The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-10-15
80. .he Farmera. standpoInt.

trSr4 he Farmers Standpoint.
tits not a iancilul speculation or
the exaggerated hope of visionary
enthusiast, but a plain patent fact,
that Johnson City would treble her
population within year from the re-
sumption OF work on the Three C's
and the commencement of work on the
Chucly Valley road and ON the line
passing through our town from
Greensboro N. c., to Cumberland Gap
Johnson City would naturally be the
base of operations and supplies for
these railways Capital from a dis
lance would pour in upon us and our
own capital would come forth from its
hiding place into the open day The
enormous amount of money necessary
to carry on these enterprises would
afford a circulating medium Of such
volume and scope rs to put cash into
the pocket Of every industrious citizen.
Our city would be filled with strangers
in search Of homes, Investment and
employment Fifteen thousand popu-
lation within year is, indeed, mod
crate and modes. estimate.
10 feed this population would tax
the fields, gardens and orchards OF a
very large area of the surrounding
country The enormous demand for
food supplies would have the salutary
effect OF diyersifying our agricultural
industry-the only method of farming
that pays in any country. Right here
would be a home market with the spot
cash to buy everything for. sale, and
the profits not consumed by the cost
OF transportation
The good fortune coming to the
? farmers in our section would follow the
iron highways to their termini and
thrifty and plucky towns would spring
up at short distances, with the magi-
cal growth of Jonah's gourd, and with
the same inspirations of hope and
promise, with same guarantees oil
solid and permanent prosperity, as
those OF the central city,
These towns would be filled with in
dustrial plants, capital, and that ro-
bust life and that intrepid and calculat-
ing spirit of enterprise which are the
body and soul of the New Age.
No class Of our citizens are more
vitality interested in the completion Of
the line under way, and in the build
ing OF the two lines projected than our
farmers. When they are constructed,
which we believe they will be at ne
: distant day, our farmers will have a
, cash home market right ut once fol
their stock and all the grains, grasses
fruits and vegetables that they can
possibly raise in the genial climate and
on our fertile and diversified soils
Constant demand and paying prices
will be the rule After paying then
debts, clothing their families, school
ing their children, buying their books
and papers, improving their lands
building good fences and comfortable
houses and barns, and still providing
for the proyerbial rainy day5they vii
have something left with which t
swell out their old, long-disused wease
skins. Whilst all this good is coming
in increased volume from year to year
our farmers will have a constant anC
Substantial friend in the railroads
when the tax-duplicate fend comes
an annual but unbidden visitor to vel
the simple round Of their rustic lives
The thrifty housewife, too, will have
her day and her say, and no Longer
chained to the unrequitcd drudgerie'
Of her contracted realm, her butter
eggs, poultry and other products 0
her honely toll ard care, will bring
her ennoblins independence of he
, close-fsted liege-lord The old stock
q ing-leg, full OF yellow boys, sheen.
silver and grispimpressions from Tn
Gle Sans printing bureau, will stock
her armory with weapons more trust.
and effective in defensive executions
h than the broom-stick and the kitchen
shovel The farmers and their wive
q have fortunes within their grasp, anC
: they should, and doubtless will, invite
. and meet, for their betterment, the ad
: vances and offerings of capital with
e corresponding spirit of liberality an(
( whole-souled friendly feeling.
Both Wrong and Useless.
/ Hero worship is the fad and weak