Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-07
, COUNTY COUNT.

The Court reassembled at 10o'clock yes
terday morning, His Honor Judge Glenn
presiding.
: The following resolution offered by
Squire Maxey the day previous was dis
cussed, and finally adopted by vote of %
to 10: cas- e5.a asa .er. -r-E
Resolved, That the Court order the
appointment of a standing committee OF
five members, two from the north side Of
the river and two from the south side Of
the river, and one from the city, as Com
mittee on Common Schools, to whom all
questions that may arise in reference to
common schools shall be referred. They
shall also, with the Judge of the Court,
apporticn the school fund of the county as
the law directs, and report the same to this
Court
Various additional allowances were
made to the support of pauper sufferers IN
different sections OF the county. The
total allowances thus made amounted to
S265.
Free license was granted to W D Ksr-
nell to peddle in Davidson county, said
license 70 be revoked by the Judge at any
of intoxicating liquors.
A motion was made to allow DIR. Curry
| $500 additional for assessment services.
Carried by vote of rs to 10,
Squire Maxey and others were allowed
the privilege of entering their protest
| against the payment of the allowance and
| contesting the same in the Courts.
Gov. Neil S. Brown, by invitation, sd-
dressed the court. Referring to Col.
Bevier, who addressed the court the day
before, he said that he was gentleman o.
talent and represented a great enterprise.
He came from Kentucky, State for which
he had higher regard than for any Other
] except his own. The subject of the Owens
boro and Russellville road was al i'm
portant one, in which we are deeply in
terested. Running length of eighty fouI
miles through rich and fertile country,
connecting us on an air line at Greensboro
leading to Chicago, and with roads south
i of us on an dir line leading to the Gulf,
he looked upon ii as of more Importance
than any other road whose claims had beer
presented, bringing US in immediate inter.
course with the great Northwest, that vir
Gin empire that is sooner or later to rule
the destinies of this country, and linking
us with the prolific regions of the Gul
coast. He elucidated the advantages o
the road in building up our city to one o.
great manufacturing importance. He fell
that if he could live twenty-five years, ont
of his great life dreams would be realized
that Of seeing Nashville swarming will
manufacturers and turning out by her Owl
machinery all the implements usually made
! at such institutions. The great desidera
tum 70 the accomplishment of this wa
cheap fuel. Our only sources Of supply a
present are the Sewanee mines and the
mines of the upper Cumberland, which
costEtwenty-fve cents bushel. We ofteI
shiver in winter for coal, for fuel. In thi
state of the case, how can manufactorie
be run?, This road runs through the Him
liable coal fields of Kentucky. If tn
road contemplated were completed, thl
coal would be brought here at from ten t.
twelve cents bushel, and this would pro
duce manufactures of every description
which would create ready market for ever.
thing we could produce, and cheap prices
for all articles of manufacture we bad t.
purchase. This is a matter of business
Some said it was Kentucky road Snip
pose it was? When connected with tn
Edgefeld and Kentucky road, it would b
also a Tennessee road. The question pre-
sented was, whether it would be profitable
He held that it would. 1t would brinI
cheap fuel, it would cause manufacture
to spring up all around US, it would in
crease population, it would cause gold an
capital to pour into the city, and increas
the property both of Edgefeld an
Nashville. He could safely say that tn
road would be built, and he was in favo
of making, by every possible means, til
connection with the State line. In hi
Judgment the road ought to be built an
be patronized with an enlarged spirit c
liberality. He wished to say nothini
against the Louisville and Nashville raj
road. At present it is monopoly. 1t
| the only line of connection we have wit
the North and Northwest. Let us have on
| or even two other through and competin
connections; reduction of 20 per cent. j
| freiehts would at once follow. The amour
saved by this reduction in two years woul
be enough to build the entire length of tn
road proposed. Competing lines of road
making the same connections, would ne
cessarily produce cheap freights and chea
travel. We wanted connection with thes
coal fields. This was great consideration
| Would Davidson county make money b
it? That was the question. The securi
1 IieS OuSIeu WSI6 at lCtiot W p1CNCA
losses. and he felt that it would be an il
vestment of great profit. The stock b
the transfer would not be hazarded in tn
: least, and yet the transfer would give I
superior advantages to any that have eve
been offered We had now but one road
and that was frequently gorged wit
freight to the great inconvenience of til
shippers, while she had no competition
, Il of Oh Tim rood y
possibly benefit Kentucky moro than Tel
: nessee; what if it did? The questio
3 | with us was, would it ps
the people whether they would make Il
5 transfer of the 5000, 600 stock in the Loui
vile and Nashville to the proposed Owen
boro and Russellville road was a very in
portant one. He suggested that a con
3 mittee at least be appointed to investiga
a all the surroundings connected with ii
proposition and report to the next term
the court If the transfer could not
made, then let us see what can be done
private subscription. He was for the roa
; by any and every honorable means |
which it would be secured. He knew tn
he would be a richer man if it were con
g pleted, and he knew that all who heal
/ MN WOulu DC flCuoT Iu6u. Ills IOe
, | would be more valuable and q greatt
source of wealth to the people of Mas
! vile and Davidson county than woul
another Cumberland like the one we hav
bursting from The mountains and gushir
I around our city and through the Stat
Many of those who heard him would liz
: to see the verifcation of his prediction
to the future manufacturing pre-eminen,
= of Nashville. Hundreds of valuable al
important manufacturing sites existed
" Tennessee, vast sources of wealth we
8 hidden and obscured, undeveloped like Il
island of Crusoe. Railroads, wealth al
! population would develop these He vi
- glad the subject had been presented. T
was glad that Col. Bevier, with his modes
dignity, had come from Kentucky, and
s the fulillment of his mission, opened Il
9 minds of the people to the contemplate
of a subject SO vast.
On the conclusion of Gov. Browns n
S marks, Col. Bevier presented his prop,
: sition in writing which is as follows
1 ask the County Court of Dayidsc
county to order an election for the purpo
of taking the sense of the people on IL
: proposition, that the county of DayidsC
: appropriate $500, 900 of its stock in IL
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Cor
, pany as a subscription to the capital stoC
| of the Greensboro and Russelyille Railro.