Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-17

It's Relative Value 10 the State and tO
other ROads-The Innsenee Of the
subscriptions of Davidson and wiI-
son Counties, etc, e1e.
Tothe Editors Of the Union and Dispatch.
The recent action, or rather non action
Of the Honorable County Court of David
SOD, reminded me very mnch of the old
fable Of the "dog in the manger." They
seem determined not TO build up their city,
county and State, nor to allow those who
would do it an opportunity TO do 50, The
motion to lay the petitions and memorials
from the Board Of Directors Of the above
railroad and from the Chamber of Com.
merce on the table thereby cutting of all
discussion of the subject, was disconrteous
in the extreme towards the petitioners, as
we'll as % the city and county. .Ssdnpf
SHAME! SHAMEl Even when this hon
orable court was assured that the tax-pay4
ers Of the city and county should, by spe-
cial act Of the Legislature, be authorized
TO vote in this election for or against the
subscription of 100000 10y the city and
county, they scornfully refused TO refer the
subject to a vote of their constituents.
Well, what do these old fogies propose by
this action?
First They propose that the city Of Lou
isville may go on discriminating against
them, by building a road from Gallatin TO
Lebanon, and of course on to Murfrees-
boro which Louisville boastingly says will
bring to her market the trade of eight or
ten Of the best counties of Tennessee, which
is true. Besides, it will divert large
portion Of the through freight and travel
Of the Nashville and Chattanooga road to
this new and nearer route to Louisville
cutting off at least S3,000,000 yearly of the
trade which belongs legitimately to Nash
vile.
Second. They propose that Nashville,
the capital and pride of the State, the adj
mlration Of all visitors, natures own beau
tiful site for schools, colleges, churches,
manufactures and the cultivation of the
line arts, shall become declining, wayside,
one-horse town, governed by a set Of old
fogies, that have neither foresight nor the
enterprise TO build up a city.
Third. They propose to defeat, as far as
they are able to do it, great State and
national enterprise, which unites East
Middle and West Tennessee, by bands of
iron and steel an enterprise which places
the State and her chief cities on great
national highway, (the most eligible and
popular on the continent,) between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Bot, thank God, the enterprise is not
dead, nor is il in the power of pigmies to
kill such giant. The masses of the people,
in all the counties On or near its line, are
for it, the State is for it, enterprising capi-
talists and railroad men, North and South,
are for it. What is the tax on $300,O00
81 40 on each $1,000; and the tax, thus
paid, represents an equal amount of paid
stock in one Of the most popular roads in
the State, and, many believe il will be one
Of the best paying roads in the United
States. Now, besides holding the amount
of taxes paid in the stock of the road, il
will add at least twenty-five per cent. Of
average value TO the property of the city
and county.
am pleased 10 hear expressions Of re-
gret by the members Of the County. Court
and many Of our citizens, that the laemo-
rials snd petitions were treated 80 hastily and
shabbily, and that il is proposed to take
them up at an adjourned meeting on the
FIRST Monday in March next.
The counties and citizens on the whole
line of the road will rejoice TO hear that
Davidson county is all right on this subject,
and she will be at the polls.
IMPROVEMENT TAXPAYER.