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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

Campbell led their gallant comrades
across the wild mountains to drive back
from their chosen homes the hosts of
King George, who threatened their de-
struction, and who never halted until
the last of their enemies were captured
or killed at Kings Mountain, then re-
turning faced the invasion of the treach-
erous Cherokees and hurled them back
! to their hidden haunts in the mountains
of Eastern Alabama. Here the sons of
| those brave sires can aid in building
most prosperous city If they will only
cooperate with the capitalists who must
furnish the cash as a vehicle to carry
out these needed enterprises.
Do not imagine they will give you con-
troll of their means to do with as you
choose. They will wish to direct their
expenditures. Don't imagine that a
Finley or Carter will ask you how they
shall build or operate their railroads,
and above all, do not insist that you
shall each one have postoflce on your
front porch and passenger station in
your back yards.
Do not imagine that your noisy dema-
gogues land all cities have Some) are
possessed of The wisdom of Solomon and
can dictate the policy Of nation and
show great builders of transportation
lines what they must do to be successful.
You should realize that twice as much
money must be expended on betterments
to the needs of railroad each year as
is required to pay reasonable dividend
to the thousands Of stockholders who
have furnished the capital to build
these great transportation lines.
Do not hamper these men with petty
ordinances of your city authorities,
which may nag and annoy the very men
who are doing their best to build up
your cities from whom they must get
their incomes and from which they are
to pay for use of their stockholders
money, and from which return must
be had or the sources of supply will dry
up.
You are camped on the trail OF two
! great systems of transportation.
The earthquakes of the past and the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

Cape Hatteras, which gives it the short
est line and best grade from Chicago
and all of the great north to the ocean,
where steamer lines will connect to
Panama, the West Indies and to all
South America on its eastern and west
ern coasts 1t crosses all the main lines
of the great Southern railway system,
connects with many lines of the Ohio
valley through to the Great Lake system,
crossing the largest and best timber al d
coal fields of America 1t crosses the
lines of the n. q w. r. r., also the H..
d n. lines, and at Johnson City crosses
the main line of the East Tennessee line
Of the Southern railway and connecting
here with the Cranberry railroad and
other branches to the mountain districts
| in your vicinity, Here in the heart of
this great valley should rise large
manufacturing city. If you people of
this salubriOus section are willing to
properly encourage its location and
growth, here can be centre of wood
working industries, here where you have
u furnace that makes from the great
Cranberry ores the highest grade OF
steel making pig iron and where should
be wonderful cutlery establishments
that would be more famous for its pro.
duct than Sheffield in England.
You have mountains of excellent ma.
terials for production Of Portland Ce
ment, you have the climate, soil and car
have the finest and best water in great
abundance by simply digging ditch tC
guide it from your blue mountains t.
your doors.
You are located on the very trail Of
the buffalo herds that tramped it on
from the valleys Of the Catawba and thu
Yadkin, when they sought their way t
the canefields of the Tennessee Vallel
and on through Cumberland and PounC
Gaps to the distant western prairies o
the north and northwest. Here thei
paths crossed and here the paths of tn,
railroads cross; here came Boone on tn,
trail of the buffalo and the wild Indian
and here came the sturdy settlers t.
find happy home in this fertile section
From here John Sewer, Shelby ant
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

"Our Resources and next to the Gre
ator, he is the best qualified person to
speak on that subject. Gen. Wilder fol-
lowed the buffalo trailinIto this section
and since the early 70's has been at
work interesting capital in this terri
tory. In 1886 he began the construc-
ton of the famous Three C's, projected
from the Ohio River to the coast, but
the panic of 1898 wrecked his plans
with only portion of it built. He re-
sponded Interestingly as follows: -
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
| am called on to describe. the resour-
ces along your new railroad line from
the Ohio river to the Atlantic Ocean.
1t is big subject and big country.
The c. & O. r. r. has built a line
of railway from Catlettsburg on the Ohio
river, the mouth of the Big Sandy river
up the Big Sandy to Elkhorn City, To-
Gated about five miles north of the Vir-
ginia line, distance Of IT'S miles. This
road has a very low gradient and runs
for 1885 miles through the Eastern Ken
lucky coal fields to its southern terminus
at Elkhorn City and has fine seams of all
varieties of btuminous coal, including
splint, coking, steam and camel coal.
At Elkhorn city on the southwest side
of Pine mountain are seams of red fossil
iron ore extending many miles south
west along the mountains base.
The c., c. (S~9--R. R. is now running
to Dante, Va, within thrty-fye miles
of the terminus of the c. & 0. R. r. at
Elkhorn City am Informed that the
c., G. & O.. r. r. will be rapidly COM
pleted to the connection at Elkhorn City.
This distance of thirty-fve miles down
the head waters of the Sandy river is
one continuous coal field, having three
workable seams of excellent coal crop
ping out of the mountain sides above
vi dludEb 0lu luCIuutS dll NuilCblOS VI
bitumnous coal in greatest quantities,
camel, cOking, splint, domestic and
steam Goals. At Dante, which is locat-
ed ten miles north of the Clinch river
and the present northern termninOuS OF
the c., G. & o. R. R., large coal mines
are now operated.
A tunnel 5000 feet long through the
Sandy ride opens out on the waters OF
the Big Sandy river and gives an easy
route through to the Ohio river, and tC
the cities of the great, rich and popul'
Gus northwest, as well as a short line tC
Pittsburg.
From Dante the line runs down Licl
creek south, ten miles TO the mair
Clinch river, thence southwest along
Clinch river over forty miles to Sprer'
Ferry. On the northwest side of Clincf
and the railroad Powells mountain rise!
one thousand feet, in the foot hills o
which are the outcrops OF ,cannel anC
other Goals aud for many miles nict
vein of fossilliferous red iron ore is ex
posed
| At Speers Ferry on the Cinch thu
, road pierces Clinch mountain by wei
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

built and expensive tunnel and comes
out into the valley of the Holston river
and running south reaches johnson
City, thence across a divide to the NOla.
chucky river at the western base of the
Unaka mountains, thence through u
beautiful gorge. 1t follows up the No
lachucky river to Spruce Pine at the
northwestern foot of the Blue Ridge
and five miles further across the Blue
Ridge summit through Mckinney gap
and tunnel, at an elevation of 5000 feet
above tn, sea level and opens out on the
valley OF the North fork of the Catawba
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15
MIR. CAPLES SPEAKS.

When one of our modern commercial
communities seeks to extend its trade
beyond the limits of its immediate en-
vironment, it wisely organizes a CONNER
cial Club, Board of Trade, or some
like institution. AS | recall the first
meeting that resulted in the formation
of the Johnson City Commercial Club,
the commendabIe desire to extend the
| city's trade to new and wider fields was
the prime cause that led to the organi-
cation Of this club.
As rule, the first effort of such an
organization is to seek reduction of
| freight rates or other transportation ad.
vantage for its community, well know
ing that if it is to compete successfully
with similar communities having like
ambitions, it must have Transportation
facilities equal to, and if possible. supe-
riOr to those enjoyed by its competitors.
| But it is important that the advantage
in transportation facilities or rates shall
not be secured to the detriment of the
carrier if the advantage so obtained is
to be lasting. A commercial organiza-
tion such as this must labor with equal
diligence to lower the cost of transport
tatiOn as it does to secure a reduction of
rates If 1t is to be of the greatest service
to the interests that it represents.
The cost of freight transportation is
dependent upon many and often times
complex conditions. Assuming the aver
age conditions as to length of haul,
character of freight, ETC., that prevail
in our southern territory, the two most
important items that determine the unit
cost OF transportation, that is, the cost
of transporting one ton one mile, are the
density of traffic and the physical char.
acteriStics of the railroad. So long as
the freight tonnage offered for transpor.
tation remains below a certain minimum
Uho uohSiOy Vi UdhiS 10 Vho uoulhdH'
factor in fixing what this cost will be-
but when the volume of freight exceeds
this minimum, the physical character OF
the railroad, measured by the rate of Its
gradients, the degree of its curves, the
solidly of its construction, and its gen
eral fitness to accommodate the heaviest
motive power and rolling stock, become.
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OF first Importance.
Since the first railroads were built in
this portion of our country fifty years
ago, the density of traffic, being light
has been and still continues to be the
controlling factor in fixing the cost OF
transportation, but with continuance
of the rate of progress that has been
made in mining, manufacturing and
agriculture, we will ere long be trans
ferred to that other and>more desirable
class OF industrial communities where
the transportation cost is more largely
dependent upon the character of. the
railroads that haul our products.
A glance at the following facts in the
country'S growth during the twenty-five
years preceding the present lull in bust
ness gives ample encouragement for this
belief:
Per Ct
Population per So mile I734 aS.,s o,
Wages pd by inf ind $50 100000 z,73ooooooo I7S
Value of products OF
manufacturing ind s,ooI 900 900 II, 100 900 TO
Cotton bales S4S6,ooo I5,sIo,ooo AZ
| Loans and discounts
national banks I,aoo, 900 900 4,6II ooo, 900 49,
Savings banks posts 600 900 900 500 900 600 a6l
Total depo's, all b'ks
and trust compass z,7ss,oooooo $1,000 100000 B7s
! Coal production, tons 76,67oooo 37o,7S}.ooO 49,
| Pig iron product n, 4,6z3ooo 1S,7Stooo Az
| Miles of railroad II4,677 zz7,Soo qS
No. of passengs card $4,000 Soo,ooo,ooo II9
Tons of freight Card 6o,oooooo I77o,ooo,ooo ;oI
Tsof rterd mi. 10000, 900 900 z4o 600 Slt
The most striking feature in this sum.
mary is the much greater rate of in
crease in the productive capacity of the
country than in the growth of popua-
ton. When we bear in mind that in
the wonderful progress that these figures
portray our southern country has had
its full share, we do not need to look
! further for cause of encouragement or
inspiration to prepare for the business
that is coming Let us look into these
figures little further:-
With an increase of 457 per cent in the
production of iron the supply was not
equal to the demand at the end of the
period
Although the mileage of the railroads
has been practically doubled and the
efficiency of the railroads as whole had
been greatly increased, yet it is safe to
say that not 10 per cent Of the roads of
the country were able to handle salts
factorily the business offered to them
two years ago.
While coal production has increased
3S2 per cent, manufacturing industries
were compelled to close their mills for
want of fuel.
The same story could be told Of every
item of production in this list and many
others not here included. This period
ended less than two years ago, ana If
the industrial history of our country
during the past thirty years may be
taken as criterion of our future needs,
we will again and soon be caught with
transportation and manufacturing faci-
tiles equal to the demands to be made
upon them.
Coming nearer home to the question
of what part our community and state
will take in this development, we have
every cause for cOngratulation. We
have climate that is well nigh perfect,
u most fertile soil, immense forests of
valuable timber whose product in the
shape of rough lumber-a raw material,
is shipped from our city almost by train
| Continued on 3rd page
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

river; thence down said fork to Marion
on the line of the w. N. G. r. r. of the
great Southern railway system, and
thence south to Bostic on the Seaboard
Air Line railway: thence down the
Broad River valley to Spartanburg, S.
c., from which place it is proposed to
extend two lines--one line to Gulf of
Mexico and one to the South Atlantic
Seaboard at some point south of Stormy
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

Col. Brownlow introduced Major
Wadsworth, president of the soldiers
Nome board of managers, who spoke
briefly as the representative of that
body. He was glad of the opportunity
of being in Johnson City upon such a
felicitous occasion, and with others he
perceived that it was the dawn of a new
era of prosperity and further growth
for Johnson City.
The next and last toast "Some Items
Affecting the Cost of Transportation"
was handled in mastery manner by
General Manager NJ. J. Caples, of the
G., G. & o. He said:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15
Catawba River Viaduct on the c., C. &O.Rv.
south of the Blue Ridge, the peaks of
which are seen in the distace.

cost of carrying the coal would come to
for the purposes of creating manufac-
turing power. The freights accruing
and the passenger fares of these facto-
ries would amount to far more than the
freights on the coal to these manufacto-
ries.
trust that the wise heads that have
built your railroads will see their profit
in these hydraulic developments.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

spring up in your midst; to make this a
smokeless town, as celebrated for its
cleanliness as for its prosperous indus
tries.
Some railroad managers do not want
electric water powers on their lines.
They do not stop to think that the bust
ness caused by these works will add
much more to their incomes than the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

The next speaker was not on the pro-
gram but he was there with the goods,
as he always is upon any occasion, and
made the greatest speech of the even
ing We refer TO that distinguished
Confederate veteran, loved East Ten
nessean, talented lawyer and eloquent
speaker, Col. w. A. Henderson, chief
counsel Of the Southern Railway.
Col. Henderson was introduced by
Col. Brownlow as being the very es-
sence of all information, the fountain
head of knowledge and the superlative
of eloquence. He said that but for Col.
Henderson's presence and counsel, the
battle of Kings Mountain might have
been lost to the British. He asserted
that Col. Henderson championed An
drew Jackson at New Orleans, and fol-
lowed Zachery Taylor into Mexico, and
was sin the Confederate army up to
the neck"
Col. Henderson's response was very
happV indeed.
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GEN. WILDER SPEAKS.

Col. Brownlow next introduced Gen.
]. 7. Wilder, the man who made John
son City famous, and who did more
than any other man to start the town
on its road TO fame. His toast was
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-04-15

NOLACE4UCKY CROSSING OF &C &ORY,
follows for miles
vertically feet heigh ed Of the railroad
Daniel
band ahiok tina fough o. In Mountain
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-11

Work has been suspended on the new buildings on the west side on account of lack of mater ial, the stock of brick having run short. The Coffeyville pro duct will be used in the finishing up of the job.
 I am agent for the Dom estic Combination Ironing board, a Clothes Rack and Sleeve Board. The ironing board is made o1 white basswood, 15 inches wide 4 1-2 feet long, and is guaran teed not to warp or split. It is g housekeeper's ne cessity. Mrs c. H. Colvin.
 E. c. Cooper dropped back from Eastern Oklahoma to Green Forest Sunday to spend another day or two with his family here. His duties as special insurance agent has taken him now to the central portion of the new state and we are not likely to have him back in Green Forest for some weeks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-11
Farmers Institute June IS.

A call has been issued for Q farmers institute to be held at Berryville Friday, June IS, un- der the direction of c. F. Adams, acting director of the Agricul- tural experiment. station.
 Farmers all over the county are urged 10 attend this meeting. Improved methods of the various branches of farming will be dis cussed by men who have spent much time in experimenting. The time has already arriven in this country when no farmer can be the success he is entitled to without giving attention to what is being done by the state and national government in an ex- perimental way. Millions oi dollars are being spent annually to assist the farmers of the coun. try and all that is asked of them is to give sufficient time merely to attend the meetings at which these matters are to be present. ed.
 No farmer can afford not to attend this meeting if he will properly consider the matter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-11
Tho Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbe1 was a revelation to the prize fighters. From the earliest days of tho ring tho knockout blow was aimed for the jaw, the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach punches were thrown in to worry and weary the fighter, but if scientific man had told ono of tho old fighters that tho most vulnerable spot was the region of the stomach, he'd have laughed at him for an ignoranus. Dr. Pierce is bringing hope to tue public parallel fact; that thd seQmac& is the most vulnerable organ out of She prlsc ring as we'll as in 1t. We protectPur. .hSaHs, throats, feet and lunga, but theEASMaobYe are utterly indiffer- ent to, until diseASAfinds the solar plexus and knocks us out. Make your stomach sound md strong bY the use Qf IOctoF Pierce,s Golden Medical QiscoyerY, and You protect yQllrself in your most Yu Iner- sbIe spot. .Golden Medical Discovery cures weak stomach" indigestion, or dyspepsia. torpid liver, bad, thin and i11- pure blood and other diseases of the er- gans of digestion and nutrition.
 The uGoldcn Medical Discovery" has q specific curative effect upon all mucous surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no matter where located or what stage it may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh it is well to cleanse the passages with Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using the Discovery as 8 constitutional rem edy. IFhy tho 'Golden Medical Discov. cry" cures catarrhal diseases, as of tho stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic organs will be plain to you if you will read booklet of extracts from tho writ- ings of eminent medical authorities, en- dorsing its ingredients and explaining their curative properties. It Is mailed free on request. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. This booklet gives all the ingredients entering into Dr. Pierce's medicines from which 1t will be seen that they contain not drop of alcohol, pure, triple-refned glyccrine being used instead.
 Dr. Pierce's great thousand-page illus. trated Common Sense Medical Adviser will be sent free. paper-bound, for 21 one cent stamps, or cloth bound for 31 stamp2 Address Dr. Pierce as above.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-11

Mrs. A. B. Wilson visited her friend Mrs. Reeves at Markley the past few days.
 Deputy Sheriff Coffey came over from Eureka Springs Wednesday "just be coming"
 Notice is hereby given that when 1 loan my horse to blow any more gardens it ain't me. {Signed1 J. B. Rhodes.
 A slight change of time of the mail and express trains went in- to effect Sunday. The south bound is now due at 11:16 in- stead of 11:13 g. m., and the north bound comes at 6:58 in- stead of 7:28, p. m.
 Herbert Shibley, it is stated i, will soon return to his former position as.helper for the agent at Green Forest, the former agent at Bellefonte, where Her. bert is now stationed, having de- cided to return to his position there.
 The decoration exercises by the w. o. w. camp at Glenw ood cemetery Sunday afternoon was quite we'll attended. The speak CTS invited failed to appear, so the decoration of graves and band music constituted about all the program.
 G. w. and E. G. Byrd, father and son, and the latter's little son Eugene, have returned to their home at Oswego, Kan, after a visit at the home of L. L.. Azdell. E. G. Byrd is an able pianist and did quite bit of tun- . ing while here.
 The members of the local w. 10. w. camp together with the members of their families and the band met in annual jolli flea . tion on last Saturday night. Among other interesting features on the program was ten gallons of ice cream with cake to mate h The Woodmen are great people.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-11

Wyatt Hittson filed with The Tribune last Saturday 8 bunch of wheat heads grown on his Green Forest farm that he pro- nounces good wheat. They have good length and have as a general rule three grains to the mesh. People who have grown wheat this year have little cause for complaint.
 Your friend E. B. Mattox, the jolly money order clerk of the Eureka Springs post office. was shaking with both hands in Green Forest Monday, having escaped from duty on 8 few days vacation. Ed wears a grade of smile that never comes off. That is not yet. He has never married.
 The Tribune still wants corres- pondents at Oak Grove, Denver, Markley, Cisco and other points of interest in the eastern portion of Carroll county, and just a little prompter services on the part of some of those who are now reporting. It is very im- portant that a letter be forth coming every week.
 The familiar countenance of T. o. Walker was in evidence in Green Forest Tuesday and Wednesday. Tom is always glad to get back to Green Forest and the feeling is always recip- rocated by his hosts of good friends. He looks as though farm life agrees with him. He still lives on Osage out southwest of Berryville.
 R. L. Jernigan and wife left Sunday evening for Seattle, Wash, where they will see the great sights of the Alaska. Yu- kon- Pacific exposition. They will be gone possibly a month, having planned to visit many points of interest in the west. A representative of the Great Northern railway came to Green Forest last week to assist Mr Jernigan in the selection of his route.
 The Green Forest teachers school closed on Friday last anc nearly all of those in attendance have gone to Berryville to attend the two weeks; institute which opened there Monday. Prof Burney also went along and vii devote his time quite as studious. ly in teaching the teachers for the next two weeks as he has the past two months. The schoo just closed was a decided suc- cess.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-11
A Thrillin 2 Rescue.

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