Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-12

OHSS' uut III all ouuCldA dCto l. udSO
made Ii a rule to do what I honest
ly believed to be for the best inter-
est of those whom I served and this
rule shall deem it my duty to con-
tinue, regardless of any Individual
interest, or that of the laws techni-
calities.
IF we the members OF this Court,
delegated by the people of the
county to officially act as may be
best for their interest, have reason
to believe that the sum of $3.50 used
in the manner proposed will to sny |
extent be beneficial to their interest,
we should vote for its appropriation,
if the contrary, our duty is equally |
plain.
AS regards myself, am fully i'm
pressed with the belief that the
county can in no wise expend the
amount OF $3.50 to a better advan-
tage, and, that while it may be the
original cause OF the beginning of a
New era of prosperity within our
county, which in the end may be
worth to its people millions in
wealth, it will almost certainly
bring back to them with interest
ten fold its cost. EfoeOH tTlt
A full collection of samples rep
resenting our various resources of
wealth, including agricultural pro-
auctions, minerals, timbers Sc. prop
erly displayed whore they can be
seen by the millions who will visit
the New Orleans Exposition, in con-
nection with circular pamphlets
showing our local advantages as re-
CARDS climate, health, soils and
general manufacturing facilities,
will certainly attract the attention
of some of the many thousands who
will go there for the purpose of seek
ing new homes, or new fields FOR
the investment of capital. 1t is gen.
orally believed, and I think it very
probable, that not less than one
hundred thousand persons will find
new fields for the investment of
their wealth, through Information
obtained at this Exposition, or
through causes brought about in
some manner by its existence.
Those persons who regard it as
scheme of pleasure, or think that it
was gotten up for the benefit OF
pleasureseekers, or pleasure excur-
siOns, were never more mistaken.
1t is solely business arrangement.
and will be conducted upon bust
ness principles in the interest of and
for the benefit of those sections, or
States, who desire to participate in
its advantages.
1t is intended TO be, and will be,
one OF the grandest advertising
schemes for those sections of our
Southern country where they de-
sire immigration, skilled labor and
capital for the development OF their |
resources of their wealth, eyer
known. Ten years of work by inn
migration societies and agents with
thousands of dollars TO aid them
would not accomplish what may be |
done by small outlay of money |
properly used, during the six
months term at the New Orleans
Exposition.
Then if VIC, the people of Ten
nessee, and Montgomery county
desire TO see general reign of the
spirit of enterprise and prosperity
within our borders we should not |
permit this great opportunity for SO
cheaply and SO thoroughly adver-
Using our vast resources of unde-
velOped wealth, to pass unheeded.
If we would prosper, we cannot |
afford to see desirable Immigration,
Wealth and enterprise ignoring our
county and seeking homes in all |
other sections around us when the |
expenditure of few hundred dol
lars would bring it within our
midst. II we cannotafford to make
the appropriation requested, we
most certainly cannot afford to give
up the millions of wealth that its
proper use, in conjunction with like
sums from other sections, would
add to the general available resour-
ces of our State and county. There
may be some who think that we
are doing well enough, and there
fore need no advertising; just as
some merchants do, until they find
others around getting rich whilst
they remain poor, then they begin
to wonder, and learn how it was
done after others have secured the
cream of custom that they might
have had.
could call the attention OF those
persons who are contented with
our present condition to many facts
showing our needs for advertising,
Oul tOI " ioiiLHS W COhSuHuc tlIIIo
will only here name two.
AS may be. seen by the assess
ment book that we have in this't
county thousands of acres of land
assessed for taxation at less than
one dollar per acre. to 7at
Under the ownership and control
of certain classes of foreign immi-
grants these lands could in few
years be assessed for taxation at ten
times that amount, and be regarded
as cheap enough at that price.
For they would be made to yield
their owners more net profit per
acre than does much OF our famed,
and much boosted of, tobacco lands.
If this statement is doubted, less
than one days journey upon the j
cars will carry us from this place to
where the fact can be illustrated by
a view of lands that a few years ago :
were rated equally as low, that can |
not now bn had for twenty dOlldrS