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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
THE COMET.
onnsOn City, Teun.. Feb, 20, 1890.
Lnst Like We Told You.

The COMET has repeatedly said that
the Atlantic Il Danville road would be
bnilt west Of the Holston mountain
down the Watauga Valley and, into
johnson City. This is not only the
most practical way to build railroad
from Danville west, but it is valley
route and the cost of construction
will be reduced to minimum. To
build any other way would necessitate
crossing innumerable water sheds
from 200 to 1000 feet high, That fact
makes it impossible to get to Bristol,
and Abingdon was the only point con-
sidered as n possible place to reach,
The only hope the A. and d. people
had then Of reaching the coal fields,
was by gobbling the S. A. and 0, road
and changing the line from Mendoza
to Abingdon, use the S. A, and 0. out
to Clinchport and theu reach the
Three C's. 1t is not at all unlikely
that the A. aud d. company has
bought the S. A, and 0. road, for the
A. and D. people are now negotiating
with the Three C's people about build.
ing down the Watauga Valley to John
son City. The Three C's company is
surveying route to the North Carroll
ma line and will join the Atlantic and
Danville road there, and propose to
build to the State line and turn
the road over to the A. and D. road
1t goes without saying that the deal
will be closed as the line will open up
the finest magnetic iron ore and hard
wood district in the South and can be
reached in no other manner.
At johnson City the A. and d. peo
pie get all the coal they want over the
Three C's and S. A. and O., for trains
on the latter road viii be run to John
son City from Big Moccasin Gap oyel
the Three C's and the line to Bristo
abandoned, as it is practically useless
on account Of the grades A practica
railroad man can see at glance thai
such an arrangement is common sense
all through,
Bristol papers have talked a grea
deal about the A. and D. road coming
to Bristol, and last week claimed TIT
deal was closed for the Damascus roaC
from Abingdon, winch was to be a par
of the A. and d. road. Recording tina
deal the Abingdon correspondent 0
the Bristol News says:
am sorry to say the promising Abingdon
boom has been halted for the present Gen
Ewing's acceptance of the Damascus option, a
stated last week was subject TO the condition
that he should not be required to cross the n. /,
injecting Monday night of last week and Dc
clined to accept Gen. Ewing's modified terms
but telegraphed him to come here during tn
week II. this Gen Ewing replied he was unt
BILE to come then and could not then name
time at when he could During the week, Tn
rumor that Gen. Ewing had purchased the S. !
& o. r. r. has been prevalent, and has not "
been contradicted.
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Rolling Mills.

The COMET is pleased to announce
that company is forming to put in a
rolling mill plant here, to cost $250,000
and if $4,000 stock will be taken by
local capitalists, the plant is assured.
The Carnegie Iron Company has al
ready subscribed literally and it only
depends on our citizens to show their
faith by their works in Johnson City
and rolling mill that will employ
500 skilled operatives will be under
construction inside of 60 days. Mr..
Harry Hargraves, who has the con-
tract for the Carnegie Iron Compa-
ny's furnaces, is II prominent iron
man and has number of friends in
Alabama who are willing to invest in
iron industries here, and it is to Mr..
Hargraves that Johnson City is in
debted for this enterprise. The COMET
hopes to be able next week to state
that all arrangements have been per-
fected and the money subscribed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
The Three C,s,

Capt. S. d. Dunayant finished his
contract last Saturday and every foot
of the road in Washington county is
now graded Track is laid six miles
north and is now doubled.tied and
lined up. Tracklayers are now work.
ing south and are putting in the full
number Of ties and surfacing as they
go.
j. G, Chaflin, has about completed
his treste and as soon as it is finished
and the bridge completed over the
Watauga river, track will be'laid into
Sullivan county A passenger train
will be put on next month and will
run from here to the end OF the COM
pleted track. 1t will run as far as
Kingsport in May, it is thought.
P. f. Cogan was in the city this
week. He has a five mile contract
from Estillville to the Tennessee State
line, and says he will finish it this
month, except one cut, but will knock
it out soon in March. He is here to
put force in Unicoi county. His
foreman, Mr.. McEwen, has gone to
Unicoi to put up shanties. Mr.. Ken
nefic and he have the entire contract
for Unicoi and will finish it in time
for the formal opening on the Fourth
OF July. Seventy-fve miles OF the
road is now ready for the track be-
tween here and the coal fields and
the reports from the engineers state
that the graduation will be completed
before the middle of April. Track
will be rapidly laid and on the Fourth
of July johnson City will celebrate
the opening of 100 miles of the Three
C's road, as the greatest event in her
history
The freight depot is nearing COM
pletion, and plans are being drawn fol
Union passenger station, general
Offices, car and machine shops, all tc
be located and built at once in John
son City
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

The Courier will find before the At
lantic & Danville builds to Bristol
that it requires great deal of wind
to build a railroad and the last move
of the A and D. people to gobble the
S. A. and o. and change it to Johnson
City shows how the wind blows.
We desire to call Col. w. p. Dun
gan's attention to the letter from en-
gineer Odell in another column. He
is directly opposed to rascality, as he
shonld be, and and we hope he will
look into these matters closely.
1t will do the B., E, & N. c. crowd
no good to pull up the stakes set by
the Watauga Valley engineers. If
they think they can defeat our road
that way they had better pull their
own stakes and go back home.
Col. Haynes is not practical rail-
road man on his own confession and
he will find out yet that the worst
mistake he made was in ordering his
engineer corps to pull up the stakes
set by the Watauga Valley engineers.
All members of S. X. n. Patton Post
No. &c, Department of Tennessee, are
requested to meet at their Hall over
First National Bank, on Friday, Feb
ruary 20, 1890, at 80 p. m.-sharp.
Business OF importance which de-
mands the presence of every member.
Come out boys. j. NJ. ERWIN, Post
Commander.
Walter Ragsdale, of Chattanooga,
was in the city Thursday. While here
he closed a lease with Gen. j. T. Will
der for the Cloudland Hotel on top OF
Roam Mountain for the season of 1890
Mr.. Ragsdale is very popular young
man ard will no doubt, fill the famous
summer resort with guests all season.
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The EGlOriOus Fourth" VIII be a
Grand Day for Johnson City.
ROCK nm. S. IL, Herald.l

Rock Hill, S. c.. Herald
Col. r. A. Johnson, general manager
OF the Three C's road, accompanied
by DR.. J. G. Black, passed through
Rock Hill onday enroute to Column
bia. In an interview with the Colum-
bia correspondent of the Charleston
World Col. Johnson stated that he
had gone to the State Capitol for the
purpose of making arrangements to
let the contract lor building the
branch line of the Three C's road
from Blacks to Newberry. Col. John
son states that ON the 4th OF July next
they-wsllcelehrate the opening of one
hundred miles Of the road, from Min.
neapcis, Va, to Johnson City and
Erwin, Tenn At the same time
twenty-five miles OF road from Ruth
erford to Marion, N, c., will be open
ed up. The distance from Marion, n.
g., to Erwin, Tenn, is seventy-two
miles, and in a year from next May
the whole line will be completed, and
the company will haul from its own
mines over its own line into the Caro-
linas.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

The Watauga Vallay engineers
blocked the game on the b., r, & N.
@. boys Saturday at the "Hor.e shoe
bend" They will hold the only APP.
proach possible for a tunnel against
all corners. 1t is trick our boys have
OF getting ahead of all competitors.
The COMET sanctum was invaded
last Friday by representative of the
Boring household bearing with him a
plate of choice slices OF wedding cake,
As we ate, our fancy turned to
thoughts Of love and we grew as
happy as we hope the bride and groom
were.
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Mountaineer

Mount0lneer,I
Mr.. w. II. Womack, of Bristol, made us a
pleasant call Wednesday and subscribed for the
Mountaineer. He was here for the purpose of
looking out site fora canning factory which
he desires to establish in this locality. Mr. Wo-
mack was shown a number Of desirable places
all convenient for the erection of building of
this character. He was well pleased with our
broad and fertile valley, and the magnificent
water power surrounding us on every hand.
Our readers will doubtless hear more OF this
enterprising gentleman in the future.
When you hear of him again he
will have factory in operation in
Johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

ONE of Elizabethton's most promi-
nent citizens lin his mind) has declar-
ed that General Wilder shall not have
a right Of way in Garter county.
When ElizaGethton was the "only
practicable route" for the Three C's he
felt differently and now, perhaps, il
the General would capitalize "the only
stratafed vein OF iron ore in the
South" things would change again.
We can not always have things to please US;
Everything suits that does not squeeze us
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
Charley T0ncray has Whispered to
the Editor.

Read this to yourselfbut for heavens
sake don't say we told you. 1t is Sc
cret between Charlie Toncray and the
editor Of the Mountaineer and gives
away the scheme for booming Wa.
tauga City into a rival of Johnson
City. One capitalist with thousands
is big thing for Elizabethton.
"The Mountaiueer" has been advised conf
dentially that a Wealthy New York capitalist
will be In our city this spring for the purpose OF
putting several thousand dollars in lands and
buildings. Watauga City will forge to the front
Notwithstanding the futile efforts of the Three
C's to scotch the revolving wheels of Progress =
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

THE Bristol News and the Eliza
bethton Mountaineer both seem to be
exercised because we do not talk less
about the Three C's and more about
the E, T. & w. n. G. road, They both
claim that the latter road made John
son City, etc We are proud Of the
Z. T. & w. N. G. road, soon to be
made a standard guage and give us
another trunk line to the Atlantic, and
gladly give it credit for its part in our
wonderful growth. If the Mountain
eer will go back with us few years it
will remember that when that road
was being built, Johnson City was too
small to be made headquarters and
Elizabethton was chosen. The same
streams were there then and the same
valley it so delights to speak of as
future manufacturing city, and yet
Johnson City has grown TO city Of
1000 inhabitants and Elizabethton has
dwindled, because the Offices of the
railroad have been moved to Cranber-
ry and some OF the more enterprising
citizens have moved to Johnson City.
Why is this, my brother, if you have a
so much better location? AS we said
above, we are willing to admit that the
f. T. & w. N. G. has done great deal
for the place, but it is not possible for it
to do as much as the Three C's, for the
latter road is G3l miles long and the
former only "a The Three C's COM
pany is spending thousands of dollars
here and will spend much more. That
is why we are talking so much about
it. It's building and the other is fin
ished.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

WANTED-2o,o 900 pounds cotton
rags. 10000 pounds Goose feath-
ers; few dozen chickens some
corn, corn-meal, oats, butter, bees
wax, bacon, lard or almost anything
you have to trade on.
Now that you are Looking for
Bargains, come to No. s, Mar
ket street. You need look no
farther. You can find them
to your own satisfaction. Come
One ! Come All ! And see me.
VIII be glad to see you. Yours
to please you,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

IT was nice Jackpot" containing
three furnaces. Elizabethton had
dropped out OF the game on the first
hand and Bristol and johnson City
were left alone. 1t was Gen Wilder's
deal and he only drew one card while
Bristol wanted four, Bristol opened
and put up one furnace, the General
saw the bet and raised it another one.
Bristol then threw down her "hush"
before "iull house" and quit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

ELIzABETHToN will be rival of
Johnson City when the little wheel
overtakes the big one on the bycicle.
The Mountaineer will please make a
NOT q of This
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
He STONED to Defeat.

Below will be found an extract from
a letter to Col A. N. Molesworth, from
engineer Odell, in charge Of the sur
yeying party making a preliminary
survey for the Watauga Valley rail
road from Johnson City to the North
Carolina line. 1t shows to what depths
some men will go to defeat a compet-
tor, and that Col. Haynes has a good.
deal OF the "trick mule" in his make
up. We are not so much surprised at
that revelation as we are to know that
Elizabethton would be a party to such
schemes. After failing in all bis at
tempts to keep the Watauga Valley
boys from getting out on the line, the
Colonel was 80 eXasperated to find
that the "boys" had gotten AHEAD OF
his party and held the only route
through "Horse Shoe Bend" that he
could contain himself no longer. Re-
liable reports reach us that he even
ordered his men to pull up the stakes
set by the w. V. boys. The letter
reads like a romance. With little food,
weary and foot-sore, "our boys" tramp
over the mountains and reach the
"Horse Shoe Bend" and hold the only
pass. The Three C's will not down.
ION reaching Elizabethton Friday morning
/ found as General Wilder had predicted, that
the Bristol company had sent word TO the party
they had in the field between Bluff City and
Elizabethton to proceed at once to the Horse
Shoe Bend and run a line through there. T.
AS soon as | reached Elizabethton, engaged
hack to take party out to the Horse Shoe"
and when | expected to find hack ready, was
told hack had been previously engaged by Col.
or Gen. Haynes and could not possibly let me
have it. then tried everywhere in the town
and met with the same reception. The opposi-
ton party had bought over every available con-
yeyance in town BY the time was through
searching for hacks 1t was too late TO start out
to walk The Bristol people placed every OBJ
stacle they could in our way. believe even
bought over old man Snyder as he promised to
give us a cold lunch in the morning that we
might make an early start, and in the morning
refused to do so. Consequently we had to get
q lnorsel at the other hotel and start out and
walk.
! came upon the party in the bend on the Eli
Zabetht0n side, and on viewing things there,
decided to proceed to the far end about three
miles further, which we did, by walking over
the mountain, then came down to the Gorge
and began at the far end OF the point where a
tunnel Is necessary thereby holding our ap-
proach to the tunnel. The party had
walked oyer u miles, and four of that very steep
climbing, so that it was too late to do very
much and only had about two hours and a-half
to work. The Bristol people had an army OF
men oil over the bend chOpping out and follow
ing an old survey that was made a couple Of
years ago. We passed some Of them on our way
back to the tunnel and was glad to find them sc
busily employed chopping out way for us.
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Inv tha roon Gov b1uet frrnoon IN
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
RNaI*EStat0.
M



Is going up all the time, and il you
aim to buy lot or lots, or house and
lot, you had better buy NOW, before
the BOOM comes. We still have a
few Special Bargains for those who
want to Make Money, and will take
pleasure in showing you what we
have We want these who have
anything for sale to place it in our
hands. Come and see us any how.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
Paints! Paints!! Pa!nts!!!
Annual Meeting.

We defy competitor our goods are
pure @. X. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

In the race for blast furnace in
East Tennessee Johnson City won the
first heat, while Bristol broke SO often
she was distanced by the rule and
Elizabethton could not enter the race
on account of having no driver. The
second race is now being booked
Johnson City is selling at 800 to $25
against the field
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
H0SS, KING & CO.,
Real Estate Agents,
The Bristol correspondent in the
Knoxville Journal says:

zone OF our Bristol men who has so ften seen
Johnson City's gray mule and string of carts
making his daily visit to the train to advertise
the Three C's, says Bristol is going to get one to
advertise her at the trains"
The trouble is that Bristol has been
riding slow mule too long and if she
does not look sharp johnson City will
dump her cart yet.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

NOW LISTEN !
We say
And mean WhatWe say,
And say it
Without fear of sue
Cessful contradiction,
And say it.
with no fear of
Competition, and say it
Knowing we are
saying
What is the truth, the
whole truth
and nothing but the
Truth,
by JOE
And this is what we
say:
IT HA T.
That we have brought
to
JOHNSON CITY
The Largest, Prettiest,
and handsomest
Line of
UMBRELLAS
Ever before seen in our
town.
Cold Tipped in all the
Latest Designs in ham
dies. Will not tarnish.
Oxidized Handles, in
most every 'conceiva-
BILE shape. CALL AT
ONCE and take your
picks. Prices within the
reach of ALL, ranging
from $l'to So.
Also, a full line of Silk
Floss and Velvet Rib
bons, just received.
COME AND SEE US.
.H0SS, HODGE & co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
HardMaral

Builders are envited TO examine our
large and complete assortment, our
shelves and ware house are full G. X.
Lide 4 Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
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Hardware.
Not at all CrNmped.

The best goods for the least money
is our motto Q. K. hide q Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
FEBRUARY 5, 1890.

I FEBRUARY D, I0JU.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders Of the East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina Railroad
Company will be held at the Office OF
the company, johnson City, Washing
ton county, Tennessee, on Wednes-
day, the Twelfth day of March, 1890
between the hours Of 10 a. m. and Il
o'clock, NJ, for the purpose of elect,
ing Board Of Directors to serve for
the ensuing year, and for such other
business as may come before the meet
ing.
JOHN S. WISE,
Secretary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
READ THIS LIST.

READ THIS LIST.
115 Lots in Jobe's Addition $175 to
$500 each.
200 Lots in Loves Addition, 5000 to
$500 each.
so Lots in East Park Addition $3.50
to $500 each.
90 Lots in Jonesboro Addition, $3.50
to $500 each.
20 Lots on Myrtle Avenue, $500 to
$500 each.
IA Lots on Watauga Avenue $3.50 to
$500 each.
A large number Of other lots in all
parts of the city, at all sorts OF prices.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
JOHN S. WISE,
Secretary.
Paints!

Paints!
Pure white lead at ca cents c. X.
Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
AT 60 8 II.

"A IL 10 L.
Come
And get you Coat; Suit, a Pair
of Pants; or Vest at price to suit
the times; and when you have done
trading, and after supplying your
wants, your pocket-book will not
look as though an Elephant had
been standing on it.
l have a Big Lot of HATS that
will also be sold at Cost-they, too,
must go.
If you want Shoes or Boots Of the
Best Material for the Least Money,
call on me. | need the CASH
worse than the Goods.
The Best Coffee
Is always Cheapest and ! am sure
no better article can be found i'll the
city than at
No. s, E, Market st.
Why not call
When you need anything in the
Grocery Line
RED OIL Burns the Best and
Lasts Little the Longest; looks
handsomest in the lamp. To try it
once, is to buy it ever afterwards.
Ladies!
oomethlng for you. a Large otock
of Ladies Misses and Children's
Ziegler Brothers Shoes, that will
be pushed off at Prices Far Below
the Regular Price for these most
excellent shoes. NONE BETTER
Now Ladies,
Gentlemen, youths, children and
all-Come and see me, l can afford
to sell LOW for CASH, and you
will find prices to suit you.
| WANT
your Produce and will be glad to
get anything you may have to sell
that is at all marketable.
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you The city.
FARl/S.

Brick Store-house 40xS0 feet. Best
storehouse in county. Frame dwelling
is rooms. Barn-15 stalls, all in
good repair. Five acres of ground !;
good neighborhood and good Business
Point. All for $4,000. Buildings cost
over $4,000, Rare BargairNfor short
4 i,,,o O,,l,,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20

EAST TENN. & WESTERN NORTH !
CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY. |
JOHNSON CITY, WASHINGTON Co.,
TENNESsEE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
r e sidences
rent, at once.
ACREAGE.

CHRNE GLE HDD/IION.
We are Agents for the Carnegie
Land Co., and sell their property at
the Company's prices. Besides we
have large number Of lots for sale in
the Carnegie Addition that are owned
by other parties. Come and see us
if you want to buy or sell house or
lot, or if you want information of any
kind in regard to johnson City, write
us. All letters answered promptly.
Come and see us. No trouble to show
you the city.
ID 1IC
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-02-20
ALL LARGE SIZE LOTS.
TERMS TO SUIT THE
PURCHASER.
Business Houses.

Business Houses.
Two elegant Business Houses on
Main Street at low prices, easy terms
Rents paying IL TO Is per cent. on
Investment
Residences.
Several Residences and few small
houses in various parts of the city, on
easy terms at low prices. Houses and
lots and lots and houses everywhere,
but not house for rent.
We want / 90 Houses for
rent, at once.
4 CREAG E.
We have Jew tracts in and near
the city, which we offer at a Bargain
% Acres in the city at $3.50
nor A GRO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-18
DANVILLE.
Conflicting Street Car Interests-Danvilie
und New River.

Conflicting street Car Interests-DanNiiie
und New River.
DANyILLE, VA, June H. Special. Mr..
MP. Jordan, president of the West End
Land Company, has obtained franchise
from Judge Coles. of the Pittsylvanla County
Court, 10 build tramway on the sifeel
car line from the city limits three mics III
The country. on the extension of Main street.
hoth souih and west. The ink had
scarcely gotten dry on the order be-
fore the attorneys Of the Danville street
Car Company applied for similar
franchise and being informed of what had
been done, asked the court TO withhold ihe
order from record ill they could be heard,
which the court agreed To do.
Tomorrow is the day set for the hearing,
and lively discussion is expected. IN
fact. the discussion is already lively on The
streets, and the friendso OF the two clash
! ing inierests are very much wrought up.
The United States District Court for the
Western District Of Virginia, Judge John
Paul presiding, commenced the June term
here today.
Mr. W. w, kasey. Of Chatham, died this
morning, lie will be buried at South
Boston.
Since the Richmond and Danyille Rail
way has virtually become the purchase Ol
the Dan,ilIe and New River Narrow-Gaugc
road, II has placed an engineer corps IN
Patrick county, which would seem 10 indi
cate that il IL proposed 10 extend the line
westward from stuart.
Miss Florence Comar, daughter Of j. VI.
Comar, Of Whiinell. IN this county, died
last night. The young lady was student
al the Roanoke Female College.
Judge Rerryman Green, the special com.
missioner, adyertises the Danville and New
River railway for sale under the decree OF
the United States Circuit Court This sale
has been postponed for two years by Dan
ville's suit, which has been now comproni'
| ised by the payment Of S6.OOO.