The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-07-23
A RAMBLB.

we had the pleasure of attends
ing the meeting of the State Press
Association which net at Mont
eagle, on Tuesday oflast week. This,
now celebrate summer resort, /.
situated on the Railroad which runs
up the houutain from Cowan to
Tracy City, and is delightful place.
The Normal School there is the finest
III the south, and is we'll ATTENDED
this season. 1t has sprung from
nothing in three or four years TO a
grand enterprise. The atmosphere
Is cool and braeing, and the mig hts
I are delightful. We found some four
or five hundrei people there The
buildings were all crowded, and the
Company is increasing It's capacity
for the accommodation of teachers
and visitors. They have a large
hotel which contains some $50 rooms,
all of which are well ventilated.
The grounds ase picture que. and tie
only objection was to the cooking at
the hotel. Candor compels us to
say that that could have been inn
ing places, are not at all famous for
good cooking, and Monteagle hotel
is not an exception to the general
rule. We were we'll entertained and
bad a great deal Of attention paid to !
us, as an association, which was
highly appreciated. From Mont
eagle we went to Tracy City, where
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and r. r. |
Company's Coal Mines, and Coke |
Ovens, are situated. We were car |
ried through the mines, which was
novel and quite interesting to most
of our party. In the stockade, where
the cOnvicts are kept, we took din
ner, and we m ust say that it was
decidedly the best meal we got while
on the trip. 1t was prepared in the
stockade by the conNicts, and was
simply elegant. The next point of
interest visited was South Pittsburg,
where the Furnaces of the Tennes-
see Goal, Iron and Railroad Cos.
are situated. There the pafty was
.reated royalty. and enjoyed them
selves hugely. An elegant dinner,
and supper was provided at this
place. and all event merry as a
marriage bell" After viewing the
extensive Furnaces of this Infant
industry" the party boarded the
rain and ran down to Chattanooga,
which is decidedly the most progress !
i've city in Tennessee, if not in the
south. Evidences of prosperity are O
cen on every hand and Chattanooga <
destined to be one of the leading
tiles Of Tennessee. A number of
ur party-the writer among the
umber-procured hacks and went /
p on Lookout Mountain. The views :,
rom this lofty peake are grand, and :
annot be excelied in any part OF O
ais country, and possibly in the SC
orld. No adequate description can a
e given OF its grandeur, but must be SC
zen to be appreciated. a railroad te
nearly completed from the base to
} the summit of this mountain, m
yer Which cars will be dra wn, by an .,
lgine stationed at the base, by d
cans Of wire cables. This will no il
,ubt destroy the most hateful Of
Of It's size, in tie country n
the woman who owns the top OF j
e mountain has sold to one livery az
able the exclusive privilege Of car ia
ing people up on the mountain 2;
hich enables them to charge what a. a.
ey please and they only charge $12 to
day for d 2 horse hack, which ST
il carry 4 persons. The Press par al
consisted of about Is gentlemen Ia
d about one third that mum Der Of at
lies. 1t was Jolly party and all b
joyed themselves very much. u