The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-03-06
VOL. vi.
SHE'S BOOMING.
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH JOHNSON CITY.
II is Healthy, Substantial Boom and
No Mushroom Business About 1t.
The Knoxville Sentinel representive
fiuds something to say about
Johnson City.

Johnson OlVy.
JOHNSON CRY Tenn, February 26.
This city is on great boom. 1t is
not mushroom" affair, such as some
short-ived towns witness, but good,
solid, steady boom, the bottom OF
which will not fall out. The writer,
upon his arrival here yesterday, was
surprised to find the place so different
from other "boom towns" he had had
the pleasure OF visiting Unlike most
settles" undergoing n similar exper-
ience Johnson City always has her
large manufactures and railroads and
although vast improvements are to be
made in both of these departments,real
estate buyers are not roped into max
ing purchases, by promises-made by
the seler-of numberless factories,
proposing to locate and new railroads,
that "will soon be laid out" but buy
OF their own sweet will simply because
they can see that the prospects OF
Johnson City are very bright and
that money invested here in real
estate, will double itself in a short
while.
On arriving in the blooming burg
one is not favorably impressed with
the depot, but when it is learned that
new one brick structure is being
erected in the eastern suburbs, known
as Carnegie" the unfavorable i'm
preaslen is soon dispelled.
There are three hotels to select
from, and the foundation has been
laid for hostelry to be built at an
outlay of $4,000.
On the streets everything is scene
of hustling. Men moving around in
business like manner, newsboys and
bOot-blacks accosting every one, and
the stores, of which there are sixty
are always filled with customers.
The Sentinel man has, however
one serious fault to find with the lit
tie city The streets are awfully
muddy. Worse, if possible, than in
Knoxville. At night everything il
lighted up with electricity and John
son City presents lively and busi
mess like appearance both night ant
day.
The reporter visited the johnson
City tannery which was found to bt
one Of the largest in the South. Ovel
200 men are employed daily by thi'
concern and an immense amount o
work is done.
The Johnson City foundry and ma
chine shops employ so men and turni
out all kinds of work from locomotiv,
down to the most commoN piece y
machinery
There are two lumber yards and :
furniture factory, each employ 81
hands and brick is furnished by thre,
companies, each operating extensiv,
works, A planning mill is olso il
operation, employing about 80 men
A tobacco factory with a capacity o
making 1000 pounds Of plug tobacco
annually, is in operation and pros
porous firm controls a cigar factor!
which turns out several grades o
"smokes."
A candy factory and bakery arr
among other industries ami frs
class steam laundry serves to keep tn
'duds" of the citizens aud Others in :
state of cleanliness,
The city can boast of three bank
with an aggregate capital stock o
$225,00O.
All religious denominations ar
represented by churches some O
which are very fine buildings.
Schools are well attended,
Seventy FIVE miles Of the Three @
road has been graded and by sprin
the shops Tor this road, which wi
cost $l25,0o0 will be commenced
Work on the blast furnaces has con
menced
There are many other things tha
might be spoken Of, but lack of spac
protests. On the whole, the pro-
poets of Johnson City are.yery brigh
indeed, and it is no wonder that sh
is on a boom.
Big deals are constantly being mad
and prices on real estate are steadil
advancing. REPORTER.