The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-07-24
Marion Cor. OF State Chronicle.


at this point will render it one OF the
most important railroad connections
in the State if not in the South in the
near future.
Marion is located in the eastern
foot hills OF the Blue Ridge range OF
mountains, forty miles from Asheville,
surrounded by magnificent mountain
scenery, rarely surpassed in this or
any other State. Its pure, sparkling
waters, that gush from nearly every
hillside, its extraordinary dry and in
vigorating mountain air, and its mild
and even climate, render it almost
natural sanitarium.
But the thrill of life and activity
that is pulsating with such unwonted
vigor is not set in motion by these
considerations alone. Other advant-
ages and resources have been discov-
cred, and parties interested in the
c., G. G. r. r. have secured large
boundary ofland surrounding the new
depot, which is TO be an imposing
structure, about three quarters OF a
mile east Of the courthouse, where
the two railroad tracks run parallel
for short distance. This depot will
be provided with park front, supplied
with shade trees, ornamental shrub
berry, etc. Both tracks are to be span
ned by an iron bridge, where Mellow
ell avenue, one Of the principal
streets, crosses the railroads.
Plans for this bridge are now being
drawn and will be submitted to the
Marion Manufacturing and Improve
ment Company, the corporation or
ganized for the purpose OF establish
ing and developing the new town,
now called the c., G. and c. Annex to
Marion. The officers Of the company
are Col P. J. Sinclair, of Marion N. c.,
president; Gen. John T. Wilder, OF
johnson City, Tenn, vice-president 4;
and Fred R. Tiffany, OF Marion, secre-
tary. Other stockholders are VIM. NJ.
Blanton and VIM. Med. Burgin, OF
Marion, A. B. Harris, president of the
Massachusetts and Southern Con.
struction Company, of New York ;
Col. r. A. Johnson, OF New York, Gen
eral Manager Of the c., G. G. rail
road Gen. Thomas L. Rosser, Of Vlr-
ginia, and other gentlemen of wealth
and influence in the North.
The new town is being laid off by an
experienced engineer, and the grades
of the streets established. Wheeled
scrapers for grading are upon the
ground, the grade stakes are being set
and the work of grading will begin in
good earnest In few days.
Their intention is to make Marion a
great manufacturing city as well as
health resort A number OF lots
have already been sold to men oI
wealth, who intend improving at
once. One block has been reserved
on which to build an elegant hotel.
The liberal terms offered to pur.
chasers and the bright outlook fol
the town cannot tail to attract actua
settlers to this beautiful town site. H.
selling lots they reserve alternate lots
or where they sell two or four togathei
they reserve like number.
The fact that the management 0
this great railroad company, the onl.
grand trunk line connecting the Obi
river and the great lakes Of the Nortl
with the South Atlantic coast, ha
taken hold of Marion and propose tc
make it a city, is guarantee of su,
cess.
The unrivalled natural advantages
with the influence and the mean
of these capitalists, assure rapid an
: solid growth.
Eight miles NORTH from Marion Ii
unlimited beds of brown hematjt
iron ore. 1t is only 10 miles to TIL
great coking coal fields of Southwe'
Virginia, and some 200 miles to tn
Eastern Kentucky coal fields. LINZ
stone, for fluxing, in great abundance
is near at hand. The &c. @. R. r. pas
es directly through this'iron and Goa
the latter being owned largely by pal
ties interested in the c., G. & G. al
mex to Marion. Superior magnet
iron ore abounds only twelve or fiitee
miles from Marion. All this ore
richer, they claim, in metallic iro
than the ores Of Birmingham. An
while coke for the manufacture OF Be
semer steel at Birmingham mnst b
hauled four or five hundred mile
Marion has less than two hundre
miles to haul it.
\ The forests around Marion on Il
D lines of railroads in all directions al
almost untouched by the axe and col
tain all the choice hard wood in gre'
abundance.
The C., C, 4 G. Il. r., is now grade