The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-13

tcrs saw in IL an opportunity 10 get their
| work m-orgn, they hrhcd the band 20 per
form an hour or two extra
In Pensacola they combined and took the
Key. Dr. Iutchins to a colorcd religious
gathering. Being unprcparcd for the uu.
usual scenes and incidents which continu-
ally arose before his Dyes and ears, the rev
crcnd gentleman broke two or three buttons
IN the effort 10 keep up proper dccorum.
| FINALLY when policeman disturbed the
| EXERCISES by arrcsting the officiating clergy
| man, which was uttcrward explained hy
him TO hc for nothing more enormous than
| posting bills about the city, human Cudur-
ance could stand no moro, and the visitors
had 10 bolt.
PRESIDENT EN. NORTON
| is gentleman known To a great many citi.
| 2cns of Memphis since he has visited the
| city more than once before ON hisauuual in
| Spcvuon tours. lie is u gentleman OF an
ohScrNant turn OF mind, remembers what he
| sees aud experiences, and details them to
! ihquiriny reporters freely, gracefully and
! pointcdlE az his present trip aud impress
sions of himself aud party Mr. Norton said.
| THE object of our excursion was 10 bring
some prominent gentlemen interested in the
| steel aud iron industries, who have never
| been SOUTH 10 this section TO see Tor them
selves the developments which have taken
place In the last ten years.
''Ghe party left New York on Feb. I, aud
went To Washington, where special train
was taken 10 Lynchhurt from which point
up 20 our arrival at this city We have been
travelling by special conveyance In Virginia
we visited the Pocahoutas coal fields, and az
Pulaski we saw the iron furnaces situated
there, and were greatly interested in the
zinc works at that point
These works have In operation ten fur
naccs, producing, Il is said, the finest quality
of zinc in America in evidence of which the
company has sold the entire product Tor
1883 at fully % per cent, In advance of the
price Of ordinary zine"
The party next visited Chattanooga. ar.
irving there early m the morning ol the 9th
inst, and visited the yuriou, iron industries
at that point. The special train was taken
10y the new road just completed tu the top
Of Lookout Mountain. The road Is of the
standard gauge and unlike the old cable
road, arrives at the top of the mountain hy
winding route. The destination ui the
tourist bent on this romantic Journey lies at
an elevation of Loo feet above the fcnncs.
see Valley, aud our party while there had q
most delightful view OF the surrounding
country.
I'm Chattanooga the tourists visited the
iron industries OF South ritt,huuy and the
mineral resources of tuWuu, the citizens ui
both places entering ~ at "a sumptuuus aud
rare 'pu.sum dinner
"un the 5th inst We visited Nashville and
West Nashville aud the wcll-knoWu Mead
farm Of Gen. Jackson, who entertained co.
by an exciting deer chase iu his park. which
contains between IOl and inO head oi deer
We were also sho~n his famous stations.
lruquuis, blind Tom and Luke Blackburn
and other noted hursu-.
WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENTS.
"From Nashville We prucculcl a. Decatur.
aud wcrc shown the wonderful improve.
mcuts that have been made aud arr being
made there. All we're delighted tu see the
greatest activity iu the construction at new
buildings aud works at various kinds. aud CO.
-cr that the yellow fever had not iutrriyrfl
With the prugtc., aud improvement nov boz.
INK carried On there u may hr we'll Go say
that the fever was confined tp o small d..
tfict la Old Decatur and that there was not q
single ct-' Ia New Decatur In tact We can
see NO reason why u cannot be- healthy a.
the management have exercised excellent
Judgment Ia the laying Ut over hltcpn miles
OF SOW cragg at the time the city was luil
out, aud since then a company uf Boston
capitalists have expended over Nuu u0l BOO
the WairrWurks, and. We are told. have laid
twenty eight miles 81 iron water pipes
Prom Decatur We went 10 BiD,kloWu.
twenty i've miles south ui Decatur whprH
some 2uIn tons at Cual HrC mined daily, lul
whore 30 coke ovens are iu operation. ",
next proceeded over 90, New Cr,vk branch
Of the Birmingham Railroad, through lir.su.
mor to the Morris iron ore mine, ON BHl
Mountain. These mine, have been actively
worked iur seven YEAR., and very lHnsr guam.
Titles oi iron ore have been taken from them
and shipped The members ol our party
who visited the mines four ur five year. ago
were surprised a. see What small impus
sion hii been made on this vast deposit bat
II should not be- "a matter Ol nstuuiahmuut
when We are told that one acre 1T ground
produces from 5000 Ia iOl ON tons ~ good
orr. This land was sold some eight years
ago NJ $3.50 per ncrc, aud the gentlemen
leasing the mines Morris Brolhcr.) pay -
cents per ton royalty, aud sell ore, mined
and delivered un ears, rrady fur shipment. 40
~ per ton. We understand that even ~
this low figure Tot ore the business has been
d very profitable one and We arr inclined 90
think su when We noticed several large
blocks of buildings in Birmingham and We
are told that they belong 10 thc gentlemen
working tlic mines.
nrssFNTR.
We returned from the Morris works a. Be-
scmcr where two large blast furnaces have
been completed. one now in blast the other
10 be- put IN operation early in March. BE-
sides these, two ar three murc are being rap.
idly built at this point, aud large rolling
mill IL in successful operation. IN addition
g. these may be- mentioned u very important
industry which has recently started, VIA ihp
manufacture ui Ore brick, which are 20 a..
tcnsIvrly used in the construction uf nli
blBsrfuruarcs aud coke ovens.
The citizens claim IA have discovered
very large deposit ui fire brick rly and 10
looked Ia us that the quantity WIS inca.
haustihlc The importance 81 this Too lusirv
can be- seen nc u glance when thp material iH
20 near at hand aud the cost VI making those
bricks is les than boo Pennsylvania aud Ohio
where al lire bricks have b'cn brought aud
from which States 10 freight Of from go fu
So pr thousand has been paid. aud We do
not imagine that these works Will ever fu.
quirc protective nrii to Insure their suc.
cess.
"Fpm BCwcmcr our patty proceeded foo
New Wheeling where two luruurrs WHrH Zoo
operation. After examining those Wu jour
uoyod Ia Eusloy e. ty, distance i rs miles
where three blast furnace wcu iu operation.
Another one the fourth will De- pat Boz Up.
cuton early Ia March, making 70 plant ui
four furnaces. nid a. ho thu largest Iu ihu
United States. aud probably the largest ne
The world Tho furnaces are uniform boz
size, aud have produced ls much us ~ tons
~ ore pur day at one furnace. From LIs'ny
city We went i1 Thomas. where one furnace
is Ia successful operation, and whore nn.
other has recently ben completed. Mt
Samuel Thomla. ul thr Thomas luu Works
0f Pennsylvania. b. the manager uf thn
works and all the capital necessary FOR ihrIr
completion huf bUUu furnished by hiW aud
hiH ifi"uda
Prom Thomas our party proceeded iu
North birmingham. who're thu ~II. steel
and Iron Company have iusi comp ICi.l Two
all a.. N...H