The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-02-27

/ they should not expect those at a dis
lance to do it. And without a due
amount Of advertising patronage how
can we or any one else, print good pa
per in Bolivar A reference to our
columns will be sufficient evidence that
some Of the business men of cur town
materially assist in the publication of
| this paper, and that many others do not.
And while we return our thanks to the
| one class VIC earnestly solicit from the
other u reasOna bic amount of patronage,
feeling dnubly sure that money spent
in judicious advertising never was nor
never Will be so much thrown away"
We find the folloaing interesting and
remarkably truthful sketch Of Bolivar in
The Exams Railway Guide to the
South and Southwest, Jan, 1874" Some
fourteen or fifteen months ago an agent
Of Mr.. Evans. was here gathering facts
for the then forthcoming work, and a
careful perusaI Of the article on Bolivar
will show how he succeeded:
Bolivar, HardemQa Co Tean-Name
derived from a person. Agent at station
reports population 1900 Two hotel !;
bard, 81 per day. The principal pro
auctions are cottOn and corn. There are
eight churches, wooden mills, and posts
Office Situated about three miles dis
lant are she Dunlap Springs, q celebraS
ted watering-p'ace before the war has
not been used since; will, however, soon
be again opened to the public. It is
reached by hacks, price soc Farming
land valued from So to $25. Price of
coal $40 per ton; wood, So per cord.
Represented IN Congress by b Lewis
IN State Legislature, NJ. NJ Beck. Doe
paper published, the Bolivar Bulletin"
issued weekly The battle Of Middle>
burg was fought near here; resulted in
Confederate victory. This is the most
progressive, active, vigorous town of
anything like equal wealth along the
Mississippi Central Railroad Ii is the
seat of Justice Of Har1eman County, and
therefore many lawyers of eminent abiii-
ties are gathered here In the last year
of the late war the courthouse and many
| buildings contiguous to the public square
| were burned, the destruction Of which,
! though severe blow upon the county
| and property at the time, has
| resulted in real benefit to the arch
| itectural beauty cf the town. Almost
! Immediately after the close of the war
a new temple of Justice was projected,
| and at cost Of twenty-five thousand
| dollars; the building was erected under
| the immediate SUI ervision of the late
! Hon. John II. Bills, who was then chain
man of the county court. In its archi-
| tectura! excellence it is indicative of the
| taste and wealth, and genius for itiga-
| ton of this people. ii is a substantial
! structure, of modern architecture, and
! built after the same style of the beauti-
! ful building reared for the came purpose
in Holly Springs The population OF
| the place is increasing rapidly. There
are two first rate hotels, in which az
abundance Of fod s served guests at che
rate of two dollars per day. The places
of entertainments are more attractive for
the genuine hospitality of their pro-
prietOrs than inviting in external abs
pearance, though we learn that Il cOmpa-
Dy has been organized, and have now
in process of erection a large and eOm-
mUdious hotel building, which will be
completed early in tie coming fall. The
town boasts four good schools two male
the Male Academy and Hubbard
private schools for boys, and two female
the female academy and the institute
now nearly completed, under tie auspi'
ces of st James (Episcopa) parish
Having in Hatchie river, Spring Greek
and q number of other streams, sbundan
water>power in close proximity to tEt
town, the locality offers superior attract
ions to manufacturers, and none the less
I Al. E IL. Iako -
river was navigated by steamers of con-
siderable carrying capacity as high NJ
as Bolivar, and now, with small outlay
of capital, and the enlistment of suficien
legislative Influence to comp'l the raj
roads crossing the river at points below
to build drawbridces. the navigabilit
of the stream can be re established {
the Mississippi The first monument Il
the memory Of the Confederate dea
erected in the State here udorns the pub
lie square, occupying n prominent pos
UiOn an the south side of the court hous
, IA beautifully wrought and most apprC
priate marble shaft, erected under th
auspices Cf society composed Of tn
ladies of the town and vicinity, of whic
Mrs General Il p Nicely was PEesiden
Many OF the old and prominent citizen
t are lineal descendants of Ezekiel Polk
grandfather Of the late President jaime
<. Polk and here, also, rest the remain
!, OF their Distinguished ancestor, in
n beautiful spot set apart in the suburb {
!, the town. and known as the " Polk Gem
eteTy. There are eight churches
: B lliyaT, fact significant OF the goo
\ morals of the people, and the wOolel
: mil 5, five blacksmith and wagon shop
: two fnundries, two tan-yards, and sever
: al SAW and grist mills tell Of progress
i've manufacturing industries Tier
. are Masonic lodges Of master. chaptt
and rouDcll, and a lodge Of Friends
!, Temperance, the latter organization
Il most prosperous condition, and nun
bers among its members some of th
most worthy citizens OF the county III
chief public work Of the people is Il
marrow ruage railway, designed, ulr
: mate!v. to scale the mountains, and fix
n its terminus &C Knoxville. The road
: building across Hatchie bottom, an
twenty five miles have been graded ar
- prepared for the iron The cOnstructiC
. OF this road milit4tes against the con
% mereiai supremacy Of Jackson In VIZ
IL and rich districts of country, and 1t
- feared that Jackson's influence may Or
$, vent the concession of aid By HendersC
,e and other count es along the Tenness'
=. river. The fact is we'll understood, In
!, If Bolivar secure connection with q
"A Tennessee river, ksyette and Shell
IA Counties will be forced to extend q
road to secure cheap food and faFmei
supplies to the Mississippi at Memph
m Hardeman, Fayette and Shelby Count
1r viii yet confess General Neely's wort
- and rear monument 10 his fame.
building the narrow>gauge road.