Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-08

Hasiuu winch settled him
improvements are bein projected ev
cry day. We hev organized compan,
TO build branch road from here to Sc
ccrssionville, another over to Blood,
FORK, aud still another to Little An,
dersonville. Five turnpike companie,
new bin organized, and three factrie,
actooaily commenced. The water
power on the Run list above the vii
IaEe Is to be improved al wunst. and
Bascom is alreddy at work on a wing
To the back part of the grocery. Town
lots are doublIu in valyoo every day
and new addishuns are bpin nerne.
tyoolIy laid out. Everybody Is speke.
latin, aud everybody is Vettin rich.
ihere is flush times here. The people
are all intlationists.
am President NV all these CONT M.
MES, and ! see no reason why | can't
put 'em through. 1t is troo the price
OF everything hez gone up. The com
monest niger labor is now up TO IS a
day, pare Nv pegged boots is with
so. but wat difference does that make
80 long ez Simpkins, the printer. kin
work his press we kin manufackter ALI
the money we want; and ~ long ez we
KIN manufackter money, why, there
must be prosperity.
Pollock and Joe Bigler we had to Git
red NV, for they wuz preioodisseu the
people agin US. Pollock's stock NV
goods aud his store was with. i'm the
ole times, before the era NV infiashun.
about thousand dollars. and Bascom
ana me and Deekin Pogram went TO
MN aud offered him that sum for his
property.
Things hez raised" said he. "and
l won't sell for than s., 900.
We promptly accepted that price
and sent boy back to the bank with
bushel basket to bring the money.
When he come Pollock refoosed to
take it,
want greenbax," sed he.
Our money is jest ez good, - SEE |.
know it, SEE he, but have a
prejoodis in favor Nv other money"
There wuz a crwd about, and it wood
never do to ack nowlege that any money
wuX better than ours. / took Bacon
to one side.
"G. W." sez /, "hsre is a golden
opportunity to do two things. First
We git rid of a disturber, and secod. we
give cotidence in our ishoos. Rake up
what greenback 700 hev and pay MIN
in en-"
q w. cosented, and it wu2 done in
!he presencs NV the people.
'1oo see" sed /, my friends. that
we'd jest ~ soon pay greenbax ez our
own money!
The crowd wuZ reashu0red, aud took
our bills ~ readily ez ever. Pollock
and Bigler gave up the property, but
they didn't leave the village. On the
contrary, they went to the tavern To
board, aud jeered at Us, wuss than ever
They sed they he'd made more money
by this transackshene than they he'd
ever made inthe Corners since they
landed there.
Deekin Pogram, Captain McPelter
and lssaker Gavitt hev all paid of
on their farms. and | hev
bot fam and am gittin' up plans for
! manshun betittin' my new position. !
am now happy and contented. | !
lev finely struck my gait. Bank |
Presidentfn' scots mel wuZ born for
t. II | wuz relJusly inclined l shood |
pray for Willyun Allen until | he'd |
,orus on both knees.
PETROLEUM Massey.
resident Nv the Unlimited Trust and
Confidence Company.
p. S.-Theres triflin but still en-
'arrassin trouble okkured. The on
'recedented run on Bascom in conse-
.ence Nv the pleptifulness NV money
Exhausted his stock Nv likkers yester-
ay, and he sent to Louisville for more.
he likker merchants NV that mersen-
ry city, eZ mere matter Nv form,
enerally require Bascom to paw for
Gods 5fore they ship 'em, to avoid
listakes. He sent on 81 900 of our
honey, and they refoosed To take III
IL he paid all the greenbax he he'd Ia
ollock he can't get supplies, and the
orners is parched. Wat to do we
ont know. We don't see why our
honey shoodent go in Louisville.
1t will take two weeks to shin
nough to Louisville to exchange for !
ne llkker, and then comes another
srrible quondary. Bascom demands I
ne grain Nv the bank and wants 10 I
ay Tor 1t In the banks ishoos And
e insists on heven it at wat its with =
Louisville in greenbax Finanseer- !
amt the easiest bizines in the world.
ur money started well enuff on the 4
rkle, but there seems to be break i'm !
. Ell we let Bascom hev that grain !
nd take our own money for it, where {
our profit? Eff we don't let him hev a
lie grain the Corners will die NV ,
routh And eff he gets it our none, .
Just be taken for it, for it's all he's po'. }
Good cut the GOrgen knot by failin'. =
1t then the wheat wood be attached
shell hold on and see wat a week viii !,
ing forth. Providence never deserted
e yit. P.V N.