Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-08-26
THE PRINCETON NARROW GArGE.

THE PkiNCETON MARROW GACGE.
The plan adopted by the canvuss-
crs Of tIifs rond, to take, ns suI,scrip-
ton Of STOCK, anything that may be
needed for IT'S construction, IL good
move. Especially 90, is that feature
which proposes to take land, as stock,
at fair cash valuation, AMI to mort
gage the same as security for the cash
capital required to carry on the work.
There Is scarcely farmer, along the
line of the contemplated road, who
hrs, not more land than he can profit
ably cultivate. AS things now
stand, he cunnot sell the surplus, for
the reason, that real estate is not in
demand. II is not in demand because
It is heavily taxed, and because there
r. no immigration of persons want
ing homes.
Under these circumstances, the best
thing landholders can do, Is to sub.
scribe their surplus lands as stock In
the road. BY so doing they will Sc
cure a facility Tor transportation
which will add to the value, Of their
remaining lands, more than an equiv
aTant to the portion subscribed, and
still retain tho stock which repre-
sents. that portion. The lands thus
appropriated, will pass into the hands
OF a company, whose interest 1t Will
be, TO sell them as soon MS possible
and to do this, the company, pract-
icaIly, becomes the most effective
Immigration agent, advertising far
and near, for purchasers, and setting
forth, not only the fertility Of the
lands 1t offers for sale, but the advan-
tages OF the entire section in which
they lie. This offer Of many small
farms lying along a line Of Railroad,
and all under the control of single
corporation, instead Of the separate
and isolated individuals to whom
they once belonged, will induce i'm
migrants to come to see them, who
would never come to hunt for homes,
scattered here and there, and to bar
gain with as many individuals, as
there are homes needed. These pio-
neer immigrants will induce Others to
sume, and when the company has
sold Its lands, the tide of immigra-
tfon will have hardly begun to flow
In, bringing an Industrious popula-
ton, and q surplus labor 10 substitute
the unreliable negro, and cultivate
The waste places which now dishgure
the landscape.
The farmers who will have set the
ball In motion, will find their reward
IN the Increased value Of their lands,
In the facilities for the employ ment
Of profitable labor, IN the diminished
cost ~ getting to market and In div
idends on their stock In the Railroad.
In addition to these gains, they will
also share In the advantages Of the
Increased wealth OF the State and
the lower rate Of taxation consequent
upon multiplied population and in
creased prosperity. This is no fancy
picture, but the practical result dedu
chile from practical and reliable data.
IL is not scheme to cheat the farmer
out Of his land for If the road is not
built, the land is still his, and If built,
he has secured its advantages ut a
very small cost, to be followed by a
great profit TO him and his heirs.
The great need Of the country,
through which it Is proposed to build
this road, is a subdivision Of the lands,
multiplication Of It's population, an
increase Of intelligent labor and an
improved system of farming. II
there is n shorter and safer way to
these ends than the construction OF
this road, upon the basis ofland stock
we have no idea what that way is
If the reader will cast his minds eye
along the Illinois Central aud other
roads with heavy land grants, he will
see hew certainly and persistently
immigration follows their track and
how rapidly population and wealth
are developed thereby. 1t is true that
the roads alluded to, traffic in the
lands Of the people, unjustly and un-
wisely lavished upon corporations,
that are thus enabled to sell them
cheap; but this does not change the
practical results of the theory, when
applied to the road under considera-
ton. Immigration will follow its
line, from beginning to end, IL homes
can I've found, as above Indicated, and
with Immigration, will come all the
advantages Of denser population,
an improved system of agriculture,
easy access to market and the intro
duction Of intelligent labor. Ifthese
inducements fail 10 secure the early
construction of the road, 1t is idle to
urge, or to hope for 1t, unless its nd.
vantages to distant localities may
secure the success Of the enterprise.
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Tug late election In Kentucky
seems 10 puzzle good many VIII,
cannot reconcile a Radical gain will
an Increased democratic vote. Tn,