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Knoxville and the Great Smokies
Knoxville and the Great Smokies
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tototoioiotototoio^otoioiotoiofo^o0 VILLE IN PARAGRAPHS is 50,000; Baptist denomination leads in number of churches with Southern Methodist second. HOTELS—Three of Knoxville's seventeen hotels have more than 200 rooms; a new 315 room hotel on the banks of the Tennessee river has just been completed. GOVERNMENT—City manager form of government, with city manager at the head and directors in charge of departments of law, finance, public safety, public, service, and welfare. Knox county has judge and county court. BANKS—Knoxville has three national banks, all strong and in a healthy condition; debits in 1928 were $438,329,935; there are three state banks and several trust companies. RECREATION—City recreation bureau has supervision over 20 public park areas; there are three eighteen hole golf courses, one of that number being a public course; amateur baseball and basketball leagues are sponsored ; high school and universities football games are played here; there are nine theatres, two of them for negroes. TAXES—Tax rate for city in fiscal year 1928 was $2.10, combined state and county tax outside city limits is $1.16; city assessments made at actual value, state and county assessment at 50 to 60 per cent of value. WATER—Water is supplied by municipally owned plant erected in 1927; taken from Tennessee river and filtered and treated with chlorine. LABOR—rlndustries have never suffered labor shortage; large supply available at reasonable wages; 41 per cent of population is engaged in gainful occupations; only 1.3 per cent of population is foreign born and 14.4 per cent negro. STREETS and SEWERS—City has 140 miles paved streets; 200 miles sidewalk and curbing; use gravity system of sewerage disposal, with 125 miles of sewers in use. fe
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“Knoxville and the Great Smokies” is a 24-page brochure developed by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce. While the brochure promotes the city, it also suggests its location as a jumping off point for visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The brochure was collected by photographer, George Masa (1881-1933).
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