Hon. d. N, Kennedy, President
Board OF Trade, Capt Thos Herndon,
President Tobacco Board OF Trade, and
Mayor A. Howell, ON the part Of the
city"
Aboat z p. m. we arrived at Clarks-
Vile Carriages were waiting at the
depot to convey us to our homes. After
supper we gathered at the Court House,
where our party was heartily welcomed
by the above named gentlemen. r. b.
Crawford, NJ d., of Nebraska; Colonel
Robert Gates, OF Jackson, Tenn, and
Paris Henderson, of Kansas, responded
for the excursionists. We spent ia very
pleasant evening and adjourned at II late
hour well pleased at what we had seen
and heard At an early hour the next
morning, upon looking about We were
surprised at the solid and substantial
appearance OF the city. GAINESVILLE is
situated on the east bank Of the Cum
lxfland, little above the mouth of Red
iker. The city is one hundred years
ID, the town site having been estab-
lished by the Legislature Of North Car
DINA in 1855, and was the second town
established in Middle Tennessee, Nash
vile being the first, in,l7o4,
The city has, we are told, about S,GGo
population, and enjoys all the privileges
OF much larger cities, having very
complete system OF water works, streets
lighted with gas, has telephone eX-
change with over hundred subscribers
and lines to Hopklnsville and Russell
vile, KY, and Nashville, Tenn. The
streets are we'll paved with limestone;
the drainage is complete, the schools
and churches are second to none North
or South. All the christian denomina-
tions are represented, one of the church
es costing, we were told, over $4,000.
The court house is one OF the most ele-
CANT buildings we have eeen in the state,
said to have cost over 100000. The
tobacco interest is immense, one ware
house covering three acres There are
several OF large dimensions and great
storage capacity The tobacco exchange
building cost $50, 900. The tobacco in
spection system was established in 17SS,
the first in Tennessee. Much capital is
invested in the tobacco trade; it is said
to run up in the millions yearly, some
firms paying $50, 900 a day, others adj
yancing on the crop in store hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars. At times rep
i resentatives are present from England
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria
Africa, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium
West Indies, Mexico and other localitis
seeking to secure their supplies. Other
interests are represented. Manuiactur
ing in wood, iron, marble and other
materials are carried on. Immense
stocks OF goods are in stores from 100 tC
y $50 feet deep, two to four stories high
filed from basement to garnet. The
city has three newspapers-daily, semi
weekly and weekly-CHRONICLE, To
bacco Leaf and Democrat. The CHRoN
IcLE is the Oldest paper in the State
having been established in 1903 or 1909
GAINESVILLE as a manufacturing center
has fine opportunities. Situated on thu
Cum berland river, 1876 miles from it
junction with the Ohio, and being be
low the shoals has river navigation thu
wear round The L. & n. r. R., passing
through n E. to S. W., and the India
ma, Alabama & Texas r. r., to pass N
and s., give all desired transportation
facilities for raw material and manulac
tured products.
AS per adjournment at the previou
evening, at 8 a. M, we were to assem-
BILE at the court house to fix pro
sramme for the day, At p. M, w
were to 60 on an excursion over the |.
A. ct. r. II. to Howell, KY. So tn
party scattered until that hour, som
going to visit the schools, others +
Dunbar Cave, and Idaho Minero
springs, and still others looking owe
the fine farms in the vicinity OF tn
city. In company with a party c
about twenty we went out to the farm
of Capt. F. P. Gracey, which is beaut