The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-10-08
.KNOXVILLIANS
VISITORS HERE
MAMMOTH MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES EYE-oPENERS TO
BUSINESS MEN
KNOX COUNTY COURT MEMBERS
MADE TRIP OVER PROPOSED
HIGHWAY

A party of about seventy-five
KnoXvllllans, including many of the
county court members, visited Mary
vile and Alcoa the past week, having
come here to look over the proposed
hard surfaced highway between
Knoxville and Maryville, for which
the courts of Blount and Knox county
voted bonds Monday. The trip was
might get some idea of the mammoth
developments in and near Maryville,
indicative of the future heavy travel
between these two cities. The
Knoxvillians were met at Little River
by representative party of Mary
vile business men, who escorted
them back to this town and accom-
panied them to Alcoa, going through
the large plant of the Babcock
Lumber & Land Co., and the grounds
of the Aluminium Company of Ameri-
ca. The big saw mills at Babcock's
were gone through by the party from
Knoxville and Maryville, and the trip
was pleasant and instructive
journey. This is one of the largest
saw mills in the south, and it's capa-
city will be increased as the years go
by. The party was guided through
the mills by Mayor c. l.. Babcock,
who pointed out the various interest
ing features of the mill, and extend
ed every courtesy to the visitors.
From this plant, the party was
taken up onto the hill where they
could see the site for the big sheet
plant of the Aluminium Company of
America. From there they proceeded
to the aluminium plant. where they
were the guests of Mr.. B. L. Glascock
who was one of the party meeting
the visitors at Little River. Mr..
Glascock gave some idea of tine plans
of the company for its future deve-
lopments. He said that tta plant is
now employing about 2,000 men and
when completed accordlsg to present
plans will employ from 10000 to 49,
900, Farther than tf.sashe could not
say what future devt ppments would
be. H. pt'nted out t&Aca~bos ,laT+
which Aid hs,tin ol f@selsssv ,at,l -vss. ,a,
the first of the year, and which will
be the largest and most modernly
equipped plant of this Kind anywhere.
The fine paved streets of the plant
convinced that a 16 feet concrete
roadway, such as is asked for, will
meet the demands for the heavy
travel between the two cities. Mr.. |
G!ascock stated that during the next
year the town of Alcoa proposes to
spend $35O,O00 in paving her streets.
The extensions to the present
plant, by units, was pointed out as
planned, and when the plant is COM
pleted, it will extend out near the
of the Babcock Lumber & |
Land Company. The visitors were
taken to the sheet mill site where
work is progressing rapidly. This
plant will employ higher degree of |
skilled labor than the present plant,
but Mr.. Glascock stated that it is the
Tennessee labor for this work. This
mill will employ something like 1900
to 1000 men it was announced.
The visitors then returned to Mary
Vile and back to Knoxville where
they were served luncheon. In the
afternoon they went over the road to
Mascot, the Knox county people plan
ming with state and federal aid to
build a concrete highway from Mas
cot through Knoxville to the Blount
county line, connecting with the
Blount county road.
The party, both Knoxvillians and
were appreciative of
the courtesies extended by both Mr..
Babcock and Mr.. Glascock, and the
of the present plants, and
what it is planned they shall be, was
an eye opener to all.