The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-24

millions OF dollars being spent IN TINS
section it sounded like dream and
wholly incomprehensible; and tomor-
row, when we awake, we will marvel
as to how it all happened.
But such are the facts in the case,
and in short while, perhaps no longer
than a month more, three passenger
trains from Cincinnati to Charlotte
will be running on regular schedule
1t is understood that the new traffic
manager, }. j. Campion, has been
making arrangements with the l.. Il
N. and c. & o. railroads whereby the
G., G. & o. may use their lines to run
into Cincinnati; and at the other end
with the Seaboard to permit the use of
their line from Bostic to Charlotte
Several handsome coaches, mail and
express cars have been ordered, and
trains will at least be running by Jan
uary l, proXimo, from Dante, Va, to
Bostic, N. c.
Soon the burden of heavy freights
must be lifted. Competition from the
west will be open to us and for the first
time in our history the embargo of
rank discrimination will be lifted, and
we will begin to live.
Competition from the west, COM
modify rates on grain and provisions,
has been our wish and prayer for years.
Today we are near the realization of
this fond dream. Do you realize what
1t means? How far into the future its
influences will reach, and what they
will amount to2
The finishing of great trunk line
railroad, with its main lines running
through our very midst, adding another
and even greater one to those we al
ready have, makes us railroad center
of considerable importance and posses
sor of great opportunities. The open
ing up of new territory for the dissent
nation of our products and the cheap
ening of such articles as we are com.
PEELED to buy, means a larger income
and saving of many dollars; while
competition in rates and facilities fol
handling freightS becomes at once at.
tractive and important to manufac.
turers, and will unquestionably result
in the near future in many new fac
tories for Johnson City. To all of these
will be allotted their credit and por
ton in the making of a greater John
son City. But that is not all. There
are other factors more important still
that can and will WELD greater influ
ence toward the upbuilding of oul
little city. The undeveloped resources
coal, iron, lumber, cement--must anC
will soon be developed. Coal, iron ant
limestone at the very door, so easily
accessible with excellent railroad facili
ties for handling, cannot lie idle long
Nature never endowed section witt
greater opportunities and her resources
simply must be developed.
Then, again, the headquarter offices
! located here means the expenditure o
thousands upon thousands of dollar
annually in supporting the large officia
and unofficial list of employees. Thel
! the last, but not least, and the one W,
! are all most deeply interested in, is tn
large holdings of reality by Mr.. Geo
| L. Carter, and his promises of develop
ing same. What he can do and wha
he promises to do means much, yer,
r much to Johnson City's future; ant
l aside from what he has already prom
, ised, the buying of moreitthan a hal
million dollars worth Of property,
almost certain assurance of grea
deal more.
No man would buy so much proI
y erty and then not exert himself I
make it yield him a profit. When
yields Mr.. Carter profit we likewis
will be benefited and will share in hi
prosperity.