Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-06-22
Maj. j. W. Thomas, Tennessee's Chaun.
cey M. DePew.

country Is Chauncey NJ. DePew, of n.
Y.
Alta banquet on Lookout Mountain
few days since given to the Southern
Express men, Maj. j. w. Thomas, of
the N. G. and st. Louis Ry, thus de-
cribed Tennessee in an after dinner
speech, which Chauncey NJ. DePew
could hardly hope to excel:
Standing upon historic Lookout
amid the grandeur of its scenery, and
looking eastward, we see beautiful
range of mountains, forming the
boundary of North Carolina. From
the grimvisaged sentinel in the north
east, risig 5000 feet above the sea, we
Ecan in imagination trace the southern
boundary of Virginia and Kentucky,
400 miles, until we reach the Great
Father of waters; thence, with the
meandering of this stream as it flows
along Missouri and Arkansas until it
reaches Mississippi, then turning east
ward with the northern boundary of
the states of Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia, we reach the everlas ting hills
of the Unaka range, from which we
started, and have followed the bound
airy line of eight states, encompassing
the great state of Tennessee, with its
$1,000 square miles Of territory, and H.
100000 peaceful, prosperous, happy
people.
The beauty of Tennessee is grand
panorama, 100 miles in width, and 450
miles in length, with rugged noun
tains, beautiful valleys and broad. ex-
tended plains; majestic rivers, MUIR
muring brooks and sparkling foun-
tains; somber forests, green pastures
and golden fields; beautiful flowers,
lucious fruits, vineclad hills with pur-
pie clusters-Grandeur beauty and
loveliness harmoniously blending with
lights and shadows, enrolling vast de-
posits of iron, coal, marble, copper,
zinc and slate, all of which for ages
have slumbered in natures repose,
awaiting the magic touch of capital
and labor. The red man of the forest
bounded over these, unmindful of
aught but the pleasures of his hunting
grounds; the sturdy pioneers from Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, as they
fioated past this picturesque mountain
on their way to French Salt Lick, now
the city of Nashville, Drawing the dan
gers of the Chickamauga villages and
the Nickoiack outlaws, thought of
nothing but the healthfulness of the
climate, the fertility 6f the soil, the
variety of its products.
Until recently no effort has been
made to develop the mineral resources
of Tennessee. But these efforts have
been SO successful as to greatly in
crease the Importance of the state, and
1t Is now considered of great impor-
tance, not only on account of its an
nual yield of 1O0,0OO,00O bushels of
agricultural products, but on account
OF its annual revenue of $1,000, 900 on
the output of coal, and 4,OOO, 900 an.
nual revenue of its output of pig iron.
The development of the agricultural,
mining, manufacturing and CONNER
cial interests of Tennessee have been
so great that 1t is now considered one
Of the greatest, grandest, noblest states
of this great nation. Great, because
of the great variety of its climate, the
great variety of its soil, the great var
iety of its resources. Grand because
Of the gradeur of its scenery, the broad
expanse Of its agricultural lands, and
the vastness Of its mineral products.
Noble because of the devotion of her
sons and daughters to whatever they
deem just and right, which is evidenc-
ed by the names of those who have
gone down wherever the stars and
stripes have led to danger and death.
Noble, because of the record of her
sons in the counsels of the nation, and
in all walks of life, one of the most
illustrious of which is Andrew Jack
son, who fought the Indian at Nicko-
Juck in 1894; Gen. Jackson, who routed
Packenham and his forces at New Or
leans in 1912, and President Jackson,
who commanded the respect and ad-
miration of friend and foe, as he pre-
sided over the destinies of this great
nation.
Tennessee, unsurpassed in beauty,
Incompatible in natural resources, in
creasing in Importance. May success
attend every effort to augment her i'm.
portance or develop her resources, and
may peace, prosperity and happiness
ever be granted to all her people.