Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-15

preciated or rewarded. 1t was not the com
biued intellect of all the cotton planters
| that supplied their great need and added
hundreds of millions 10 their wealth by the
invention of the cotton gin--an invention
that should give monumental fame 10 the
name of Whitney. When England was
groaning under the stsgnation of an over
stocked market, it was an obscure country
clergyman that "steped to the 'front.'" amid
showers of rilicnle and did sthe impossi-
bic" by giving loom that added count
less wealth to that country. But Cart
wright las no monument.
he who thinks, and feels, and acts only
in harmony with Nashville as she lie, can
never make "new Nashville" He who,
in. imsgiI alton, can see that paradise of
home, back yard, all utilized for the com
fort of the family, and kitchen properly
fitted for the healthful preparation of their
food, can also see in them, not expense, but
economy. E4EE 4.
These two points gained, and Nashville
is half redeemed, without expense and
with opportunity for each family to provide
itself with such cool pure cistern water SIS
has blessed Edgefeld with health.
The other needed comfort, clean, dry,
cool cellar and The consequent pure air in
every room in the house, can only be cb-
tanned by proper sewerage, but in making
that, every foot Of rock and every load of
earth dug up can be utilized by the city.
Much desire has been expressed for a
greater influx of pOpu alton and capital.
The easy way, and the only way to obtain
population and capital, is TO deserve them.
1t is only in this way that Rochester, Buffa-
lc, Cleveland, Chicago, etc, obtain them.
1t was in this way that Kansas City, with a
population of 5000, increased it in five
years TO $4,000. Ii Nashville allows hun
dreds of thousands of dollars TO be expend-
ed in way 10 injure property and then
fails to do such needed work as filling up
the valley along Lick and Wilson branches,
where it could have been done so cbeaply,
can we wonder ifpeop!e decide to go else
where. Nashville, with its natural advan-
tages for health, manufactures, commerce,
eGucation and capabilities for most pictur-
esque development, ought now to
have population Of 10000 people,
and commerce of many millions
of dollars. If strangers visit US, shall we
take them to ride across these "impassable
CULTS" that separate middle Nashville from
North, South and West Nashville, and, call
their attention to these valleys of death, and
deposits Of city filth, and to the odozs arising
from t.! EN-, as the cause of the scenes of
1886 and 1878, and then invite them TO settle
among us because Nashville is a healthy
place, and invite them TO invest their capital
here because we are judicious, sens BILE
people. viii they feiieVe Us, when they
see that these offensive valleys, might, at
little expense, have been filled up years ago,
and at profit of several millions of dollars "
Shall we invite them TO walk, and not be
able TO fiHf decent sidewalk along one
square of ground in the city? Does net
Nashville say in various " VS., to sensible
people, keep away from here? Every city
is an advertiser Ct itself, and it is folly for
its citizens to deny what every one can
see. The way TO be prosperous, is, TO get
rid Of the evils that exist, and manifest
economy by judicious liberal ty.
The assertion that The city had not the
ability TO make The proposed improvements
is not true. Whist she lacked was judici-
GUS management. The city had splendid
opportunity to make these improvements,
and with proper business ssgacity, TO have
made 100000 by the operation, to have
added TO the school fund. Not acting on
the .dvice gaze in 1866 has caused not
only The terrible affection and enormous
expense the ty has bad, but il has been an
additional loss If ten millions of dollars.
If it be said that this assertion is visionary
and exiraVsgant, have only to say that it
can easily be shown to be practical and tie
figures too lon.
j. w. DoLREAR.