Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-04-18

tried it, and says that it does not pay.
This ought to settle it, but it seems
that you will not be convinced. Like
doubling Thomas, you must see and
feel. All right: now for the seeing
and feeling,
You say bond the city, our real
estate, (our homes) for $4,000, with
this buy water works plant. Small
indeed it must be. 1t would not do
for a city. Yet you are wanting to
be big city. (Grow or burst.) We
predict thelater if these expenditures
are made. We proceed: We go to
the mill pond; well whats to'be done
here? We want water. Yes stagnant
mill pond water. Well, the owners
are Annis Cotton Mills Co., and FalA
con Roller Mills Co., and they say,
We have not got the water to spare
in dry time. You reply that you
must have water to sprinkle the
streets of your big city, to water gar
dens, run fly fans, and other light
machines, etc. etc. All right give us
$1,000 per annum, and we will risk
getting along. Then your buildings
must be strong and good, put them
down $4,000, (or are you going to erect
sheds.) Then you must first buy
land for houses or sheds. And An
mis- Cotton Mills Co, paid high for
land along this line. Hence they
would want their money back with
interest, this must be paid. Then
you start up the hill, digging and
blowing out rock, and up steps some
man or widow woman, and says this
is my land. You must pay me dam
age. You cannot agree, so into court
you go. Then comes in the lawyers
on both sides and they must be paid,
or they cannot pay the increased
1
taxes. Next you must have lands
for your reservoir or are you going to
have tub suspended in the air as a
balloon. Put this land at $1,000. Then
your right Of way from there to your
streets $500 or over.
Do you not begin to feel now? Now
for seeing. We will suppose you
have included in your $4,000 estimate
a ditch three feet deep along these
hard streets of ours, paved with rock.
You may have under estimated this
expense. 1t will be great. l have
been there. Have you? This is not
all, but enough, on expense; without
revenue.
NOW FOR YOUR REVENUE.
LIST, You have the railroad at $500
for your water. This speaks well fol-
its managers. This same railroad
company recinded a contract for an
abundant supply of this same water,
out of this same mill pond for every
passing engine at $l2O per annum,
Now they propose to give you $500
How long will such management be
approved by its stockholders? Then
comes your business houses, at from
Sc to $50 each. How many at $50;
Say 10. Then you have $500 more
How many at Sc? Say 40. This
gives in all $40. Your families
come in next. Some in rented
houses, and some IN mortgageC
houses. How many can pay So
twenty? 800 more. To get up you
: interest of $1,000, on your $4,000 o
: bonds, you must get from the run
ming of ventilators, fly pans, ant
other light machines, etc., $3.50 t
make even the interest, This i
good management. Bad you admi
t would be burdensome to the tax pay
r ers.
Now Mr.. Editor, l will give yOu
81 to name the ten business house
who will pay $50 per annum for wa
ter like this. 81 to name the 10 a
Sc. 81 to name the 90 at S. each, an
. 81 to name the men to pay $3.50 pc
annum for running of the light ms
chimes. / would as soon think ths
you could find some one wanting t
:. run a pocket saw mill by water as t
think you could find men to pa
i $3.50 for ventillators and fly fans thu
run. One of my friends is askin
) how you are going to run these fl
: fans by water anyway. / am thinl
Il ing of cost of sewerage. How are 20
3 going to pay your bonds of $20,00I
For the so to IS horse power expen;
L of over $4,000 per annum must /
: paid. 800 at least for men to run i
$1,000 to pay Annis Cotton Mills G.
per annum. Contingent expense
i etc. nothing. This makes 300 pr