The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-08
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ests.or any Discrimination Dting made
in favor of through tariffs When roads
are controlled by parties who have no
further Interest than makiHg ali they eah
Gut Of then it is too frequently the cass
tt at loca1 business is heavily taxed q
pakS up ths lbss on hsough businsss
nede req assite p composing lines. From
tbs the narrow gauge VIII be exempt il
those who are to be most benefited will
respond IS freely to the ea.i-cf The stock
collector as their own interests would
dictate. ri 2 HDdkIE IL
In West Tennessee there are thousands
OF acres Of fertile land that produced
abtgpdaDtGrops BefofgIthe war, tn at have
notbeeh) under ealtiyatioa since, aud are
now lying idle E3r want Of tabor ana cap
-ital, and VIII very ifkeiy Fr{nala so until.
railroads are built, through them No
man can afford to rhItiFate these old
/ FIELDS .s,witR6hF the home plaTkst eAsqp
trqrsp6rtqti0n, and other Indispensable
facilities "a BY "a E railroad &c
It is'useie less talking about INN igFation,
and immigration bureaus in theSontb,z
until the South, ia addition to cheap fer
tile land. can offer at least, portion of
the railroad flciIities 50 amply provided
in the Northern States and Territories
Ths, soPsEErictiop. Of the 3Alemphis and
hl mo II alaEraw, gauge railroad from
MemEhis7 70 the Tanaesses river will
bring more euiigrantsa Of the right kind
into this section than stwice It's cost ex>
psnded in any other manueE- With the
railroad5 there comes not only ldborers,
! bnt, mechanics, mann ia etuFeFs and farm
kers, aad heser are what a 'prosperotis
oodntty are madei6f, ana zoe The floating
pOBdlation sent. into II By labor agent.
IF those most inht5esre tea would think this
matter over in It's true light, aud then
cahdidly and Immediately do what their
,55ldgn4eent tells ftbe4 - tholr imperative
duty, as well as their ia4sress tbsFeL is,
nothing to pTeyept .thia5 rpadybsihg built
| and in complete RAINING ord eF from
Memphis to the Fenhesseel river 1aiehif.
lgtWelve months - EaE = aGg a5ed
e. The ssurveys have been haads through
Shelby, ; aad portion Of Hardeman
lacodnty. Is Everything possible has been
done to select the cheapest AMI best lines,
/ one that. viii aceorn.m3date the greatest
| plumber lolfPFe9pis and pest 9pit tie future
requirements fora first class rea ], and
qlFhoagh tb9s country Presents = rolling
and 10 some places a 1Faehe roken sur.
face, a first rate route has sbeea found.
The Fightaof way has been nearly all
ilsabscEibe ana lit Is. now 70 :. she people
along the routsito tome forward ahd dc
trtheira ddty. VIII they do it7i si1 i.
lsssoi7 90 ne eds efHi 81 II. NJ
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Fs2T Thoughts on R2iFoading -,'nH.
Eas BQlisdr Bulletin; qua ~ 80
/, q How are the I railroads built in the
iAz,h4f3-S llL q aE asa. @itsfs -dtt5 --'
4 In answering this question we have
4 only to can atteptiop to facts which arc
patent 10 all who know anything about
our railroads and t heir financial eondi-
ggtinn, to set. this matter ina clear light
before the headers! ofthe BULIETiN ~
j First Of all tLinss,i the movers get up
4 Scaled meetings. IN wtI,eb many things
i are said pro and con Then they get up
a line Of ibarbacues, at which the people
are addressed by speakers who know as
i good as nothing about ,AotO to build a
railroad. These orators, with great zeal,
60 on to show tbs people what great ben
eita they will resp from the road when
! lbuilt. The excitement runs high. Books
are opened withdSe wiHisay foraillustrai
ti5n) Memphis, BbliRarYd Savannah and
4 1hoxyills air. line railroad on their back *
I The citizens on or near the '.air line
4 eqBscsibss They are told a provisional
I charter has been obtained for their "a ali
ltne ''h They are soon informed that the
amount required By Law has been raised
, to perfect charter, md another meeting
IS called; the stockholders OF their prgx-
1 les meet President and Directors1art
elected charter now Is perfecsedt ISal
d lnstead- Of. Memphis Bolivar Sayanhai
hand. Knexyille Air Liae sbeiDgtraceabit
II aleles they find ell intermediates stricken
, ifsomsthe name.o The two ends only open
y Some don't see the meaning Of this, an6
= get frightened. zFReh bids are made lo
new routes ffhe Engineer with hi,
= c0rpss 6F engineers moves n ysterioualy
-gl5The road is !loeatea here, there " here
Excitement and books move on the same
line Cool headed men shake theii
i heads. Men of zeal cry. out "'eroaker.'
TIE President watches with great inter.
est every mogeme pt,1 Men go to hin
and tell him that if they had a book, theI
? fcould soon get money enough subscribed
TO pat the BOad through on quick time
r The President feels good, and gives hin
; 8 book. He awaits a time with ,patienct
S until he gets anxious, more onriebs, mos
n ENxf6Us, and at last, almost furious, lin
% q uiFes Of every one that he supposes car
8 tell any word, OF give him any consoIa
( E.tion concerning him; writes to him.
i the mail bFipgs no tidin.s; ne hears o
! deaths, and expects to hear that the ma
! is dead. Qpe day the man comes t
? to town. The. President sees him 10.
: to the world! the man has come. Say
. the President Come in. What hav
; Feu dQue2i Fhs mans face looks brigh
! and cheerful The President expects t
5 hear glorious news.o The man answer
5 by saying he has not done anything -ye
81 .--has not had timeLbut s0flt do some
% thing TheiPresidsnt grows suilen an
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