Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-25
COMMON SENSE WANTED.


terest of the Dixie Highway move
ment, found out something
They might have expected the 9th
zeps of a county that still owes
$t46. 900 on some badly worn pixies TO
have urged a Dixie Highway via the
most practical and least expensive
route, or in other words, to secure 1t
at the least cost to the county. They
found on the other hand, that the slo-
gan was to "get it at any cost. !"
This may suit some of the gentlemen
who took prominent speaking parts IN
the convention, but we DO not oeiieVe
the members of the county court VINO
will first pass in judgement over the
matter, will permit such an enslaving
of the citizens of Marion as is propos-
ed For instance, one gentleman from
South Pittsburg, said that by law
Marion county could issue bonds to the
amount of is per cent. of its total val
uation, less its indebtedness. and that
bonds could be issued to the amount
of $500, 900. Another South Plttsourg
gentleman, who asked for report OF
engineers from Chattanooga, who
were present, said "their figures look.
ed good to him." Their report for
macadam road asked for $sOO 600
bonds, and for concrete road, $780,
900 bonds G. A. Williamson, county
Judge, speaking Of a probable issue OF
$500 900, bonus, the day before, said IL
woul mean SOC additional levy on
each 800 worth of property, or tax
Of s94. 90 per $1,000, nearly 3 per cent.
tag In other words, II you had your
property in money deposited In bank
to live on, the county would take near
" all the proceeds Of your money,
and you would hold the sack. II
1890. 600 we're issued, the tax would be
still higher, S98. 80 per $1,000.
And what Is 1t all for! To let Mr..
James, of Chattanooga. have automo-
biles from Chicago, pass his kitchen
on Signal Mountain. That Is the
primary object Of all this paiaver' an
entirely selfish idea. exploited by Mr..
James engineers, who have drawn IN
TO the matter q section OF Marion
comfy which two weeks ago had NOS
che slightest aspirations for the Dixie
Highway, but which now by drawing
mn an alliance with another section OF
county, hope to bind Marion county
with some more shacklee Of gold, so
that for the third time in their history
they can have a fine highway built for
them to haul lumber, logs and tele-
phone poles over.
How much longer is the rest OF Ma
rion county going to stand for this
Way, one South Pittsburg gentenman
had the manhood to declare that he
questioned seriously whether such q
practice AS hauling logs over that pike
had been tight. Let those lumber
haulers build that road anew, replac-
ing what they have worn out. There
Is no question but what the road was
built light, in fact. a good deal better
than much more travelled roads in the
upper end Of this county.
The Chattanooga engineers said that
the distance from Suck Creek to Mont
eagle was 80 miles, and that "a miles
would have to be built. We defy
them to show MS the sixteen miles they
claim are built. Ten miles Is the best
we can make Of them. and four miles
of thee ten are needing work now,
for maintenance. Roads. no matter
how we'll built, the assertion Of Mr.
Hardy of Richard City Cement plant,
that a cement road does not wear out
to the contrary-we say, that roads 81
well as human beings wear out. just
at ,re.ent the patience of the people
of Marion is worn out on the question
of bond issues, and the pixies long
since we're worn out Leaks we're de-
clared to have existed, but no one
seems to have been able to show them
A. legislative race was run with tnis
az some of the campaign charges. II
there are leaks and they can't be prov
en-, or no one has the boldness to<provt
them, why plunge into another bond
issue, exceeding the former issues
This editorial 10 written to wake ul
she people to the issue. To get the
Dixie Highway lat any cost" is
euioidal policy. If the Florida trave
10 what is wanted. the railroads today
are taking off their Florida trains
The business depression is knocking
the spots off Of that as well as every
thing else. You may talk about 4, OO'
automobiles coming thru here and
spending $5 a day for each membel
travelling in the sections traversed til
your hat shoots OF your head, think
ing Of the money, but it may be II
long time between drinks" in the mat
tel, 40 the Governor of North Carroll
ma said to the Governor Of South Caro-
lima.