The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-25
NJ. 8 K. RAILROAD.
The $4,000 Appropriation by
Pulaski Carried-The CIo-
sing Speeches OF Hon.
Caleb Davis, of Law
rencebur9.
Pulaski and its Future-Lee-
ture by Mr. Young, Of
NashviIIe-The Elections.
From & Memphis Appeal Correspondent.

From Memphis Appeal Correspondent.
PULASKI, Tenn, June 6, 1s74.-The
Railroad election is just over. The sub
scFipticn of forty thousand dollars to
the Memphis & Knoxville Railroad was
carried with only thirty dissenting votes
out Of a full vote of near four hundred.
Nine-tenths of the property-hoIders OF
the town were in favor Of the subserip-
ton.
It's effects upon Pulaski viii be very
fine, because this vote shows that it is
liberal, progressive town. Hon. Caleb
Davis, OF Lawrenceburg. made two very
able speeches-One Thursday night and
one Friday Afternoon. Ills speech on
Friday was particularly happy. His
description of the wealth of Lawrence
now hidden in her hills and asleep for
want OF the means Of transportation,
was really eloquent. He showed that
Giles county would get, every year.
from Lawrence more than the whole
amount Of her subscription. This
speech was interspersed with humorous
and appropriate anecdotes, well told,
that had a happy effect. lie is one OF
The best Railroad speakers in the State,
and you should by all means get him to
speak in West Tennessee. Among
other interesting incidents OF that elee-
ton was the fact that sUncle Charley
Alternately" as he is Familiarity called,
one of the most solid and popular men
in Giles county, and one OF her oldest,
if not her oldest citizen, came to town
and voted for the subscription. AL
though near eighty years of age, he IS
man OF progress, of enlarged and liberal
views. All honor to such men.
1t would be invidiOus to select a few
out of the many, very many that worked
with zeal and energy to secure this sub
scriptiOn. Although on Thursday il
was thought the subscription might be
defeated, on Saturday it was carried al
most unanimously. This road when
built must make Pulaski place of great
manufacturing and commercial impOr-
tanee. This town viii then be at the
intersection OF two most important
roads, the one from Louisville to Mobile
and - Orleans, and the other from
Memphis to Knoxville and Norfolk.
There is not much division of senti-
ment IN this part of the State ON the
question of preserving the State credit.
There are but few, if any, regulators
here. The Colyar party has no strength.
The people have sense enough to
know that the injury resulting from
Reputation would be four times IS much
as the amount saved in temporary re-
duction of taxes.
The exercises during the past week at
the Martin Female College have been
very interesting and appreciative. This
is a very f1ourishing school, under the
management of Prof. w. X. Jones,
formerly of Trenton, West Tennessee,
who is giving universal satisfaction.
The lecture of DR.. Young, OF Nashville,
on Friday night, to the young ladies of
the school, was able and learned, and
conveyed a great deal OF interesting in
formation.
Pulaski is, perhaps, the most hand
somely-built village in Tennessee, and
has improved more than any town IN
Middle Tennessee since the railroad was
built, unless it be Columbia.