Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-16

to say that the E. T., Va. & GA. r.
r. has stood directly in the road to
KnOxville's prosperity"
Now, in the name of justice and
fair play, let US see how far Knox
vile has been hurt by the E. T., v.
Il G.. r. r.
In the first place, how can it be to
the interest of railroad to damage
the State that gave it birth, and the
community that keeps it alive :?
How can it be to the interest of a
merchant to keep his customers
poor? How can it be to interest of
a teacher to keep his scholars ig-
norant?
The men who own railroads are
10 fools. They want the good will
OF the people who furnish them
with business. They desire to see
this people prosperous and content
ed. Self-interest, alone, prompts
railroad men to court the good will
of the States through which their
roads run.
| But look at Kuoxvi|Iel Has she
not grown with wonderful power :?
Has not her wealth been enormous
ly enlarged? Are not her mer-
chantsIprinces in wealth and inf1u-
ence? Are not her manufacturing
establishments becoming surer
sources of wealth than the mines of
California? Are not our mercau-
tile travellers penetrating regions
whore ten years ago no Knoxville
house was known? Ara not our
streets crowded with wagons COM
ing IN loaded and going ont
loaded?
Compare Knoxville with Chatta-
n0oga Seven railroads terminate
at Chattanooga, all long lines. On
~ two terminate at Knoxville, and
these two very short lines. One
road passes through KnOxvi lie.
Has Chattanooga any such whole
sale drv-goods stores as Cowan, Nc
Chung & Cos, or McNulty's? or any
| such drug store as Sanford, Cham
berlain & Albers'? or any such
clothing store as McTeer's? or any
such hardware store as Woodruff &
Co.'S? or any such confectionery
mandatory as Kern's ? or any
such VIII )lesale grocery establish
ments as line Gay street?
Chattano gas we 4lth consists in
her manufi ctur-s established N ain
~ by northern capital. Railr ad
determinations have nothing to do
with h-r pro psrity. Take the
northern capital out of Chatta nooga
and she is ruined city. Take the
northern capital out ef Knoxville
and It would hardly be fit. The
northern men who are now capital
lists in Knoxville made their money
here. The northern men who are
capitalists in Chattanooga brought
their money with them.
What does all this prove? II
shows that Knoxville has not been
Disseminated against by our rail
roads.
Our wholesale merchants scarce
" consider Chattanooga as rival
We sell goods in Georgia and Ala.
bama, and ship them right through
Chattanooga, and make profit by
the trade.
Bnt, asks one, why is Chattanooga
SO prosperous We can only an
swer here generally that she is sur
rouuded by iron and coal fields, has
seven railroads centeripg there, ant
Northern capitalists reach there
before they can get here. Chatta
nO0ga, too, builds up her newspa
papers, and her newspapers glOrify
her.
But this is not the question at is
sue. The question is: Does the E
T., V. & G. r. r. "fail to befrienC
Knoxville 2"
We have shown above that Knox
vile has wonderfully prospered
and have argued from that circum
stance that our railroad has not, a
least, "stood directly in the road tt
KnoxvilIe's prosperity,"as charged
We have looked into the schedul
of rates and find them discrimina
. ting not against Knoxville, but d
fdvor Of Knoxville; and if our mer
chants and manufacturers will ap
point committee of Representative
gentlemen and have them look int
the matter we have reason to be
lieve that they will be gratifyingl,
ast0ni he'd at the result, and TIA
> we will hear no more, for, at least
long time, of our railroads "stand
ing directly in the road to KNOX
! viile's prosperity"
They viii also learn why it is no
p to the interest of Knoxville to hav
this schedule of rates published i
comparison with the schedule o
q other roads. IF we have not bee
+ greatly deceived, Knoxville has n
@ cause OF complaint.
: The secret of great deal of tn
prejudice that siirs up strife is ia
n re~utt OF rivals not well enoug
n knowing each other.
o If the North and South ha
knon each 9th as well in 1861 as j
1881, there would have been nova
: If Republ caos aod Democrats u
! derStoo1 each other better ther
y would be 3ess partisanship.
So if the u Oola and the railroad