The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-03-21
SAM EVERETT, the
PEOPLES Candidate
for MAYOR
Attention, Voters:
To the Voters of MaryviIle:


Maryvle is to be elected next Thursday. The flu
ture welfare ofOur town depends much upon the
character of the Board then selected.
For Mayor a is needed who is an Optimst
and not a PessImist.
For Mayor man is needed who will use every eff
fort in his power to influence business to
locate here.
For Mayor need man who is enthusiastic for
the upbuilding OF our town.
For Mayor needed who will encourage every
visitor to locate here and who is always attentive
strangers
For Mayor man is needed who has been instru-
mental in bringing to MaryviIe many factories
whose payrOlls into thousands of dollars. EN-
ployees of these factories have to be housed, fed
and clothed resulting in more business for mer-
chant and farmer.
The man needed for mayor is SAM EVERETT---he
fills every requirement. his record an open book is
briefly recounted below
Everett is native of Maryville.
Everett is the pioneer of the local strawberry in
dustry.
Everett donates, if necessary, factory sites.
Everett invests his time and money in local enter
prises-not in distant mills and orange groves.
Everett brought to Maryville the original capital
which started the hosiery mill.
Everett entrusted by the l.. & N. with large
sums with which to purchase terminals and rights
of-way---therefore he is safe man.
Everett rendered in face of opposition valuable aid
which resulted in the building of the Waand rail-
road as privately-owned road.
Everetts genuine interest in the towns growth
again called into use when the Southern Coffin
& Casket Co. was preparing to move to Knoxville.
Everett volunteered to raise the stock and succeeded
Everett was one of the men who aided in locating
the McNaughtOn Foundry which enjoys national
and international business.
Everett aided materially i'm organizing the various
other industries in Maryville.
Everett, owning land peculiarly adapted to manu-
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nominal price the ground needed for factory sites-
much to the amazement of strangers.
Everett was the man who discovered Mr., Gibbons,
the cannery man, in a Knoxville hotel and invited
him to our town. He entertained the visitor and ex-
planned the advantages of this section Visitor fav
Orbly impressed but discouraged by letter
received from city official and decided to pass up
our town. Everett, hearing of this, invited three
kindred spirits and they called upon Mr.. Gibbons
in Knoxville and explained the true situation toI
him. Mr.. Gibbons then decided to come here in
spite of the knOcker whose hammer is always hang
ing handy. The company is here.--buildings being
thousands of bushels and pounds of vege
tables will be handled thus resulting in another pay
rollall due to the untirng efforts of Everett our
next Mayor.
public
for reason the offer was refused
prospective
looking factory location that Mav III place for him This prospect
located in Knoxville
EVERETT necessity he
ETERETT the Mayor, will the authority Board has the
SOLE spend the e moneyhe merely pde
EVERETT has inmaed that he will call the
E to cons unusual legislation
The observations show that EVERETT progressive
looking after
genuinely SAFE NAM
comfortable balance which carefully for
THEY
prone credit the guarding
very Hon. T. N
banker and Mers Sam Henry
Maryvie credaby handled
dsbuse public while the Mayors only legal duty drove
people have confidence.
Now are the voters of our town going to turn
down for Mayor the man who has given of his mon
ey, his talents his time for past IS years to the up
building of Maryville--the Gem of the Mountains
the Town af Opportunity?
NO! WE WILL NOT! --+=7~-~-e--.