Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-03-13
THE NEW CITY OF HARTMAN.
How Cities are Built in the New South
It's Grand Location, Prospects, etc.

traln arrived at heathley, the junction OF
the great Queen and Crescent and the
Eastern Tennessee and Virginia railroad
system. This is only a junction. as there
IS and can be no village there Half a mile
below in bend in the Emery River and
right at the break in the Cumberland
Mountain Range, through which this riv-
er forces its way, is the site of the new
city OF Hartman. The land slopes gently
to the river from the center of the town.
which is nearly one hundred feet above
the stream, there could be no better nat
nral location for a city. Monday and
Tuesday people had been arriving from
all parts of the country and by noon on
| Wednesday crowd of over 1900 people
were present, great majority being from
towns in the immediate vicinity. The
sale OF town lots was advertised to begin
at one O'Clock but it was nearly three be-
fore II was started. Then ensued a scene
such as we never before witnessed, Not
withstanding every effort made by the
company to keep the crowd from getting
wild and bidding more than the lots were
worth the bidding opened amid a scene of
the widest excitement, which grew as the
sale progressed. Lots that the directors
| had hoped might bring syst S35 front foot
were quickly struck off at $40 and $50. No
time was lost, as quick as lull in the bids
came the lot would be struck off, and re-
peatedly from IS to $40 front foot were
bid higher after il was struck off. The
company closed the sale in two hours
hoping the crowd would be less excited
the next day. Thursday it rained nearly
all day, many prudent parties had left the
night before, after the first days sale had
closed, and everybody expected lower pri- |
ces, the excitement continued however
undated and lots sold as high as S210 a |
front foot at this days sales.
On Friday morning the last sale was |
held and prices We're wilder than ever be- /
fore, and lots quickly run up to over 200 |
front foot, and the last lot, the best one /
offered, sold to Dea. Snow, a wealthy shoe
manufacturer OF Brocton, Mass, one of
the excursion party, at the enormous price
of S275 a front foot High as was this price
he was quickly offered s325 front foot for
the same lot, cash down. The lots were
25xl0O for business and 50x10O for residen-
ces. little over 600 out of the 2300 lots
in the town site were sold and the aggre-
gate sum realized was nearly S750,OO0.O0
Monday there We're not half dozen
houses IN the town, Saturday night over
100 buildings We're up and occupied, a I
oank was established, steam saw mill in !
lctlve operation, several hotels, about 20 |
'eal estate Offices, stores, groceries, etc,
)ut no saloons as the deeds given by the
company contain clause forfeiting the
and II intoxicating liquors are ever 'man-
lfactured, kept or soldi' on il.
What was the cause Of this? Who were
hese bidders2 viii Hartman amount to
nything2 Are the lots worth these pri-
esq
These are pertinent questions, we win :
~ and answer them. :
The new South, especially the northern
art OF Georgia and Alabama and eastern
ennessee, has been undergoing a mar -
elous development during the past five
ears. Iron furnaces, manufacturing es-
almost without number have
cen built. A dozen towns have sprung 4
lto cities, Iron and coal is abundant 4
throughout this region, wood and timber :,
lenty and cheap. Labor far cheaper than :,
the North and West. City after city Il
as sprung up. Money has been made !
lsily. Men have taken chances and spec h
lated in a way that would astonish staid N,
lew Englander. Hartman has undoubt-
dly great possibilities before it. The old -
st iron and coal mines in the whole re- a
ion are only nine miles below, while a
title above in the same Cumberland
fountain range are mines nearly as old. :,
.Nperts have examined the out-croppings !.
I iron and coal in the mountains at the :
ase OF which Hartman lies and report =
be ore as identical with that above and =
Glow. Two great railroad systems are
lready in this natural highway through
he mountains and several more are build
lg towards this opening. There are only
No such openings through the mountains,
ere and at Cumberland Gap, where the n
eW English city of Middles boro is located.
he company has 10000 acres of valuable
lineral, timber andagrieultural lands back
this city. The Emory River falls about
ID feet IN ten miles above the civ thus
almost unlimited water power.
Men who had been speculating in these
ther booming towns rushed here, know Il
~ the above named facts. and thev are II
be ones who sent prices up at such an ex- o.
'avagant rate. Out of the 20 excursionists r;
! our party less than FIVE bought any Ia
aing. A list of the sales shows that three p
lurths of them We're to parties in this new
outh, above indicated. Such a sale would
III new town were all the lots sold, but
ne company does not intend that any one =
no wants to locate there, to build, go !
ITO business, etc, shall be deferred there c
ON by the high prices these lots sold for
at will make very favorable terms to act A
Al settlers, less than one half the average
rices these lots sold for
With iudicious management on the part
the East Tennessee land Co. Hartman
ill have a brilliant future and become
ne OF the greatest towns Of the new South
'e have faith in the officers OF the COM it
Clinton B. Fisk Of New Jer- ba
", Pres; John Hopewell, Jr. Of Boston, tn
ice Pres; 4. w. Wagnalls, OF Frunk &
'agnalls, the great publishers, New York, bl
-eas.; A. A. Hopkins, New York, Sec ab
at they have the ability to do this. They fu
e conservative successful business men.
Are these lots worth these prices? We
'mly believe it will be a long time before w
ey are. We wanted no part of them and r
before said only five OF our excursion
rty purchased lots. Only four Vermont
) went on the excursion and none of
EN- invested a dollar in lots Il
Would we advise people to go there? w
iere are very few Nermonters We should les
wise to go. II a man is well of it is I'll
cd policy 10 "let well enough alone" 4"
IS not any better country for farming, ga
ls good, as Vermont Business is as IL drt
le TO be orerdone there as here 1t is -
e MONEY viii be made quicker in these a
" towns than in Vermont, and lost ~
icker. Carpenters and mechanics can
q plenty OF work there az about the =
NJ prices as here. 4
o those who suffer from weak lungs. -
m bronchitis, asthma, etc. the Cumber- -.
d Mountain region is very favorable iar \
alton. The climate is dry, warm and sesd
cling, and any 50 troubled we should n 3