The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-04-30
OUR FOURTH RAILROAD.

Meeting at Evansville OF the Stock
holders and Friends OF the Evan
VILE. Jackson and New Orlean
Railroad.
Monday morning, Doth inst, Judg
J. L. Williamson, Z. A. Collins, ESQ
and the editor of the EXCHANGE, {
this city, in company with Judge
Milton Brown and I. G. Muse, {
jackson, started, via the Mississippi
Central railway, for Evansville, t
attend the meeting of stockholders Q
the E., j. & n. o. r. r. After
pleasant run of a few hours, we reache,
the Mississippi river, three miles belOy
Cairo, and found literally food 0
waters; in fact, the river was so higl
that the track was in great danger o
being washed out, and the bottom
were overfowcd for many miles. A
large portion of Cairo was also undo,
water, the people padding around il
canoes. Leaving this point, we tool
the Illinois Central to Ashley and thu
st. Louis and Southeastern to Evans
vile, where we arrived Tuesday at
am. The day was fully occupied il
becoming acquainted and being shown
over the city.
Evansville is live, growing city
much larger and finer than we ex.
pected to see-with a population Of
about 10000. There are six or eight
fine public school buildings, several
handsome churches, the finest Odd
Fellows hall in the State, besides a
great many substantial business
houses, foundries, mills, etc. We
think, If her business men will do
their duty, Evansville is destined to
become one of the most important
cities of the West.
Our talented young friend and
former fellow-townsman, 10. Z. VIII
hanson, Esq, Col. J. j. Kleiner, the
very pleasant and efficient Mayor of
the city, and Hiram E. Read, Esq,
the originator Of the idea of building
the road, placed us under special obi
cations for many acts of kindness.
10 them We are indebted for pleasant
drives to various points Of interest in
and around the city. Among other
places, we visited the extensive cotton
mills and foundry of Mr.. Holman,
where several hundred hands are en-
ployed. We visited, also, large roll
ING mill, which has facilities for a
tremendous business, and has a coal
mine at the very doors.
We return thanks for favors to Col.
J. G. Shanklin, editor of the Courier,
a frst-cl2ss democratic paper. He
has large office and enjoys a fine
patronage.
Our sprightiy and talented friend,
Chas. L. Robert, Of the Courier, also
showed Us kindness which we will not
forget.
F. N. Thaycr, Esq, editor of the
Journal, an influential and good news
paper, Notwithstanding its republican
politics was also very pleasant and
kind to our party.
We found the citizens generally in
favor of and anxious to secure the
road. They realize the Importance of
securing the trade of this section of
country, and will do all in their power
% get it. The stockholders meeting
was held in the rooms of the Chamber !
IF Commerce Wednesday afternoon at !
o'clock, when Willard Carpenter
vas called to the chair and Chas. Z.
Robert and f. NJ. Thayer made Sec
'etaries. We copy from the Courier
he proceedings:
Geo. NJ. Priest, Esq, Vice Presi-
lent of the road, then presented the
'eport of the Board of Directors, which
vas adopted. The Directors, accord
ng to the report, had not deemed it
.xpedient to take action in regard to
he operations of the road on account
# some objections to provisions in the
hartcr. In December last the Legis-
ature Of Kentucky had made some
mendments to the charter, the essen
ial features of which were the chang
ng of the terminus Of the road from
henderson to point opposite Evans
lille, and also the changing of the
ame from the "E. q j." to the az.
=. d n. o. Z. r. Co." The Legisla-
ure has also repealed the section which
eserved the right to itself to repeal
r alter the charter whenever it
eemed it proper. The report then
poke Of the Importance of the road
5 line from the South to the North
nd East. Before the company could
resent the enterprise to capitalists or
SIX aid from towns and counties inter-
sted, and previous to locating the
Dad, considerable time must be spent
making surveys and examinations,
nd also in making an estimate of the
)stof construction. The Board there
IRE submitted for the consideration of
le meeting the question Of taking
steps for organizing party ;
II the purpose Of making surveys and s
'timatcs of cost.
MIR. Priest then stated the object of
le meeting, and that it was expected {
] should speak. I
Judge Milton Brown, of Jackson, {
ennessee, would not have it under ;
God that any of his party had come t
make speech, as it was a business l
on+ipcr b,t bo ,ro,,1l -.