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


Maylleld and Graves county that said
road was by no means bound to come
through their county, but tina. other
town and communities were bidding liber-
ally for this road and concluding by tel
ling them that 1t was not speech-m making,
but dollars and cents that built railroads,
and that if they wanted this road they
must build it. That it was in their power,
not only to help, but to build this ROAD.
coll Z. nuLBURr,
| of Atlanta, Ga, was then called TO the
stand, and, after being introduced to the
convention, he proceeded to deliver the
finest argument in favor of the narrow
gauge railroad system, ever inside In
America. He showed the subject Ia all its
bearings on individuals communities, and
nations. But, US his speech is to be pub
lishcd, no more need be said of i. here.
After Col. IulbIrts speech, Col. j.
Gooilow Wood Of Fayetteville, Tennes.
see, offered the following resolution.
Hesolved, Tha; the presiden, and d.
reciors Of the Duck River Valley Mar
| row-Gausc railroad be requested 10 coop
crate with this company IN the building
Of the railroad from Cairo - Huntsville.
Alabama, via Johrsoavil!e, Tennessee.
Maj. W. j. Sykes, @. Memphis, 1cnnes-
see, iEen made motion, the chairman Of
| the convention T. sppoili a-coumit:ee -
| visit the cities Of Cairo and -. Louis TO
| iatercs; tie citizens Ol those cities IN the
! enterprise under consideration by this con-
| veution, whesegpon .ac presileu: named
az sail committee the following gentle
| men.
MA'. ". J. SYKES, O. shelby county
Tennessee; Gen j. d. c. Atkins OF Henry
county Tennessee, Col. J. q. Wood, .!
Lincoln county, Tennessee; Hon. b. y.
Neale, Of Graves county, Kentucky; Capt.
John ID. Wiiis, Of Ballard county, Ken
.utky and Gov. John c, Brown, Of Giles
county Tenn ;see.
Gen, Atkins then offered the following
resolution;
Resolved, That the thanks Of this con-
ye.tioH are due, and hereby rendered, TO
Col. Z. HgrlJur;, Maj. W. j. Sykes, and
Co.'s. j. G.. Wood and Jas. Holman, for
their speccle: - this convention.
MAJ. W. j. sykes then moved that Col.
HUrlOurt be re- les.ed to furnish copy Of
bis speech for publication, which request
was unanimously voted by the conyen-
ton.
The following resolutions were then
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de.d, Kentucky:
Resolved, That the proceedings oi TINS
meeting be ploll'hed "a the Cairo ara -.
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j. W. WILUs,
W. W. Thornton, : Assist. Secretaries. |
L. J. BEAUNoST.
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The following repor. OF tho executive
committee Of tho Cairo and Tennessee Riy-
re railroad was then read to the convention:
1t having been made the duty Of this
committee. by the Paris convention. 10 re.
port 10 this convention such information
as we could obtain in regard TO narrow
gauge railroads. and 10 make such sueres.
lions &, we NAV deem expeGient. as 10 the
best means Of CONSTRUCTING the Cairo and
Tennessee River railroad.
VA will r,,arg ,bst wa find .l.s,a,o
from Witch tbe sYnarjEri,v ~ tbo ,Ir"S
.ra, cameo raiIrc,j ovay Tia l,rosI.,a,,,,o
5 ,I,inorstra,aI is too ey,ensive :, Ia ON
raced In a report DESIGNED for Genera,
eadinr. We win therefore include in
his rc1ort only As.r. f.cts which N, oc.
.usl operating of uorroy.gaurs railroads
las ..tabIi.bs3 and whic6 rIsce Tho al.
yant.re of tho usr-nw ovtr the broad
,aure road beyond controycrsv we
ina That the co., &c const-uctipo tIa na--
rad mar mile il snnetir,es los.
nan onn-.birJ and nevcr over ono. |
laIf that of the broad.gaure road. and
he nric. ~ enuinnent 81 Tho ~, al. |
ncsri nnsrlv tbn same nromo-tinr Ear |
instance ,io Lcoyin,. lrc,inn,i,a f,r
WEIGHS shou. ac,een .ons
Will ,Le I9c,rno,iyo for Tho ,yido.,,',a,,a
,vni',bs ,biy,v-0ve and s,na,i,no. -
tons Tho iron for the narrnw.gpsra
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