Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1921-01-26
SCHOOL BONDS WIN S TO I
The Veto Was Light In Spite Of Cos.
sidsrabis Agitation.

The election held Friday on the
question Of Crossville selling $eo.ooo
in bonds for the purchase OF suit
able site and for the erection of 2.
modern school building resulted in a
vote Of little over FIVE to one in ia
vor OF the school.
The total number of ballots cast
was I76. OF that total six were spoil,
ed by the voters having marked thu
wrong side OF the ballot Twenty
Ieight ?c on5 o I'd against The school
and ~ ,ted !,r i, making the vote
five to one in favor of the school,
with two so.ss 10 spare.
Soon after the: polls opened in thd
morning Prof. Vincent and his corps
Of teachers marshalled the children
and marched them to the court house
in the interest of the bond Issue.
Each child wore a badge which said:
vote for the Bonds" Upon arriving
at the court house the children gave
hearty cheer for A. J.. Mcclure. who
was tho campaign manager for the
bonds, and for soma other persons
who had been energeticaily working
for the cause.
Mr. Miller, who is here managing
the big sales campaign for the Reed
Mercantile Company. kindly mauc
several very attractive and express
nve banners for the children. After
being used by the children the ban
ners were placed on the wall Of the
court room where the election was
held so that all could see them when
they came in to vote.
The vote was not nearly so large
IS It should have been, but that was
doubtless due to the feeling that the
bond issue was a sure winner by
large majority. Had there been more
formidable opposition it is very prob
able that the vote for .he bonds
would have benn considerably larger.
Some persons expressed themselves
very strongly against the school
proposition, but in most instances
the opposition tried to ride both sides
by claiming that they wewre not op-
posed to the school, but felt that it
was not being done in the right way
Or at the right time. Every one read
ly recognized that attitude to be
mere subterfuge and keen kind OF
against the oonj issue
because they dreaded the tax feature
In a few instances persons went
so far as to state that if the bond is
sue carried they would sell their pro-
oerty and move away. If any such
here be, now that the bond issue
has carried, we wish to say to them
hat we will advertise their property
II the Chronicle free for four weeks
f they wish to have it done. We feei
confident that such persons will read
ly find purchaser for their property
f they will put a reasonable price on
t. We say this because we feel con-
ident that those who voted for the
'onds did so with the full confidence
n the future of Crossville and De.
ause they believe that the new school
uilding will not ony prove of untold
eneht to the children, but that it will
make our town q much better place
n which to live and will at the same
ime increase the value of the proper
y they may own here.
The editor of the Chronicle is much
ratified at the outcome of the eleL-
ion and he hopes the proposed abut.
ing property act wiwll be gotten
through the legislature to the end
hat important street improvements
1ay be made and the proper portion
f that burden fall on the property
wners a. it should.
Crossville is now the best town in
MS section and with the proposed
improvements it will 60 far forward
apidly and become much larger and
etter town than it now is.
1t is to be hoped that in the future
ublic improvements may have the
nited support of our people: that
e as people will cease to pull; apar.
nd pull together to the end that
uch greater things nay be accom-
ished.