Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-04-08
FAVORS THE
BATTLE CREEK ROUTE

1t has been some time since wrote
an article from here, but as there Is
so much said relative to the Dixit
i Highway through Marion comfy. I
thought a word from me along that
line would be all right The High
| way, perhaps, will come through our
county somewhere, anyway. but if II
comes down Battle Creek into Seoua
chez Valley 1t would be within fonr
miles of the county line at the lower
end. Then, if said roa should come
direct mp the valley by Jasper. Seoua
chez, Victoria, at or near the town of
| WhltwelI, leading thence eastward in
Marion county ACROSS Walden's Ridge.
either by Signal Point OIL Suck Creek
route to Chattanooga, this would give.
as see 1t, entire satisfaction to ali
the people of Marion county as a
whole. 1t would lack only four mile
of reaching the lower end of oul conn.
ty and would lack four miles of reach.
ing to the UPPER end of Marion. and
there couldn't be any legal or eouita
bic grounds fop any kick to come, rs
this route would come right through
the heart or Marion county, aud there
couldn't b. any split up on this prop.
oslton, and all the citizens of the M.
per end OF the county would, perhaps,
be for tbs move without any opposi
tion, aud if satisfied of this assurance
to them would favor a bond issue to
the extent of $3.50, 600 or $500, 900 to
build sai1 road, and everybody is will.
Ing to get behind the move, roll a
wheel or burst tire, but look here,
You side track men, who are in th
held TO stir up sensation and horn |
cts nest, which when stirred up you |
can't whip out with your old hat, Just |
in order to blockade the movement |
and get the highway to run by your |
own home, so as to beautify and in
crease the value of your own home,
Will ask in the name of justice to ali
citizens to go away back and sit
down, for | tell you few hornets
nests aud few county factions famed
up in this county at this stage of the
game will play thunder with the good
rosd management that is now inau-
gurated. So, Mr. Side-switcher and
fractional Kicker, let me hang up to
Hou a warning signal of danger
Don't you attempt at the lower end,
n in the center Of this county to side
rack this road off to suit some coun-
y factions, but let her come clean
md straight thru as aforesaid. If
lot, and we should in the event finu
ut you don't wish for this part of the
ounty to be represented in the move
1ent, will say as the wound or sore is
ot yet healed up from the last rip we
OF up the back, over the other bond
ssue on my end OF the county, you
lay take notice a 5000, 900 bond issue !
4 q u mi ho nj H. |
eople and guardians of the tax payers
this county as some Of you fellows
lay imagine. A hint to the wise in
ne time ought to be sufficient to all,
ways remember we are for this road
rst, last and all the time, but not
party and people as whole for
ow out and a fizz out or q crowd
1t, or for total cut out, but let us
people come together as q unit
one solid body, and agree and let
, factionalism divide and split up
If county people, just because each
ction wants the road to 90 their
ay. Avoid all this disentions IL you
er expect to accomplish anything for
Q future upbuilding of our county.
Now is the time to step forward and
~ your hand. Today is the day Of
walton. Tomorrow the movement
" be too late. II it goes at all you
> required to be a party to the
we, so be careful in which direction
u drive your ducks Always re.
'mber that live in the upper end
the county. Some Of you live In
, lower end and some in the central
It, but my people and their homes
} their homes. and are just as dear
them ms yours is to you, and at
sent paying just little higher
Q Of taxes than You and all in the
md world. We ask only q square
j and a fair representation. and
side OF small faction Of opposi.
n, we will get the bulk Of the CO.
ration and representation Of all
rion county citizens, who as a
ole, will not act selfish and want 30
tate and manage the road location
bout first satisfying q majority of
tax payers and householders and
, bolders Of this county. A large L-
cent. Of tax payers all good and
] know that any action done and
ried on over them, done entirely
bout their knowledge and consent, -
avs invariably brings about a dis.
cement and dissatisfaction and
ision among the tag, payers, which
ink can be avoided by agreement
q majority, otherwise the road
'ement will be failure, which /
@ won't ever occur. II we do
70 q failure and bring about O
' ont. we as people and citizens
ur county are responsible for this
ure If said highway could pass
ct through our county perfectly
sfactory to all. 1t would be one Of
best investments of the county
ey that could be made towards
of progress, and it
Id be a streak of prosperity and
Id advance the price of our real
10 and our homes and would be
d inducement held out to home -
ers, and would open up Sequachee
ey like unto a new would, and
ID give work to thousands and q
sands of idle unemployed through
he country at large, and of course ~
d bring thousands of dollars into
Ilation. which would open up a =
market to this valley SO that the II
ers would get thousands of dollars
f the products of the farms, who III.
is, realize but little or nothing IL
,count of no road and no market. -
3 would be enough products of
farm each year, if this road was
lete. and they could save that
was lost, would more than pay
public taxes and have q surplus
Will say more later on.