The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-08-08
COL, BOONE TAKs.
A representative of this paper has
an Interesting talk with the
Pathfinder,

an Interesting talk with the
Pathfinder.
Col. Boone returned from Zanes-
vile, Ohio, Thursday with his wife
and daughter and is now prepared to
remain in the field until his railroad
to the sea is completed. A TINES
man has had an interview with the
Colonel since his return and ascer-
tanned that everything pertaining to
the railroad is moving on like clock
work. The Colonel says a proposit-
ion will be submitted to Campbell
county within the next few days and
just SO soon as possible thereafter he
will come to Blount when he desires
to meet and converse with every citi-
zen in the county concerning the
railroad and what the citizens will do
with 1t. He assures us that the coun-
ty cannot donate or take St0tk in the
road to the amount Of enc doilay until
it is constructed from /ellito to and
around Kn0xgil2e and from Knox9iM
through BlouM to tie A'otH Carolina
line; that the road would be con-
structed with foreign money entirely,
and that the amount taken in stock
by the counties along the line would
be expended IN the counties taking 1t
in the erection of depots, car sheds
and sidings. For every dollar voted
to the railroad dollars stock in the
railroad will be given, and with en-
phasis, the Colonel said: "And that
stock will be worth one hundred cents
on the dollar the day the road reach
es Tidewater."
Colonel, if you PROPOSE" asked
the scribe, ''to give dollar in return
for a dollar; and if you propose to
build the road through the county be-
fore asking for the delivery of a dol
lar, how will the counties assist you
by voting bonds in exchange for the
Prepared stock of your Company.
81 am glad you asked me that
question:" said he, "for it is an i'm.
portant one. First, you know,
must clearly convince the eastern cap
italists who will furnish the money
with which to build the road that it
runs through country rich in re-
sources. This fact is already proven
to them. Second, to make our road
the grand trunk-line that 1t will be,
we want to get the people interested
in it to such an extent that they will
blend their energies with ours in
building up a magnificent freight and
passenger traffic. Third, by voting to
take stock, the influences east, con-
trolling millions of dollars, can point
to the counties along the line as live,
progressive counties, influencing
thousands to come among you, begin
the development Of your resources at
once and have splendid volume of
freights built up by the time the road
is ready to handle freights. You can
readily see what the result would be
if the counties on either side Of you
were to prove their faith in themsel-
yes and resources and Blount should
fail. AS an illustration; The word
! has been passed along down the line
that Blount has faith in Boone and
will heroically stand by him. On the
strength Of this, and the faith foreign
capital has in the road, trade is now
pending in your county involving the
expenditure OF $4,000, 600, and not d
! dollar of it is railroad money. |
know the possibilities of your own
county much better than you know
them yourselves. know the future
: may be made brighter than has ever
been dreamed BY your citizens, and
in asking you to hold up my hands |
plead your own cause. When will |
be over in Blount1 | have some
f business which demands my attention
!. here and on the northern end of the
n line for few days, when have dis
1 pensed with it am coming over to
g breathe Blount county air for a few
(. DAYS"
n Bowling himself out, the DkEs
Y scribe turned his face towards AlaryA
y vile with raised spirits, believing that
y Blount will yet be the banner county
:. of East Tennessee.