The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-03-19
Tax The n. AZ G. Railroad.

10 ''' W. VI iD'bj bII'l ~ N'Il'i Dt Ia
bic 20 assessment for the present ycal
Of course it should be listed in til
different counties and districts through
winch it passes for State, school an,
county taxes, and also for corporation
taxes in the Incorporated towns it ma,
pass through,
This is a very important matter t.
the counties along It's line, as well as tc
the State, The average cost Of tn,
road is about $4,000 per mile, ave
shoall be assessed according 10 Tho
value of the road in the different dis
tricts. That section embracing The
Cumberland mountain, including .hC
tunnel, must have cost half q million oil
dollars, and the value Of the road i.
now equa, to the first cost, as the stock
Is at or near par. Is it not right that
this road should now be made to bear
its proportion Of the burdens of u pco,
pie who have 50 libcralIy donated this
long privilege Of exemption Let it
be remembered that the people built it
who live in the counties through which
1t passes that many Of then gave all
they had many Of them broke them
selves in hard contracts for building
it, and in paying heavy subscriptions
in anticipation ola ready return from
Il distant market for their produce
They were told that they would be
nearer to a southern market that they
would have the advantage in trade
from the geographical relation to the
South that they could exclude North.
era produce from competition south
OF us, and thus get their own price for
what they had to sell. But what now
IS the state OF things? b. an unholy
combination these advantages have
been denied our people by this road,
and instead Of equal rights to all, it has
Disseminated against those whose toll,
whose money, whose energies built the
road, and has placed between US and
our southern market the citizens of
other States who never made the sac
riicc Of u cent for the unequal ad-
vantage ;hcy now enjoy over this road,
DISSENT States and wealthy cities can
compete with us in tho southern
trade, aud locn! frei9hts are hurdcncd
with the accommodations bestowed M
on the Foreigner, who has no sympathy
with US III interest or feeling.
am no enemy to railroads, but |
AN an enemy to m~onopolics, to com
b%Ina,lons, to determinations, and all
Iniquitics. This road was built here
years ago, when II Legislature and
our people had no practical knowledge
''e Po''clcS lhat would govern these
corporations, and we're liberal in their
Grants Of power and privilege. 1t was
'oV u'e"'leo Una our pet would turn
u.s. IKE a spoiled child, aye,
Ike the viper warned into life by the
;onntryman-turn his fangs upon his
,cnclactor. II was not believed that n
ew would deprcciatc the stock down
% q nominal value, buy it all up, then
'uddeuiy bring it up TO par value, take
control o. The "ho'e concern, and defy
'''5'"1I '''ehH''"crs, shake tl,ci.
-''..i 40 D-f 'aee' aud tell ~, ~ help.
'.'''' ~ s>'s other States the
% ''"> @a's 'e&H holding in check
.1''' H'"R '|''As aad monopolics,
.'i-tt3 '9tse e,fpJr1,iJns to more
US. anu ftu'A''e poHcy. 1t can be
'""e "''e' a"d IT'S believed Il Court
- Ni''y "ou'' o allow these un-
o''''''"'no''o"' rs contrary to
NV 'P''" -, '"''' CHARTERS and sub
e'S''e Vi inc principles on which the
'""r'c'S were granted by the Legisla-
"''' III" opposed TO Tue expectations
u '"oSe VINO spent their labor and
0'"''' !" e''e''n3 ''eSe institutions
mongs. us,
1t must be c]spccialIv rrc,II.ot,d h, [
Ie peonlc ,h,, ;o,oro,, ,, i
,cse corporations. Thew horo {