Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1914-04-02
Putnam County

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sition this photographic stone received
the highest award and diploma.
Cumberland buff stone is the name
OF the most perfect building stone
coming from the quarry. 1t is beau
tiful buff sandstone, in smooth, regular
FORMATION as true as though it were
sawed. 1t ranges in regular strata
from half an inch to eighteen inches
in thickness. When quarried it is
soft and easily worked, but upon ex-
posure for few weeks it becomes so
hard that it requises harder tool to
cut II than does granite. There are
thousands of acres of this stone.
Crude petroleum has been produced
in Putnam county since the Civil War,
but until recently no proper efforts
have been made to develop it. But
there is much activity in the oil fields
and great producing territory is in
sight. This oil was exhibited at the
Appalachian Exposition and was
awarded first prize.
Putnam county produces also iron
pyrites. cobalt, ochre, kaOlin, potter's
and brick clays, fuorspar, hematite
slate, shale, potash and other minerals
of less Importance, while it's dolomite
for scientific road building has no su-
perform fact it also received the
highest award at the Appalachian Ex-
position
Timber
This county has always been known
as the home of fine timber. 1t pro-
duces in profitable commercial guam
titles poplar, walnut, all the oaks,
cherry linn, ash, chestnut, maple,
buckeye, sycamore, beech, elm, CEDAR
locust, mulberry, pine, hemlock, dog
wood, hickOry-in fact more than one
hundred varieties. 1t will be remem-
bered that Tennessee received the
highest award at the Worlds Fair at
ST. Louis on timber and forest prod
ucts. The wood that made this award
possible came from Putnam county.
Water Power
No county could be better supplied
with water power Falling Water, a
mountain streamof rapids, runs thru
the county, furnishing splendid power
every mile. In addition, Blackburn's
Fork, Spring Creek and numerous
small streams will develop at several
points from fifty to one hundred horse
power. On the west is Caney Fork, a |
clear limpid river, capable of develop
ing countless thousands of horse pow
er, and which is now being harnessed |
for electrical purposes.
Development
From nature We turn to man and |
see what he has done with the talents |
SO lavishly bestowed upon him.
1t has been said of our citizens that |
they are the gamest and most enter
prising of any of our sister counties. |
They know not failure and their cour-
age in industrial development is as
tonishing. During the last few years
they have spent a quarter of a million
dollars for the scientific construction
of good roads, having the finest system
of pixies of any of the surrounding
counties.
Good Schools
We have good school system, with
high school at Cookeville, Monterey,
Vile the Dixie College has been built
Seminary at baxter, at a like expense.
Putnam county is far in advance in
school facilities and the enterprise of
her citizens will keep it there.
Municipalities
Cookeville, Monterey and Algood are
Incorporated towns, having splendid ,
municipal improvements such as elec-
tric lights, water, good streets and
Cookeville, the county
seat, is SO geographically locat d as
10 make it distributing center. The
United States Government recognized
his condition by establishing Fed
sral Court here, embracing seventeen .
counties in the district. Congress has |,
provided for the construction of Fed
sral courthouse and post Office build =,
ng to cost 100000, the site for which ,
las been purchased, and the Supervis-
ng Architect is preparing the plans.
Transportation FaciIitie s
Putnam county has more miles of e
ailroad than any county between a
Nashville and Knoxville, and is the c
seventh county in railroad mileage in
he state. According to the last Fed
raj census, Putnam county made larg- y
# gains in population and mineral q
wealth than any county between Nash I
lille and Knoxville. Its growth Is
teady and upon stable basis. The =
eason for this is that it is in the CEN
er of "a Land of Resources" which s
S the name given this territory by the
tennessee Central. The taxable valu- X
tion of Putnam county is about =
8 $780, 900.