Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-01

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CLAHKsvaLhE AM ouHskAvs.
when we INST TOOK chaFSe o. sn'S
paper the sown 81 CieFksv'ie ~
aoing . ousineas vely 'sFgsU 1920
tion 70 its pop1s.fn" s 10 sne me
impetus ~ snsn e's' Oeen c.e'se
ny the intrVoucsson ~ mncnsnery,
Aowever numoie enc scale, y wou'd
nave assumed . position 20 mv''e
capital ana ski''ed isbor' ana set "F-
ward on career o. prosperity. mol
dreamed 81 then ana unres'iseu now.
The suspicious moment was not I'M
proved; ARTIFICIAL cnsnneis OF com
merce came IN competition with the
natural; IocstIous Tor towns were
equalized and ttarksviiie could boast
no ioss' advantages over other points
on the river, that were not balanced
by artificial avenues OF trade.
Our people, then % now, deluded
by the supposed Importance ana in'
aiienabiiity Of the tobacco trade. were
content to rest the future Of the TOWN
epon that slender bssis, and ieit oil
other considerations To take care Of
themselves. Taxing = more extend.
ed view Of the situations we, years
ago, urged different policy and ar
gued, In, and nut OF season, the wis
dom OF = system Of divers'neu pur
suits, ~ the surest means f1r securing
the future weaIth snd population Of
q town - located and surrounded ~
to invite and sustain both. Ihat We
labored In vain, h now but too APP
parent; nor are we 1t oil surprised
that our prolonged and gratultous ef-
forts are summed up In the broad
charge Of hostility to-the best inter
ests Of Clarksville; and to prove the
charge, we are presented with cata.
logue Of the establishments that are
now In operation within the corpor'
alton. But go to their proprietors
and ask whether their operations are
up 70 their capacity, or to the require
mens OF the country! The'r an
swer VIII reveal the truths we nave
been presenting, Tor years, " ths
grave CONSIDERATION o. cap,'ai .uu
cnterpr'se. fneyiite'i you tnaS 'ney
can iuliy meet the wants OF the very
rev VINO are disposed 20 encourage
nome INDUSTRY, out tnat tne'r capac'
ity ~ necessarily itm'ted ny mreign
compeution ana the absence 0! ina,
patronage 70 wnicn = wise po'itlca
econo"y e"''''es 'nt"'' W. w"lc. ;,
lsv's.su "Pon uns'su' w".Ss".'
".'o s"o o"s1 wv" oes =
ue Sop. :" '',o"'"s'o' $500 o-p
''a' $500 ~ :" .s 4. - sS'y, 81,
e!Ky s NV 40 w. - '"e''
u'"ps.y $50 '~"' = NV sc4us.u 80
prons' eoos ps'' al n."S'
'eoe'se suos""ss.' "'' VI '"'
VI" hesP s'"" HUN cou''h""''s
which neither pays nor appreciates
them, and wherever these are mol
found IN active employment IL y
lille 70 look for progress IN wealth
and population. In ClarksvilIe, we
have some capital, some energy and
come skilled lal'or-why have we
not more OF each: Because capital
can buy Federal bonds, go to sleeT
md draw Interest, because skill Il
not remunerated and because energy
whilst capital sleeps, has nothing
upon which to exert itself.
But, as a sweeping answer to these
jrrefntable facts and truisns, we shall
be told that GAINESVILLE has immenst
tobacco trade, involving millions 81
dollars, and that with such q trade,
the town Is compelled 70 prosper. II
Is true we have this trade, but out
side OF the Stemmeries which EN-
ploy ia6orers, who expend theil
earnings here, TINS trade N not wort'
~ much toCisrksvil'e a. the machine
shop, that may be removed, any day
TO some other locality. Those wht
sell their tobacco here' spend TN
money elsewhere ana those WI" nuS