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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
hanks and Ranking.

To transact It's immense msnufactur-
ing and retail ard wholesale business
Nashville needs strong and we'll equipped
banks In this respect no city in the
South is better provided for The banks
are numerous, well managed and have
ample capital for handling In a liberal
manner all the business that Is brought
to them. In every period OF stringency
which has troubled the country In the
last 30 years the banks OF Nashville have
shown their strength by wcathering the
financial storm and have lent valua-
BILE assistance to the business commu-
Nashville has nine banks, of which
three are banks OF Issue. In addition 10
these there Is much private capital avail
able for the conduct OF business. one
OF the Nashville national banks has
larger combined capital, surplus and un-
divided profits than any bank In the
South.
The resources OF the Nashville banks
are close TO $1,000 600. and the private
capital must bring the total resources
Of the city up to N5 OOo; goo From recent
that the combined capital Is 81. 200 900, and
surplus and undivided profits. $3.50. ga
The deposits are very near to $1,000. 00o
has a capitol OF $1,000, 600 surplus and
undivided profits OF &6s0s and deposits
OF 81, asa, $50; another a capital OF 81. 900. Ooo
surplus OF $500 900. undivided profits OF
rs2SS and deposits OF 81. 2.475.9s4' and one
OF the trust companies has surplus and
undivided profits equal &c more than IS
per cent OF Its capital. These figures
Illustrate the stability OF Nashville's
financial structure and furnish the ex-
planation OF the diversion OF trade from
other cities which are nearly Nashville's
equal in point OF population.
Another reason for Nashvilles hnan-
clal strength is found In the large In
surance business which Is transacted in
tho city. In this line Nashville stands
fifth IN the United States. In this city all
the premiums are paid and business han
died for a large section OF Southern terri
tory. This business brings large sum OF
money 70 the city annually and a share
OF this fnds Its way into the channels
OF Nashville's trade.
The American National Rank OF Nash
wife with n capital of 81, 900 600 is one OF
the strongest banks in the country, and
has the largest capital OF any national
bank south OF the Ohio river. The officers
OF this bank are among the best known
business men OF Nashville, the president
being Mr.. w. w. Berry the Vice prcsi-
dent Mr.. A. ". Robinson, and MIR. n. P
The Fourth National Dank OF Nashville
was organized In 1867, and has had a life
OF unbroken prosperity, II stands In the
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ty. Census statistics for the year end
ing 1898 gave the value OF live stock in
this county as 81, 652.ii0 and the valua-
ton today OF this property rs OF course
far in excess Of that figure. The country
contiguous TO Nashville Is OF such fruit
ful. fertile limestone soil that II is per-
fectly adapted to the support OF large
population. and nature seems to have af-
forded this city a perpetual guarantee
OF cheap food. no matter what its growth
may may be, Corn. wheat oats. barley. rye,
hay. peanuts, fruits and cotton are the
nessee. Of With NSshyille IS the great eat
mart. The last national census gave for
one one year the following crop statistics :or
wheat, 4t7z2s4 bushels oats, S,sis.iS
2l3,940 tons: cotton, Il,166 bales; tobacco,
2G- AL, al2 pounds.
IT may also be stated with equal ve-
Nashville are not excelled in any region,
chiefly because Of the length of the sea-
son for green forage. for beginning on
cows % have ~ snccess.on 10 OF rsn green @i5Ga eron,
until November. Tennessee Is also IA
mous for It's poultry and eggs. and its
wealth u q t6n that d line m'y be figured in 1899
Nashvliic and vicinity is very rich
In historical interest. SO far as Is
known, the frst settler at this point
was French trader who is said TO have
established port here In I710. 1t was
l7I9 before Americans took up their abode a
2. on the site OF Rock City" They called
IL Marlborough I'm honor OF General Fran
els Nash Of North Carolina, who was
killed in battle at Germantown while
hghtlng for American Independence. The
the territory with the Indians for sew
eral years. but the power OF the Abo-
riSlnes In Middle Tennessee was broken
In llA when the town OF Nashville was
established by act Of the North Caro-
lima Legislature. Tennessee was the gift
10 the Union OF the Tar Heel State. Nash
Vile was calculated by its location, the
fertility OF the surrounding country and
the benignity of climate TO be great
centre OF population. II grew steadily
from the beginning, and today the ratio
q strategic point or considerable impor-
tance during the civil war, and when. on
Dec. 16, 1854. the army OF General Thom-
AS defeated the Confederates under Gem
eral Hood few miles to the south, the
cause Of the Confederacy suffered .
deadly blow. One. of the most beautiful |
spots In a rarely lovely landscape Is tho |
national cemetery. six miles from Nash |
vile. where 1926 Union soldiers are in |
leTred. The Hermitage. the home Of Pres |
Sent Andrew Jackson. is twelve miles |
chief magistrate OF the nation. James
K. Polk. repose In a tomb on the Capitol
grounds In this city. The drives and
scenery about Nashville are very attrac-
I've. IL IL q country OF smiling valleys !
md richly verdured slopes. Beautiful
recs abound, and crystal streams and
pray framed cataracts enllven a land
cape where agriculture means abundance
4 payment for moderate toll.
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NASHVILLE, THE
PRIDE OF TENNESSEE
A Great City in the Centre OF a
RegiOnRich inSOil, Forests
and Minerals.
THIS IS THE LAND OF THE BLUE GRASS
Is Noted For It's Industries and
Trade, and Famous For It's
Schools and Colleges.

(0ta6 Correspondence New England
Newspaper League)
NASHVILLE. Tenn. Juno 1-Nash-
vile. the capital Of Tennessee is
q community which was richly endowed
by nature a. q manufacturing and COM
mercial centre. and II also commands at
tention for its many advantages as .
place Of residence. Few cities in Amer
lea arc moro advantageously located from
either . geographical or typographical
point Of view. 1t is the natural commer-
cial and Industrial centre OF the great
and fertile Cumberland valley. ard when
christened "Rock CITY," there was truth
as well as poetry In the designation. for
Nashville Is located upon a rocky clir
upon the broad. deep and beautiful Cum
berland river. Tho river bluffs at this
point rise to q height OF over 70 feet.
and the altitude OF the city above sea
level 10 nearly 800 feet. 1t lies as near
the centre Of population In the Mississip-
pi valley as any other big city in that
region. Is one Of the geographical gate
ways between the North and the South,
Ls about halfway between tho great
lakes and the Gulf Of Mexico and on the
great natural highway East and West
which connects the Atlantic seacosst
with the great West. Ii has direct wa
ter communication to all parts Of the
Mississippi and Ohio river valleys. and
fits railways and their connections mako
iron highways to the great Atlantic and
gulf ports and all the great trade CEN
tres OF the country. This Of course means
that raw materials. food and manufac-
tures may be moved readily and cheap
ly to and from Nashville. whether North, |
South. East or West The site Of Nash
Vile is exceptionally adapted 70 health. |
rising from the river bluffs by = gradual |
ascent to Capitol Hill. II Is girdled on
the South by q grand barrier Of hills.
and. the county seat Of Davidson county.
u the centre Of population In ens Of
the finest agricultural districts Of q state |
famous for the diversity Of Its resources. !
The climate Is as truly temperate. per-
hsps. a. that OF any city In the whole
country. The heat Is never enervatins \
In midsummer and seldom Is the temper
aturs too low for comfortable outdoor
life IN winter. The average normal tcrn-
'pasafurs 10 about 60 degrees and the rain
fan ie Just sufficient to mature and per-
fest crops and seldom above 10 inches
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usually conducive to their being kept
clean and healthy. Nashville II q beauti-
ful as we'll as healthy city. It's streets
are well paved In the main, and II con-
| tains many fine public and business build
| ings and some Of the handsomest resi-
| dences 10 be found either in the South or
elsewhere. The people are cultured, and
hospitable. and 10 any person of moral
or intellectual worth the environment Is
| delightful. Brains and character are OF
more social consequence IN this city than
| the possession OF wealth, which Is not
strange considering the commanding po-
sition II has occupied as an educational
centre for many, many years. II is the
seat OF some OF the famous colleges IN
America, besides possessing as good a
public school system ss any city In the
South. Tho cultivation OF intellectual at
tainments has been prosecuted as dill
gently as the development Of trade or
manufactures. and Nashville, moreover,
has been so distinguished by public Spirit
that progress long since took UP a per-
manent abode there. II has q wholesale
trade that last year aggregated about
t4, 100000. and nearly 1000 manufacturing
establishments: II Is surrounded by q
county which produces 81 field crops, 81
garden vegetables. 10 varieties OF berries,
shu ooIcii NATlctlco OF IIults, dnu COM
mands cheap coal, iumb>r. phosphate
rock, iron. cotton and ceresls, while II
has as favorable freight rates as any city
In tho South. Nashville In a growing as
we'll as thriving municipality. II has
quadrupled It's population since tho war
between the American commemorative
and the growth OF its business and man.
ufsctures during that period has been
no less remarkable. The population. based
upon postofice receipts is now estimated
at about 10000. and an idea OF the in
crease In this respect within 20 years can
bc obtained from the following figures,
Its population was $685. In Islo, ss2s: in
1850. lo,ls5; In 1860. ls.sss; In 1870 1885, In
1850. ta.s5O; In 1890. 7s1sS
There are 1916 miles of Belk1an xrap-
ite elock paved streets in Nashville, and |
f's system of electric street railways IA |
80 adequate that the town has not much |
to worry II in the way OF rapid transit
problems. the surface lines reaching all
parts OF the town and enabling passen-
gers to ride anywhere for ono fare The
three systems OF electric car lines havo
IS miles In operation. and tho tracks of
about AZ are within the city limits. IL /
Ia both by gas and electricity,
and citizens claim with pride that its To-
cal and long distance telephone service ts
Pure water is one OF tho |
primary considerations Of public health,
and Nashville In 10 be congratulated on
is supply. which II drawn from q point
n the Cumberland river where arrange
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

Rev M r. crsv1sa e. siese D Ri RI K president .sssuss4 sna
TINS TINS Is the most widely known and the
ton OF colored youth that is to be found
IN the south. The Fisk School was
founded fSrsS In October, 1855. and was char
ing founded for the education OF a race
Just emancipated from slavery, the work
,y was very rudimentary at first. and It's
the purposes and plans" OK rs is0PnsS foanSers ..
The hrst classes were graduated from
June the aISmn Of iSsss a.part N
ments now number 36f. and II have been
graduated from the department OF music.
The university publishes annually q iist
each one IS filling: The friends Hsd'o Of 'aSs the
which is being accomplished by this little
army OF graduates Is the highest possl-
BILE vindlcstion OF the wisdom OF those
have carried It's work forward with un-
falterng purpose In the midst OF all the
changing phases OF sentiment concerning
the education OF the colored youth In the
contains IS acres. and the location IS one one
Of the most beautiful in the beautiful city
stone and six brick buildings, and the
value OF the plant Is s35o.oOo, For its cur
sn SeSn the he. sssy
Association OF New York city. which
founded and has continually fostered the
institution. For Its growth and enlarge
ment. however. the university Is depend
ent upon contributions raised through Its
own agencies. It's entire endowment Is
only 1000. A seven years campaign OF
the Jubilee Singers sent out In 1871.
brought a net income OF $50, 900. with
which the campus was bought and Ju-
bilee Hall erected. Several large contri-
buttons have been received from indi-
viduals by which new buildings have
been erected. The university Is greatly
in need Of funds for strengthening and
enlargins It's educational work. and for
a new building for its department OF mu-
sic, and for endowment
A plan is under consideration by the
trustees OF sending out q company OF
Jubilee singers and OF increasing the
special agencies OF the university. From
the standpoint Of patriotism and philan-
thropy Fisk University is entitled TO the
most generous support. IL has under
taken TO give the best OF advantages TO
the aspiring youth OF the negro race and
II should receive the most ger erous SYM
pathy and help In carrying out its plans.
There Is no healthier or more favorable
location than Nashville for q great CEN
trsi university for colored youth. The
board OF trustees Is made up OF rela-
BILE and responsible men. Mr.. John III.
WashbuIn OF New York city. vice-presi-
dent OF the Home Insurance Company.
Is president Of the board The authori-
ties OF the university state that they
will be glad TO enter into correspondence
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with any persons who have 1t in their
hearts 10 help on It's great work.
two other high grade institutions for the
education Of the negro, Roger Williams
University and the Central Tennessee Col
lege. Other leading educational institu-
dents. are Peabody Normal school, the
Nashville College for young ladies', Ward
seminary, st; Cecilia, Boscobel College,
lege, Wharton's Academic school and
Wallace's high school.
1t is said that not less than $4,000 II
expended annually In Nashville by stu
dents who come from other cities and
sections, 80 IL appears that education has
paid this community in a financial sense
own sake. The public schoolhouses are
I'm most instances handsom, structures
and they are modern In sanitary and
the best the city can obtain There arc
In tbs vicinity OF 12o churches In Nash
VILE. about SO for white people and half
tian denominations are represented in this
list. Some OF the churches are fine speci-
mems OF architectural art. and II may
Nashville can afford to invite Inspection.
The state capitol, the court house. the
city hall and the custom house and post
oee are al higR class IN and
amples in America OF the classic in archi-
tcture than the state capitol. Nashville
mas TWO or the pest daily newspapers IN
the South, the Nashville American being
one OF the oldest newspapers In tho
United States. It In a morning news
paper The Nashville Banner, an evan
Ing newspaper, Is nearly q quarter OF q
old. Both the American and
Banner are first class newspapers and
they ara doing their share towards pro-
gress I'm Nashville.
While Nashville Is distlnctively a city
of schools, IL Is entitled to equal distinc-
ton as a city OF magnificent hotels No
tells than the Duncan, the Maxwell House
and the Tulane OF Nashville Each is
ably managed and thoroughly representa-
tive OF the highest attainments, and there
Is a lack OF that fierce rivalry 30 common
among hotel keepers In most Southern
cities.
These three hotels and their manage
ment reflect much credit upon the fair
"a rtfal city Of Tennes
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foremost rank OF the financial Institutions
or the South, and bears the enylaDle els
uncuon or having larger surplus and
combined. It's capital stock is 5000. 900. and
surplus and profits, as shown by its last
published statement. is slssis.iS. and the
During the memorable panic. OF 1893 the
Fourth National was the only Lationsl
bank In Nashville that did not close iis
doors. It's record during these terrlDle
days OF August. 1919. has earned for Il a
population that has spread over the entire
Southern country.
business and has a very extended line Of
correspondents. Great care II taken 20
handle all classes OF business promptly
ana sat,stsstor,iy' and elien,s ,Sn sn'TSth Fourth
National Bank are certain 70 be seIVeS
In a business-like manner. It's board OF
directors are composed OF S prSSmiin,snl in,sr.
ests. and the personnel OF tho directory
The "oid Fourth" a. I. 4: Affect iVnatcly
q synonym for strength, integrity ana
conservative business methods.
Railroads m q waterways.
Nashville Ia happily situated as re-
cards Its transportation facilities It's
position on the CUMBERLAND river gives II
eight to ten months of navigation and
two trunk lines of railroad contribute to
furnish competitive rates to merchants
and manufacturers.
Six lines Of railroads conect Nashville
with the country tributary and tho great
CITIES of the country beyond. These six
lines of railroad are controlled by the
trunk lines mentioned. The Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis railroad runs its
main line TO Atlanta via Chattanooga,
the Northwestern branch OF the same
system runs to Hickman, KY, and 20
Msmphis, Tenn. and Paducah, KY, by
lires. The Lebanon division
of the Nashville, Chattanooga 4 st. Louis
reaches out 10 Lebanon, Tenn.
The Louisville & Nashville gives the
city dirsct connection with Louisville, ST:
Louis and the great northwest. as we'll
as Florida and Louisiana The main line
OF this railroad runs direct TO Louisville,
and the Decatur division 10 Decatur, Ala,
and on to Birmingham, Montgomery and
Flomaton, Ala, where the road divides
and reaches into Florida on one line and
Mobile and New Orleans on the other.
The ST. Louis a. Southeastern division.
which unites with the main line az point
nine and one-half miles from Nashvills.
and gives the outlet direct to St Louis
and the northwest
In the Cumberland river Nashville has
5ls miles of navigable water. Boats OF 400
tons burden can reach a point 325 miles
above Nashville for at least eight months
OF tbs year. From Nashville TO the juno
tion of the Cumberland river with the
Ohio IL 1913 miles. Through this stream
is made with the Mississippi
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Chicngo aud the West.

II you intend going West. remember
that the Continents, Limlted leaves Bos-
west ~aH" shore railroads This train is
equipped in the finest manner With
10 Chicago and ST. Louis The route lies
through the beautiful Deerield valley
and berkshire hills. scenery that II not
surpassed in New England. IL passes
through the large cities OF Central New
York. Utica. Syracuse. Rochester and
Buffalo, and affords the passenger hne
at Chicago the following afternoon az 3
o'clock and at 81. Louis at 6.52 Il. N. Fer
full particulars apply 10 II. A. watson,
New England Passenger Agent. West
Shore n. h. 300 Washington street, Bos-
ton, Man
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Meai-shipments. l.I7o, $50 bushels.

pounds; corn, $4,000 bushels: hay, l6,ln
tons oats, 10000 bushsls: whiskey, s172
barrels; wheat, b.47l .979 bushels flour. Co.
ss barrels; sugar, b6i5s barrels; molasses
and syrups, 1859 barrels; coffee In sacks.
3, 3lS. .s16 pounds; bacon. 7,1l4so pounds;
bulk meat 26i6.s9s pounds; lard. 1o.Os3
tierces; salt. s3,l2l barrels; boots and
shoes. 109 $50 cases. PEANUTS, B0l7 sacks;
beer q. .4O3 kegs
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and Its tributaries, furDsning almost Inn
! ftless water transportation. In addition
! to the facilities afforded by the Cumber-
land, railroad connection Is made with
the Tennessee river at rohI JohnsSnvilie; Sa y -
large steamers descend to tho Ohio and
! mississippi rivers. Steamboat freightage
to 81 ken,s 1nS ow Scs rivss fDe
advantage to Nashville in this regard;
To. sum up. Nashville's transportation
r afs the whole ha and fof
large section or the whole South. "A
glance at the map will show how the city
ton. Nesrness to gulf ports gives il com
mand as a buying centre and exporting
outlet for the products Of several states.
nine hours, Chicago IL hours, and Mobile.
Pensacola and New Orleans IA to 10 hours
distant. All these. figures show tho Inn
east, west. north and south. Its trade is
easily adjusted to prevailing conditions
and no disturbing factors In the way OF
vlllo's trade must always be something to
be competed for. and this acts as pro-
tection to the business men OF the city;
Nashville's railroad terminals are to be
enlarged by the construction of a new
central station to cost three-quarters OF
a million. II win be one Of the finest
The main building will be four stories
high, with two towers 20 and l7s feet
high respectively IL will be i.s fet wide
aHu ifo lctt iohB. tnc Train sHeu VIII Dc
900 feet long.
Schools and Colleges.
No city In the South. and mono Of Its
size In the country Is In better repute
for educational advantages than Nash
VILE. This is equally true Of its public
and private Institutions OF learning,
whether for white or colored youth. There
are eighteen public schoolhouses In the
city. and eleven OF them, with q seating
capacity OF 6J00, are for white children,
and the other seven, with 2 seat
folks. When the public schools opened In
September. 1898. there were 1880 pupils
In attendance, and IN private schools and
the colleges there were then 1850 white
and 1900 colored students. Added TO these
were the students OF four commercial coll
leges and four medical colleges. giving
the city total scholastic population for
last year OF 2, 55+ or this number .3e4
were white and II. le0 were colored. Aside
from tho public schools, the private and
other educational Establishments number
fourteen In all. and Include five schools
for young ladies', besides the State Nor
cation obtains. II l. estimated that the
t4iOOO0 and nearly $4,000 is expended an
nualiy for public school maintenance The
Vanderbilt University, founded through
the generosity OF Cornelius and William |
X. Vanderbilt, and which ranks with the
States and has faculty which is second |
TO none. Is perhaps entitled TO first con-
sideration Ia the enumeration OF Nash
vile's schools and colleges. but there are /
others here equally as we'll known.
Notably Fisk University. OF which Rev.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
AN ODD TOWN IN MEXICO.
Place Where the Fashions Are the
Same as Centuries Ago.

Mexico is becoming AmericaniZed
and modernized in n deplorable de-
gree, but in the interior there are still
towns and villages not touched by the
hand of Improvement"
Tehuantepec Is one of the oldest of
Mexican cities, and II Is so far away
from the beaten track of the tourist
and trader that the olden customs and
costumes remain nearly as they were
two or three centuries ago.
The two women wear IL bodice or
"camisa" of white linen, with insertion
around the neck and sleeves of the
beautiful Mexican drawn work, which
IL bordered by embroidery of red and
green. The skirt Is generally bright
green, closely plated and With n deep
border of brilliantly colorcd cloth or
white drawn work. \ bread red SASH
"rebosa," Is knotted around the waist
and falls nearly to the edge OF the
skirt. The costume Is completed by
bright green slippers. Stockings arc
unknown.
Tho headdrcss Is remurkahle Ii Is
called "hulpil," and is made of broad,
stltliy starched lace ilounce, very full,
on narrow yoke. The tlounce ex.
tends around the neck, Ms well as the
lower edge of the yoke, and Is drawn
over the head and around the shoul.
ders framing the face In quantity de
mure fashion.
The women are fond of Jewelry, and
especially of long necklaces made of
gold coins. They have control of the
greater part of the business. They
throng the markets every day, some
with native chocolate. some with flow.
ers and vegetables and some with orna.
ments and native cloths. They excel
In the Mexican drawn work, and deal
ers come from all the large cities to
buy of them,
Many of the women are handsome In
Il Vivid, tropical way. They are tail and
straight, With superb physical develop.
ment, flashing brown eyes olive skin
and red lips. Brooklyn Eagle