The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-04-03
South Western University.

The citizens meeting re-assembled &C.
cording to adjournment in the Court
House on Friday night the 9th of
March. In the absence of Mont. Jones,
| Esq the Chairman, the Rev. j. G. Ac-
ton was called to the chair. After re-
turning thanks for the compliment he
spoke enthusiastically of the spirit that
pervades the community in regard to
the matter in hand, and as one of the
committee on subscriptions he stated
that he had met with considerable suc~
cess.
As chairman of the committee Judge
Featress stated that he was authorized
to report progress, and that the prospect
for raising respectable donation was very
hattering. The committee have already
secured considerable amount of money
and land in subscription.
The subioined preamble and resolu-
tons, presented to the meeting by Jesse
NOrment Esq, were on motion of L. B.
Adams unanimously adopted
We, portion of the people of Hardeman
county, Tennessee, in Convention as
sembled, after consultation with each
other and the community at large, do
resolve,
Ist That our citizens of all classes
and of every denomination, approaching
the benefits-edu Vocational, social and f.
nancial-which the location of the South
Western Presbyterian University in our
midst would produce, do most heartily
indorse and commend to our whole peo-
pie the efforts now being made to that
end.
End That we call the attention of the
whole county to this Our first and in ali
probability our last chance of securing
the location of grand University with>
in the bounds of OR county, and earn
estly request them to consider its trans
cendant Importance to our people.
3rd. That we commend the diligence
of the committee heretofore appointed
| by us to secure subscriptions from our
citizens for this purpose and the iberali.
| ty Of those of our people who have subs
| scribed, and urge upon the committee to
| continue their work until all of our peo-
pie have had the opportunity of subscrib.
| ing thereto.
! 4th. That Hon James Fentress, Gen.
r P Nicely, President of the NJ & K. r.
| r. Co., James B. Harris, Esq Chairman
| of the County Court. L NJ. Caring ton,
Mayor of Bolivar, Hugh HaI kins and
! r II Wood were appointed a com
mittee of correspondence whose duties
it shall be, on behalf Of our people, to
| call the attention of leading men ia
other parts Of the county and elsewhere
| to this matter and secure their co-opera-
ton and they are hereby appointed as
| our representatives to bear in person our
propositions and subscriptions to the
| locating committee at their meeting in
Memphis on the 18th of May next, and
to represent US to that body.
5th That George Hardin, jr., J. NJ.
| Hubbard, D. J. Newbern aud NJ II.
Pirtle, be and they are hereby appointed
q committee to draft an address or me-
mortal, setting forth the superior advan>
tages and benefits Of location, health,
social worth, &c, which demonstrate
that Bolivar is prominently the proper
place for the location of the University,
and that they report the same to Us at
our next meeting.
On motion of Gen. Nicely the name oil
Jesse Norment was added to the commit,
tee on memorial or address.
On motion of r. S Hardy the meeting
adjourned till Wednesday night the 8th
| of April.