The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-04-24
Communication.
MoNRoE COUNTY, ApriIll, 1874.

4hDNlAon NpSsil, Apfil IL, iN't.
If II vii, not consume TOO much oi
your ,aluable space, | would like TO say
something more In regard 10 the con-
.tempisisd railroad from Tellico Plains
o snne poiut on the East Tennessee,
Virginia aid Georgia line. Some OF our
peopl, are considerably eniLuscd over
ae sghemc. On last Monday at Madi-
Snville several OF The prominent ci,i-
.zns'of The place aud copriy held wha,
night be termed railroad meeting. al
wfeh Col. ID. w. Latlimer presided
COLI. A.. Peck offered the following
motioa, to-wit:
Thatin case the Iron Company inter-
sect MAJ isonvillc. or approximate east
OF it, with the proposed narrow gauge
road. tn county take $4,000 in stock,
or Sl5,O0if necessary to compete with
McMinn cunty; and that the Court or
der an elGiion for its ratification or
rejection assoon rs the Company takes
the necessary preliminary legal steps.
Weare colfdcnt that ifan expression
of the count. of Monroe was taken for
or against tle projected railroad, the
response woud be largely in the aflir-
native. Andwe venture further, that
the expressionof the county would be
in 'avor Of any and every citizen taking
stock in the enterprise individually who
desires to do 50. But when an express
sion OF the poopln is elected as to whe-
thor the county shall take any stock as
county, il is believed that il will be in
the negative by at least two thirds
majority. We a'e told that the company
has fifteen million dollars of capital TO
operate on, fthis be true, they are IN
dependent Of county or individual aid,
and we are of the opinion that they on
ly want the right Of way gratis, which
they can secure almost beyond question,
and when they build the road it will be
for their own interest and special benefit
as we believe, and not solely and ex-
for the accommodation and
convenience Of the public, as some ap-
pear o think. Consequently, our citi-
zens who are intoxicated with excite.
ment about the MadisonviIe route,
would do well to hold still awhile until
they know whether they will get an OPP.
pOrtunity to take stock in the road
mich less TO induce them by way Of
by the most liberal bid.
Ed. Clark, who is prospecting and
iron hill5 forGen. Wilder, is
ofthe opinion that they will run the road
down the Conasauga for two reasons ::
First, because it is the best route Sec
onily, their interest will lead them that
way, as there is one Of the largest hills
of iron ore ut Moses Burtram's he ever
saw in any country; TO say nothing Of
several other excellent hills on that
route. lie also states that he has pros.
pectl the whole country from Tellico
10 Sveeiwatcr, and after leaving Tell
co he only found two small bills--one
lt Mr.. lsbell's, at the Rock Springs: the
other at Squire Kimbrough's. So it is
clear that somebody is mistaken, as II
las leen asserted tlat there is rs much,
or more, OF the red homatito ore from
reliico by way of Madisonville toSweet'
water, than from Tellico to Athens.
Now, if the Company is able to make
he road and is going to build with an
,ye singleto its own interest and if Mr..
Clark, who purchased the iron hills
lown Conasauga, be correct and truth
ul, Madisonville may hang up the ild.
lie and the bow; but il the Company is
lot able to build road entire, and is
lesirous to do something for the benefit
md special interest Of the people, then
may string every nerve
md expand every muscle TO secure the
oad. MOUNTAIN Boy.