The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-11-21
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Meets at MOrristOWn and holds an In
teresting Association of Two Days.

Pursuant to Il call made by the exc
cutive committee the Press Assoeia.
ton Of the First District conevened at
Morristown last Thursday morning.
The visiting members we're met at the
train by Col. John Helms, OF the Ga
zetVe, Harris Whiteside, ESD, Col.
Gaut and Capt. Trent, the committee
appointed by the Board of Trade and
were escorted to the Cain House,
where dinner was served at ! o'clock
At 2oclock the first business meet.
ing was held in the Gazette office with
Y T, Robertson, president, in the
chair On calling the roll the following
papers were represented. Johnson
City Enterprise, w. S Mitchell Jones
boro Herald & Tribune, @. II. Dar-
lington; Rogersville Review, w. II.
Roberton Comet, Cy H. Lyle Gazette,
John Helms; Laborer, j. B. Hill
Newport News, W. M. Holman.
The Erwin Unakean and Morris
town Pilot were admitted to member
ship and were represented by r. r
Emmert and JAS Fitzgerald.
The Morristown Democrat having
been changed to the Laborer and the
Newport Citizen to the News, were on
motion, enrolled as changed.
On motion of Darlington the con-
stitution and bylaws we're ordered
to be read for the benefit of new mem
bers at suitable time.
Owing to the lateness of arrival OF
several of the members it was found
to be impossible to get through with
the business and carry out the pro-
gram proposed by the committee on
entertainment representing Norris
town, hence motion was carried to
remain in session until Friday. The
President, Secretary and @. H, Dar-
lington were appointed committee
on program.
At 2 80 the citizens committee am
nounced that carriages we're in wait
ing and the association adjourned
until 7 80 o'clock and were driven
over the city.
The business men were on hands
and two were placed in each carriage,
to "talk" Morristown to the rcpresen-
tatives OF the press. The COMET had
the good fortune to have Mr. Frank
Goodson, of the large mercantile firm
OF Goodson & Legg, and Col Gaut, of
the Moristown Mill Co.. as pilots, and
it is enough to say that Morristown
has no more interested or able cham
pions, and did not suffer at their
hands.
The first stop was made at the gra-
ded schools and Principal Cartright
took pleasure in showing the press
through from the first to the seventh
grade. The school is largely attended
and is the pride Of every citizen.
Good schools are indispensable to
growing town and Morristown is we'll
off in that respect. After passing
through sbhool (for the first time) the
boys were driven to the top of Hodges
| Hill where an elegant view was had
OF Marristown and the surrounding
country. 1t was high up, but we were
perfectly at home, as all editors Give
high" Morristown is situated in a
beautiful valley, butthe fertile lands,
once SO productive, are no longer
titled The star of progress has risen
there and the fine Italian hand" Of
the carpenter and mason has been at
work, and new and handsome dwell
ings, business houses and manulac-
, turing establishments are Swinging
up on every hand. The city is grow
ing, and like Johnson City, the
growth is healthy. Weare still on the
hill, and following the range of noun
tains that surround us we can plain
ly see the Devils nose" near Rogers
vile. The view il indeed grand, and
falls short Of perfection only because
Johnson City or the grand old Roam
Mountain cannot be seen. From the
hill we were driven to the Morrstown
Stove Works, where IS stoves are
made every day, and still the company
find it impossible to keep up with
their orders. A run was being made
and AZ tons OF iron, the amount used
: daily, was being poured into stoevs and
; hollow ware. The Morristown Wag-
on works was next visited, and work
men were busy making carts to be
used on the Three C's road
, they have made about forty carts
already for the contractors, and have
orders for great many more. A first
class wagon and cart is made and the
business has increased so in the past
year that a larger building is made
necessary and will be builtnext spring.
Next stop was at the East Tennessee
: Wood working Co, where house-build-
ing material is furnished, and then
the Gregg manufacturing Co, was
visited. Cane mills, saw>mills, rakes,