The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-09-26

~ the HduuS OI tue court on lueS-
day Of last week, Il number of tins.
La Toilette company sang the sad
yet sweat notes of their demise,
in the threat to resort tO"Kentucky
law" in the event that Col. Boone
forces his road through the mar
rows owned by the La Toilette
company. 1t was deemed proof,
beyond controversy, that the COIN
pany acknowledged its inability to
thwart the Black Diamond. Nor
advises are to the effect that If the
fight continues the Southern will
he forced from its hiding and In
that event not even few will be
found opposing the Boone road.
Col. Boone now has clear field,
so far as antagornizing thelnew line
is concerned, and he will soon place
proposition before the people
which, it is claimed, will carry al
most unanimously although the
proposition will call for $l75,OO0..--.
100000 for the main line and $751;
600 for the branch line. Concern
ing the events of last week the
Jellice Advance-Sentinel editorial
ly, said:
GAS the readers of the Advance
Sentinel know, the LaFOllette
Railway company had the County
court of Campbell county convened
in extraordinary session Tuesday
for the purpose of considering the
question of the county voting $780,
900 stock to the LaFollette Rail
way company. Mr.. LaFollette and
company were on hands and bat
tied for their proposition with all
the power they possessed, but the
court, after considering the propo-
sition in sll its phases, believing, as
many of the members did, that it
was a movement of the Knoxville
and Ohio road, refused to submit
the proposition to vote of the
people.
Knowing the sentiment of the
court and the citizens of the county
upon the LaFollette Railway COM
pany, and recognizing the impor-
lance of the Ohio River, Knoxville
and Tidewater railroad from South.
west to Northeast, in advance Of
the converting of the court Col.
Boone and others secured a charter
for road from Clinton via Jacks
bO:o to Middlesboro. the road to be
known as the Clinton, Jacksboro
and MiddlesbOro Railroad.
This road will run through the
county 26 miles, and will be Il part
and parcel of the Ohio River,
Knoxville and Tidewater road,
having but single track, yet CIV
ing the same rate on freights as the
main line.
With this system completed, as
now outlined, but few counties
in the state will have a system of
railroads permeating the county
more generally than Campbell.
The lack of railroads, rs everyone
must acknowledge, is the only eX-
cuse for our county not occupying
the front rank in coal supply and
output of manufactures, and no
one can deny that the Underwater
system, as proposed, will supply the
lack. All are agreed upon this
point, but there may be some who
doubt the co structiOn. The only
answer to such is, that if not con-
structed it Will not cost the county
a cent. The man who believes
the road will not be constructed
appears in the attitude of one
who is not willing to bet on his
own county--a county teeming
with undeveloped wealth on every
hand.
1t has been said that nuggets of
gold are not money, that they are
exchanged for money. Neither is
coal, marble, building stone or tim
Der money, but Campbell county
has enough of the four combined to
make every citizen in the county
rich if exchanged for money. The
nuggets have been here since the
eagle built its nest on our noun
tain crags unmolested, and the fox
dug its hole unsecured, but we |
have remained poor because the |
exchange was not-could nOt-be
made. The railroad now seeking
to checker and rechecker our cOun-
ty, il constructed, will make the ex-
change possible; in fact will force
the exchange, and to this system,
our star of life, we point the Ad-
readers in the full
hope and belief that they will see
in it the light to guide them on
ward and upward to full .realiza-