Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-09-05
On a Big Scale in Warren
County.
TIMBER LANDS ARE TO BE DEVELOPED
BYABlG COMPANY.
Proposed Electric Line Chattanooga to
Nashville Abandoned, but Steam
Road May Be Built From the
Cumberland PIateautO
Chattanooga.

On account OF the growing scarcity of
timber in the North, capital is being
diverted to the south and through the
efforts of Cleveland concern, a $780,
900 corporation, known as the Tennes-
see company, has been formed to oper-
ate in Middle Tennessee. This com
pany controls about &c, 900 acres Of land
III Warren, Grundy, Sequachee and Van
Buren counties which were selected for
their timber and mineral values. 1t is
the intention of this company to devel-
op its vast property so as to get, results
from same at the earliest possible date.
This is proven from the fact that the
company already has one sawmill in
operation and is arranging for others to
be placed on the property immediatly.
ly. Plans are now being perfected for
large steam and dry kilns to handle the
lumber as expeditiously as is consistent
with the proper treatment OF lumber, as
this com pany will not offer for sale any
green or unseasoned lumber Con-
tracts will soon be let for a COM
plete veneer establishment for the man
utacture of veneering for all purposes.
The company has not decided whether
1t will go into the manufacture of but
ter dishes, crates, baskets, etc, but
should conditions be found favorable
after proper investigation, there is no
,,r;1
plant. The manager of the compan y
leaves for Michigan to investigate the
latest devices for modern mill work
A large mill for the manufacture of
doors, sash, blinds etc, in addition to
the factory for manufacturing furniture
in the knockdown, will be installed
at once
These different enterprises will en-
ploy great deal of labor, and put in
circulation large amount of money
that would not otherwise go into this
section. 1t has not been definitely de-
cided whether the factories will be To-
Gated near McMinnville on the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & St. Louis railroad
or on the property Of the company some
eight miles from here. In event that
the company decides to build its own
city, the factories will, of course be To-
Gated there, as the employment of the
large force of men needed by them will
go quite distance toward building up
a city. The merits of both sites are
now under consideration and it is high
ly probable that Tennessee will soon
have another city of sufficient size to
help out the next censes considerably.
1t is generally known that the great
est part of this land is underlaid with
the Sewanee vein of coal, which makes
very good coke for iron making, and
should the pr prospecting now being car
ried on develop iron ore in sufficient
quantity to warrant the investment,
coke ovens and blast furnaces will be
placed Immediately: otherwise the coal
will be placed on the market direct.
Surveys have been completed for a
railroad to the plateau of the Cumber-
land mountains: which may eventually
be extended to Chattanooga should the
company find the freight rates Of this
sectian greater than the conditions will
warrant This road will be standard
guage and will be built with a view OF
the future development of the country.
The grading of this road will be started
as soon as the locating survey is COM
pleted.
1t was this company which contem'
pletes building an electric line from
Chattanooga to Nashville. After care
fnl investigation the company found
this project to be Impractical and it has
been abandoned.