The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-07-18

which, when done, will insure the
completion certain as night follows
day, come before you not as Wis
sionary man as some people would
like to make me appear, but one who
is ripe in the experience as con-
tractor for the past twenty years, II
years Of that time as Railroad pro-
iector and builder. | have but one
purpose in'vew and that is now to
force the completion Of this Rail
road. | am frank to say that it
must now pass through Blount County
because Knoxville and Knox County
have accepted my proposition which
which compels the line to reach the
Little Tennessee River to pass
through your county, whether the
road will be any benefit to your people
and coming by the way OF Maryville
depends largely upon the way you
will treat the new corporation. Don't
listen to those who predicted when
the Knoxville Southern was to be
built, not to pay any attention to its
demands, because they couldn't afford
to pass such place as Maryvllle.
The Knoxville Southern Road was
built, was it not3 and yet these wise
acres fail to make good the pre-
dictions, that Maryville would get the
road without money and without
price. If such men can pull the
wool over your eyes | then am mis-
taken in my judgment of your peo-
pie. Railroads are built, Gentlemen,
just where the man at the helm says
they will be built and even if this
Road does pass through Blount
County, unless you propose to do
your duty towards securing its con-
struction and others are compelled to
produce all the means fol its con-
structlon through Blount County, you
may wake up to the fact that the Com
pany will be just out Of saoihhes. OF
course am willing to concede that
the people whose land we will pass
get every benefit the Road can pos
sibly show. / am not saying this in
the way of threat but it is said sole
ly for the purpose of demonstrating to
that element who are saying or will
say the Road will never be built or if
built cannot afford not to give our
people the same rates and the same
privileges as to others who dre willing
to do their part towards its construc-
ton.
This Road will be built as a doub.
lie track Road from the start to the
finish, and will be declared a Toll
Rail Road Highway open to
all Corporations or individuals desir-
ing to pass their own engines and cars
over any portion Of the road either
one mile, or over its entire length of
497 miles.
Col. Boone then went into detail
and showed conclusively how he
could save S45o, 900 year by con-
structing the road double tract as
against a single track; also how he
could make the double track Road
pay and he couldn't make single
track Road pay; How he could pass
a train every 20 minutes; How &C
cidents would be reduced to a mini
mum; How he would enter into a
contract with out people to make the
maximum passenger rates not to ex-
coed three cents Per mile and reduce
our coal freights and domestic Goals
at least IS cents per ton, and all Other
Goals used for stean, and heating pur
poses not less than 50 cents per ton.
With these conditions brought
about the Col. pictured out how oul
mines would be opened by
outside Capital; men of tenacity,
money and brains would seek to de-
velope our resources. How oul
taxes would naturally be decreased by
the increased wealth to be taxed.
Showed how his Rail Road would
pay not less than Ten Thousand Dol
lars year into the County Treasury.
The Col. also opened up a subjec,
that puts a different light upon oul
desire to get the County clear Of debts
He suggested that it is unwise for ou
people to impoverish themselve
by paying off the old Railroad Bond
but suggest for our future welfare, tc
fund all outstanding bonds, use tn