Abstract

In Dayton, Tennessee

The article provides information about the town, Dayton in Tennessee. The farmhouses in Dayton hills have a home-like look. Stetson felts are plentiful, and countrymen carry sticks. The soil produces large crops of strawberries and other fruit, besides corn and potatoes. It is said that Dayton shipped more strawberries than any other town in the U.S. this year. There is much talk in Dayton about the Government building dams to improve commerce on the river. Dayton has a dozen churches. The principal denominations are Southern Methodist, Southern Baptist, and Presbyterian. It is an unusually large proportion of churches, even for East Tennessee. The religious feeling of the countryside is reflected in numerous signs along roadsides near the town.