The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-04-02

week 3 edition published three
col1mn article severely criticisine
Senator ]. A. Clement and the peo'
ole OF Dickson for urging the Legis'
lature to attach a portion OF Hick.
man County to Dickson County.
We publish below, few extracts
from the news article, which will
| show the. lack Of good feelings
Charlotte has for Dickson and the
south side Of the county. The Char
iotte News said in part, as follows
Dickson has been ineessantlS
antagonizing the north side OF tht
county about securing the removal
Of the County Seat for a period ol
over thirty years, using all sorts oI
schemes and closel-door methods
to secure IL. But for all the un.
4crupulous tactics put in opera
ton, she has failed. and The tear,
on her face are hardly dry from the
last defeat she sustained at the
hands OF the thinking voters OF the
county, than she begins secret pro
ceedings for the furtherance OF hen
desire to grasp the prize"
The Charlotte News further states;
Fellow citizens Of Dickson coun-
ty. you should know the outcome
Of the removal of the County Seal
to Dickson and how seriously il
concerns you. In case 1t should
unfortunately ever be moved, an
additional sum, upward OF $500, 900
would OF necessity have to be bor'
rowed by the county TO build a jail
and courthouse. You are TO pay
this money, gentleman, without a
doubt; for the present buildings al
Dickson are already crumbling and
falling to the earth because the
buildings were inferior built, and il
will only be a question OF short
while until it will be unsafe to hold
legal sessions in the courthouse and
lmprison men in the Jail.
Dickson County is not ready ia
build Dickson jail and court.
house at this time, nor will she
ever be, as long as the people are
fairly dealt with; because the peo-
pie want the county's business
transacted at Charlotte, where the
county owns property that is sub
stantial aud that may be depended
upon to serve requirments. Let
Dickson build Dickson and not one
cent will we contribute to their
building fund. The building OF
roads in the county is not complet-
ed; it is being freely discussed, and
another issue OF bonds will be con.
sidered by the county to finish erect
ing roads where the late issue would
not permit on account of needed
tiuance SO II is almost a certainty
that il will be necessary to issue
more bonds Tor this purpose, and
will necessitate all Issue 60 The
amount OF 500 600, and this is an
approximate, considering :ss:e NUN.
Der of miles OF roads to be left un.
finished because Of needed money
to finish them"
Such talk as the above makes il
apparent that the people OF Char
lotte are desiring fight. Charlotte
lnrgets, when denouncing the peo'
pie Of Dickson so severely, that The
town OF Dickson pays many time:
as much taxes to Dickson County
as Charlotte.
The town OF Dickson Excluding
railroads pays more than one-iourth
OF the entire taxes OF the Who'll,
county, The Fifth District pay
more than ons-third Of the taxes d
the county, so it is easy to see hov
the Charlotte paper can advoca,'
increasing taxes and issuing $500,
900 more county road bonds. Dick
son County pays the highest rate o
taxes OF any county in this sectior
0! the state, but the high aax rat,
does not concern Charlotte so lonl
/ as the rest OF the county pays ID,
taxes and Charlotte and her chFoni
otiice.holders live OF the public
aud when the Charlotte pape
maSes the statement. Let DicksoI