The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-27
For the Athens Post.
EAST TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
RAILROAD COMPANY.


EAST TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. IvINs: wish to occupy small
portion of your paper this week. with few
statements and suggestions, for the consid
Grafton of your numerous readers in the
Hiwassee District.
The Road will soon be completed and in
operation from Dalton to The Hiwassee
river. The materials are purchased io'
that section, and the work is nearly COM
pleted, with the exception of laying down
The track, and that can be performed IN
short time. The iron rails are contracted
for to Blair's Ferry, one half Of which will
be delivered in four months and the ball
ance in nine. Locomotives and cars are
also contracted Tor. to be delivered IN due
time. To meet these contracts the means
are provided and appropriated. Nov, il we
can succeed IN laying down the irtn as II
is received, and finish the Road 10 the Ten
nessee river within the the next twelve
months, the country will at once tegin to
enioy the rich benefits Of the improvement,
and the stockholders will have valuable
and in,eres, paying property IN their stock
which has so long remained PrOdtless in
vestment.
The community in general. and the
stockholders in particular, are therefore,
deeply interested in having this part OF the
Road for which the iron AMI equipments are
provided, put into operation at the very
earliest day practicable. But this cannot
be accomplished, especially that part oil the
Road between the two rivers cannot be
finished, in a reasonable time, with the
present means Of the Company. The
Company need and must hare additional
means TO repair the old grading, furnish the
;imbers and lay down ,hetrack of that part
of the Road The work cannot and ought
not 10 be Gone without, funds to pay lhere-
for. But how are the means 10 be pro-
vided? The answer is ready. The me-
cessary amount must be raised by sub
scriplon Ct new stock. The people to be
so vastly benefited by the completion OF
this part of the Road, ought, and will. !
hope, furnish the needful. The amount
needed is no, large. Fifty thousand dollars
of new stock, paid in promptly, will be
sufficient. Cannot the people of the Hi
wassee District make up this amount with
on, any difficulty? think they can. To
say they canno, and will no, do it, would.
in my opinion, be libel upon their ability,
their sagaci,y, and their liberali,y. Why,
Mr.. Editor, the pecuniary interest OF this
people is deeply involved in the speedy ex'
tension of the Road towards the Tennessee
river, and that interest will surely induce
them-if nothing else would-to make
this small investment. which will scarcely
be felt when properly distributed.
The enhanced price the people will get
for what they have TO sell. and the increas,
ed facilities for disposing Of the surplus pro-
ducts of the District, during the construc-
ton of the work and within the first year
after completed to the Tennessee river, will
more than doubly refund TO the people the
small amour, of stock called for TO COM
pete this section. More than this, the
stock will be sale and profitable invest
ment of the means asked. Add 10 these
the increased and permanent value the con
slruc,on of the Road will give to real es-
tate, and i, does not require any logical
skill or arilhme,i:al experiences 10 prove,
concusively, that the community called
upon ought to subscribe the amount Of stack
needed, and that it oughtto be done at once,
so that there may not be any delay in the
prosecution of the work 10 completion.
The community may be assured that the
work mus, be delayed North of the Hwas-
see river, unless the aid needed is immedi-
alely provided. Shall the work be delayed?
Will we agree that the IRON for this section
be laid down to rust on the banks of the
Hiwassee river for an indefinite period2 II
it is to be so, it shall not be the fault Of the
Directory. We are determined 10 have
the people most deeply interested, respond
to these questions. To this end propose
TO have meetings OF the citizens at the times
and places mentioned in the call herewith
handed you, where the people can consult
on the matter, and determine what they
ought to do, and where they will be me,
by an Agent or Agents Of the Company
do mos, earnestly and respectfully reques
the people 10 come out, one and all, and
hope to see them at the times and place,
designated.
Respectfully, yours.
A. D. KEYES.
A CALL.
The citizens of the Hiwassee Dstrc