The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-01-02
From the Bolivar Bulletin.
A SURE THING.
The Memphis and Knoxville Rail-
= road a Fixed Fact.

Ihe memphis ana knOXNlHe Kali
road Fixed Fact.
According to previous arrange
ment, the. stockholders in the Mem
phis and Knoxville narrow guage
railway met in annual convention in
this place on last Friday and al once
proceeded to business, the utmost
harmony prevailing, Many gentle
men of large means and command
ing influence being present, and giv-I
ing assurance. that work, live, ener-
getic work, was their only aim and
desire, IN this enterprise which is not
only to make Bolivar a notable point
in the geography Of our State, but
add wealth and population to the
whole country through which the
road is to 1un. After some little
delay aud the transaction of the
usual preliminary business, the con
vention went into an election of
officers for the ensuing year, WHICH
resulted as follows; President, Gen.
lR. P. Neely, (re.elected), Secretary
and Treasurer, W. C. Dorion, ire
elected1; Chief Engineer, Thos. H.
| Millmgton, fre-elected); Board of
Directors: Napoleon Hill, OF Mem
tphis; j. J. Fharp, Macon, Tenn,
Hon. James Fentress, Bolivar; Paul
/ I. Jones, Bolivar; William Rush..
Hardeman county; C. NJ. Cason,
Henderson Station;J. L. Ross, Hen
| derson county; Thomas Davy, Sal
tillo, Tenn. Executive Committees:
Hon. James Fentress, Paul T. Jones
! C. NJ. Cason. Committee on Ac-
counts: P. T Jones, VIM. Rush.
Officers Of the com pany submitted
their reports, all of2which were iull,
complete and entirely satisfactory to
the stockholders, and an order of
publication e,f thousand copies of
the same made and unanimously en-
ldorsed.a In view of the hearty 90
operation of the citizens along the
tHne of the road from this point east
to Henderson Station Immediate
steps will be- taken to commence
work, and there is no doubt but
what the entire line from Bolivar TO
the Tennessee river will be built in
the next twelve ior fifteen months;
IN fact" there is now no dispufing
the point that cars will be ranhihg
between Henderson Station and Bol
ivar in time to move the crop of
1871. Let each gentlemah stand
ready to pay the per cent. called by
the Directory and avoid all delays
as far as possible and it will not be
long before the good work is accom-
plished. We are. satisfied of the
fact that the Offices of the Company
will use all due Ydiligehce in dis
charging their important duties and
those whom they aerve should yield
at once a hearty, earnest support
A call Of FIVE per cent. is made upon
those who responded to the first call
Of a similar amount while upon
those who have not, so far, paid in
anything upon their subscriptions,
a cali of ten per cent. is made, and
at no time will this be made a
hardship to work upon the friends
of the enterprise, but only just such
sans as are actually necessary at
proper intervals to ensure the conf
pletion of the road within areasona
bic length of time. 1 sa'-7'-
af We have, time ami again, pointed
out to our readers and the public
generally, the many advantages to
be,derived from the building of the
! Memphis and Knoxville road, and
no gentleman of correct Information
can truly say that we have misstated
facts or endoavUrpd to mislead the
mind of anyone in this particular,
I and, as evidence Of the great imppr-
tance of the early completion of the
road we Gull from the annual report
) of the President and Directors of
the Company, made at the meeting
, here on the 7th instant, the follow
, ing strong and convincing proof:
; Its Importance 4rs n Coal Road
: must not be overlooked. Br farthe
: largest portion of the coal.consumed
) in Memphis is brought from Pitts
: burg. Some is received from the
lover Ohio, but it is Of inferior quail
ty, and does notbear stocking. hence
the preference given TO Pittsburg
coal. Those acquainted with tie
2 Ohio river, know that there are long
, intervals IN which navigation is vIr.
2 tualIy suspended, by FROST low water,
/, or by foods; thus, 10 ensure a COT
slant supply, Involves the necessity
r of stocking large Quantities, and a
E corresponding loss from extra hand.
= ling aud exposure; the inves5-eHt OF
q large amount Of capital and conse.
T 9ueBt increase in the price of.Ehe
coal - RI rgil5s la1g Ts- ~
1t has been demonstrated by prae.
! tice that coal can be carried on raili
roads "a, several Eastern eilies,s 800
5 or 400 miles, at cost but IfttleieZ.
E ceeding that at which It can be
moved by river Bavigati6h, ii the
5 loss sad disadvantage above refer
red to be taken into account. The
! eoal Of the Cum berland mountain
] range, which in equality. especially
. forstearn purposes, and the smeit
E iag OF iroa is fally eqoalfto any ol
the Pennsylvania coal, will .. th,