The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-22
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THE CAIRO AND TENNESSEE RAIL
ROAD ENTERPRISE.
IMPORTANT INITIAL MOVEMENT BY
ITS PROJECTORS.
ADDBEss NJ THE PEOPLE ALONG
THE PROPOSED LINE.

The convention met AZ THE court house
In Paris, Tennessee, At pm, December
IL, 1917, pursuant to the call Of the tom.
porary committee for Henry county, and
Gen. J. D. q. Atkins, chairman Of that
committee, called the meeting to order
and delivered . short address Of welcome.
Hon. b. A. Neals Of Mayaeld, Ken
lucky, was then chosen permanent chair
man, and r. NJ. Parsons. esq, OF Paris,
Tennessee, was appointed secretary Of
the meeting to DO assisted by the various
members Of the press present. ,t..
Mr.. NEALE's SPEECH. .d
Taking the chair, Mr.. Nesle addressed
the convention at some length, stating In
. forcible manner tho benefits which, would
inevitably accrue to the country through
which tho proposed road would run. 1t
would make land more valuable, by Civ
ing to tho products Of the soil q good and
easily accessible market, thus enhancing
their price it would develope rich min
eral lands and coal fields; create . manu-
featuring interest; populate the country l.,
reduce ffeights on competing roads, and
make an avenue of travel Of great impor-
lance to the country. Mr.. Neale's speech
WAS IN exhaustive argument In favor OF
the proposed road, and was listened TO
with attention and interest,"; and, at Its
conclusion, heartily applauded.
PREAMBLE AFp RESOLUTIONS.
The chairman, at the conclusion Of his
speech, announced the convention ready
to proceed to the transaction Of business,
when Mr.. John II. Oberly, Of Cairo Him
ois, offered q series Of resolutions for the
consideration Of the convention. These
we're referred to q committee Of seven, ~
appointed by the chair, and consisting Of
Nsssrs. Atkins, Oberly, Smith, Champion,
Hurd, Caldwell and Corbett. This COM
mittee reporting through NJ. Oberly, pro-
posed some slight amendments 70 the res
olutlons as originally referred. The report
was received and the committee discharg-
cd. The convention then took up the res.
olutions and after further amendments
adopted them in the following manner;
WHEREAS, 1t Is the opinion Of the con-
vention, that railroad from the city Of
Cairo, Illinois, running through the counties
OF Ballard aud Graves, Kentucky, and of
Henry and Benton, Tennessee, with Sa-
vanaL, Georgia, as its objective point, and
with connecting road running from Paris,
Tennessee, through Tuscaloosa and Selma,
Alabama, to the Gulf Of Mexico, Is demanded
by the mercantile, agricultural, manufacture
ing, and all other interests of those comlnu-
mites; %. '.t d. ffH..'
And road constructed on the narrow
gauge principle, while It would be competent
to the transaction Of all the carrying business
Oh the proposed line, could be built with a
much smaller outlay OF money than broad
gauge read; ti,... annie. ...sII
And, further, for the reason that 1t Is ne
cessary to give to the public, in whose inter-
est the proposed road would be operated,
all possible Information In regard to this
project,
Resolved, that the proposed road should
be u narrow-gauge road.
Resolved, that Col S. s. Taylor, OF Cairo
Gen. j. ID. c. Atkins, of Paris, Tennessee ;
Hon. d. A. Neale..of Mayfeld, Kentucky, are
hereby appointed the Executive Committee
Of this Convention, and are instructed
to collect Information respecting the
cost Of constructing the proposed
road, and such data AZ may be deemed
Necessary to the information of the public IN
reference 10 narrow gauge railroads; that
the Committee report the result Of their Ia
bors to an adjourned meeting Of this Conven.
ton, and make such suggestions u the Con.
yention, at its Adjourned session, Is they may
think necessary to aid 1t in determining upon
the best plan of proceeding promptly to the
construction OF the road, and generally to
have IN charge the interests Of the proposed
enterprise. 'ii i.'I u-.' 1910 DYl
Resolved, that q local committee OF five
members be appointed by tAis Convention IL
each Of the counties named In the preain.
Bile, whose duty 1t shall he TO labor TO Great.
an interest In the proposed enterprise, IN
those counties ; TO aid in obtaining subseIip
tons and the right OF way, and generally Il
cooperate with the Executive Committee.
Resolved, that when the Convention adj
jo,irns, Il shah adjourn TO meet At Maytieid
Graves county, Kentucky, upon the call O
the Executive Committee, and the counties
cities aud communities interested In the pro
posed road, are hereby requested TO send del
egstes to said adjourned meeting OF this Con
vention. ........., ..t,.......
UPON THE LOCAL COMMITTEES
provided for In these resolutions Their,
were nominated: uJ s. 20 AL. 4.ua
a.. JH SOK BALLARD COUNTY. ii
John ID. Wildss, John o. Harkless
VIM. Sheppard, A. J. Warden, VIM
Hall. 90 b1pan .n it. Hu--.r
...I FOR BENTON COUNTY. %. Ju. tI
W. A. Jones, T. A. Henry, w. p. Nor
ris, DIR. - Hudson, John Farmer. .u..J
PoR GRAVES CouNTY.l I..I
J. l.. Desmukes, j. +. MaEllrath, r. j
Beaumont, l.. Anderson, w. IA. Miller.
SOR HENRY COUNTY, 9liR
K, d. Caldwell, j. Wade Barton, J. n
Hudson, N. G. Check, l.. A. Champion.
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And, upon motion Of Gen. Atkins, q 10
cal committee for Cairo Illinois, was nom
mated, ss follows. Capt. d. Hurd, Dr
w. r. Smith, Judge =. Bross, p. W
Barclay, esq, and Mr.. ". w. Thornton
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