The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-08-01
BOONE'S

The Anderson, South Carolina,
Inteliigencer, like the TIMES sees
in Col. Boone's new railroad saliva
ton for Anderson, and urges its
people to be up and doing. We
give below extracts of All able ar
ticle from the Inteiligencer and
commend them to the TIMES
readers. 1t says: "Froin the daily
reports in the commercial world,
the tide of prosperity has set in,
and the South, that has weathered
the late financial storms better than
any other section, is destined to
reap the greatest rewards of Indus
trial deveopment. No country to-
day presents greater advantages
than does the Soath, and 50 we'll is
the fact known that capitalists are
investing their money in Southern
industries more than ever before,
showing their faith by their works.
But Anderson is not reaping any of
the benefits thereof, and why? Our
people seem to be wanting in faith
or II they have it, 1t is dead faith,
rs we are not working.
Side-tracked, rs we are, by the
great railway arteries, North and
South of US, with our life-blJod-
misunderstanding annual, encroched
upon, atrophy or dry rot will soon
set in, and in the common parlance
of the day Anderson may wake up
and find that" she is not in it."
Like the man whom the train has
left staring at last seasons show
pictures, she will excIaim, "Bless
my heart, has the train gone and
left mew "Tide and time wait for
no man" is as true for towns as it is
for men. Watch that man dancing
around and waiting for people to
put him aboard the train! Will he
get there? Hardly. That is what
other people are busying about
getting there themselves, whether
the other fellow does or not.
One more great opportunity
awaits our people. Like others that
have gone before, we may not real
ize it until it Is too late. Some day
in the near future / believe there
will be a great railway trunk line
from the Atlantic coast to the West
via Knoxville, Tenn, Anderson Is
favorably situated to be on that line
but this is not the only route to the
great West from the sea-board
across the mountains, and the road
when built Is NOT Obliged to come
by anderson. If Anderson had re.
allied this twenty years ago, she
would not have been situated to
day as she is with reference t.
railroads. But it is not worth while
now to stop and kick 0ursel'. We
should put ourself in line with the
coming trunk line to the West, OF
otherwise forever hereafter hole
our peace. If we need anything
and need it badly, it is trunk line
railroad to the West. Will it pay
us to invest in it and get it? that i.
the practical question that con
fronts us.
/ L beg to submit to the thinking
men of Anderson-City and county
the matter as it suggests itself t
me. / assume that, in the building
of this road, there would be at leas
thirty-five miles of track across tn,
. County. At an assessed valuation
of $4,000 per mile would add to tn,
taxable property of the Count!
|. $420, 900 more to what we have al
ready. AT a very low estimation |
would enhance the value of rea
estate within four miles of the roat
at least twenty per cent. Upon thi
estimate if there were 76,S0O acres
worth say $3S4,O0O to-day, woult
add $76,S00 more to the taxabl,
, value of our property, making
total of $685. 800, Or put it in rount
numbers, say $4,000. An assess
. ment of Ave mills for County pur
poses on this property would brini
ius annually s. 500.
What will We have in return TO
our expenditure in bonds A grea
i trunk line railway to the west
The value of our real estate enhan
; ced. Industrial enterprises spring
ing up all along the line, givin,
! employment to the young men o
our country. Disbursement 0
+ money to employees. Reduction o
freight rates on the nessaries of life