Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-04-10

Fox FAM, NEWPol'I,
Cooke O,untz. East Tennessee.

Cooke County, East tennessee
To His ErcsElsncy I'm. O. Brcsenlo'o:
DRAz Sms-I beg leave respectfully 70 invite
your attention 10 a fess remarks which desire to
submit TO your noti4e on the subject of the railway
now under construction from Morristown ION the
Virginia and Tennessee railway up the French
Broad river 70 the Ps.nt Rock, on the State line.
am Scotchman, lately settled in the Fork Of
the Pigeon and French Broad rivers as q farmer,
with the intention of making IT q permanent home
for my large family.
was attracted to this locality by the fertility of
the soil, the varied ard numerous resources of the
State, and especially Of this district and may add
the apparent certainty Of the completion Of the
railway, to form great through line connect
ing Cincinnati and Louisville with Charleston on
tho lea board, End giving connections with Balti-
mere, Philadelphis, and all the large consuming
! populations ON the east coast
| With such prospects of capacity for import and
export, and with such enormous advantages as are
given me By The soil and climate of this district,
have not hesisated to enter extensively into prepa-
rations for carrying agriculture ON the principles
and practice Of high farming, which prevail and
which have been found so beneficial in Great Brit
ain, and have already expended many thousand
dollars on improved agricultural implements, on
seeds and machinery, &C. &c.
This outlsy can only prove remunerative to my
SELF and usefal TO the general community, by the
early completion of the railway, which is to pass
within two hundred yards of the near boundary OF
my farm, and naturally therefore my thoughts are
constantly directed to the progress of the line, and
am thus deeply interested in all that bears on the
welfare Of the Company.
Within the last few days have heard that q law
has been passed giving the State Legislature con-
troll in the management of the railways, in proper
ton to the amount of the State contributions to-
wards the costly construction.
am informed that in the case Of this railway,
the State would be entitled to appoint Directors IN
the ratio of five 10 one by the stockholders.
am satisfied that after the large appropriations
lately made to the line by the State the Executive
would not at this time so interfere with the existing
management as to retard the completion and
opening for traffic of the section from Morristown
to the State line, which cannot fail to yield fair
return of interest upon the State contributions but
trust not to be deemed intrusive for thus asking
for careful consideration and examination by the
Executive of the management and construction of
the road prior to any large important alterations
in the construction of the direction the engineer
ing control
was bred royal engineer, and have seen and
studied railway execution and management in my
native country, and in many paris of Europe, and
can sssure you, that considering the many difficult
ties to be encountered in making railway in this
much impoverished State, 1 have never seen any
work more oreditabe, better planned, more solidly
and economically carried out and therefore while
attach the highest Importance to complete repre-
sentation of the State, in the management, do
trust that the manner of carrying out that object
may be such in way to interfere with the hap
Ply progress of the work.
Having thus given expression to my views on this
important subject, venture to hope you will re-
ceive them in the spirit with which they are
prompted, and have the honor to remain,
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM NAPIER.