The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-04-10
Railroad Convention.


called to order BY Maj. T. NJ. Jones
In the absence Of sIaj. b. F. Matthews
DIR. T. b. Harweil was elected Secretary
in his stead.
The local committee declined to re-
port, rot being fully prepared. Al
lowed further time
Col A. Cox, Chairman of the delega-
ton sent to the Mayfeld Convention,
reported in substance: That he arrived
at 8ayfield on the morning of the goth.
He attended the meeting of the Corpo-
rators on the Kentucky division, which
organized by electing B. A. Neale Pres
ident of the road from Cairo to the State
line, distance of about 90 miles. The
sum of SIS, 900 was Immediately sub
scribed, that amount being required by
the charter, before active operations
could be commenced.
! The Convention assembled after din
ner, it being largely attended by dele
gates along the line from st. Louis to
/ Atlanta, Ca. 1t was the most earnest
enthusiastic convention he ever wit
] IL y
| by the Convention to go Immediately to
work and build the road through from
/ st. Louis to the Atlantic. All the ad-
| vantages of the road were set forth for
! chilly and the inevitable conclusion was
! that the road was second in Importance
! to none. The Chairman was authorized
/ to appoint four persons in each county
/ on the line of road from Cairo to Hunts
! vile, Ala, to present the claims of this
road to their people. There is as yet
no regularly organized company for
this route, but he is Informed that GER
tain eminent railroad men are working
up system of narrow-guage roads for
! the South, which viii soon be completed
and presented to the public. The plan
for building them is that each county
will be required to subscribe an amount
! sufficient TO grade them through their
limits. From the best information had
he believes Giles county will De required
to subscribe about $1,000 per mile for
each Of her roads. The road built and
equipped is estimated to cost $13, 600 per
lumbia is earnestly endeavoring to car
rs this road and the NJ. & X. road
through Maury, and Fayetteville is
working for the same end, and also to
get the Cumberland and Ohio to pass
that way to Huntsville, thus making of
herself a great railroad centre, and thus
strip Pulaski and Gfles county of the
greatness they can attain by securing
all Of these roads. The following is an
estimate of the length of each line
through Giles county, together with
probable cost of local work, to-wit:
Ohio, Tennessee 6 Warrior River Rail-
road, about 35 miles, cost $4,000 per
mile, $4,000; Cumberland & Ohio,
about 30 miles, same cost, $4,000;
Memphis & Knoxville, about % miles
same cost, $I5O,O0O; total cost of these
roads in Giles county, $4,000.
Col. CoX's report was adopted. Esq.
McCallum made short and effective
speech, which every citizen should have
heard.
Col. Rose followed in happy effort,
demonstrating the practicability of the
enterprise to the county very clearly.
Mai. w. J. Sykes being called, made
a short speech in the interest of the NJ.
& K. r. R, showing the great impor-
lance of speedy action.
Col. White, of Huntsville, being
called upon, declined to speak, but in
formed the people of Ghes through Col.
Rose that he was authorized by the peo-
pie Of Huntsville and Madison county to
say that the road would be taken up
and carried on from the line which sep
arates the two counties.
Gov. Brown responded to 4 call in a
brief and pertinent speech, closing his
remarks by presenting a calculation he
had made, showing that a tax of five
| mills on the dollar would raise $4,000
| per annum in Giles county, which
would be amply sufficient for the pur-
pose.
On motion n committee was appoint
ed for the purpose of effccting an or
ganization for the o., /. & G. w. r. R.
in Giles county. The committee was
/ \. Cox, w. II. McCalIum, 2. II. Ezeu,
A. D. Bull, DR.. Jas. a. Bowers, I. NJ.
Topp, DIR. Campbell, Joshua Morris
and Jas. Alternately.
| Maj. Sykes then submitted the propo-
! sition of the NJ. & X. r. r., which was
that the county should take stock for
four or five thousand dollars per mile
and issue its bonds. No dividends are
/ guaranteed, but all that accrue 90 to
/ the liquidation of the bonds. He made
! a very telling speech.
On motion a committee was appoint
ed to negotiate with the companies of
the NJ. & X. r. r. and the c.. & o. r.
r. The first committee was S. z.
Rose, Marion Childress, w. T. Ballen-
tine, II. II. Hancock, Jos. Lindsay, Da-
vid Bodenhamer, DR.. Mays, DE-. Wilson,
Willis Morley, A. Cox, Newton White
and Sterling Alternately.
| The committee for the Cumberland
and Ohio Road was DR.. E. Edmundson,
J. p. May, a. I. Dobbins, Wm. Ma
/ lone, n. SmithsOn, Andrew Gordon, r.
II. Laird and G. II. McMillion.
The Convention adjourned sine die.