The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-12-02
RAILROAD MEETING.
Cheralzek County.

requested in resolution attached.
The meeting was organized by COLL
ing w. II Dean to the Chair and Dr.
+. G Underwood, j. H. Speer, E.
Denmesd, j. }. Northcntt, r. Houston,
j. l.. D. Hardin, j. NJ. Stephens and
N. j. Perkins, Vice Presidents. G. ID, 4
Phillips, of Cobb, and w. A. Teaay, /of
Cherokee, were requested to act as Sec
retaries. :.
After the object of. the meeting, 6sd
been stated, Gov Bullock was Intro j
duced and spoke as follows:
Lddies and Gentlemen oj.Fhefokee 1T \
affords me great pleasure to Jheet yccf
people face to face, that they may see
and know me better and that too may
mingIe with and talk to you Individual
ly and collectively of your interest, your
prosperity and the development of " IS,
to me, interesting and hitherto neglected
section of our beloved State. Just here
allow me to say this meeting has nothing
Of politics in it. We are not GpTong
you for that purpose. Ise internal i'm
plONCiiiCiiJ VI NuC CoNiitJ a
mount desire of all who accompany me,
and trust, the result ofrthis and other
meetings to be held along the line of
your contemplated road, will eventuate
in great good to the country. My pur-
suits before the war were not such as
brought me in direct contact with the
people, though was then, as now, an
advocate of progress and development
of the country, and that too by
the State, whenever it could be done
with jeopardizing the credit of the coun-
try.
The doctrine of State aid was fully
discussed in The Constitutional Conven-
ton of1866. 1t was then adopted, in
corporated in the fundamental law, rati
fled by the people, and is to day the en-
ergising principle, the motive power,
that is moving the country forward at
such rapid rate at this time. 1t is
this assurance my friends that brings
you together to-day. 1t is this assur-
ance that bids you forget party differ
ences, for the time at least, in the noble
effort TO help yourselves at the, | may
say, bidding of your countrymen who
holding the wealth and power Of great
State bids you God speed in your mani y
efforts to build up your county. DO not
understand me as advocating the lend
ing of aid, without first requiring such
security as will protect the credit of the
State beyond all contingency. For in
stance your Charter requires that ten
miles of road be constructed and put in
operation, before the State puts-lts en-
dorsement on your bonds. This ten
miles of road, it is safe to say, will be
worth twenty-five thousand dollars per
mile, and the fifteen thousand dollars
then endorsed being so much less than
the acutuaI cost OF the work, and being,
as it is, first mortgage lien on the road
by the terms of the charter itself secures
the State beyond contingency even
should the company fail. When the first
ten miles are completed and the bonds
issued, the road becomes a fixed fact
the first ten miles building the succeed
ing sections and so on until the work is
finished.
Fellow citizons, it is all important
that unity of action, oneness Of pur-
pose, should obtain in all enterprises,
especially 50 in works requiring SO vast
an outlay of money. Capital is timed
the world over, and be assured it will
not be invested where there is any doubt
of it's security, this being so it is impor-
tant for your people both rich and poor
to do your full duty. Let him who has
much, do much, and he that has little, do
according to his means. Your charter
allows you to subscribe in work and ma
terial, this gives every man a Chance
Shares Of $50, $50 or 500 can be Sc
cured to your children alone by your
stout hearts and strong arms-every
man in Cherokee can if he will it be a
share holder in an enterprise that bids
fair to make your beautiful county rich
and prosperous. Now, gentlemen, it
only remains for you to do your full du-
ty. The State, as before stated, stands
at your back with her millions of credi:
bidding you onward in the march Of pro-
gress, and be assured that whatever in
huence possess, official or otherwise,
you shall have. Thanking you for the
patient attention given me, | now yield
to speakers selected to follow me.
The meeting then was ably addressed
by Gov Brown, Judge Mccoy, Judge
Gibson, General Phillips, and others
After which the following resolutions
were adopted without dissenting voice
Whereas The Legislature at its late
session has granted liberal charters and
the aid Of the State to the Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad and the Atlanta
and Blue Ridge Railroad companies,
which bills have already received the
sanction Of the Governor and became
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