The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-08-22
ONCE MORE.
The Star Of Hope Shines for
Blount County.
And that il May Shine in all its fulIness the
County viii Surely take Stock with Col.
Boone who has Millions al his Com
mand. Figures that viii not Down.

unequal a struggle without through
railroad. When the country was
new, and when all sections stood
upon the same fsoting-without rail-
roads-Blount county denied the
right Of any neighboring county to
claim more wealth or happier peo-
pie than she. But through building
railroads and constant progress,
other sections have distanced this
county, and now, instead Of standing in
the front rank of counties Ia the State,
but few have a less taxable valuation,
and strive as the citizens have and
may, with all the economy that may
be practiced, and with all the skill and
ingenuity that is possessed, the re-
suit is and will remain the same with
out line of railroad leading into and
having connections with the markets
Of the world. This the citizens Of
the county seem to comprehend clear
ly, and-as they learn more Of the
plans and purposes Of the Ohio River
Knoxville and Tidewater r. R. the
more strongly are they convinced that
it is the needful line, without the full
benefits of which the unequal strug-
gle must continue. One through line
Of railroad in the west has caused
many cities to be built, having several
thousand population, and with
greater success. There they have
naught but farming country, while
here we have the farming lands, to-
gether with timber, slate, iron and
marble and thorough development
of either Of the latter would bring
more revenues into the county than
all the farmiag lands combined.
There, they have no traffic or freight
contract, while here it is proposed to
make freight contracts running for
term of9o years. which will insure us
as cheap freight rates as could be'giv.
en- if the county had fifty lines ofrail-
roads, provided the county goes in
partnership with the road.
Col. Boone has saidthe road would
nun through the county, as contem.-
plated, whether the county formed, a
co-partnership with him or nos. an
admission, few men would make
where aid was expected. But it is
characterist,6oi him to take the, peo-
pie into his confidence. Yet fol-
lowing this statemes. is. anothssp to
the effect that wlsere.a county re-
fuses ogive him aid. in return bore
fuses to give them traffic contracts.
As an illustration Of the difference: it
would make in freight rates. The
Southern railroad now charges Knox.
vile one dollar and FIVE cents for
coal from Coal Creek and othes coal
banks, and it freighas the same grade
of coal through Knexsille to Chaita-
nooga for seventy cants, and what is
true Of coal freights is, true of all
other freights. Tia effect in. the
building of magnificent manafadur-
ing city in Chattanooga, at thai same
time sapping the very life out OF
Knoxville. Imagine Blount county
to be Knoxville ard Swaine. county,
North Carolina, to be Chattanooga,
and the difference-between going. Gin
partnership with she road and. re-
fasal to go in partnership is too plain
to be misunderstood.
But the citizens who heard tAt
speech deliveredby Col Boone, WAC
have talked wish his agent. Mr.. Glenn
mer, who has been in Ma,yville some
weeks, or who have been reading the
TIMES, understand the principle
thoroughly, and from every source
gratifying reports are daily received
i Taking the basis as published il
the TINES two weeks since,. which
was $Ioos 900 stock, drawing SO, ooa
interest per year, and 90 miles of rail
road ,rask at $40, oco per mile, whicl
would pay $I5,7So taxes per year, o
So, $50 more than the interest on tn
$Ioo, 900, it shows the road woul,
not only pay the interest on the bonds
but in 40 years would pay $I9s, 90
taxes over and above the interest o
| the bonds. Since the Southern rail
froad in Knox Co., is assessed at Sat
900 per mile, it can readily be see
that the estimate on the road throug
this county is exceptionally low, an
figure as person may no one has ye