The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-10-24
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| years before the war Mr.. +. n. Gil
mer, tr., an enterprising and ihtelli
gent merchant Of wealth and inhu
ence, with some other prominen
citizens of Montgomery, perceiylD,
the advantages that would result t,
this section of country from a di
rect connection with Louisville am
the Northwest, conceived the idei
of constructing a railroad through
the country interseeted by tn,
present line. They saw the advan
tages, too, of the particular rout,
which has been adopted, end stead
lily persisted in following that line
As early as 1857 or 1858 the S
and MA, Co. was organized under
8 charter from the Legislature, ant
they commenced to consUnct th,
road in 1859, They graded thc
route nearly to Callers. There was
also another company, known as
the Tennessee and Alabama Central
Railroad Company, which had been
previously organized and which had
completed the line from Nashville
to Decatur in 1860. EAbout this
time the Legislature granted a char
ter to what was called the Mountain
Railroad Contracting Company, and
the S. d N. A. Co. being unable to
push forward their road, it was pro
posed to effect a change and let it
be constructed by the new contract
ing company; In this company the
S. q n. 4. took half the stock and
certain individuals took the remain
ing half.
Utder this organization, 25O ne,
groes and 300 mules and carts we're
put at the work, pushing it forward
both at Montgomery and at Deca-
tdr. The work continued until the
Federal forces. entered North Alaba-
ma, when the negroes and teams and
tools were transferred to the South
-ern end of the line near Montgom-
cry. Here the work went on until
Wilson, with his raiders, came
along in 1864, captured the mules,
set the negloe free, destroyed the
carts and played the devil generally.
During the period Of their work,
however, they had completed about
Is miles of their route, and had
graded as much as sixty altogether.
After the war the State was so bad
ly impoverished, and the spirit and
energy Of the people so crushed,
that no Immediate steps were taken
to push forward the enterprise. In
1867 and 1868, however, the Legis-
lature passed an act consolidating
the Mountain Contracting Company
and the Tennessee and Alabama
Railroad Company with the S. & N.
A Co., and under the consolidation
Col. Sam Tate and his associates ia
1859 contracted to push forward
The enterprise. The work was con
5inued until 1871, when, from a
of obstacles, it became
necessary to get other help, So, in
July of that year, tue S. and n. A.
road sold their bonds to the Lou
sville and Nashville railroad COM
oany, the latter contracting to push
he road forward to completion as
'apidly as possible. Under the SUI
direction of Col. Fink, |
Who is regarded as the finest execu-
i've engineer in the South, as well |
Is one of the most energetic and /
capable railroad officers of the |
United States, it has been at last
and the richest and
most beautiful section Of the South
5 now literally grap2led to Louis
-ille with hooks of steel.'
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Wendell Phillips words have be-
ONE deeds of blood and death
ooner than he expected. He coun-
elled the negroes to arm and pre-
are for a war in case of Mr.. Gree
ey's election; and they took time
y the forelock, and commenced
ostilities by attacking q body ofl
Sreeley white men in Pittsburg, and
even lives were lost And Mr.
Wendell Phillips pursues his accus-
Omed avocation of scattering in
ammatorY appeals broadcast, and
the passions and hatred of
be vile TO the utmost. This is his
lea Of Christian craftsmanship.
md naturally enough he goes for
TatOa's Golden Ags.
Wisconsin has a kcen-witted boy
-he learned three thousand verses
f the Bible in mouth, and was re-
-arded with HitehcOck's Analysis
f the Bible" which ne straightway