Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-27
FROM TENNESSEE.
PROMINENT BUSINESS.
What COIored Men Are
Doing.
a PROGRESSIVE TOWN.
A Lynching Reported.
PERSONAL ITEMS

Inc ELANkT mas Struck the Town
about right. Your agent and cores
Pondent has twenty paying subscribers
and propose to. make it one hundred.
We propose that every Negro citizen of
this city take the Planet.
Hartman is an interesting city Of
East Tenn, with population of 4 900
1t was founded by the East Tennessee
Land Company about seven years ago
The main aim with its builders was
that there should be city without
saloon, where peace, prosperity and
prohibition should have full sway.
Investors and home seekers from
nearly every state in the union came
20 the great sales which were so wide
ly advertised and invested because
they believed in the principles upon
which the city was founded.
Like magic the Key City" was built
and magnificent private residences,
public buildings and manufactures
rose up as il it were all q dream Street
improvements, churches, electric
lights and a graded public school sys-
tenn with a magnificent Temperance
University were soon completed and
at work.
A rolling mill was equipped at a cost
of $500 There we're also a hoe
and tool works. tack factory, chair
factory, furniture factory, agricultur-
al works, measure factory, several
foundries, a muck mill and other
manufacturing establishments.
So it will be seen that Hartman il
an industrial town and she is well sit
usted for such work. Within her bor-
ders can be found coal and iron and
embracing her like a silver clasp is the
sparkling Emory river. There are
three rail roads entering the city c. N.
o. & T. p. II. & n. f and the south
ern Gold East Tennessee and Virginia)
and there will soon be another, we
hope. Tennessee Central.
There are many gentlemen of color
here and they are important factors
too. The HC e and Tool Company en-
ploys many of our folks. The work is
hard requiring skill and strength and
these have held their own against all
competitors. Here are some of those
who are there, r. III, Jackson, foreman
of temperers, William Donaldson, as
sistant, McThomas and Will Smith !;
Richard Jones, foreman of polishers.
with fourteen assistants; w. @. Clark.
foreman of grin lers, with thirteen as
sistants; w T. Miller, cutter; Inspec-
tor and time keeper, r. p. Scott. In
all there are eighty men employed, two
thirds of which are colored.
These planned to make an attractive
exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial.
We have in our city an ex-slave and
federal soldier, R. M. Liggett. mail
contractor and livery man, who is an
honor to his race. He pays taxes on
So, 900 werth OF property. He has a
better patronage than any livery man
in the city.
F Huson, formerly OF Rome, Ga, is
in the family grocery business and has
a splendid trade Mr.. Hudson is an
up-to-date business mar.
There are two barber chops run by
colored men-Mr Alonzo Smith runs
the shop for colored and J, Davis for
whites.
There are fur churches-Baptist
pastored by Rev. A. Il Anderson; A.
NJ. f. Zion by Rev w. ID. Scott; A. NJ
K. by Rev. West and NJ. 4. by Rever-
end Smith
The churches are focrishing and
two anticipate building new edifices
and one is preparing Co make improve
ments.
Our school is in good hands under
Prof. j l.. Wiley.
Prof j l.. Wiley, A. H., graduate
l of Fisk University and his wife also 8
/ grad uate of that school, has been here
T year. The school is in a prosperous
condition and the parents of the child
rem are gratified to have such an en-.
, thusiastic and able worker. Professor
! Wiley is assisted by a most excellent
and worthy young man, Mr.. John G
I Gillespie.
We have lodges and societies too
| Odd Fellows. Epworth League, Masons
/ United Galilean Fishermen.
Mr. j. II. McWhorter went to Wash
/ ington to attend the inauguration.O Our
school will close in six weeks. The
3 Planet carrier boy will have biz
I speech.
: The rolling mill will go into opera
} tion again about May.
} A man charged with attempted rape
. was lynched at Soddy, about 60 mile
below here few days ago. How long
Watchman, how long. will the laws b'
over-ridden by the hellish mobs?