The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-11-25

iron THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
ELLIJAY, GLMER COUNTY,
November 5, 1870.


pointing l.. NJ. Greer, j. ?. Cobb and J..
NJ. Watkins, Of Gimer, VIM. Tate and
w. T. Day, of Pckens, E. Denmead
and G. ID. Phillips of Cobb, j. r. Brown
of Cherokee, and j. B. Dickey and =.
Pierce of Fannin, Vice Presidents; w.
r. WEIGH, of Gilmer, and j. A. Bisaner,
of Cobb, Secretaries Gen. Phillips, Of
Cobb, Governor Bullock, of Fulton,
Judge Mccoy, of the Supreme Court,
and Judges Parrot, of Barlow, and Glib
son, of Richmond, and Col. Brown, of
Cherokee, being present, by special in
vi;ation, were each introduced to and
addressed the meeting.
Gen. Phillips, at the request of the
Chairman, briefly explained the obieet
of the meeting. He said-it was RaI-
road, business meeting, wholly uncon
nected with politics, and political OBJ
iects, that Gov. Bullock and other gentle
men, who would address the meeting,
had been specially invited by the friends
OF the Marietta and North Georgia Rail
road to make tour along the expected
line and address the people at different
points on the importance ofbuilding this
road
Gov Bullock spoke in very concise
and lucid manner, explained the charac-
ter of the law giving aid to this and
other Railroads, by the use of the States
credit, and demonstrated that the State
could not in any probable event be in
iured by the aid she thus gave, and yet
that she could in this way accom-
pish an almost incalculable amount of
good, particularly in a region of country
such as he found ours to be, region
Astounding in inexhaustible sources of
wealth and prosperity and yet compare
lively poor because the inhabitants had
not the facilities of cheap transporta-
ton railroads give. He expressed his
thanks to the people along the whole
line of travel for the kindness and hos
ptality evinced by all of them to the
party who came. He resumed his seat
amidst prolonged cheers.
Judges Mccoy, Gibson, and other
speakers followed.
To ascertain In some way the impress
ion Transporting events and the addresses
had made on the people present, with
this view, II. r. Foote introduced the
following preamble and resolutions F:
There are but few people on earth
who have greater reason to be grateful
to bounteous and benifcent Providence
for natural resources than Polk county,
in = nnessee, and the counties of Union,
Fannin, Gilmer Pickens, Cherokee and
Cobb, in Georgia, and no people having
such vast and varied wealth producing
resources will ever fail to develop them
if they wisely shape and use OPP
portunities that in the order Of events
are snre to present themselves. These
gencr al propositions being evidently
true in relation to our condition, and an
opportunity, seemingly auspicions, now
presenting itself, the question arises is
| This the time and occasion when we shall
act and if we do in what way can we
with our united means aid in the great
work now proposcdg A slight G lance at
these questions examined under exist
inc circumstances in their bearings on
our interests gives the answer, 'This is
a proper time and occasion and a more
thorough investigation of our actual con-
dition suggests two modes in which we
can-iand owners through which either
Road may be located may effectually
aid in the Dalton & Morgantown and the
Marietta and North Georgia Railroads
by giving the right of way, and these
and others can take shares in these
Roads, the completion of either or both
of which will place the development of
our resources beyond doubt, as all our
necessities in this particular may be
summed up in two wants-"Want OF
money and the want of labor" These
will as surely and certainly be supplied,
after the completion of Rail DAD
through these Georgia eunties to Ten
nessee and n. Carolina, as the night fol-
lows the day. tits, therefore, clearly the
duty and interest of every land owner,
through which either road may be 10
Gated. to give right Of way, and equally
the duty and interest of our citizens gem
orally to subscribe for shares in one of
these roads, according to their ability to
pay, keeping in mind the fact that the
certainty Railroad will be completed
more than doubles the value of their
lands and that while it is in course of
construction their means of paying will
be greatly enlarged; therefore, be it
Resolved, LIST, That each land owner
present, through whose lands either road
NAV be located, will give the right of
way and execute deed therefor to the
corporatorS when called on.
Resolved, End, We will take shares
in one of these Roads, remembering our
ability TO pay is greatly increased by the
building and completion of these Reads
Resolved, 3rd, Tint Governor Bull