The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-04-04

Pacific coast, and syiil.inFite other
railroad connections, thereby max
ing Pulaski q Railroad Center and
Distributing point. Therefore,
Belt ResoEgsd, That Scion =. Rose.
Hail II. Hancock, A. Cox, NeWtOB
White and Or. w. Z. Wilson be and
they are helshy appointed Commits
sioners, and that their Names S5e for
Warded to tie President and Dlrec-
tors of the Memphis & Knoxville
Railroad Company to be incorpOra-
ted in the Charter Of said Company
IIas the Commissioners for Giles
county. 9
ResolussT, That one Of the duties
OF said Commissioners shall be To
submit to the County Court Of Giles
county. whenever the Road shall be
surveyed, located and an estimate or
cost Of construction shall be filed
with the soidsOoanty Court, prop
osition To leyEla tax upon the taxa
bic property, privileges and polls Of
said county of s--- mills upon the
dollar, to commence as early as prac-
ticnble; which proposition is to be
referred to. the voters Of Giles
J county foT theirFatiaeation at such
times and places as shall be de,
4 termined by said court, and
isuch tax to continue until the
same shall amount to five hundred
Thousand dollars, but mag be antic-
1 ipatsd by the Issuance of bonds by
said county sitter the third year Of
the levy Of said tax, or so soon as
the necessities Of said road shall
require. Provided said railroad
shall pass through the town OF Pu-
IasllI, and provided that so much OF
said five hundred thousand dollars
shall first he expended in the con
struetion and equipment of the
road through Giles county, and airy
surplus thatmay.remain may be ex-
/ pended beyond the limits Of the
county. And provided further that
scrip shall be issued to the tax
/ payers, to be converted into stock
/ ia said road, at their option, under
such provisions as may be deter
mined by the directols-of said road.
The resolutions now being before
the meeting for discussion, Colonel
Rose was called on to address the
meeting, and stated that in obedi-
ence to the wish OF the citizens Of
Giles county, he, together With Col.
| Cox, had visited BOLIVIA
and conferred with the Presi-
dent and Executive Committee OF
the n. & X. Railroad. At Bolivar
they were most cordially received
and entertained. found the Presi-
dent and Executive Committee
frank in their communication and
eminenrly qualified to have charge
OF so important an enterprise-wise,
prudent AMI energetic, Col. Rose
Was impressed with the belief that
they we're favorably inclined to the
route by way of Pulaski, and had
assurances from them that before
the road was located to the river
preliminary surveys should be
made this side, one OF which al
least should be By way of Pulaski
He spoke at some length of the fea-
sibility and advantages Of thi.
route. enumeratiug many reasons
for its adoption, among which w
, may mention the item of $500, 900
= that would be saved in the cost o.
r construction. He thought that Pu
! lasSi and Giles county were greatly
Interested in the completion of thi.
road, as Pulaski would thereby be
come a great railroad center, anC
other railroad connections would
!, inevitably follow, referring at SONS
length to this as an age of railroads
j and the happy influence .exertee
: upon the localities through which
they pass-urging our people t,
, come forward in solid columns t
the support of the great enterprise
EIe gave it as his opinion that tn,
+ lroute By Pulaski was not only tn,
cheapest but the most practicable
! and If built would become link il
the great Southern road from Nor
folk to the Pacific coast, nearly 50C
: miles shorter than the Northern
2 route, and free from its many win
ter Instructions, stretching it,
s arms from sea to sea across our fer
tile Southern fields and plains, and
e becoming the great thoroughfar.
for transportation from the oil
E world to the new. He urged alss
the Importance of having a road
owned and run in the interest of tn,
localities through which it should
pass, and closed with : most exhil
+ Grating trip across the continent, by
z which he transported his audiene,
from sea to sea upon a gorgeou:
train, decorated most beautifully
with the pencil of imagination
warmed with the ere Of poetic fancy
lighted with the brilliancy o.
thought, and propelled by the pow
er Of a most fervent eloquencc.
Col Cox then followed, in re-
Spouse to repeated calls. in favor Of
the resolutions and of the road. He
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gave many weighty reasons why
i Giles county should wake up to
the importance Of this opportunity
to make herself great and rich. Civ
ing statistics and many striking H.
lustretions 81 the subject. He was
shen followed by Newton White
Esq, in response also to many
calls, Who diselaimed any intention
Of attempting to make 3 speech.
never having made one IN his Ike
but was glad or an opportunity q
endorss tue ressiations and an