The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-07
THE SLOGAN FOR
OUR GREAT CITY
JOHNSON CITY GROWING.
That We Will Soon Have our
Popu1ation Reach the Above
Figures Positively Assured

When the writer originated and gave
to Johnson City the title, 1.-THE Com
ing City of the South" and had it
printed on the Commercial Clubs
pamphlet and envelopes, and made
frequent use of it, in telling the story
of the magic little city, it was with a
vision clear and far into the future.
The title at once became slogan for
greater johnson City, and has been
used and quoted many times in many
places, and in many publications dur
ing the past year.
What is there behind our city to
warrant such claim? Is it all wind
and hot air, without anything material
upon which to base this claim?
Let US see:
We are all more or less familiar with
the advantages and resources which
surround us, that is, in general way;
but to put it in concrete form, fact to
fact and figures to prove, is what the
public and prospective business man
wants to know.
To say that we have plenty of tim
Der, or even plenty of oak timber, to
an inquiring party, is but to tell him
something with which he is already
familiar; but to tell him that there is
tract of 500 acres of good oak timber
at such and such place, so many
miles from Johnson City, and that so
and so has it for sale, and that it can
be bought for so much; and that there
is another tract of certain kind, at
such and such place, at such price,
is to put the matter in concrete form,
and is readily appreciated; while the
chances for locating him are increased
thousand fold.
Such facts as these must be learned,
secured and handled by the people or
their agents who own properties, in
order to effect trades and deals, and
the successful establishing of enter
priseS, of which we are in need.
WHAT WE HAVE WE NEED
AND COULD NOT WE'LL DO
WITHOUT; BUT WHATWE HAVE
NOT, WE NEED WORSE, AND
SHOULD DO OUR UTMOST TO
SECURE.
Now the question is: What have we
to offer to the prospective home-seeker,
business man or manufacturer?
In a brief and concise manner We
will attempt to tell Of the opportuni'
ties offered in "The Coming City Of
the SOuth.o
In the first place, we have the natu'
raj advantages of superior location
elevation, climate, water and hos
pitable people. An attractive PROPOSE
ton to those who seek both health
and opportunity. GOOD schools, anC
churches of ,hany denominations
good markets for DUtA seller and pur
chaser, and Wholesale and retail stores
as good as can be found anywhere.
In the second place, we nave un
limited resources in minerals and tim
ber, which are easily accessible anC
readily available for manufacture.
We need stove foundry. No bette
opportunity anywhere. Plenty ma
terial in pig iron, produced by ou
blast furnaces, while many tons o
scrap iron, necessary to use in combi
nation, is readily available, and un
necessarily shipped away. The open
ing up and developing of vast new
territory, 4fe influx of immigration
the practicable building of city
makes the demand imperative, anC
assures success to such institutions.
A novelty workS-producing locks
and all kinds of builders hardware
could be certain of success. Our larg,
Wholesale hardware stores, distributing
vast quantities of such articles, woulC
and could sell large portion of sucl
home manufactured products. No enc
of buildings in sight in this and sur
rounding territory.
With millions ON millions of feet 0
the finest hardwood lumber shippet
from this section annually is certainly
an attractive proposition to all wood
working plants.
| This town could easily support 2
furniture factories. The Gull lumbe
can be ueSd-and there is worlds Of it