The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-02-04
JOHNSON CITY
Center of Trunk Lines and
Terminal Roads.
IMMENSELY RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES.
The Gateway to the Mineral and Tim
Der Laden Al!eghenieS
In the Heart Of the Celebrated Mag
nGtiC Ore District.

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 If the East Tennes-
see and Western North Carolina,
and the Johnson City and Carolina
Railroads.
The Johnson City and Greens
boro Railroad has bee chartered
and a preliminary survey made. 1t
is an extension of the Richmond
and Danville line from Greensboro
to Johnson City, via Wilkeshoro.
The johnson City and Cumber-
land Gap Railroad Compal y has
been organized
The Southern and Western Air
Line is bu ldlng from Shelby, N.
G., to Cranberry, to connect with
our East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad
1t is not speculative paper town
but it is a substantial young cit,
one whose progress within the past
two years bears favorable compari-
son with any other city in the
South.
SOME OF IT'S RESOURCES
Ist. 1t is in the mldst Of a 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.
Id 81 has at its gates an unlim-
tied supply of the finest timber.
Nearly all of the hard woods
abound in vast quantities An ex-
celIent point for wood work ng
plants Of every description.
sd. 1t is literally hedged IN by
mountains Of IRON ores. Red and
brown hen,atite abound in mex.
haustIble quantities 1t lies almost
at H., base Of The Cranberry Noun.
tai Is, Tor whose celehratcl mag
netic ores it is the natural ou, ct Its
DrpNumN 10 the magnetic ore, IN
n raSl and coal field, on thv s., ST
must certainly make it the Stee'
M >m4 4pntle ot the south
4th. Limestone is found here il
quantities beyond estimation, and OF
the best quality
9Th. Its railroad facilities vii
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 1890 feet
above the level of the sea, and it,
,cenery is superb,
9Th. lt.has.a population, accord
ny to the last census. Of 400. an
Increase Of 6o7 per cent, over the
census Of 1880. when it had only 6S5
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES In OPERA
TON AND IN COURSE OF
CONSTRUCTION
johnson City Tin and Stove Company, man
lfacturers Of tinwsre
Marble Yard--W. G. Remine
Johnson City Foundry ard Machine Works.
Johnson city Furniture Company.
Watauga Electric Lighting and Power Com
uany.
Johnson city and Carnegie Street Railroad
Company.
Wa'auga TNnnery.
l25-ton Blast Furnace Carnegie Iron Con
pany
125-barrel Roller Process FIGURING Mill
Brown d Biddle.
Machine Shop and Foundry--Miller Bros
CrandNll-Harris Tobacco Factory.
Cigar Factory (. Harr,
Ice Factory--W. J, Graham Il Co.
Bottlimg Works-W. J. Graham q Co.
Johnson City Brick Works,
s. p. WINS a. Co -Btick Works
j. T Hoss & Co.-Brick Works.
Allison d shafer--B Brick Works.
Campbell a. Co.--Brick Works.
Johnson City Canning Factory-A B. Bowman
Watauga Lumber Company,
Cooper Bros Planning Mil
J. " Carr & Co.--PlRning Win
John understanding Mill.
Bakery-Fishback n WeIger.
City SteG a Laundry.
Soap Factory-Br0wning Il Co
WataugA Water Co
There is another point and that is as regart
the fuel It is no use having good ore will
out You have good fuel. When we were on
there saw coke OF excellent quality going b,