He also favored initiatives to help railroads struggling to pay interest on state - issued bonds .
Hoping to encourage immigration into the state and increase property tax revenues , Senter established the Tennessee Immigration and Labor Association in February 1871 .
Senter also favored initiatives to help railroads struggling to pay interest on state - issued bonds .
Hoping to encourage immigration into the state and increase property tax revenues , Senter established the Tennessee Immigration and Labor Association in February 1871 .