The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-05-23
Memphis and Knoxville Railroad.

Memphis and Knoxville Railroad.
This road Is now a reality. The grad
ing is let out for twenty-five miles from
Bolivar east, and before this is completed
the grading to Tennessee river will be
let. The counties east Of the river are to
submit county tax in July next to ex>
tend the road through Middle Tenn and
the building Of the road from Bolivar to
Memphis is as certain as it is that the
road will come to Bolivar from the Teue
nessee river.
The building Of this road like all other
great public enterprises meets with many
difficulties, and what is more remarkable,
these difficulties are suggested by those
who are al! the time declaring that they
are the friends of the road At first it
seemed highly probable that the first sec
ton Of the road let out " would be between
Memphis and Bolivar, aad Immediately
some of the Bolivar friends Of the road
discovered that it would destroy Bol-
war T. build that part of the road first
they were friends of the road and they
knew every body wanted the road built
east from Bolivar first, and then they
would show you what an Immense benefit
1t would be to BOLIVIA to extend the road
east from Bolivar first. This was urged
so forciLly that many Of the subscriptions
were made with the words on the face- Of
them "to be applied from Bolivar east,"
and finally almost every one in this vicin-
ity seemed to discover that the most Ger
tain way to secure the building Of the
whole line was to begin at Bolivar and
90 cast. All Of q sudden the scene
changes-and the subscription being suf~
fIent to grade and cross tie the road from
Bolivar to Henderson station, it is let
out, and these friends all at once discover
that it is perfectly foolish to build the
road from Bolivar east; it starts nowhere;
it ends nowhere and it is a foolish waste
Of money; any body could see it ought to
be built first to Memphis. And after dis
cussing this side awhile it became very
plain to them that it was their UNDER
standing when they subscribed their
money was to be applied tcest of Bolivar.
I his understanding becomes clearer and
clearer as fast as money is called for to
pay the contractors for grading the road
east Of Bolivar
Now we propose to say few words to
these friends Of the NJ. & K. Railroad.
LIST: Is it not clear that.if the road could
have been broken down by double deal,
ing and .tTiendy(?) opposition it would
have gone under long since ? ID: Is it
not certain that the whole road is now
under contract for the first section of
twenty-five miles and also certain that
you will be compelled in the end to pay
your subscription 81: If you pay as it
is called in is it not certain that the cars
will be running from Bolivar to uender~
son county in time enough to bring in the
crops Of this year; and If you fail to pay
your subscription willingly is it not Gers
tain that you must be sued and eventually
have to pay it, and thereby Ioosing the
benefit of The road this year, and also
your character as friend OF the road
and being sued besides?
We know and you know that the rail-
road company do not want to sue you
for several reasons; they do not want you
to be shown as an enemy instead of
friend they do not want to pay lawyers
fees, aor suffer delay, and we ask you,
reader, if it would not be a deal better
for you and the road to payup your stock
as it is called in? The contractor must
be paid and if you don't furnish the
company the funds to pay him.. the statute
declares that he shall have the right to
sue the stockholders.
Come now, be man Of your word !;
quit talking against the road; pay what
you owe to it, and our word fer it, you
will feG better If you DO not they viii
be compelled to sue you. There has been
to much spent already to abandon it and
there are PARTIES ready to iron and equip
itGs soon as graded. If you have not got
the money to pay your subscription bor-
row it, it is better to pay interest than
! lawyers fees and costs.