The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
JOHNSON CITY,.
Center Of Trunk Lines and
Terminal Roads.
IMMENSELY RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES.
The Gateway to the Mineral and Tim
Der Laden Alleghenies
IMMENSELY RICH lNNATURAL RESOURCES.
In the Heart of the Celebrated Mag
netiC Ore District.

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Johnson City is located 100 miles
Northeast of Knoxville at the inter
section of the two great trunk lines,
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia, and the Charleston. Gin
cinnati and Chicago Railroads and
at the termini of the East Tennes-
see and Western North Carolina,
and the Johnson City and Carolina
Railroads.
The Johnson City and Green's
boro Railroad has bee: chartered |
and preliminary survey made. 1t
is an extension of the Richmond |
and Danville line from Greensboro
to Johnson City, via. Wilkesboro.
The Johnson City and Cumber-
land Gap Railroad Company has
been organized.
The Southern and Western Air
Line is building from Shelby, N.
c., to Cranberry, to connect with
our East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad.
tits not speculative paper town,
but it is a substantial young city
one whose progress within the past
two years bears favorable compari-
son with any other city in the
South.
SOME OF ITS RESOURCES.
Ist. 1t is in the midst Of fine
agricultural section. The cereals,
tobacco, the grasses and all kinds of
fruits grow to perfection. There is
no better section for the stockman,
the cattle breeder, or the fruit
grower.
I'd. 1t has at its gates an unllm-
tied supply of the finest timber.
Nearly all of the hard woods
abound in vast quantities An ex-
cellent point for wood working
plants of every description.
sd. 1t is literally hedged IN by
mountains of iron ores. Red and
brown hematite abound in mex
haustible quantities. 1t lies almost
at the base of the Cranberry Noun
tains, for whose celebrated mag
netic ores it is the natural outlet. It's
proximity to the magnetic ores on
the east and coal fields on the west
must certainly make it the steel
making centre Of the South.
4th. Limestone is found here in
quantities beyond estimation, and OF
the best quality
9Th. It's railroad facilities will
soon be all that can be desired. II
now has four roads, 1.-TWO of which
are great trunk lines) with more tc
follow.
9th. Its climate is good and
healthful. Its altitude is I ,6eo feet
above the level of the sea, and its
scenery is superb.
9TH. 1t has a population, accord.
ing to the last census, of 400, ar
increase of 6o7 per cent. over the
census of 1880, when it had only 6S5
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN OPERA
TI0N AND IN COURSE OF
CONSTRUCTION.
Johnson City Tin and Stove Company, man
ufacturers Of tinware.
Marble Yard-W. G. Remine.
Johnson City Foundry ard Machine Works
Johnson City Furniture Company.
Watauga Electric Lighting and Power Com
{ pany.
! Johnson City and Carnegie Street Railroad
- Company.
Watauga Tannery.
0 125.ton Blast Furnace-Carnegie Iron Cor
;. pany.
125barrel Roller Process FIGURING Mill
G Brown & Biddle.
n Machine Shop and Foundry-Miller Bros
Crandall- Harris Tobacco Factory.
Cigar Factory-J. E Harr.
/ Ice Factory-W. J. Graham & Co.
i Bottling Works-W. j. Graham & Co.
q Johnson City Brick Works.
S. P. Wins & Co -Biick Works.
J. T. Hoss & Co.-Brick Works.
Allison & Shafer-- Brick Works.
G Campbell & Co.--Brick Works.
l. Johnson City Canning Factory-A Q. Bowma
g Watauga Lumber Company.
- Cooper Bros. Planning Mill
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