Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-03-21
Memphis and Knoxville

memphis and Knoxville,
Much interest is manifested
East and West of US, with regard
90 road that is to be built, trav.
er-'ng the State through nearly its
entire length, from Memphis to
Knoxville, with branch extend.
ing to Fayetteville. We find in
ihe Knoxville Press, the following
proceedings Of a meeting recently
held, pledging Knoxville to the
enterprise:
At the citizers' meeting last
night, at the Board of Trade
Rooms, Hor. {. Nj, McGhee in the
chair, AIR. Woodruff, President of
me Board of Trade, offered the
following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We are credibly in.
formed that measures have been
GRkea IN Memphis, Bolivar and
other points in West Tennessee,
10 eff ct a direct railroad commu,
nication with Knoxville;
Reeolrel, That it is the convic-
tion Of this meeting that q direct
railroad communication with
West Tennessee would be of great
advantage TO this community, and
that we pledge ourselves to use
every exertion to aid this enter.
prise and push it to speedy com,
pletion.
ReSolred, That the Board of
Trade Of this city be requested to
open a correspondence with the
officers of the Memphis & Knox.
vile Railroad Company, and OBJ,
tain from them the information
necessary to enable the citizens Of
Knoxville to cooperate inlelli'
gently and successfully with those
OF West Tennessee in forwarding
an enterprise 50 important to both
the cities OF Memphis and Knox
vile, and the region lying between
them.
The subject will be brought be-
fore the Board of Trade, at the
cegular meeting, next Tuesday
night, and prompt action will nc
doubt be taken.
The people of Lawrence are al
so aroused on the subject. TIL.
Lawrence Journal of a late date
says:
We have seen a letter from
Hon. r. P. Nicely, President OF
the Memphis & Knoxville Rail
road, TO Capt. Davenport, rela
tive to securing commissioners tc
coli it subscription for the proposed
route from Savannah TO Knox
vile, Uia Columbia, also to secure
commissioners to solicit subscrip
ton for branch road from some
point on the above line through
Lawrenceburg and Pulaski tt
Fayetteville.
The President states that they
expect TO apply at once for 8
charter for the extension of tie
Memphis & Knoxville Railroad
from the Tennessee River &c
Knoxville, through Columbia and
McMinnville, also extending a line
of the same road from some point
on this line to Fayetteville, riC
Lawrenceburg and Pulaski.
We are free TO say that ne fal
as the people of Lawrence county
are concerned, they will subscribe
very literally TO road passing
through Lawrenceburg and The
center OF the county. We need s
railroad, and we hesitate not t.
say that we would be willing tc
be heavily taxed to aid such f
road, but for q road running
through the extreme northwest
ern portion of The county, never
We have consulted several of the
old citizens and find that from
800, 1000 10 $4,000 would be
subscribed by the citizens for q
road through Lawrenceburg, but
scarcely a dollar for a road that
merely touches the county. The
owners of the FIVE cotton factories
IN the immediate vicinity Of Law
renceburg would of themselves
contribute a handsome amount.
All that our people want is q
guarantee that the railroad will
pass through the center of the
county, and large amount will
be at once secured.