The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-04-14
SOUTH WAFAUGA.
Some Facts and Figures About Com.
Ing developments.


characteristic energy. he is laying
plans deep and wide for a great city.
Mr.. Arthur recently passed through
this city, and to your correspondent
poured out sweet strain of boom fig
ures. Said he Bristol has about dou-
bled in population within three years
Intwo years she has expended $2,000,-
900 in impro sements and new build
ings, In 1891 she transferred $3,000,-
600 worth of real estate. Johnson City
has gone from 600 to 5000 population
within three years. She spent 81, $780,
600 in Improvements in 1891. That
year she transferred $3,500,000 of real
estate. In all parts of Upper East Ten
nessee the same remarkable growth
has been shown, and will continue.
The Natauga Company is doing a
great deal of planning, and if success
does not follow it will not be the result
of inadequate effort They expect a
boot and shoe factory from Lynn, Mass.
Watauga has now the only tannery in
the South producing upper and sole
leather. A furniture factory is depend
ed upon from Grand Rapids, Mich, to
consume the large lumber supply of
Watauga
A stove factory from Troy, n V, is
looked for. A radiator and foundry
plant is expected from Detroit. Lou
isvile is to contribute stave and bar
rel, and South Bend wagon factory.
Active agents are already at work
seeking capital and labor in Syracuse,
n Y, ior plnw factory; Erie for u
boiler shop; Milwaukee for a machine
shop; Auburn and Rolston, n. Y, for
hoe, rake, fork and scythe works. Wa
tauga will strive for share OF the in
creased trade in iron ard steel and the
manufacture into which iron and steel
enter, which the near future is to
bring the wonderfully rich section Of
which the young town is the center.
1t is estimated that 500,000,000 gross
tons of iron will be demanded to sup
ply the world in 1900, almost double
the present supply. 1t is confidently
predicted that iron can be made in
Upper East Tennessee for $40 ton.
With all the natural advantages pos
sessed, why should not East Tennes
sfe som be the center of wonderful in
dustrial activity? There is one logical
rea on why local manufacture rather
than distant shipment is to be the line
OF development in the East Tennessee
irou regions The percentage of me
talIc iron in her ores is not high
enough to justify shipment to distan
markets. 1t will therefore become {
necessity to use up the iron in home
factories, and this fact will give won
deriul impetus to town building.
The Eizabethton Cooperative Towr
Company has on the tapis big excur
sion from this city to the lands OF th,
company at Elizabethton on the 12tl
inst. The occasion will be the annua
meeting Of the directors Of the scheme
1t will be recalled that among the pro
moters of the company are a numbe
of national celebrities. Senators Hal
ris. Carlisle, Manshorough, Commis
sioner Porter, of the census, Ben But
terworth and others. The excursio
will carry large number of capitalist
to Elizabethton Several Senators an
members will 60 along. The rates ar
made low, and number of the sma
fry will embrace the opportunity
take cheap ride. The enterprise ha
not given much outward indicatio
of prosperity since its birth, but tn
good time is now assured An offic
has been fitted up here, pretentior
and boldly to the front 1t occupies
commo ious suite OF rooms on I'll
third floor O, the Atlantic buildin
A good deal of money is being spc'
on postage, judging from the clickin
of typewriters and the like | W
shown big hook with long lists
names opposite columns OF figure
These were said to he stockholders.
"Whsta many good people there a
who have religious crazei They
nothing, but they have wonderful plal
for doing everything in a jifiy.
many thousand people are to give ht
q crown each, and so many more
sovereign, and the meeting house to
bull just 50, and no how else II
mischief is that the thousand OF Peep
do not rash forward with their mon
md the minister and few hard-wor