The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
UNIQUE CEREMONIES IN TEN
NEsSEE.
The Governor and United States
Judge Participating.

Unusual and remarkable exercises were
conducted at Kimball, Tenn, May oath, in
the Sequatchee Valley, where was inaugur-
ated the preliminary work of creating the
future great city of KIMBALL, in Marion
County, on the banks of the Tennessee River.
People had assembled upon an Indian mound
on the old Lowry place from all parts Of the
adjacent country-comlng In their own con-
veyances, by regular and by special trains.
Ex-Congressma1 Logan ii. Roots-one OF
the most successful financial man
ayers in the whole of the South
ern states-ealled the meeting
to order, and as the President Of the New
York and New Orleans Coal and Iron Com
pany, which has accumulated property Of
one hundred square miles in area, he well
coined the multitude. He said that IL was
the christening of place Of whose future
career he was willing to stand sponsor.
Colonel Roots said il was to be
named after II. 1. Kimball, whose
81 sTrs essIDTsss b3SSSs
established, who would devote to its devel-
opment his entire time and masterful abii-
ties. He said that while the present owning
corporation was literally supplied with
finances, they mad made arrangements with
wealthy English syndicate by which the
Anglo-Amerlcan Corporation Lim.) Of Lon
don, was to supply practically unlimited
money for an Industrial development. So
that the gifts of Nature, extremely layishly
bestowed, was united with ample money for
their grandest utilization; aud as to brains
70 insure proper management others must
judge.
Upon the motion the Hon. ID. N. Key, u.
5. Judge, was elected TO preside over the
assemblage. He expressed great pleasure in
being present upon the 0ecasiOn-spOke Of
the great resources OF this region, said that
he had known the Hon. Logan Ill. Roots for
great many years knew him 10 be man
OF such character and ability that what he
promised he performed.
The Stars and Stripes were raised by a
committee Of seven beautiful young ladies'.
The blessing Of Deity was invoked upon
the undertaking. Governor Taylor, who had
come from Nashville for the express purpose
Of participating i'm the ceremonies, Ia an elO-
quent aud fOrclble manner spoke Of the
great future OF Eastern Tennessee, and Of
the peculiar advantages Of the locality upon
which they stood for the establishment of
great manufacturing industries Colonel
Adair, of Georgia, told what IL. /. Kimball
had done for Atlanta; Of his practically
building the city, OF his Inauguration and
tiOn, and other great feats by him under
taken aud accomplished
Addresses were also made by Mr.. Watkins
of Chattanooga; by the Mayor pro TEN of
Atlanta, Ga, and other distinguished prom
inent gentlemen.
Colonel Kimball made an epigrammatic ad-
dress. enthusing all present with a certainty
that great city, under excellent manage
ment, with liberal provisions for churches
and educational facilities, was TO be soon
erected, with an unusual number of manu-
factories, on this site that would rival the
most noted manufacturing developments in
the world.
President Roots handed Manager Kimball
a spade with which to break ground and
Prof. Edward Hull, Director Of the Geologi-
cal Survey OF Ireland, threw the first spade
tul OF earth, and Prof. g. NJ. Stafford, state
GeOlogtst OF Tennessee, the next. aS EVIL
dence Of their confidence of the superior un-
excelled natural gifts, which ensured prohta-
BILE manufacturing at this locality. the only
locality where the Tennessee river toucneS
the Cumberland coal fields, After this the
doxology was sung. the benedictiOn invoked,
and the various trains departed.
These inaugural ceremonies are 10 Dc sue
ceeded on June 10th and lith, by an initial
sale of city lots at KIMBALL. Arrange
ments have been completed for running spe-
cIal trains from various points to accOmmO-
date those who wish to be present at that
time. Special Pullman Hotel Parlor Cars
will be run from New England and New
York to Washington on regular trains, where
they will be connected and run as a special
train to Chattanooga and Kimball. Persons
desiring information can obtain IL by ad-
dressing II. L. SPERRY, Manager New
England Department, Hartford, Conn,