Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05
THE SPARTA EXP0SITOR AND
SPARTA EXTENSION.

The Exp'sitor is one OF our best
county exchanges, and brother Baker
is making it worthy the patronage OF
every citizen OF White county. 1t is
working hard for the interest Of Sparta
and the people of its county and should
receive liberal support, rs it doubt
'ss dnes. Its editor, Mr.. Baker is II
clever gentleman, and VIZ are hard tn
believe would Intentionally dn any one
nm injustice, but Ike all others some.
times falls into error. In his issue Of
the 9th ull., under the head of Rail-
road News" after reproducing the arli
rles from the New Era and the Ameri
can, the Exposition says:
"We cannot see why the McMinn-
Vile papers delight 50 much in any
talked of delay in cur railroad. The
slowness of its approach is bad enough,
bM to have our McMinnville neighhrs
working up sensations, and making up
reports out Of whole cloth is too bad
1t il truly said Out of the abun>
| dance Of the heart the mouth sppaketh
Comment ia unnecessary. Our own
county people should be slow to sub
scribe for papers that delight 50 much
in circulating grnundless reports as
matters affecting our interest, thus vex.
lug and Annoying our people without
cause"
| Now what dives brother B. mean BY
the language thus used in the abnve
extracl7 Does he really mean to con-
vpy the idea that the McMianville pa
pers are unfriendly To the people Of
White county, and delight 80 much
in any talk Of delay" in the completion
of the road to Sparta Z Certainly the
extraet does the McMinnville papers
injustice. 1t Is not necessary for us to
viDdicate the Era, it is able to speak
for itself, but as the STANDARD is in
cluded in the insinuation, we ask the
clever editor Of the Exposition to put
his finger on single sentence, word OF
syllable ever uttered in or out side ths
STANDARD to justify the language used
to prejudice the readers Of the Exp.,si.
tor against the STANDARD. We have
always favored the Sparta extension
believing that the people Of White
should have railroad, and II there i
a man, woman, or child 10 McMinn
vile or Warren county who opposes
Fthe Sparta extension, we are not aware
Of it. 1t may be that what we have
said in reference to she further. exten
eiOn Of the road 70 ipterseCt with thu
Cincinnati Southern. - the great cir
J we have committed. The Exposition
} may think the road should go no fur
= Their than Sparta. II it has uttered {
word in favor Of extending the roat
through these counties lying between
White county and the Cincinnati
tSOuthern, we have not seen it. While
1--WE are anxious and rejoice to SCI
white have railsoad, we also desirt
to geo every other comfy In the Stat,
Ienioy the same cOnvenieDces. tn,
s connection with the Cincinnati south
: orn would benefit the farmers Of Whit,
) as well as the farmers of Warren ant
J every other county through which tn
. road would run, Competition is wha
g the producers want and we would Ger
Q tainly have it # that connection wa
made. Instead of paying nearly fit,
per cent. of the value of corn to plao
J it in the Augusta market, as we nov
G do, it would be carried for little NOR
than half the present cost. With sucl
connection we would have competing
routs East, West, North and South
9 and Mr.. Ben Gist, and other stool
traders conld and would pay bette
t prices for fat hogs and fat cattle. Tn
hard earned products of the farmers o
, White as well as all other eOuntie