The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-06-16
Tax Asaessor.
Something Besides Money.

We would like to stir little more
pride into the souls OF the citizens OF
Union City. The Civic League last
year made move in this direction, but
it has become either discouraged or
other interests have engrossed the at
tention Of the members.
This matter is strictly not one Of ref
erence to the city solons at all 1t is
for the citizen. IL is known that a
sweeping movement has been inaug-
urated to reform Pumpkin Island I"
Mr.. Flowers has become the champion
of the property-owners and jewellers OF
Bank street and adjacent sections. He
has been deputized by the Mayor to
arrest all the inhabitants or visitors in
that district for violations of the city
ordinances.
Mr.. Flowers has been boarding at
the residence of Mrs Little for num-
Der OF years. II is his home, and he
has been watching the conduct of the
inhabitants Of the row in front OF the
dwelling until patience is no longer a
virtue, and he proposes that these peo-
pie shall obey the law. This is very
laudable purpose. AS far as this world
is concerned no duty is more important,
and Mr.. Flowers should have the sup
port OF every honest. aw-abiding citizen.
But that is not altogether the object
OF this article. 1t may be an Utopian
dream, but when we lose the impulse
OF building castles in the air, the in
spiration and the hope that spurs us on,
then will we lay down the pen as worth
less. We want to suggest that one way
to relieve Union City of the polluted
ground called Pumpkin Island " is
that the citizens should buy the prop
erty between the NJ, G. & st. l.. Ry.
tracks and the old opera house, bounded
ON the west by the M. & O. tracks and
on the east by Bank street, and convert
it into city park and deed it to the
city. We want to make this sugges-
ton not simply as means OF washing
our dirty linen, but from broader spirit
OF civic pride. We want to suggest
this as step in the direction of making
Union City an attractive home city.
We want to suggest il in order that the
citizens may have some respectable APP
proach to the union station, especially
after nightfall We want to suggest it
so that the citizens of that section of the
city may live in their homes without
The contamination Of all kinds OF i'm
morality right at their doors. We want
to suggest it in order that this district
might be cleansed, beautified and illu-
minated, that it may be a comfort to
home people and attractive TO visitors.
We want to suggest il because Bank
street is little more than hideous dark
alley, an unsightIy and an ungodIy
place. Last Of all, VIC want to suggest
it because the city would be in an in
finitely better condition II all the colored {
people were segregated in their own
bailiwick. Is
There may be some good ones among
these denizens, but there are some I
whose names are not very high up in
the book Of good morals. In fact, it
is not certain that they know anything !:
about such book.
Union City, with one exception as far /,
As we know, has never made a public !,
donation for civic purposes. The ex-
,eption was, more or less, not the
of civic pride But il is not
our purpose to antagonixe; 1t is to stir a
he sense Of civic pride that we are /
on this castle. 5
The railroad park has been blessing t