The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-12-13
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The Memphis and Knoxville Rail.
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1hs SbOckhOIOeTs IN the MSmphlS anC
Knoxville narrow gauge railway met ir
annual convention IN This place on last
Friday and at once proceeded to business
the utmost harmony prevailing. Many
gentlemen Of large means and command,
ing influence being present, and giving
assurance that work, live, energetic work
was their only am and desire in thi,
enterprise which ID not only to make
Bolivar q notable point in the geography
Of cur State, but add wealth and popula.
iion TO the whole country through which
the road is to run. After some little
delay and the transaction Of the usuaI
preliminary business, the convention
went into an election Of officers for the
ensuing year, which resulted as follows
President, Gen. r. p. Nicely, (re-elected) ;
Secretary and Treasurer, w G. Dorion
(re-elected); Chief Engineer, Thos II
Miliington, (re-elected); Board OF
Directors : Napoleon Hill of Memphis
j. J. TharP, Macon. Tenn, Hon. James
Fentress, Bolivsr; Paul T. Jones, Boil
var; William Rush, Hardeman county
c. n. Cason, Henderson Station; J. l..
Ross, Henderson county; Thomas Davy,
SaItillo, Tenn. ExecutiUe Committee
Hon. James Fentress, Paul T. Jones, G.
NJ. Cason. Committee On accounts
P. 7. Jones, Vim. Rush.
Officers of the Company submitted
their reports, all Of which were full, com
pletc and entirely satisfactory to the
stockholders, and an order of publicn>
ton Of a thousand copies of tho same
made AID unanimously endorsed In
view of the hearty cooperation of the
citizens along the line of the road from
this point east to Henderson Station i'm
mediate steps will be taken to com mence
work, and there is no doubt bat what
the entire line from Bolivar to the Ten
nessee river will be built in the next
twelve or fifteen months; in fact there
is now no disputing the point that cars
will be running between Henderson Sta
ton and Bolivar in time to move the
crop of 1873. Let each gentleman stand
rehdy to pay the per cent called for by
the Directory and avoid all delays as far
as possible and it will not be long before
the good work is accomplished. We are
satisfied Of the fact that the officers of the
Company will use all due diligence in
discharging their important duties and
those whom they serve should yield at
once hearty, earnest support A call
Of five per cent is made upon those who
responded to the first call of a similar
amount, while upon those who have not,
so far, paid in anything upon their subs
scriptions, call of ten per cent is made,
and at no time will their be made hard
ship to work upon the friends of the en-
terprise, but only just such sums as are
actually necessary at proper intervals tc
ensure the completion Of the road within
q reasonable length of time.
We have, time and again, pointed GU
to our readers and the public generally
the many advantages to be derived from
the building of the Memphis and Knox
vile road, and no gentleman of correct
information can truly say that we have
misstated facts or endeavored to misleaC
the mind Of any one in this particular
and as evidence of the great importance
of the early completion of the road WI
Gull from the annual report of the Presi
dent and Directors of the Company
made at the meeting here on the I'll
instant, the following strong and convin
cling proof;
Its Importance as a Coal Road mus
not be overlooked. b. far the larges
portion of The coal consumed in Msmphi
is brought from Pittsburg. Some is re
ceived from the lower Ohio, but it is 0
inferior quality, and does not bear st ok
ing, hence the preference given to Pitts
burg coal. Those acquainted with tn
Ohio river, know that there are long in
tervals in which navigation is virtual
suspended, by frost, low water, or b
floods thus, to ensure a constant supply
involves tho necessity of stocking iarg
quantities, and corresponding los
from extra handling and exposure tn
investment of large amount Of capt.;
and consequent increase in the price c
the coal
It has been demonstrated by practic
that coal can be carried on railroads {
several Eastern cities, 800 or 400 mile
at a cost but little exceeding that {
which it can be moved by river navigation
n the loss and disadvantage above refer
red to be taken into account. The co..
of the Cumberland Mountain rang
Toll Tor az
purposes, and the smelling of iron is fu
10 EQUAL to any Of the Pennsylvania Goa
will. on the construction of the Aen
mis- and Knoxville railroad, be brougl
10 within 250.miles of Memphis. Til
road trayerses the coal measures for
distance of so miles, and, costing less
huild il will be able to haul ut lowe
rates than any broad-gauge road. III
cost of running and placing on the ca
gill not exceed i cents per bCshel; tran
nortation to Memphis Is cents per busi
81 making the total cost in McmphiJ
,ents ner bushel, or about % cents p,
harrel and at Bolivar, instead 81 % Il
orica Mt which coal of an inferior quail
e now selling, the cost Of good CO
,-cnld not exec so cents per BARR
TS;s should be sufficient to induce Il
o;r;zens Of Memphis and along the In
s. yonr road in West Tennessee to tai
lively interest in its construction. The
Il however, another reason, no lie
urgent than the foregoing, why Memph
sbould foster this enterprise, IT Mel
nbis Is ever to become large, al
rTealthv city, she must engage to a m9'
greater extent in manufacturing ana !,S
doing co. next to cheap coal she % w J
ouire cheap iron On the i'ne o. l