The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-02-21
Rail and Turnpike Roads.
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TO the Editors Of the Herald
noticed an article in your paper, desiring
some notions from farmers Oil the subject OF
taxing the people with repairing or build
ferent parts ofthe country, by long running
bonds of thirty years, and bearing interest
at per cent. l would give some notions
were 1 capable, and will briefly make few
suggestions: The people are already taxed
as MUCH as they can wen bear ttlr state and
county expenses. Let us do one thing at q
time, and ali push to accomplish the grand
enterprise so long in prospect, the Narrow
Gauge Railroad fom Columbia to Knox
y;Ie' C9lfHm3Ia t9 hePgh3is via EoSsstte.
means, both public and private, to accom-
plish this grand enterprise, and my plan is
this, put the road through, locate to suit the
greatest portion of the people, both in Maury
and Hickman, also in Marshall and Lin
coin counties; and after the road is located
and the depot established, permanent turn
pixies will be made from all fertile parts
leading to the depotS. The law requires Or
directs the overseers OF roads to work ell
seer thinks it necessary; but no hands are
worked exceeding four days. The hands
can grade in two years the roads, in two
nine inches deep aId twelve feet wide,
which will spread to make the road fourteen
<-~+ -i@~ Tor" munh nnnoSed to any issue
of Indebtedness until the people recuperate
from the ravages and cripple they received
from the war. Many are i'll dept anu are
working out their liabilities, Whilst many
others have given up and surrendered tilStI
effects. 1t would be very UNJUST 10 put amy
internal improvements to the test by Young,
as the land holders are the tax pay eIs, Wnllst
the operatives are the majority o. N ,iU5si
consequently it would fall on the LANDLORDS
to make the roads ana pay the taxes; ~ -
right for the land owners to pay for railroads
to enhance the value OF lnos, nut f the rail-
road is located central the pixies VIII DC
built to get to them, and If any AID by me
county is ever given let the county IN l aiter
to fhpp1 I WDuIG think
the people of Santa Fe, Kinderh0ok ana
Spring Hill, alsQ BigbYYile, Scream4erElil me
and Mt. Pleasant, would not wish to he tax
ed to build pixies south of Duck RIVER ana
north of Hampshire Pike. Should the rail-
road be built, depOts will most likely Oe es-
tabliShed on the creeks where gravel is most
convenient. / would farther suggest that
the stockholders in the railroads, who con-
stitute the company, take some tlme 10
carefully examine the different routes con-
plated before either is submitted to the Vo-
tiers, The distance, the difficulties, the ad-
vantage and disadvantage, the prphaple
cost of construction, and, as we suggested in
an article in one of your late issues, much
valuable information can be obtained from
the citizens along the different route IN
prospect. After looking out and minutes
taken then few weeks will suffice to meas
ure the different routes, and determine tne
the purpose of the masses for all time TO
come; and my word for it, II II Is worth
anything, there is no necessity for working
on DiEes unless the Grand Jury VIII enforce
the requirements of the charters and also
get after the OverSeerS with sharp SLICK.
There are bad roads all over the county that
ought not to be where the whole produce of
the county is bought and sold, also much
produce from the adjoining counties: As
the n. G. r. r. is built the town Of Column
bia Will be second to no inland town in the
State, and go right Up with business and
improvements.
SO would Centreyiile increase its business
that it would be the shipping point of much
produce, and near by vast iron ore, both of
Mill Creek and ReaVerdam. ! cannot see
the point to induce the people to look at q
route along the little branch OF Blue Buck.
There is no produce nor iron on 1t, unless 1t
is the only chance to curve the road back
from the extreme South bend. That it is too
far OF of the line, and why not, if Loves
branch on the the south side of Duck river
should be the route, keep the level ridge,
which seven miles level and nearer the
large body of rich bottom land; then cross
Swan at Stanheldis Is, Ia four miles OF Centre
Vile. There is no land on Blue Buck, nor
any stock to be subscribed, but a short dis
lance up which is the Swan bottom. The
river should be bridged but once, and if the
Perryville branch is built there is no neces-
sity for crossing Duck river. If the road is
ON the south side, let the branch be from
Centreville across Beaverdam and Cane
creeks and the GAINESVILLE branch start
from the north side, which will not cross
Duck and would cheaper the construction
at least fifty thousand dollars for bridges
and that to be rebuilt every fifteen years.
PosT OAK.