Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-15

vi HE Ou1CC AA HAtttiAlcT slAIzlt nC
honestly believes to be best for the
interest of the whole people whom
he serves, regardless of his own
private interest, or the individual
interest of any other person, then
it is his duty to return back to the
people (pure and unsullied if he CAM
the trust upon him imposed.
This, at least, is my opinion, and
so firmly was / impressed that the
rejected site was the proper one for
the Court House, after a due consid-
Grafton of the many advantages
named, that if the city of Clarks-
vile and tie whole of Montgomery
county was mine, / should certainly
locate it there and upon DIR. Cobb's
lot (which, by the way, L consider
the cheapest piece of property offered
the Commissioners, when its beauty
and locality is taken into considera-
tion) 1 would place something of
equal Importance and more benefi-
cial-a beautiful public school build
ing.
/ desire here to state that / differ
very much with many of the bust
ness men of GAINESVILLE as regards
the effects of the Count House local
ity upon the business interest of the
city. The business of Clarksville is
too permanent and extensive to be
effected by such trifling cOnsidera-
tions. Business will always go
where enterprise leads, or, in the
right direction to meet its custom
ers, and when enterprise leads in
this direction, business will certainly
follow, and half of the Court Houses
in the State could not keep it back.
If GAINESVILLE was only a small viii
lage, as many county seats are,
whose only business days are court
days, then the Court House locality
would be a consideration or if her
people expect its business to remain
confined to the limits within which
it is now embraced, then it might
be well enough to keep their public
buildings where they would be most
convenient; but if they expect it to
expand and grow, as hope and be-
lieve it will, then they should look
forward to a few years ahead, and
remember that the new Court House
is not intended to be q mushroom
affair, to crumble and go to decay
in the course of few years.
A majority of the people do not
desire an extra fine Court House,
but 1 believe they all want good
one; one that will stand the test of
fire, the test of ridicule and the test
of time; one that will stand as the
adamantine rock, and brave the
winds and storms, though moss
covered it may become, for hun
dred years or more.
Where will the limits of Clarks-
vile be in that time? Can anyone
foretell? No, none can tell, but ev-
eryone has the right to imagine,
and, if you will permit me to do so,
Mr.. Editor, will imagine a little
upon the subject, hoping that, since
the old Court House site has been
sold and the new one bargained for,
it will conflict with neither the in
terest of the county or any individ-
ual by any anticipated rise in prop
erty that might be based upon my
imaginings. Suppose, then, if you
please, that we imagine its business
limits to be confined only within
the banks of Cumberland and Red
river, extending up Cumberland
three or four miles and out on the
Port Royal road the same distance,
with its magnificent private resi-
dences lining the bluffs beyond Red
river, extending out to st. Bethle-
hem, beyond New Providence and,
possibly, to Esq. Griffin Orgain's
farm, on the Southside, with its five
or six thousand inhabitants in
creased to FIVE or six hundred thou
sand; Capt. Gracey has attached
locomotives to his trains on the
Granger r. r., and Ed. Whitfield
is shipping grain ria the new double
track railroad to Guthrie; the
CHRONICLE and Tobacco Leaf have
become double dailies 1.-TWO issues
each day., and DIR. Wright and Mr..
Riley are still looking young and
fresh, owing to the beneficial effects
of Red TiUeT 1cdter. Where then
should the Court House be? Will
anyone grumble then because a lot
was selected for it two squares away
from business? Yes; they will say
then that if the Commissioners had
not been such unprOgressive old
fogies they would have put the
Court House "lChere 1t had ought to
been," either on Base Ball Hill or
in the neighbOrhOod Of Scuff Town.