The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-09-09
rENNEssYE CENTAtsL..

We copy entire the f0iioEing com
nrunication to the News-Gazette. The
suggestions are sensible, and deserve
serious consideration. We are glad
the subject is being again agtated.
Let US 90 to work and finish the road
In some way.
Since the bright beaming smiles Of
Ceres are descending upon our lately
stricken country, aud our. broad fields
are so bountifully laden with the fruits
of the earth, and ".Autrn.n's melan-
choly days" are Drawing upon US With
so much promise of peace, plenty and
prosperity, does it not behoove the good
people of Trenton 70 en4fdffre after the
Tennessee Central Railroad, and take
action to require that Company TO 60
on and complete tie road, anf thus
prevent loss of the 81, 600 of bonds
already invested by the city.
1t is known that the major part CT
the eatth,work between Yfetrton and
Huntingdon has been completed, and
that too at very reasonable cost; and
l learn that it is claimed By the officers
of the Company that TIE assets III
hand counting The balance Of Trenton
bonds, are ample to finish the work,
providsd That said bonds can be tegS-
tiated at their reasonable valhe, and
that individual subscribefs should
promptly pay their due installments.
If this be TRUE; aid the principle
obstacle in tie way of the completion
of this tfanscendehtly important enter
prise be tie Negotiation Of ob,s s47;>
900 of S per ceht Interest bearing
bonds Gf our city; we should without
further delay at once solve the simple
problem by selling them to our own
people. But it may be answered, our
people are neither willing CT able to
take them. To this feply, we are
abundantly able, and if our people
rightly understand the matter, they
Will be willing to trade for the Tren-
ton bonds; and l will venture TO ex-
plain how this NAY be done.
Many of our merchants have goods
which have lain on their shelves for
the want of purchasers for long
months and these goods could be used
by the railroad company in paying for
labor: Would it not be profitable for
the merchant to dispose Of such goods
at fair price and take In exchange
good paper which will pay his taxes and
yield him an income? And l suggest
further that MANY of our people have
millions Of feet of valuable timber such
as railr6ads are compelled to have,
contiguous to the line Of the road,
which they cotla afford to convert in
to said bonds at their face value. And
again, many persons who are friendly
to the enterprise hate horses, Mhles;
oxen and wagons now unemployed
WHICH might very probably be at
work on the road in the sariie MANNER
And once more, hundreds Of men are
and during the winter month"; will be
idle, who. might turn an honest penny
by handling 4 spaae or driving cart,
ahd take at least part of their pay
in bonds. .
In short, Mr. Editor; our people are
unquestionably able, and will with
full light on the subject be willing snd
anxious to purchase the bonds at a fair
prize, provided it is made clear that
BY So. dBfhg the building of the rail-
road Is insdreed. Ard l am fully per-
SHADED that if our people and the citi>
1ens of Milan will rally once more
with united and enthusiastic eff6rt to
this work, ere another summer shall
be ended Our city will be in direct
COMMUNICATIVE With the Capital of the
State, and will be free from the gall
ing and Oppressive monopoly of the
Mobile Il Ohio railroad.