The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
Welcoming the Editors.

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Necessary to railroad" that l., a.
typed phrase about a hearty W, Ituut
and open doors
Macon Goes nothing with a blast of
trumpets, and she is simply giving
The TenneSseans the same sort OF /
treatmen; that she would Offer III,
stranger who dropped in on her with.
out notice, except that in this case we
were notified in time to put their
names in the pot 1t is Macons way
nf doing things, and, after all, we
think it is the right way.
Macon simply asks her vl-'turs to
light and look at their saddle and
make themselves at home. Here is
the Old time Southern hospitality ard
she couldn't improve on it if she
would. And nor there il only one
thing she asks of them 10 return, and
that is that they will take charge OF
the town and run it to suit Themselves
and what they don see ask for.
Asa mere matter of information for
the visitors, and not to indulge in any
undue blowing it night be remarked
in passing that the editors see here
what Henry Ward Beecher-a
preacher and necessarily truthful
man-once said was "the most beauti.
full city in the South"
Besides themselves, there are in this
city and her immediate suburbs about
81 500 people according TO the last
census, which, like all census reports,
doubtless missed enough good citizens
to raise the figures to an even forty
thousand. The CITY proper, however,
is credited with only % 900 people, but
in viewing this estimate it must be
borne in mind that large majority of
our wealthier itizens-includin the
writer-live outside of the mile and a
half circle which comprises the city
proper.
While the city proper is c)nfned to
a circle the diameter of which is 2,640
yards, the actual size OF the section
which should be, according to the
friends Of annexation, included in our
corporate limits is about four miles in
width by seven in length.
And within this territory they will
find the very best people that ever the
sun ahone on-niggers and all. They
will find here a greater majority OF
people who will do to tie to, fewer who
will bear watching and more all round
good people than will be found in any
other community OF equal size any,
where in the country-except in Ten
nessee.
Our visitors will see here d modern
Pompeii just recovering from the dis
sstrons effects of financial eruption.
An eruption which came Unexpectedly
upon the fete day, when all the young
people we're rejoicing over their own
greatness and the greatness of their
city. Our Vesuvius gigantic railway
scheme which lowered above the aver
age enterprise like the Vesuvius of old
above the bake ovens of the ancient
Pompeii. A scheme stupendous in
its conception, originated and under
taken by Macon men, built with Ma
con money and owned and controlled
in this city.
An enterprise which met, during the
first several years of its career, with
the most marvellous success in the
history of American railroad building.
Its stock the most acceptable security
on the market, even after the price
had reached the dizzy height four for
0ne-$40,000 for share the par value
of which was $4,000. Every body
either rich or feeling rich and daily
growing richer.
And it was at this stage of the game
that a gentleman who held four aces
Called" A bob.tail flush was no good
md Eve are talking to Tennesseans
ow) Macon proceeded at once to
,qHidate. She had to work the fret
ear to pay what she owed. the second
10 pay me court costs, and the third to
pay the lawyers fees. Thistle fourth.
she has devoted to pulling back up the
hill. She is now happy on the way
and nothing but a landslide will ever
interrupt her steady ascent.
She is, perhaps, the only city OF her
size on earth that ever dropped 1000.
600 in one hole and twice as much
more in few dozen others and still
lives to cell the tale. Aud that, too, as
rest many Of her people say--a
view in which we do not share, hog
ever under a Cleveland administer.
ton.
II our visitors desire to take their
bearings, they may learn that they are
within live or SIX miles of the exact
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