The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-10-27
The Charter

Last Monday evening our little old
rookery of sanctum sanctorum, in
which we clip items, write nonsense, set
type, pull press, squirt tobacco juice and
kuss ginerally," was enlivenea by the
presence of our distinguished fellow-citi.
zen, General r. p Nelly, who exhibited
TO us copy of the charter for the Mem.
phis and Knoxville Air Line Narrow
Gauge Railroad, which precious document
was granted by the Chancery Court in
session at this place on Monday, the 10th
instant, Hon. J. H. Livingston of Browns
vile presiding, and not Judge James Fen
tress, as some Of the papers have it, he
being one of the petitioners, appointed
Judge Livingston in his stead.
Not more than three months ago this
grand and allimportant project to our
people, and in fact to the State and the
commercial and travelling public at large,
was unearthed and brought to light by q
few center shots from the remnant of
better days who publishes the little icorth-
less Bolicar BuIleti5si and no thanks to
you from when the quotation is made.
Gratifying indeed was it to us when the
General exhibited the big seal attached to
the charter, and Informed us of the fact
that copies of the same had been for
warded to the commissioners in Shelby
Fayette, McNairy and Hardin, who are
legally authorized to open books at once
and receive subscriptions to the road lie
also informed Us Of the fact that H. NJ
Hill, Of this place, was the first man &c
subscribe stock to the road and that 9th
ers had followed in rapid succession, eact
one paying his five per cent of amount
subscribed in cash.
Let the good work go on, and let oul
people show to the world that they are no
so poor and negligent of their duty as thu
jackson Rhig and Tribune would have
it appear, for, be it remembered to theiI
sorrow, the editors of that journal publ
cally declared, while arguing for another
and different route from Memphis to Eas
Tennessee, that the people east of Boil
var could not incur q debt or furnish
sufficient means to build one-Courth o
the road, and that their lands were tn
poorest and most rugged in the State
Put this down in your memory, think oil
it, dream on it, and when the books of tn
Company are presented to you follow i
the wake of the enterprizing men who's
subscriptions to the road date from Mon
day, October 23d, 1871, and ere the "sea
and yellow leaf of 1872 is waited by tn
chilling winds of December the create
portion, if not all, Of our much needle
road will have been completed from ii
eastern bank of the Father Of Waters
the western bank of the beautiful Tel
nessee, along whose alluyial valley is pr
ducod untold millions of grain, cattl,
hogs, sheep, poultry, etc.
Every one who desires the prosperi
of our county and town should come 4
nobly to the work, and lie who wishes Il
now neglected fields and forests to becon
tributary to the wealth OF our farmer
merchants, mechanics and artizaas, in Il
fullest sense should exciain:
F." Lay on McDut, aud damned be
scho first cries hold enough"
Subscribe literally; build the road, al
your lands and town lots adjacent there
viii triple in valuation N less than Il