The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-05-13

style peculiar to this hotel. This new
and beautiful hotel is located at the
top of the mountains, 5000 feet above
the level of the sea, is elegantly fur
nished throughout, has all the modern
conveniences OF a city hotel and is
presided over by Mr.. Wallace Hahn,
the Auditor of the +. Il. & w. N. C. r.
r., After dinner the guests literally
subscribed to q fund that was being
raised by Col. L. c. Reeves to present
Col. Nimson with gold-headed cane.
Col. Reeves was appointed to purchase
the cane and he and Maj. H. M. Fol
som were appointed to get up a suita-
BILE inscription for it and have it en-
graved. On motion it was decided
that we tender our thanks to Col.
Nimson for the pleasure OF the day
and at the same time present him
with a representative cane. A stick
was cut from the top OF the mountain
and Mai. II. NJ Folsom was called on
to present it. In doing so he said
Col. NIMsoN:
The pleasant duty has been assign.
ed to me of presenting to you, in be-
half of the gentlemen here present,
this cane, in evidence of our appreca-
ton of the courtesies shown us on
this occasion.
Where we stand to-day, surrounded
. by this beautiful scenery, in full view
of these splendid improvements and
within hearing Of the ring and clatter
of your steam impelled machinery as
it uncoyers and lays bare mines of al
. most boundless wealth, less than five
years ago the forest was almost un-
broken. These splendid mines were
hidden away from the sight of man
and grim silence brooded undisturbed.
And, too, winding away from the
: trunk land yonder at Johnson City,
comes this railroad, building towns
!. and developing our fertile valleys as
it comes, the wonder and admiration
of the thousands who have passed
: over it, and whose hearts have thrilled
! as they gazed upon the beauty and
c granduer through which it passes,
forcing its way further, and yet fur
ther into these mountains until even
here the shrill whistle of its engines
has broken the silence OF the ages and
proclaimed the dawn Of a new era to
: the people.
0 While, Sir. in all this we recognize
the hand of private capital out
stretched for individual and corporate
: profit, we would not lose sight of that
4 other fact that this grand country
= teaming with hidden and undevelop-
ed wealth has quickened into life and
. activity through these agencies, and
= that, as a people, we are to-day upon
: the threshold OF a new, higher ant
e more solid prosperity than was ever
e dreamed of by the generations who
> peopled these mountains and valleys
d, before us. We have already seer
what our fathers failed to see. 0ul
: children will see the fulfilment o
d that which we, as yet, only see thu
o promise.
And now, sir, we thank you, anC
3 through you, your company, your EN-
e ployees, on and off the rail, and espe
n cially your able and efficient Auditor
Mr. Hahn, and his excellent famil,
:, for the pleasures of to-day, the enjoy
Il ment derived from passing over you
/ road in safety and comfort, the assur
a, ances contained in your full and lucit
d explanations OF future plans and pur
\ poses with regard to this great work
= for the splendid entertainment t.
= which we sat down as your guests an,
for all the courtesies OF this happy oc
casion. Accept, therefore, this tokel
of our appreciation and with it GU
l. earnest wishes for the continued sue
s, cess OF your plans and operations.
le When the applause had died ava
is Col Nimson responded in his easy
it graceful style as follows
10 thank you for this present and tn
" compliments you pay me, and than
~ you for the friendship you have show
10 me in accepting my invitation to thi
1t dinner. l am comparatively stranG
ii er among you, and have called yo
10 together for the purpose of becomin
Il better acquainted with YOU and Civ
~ you an opportunity to bec me bette
e. acquainted with the interests of thes
a companies and the effect their welfar
lie will have on the communities yo
-. represent.
By tunneling, Skating, boring an
N surface mining the Cranberry iro
OF ore deposit is now developed 400 fee
i'll wide, $50 feet high and 1900 feet lonl
~ By experience Of mining 1000 tons, W
find that every Z cubic feet in plac
will make one ton Of iron, shown
n the deposit to contain over 20 millio
G.. tons above the surface of the valley
4 through which the indications sho
~ that it runs very deep below the loves
~ level it has been opened. Surface il
I'll dications and groupings also show tn
a ore to continue thro' the company
IT. property for over 5000 feet beyond ii
=, present workings where the ore hi
" again been developed by Gen. Imb'
~ den.
al To mine and transport the ore d
lie. veloped now, to Johnson City will co
=, in labor over $40,000,000. Two-thirC
= of which, atleast, will, through the n
ne cessitation of this labor, flow as natl
lie rally into the pockets of the farmer
ce merchants and mechanics Of E. I. & v
IL N. @. as water flows down hill. Viii
Is on the other hand it will require Il
III most careful nursing and jealol
guarding of this interest, on the pa
of the management, to make it ordin