Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-12-02
Railroading.
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date a column over the signature
of Umbrd, that makes a start in
the right direction on the subject
Of Rdilroading. 1t seems that al
most everybody would be in favor
of railroad, if it could be built
without money out of his own
pocket. In reference to the Rail
road from Dechard 10 Fayetteville,
| have but little to say; aud in
reference to the Road now in con-
temptation fom Shelbyville to in
tersect the Tennessee and Alaba-
ma Read south of Pulaski, / have
no objection to it if the people
would only take interest sufficient
to build it-and we have a little
contemplated arm over here from
Culleoka tc our little county town,
Lewisburg, which / would like to
see built very much: But, Mr..
Editor, / am candidly of the opin-
ion that Road as suggested by
Umbrd, starting at Franklin or
Spring Hill and running by Caney
Spring and thence through Lewis
burg, thence through Petersburg,
thence through Fayetteville on to
Huntsville, Ala, would be a Road
that would benefit more people
thar any other between the Chat
tanooga and Tennessee and Ala
bama Road. And now having
made these statements, | will add
a few reasons why / think such
Road would be so beneficial to the
people. A Road running through
our county would come in contact
with a great deal of rich lands and
every kind of building material
needed on the Road. There is in
our county of Marshall an almost
inexhaustible quantity of cedar
timber, which could be used in
constructing the whole line of
Road, and then have an abundance
to ship elsewhere. And | have
no hesitancy in saying that oul
county would vote a tax for build
ing such Road as this would be
and l think your county of Lin
coin would be willing to vote tax
to run it through your county.
think this route for a road would b.
more acceptable TO the great masses
of the people than any other Roa'
that could be projected through a
much Territory as it would pass
And there is now already char
ter for a Railroad from Spring
, Hill to Lewisburg, and we would
, only have to get the charter a
: mended to extend it on to Hunts
; vile. 1t is almost folly now t.
talk about building lines of Rail
: roads by individualstock. IwoulC
like for Roads to run so as to ben
: eft the great masses of the pee
pie. Then heartily endorse thu
plan of county taxation where
, road runs through the county seat
: and absolutely is of great interes
: to the people. For it is a yer.
| unfair thing for a few enterpriz
ing individuals to build Roads anC
conveniences for others withou
} their assistance. No. man Uht
) ever travelled over Railroad
; much, cln help beholding tn
. enterprise that always follows at
ter Roads. In a word, our coun
ty needs Roads, Manufactures
Sc, TO develope its vast resour
ces, and when once men of
capital see move in that direc
ton, they will come into our mids
and help us develop the latent ell
ements of our county. | wa'
glad to see the suggestion in your
paper, and | shall expect to SEE
something more still from the same
, quarter, and it may be from time t.
time you may hear from Marshal
again on this subject. A friend t
Railroads, MARSHALL.
Special Notice!