The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-30

The convention assembled ~ the Cour.
house. 81 pm, and was called e. orde,
by Hon. u. a. Nc.le, chairman Of the OK.
ecu;lye Committee Of the Cairo ami Tom
essee River railroad, who made q motion
tua: the convention Do organized Jy call.
lag Hon. Charles NJ Rowland. II 81.
Louis, 10 the chair, rLi.. motion va,
unanimously carried.
col. uo|LANu.
On taking tho chair explained Tie obiec.
OF the convention in short but clear and
appropriate speech, concluding By saving
that lie was grs;ilel TO see SO many OF the
friends of the narrow-cau,s system in At
tendance, and that tho proposed proiec;
OF building narrow-cugge road from St
Louis, via Cairo, MayAsld and Paris
southeast, 70 the coast, when accom-.
plishcd, would 10 one Of the crauIes,
achievements OF the nineteenth century
sECRETARfF-.
On motion, Capt. s. 4 Champion. o..
iAris, tennessee, wa c'iusvu secretary.
and Capt. j. ID. Wllls. Of BIarlviTa
kentucky, wv Thornton, uC Cairo. n
linois, and Judge Il. j. Beaumont. eIito,
Of the Msyticld Democrat, were chose,
assistant secretaries.
rHr CHAIRMAN
then announced the business oftae con.
venisou IN order, whcreupJa Gen. Atkins.
Of Paris, Tennessee announced that the
report Of the executive committee Of the
Cairo u Tennessee river railroad wa.
ready TO 10 read to the convention, but.
on motion, the reading was dispensed
with, and tho report placed in the hands
Of the secretary to Dc Published as part
Of the proceedings Of this convention.
The following letter, from Hon. G.. u.
Priest, Of Henderson Ky, president Of the
south Kentucky Railroad Company. was
then read to the convention.
HENDERSON, Ky, March L, 1873.
u. a NEALE, Esq DEAR SIR Until
this evening l expected t. have the pleas
uFe Of attending the convention which
met IN your place on the 2u.h, but finding
myself surrounded By circumstance, thst
wil!ideprive me of that pleasure, write
10 say that we are looking with great in
terest 10 the movement, being made for
the Inauguration Of q system Of narrow
gauge reads in Western Kentucky, Ten
ncssee, and the states south. We feel that
we can safely promise you that, il the
various lines proposed are placed on q sure
footing, We will unite with you at some
suitable point Yves, Of the Tennessee river.
as so)n as you arc ready fJr Us; and when
connected with Us you arc CONTESTED with
all the lines built and projected, al this
place and at Evansville.
Between the two places there is now a
river gap Of twelve miles. which, think.
viii DO closed the presrn. year, and a
bridge will speedily follow We also cx-
pect a! some time Ia the near future. 70
have a line @! road lsoA this place I,
Louisville.
With best wishes for Aarmouig1. and
profitable meeting, / am yours, very truly.
GE3g3E NJ. PBlEsr.
president South Kentucky Railroad Co
Gen. Atkins then offered he following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the convention most re-
specially suggests tho pr5pyiety Of the
adop by the property authorities Of the
state OF Tennessee Of the charter recently
granted 10y the Kentucky legislature. l.
the Cairo and Tennessee River Railroad
company, so that the road shall DO ope,a.
ted by one company from BIS ternirs. on.
Posllo Caro-, - it, te!la.lu. On tie Tenn.
sssee river.
Hon. Il. y. Ncale, of NayGeld. Ken.
tGky, then offered the following res,lu.
tions, which were adopted.
lie olyedi That tho various local rou,.
spoken Of 10y the citiz.u. between the
terni1i Of the Cairo and Tennessee River
railroad, viz The West MayGeld Creok
and the Wilson Creek routes. northwe,t
Of Mayfield, and the Maylald Creek and
Ridge route, from Mayheld TO the Ken
lucky line, and the Ridge. Birds creek,
ana walnut Fork routes, from the Ten
nessee state line to Paris, and the Manly.
VIE and Mansfield routes, from Paris /,
JohnsonYi!lc, would either be practical
routes for this road, and thi, convention
Is not partial TO any ono Of these routes.
Out That 1t Is tho sense of this convention
That said road will be located on tho route
"here the greatest amount Of stock ia
subscribed by the citizens.
Resolved, That thi. meeting md the
people along the line Of the Cairo and
tennessee River railroad, recognize with
pleasure and a. u favorable omen. the IN.
terest which the people Of Pulaski Col.
umbia, and Fayetteville, Tennessee, and or
Atlanta Georgia, st. Louis. Missouri and
Cairo, Illinois, have manifested in opr en-
terprise,in sending delegates 10 this can.
Vention, and that We will cooperate with
them in building line Of narrow-pauco
railway from st. Louis to Savannah
Georgia.
Ma w. j. Sykes of Memphis, Tepnes.
zoe, was then requested TO address The con !