The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-07-10

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The following remarks. made IS ". !
J. sykes, at Lewisburg, Tenn, may be 4
of interest 10 many OF our readers IN +
and about Huntsville, Florence and
Tuscumbia. 1t VIII be seen that be Is a i
decided advocate of the cheap railway
system. After making some general |
remarks about the beneficial effects OF
railroads, he proceeded to give exam
piles, showing that As the number of
railroads were increased in States, the
wealth OF those States Increased He ]
said the same rule applied 10 counties.
and was UNIFORM As railroads were
increased, the cost of transportation
was reduced educational and other adj
Yantages were multiplied, and, as
consequence, wealth. population and
productions Increase. Marshall had last
year taxable property valued at four
million four hundred and eighteen
thousand sRd sixty-nine dollars, and
when these roads are completed through
/ her borders IL would be increased to at
least six million.
There were some who. although they
I were in favor OF railroads, did not want
/ cheap railroads. To such he would say,
/ If you want cheap transportation you
must have cheap railroads; railroads
/ that cost $4,000 or $4,000 per mile
] could never furnish cheap transpOrta-
/ ton. He preferred the cheap railways
because they would carry as much
I freight and as many passengers, with
/ equal ease and com fort, and with great
I err safety than the costly railroads were
I doing. He gave numerous Instances
and examples TO sustain these positions
/ He said ii you desire railroads 70 benefit
1 only managers and employees, at the eS-
+ pense of the community and OF the
I stockholders, build costly railroads
whose expenses consume the greater
part of their earnings; but ne could
not see the wisdom OF building rail-
roads at 9 cost of 600 per mile when
roads could be built at $4,000 per mile,
which would answer every purpose and
would furnish che p transportation.
Some. he learned, were under the
impression that this road would not be
built through Marshall county This
was a mistake. II was the intention
not only to build through Marshall,
but to extend it through Giles county
TO Florence. Ala. At LeWisburg the
/ Cumberland and Ohio road would con-
meet with the Duck River Valley road,
and thus get an outlet through Fayette-
vile, and Huntsville, Alabama, 70 the
South Atlantic coast (; at Pulaski il
would connect with the Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern road and
with the Memphis and Knoxville road,
extending TO Memphis on a direct line;
at Florence, Ala, it would conneri
with the Memphis and Charleston and
with a road leading through Tuscumbia
and Tuscaloosa TO Selma, Ala. These
important connections showed the val
ne of this road. He mentioned those
things to show that the Cumberland
and Ohio road would be built through
Marshall county. unless some action OF
the part of her own citizens should pre-
vent il.
Whilst only $4,000 had been sub
scribed by Marshall county 10 the Duck
River Valley Railroad, 100000 haC
been voted 10 the Cumberland and Ohio
road, the former subscription of $780,
600 having been abandoned by the com
pany TO which il was made ANY at
tempt to defeat the one would be a vir-
tual attempt TO defeat the other. They
both stand upon the same footing, anC
the success Of one viii be the success OF
the other. He had no fear that thC
subscription TO either eould be defeat
ed but men might involve themselve;
in dangerous lawsuits, and the WORK
might be retarded greatly to the dam
age of the companies and 10 the injury
of the community. This he wished tC
, prevent, aud therefore he had spoken
frankly and plainly. Whether they
would act upon his suggestion it was
/. for them TO determine.-Appeai.