The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-08-01
EDITORIAL.
As.OANoER'Av,sw
OF Our Grand and Beautiful Noun
tain Scenery.

Prof. s. H. Richardson, Of Nash
vile, made trip to our mountains
recently and pays the following
high tribute TO them and our peo-
pie:
On top Of the Great Smoky
Mountains! The dreams Of our
childhood, the ambition OF our
youth, the hope OF young manhood
and the desire of mature years has
at last been accomplished. We
have stoodthe top Of the Great on
Bald and let our eyes rest upon the
states Of Virginia, North Carolina,
Alabama, Tennessee and Ken
lucky. We have gazed down in
the gorges at our feet where the
savage indians sought a hiding
and where the black bear still
finds safe retreat. There are
people who live in this county,
whose heads have become white by
Times memorable laws, who have
never yet been up these mountain
heights, used to their familiar
sight from their homes since infan-
cy, they have been cont ented with
that, and therefore have failed to
see what others have travelled
thousands of miles to behold. To
all such / would say 90 up at once.
You have possessed the goodly in
heritance and therefore will not be
like Moses when he assembled Mt.
Pisgah. One sweep Of the eyes, as
you stand OH Old Thunder Head,
Great Bald, or many other lofty
peaks, is worth days and weeks OF
toll and labor. What benediction
in health and a treasure to ambi.
ton, should these mountains be Il
the young and old people Of East
Tennessee. There is a something
connected with lofty mountains
that arrouses the latent forces in
all who aspire to greatness in life
Here 1t is that the fires are frs
kindled, and where the inspiration
is so great that man by it alone has
been enabled to plough his way
through the abstruse regions Of ,
philosophic world. These noun
tains should be preserved as natur,
made them. This great reservoir o
health giving to mankind should no
be ruthlessly destroyed. If indi
viduals lin some cases unwilling
in many unable) will not save then
intact, then the great states upur
whose borders they rest should bu,
immense surveys including tn,
: the greastest heights and dedi
cate them to the upbuilding Q
their people, and a great resort TO
: all nations and lands, for all tim,
to come. We merely make tn,
suggestions. Let the future Legis
lators Of these great states take VI
the idea, formulate the details Sc
cure the property, and when W,
who are the actors OF TO-DAY shall
retire from this stage, it may b.
that our posterity will conclud'
thatth work was worth at least a
much as that spent in fighting ovel
Free Bills, salary reductions, Peni
Tertiary building and Free Coinage
and other acts, about which the.
knew but little and cared a &rea
deal less.
For the many courtesies showl
us by the people on our trip from
Maryville to the mountains ant
return we are truly grateful. II
Mr.. A. A. Coulton, John Gillespie
Dan Cable, G. B. Lawson, Georg
Powell, and Ed Gates, and many
theirs for their hospitality, a warn
place was made In our heart
which shall never grow cold, and {
delightful place in our memor.
which shall be forever kept il
remembrance. For a third of |
century we have travelled over TIL
country from the seas to the Rock
les. We have mixed and mingle,
with the thrifty New Highlander
the hospitable Southerner, thu
reckless but big hearted Westerne
and the tightening Northwestern
but through it all we have met NJ
I kindlier people than those in tn,
Switzerland of America" the PEG
pie of East Tennessee.
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