The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-02-04
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1t is conceded by East Tennes
seeans generally that Morristowr
has brighter prospects ahead than
any sister village. 1t is understood
away from home that we are an en-
terprising and public spirited com
munity.
Out of this liberality and public
spirit has mainly grown our present
prosperity, and our prospective i'm
portance. Our people have built up
and are sustaining excellent institu.
tions of learning. We have in our
midst church edifces that do honor
to the cause of christianity.
These schools and churches mean
morality and refinement. Visitors
so interpret them. While our PEG.
pie receive from them, and in them,
moral and mental culture common.
surate with all their expenditures
upon them, still they have already
enhanced the value of property in
our town by many times their aggre-
gate cost.
We are told that the county was
established mainly through the in
fluence and exertions of citizens of
Morristown and those interested in
her prosperity.
We know that our splendid new
Court ouse would not have been
what it is-an ornament to the coun-
ty-but for the great liberality of
citizens Of the town, who have borne
more than one fourth of the entire
burden upon their own shoulders.
The new county has rendered Nor
ristown a centre of business and
trade. The splendid building refer
red to tells tale to strangers for
us, all in our favor.
Not by any means the least among
those things which give us character
abroad, is the fact that the local
press is well sustained.
Without al these elements Of
thrift and refinement in our midst,
what would we be? What attrac-
tions would there be for strangers?
What inducements for wealth and
enterprise to locate here?
Who have done all these things
for Moyristown? Her public spirit
ed citizens. While they have thus
expended largely of their means,
they have all the time been the gain
ers. How about the close-fste,1 part
of the community, who have not
done their part in these things?
Have they grown rich by refusing
their aid to public improv ements2
Not much we suppose. With here
and there an exception, the close
listed gentry always move slowly.
We have said this much, only to
call attention to the great fact that
public spiritedness pays. 1t always
pays.
Now, citizens ofMorristown, there
are other steps for you to take. You
have done we'll. Keep up your en-
ergfes till the crisis is passed. Other
public enterprises need your active
support. Among them the Central
Fair movement. If successful it
will build you up. If it fails now,
you have lost a golden opportunity
which may never return. You can
make it a grand success, and it will
pay you to do so. Sustain now,
your reputation. Come up and
double your subscription upon the
stock lists. You can. and not be
hurt. Indications are that the en-
terprise rests largely with the peo-
pie of our own county. Let it not
be said that this truly great enter
prise has been killed by two share
and four share subscriptions made by
wealthy citizens and business men
of Morristown and Hamblen county.
Let it rather be said, that their lib
erality compelled a grand success,
in this, as in so many other things.
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