The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22
INTERURBAN ROAD.

The following upon the subject
of interurban railway lines APP
peared in the Troy News-Banner
last week, proposing road from
Fulton by the wav of Union City,
Troy and Hornbeak to Tiptonville.
Editor Brice vouches for the char
acter of the protector and enters
his approval of the scheme with
characteristic zest. We take pleas
ure in reproducing the article and
hope to see the gentleman VIII 0
originates the scheme when he VS.
its this county again. Union City
can and will make it very interest
ing TO the right kind of man who
has proposition that will bear the
closest investigation. Electric lines
must come some day. Why not now?
Hon. John S. Crook, of near Column
bus, Ohio, is down here inspecting the
route between Fulton and Upton
willie, with the view Of constructing an
electric line from Fulton via Union
City, Troy, Hornbeak and some other
point on Reelfoot Lake. Crook is a
thoroughly reliable gentleman and a
man Of sound business sense. He
has been very successful. He is the
man we spoke Of last week who some
years ago when we were a stranger in
strange land took us In, fed us, gave
us a school and stood by US through
thick and thin. You can pick out Ia
your mind the best man you know in
Obion County; John s. Crook stands
in his home county Fairfield County,
Ohio precisely as your man stand in
Obion County. Time will prove that
this statement is wholly and absolute
ly to be relied upon. Mr.. Crook states
that his country is gridironed with
electric lines and he Is profoundly
surprised that we have none in this
country. He has to some extent
Though he has yet seen nothing but |
the poorest or rather the roughest)
seen our country and he thinks that |
in natural resources it is not inferior
to Fairfield County. He states that il |
the same possibilities and opportuni-
ties existed in his county, work on the
electric line would begin in less than
30 days. The electric lines have in
creased the price of reality in Fair
field, just about doubling it and the
towns along the line have all received
new life. If Union City and Fulton
do not want this line, Rives and Mar
tin will want 1t and want it bad. So
far as Troy is concerned either route
would be equally advantageous. This
is real, tangible possibility. Mr..
Crook is a plain, practical man who
talks little and works and thinks and
plans great deal. He Is in close
touch with some of the richest and /
most powerful syndicates in Ohio.
Citizens of Obion and Lake counties,
here is a great and mutual benefit
that is possible. Let US put aside our
jealousies and chickering's and rise to
the level Of patriotism and the public
good. The opportunity of twoor three
life-times is before you. We want
this road to start on the river side of
Tiptonyille, run through through the
business part OF TiptonvilIe, then up
the city's beautiful residence street,
on in an air line to the Lake where a
beautiful town will spring up like
magic and where the greatest pleas
ure resort in the South will be, on to
Hornbeak which in less than six
months will be town of / 500 or 2, 900
inhabitants, on to Old Troy which
will then in truth be New Troy flor
the surrounding fields will all be built
uponl, on to Union City, our county's
beautiful capital, which will show