F - iz 73. Facts About Her HxKibits at tKe L^ouisiana PurcHase Hxposition, St. Lo\xis 1904 J^ Gass- Yh^L Rnnk ^^'13 _ iO^ iERS Chair Gov. J. B. Fraziek II a 71 1st Dist. J. H. Caldwell Bristol 2d ' A. M. SOULE Knoxville 3d ' E. Watkins Chattanoog-a 4th ' ' John F. M'Nutt Crossville 5th ' ' J. M. Shoffner Shelby vi lie Cth ' • E. C. Lewis Nashville 7th ' ' Jno. W. Fry Columbia 8th • ' Hu. C. Anderson Jackson 9th ' ' Thos. W. Nkal Dyersburg- lOth ' ' I. F. Peters Memphis Mrs. J. P. Smartt, Chattanoog-a Mrs. Mary C. Dorkis, Nashv lie Mrs. a. S. Buchanan Memphis SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS B. A. ENLOE, JACKSON, TENN. ASSISTANT SECRETARY D. F. WALLACE, JR., SMITHVILLE, THNIM. Nashville: Press of Foster & Webb. 1904. I Tennessee Exhibits Attention is directed to the Tennessee Exhibits at the St. Louis Exposition, located as follows : 1. Tennessee State Building-, a reproduction of The Hermitag-e, the home of Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, near In- tramural Station No. 11. 2. Collective ag-ricultural exhibit, space 109, Palace of Agriculture. 3. Special tobacco exhibit, space 110, Palace of Ag-riculture. 4. Palace of Horticulture, spaces 8 and 11. 5. Palace of Forestr5% space 24. 6. Palace of Education, space 63. 7. Palace of Mines and Metallurgy, space 63. 8. Mining Gulch, near station 12/^ on Intra- mural Railwa3^ 9. Administration Building, north wing-, sec- tion of Anthropolog-y. 3 OCT 1905 D. otD, Facts About Tennessee Tennessee had a population of 2,020,616 in 1900. The Tennessee, the Cumberland, the Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries furnish about 2,700 miles of navigable waters, and these streams, supplemented by over 3,000 miles of railroad, furnish ample transportation facilities and bring the primary markets of the State in touch with the markets of the world. Still other railroad lines are projected and in process of construction, which will open up vast forests, great coal fields, rich agricultural sections, and give a fresh impetus to her progress and add millions of dollars to her material wealth. The spirit of progress in the matter of good roads is abroad in the State, and the rural free delivery mail ser- vice is being rapidly extended, with all the concomitants of progress and enlightenment. The contact with steel rails and electric wires is quickening whole communities into new life, and schools and churches, homes and facto- ries are springing up all along the highways of progress. Yet old as her civilization is, standing as she does in the front rank of educational progress in the South, with all of her schools and churches and factories, with all of her treasure of mine and field and forest, with all of her rail- roads and telegraphs and telephones, Tennessee is still in the infancy of her material development. Her great natural resources have scarcely been more than touched. She has the soil, she has the water, and she has the seasons that enable her people to produce at home almost every ( 3 ) important crop mentioned in the census schedule and ev- erything that is absolutely essential to the support of an enlightened people. There is no State in the Union where the cost of living, one year with another, is so reasonable, on account of the variety and abundance of her home prod- ucts. Her people are exempt from the extremes of heat and cold, exempt from the enervating heat of the Gulf States and the bitter blasts of the Eastern Atlantic Coast, exempt from the humid atmosphere of the South Atlantic Coast and the scorching breath of the arid regions of the West. Tennessee is the land of the happy medium. Her mountains and her hills, her table-lands and her valleys are covered with native grasses that fatten vast flocks and herds. The limpid waters gush forth to fructify the soil from beds of coal and iron, marble and granite, and copper and zinc; while untold v/ealth still lies sleeping beneath the surface of her soil awaiting the touch of the magic hand of industry to bring it to light. Considering her nat- ural advantages and properly estimating her present op- portunities, her lands can be secured at comparatively low prices. It requires no seer to see that Tennessee, with her immense coal fields; with mines of iron ore of incalculable value and extent; with the finest marble beds in the world; with her great coke industry; with her vast deposits of phosphate, zinc, barytes, copper, and lithograph stone; with her soil and climate; with her advantages as a stock-grow- ing State; with her great water power; with her rivers and her railroads; with her advantages in agriculture and in manufacturing, must, and will, sooner or later, enter the front rank of the great industrial and commercial States. Natural Divisions There are well-denned natural divisions in this wonder- fully diversified State, which will be readily recognized by the student of her geography, soil, and climate. ( 4) The Unafcas The Unaka range of mountains forms the eastern bor- der of the State, its loftiest peaks rising 6,000 feet above the level of the sea. The counties of Johnson, Carter, Washington, Greene, Cocke, Sevier, Blount, Monroe, Mc- Minn, and PoJk touch upon and are partially included in this range, which covers an area of 2,000 square miles. The smiling valleys and nestling coves in this section are very rich and productive, and the range for stock is good. Mining, stock raising, and agriculture are the principle in- dustries. Iron, copper, marble, and timber are among the valuable products. Corn, wheat, pork, and the grasses are the staple products of the farm. The Valley of East Tennessee This valley, viewed from the Unakas, presents a pan- orama of singular beauty. It is rich in minerals, and is a splendid agricultural country, v/here grain and grasses, fruits and vegetables yield an abundant revenue to the husbandman. The fertile valleys are watered by numer- ous streams, while the rainfall and the climate make it an ideal farming country. As a stock-raising section it is unsurpassed. The farmers raise wheat, corn, oats, hay, cattle, horses, mules, hogs, fruit, vegetables, a,nd poultry for the market. It is also a fine country for dairying, and in some portions of it considerable attention is given to this branch of agriculture. Mining and manufactur- ing industries are multiplying and furnishing larger and better home markets for the products of the soil. No other section of the State enjoys a greater degree of general prosperity than this section; in fact, this may be said of all that grand division of the State known as "East Ten- nessee." ( 5) The Cumbefland Tableland Adjoining this valley on the west lies the Cumberland Table-land, covering an area of 5,100 square miles, rich beyond estimate in coal and iron and bearing upon the surface fortunes in timber and agricultural opportunities. The mountain grasses grow in wild luxuriance, furnish- ing pasture enough from April to November to fatten all the sheep and cattle it would require to supply the whole State v/ith meat. Thousands of cattle and hogs annually fatten on the range, requiring no other feed and no care, except to keep them from straying from their owners. The climate has made this section famous as a sum- mer resort for invalids. It is a fine fruit-growing sec- tion. Apples are a sure crop and of unsurpassed qual- ity. Large quantities of this fruit are dried and shipped to market every year. Pears, quinces, grapes, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, and all kinds of cantaloupes and melons grow to perfection in this region. It olfers extraordinary attractions for those who may desire to engage in fruit growing and stock raising in a most delightful climate, where good health always figures in the profits of the business. Lands suit- able for fruit growing and stock raising are remarkably cheap. The wild pea, the hog pea, beggar lice, and other leguminous plants flourish; and various native grasses are spontaneous. Herd's grass and orchard grass grow well in various parts of this section. Indian corn, wheat, and buckwheat yield well in some localities; cabbage, beans, peas, onions, and sweet potatoes are profitable crops; while the Irish potato grows to perfection. Honeybees thrive in the wild state, and bee keeping is a profitable industry for those who engage in it. Extensive developments in the coal fields are in progress, ( 6 ) and the opportunities for profitable investments in timber and coal lands in this section are abundant. The Highland Rim This rim, 9,300 square miles in extent, surrounds the blue-grass region of Middle Tennessee. The counties of Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Clay, Jackson, White, Warren, Coffee, Franklin, Lawrence, Wayne, Lewis, Hick- man, Humphreys, Dickson, Cheatham, Stewart, Montgom- ery, and Robertson, with parts of Perry, Hardin, Sumner, Cannon, and DeKalb, compose the Highland Rim. It is a splendid agricultural belt. On the eastern edge of the rim the grasses grow luxuriantly, and stock raising— including cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, and mules— is extensively car- ried on. Wheat, corn, and oats are staple products in all these counties; fruits and vegetables flourish in all of them, and especially on the borders of the table-lands; tobacco is a staple crop on the northern part of the rim; and pea- nuts are extensively grown in some of the western counties. The lands are reasonable in price in all this section, and the people are wide awake and progressive. The Central Basin The area of this basin is 5,450 square miles, embracing the counties of Smith, Trousdale, Sumner, Wilson, Ruth- erford, Davidson, Bedford, Moore, Lincoln, Giles, Mar- shall, Maury, and Williamson. Here the blue grass grows spontaneously, and all crops suited to the latitude are grov/n with profit. Wheat, corn, oats, barley, timothy, herd's grass, clover, and vegetables and fruits are exten- sively cultivated. This region is the paradise of every kind of live stock, from the thoroughbred hog to the thor- oughbred race horse. Manufacturing is increasing, and (7) agriculture in all its branches is in a flourishing condition. The great phosphate beds are located in this basin, and in some counties the developments are of marvelous rich- ness. The lands are cheaper than lands of like quality and productiveness, with equally good and convenient mark- ets, anywhere in the world. Western Valley of the Tennessee The Western Tennessee Valley, 1,200 square miles in extent, embraces portions of Hardin, Wayne, McNairy, Henderson, Decatur, Humphreys, Benton, Stewart, Hous- ton, and Henry. The valley itself is rich and fertile, with occasional swampy places; and the valleys of the tribu- taries of the Tennessee River are very productive. Corn, cotton, oats, grasses, hogs and mules are the principal products of this section. Fruits and vegetables thrive well. Lands are reasonable in price. The Plateau, or Slope, of "West Tennessee This area of 8,850 square miles includes the counties of Carroll, Madison, Haywood, Hardeman, Gibson, Weak- ley, Crockett, and Fayette, with parts of Henry, Hender- son, Obion, Tipton, and Shelby. The surface is compar- atively level; the soil is light, porous, and siliceous, with a quick fertility that adapts it to the growth of cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco, clover, and the grasses, and makes it the "garden spot" of the State in the production of small fruits and vegetables. Tobacco, wheat, corn, oats, peas, cattle, horses, and mules are the staple products of the northern end of this plateau; while cotton, corn, fruit, and vegetables are the chief products of the southern end. In the central portion all kinds of grain, clover, and the grasses grow well, and the small fruits and vegetables ap- (8) proximate perfection. Large quantities of fruits and veg- etables are grown for the Northern markets, and those who have engaged in the business have found it very profit- able. Tomatoes, strav/berries, asparagus, and early apples and peaches have been especially profitable to growers. The shipping facilities are excellent, the markets are con- venient, and the lands are low in price compared with lands of equally productive capacity in any other part of the United States. V/ith Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati in direct rail comm-unication, from ten to twelve hours distant, early fruits and vegetables grov/n in this section find a ready market at remunerative prices. Diversity of crops enables the farmers who practice that system of farming to have something coming into market all the year around, though many still adhere to cotton as the staple crop. There is profit in raising horses and mules, hogs and cattle, chickens and turkeys, hay and grain, as well as in cotton and fruits and vegetables; and the farmers of this section of .the State are every year diversifying more and more. There is a notable increase in manufacturing in this section, which argues still greater prosperity in the future. The Mississippi Bottoms That portion of the Mississippi Valley proper which marks the western border of the State, including the coun- ties of Lake, Dyer, Lauderdale, nearly all of Tipton and Shelby, and a part of Obion, Crockett, and Haywood, is 900 square miles in area, and is the richest soil in the State. The soil is especially adapted to the growth of corn, cotton and the grasses. Its fertility is inexhausti- ble, and vegetation grows rank all over it. It was origi- nally rich in timber, which has been cut away in a large measure and the lands brought into cultivation. Develop- (9) ment in this section has been rapid in the past decade, and it still continues on enlarging lines. While cotton and corn are the leading crops, more atention is paid each year to fruits and vegetables, grasses and stock. The price of land is moderate and the opportunities for profitable in- vestment are excellent. Educational Tennessee is alive to the importance of popular educa- tion, and within the last two years has increased her pub- lic school fund until the free schools will be open through- out the State for six months in the year. In all the cities and larger towns graded and high schools are maintained equal to those found in any State in the Union. There are over 400 private institutions of learning in the State, among the most prominent being Vanderbilt University at Nashville; Cumberland University at Lebanon; the South- v/estern Baptist University at Jackson; the University of the South at Sewanee; the University of Tennessee at Knoxville; the Southwestern Presbyterian University at Clarksville. Nashville, the capital of the State, ranks second as an educational center in the United States, and Tennessee's educational advantages are superior to those of any State in the South and Southwest. The State tax on property is 35 cents on the $100 for general purposes, and 15 cents for schools. The county rate is limited to 30 cents on the $100 for general purposes, though special taxes may be levied by the counties for schools and highways. Agriculture Tennessee has 25,259,980 acres of land. Tennessee has 224,623 farms, averaging 90.6 acres to the farm. The value ( 10 ) of the farms, buildings and improvements, with live stock and farm implements, is $341,202,025. Farm Products Corn $28,059,508 Wheat 7,882,697 Oats 887,940 Other cereals 84,447 Potatoes 817,419 Sweet Potatoes 883,620 Onions 106,421 Beans 57,660 Peas 767,840 Value of other vegetables. 3,339,132 Clover seed 34,145 Other grass seed 70,332 Peanuts 392,648 Fruits 2,193,318 Hay and forage 6,811,577 Sorghum cane sold 61,793 Sorghum sirup 585,336 Cotton 8,192,642 Cotton seed 974,046 Tobacco 2,748,495 Broom corn ^ 47,252 Value of forest products 5,086,624 Miscellaneous _ 660,350 Total $70,745,242 Animal Products Wool $ 263,779 Dairy products 8,028,466 C 11 ) Poultry and eggs 7,398,075 Honey and wax 259,691 Meat products . 19,471,187 Total $35,421,198 Fruit Trees There are in the State fruit trees as follows: Apple 7,714,053 Peach 2,749,203 Apricot, cherry, pear, plum and prune 1,198,286 Total fruit trees 11,708,629 Live Stock Statistics The live stock on hand, according to the census of 1900, are as follows: Cattle of all kinds 962,553 Dairy cows , 351,949 Horses 391,604 Mules 264,248 Sheep 499,277 Hogs , 2,059,896 Asses and burros 9,395 Tennessee grows 55 different vegetables, 24 berries and fruits, and 24 herbs, and the varieties of these fruits and vegetables are almost infinite. On account of the variety of her crops, the fertility of her soil, the salubriousness of her climate, the spontaneity of her forage crops, and the abundant supply of clear running water, Tennessee offers opportunities for profits in the live stock and dairying busi- ness equal to the most favored States of the Union. ( 12 ) Manufactttfingf A comparative statement of the manufacturing and me- chanical industries of the State, as shown by each census from 1850 to 1900, shows a remarkable growth during that period. The population during that period increased from 1,002,717, to 2,020,616, or 101.5 per cent; while the average number of wage earners employed increased from 12,039, to 50,167, or 316.7 per cent. The largest number of wage earners employed at any one time in 1900 was 72,618, or 3.6 per cent of the total population. The cap- ital employed increased from $6,527,729 in 1850 to $71,- 182,966 in 1900; the cost of material used increased from $5,166,886 in 1850 to $63,384,665 in 1900, while the value of products increased from $9,725,608 in 1850 to $107,437,879 in 1900. The capital employed in 1900, com- pared with 1890, increased from $51,475,092 to $71,182,966; the cost of material used in 1900, compared with 1890, in- creased from $40,463,782 to $63,384,665; the value of prod- ucts in 1900, compared v/ith 1890, increased from $72,355,- 286 to $107,437,879; the average number of wage earners employed in 1900, compared with 1890, increased from 37,487 to 50,167. The census report for 1900 says: "The manufactures of Tennessee are based largely upon natural resources. Since 1880 the increase in the more important manufactures has been marked. Mineral de- posits, including iron and copper ores and coal, largely neglected until within the last twenty-five years, are the chief causes of this growth. Fields of coal of excellent coking quality underlie 5,100 square miles of the State, and the production in 1899 amounted to 3,330,659 short tons, or nearly twice the production in 1889. In 1899 Tennessee ranked thirteenth among the States in coal pro- duction. "Tennessee is traversed by several trunk railways. In ( 13 ) 1900 its mileage aggregated 3,137 miles, or 7.51 miles per 100 square miles of territory, as compared with an aver- age of 6.51 miles for the United States. "The State also has several navigable rivers. The Mississippi River, its western boundary, furnishes com- munication with the entire Mississippi Valley. Manu- factures are fairly well distributed and diversified, those based upon grain and lumber predominating in the cen- tral and western sections; those based upon minerals, in the eastern part." The ten leading industries of the State in 1900 em- braced 3,787 establishments, or 47.3 per cent of the total number in the State; used a capital of $43,813,589, or 61.6 per cent of the total; gave employment to 28,478 wage earners, or 56.8 per cent of the total number; and paid $9,089,597, or 55 per cent of the total wages. Floar The manufacture of flour-mill and grist-mill products is the most important industry in the State. The 1,618 establishments reported in 1900 gave employment to 1,154 wage earners, or 2.3 per cent of the wage earners employed in the State; and the products were valued at $21,798,929, or 20.3 per cent of the total value of the products of the State. In 1890 there were 918 establishments, 1,417 wage earners, and products valued at $12,474,284. The increase in the value of products during the decade was $9,324,645, or 74.8 per cent. Tennessee has good water power and excellent distributing facilities. Flour and grist-mills are found in all parts of the State, though Nashville is the chief center of the industry. Knoxville is the milling center of the eastern section of the State, and the industry is rising into importance at Memphis. ( 14) Lumber The manufacture of lumber and timber products ranks second among the industries of the State, with 1,732 es- tablishments, 11,192 wage earners, and products valued at $18,127,784. In 1890 there were 820 establishments, 7,424 wage earners, and products valued at $9,073,686. The increase in the value of products during the decade was 19,054,098, or 99.8 per cent. The forests of Tennes- see contain many species of trees and are among the best in the United States. The most valuable timbers in the eastern part of the State include oak, ash hickory, maple, poplar, and chest- nut. The Tennessee River and its tributaries bring the logs from the mountains down to Knoxville and Chatta- nooga, which are leading manufacturing points. Nash- ville is the principal lumber-manufacturing city in the central part of the State. Poplar, the timber most used there, is found in comparative abundance in the northern and central counties of Eastern and Central Tennessee and in the river counties of Western Tennessee. It is adapted to all purposes of house building, both for construction and outside and inside finish. Oak ranks next in importance. Ash is used for the inside finish of houses and for the man- ufacture of agricultural implements. For the latter pur- pose it ranks next to hickory, which is used almost ex- clusively for wagons, carriages, and handles. The scar- city of walnut and cherry has led to the increasing use of oak, maple, birch, sycamore, and poplar in the manufac- ture of furniture. Quantities of these timbers are shipped to other States of the Union, to Canada and Mexico, and to Great Britain and other European countries. Mem- phis is the headquarters of the lumber manufacture in West Tennessee. The chief varieties cut in this section ( IS ) are poplar, white oak, ash, hickory, sycamore, and cypress. Much of it is shipped to the North in the form of planks and staves. Iron and Steel In 1900 there were 16 establishments engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel (the industry is third in rank), with 1,979 wage earners, and products valued at $5,080,624; in 1890 there were 15 establishments, 1,472 wage earners, and products valued at $4,247,868. The in- crease in the value of products during the decade was $832,756, or 19.6 per cent. This industry has been stimu- lated by abundant deposits of fuel and ore. Coking coal of excellent quality is found in the Cumberland region, the State in 1899 being sixth in rank among the coke- producing States, with a production of 380,525 short tons. This was an increase of 23,561 tons, or 6.6 per cent, over the production of 1889. The three chief iron-producing districts correspond in a general way to the location of the iron-ore deposits. The Eastern District comprises the counties of Johnson, Sullivan, and Washington; the Chattanooga District, the most important of the three, includes the counties of Roane, Rhea, Hamilton, Marion, and Franklin; and the Central District, the counties of Montgomery, Stewart, Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, and Wayne. The furnaces in the last-named district rely chiefly upon char- coal, though some of them have recently begun the use of coke. Foundries and Machine Shops In 1900 there were 95 establishments engaged in the manufacture of foundry and machine-shop products, with 3,146 wage earners, and products valued at $4,074,509; in 1890 there were 68 establishments, 2,620 wage earners, ( 16 ) and products valued at $4,427,187. The decrease in the value of products during the decade was $352, G78, or 8 per cent. Textiles In 1900 there were 72 establishments engaged in the manufacture of textiles, with 4,251 wage earners, and products valued at $3,907,279; in 1890 there were 69 es- tablishments, 3,051 wage earners, and products valued at $3,724,138. The increase in the value of products during the decade was $183,141, or 4.9 per cent. Tennessee possesses facilities for the ordinary textile manufactures, the eastern section being well adapted to the production of wool. Knoxville has a large woolen mill, and small woolen mills are scattered over the eastern and central sections. No factories for the manufacture of hosiery and knit goods were reported in 1890; in 1900 there were 4. Railroad Shops In 1900 there were V6 establishments engaged in car construction and general shop work of steam railroad companies, with 2,817 wage earners, and products valued at $3,113,053; in 1890 there were 10 establishments, 1,772 wage earners, and products valued at §1,605, 778. The in- crease in the value of products during the decade was $1,507,275, or 93.9 per cent. Tobacco In 1900 there were 92 establishments engaged in the manufacture of tobacco, with 1,237 wage earners, and products valued at $3,010,602; in 1890 there were 54 es- ( 17) tablishments, 700 wage earners, and products valued at $853,529. The increase in the value of products during the decade was $2,157,073, or 252.7 per cent. In addition to the ordinary varieties, Tennessee produces several kinds of fine tobaccos, the most important being the bright to- baccos of Greene County and the fine red shipping tobaccos of the Clarksville District. Cottonseed Oil In 1900 there were 17 establishments engaged in the manufacture of cotton-seed oil and cake, with 751 wage earners, and products valued at $2,980,041; in 1890 there were 15 establishments, 1,030 wage earners, and products valued at $2,504,741. The increase in the value of prod- ucts during the decade was $475,300, or 19 per cent. The industry is carried on most extensively in the western sec- tion of the State, centering at Memphis. Leather In 1900 there were 44 establishments engaged in the manufacture of leather, with 803 wage earners, and prod- ucts valued at $2,802,117; in 1890 there were 60 estab- lishments, 612 wage earners, and products valued at $1,- 266,556. The increase in the value of products during the decade was $1,535,561, or 121.2 per cent. Planingf Mills In 1900 there were 85 establishments engaged in the manufacture of planing-mill products, with 1,148 wage earners, and products valued at $2,273,457; in 1890 there ( 18 ) were 73 establishments, 1,498 wage earners, and products valued at $3,450,243. The decrease in the value of prod- ucts during- the decade v/as $1,176,786, or 34.1 per cent.. Mines and Mining Tennessee has 5,100 square miles of coal, the largest undeveloped coal field in the United States. Tennessee has 164 coal mines. Tennessee produced in 1903 4,810,758 short tons of coal. In 1890 the product was 3,330,659. Tennessee has 16 coking establishments with 2,421 ovens. Tennessee produced in 1899 380,525 short tons of coke and in 1903 she produced 1,013,531 tons. Tennessee produced 724,264 tons of iron in 1903, and there is a vast field in the State for development. Tennessee produced 14,185 tons of barytes in 1903, and there is a great field here for capital. Tennessee produced in 1903, 370,278 tons of copper ore and 13,668,389 pounds of refined copper, and the copper in- dustry is in its infancy. Tennessee produced in 1903, 1,000 tons of fiuor spar and the field is large. Tennessee produced in 1903, 1,004 tons of lead and zinc- blende, and these industries are only beginning. Tennessee produced in 1903, 321,000 cubic feet of marble and could produce millions. Tennessee produced in 1903, 445,510 long tons of phos- phate, and immense fields are awaiting development. Total value of mineral products for 1903, $11,411,497. Expended for labor, $6,154,067. Increase in value of prod- ucts over 1902, $1,266,974. The growth of the mining and manufacturing interests ( 19 ) in the Stale since the census of 1900 was taken is unprece- dented The report of the Commissioner of Labor for 1903 shows a remarkable increase year by year, the last year showing the greatest increase in any year in the history of the State. The development in every line of industry shows a vigorous, healthy and steady progress, and the tide is rising higher and getting stronger year by year. Development of the mineral resources of the State has only begun. The opportunities for the profitable invest- ment of capital in Tennessee are unsurpassed anywhere in the United States. The State has a great future, and the progress made in 1903 is the greatest in the history of the State. ( 20 ) I LIBRARY OF CONGRESS