The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-09-16
Prospective Prosperity at
Prospect.
PRospEcr Aug. 31st. 1875.


PROsPECT Aug. 31st, 1875,
There is a tide in the affairs of men which
taken az the flood leads on to future.''--J Bill
ings.
On August 1st, at this place, DR..
Theo. Westmoreland, Capt. A. j.
Reed, r. n. Westmoreland and H.
c. McLaurine formed a partner
ship to build large Turbine wheel
mill on Elk River. Everything was
perfected and by the Goth they had
25 hands hired and had cut down
nearly all of Capt. RS. timber and
commenced building, when sudden
ly the idea occurred to Sheriff Nc.
that perhaps they didn't have sufi-
cient fall in the river, and the par
ties Immediately procured a spirit
level and a straight edge and went
up the river about ten miles and
commenced TO measure down.
While they were wading about Maj.
Rush remarked to the DIR. that he
would like to wonder what the
devil a turbinewheel aCGS. The DR..
being an experienced millwright
and spirits leYeler, explained that
it was an immense wheel used in
mill for packing bran and putting
the rising in shorts. The Maj. and
the Sheriff are now soliciting Gus
toners with the firm belief that
their flour will make ready cooked
biscuit, risen by the celebrated sea-
horse marine baking powders.
The Capt, being an enthusiastic
reader Of Pomeroy's Democrat and
having acquired a prodigious fami-
liarity with Mark Twain's recent
comedy, stopped all hands right in
the middle of the river and remar-
ked in the language of Col. Sellers,
"By gum, there's millions in it,"
All Prospect gathered at the fish
dam to await the arrival of the
Jewelers., and when they hove in
sight yell went up from the multi
tude that shook the blackberries
from the bushes away down on Su-
gar creek. The party finally fin
ished their measurement and got
out on the bank to make a ealcula-
tion in the sand Breathless silence
sat upon the multitude like a bug
zard on a stump, while the Dr's.
massive brain heayed and surged
IN among the logorithms and cal
culus, and finally turned up aud an
nounced the result, He could not
tell exactly, but the fail was either
three inches to the mile or three
miles to the inch--it made no prac-
teal difference which it was. Judge
Swift was then nominated orator of
the day and got up and announced
that it was his unanimous opinion.
and also the opinion of cotton buy
er Nc, that they having no ineum
brances and esponsibilities, would
take no stock in such a fish dam
enterprise. DIR. Mason seconded
the motion, with the usual by-word.
and in in-d0nl-itable phrase, an
nounced his intention to build him
a turhineWheel concern on Ford's
creek; saying that as soon as the
Independent Greenback party or
ganized at Detroit got into power.
he would have funds enough to get
him a level and straight-edoe to
start the mill. DR.. Cardwell. being
heavy on the fish but not much on
the dam, arose to a point of order.
and asked what compensation the
committed would exact for piscato-
rial privileges under their dam.
Profanity being ruled out Of order.
DR.. G. took his seat on a root, and
the committee announced that they
would burst the next man on the
snOot that used a word Of more
than two reflections. This aroused
the Dr., and he came to his feet,