The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-02
CARRIERS DEPOT.
'TAe Past. Present and Faaure
of this Young Civ.


Carriers village, generally known as
Carriers Depot, ha' lately received
such encouragement that its citizens
are in buoyant spirits. That johnson
City and Carter's will be one is a mat
ter Of only short time, as they are
now only five miles apart, and the
building to and from the grand
Watauga River, with each, necessity.
The Johnson City and Carter's street
cars are spoken Of, and not without
foundation, as the following facts illus.
trate A hundred ton coke furnace is
to be erected at Carriers, as per agree.
ment with Teegarden and Finney, the
Chicago capitalists, who secured a
charter for the Atlantic, Tennessee &
Western Railway. On the 31st of De-
cember Garter county voted $50, 900 to
the building of the road from Carers
to the Elk Mines, where it will connect
with the Carolina system OF railroads,
Teegarden and Finney have bought
400 acres at Carriers and plated a
town.
General Rosser, the Consulting En-.
gineer of the G. G. L. c. railway, has
secured four hundred acres on the
south side of the river, towards John
son City, and claims there is no better
location in the State for manufactu-
ring or living. Its altitude and natu-
raj drainage certainly support enthu.
siasm.
G. W. st. John, another capitalist,
is also determined to further the sec.
tons interests, and to make johnson
City and Carriers one should be by
concerted action.
The village is almost surrounded by
the Holston, Buffalo and Roam Noun
tains, yet grand view is had of the
Cloudland Hotel, which sits on the
line of Tennessee and North Carolina
thirty miles away. The broad and
sweeping Watauga River flows past
this village, where General Sewer res.
cued from the Indians the lady who
became his bride, and it was only
three miles from here that Governor
Taylor was born. The neighborhood
is rich in limestone, and two quarries
supply the E. T., Va. & Ga. with stone
for building and ballast purposes.
Carriers village is presently small
but taking both sides of the river il
has five stores, two hotels, two -four
mills, a blacksmith and wagon shop
a cooperage, good school and Union
Church. 1t has also a railroad station
a splendid railroad bridge over 300
feet in length, and ferry for man and
beast.
Carriers is not young by any means
as John Hendrix lived there and be-
came hero OF the Revolutionary war
His son. Solomon Hendrix, fought in
the war of IL and have seen Sol;
commission, as Captair OF The 18th
Regiment OF Militia, dated 81, March
1911 The name has been metamOr
phosed since those days, as the grand
son, OF the latter named, is Solomon
H. Hendrix, ESQ, one of Carriers lead
ing men. He followed the way of hi
forefathers as to war, and was in thu
LIST, Tenn, Cavalry, and landed il
Andersonville. He was postmaste
twenty years, depot agent eight year
also Magistrate Epumerator, &c. H,
is now merchant. owns two Quarrie
and farm of 10S acres.
Carriers has OF late years beef
recognized as a summer resort ant
the Kidwell House, most pleasan
abode with accumulation for 5
I guests. R. Kidwell, Esq, the pro
, pretor, has been resident in tn
vicinity since 1859 ane is represents
i've Virginia gentleman. He owns
: fine store, blacksmith, wagon an,
cooper shops, valuable farm AM
imber and is the postmaster.
Inc Reese House is also frst-clas
in all its appointments, the table b.
+ ing one of the very best along the er
). lire line of road. D. N. Reese is ais
l merchant as we'll as host and give
further proof of Carriers being PEE
pied with an intelligent and worth
4 people, CARswELL.