The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-03-06
RAILROAD 8TEETING.
Interesting Facts, Figures and
Representations.
The Step that Leads to Fortune

Interesting Facts, Figures and
Representation.
The Step that Leads to Fortune.
The Railroad Meeting called for last
Monday was largely attended by the
people Of Giles county and great inter-
est taken in the proceedings. The
meeting organized by calling Maj. +.
n. Jones to the Chair and appointing
Maj. B. F. Matthews and L. D. McCord
Secretaries. The Chairman explained
the objects of the meeting to be for the
purpose of introducing and discussing
the subject of narrow-g uage railroads,
and the praeticability of giving local
aio. and encouragement to several rail-
road projects that were shortly to be
submitted to us, and to learn from the
gentlemen from distance expected to
be present the nature of these projects,
&c. Being called upon, Col. Turner, of
Gallatin, addressed the convention in
the interest of the Cumberland and
Ohio Railroad, which commences at
Cincinnati aud runs through the richest
portion Of Kentucky to Gallatin, Tenn,
a distance of 200 miles, and from thence
would seek the most available Southern
connections. The speaker was very
earnest and eloquent in his remarks,
and brought forward facts and argu-
ments deduced theI efrom to induce this
people to favor the project of bringing
this road through our county and town.
He established beyond doubt the fact of
its being a splendid peeuniary invest
ment--that it could not fail to pay well,
and would be one link in the great
chain of railroads that was to reclaim
Tennessee from its lethargy and place
it upon footing whereby its resources
could be developed and itself raised to
the dignity of one of the first States of
the Union. The construction of this
line through this county would break
down the monopoly of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, would give us
facilities for traffic and travel never be-
fore enjoyed, would lessen their eX-
pense, and would eventually place us
to connect the great cities and railroads
of the North with the terminus of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, the only
available line from the States to the Pa
cific. The contract for building the
road from Cincinnati to Gallatin had
been made, to be finished in the next IS
months, with a guage of feet and So
inches; and it was designed to reduce
the guage to feet at GaIlatin and run
it through Tennessee, North Alabama
and Mississippi, and seek connection
with Memphis and all points south. He
showed very conclusively the advan-
tages of the narrow-guage system, its
practice bility, efficiency, &c. The
speaker also spoke of plans shortly to be
submitted to this people for their aid in
the construction of narrow-guage
road faom St. Louis via Cairo, Ill, to
Johnsonville, on the Tennessee River,
and thence through Pulaski, Huntsville,
Ala, Gadsden, and on TO the At
lantic. We cannot do justice to the able
speaker in the short space allotted to
us, and shall make it suffice to say that
it was clearly demonstrated that it
would be to the interest of this people
to avail themselves of this opportunity,
never likely to be offered again. At
the conclusion of Col. Turner's address
the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, having been intro
duced by Col. S. E. Rose in his usually
felicitous and eloquent manner:
WHEREAS, There are three lines of
| narrOw-gnage railroad projected thro'
| the limits of Giles county, viz: The
| Ohio and Alabama, connecting St. Lou
/ is, via Cairo, with Tennessee, Alabama
] and Georgia by an air line passing
! through Johnsonville, Pulaski and
/ Huntsville to Gadsden, thence to Opeli-
ka, to connect with all the Georgia and
Alabama network of railroads; the
Cincinnati and Cumberland Railroad
which is already under contract tC
Nashville, and which is projected
through Wilson, Rutherford, Marshall
| and Giles counties, crossing the l.. q n
and G. 5. r r.. at Pulaski, thence tC
| Florence and Tuscaloosa; the Mem
phis and Knoxville Road, traversing
the State of Tennessee from west Il
east; and
WHEREAS, The construction of either
of these lines would be of inestima bl,
benefit to the people of Giles county
and would greatly tend to develop the
trade and resources of the county, there
fore be it
Resotued, That we will most heartily
cooperate in and contribute our pro
portiouate amount to the construction
of either or all of these lines when
shall appear possible to take decided &C
ton.
ResoIred, That committee of fv
citizens be appointed by the Chair t,
investigate thoroughly the status anI
condition of all the companies, the pros
poets of connection in case we cooper
ate, the amount of money necessary {,
secure anV or each of said lines, AM
when and how the amounts would b
required 20 be paid, where each lin
would probably run through Gle
county, and all ether facts necessary t
enlighten the people on the subject
and report to a meeting at this place Is
Monday in April next.
A vote of thanks was rendered t
Col. Turner for interest in our behalf
manifested by his presence and valua
BILE remarks upon this occasion.
A committee was appointed to atten
the Railroad Convention to be held 4
Mayfield, Ky, on the ODD inst.
COMMITTEE.
a. Cox, a. d. Bull, Neil McCallun
ThOs. G. Jt mes, DR.. J. II. Campbell, W
c. F1ournoy, w. f. Ballentine, Capt
a. G. Irvine, John c. Patterson, Car
b. White.
a committee was appointed to atten
the Convention to assemble at Louis
Vile on the 18th inst.
COMMITTEE.
; Elihu Edmundson, j. X. p. Black
! burn, ). Z. Rose, Thos. NJ. Topp, ia.
AIcCanum, John A. TinnOn, David :
Martin, II NJ. SpoffOrd, A. I. Dobbini
I Mor;O,, CbiIdrass II,,,rb l. E,,-fpr, T.