20 EAST TENNESSEE. 



Lime. — The lime rock is very abundant. IMucli of the lime for building 

 is burnt from what is commonly called marble rock — it is a species of 

 limestone. It is delivered to builders at from fifteen to twenty cents per 

 bushel. 



General Observations. 



For the information of those who desire to locate in Knoxville, or any of 

 the smaller cities or towns of East Tennessee, we give some few general ob- 

 servations that may prove of interest. 



The first railroad built in East Tennessee was scarcely completed when 

 the war began, and iho growth of the country, as developed by these iron 

 highways, is just in its infancy. Want of communication with the world, 

 outside of the Valley of the Tennessee, had well nigh crippled every at- 

 tempt at progress. Since the war, the building of railroads and turnpikes 

 has opened up new and fertile sections of our country, so that, in such re- 

 spects, we now present the advantages of a new country. 



Knoxville, from its position on river and railroads, must always be the 

 political, social and commercial, as it is nearly the geographical, center of 

 East Tennessee Since 1863, it has nearly doubled in population, contain- 

 ing now some 12,000 souls. It has, however, business facihties and advan- 

 tages greater than many places of twice its population. It is really the 

 center of that great mountain region embracing Southern Kentucky, 

 Southwestern Virginia, Western North Carolina and Northern Georgia, 

 and all this section is naturally and in fact tributary to it. Knoxville 

 wholesale establishments, of which we have several, deal extensively 

 through all the country mentioned ; some of them selling over a million a 

 year. We have banks and mercantile houses of every grade and class. 

 Our manufacturing establishments arc, as yet, few in number, but they 

 are prosperous and gro\ving. Om' advantages and facilities for manufac- 

 turing are set forth in detail in another part of this papei'. We have 

 churches of every denomination — Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Methodist, 

 Baptist, German Lutheran, Unitarian, Catholic, and colored churches of 

 the I'rcsbytcrian, JMethodiBt and Baptist denominations. The United 

 States Circuit and District Courts, the Supreme Couit of the State, the 

 Chancery, Circuit and County Courts for Knox county, are all held at 

 Knoxville. The Congress of the United States has just appropriated 

 $93,000 for the erection of a building suitable for a Court House, Revenue 

 Offices, and other Government imrposes. We oftcr good educational ad- 

 vantages. We have good free and select schools. The East Tennessee 

 University, which has lately received the $300,000 Agricultural College 

 Fund of the State, is located at Knoxville, and will soon be one of the 

 leading educational institutions of the South. The Tennessee Deaf and 

 Dumb Asylum is also located here. Knoxville has river navigation six 

 months of the year. Lumber, corn, i)roducc, wood and coal, are brought 



