Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-10-10
USDER a CLOUD.
Important Railroads.

=, rn,roR: If it is not reasonable, 1
.-,1trre to make the suggestion that
VIM two important railroads, the Emory
Ln'' md Maryville, under cloud, by
oai mean that there seems to be no
w. aoct of their construction, at least very
P More than year ago it was pro-
(.aed through the press, and rather
rantingly, that the former had passed into
.ho hands of gentleman who had the
nsas and enterprise to put it through.
Tb,highest hopes were aroused on the sub
iact and the citizens of Knoxville, and
hoe along the route did not seem to doubt
for. moment that it would be completed at
an early day. 1t was generally
unerstood, and by most every
Oh believed, that no cireum-
s. nces could arise to forestall the under
ding. The purchaser was regarded as
tdy able and willing to go forward with II
aid the original owners or stockholders 10
tlbt, acted in the best possible talth IN
he premisis in making the transfer.
"A considerable period of time has elapsed
sbee. the transfer in question, and still
bthinp so far as I know, has been done
wards pushing forward the enterprise.
1remains in statu quo. The road was sur
dved and if l am not mistaken, the right
fyay secured Every now and then some
uuisative person asks the question, why
Is Mr.. Foreacre so long delayed III meeting
-e expectations of an anxious pubhc!" The
iestion is formally asked through your
Iumns. Can you or any of your readers
ROW light on the subject? What IS the
AFTER? Why this cloud? 1t Is proper
lat this enquiry should now be stirred
jmewhat. Is it Mr.. Foreacre's purpose to
ampIete the road2 If not, why not? 1t
occasionally whispered that he is minus
l. finds necessary to complete 1t. How
lis is it is not my province to say. Indeed
know lust nothing at all about it. One
ing I do know, that the Emory Gap con-
ection is now no nearer completion than it
las a decade ago, and yet it Is one the most
0portant roads Knoxville could have.
The Maryville route is under the same
Ioud. and seems to be attended with the
anne fatality. Mr.. Foreaere is the reputed
wner of it and, as in the other road, he
las given no positive assurance as to its ex-
ension to the State line.
Can il be true that both the Emory Gap
md the Knoxville and Augusta routes are
n some way under the mighty thumb of
be E. T.. Va. l. Ga. system? l do not
know that 1 commit the objectionable sin
h asking such question. To tell the truth
/ is believed by a number of sagacious gen.
hemen that such is the fact. l do not
tharge it. There is certaialy some insu-
perable difficulty in the way, either that the
present owner is unable to build the roads
h question, or is holding them for specula-
live purposes, or is crowded by the great
system mentioned, or something else IN
known to outsiders.
What is Knoxville going to do about the
matter2 Say nothing? Do nothing? Will
She allow SO great interests, interests of such
vast magnitude and so essential to her
growth and continued prosperity, to re-
main in allegiance? Will not her business
men and her men of capital pause long
enough to consider the most effective means
oy which these two routes can be COM
pleted? Why did they allow the Emory
Gap connection to pass out of their hands
Why are they apparently so Indifferent
about the construction of both systems?
These are matters that should come be-
fore mass meeting of our people. Let
them come together, and come at once and
come by the hundreds, for the purpose Of
being heard on the subject
MORE ANON.