The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-30
Report on Turnplkos.

mittee on Turnpikes and Public
would respectfully submit
the following report;
At this time there is nothing that
can be reported In an aggressive
way, but your committee would
recommend the formation of turn.
pike companies, that some eligible
route be selected and a turnpike
started at once. Itwould be a god
for the County to pur-
chase a rock crusher and other i'm
for grading and mac
adamize pixies, but it is pretty well
settled that the County Court will
not do so. This would he rec0-
mended by your committee as the
best movement in the direction of
public roads. Knox County has
seen the wisdom of this course, and
by her system Of pixies and improv-
ed roads is drawing wealth from
the surrounding Counties including
our own. 1t is the interest of our
County to keep home market and
supply the local trade as far as pos
sible. he merchant in Blount
that becomes wealthy, by his
wealth helps to pay the taxes ne
cesssfy to our public expenses,
while the merchant in Knoxville
that grows wealthy from Blount
County trade, takes of our wealth
and leaves the greater burden on
the producing citizens of Blount
County, and thus with the profits
from the produce of Blount County
trade, pays into the Knox County
Treasury. The County could erect
trnpikes very cheaply by hiring
convicts from the warehouses; OF
other counties, as Morgan, Loudon,
Sewer, jefferson and others; then
with a good Superintendent put
them TO work in the manner pre-
scribed by law. If the County
would take hold of this matter
your committee suggest that q
route along near the Maryville and
Sevierville public road be 8, lected
to begin with, as that section is de-
prived of railroad facilities more
than any other portion of the cen
tire of the County, and it woult
tend to counterfeit the drawing q
trade by the Knox County pike'
away from;the upper end of thi
County.
But, as said before, we neee
scarcely hope for our County COur
to take hold of this matter, for the.
have frequently refused to even en-
terrain a motion i'm the direction o
initiatory step. The next thina
then would be the organization o
a turnpike company, by citizens O
our community. Let them TAX
hold of it as a matter of business
] fee'ing that stock in the cOmpan,
! is worth something to them as 81
!, investment, and make it 50. The
let them select the most eligibl
+ route, and the one which will com
r nand the most travel, at the begin
, aing for a short distance, and b.
I having wOrkhOuse hands under
good manager and superintendent
, q pike can be placed on the Sevies
/. willie or Niles Ferry roads wit
J. comparative cheapness and eac
: command good patronage. 1t
/. claimed that the grade on the Ras
|, kin Ferry road to the Knoxvill
, Southern Railroad would be quit
\ easy. If so, this would be goo
3 initiative route, rs it Is said to b
about ave miles In distance, an
when the Knoxville Southern
0 Opened, there is likely to be diffe
ent schedules on that and tn
3 Knoxville and Augusta, so thel
!. will naturally follow an increase ,
!, travel on that public road, whic
a would inure to the henefft of tn
8 turnpike company.
Q Judging from observation at oil
!. er places, a turnpike will be GOO
Q paying investment in almost an
s direction. Demand for real esta,
g along the route follows, and as
g consequence the settlement b,
j. comes more dense, and natural
0 travel increases.
j. One step at the beginning is thu
= our business men be made to 81
i and take an interest in this matte
u Pixies will increase their bushes
l. bring more people to our citize
e ship, enable merchants to make
e home market, and in every way i
II crease their business. The farr
ers are especially interested in tn
u matter. With good pixies, they CT
II bring more than twice the ANON