The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-03-19

70 the Editors Of the Herald and Mail:
It is understood by our people here in
Marshall county that an election is tt
take place at an early day in the city OF
Columbia, to determine by a vote OF the
people whether the So, 900 in bonds al
ready subscTi bed to the Duck Valley
Railroad Company, and to be used in
the construction of the roadbed west OF
Columbia, shall be so changed as to
allow the railroad company to use that
amount in the purchase of iron or roll
ing stock: or both to lay the track and
put iii operation that portion of the road
from Columbia to Lewisburg.
This is matter in which 1Oe Of Mar :
shall county ore intensely Interested,
and We believe the people of Columbia
have also a great interest directly in
yolved. The people here have been
strugg ing for years past for railroad
correction with the markets of the
country. Marshall, in common with
the country immediately around here,
as YOU know, have a soil and agricultu-
raj resources which are not surpassed
by any and equaled by few counties in
the State: We believe she only needs an
outlet by rail to create home market,
and also to send her products to the
world. We do not hesitate to say that
the trade OF Marshall is valuable.
market at Shelbyville, Pulaski and
Nashville, and our Information is that
the trade of our county has contributed
greatly TO the business interests and
wealth of those places, especially to
that of Shelbyville and Pulaski. We
propose by the construction of this road
to give the trade to Columbia. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether her people
will let the opportunity pass. We hope
r,F # do
will close their eyes to the importance
of this matter.
1t always costs a struggle to build a
railroad and develope the resources of
the country. 1t cannot be done 1UithOut
HIOHeY. Our information from the Pres
ident and Directors is that because Of
the pressure in the money market, a
sdfficieDcy of the mortgage bonds of the
company cannot be used in the purchase
of iron, and this causes the necessity
for the application for the S25, 900, as be =
fore stated, which, together with other
means which can be had, will enable
them to complete the road to Lew.
isburg, and eventually to extend it to
Petersburg and Fayetteville, When
Fayetteville is reached GE,',Inmbia will
iave competing line south with the l..
q N. 81 G.. S. rOaG-that is, UiG Fayette-
Vile to the Chattanooga road; and this
Is a matter OF no small Importance to
her people: but we are satisfied that at
least twO~thirdS of the trade and pro-
ducts of our county will, when the road
is done, be at once turned in the direc-
ton of Columbia. Now, in view of these
facts, the question is, can the people of
Columbia afford to let this opportunity
pass of completing the road, and by so
doing lose the road and also lose the
S25. 900, already expended by her in the
construction of the roadbed?
We are informed that the L. 81 N &
G.. S. Road propose and will take our
road; put down the iron and furnish the
rolling stock, if the company will make
it broad gauge. This our people do
not want to do, and it is manifest that
such a course would operate injuriOusly
to Columbia. 1t needs no argument to
show this. But we are determined to
have the road somehow; we cannot at
ford to do without it, and if we do not
succeed with the present proposition
with you people, resort must be had to
other means to attain the end desired,
The danger is sale to the l.. & N. road,
which nobody here wants to see done,
Columbia has united with orr --,aonIa tn
build thu; ROAD. In this we feel that
her people have shown more liberaIity
and public spirit than the people of any
other place in the adjoining counties;
we are grateful for it, and now hope that
her people will not fail to extend the aid
so much needed to place our people in
communication by rail with the mar
kets of the country, and encourage and
aid an enterprise so important as the
completion of this road, thereby devel>
Oping home industry and home manu-
features, build up Columbia and build
up the people of our county.
CITIZEN OF MARSHALL