Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-08
ELETON AND PRINCETON RAIL.
ROAD.

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On Friday night of last week a
meeting Of the Board of Trade,
President Kennedy in the chair, was
held at the City Hall to take prelimi-
nary steps toward the investigation of
project for constructing the Elkton
and Trenton railroad, in connection
with the Princeton road. The meet
ing was addressed by Mr.. NJ. V. Ing
ram and III. NJ. ,Doak of the Tobacco
Leaf, J. Baldwin of the Chronicle,
and others. Mr.. Ingram had prepar-
ed and brought to the meeting maps
of the routes that had been suggested
for the proposed road. There was
considerable interest manifested in
the project.
On motion of Mr.. Doak, the chair
appointed a committee of five to take
initiatory steps, to confer with the peo-
pie of Trenton, Elkton and along the
line, and ascertain the distance, charac-
ter of the country, the willingness and
ability of the people to build, and the
prospects for coal. and also to confer
with the President and Directors of
the Princeton road in reference to
building the two roads jointly six or
eight miles, or making the Elkton
road branch road under the Prince
ton charter, and also to urge upon the
Elkton people the importance of OBJ
tanning charter during the present
session of the legislature.
The chair appointed on said COM
mittee HI. NJ. Doak, chairman, j.
Baldwin, DIR. CIV. Beaumont, Hon.
Henry Frech, and Capt. j. j Crus-
man. By vote of the house, the
president was added to the committee.
The Board adjourned to Tuesday
night, February 18th, when the com
mittee will report.
There are certain features of the
proposed scheme which commend it to
the favorable consideration of the
people of this city and county. We
plead for spirit of harmony among
our thinking men, on this subject.
And in suggesting few reasons sup
port the practicability of this road, We
are aware that the first requisite, for
the success of this or any other enter
prise for the good of this city, is the
abandonment by our citizens of all |
merely selfish and personal considera-
tons, and united and harmonious
effort on the part of all to work to-
gether for the best interests of the
whole community.
l. If the Princeton railroad COM
pany will cooperate, the money al
ready in their hands can be very ad-
vantageously expended in the work of |
constructing SO much of the road as
twill pay for. This will utilize all |
the capital stock now paid up; and
the money will go into circulation here
and give an increased activity to bust
ness. In addition TO this, the very
fact that the Princeton company had
begun work on their road would give
the people greater confidence in its
ultimate success. A months vigo-
rous work will secure more stock in
the road than years talk. Once let
the work of construction be com
menced, and men will begin to have
more faith in the enterprise.
=. Thereis a strong disposition on the
part of those living along the line of
the road, to help to build it. They
feel the necessity for better facilities
for reaching our market.
3. This road is designed to bring
wealth to GAINESVILLE, not to take it
away. 1t is a road to bring business to
this city, not divert it to some other
point. 1t is intended to fill, not to
drain; to supply, not to deplete.