Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-12
Remarks of II. r.. Butler,
Representative from Gdrfer and johnson, IN The
House Of Representatives., the sh day Of
AdycA. 1860, ON The BIZ 70 estaJlish a Branch

kbCuHdEH as VI 18s IL noSIc1s
Representatfpe from Grfer and johnson, IN The
House Of Representatives., ON The sA day Of
Mdyca. 1860, on The 5iu 70 esiG5lish Branch
Of the State Bank at Bristol.
Mr. SPEAKER: / desire TO say word upon
the bill unttr consideration, and hope he
House will indulge me short time, while
attemptt TO show that Bristol is justly entitled
to the benefit of the provisions CT this hill,
which is TO locate branch of the State Bank
at Br.s oil. T. has always been admitted that
the Bank of Tennessee was created Tor the
benefit Of the Gil z ms of the State, and Is
called the Peoples Bank; and how far the
people have been accommodated. and bow far
they are bound for the issues of said Bank, /
will not stop here 10 enquire. The bank was
intended to benefit The citizens, the largest
possible number, aud as the mother bank was
located at Nashville. the great centre of the
State, that the branches should he located at
points where the larges numher OF the peo-
pie could be accommodated, aud where The
capital OF the bank could be used most adj
yan:ageously- Sisch certainly was the orig
inal intention OF the Legislature when il Gre
ated the State Bank, but how far that inten-
ton has been carried out / will not here dis
cuss, but II thai intention hsis not beet car
ried out, and branches have been iocaIed a
points where the largest number OF the peo-
capital could be u~ed most advantage u-ly-
lf such, remark. has been the case, trust
the Legislature will not continue The wrong.
not only to the people but TO the Bank. The
proposition is met by saying thai Bristol is
near Rogerevile, where a branch is located.
That is true, the distance is not great. but the
facilities 10 reach that place are poor, and
one would rather go to Knoxville than cross
the country and the rapid Hulston to reach
RnperSYlllt- nf he, Htls-
ton ever dreams of going there unless he Is
forced so to do upon urgent business. Bril-
toll is on the railroad. The merchants of all
East Tennessee pass through that town going
east to make their purchases, and could and
would make their exchanges there, and they
never would dream of leaving the road and
going over to RogersEille; and all the CAPT.
tai at that bank can be used north of the riv-
er, as il has been heretofore, CT the greater
part thereof. Mr. Speaker. it may star l.
some gentlemen upon this floor that Bristol
should ask Tor branch Of the Bank,
but | tell them not 10 be alarmed that
will endeavor to demonstrate satisfac-
torIly to The mind OF every gentleman upon
this floor who viii listen 10 Iru b. and who is
willing to Carry out the intention of the
fathers of the Bank, and is willing to assist
an enterprising aud Industrious people.
Bristol Is located Oh the East Tennessee and
virginia Railroad. on The State line be-
tween Tcnn' s1ee and Virginia. That part of
the town upon the Virginia side is called
Oood-on that upon the Tennessee side Is
call u Bristol, aud here | will remark that
1T Is unfortunate tOr The town that it is loca
ted on the line, for whenever a proposition is
urged in Virginia 10 advance the int esis oi
GUudsnn, il is said it will not do 10 do that,
for Goodson is in Ten essee; and when a
proposition comes npin Tennessee to advance
the interests of Bristol. il is said it will never
d. to pass that bill for Bristol il in Virginia,
aud hope, Mr.. Speaker, | never will hear
that remark again. Bristol is in Tennessee
and Tennessee may feel proud of her 1t is
true Mr.. Speaker, Bristol cannot boast OF her
eminent glory and renOwD, 81 e never was
the capitol of the State, neither has the
whistle of the steamboat been in her midst,
nor does Baaver Greek offer be facilities 10
her that the proud Holston does to some
points in the EASTERN part of this State.
While all this may be true, yet Bristol Can
b hast OF one OF the NEST Intelligent, indus
trlOus and enterprisng populations in the
South. and the country surrounding the town
affords every thing that is aud will be neces
tary TO build up one of the largest shipping
points in the State. Bristol has spraug up as
By magic. A few years siace The place where
the Lowell OF L 'nnessee now stands was II
pasture for the herds of ParSon King Now
she has Is stores, doing business of between
two hundred and fly and three hundred
dollars annually there were shipped
from that point during the year 1859 200.-
900 bushels of what; 100 600 bushels of
corn and ry"; 1900 hogs; 1000 head of
cattle; 10000 dollars worth If -four and ba-
con, and so 900 dollars miscellaneous, making
in the aggregate shipping from that point
$40 900 dollars: and there we've transhipptd
from that point during said year on hun
dred and three thousand dollars, and the
trade, &c, OF Bristol may be set down a.
follows:
Capital Invested in 'erclraadise. SlO3 900
Amount # produce shipped ....... $40 900
Received by +. I. & V. Il. X transbpped 1903 600