Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-06-05

sacrifice everything lot the cause In WHICH
they enlisted and who with matchess
heroism had carried their unsullied ban
ners through four long years OF almost
ceaseless battle.
Chattanooga is a splendid young city
of 100, 600 inhabitants, and is a progress
sive, thrifty place representative OF the
new spirit of the South. II has hundreds
Of important manufacturing establish
ments making agricultural implements,
furniture, iron and steel products, pro-
prietary medicines, glassware, leather
goods, wagons, brick and tile, and scores
OF novelties and other articles. Its fac-
tories and plants employ 2l,0OO work
men. 1t has the best ofmodern improve
ments-excellently paved streets, aouno-
ance OF good water, vast electric power
secured from the harnessing OF its rivers,
MANY broad boulevardS extending IN
every direction from the city, imposing
public buildings, beautiful private homes,
fine system OF electric Car lines-in
short. il seems to lack nothing that
prosperous and progressive city needs.
Ten lines OF railroad, radiating from the
city like spokes from the central hub,
provide ample transportation facilities
and the river itself is natural highway.
The people are full OF life and business
energy, yet find time for gracious cordi-
aIity and courtesy.
We can but barely touch on the won
derful historic interest centering in Chat
tanooga. 1t was the center OF some OF
the most thrilling battles of the Civil War.
The bloody fight OF Chickamauga was
fought at its outer gates, and the famous
"oattle above the clouds" has made
Lookout Mountain forever memorable.
Lookout Mountain is vast crag that
rises sheer out of the plain upon which
the city stands, its massive cliffs tower
ing 100 feet above the level OF the town
beneath. We have never beheld such
magnificent panorama as that which I'M
folds itself as one climbs TO the great
rocks that crown the summit OF the ma
iestic mountain. To the right is Mission
airy Ridge, where the great battle was
fought, and beyond are the rolling hills
of Tennessee. In front is the city lying
far below upon the level plain, and just
10 the left is the beautiful Tennessee river
winding its way around the lovely Moe
casin Bend. and losing itself in the gorgeS
of the mountains further on. To the
west are the magnificent Cumberland
mountains, ridge beyond ridge, peak
upon peak, softened by the azure hue to
infinite beauty. Surely, no landscape
could be more inspringly magnificent,
more subimely beautiful. IT'S Gods
own handiwork and natures noblest
presentation.
Space forbids that we should tell OF the
great battlefield Of Chickamauga, where
one-third of all those engaged in the
fight were killed or wounded, now a
beautiful national park filled with hand
some monuments and penetrated by eX-
cellent roads; OF the national cemetery
where lie 1900 of the men who wore
the blue, and OF the many other points OF
historic fame and modern interest. We
can only advise our readers TO 20 and
see this splendid city with its beautiful
and interesting environment, and ii they
shall be as fortunate as the writer of this
sketch in finding congenial friends and
courteous acquaintance they will be
doubly repaid, no matter how far they
may journey, for having visited charming
Chattanooga.