Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-28
rhe Furnace LOCATION.

INA AOchllOu Vi tit AEOu II urudCc
is a matter of more Importance to
the city than most of people think.
1t will have much to do with shap-
ing the future growth Of the city, d.
recting the course it may take in
building enterprise, fixing values on
property, etc, and those most inter-
ested in the matter should watch
this interest with a jealous eye, and
exercise all the influence to be
brought to bear to carry it where ii
ought to go to have the best effect
for the general prosperity of the city.
The gentlemen engaged in the en-
terprise are like all other people,
taking care of their pockets, and
they are not to blame for this. They
desire to make the business sue
cess, and that is what every one
wishes but if they pour out their
money and empty their pockets in
getting ready, they will come short
in the end. Mr.. Woodward felt a
little sore and chagrined the other
day when he said to gentleman,
speaking of his disappointment in Sc
curing the right of way to the Poston
place where they had decided to To-
cate the furnace): 81 came here to
put in my money and join you peo-
pie in building up the city, making
manufacturing town, but it is poor
encouragement to meet with so
many difficulties and distractions in
securing a location. We had deter
mined to build on this side
of the river and give property
holders the advantage of fur
nishing houses for our hands, as
we do not care to invest our money
in that way, but / find it will cost
US $4,000 at present figures de.
manded for right of way to reach
our place, and rather than pay such
a price, we will build on the other
side of the river, where it will cost
scarcely nothing for the approach,
and use 3d. 900 in building houses OF
our own for the furnace men,"
1t is fact that property in the
northwestern part of the city has
been neglected for years, while the
growth of the city has been along
Franklin, Madison and Greenwood
streets, until the prospect of this fur
mace has put the price up over 100
per cent. If the furnace fails on that
location, and goes to the south side,
that will be the death below to the
belt line and the end of all improve
ment in the northern part of the city;
for all manufacturing to come will
naturally follow with the furnace be-
cause of the already convenient ar
rangement for receiving material and
shipping out goods, and of course
men who operate factories want their
homes near by. AS certain as the
furnace goes up on the south side, so
sure will thrifty little town spring
up around it Immediately, and then
improvements will take that direc-
ton, demanding bridge across
Cumberland river. Will it not be
far better for the city and property
owners north of College street to
have the furnace on the Poston
place, and is the matter not worth
the attention of interested citizens ?
1t occurs that large land owners
had better gave half of their proper
ty for the right of way than miss
this opportunity of increasing the
value of their real estate 500 per
cent. Those who have small lots in
the line, too poor TO make such do
nation, should take reasonable COM
r ensation from those who are to be
benefited.
The LEAF-CHRONICLE is not the
advocate of the Poston place, nor of
the northwestern part of the city
especially, but it believes that the
future prosperity of the city demands
that the furnace be located on the
north side of Cumberland river,
within or near the present limits of
the city. The projectors have Sc
lected the Poston place as the most
eligible site for it, and while we as
indi viduals would as soon see it on
the Dortch mill property, or the old
passenger depot grounds, we are for
the north side of the river, let the
location be where it may. Every
citizen of the city should interest
himself in securing the location of
the furnace between the rivers.
OFF FOR CHATTANOOGA.