Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-03
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40 tne Editors OF the Q nion and ArEsrieAn:
/ With due Difference 10 the op;nions an,
Interests OF others, / beg leave TO say sbaf
the proposition to locate the fair srounds
three or four miles from the CITY o. some
of our railrOats is. prepostsrcns. Tbat
such location would be beneficial "a. certair
street and other railroads. and % a few
very worthy gentlemen, can not BE- denied.
But is that The object 10 be desired in shs
selection Of The grounds2 Do sc wish the
fair grounds 10 the vicinity of Nashville
for The benefit Of this man or tlas mar.
this or that railroad That they make
liberal or rather large offers 10 have Abe
location so - TO contribute 10 their indi-
yldGal profit, Is certainly credi,able 10
their business capacity, where No. I il in
teresied, and not discyeditabIe To Than in
any view. Bat that IS not the point. Tue
question: still recnrs What Is the object
TO he desired in the selection Of thsi place
Tor the TAR grounds? Certainly The public
good-the public inIerest. This h.
ing granted, can any one tell me what
public good, what public interest. wonId
be served by Locating the grounds
a lew mites out on either the Franklin or
IN tttanooga railroad. SO far as distance
i' concerned after you get upon railroad
a lev miles more is a matter Of no ccnse-
quence, anu the location at Brentwood or
Antioch, would be JUS. az bene6cent 10
nashville a. few miles nearer. TbCs3
coming from Williamson, Maury. Giles
Rutherford, Bedford and Contiguous com
ties, would pass the fair grounds. come in
TO Nashv lie and then turn about and 20
back over the same road, at an additional
expense, 70 get to the place thee had
passed. As ) business man. wiIh a highl
regard for the various gentlemen who wish
70 sell their property, bat without the
slightest interest, directly or indirectly, 10
any OF the places proposed, / ventura the
assertion that not One-tenth Of the benefit
vail be derived 70 the business OF Nash-
vile, from the location oct on either Of
there railroads, that would be derived bg
the location at a point where every visitor
10 the grounds would be compelled to be
visitor to the city.
The number Of visitors NAV be safely
estimated at ten thousand for each week Of
The fair. IL these are b!Oughttot the city, you
may safely calculate that they spend an
average on five dollars. BY this means, at
least fifty thousand dollars viii fud lie sav
nis the business Of the city. This is a
Tery low estimate. My opinion Is that
&C ,reely one viii spend less than i've d =
ars, while many will spend a hundred.
This IL matter Of importancs TO cur mer-
chants and business men. They sh0nbl
eel and take an interest in this subject
Tue gentlemen who have the selection Of
he site, should not be carried away 5y
aIge bids or fancy sketches, bat, as men Of
Judgment and discretion ask themselves
which location Hillrbe most beneficial to
he material interests Of Nashville That
which will most benefit the city, will MOI
benefit the country, for here il the market
or the productions Of the country. A lew
thousand dollars in price is matter Of no.
Importance for Il permanent location. II
'ou locate badly it will be misfortune
which the price OF all the places eannot
'edeem or reclify. Feeling only an IN
crest in the welfare Of all, rich and poor,
am, your obedient servant,
PORCUPfNF.