Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-10-16
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THE PASSENGERS Dspo~ AGAss /
EDS. CHRoNIcLE-In your last +
issue appears an editorial on the
subject Of the passenger depot, i
am sorry the editor in question is so I
much troubled over the prospects
Of the railroad company doing what
is manifestly to its interests to do,
as well as to the best interest of the !
commerce Of the city. Your entire /
argument seems to be based upon
false premises. In referring to the
petition of those who favor the unit
ing Of both depots al the freight To-
cation, you say ''the petition is
signed almost entirely by those own
ing property in the vicinity of the
proposed site" II you had taken
the trouble to inform yourself on
the subject, you, with due regard
for truth, would not have written
that, because you would have seen
the most extensive business houses 4
of nearly all kinds signers to the
"counter petition men everyone
of whom have the highest interests
of the city at heart, and who are
far above any selfish motives in the
matter; those who are always fore
most in every undertaking looking
to developing additional resources,
or opening up new avenues Of trade
and commerce; a petition not
signed by street loafers nor men
who do not patronize the road, but
by the very largest patrons OF the
road Of any in the city.
Those vino signed the counter
petition" should justly feel indig-
nant at the motives you impute TO
them, but viii content themselves
by asking comparison of the
names and motives of those signing
the two petitions. 1t is true, we
might retort if we wished to 90 in
to the motives of your side of the
house, by asking if the gentleman
who got up this howl and has writ
ten and circulated every petition
and letter gotten up by your side of
the question has or has not large
number of old field lots in the inn
mediate neighborhood of the old
passenger depot, awaiting the ac-
ton of the railroad to bring them
into market. And if himself and
friends are not more interested in
showing off their tloWer-gardens
and pretty houses on Madison street,
than they are in extending the
trade anu commerce of the city.
However, about these matters we
will be content with the judgment of
the public and the railroad company
You speak about nine-tenths Of the
people being opposed to the loca-
ton of both depots together at the
freight depot "as being placed in a
part of the town unpleasant for la
dies to pass through" Please ex-
plain your meaning on this point,
as the same vague insinuaticns are
constantly held out in both our city |
papers. Whit is it about the freight
depot situation rendering it an I'M
fit place for ladies after there shall /
have been erected comfortable
passenger depot we'll fitted up for
both ladies and gentlemen at all /
hours, or what is there on the streets
leading to said depot so offensive to
your delicate and sensitive notions
to arouse your righteous indigna-
ton as unpleasant for ladies to pass
through? Many ladies do pass
through this part of the town, and
even go to the dreadful place,
the freight depot, and actually
are glad to get passage from
that point, even by the poor accom-
furnished by the freight
trains and many, both ladies and
are compelled to go to
the same dreadful place very often
for information concerning the run
ming of trains, rates, etc. Why your
vague threat to the road that "they
will do well to consult the prefer
ences of our people," Meaning, we
those who happen to wish
the railroad to go to the useless, I'M
necessary expense of keeping up
two depots, greatly to the damage |
Of the trade of the town, and incon- |
venience to the hundreds of farmers
who come here to sell their produce
and under the present arrangement |
are compelled to walk three-quar-
ters of a mile to get to the business
part of the town.
1t is a very recent thing that the
lawyers and editors have manifest
ed so much solicited for the trade
and commerce of the town to the
exclusion of those who have hereto
fore been thought to be interested
and instrumental III trying to build
up her interests as great CONNER
cial center, but as "every lawyer at
the bar" signed the petition TO keep
the useless, inconvenient nuisance OF
a passenger depot where it is, that
that will settle the question espe-
cially when supported by such able
editorials as appear in the CHRoNI-
Gle and Leaf both of last week.
What is it SO terrible going to hap