Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-29
REID MUSIC.
GUTHRIE GOSSIP.
Prospect That The Town Will
Solidly and Steadily Grow.
The L. & N. Railroad Company own the
Water Facilities, But Win Sell at
Reasonable Rates.

Special Correspondence LeafChronlcle.l
GUTHRIE, June 29.-Th' re is every
prospect that Gurhrie will sOlidly
grow from now on, not rapidly, per
haps, but grow. Its chief advantage
is railroad facilities; people come
here from many places as starting
point to everywhere. 1t is the CEN
tire of a fine agricultural section. The
best and purest of water is brought
here in pipes from the Meriville
Spring, three miles into the country,
by the l.. & N. N. R. r.. Co., who
have the sole right to its use, but we
have been told that they would let
the use of it on reasonable terms.
There is said to be no bottom to this
spring.
The tr lining school, which will be
in operation before very long,
will doubtless attract pupils
and perhaps more or less families.
| But there is one element sadly want
ing in the makeup of progressive
people, that is enterprise. Kentucky
lethargy-regarding development of
resources-has become almost an
axiom. They put the hardest licks
and the "mostest" of them into max
ing and saving the crops; but when
laying off town becomes the ques-
ton, grasplng pertinent opportuni-
ties presenting an inviting front to
the prospector, he is seldom there.
However, Of late there have been
some signs of awakening to these in
terests, which, it is to be hoped, will
be agitated until many good results
will unfold. Let us imagine few
broad avenues laid off, native soft
foliage trees set along the borders. A
small park or square for pleasure
ground enclosed. Lots neatly clear
ed and offered at moderate prices.
There is no feature that attracts the
eye of the stranger like cleanliness of
a town, with abundant shade trees
end shrubbery.
These last thoughts were suggested
short time ago while coming out
from Clarksville on the afternoon
train. A crowd of people had been to
some convention and would have tC
wait over at Guthrie for the late
trains. They all got out to walk
around and look over the town.
!, The McMurrys and Bryans have
started in the right direction
3 by building block of solit
: brick business houses, which wai
done in the face of man!
discouragements. Some said: "It
wasting money, time and material,
but as soon as the houses were pu
o there merchants came with thei
! wares and filled them, and now q bil
i. business is done there.
Mr.. John Taylor donated twent.
acres of land to the prospective col
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good fence, and Mr.. Leak is nov
manufacturing the brick for tn
building. 1t is predicted that by fa'
) many new dwellings will be build
,. ing. Now is the accepted time, durini
the dry months of summer. There
; certainly better class Of dwelling
needed for rent. Larger ones an
more convenient, and above a
things, the rents should not be place
too high. The fatal mistake that 6
: many towns make is when a littl
:, impetus is given to their growth, II
al property holders Imagine the bool
: has come for their especial benefi
and too quickly try to reap all
sight, squeezing the goose for Il
90 golden egg, checking any permanei
prospects.
The Vidette is a well edited, news
ax paper, started in the interest
be Guthrie.
Mrs. KeHdall's (nee Miss B'