The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-04-01
FROM TENNESSEE.

To those who have not been south per-
haps few facts about Chattanooga ana
its outlying country may be interesting
Chattanooga is not very large city'
having population Of perhaps thirty
thousand. 1t is the capital of Hamilton
county and lies on the left bank OF Inc
Tennessee river. 1t is very favorably
situated for trade and manufacture, the
river being nayigable above and below
for at least eight months Of the year by
steam and always by the smaller
boats; the city is also the terminus OF
several leading railroads and is therefore
the shipping center Of large section OF
the country.
There are delightful views from
almost any portion Of the city. Lookout
Mountain with st. Elmo at its foot, and
Alton Park which is residence suberb
of the city, while Hill City is across the
river. Sherman Heights, Ridgedale and
East Lake are scattered along the foot OF
historical Mission Ridge. Highland
Park, also residence portion Of the
city, and famous Orchard Knob, lie be-
tween the city and the Ridge all connected
tothe city by electric street-car lines, with
the exception of Sherman Heights, which
has steam railway with five-cent fare.
All these make Chattanooga an extensive
and interesting city.
During the Civil War this place was
almost entirely destroyed, and dark
places of conflict mark nearly every foot
Of ground, for this country is one vast
; battlefield.
9 The national cemetery here contains
q three regiments of Northern soldiers who
r fell in battle.
The government has placed many
r bronze tablets to mark the position OF
y officers, men and artillery in the con-
O f1ict. The brick building that was used
d as prison by either army on different
4 occasions still stands on Market street
If (the main street Of the city, and does
q service now as police headquarters ant
" Jail for petty crimes.
The government has also constructed
,d boulevard extending along the top o
D. Mission Ridge for eight miles. The side
g. Of the driveway being thickly plante'
,t with hOneysuckle to keep the soil from
90 washing down.
q All along the ridge are scattered tab
,a lets, monuments, cannOns, and two oh
de- servatOry towers, all marking historical
,k spots.
co From this road you have a fine vieN
to Of the city and Lookout Mountain. O
m the other side is the rough, rolling couI
he try extending as far as the eye can reacf
,rt without fences, excepting where the Ian
nc is under cultivation, for stock of a
,rt kinds run at largeNp to the limits of IL
bo corporation. Each mans COW wears
,ct bell or is marked in some way and IL
ot nOgS are also lldTkeu.
no. Over these winding mountain roaC
IN leading into Chattanooga come Il
ro- mOuntaineers with their little loads
apples, sweet potatoes, beans, chicken
in and sometimes gubers, or peanut
oh Their wagons are covered with whi
M cloth stretched over wooden bows, al
he are usually drawn by mules, but
of teams are very common
mo The farmers often come long distan
nds taking one day to come and returni
not the next. This, however is not a mot
are country for farming as it is so rough a
ara mountainous, and the soil in many p
,in. ces washes and shifts badly. 1t see
.on- to be good fruit country and this p
,ree year, crops of all kinds were very fair
tho The climate here is fine, fifteen degr
be- above zero being the coldest we have
boir perienced, and it did not last long
inc that temperature. An inch of ice is
thickest have seen this winter, and
all the snow that has fallen during
season was put together it would
.,, make good shedding.
' In January and February there "
~ warm days when the thermometer OF
southern exposure would indicate at n
NV. uiDn eighty-fve or ninety-fve degrees and t
'.'o perhaps slip down to frost at night 0
'"eO twice this winter has there been frost
, the window panes, and this for 81
s , time only.
Tno The cost of living here is about
10 same as north, hOuse-rent excepted bt
"S cheaper. Best soft coal costs 1926
~ ton delivered;a a cheaper quality, 5:
CIV "l0 Hard coal, is very expensive, ant
9yM little used; -four is $100 to $1.25
-. n'p os sack, Irish potatoes, fifty to sixty c
- VI per bushel; ham, eleven to twelve
a pound, and steak ten cents. The
0 butter seldom drop below twent!
" y ~ cents, and eggs, ten cents per dozen
y W This is considered a backward sp
NJ much of spring plOwing was done
led as don;,,n. hr+ ,hoao nho hod nototoa,
never Louo hnd 20 oovor thom e. nrotoct
lepul- ~ sron, Iho froSt Two orons of Trisl
ord Of tatnao nOn ho nrosUood n tho q
cs. cs.so' still they do not raise enough to 81
Nhiio tha market