The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-03-16
Fayetteville and Pulaski.

We spent two or three days of
the past week in Fayetteville. The
town shows evidence of thrift and
prosperity, though the hard times
has thrown damper over enter
prise there, as everywhere else.
We heard absolutely nothing Of
the NJ. q K. Railroad over there,
and we are not little surprised that
that people, so proverbial for their
enterprise and so apt to see and
ready to seize upon anything that
promises good, do not see at once
that this is an opportunity to
do themselves an infinite benefit
The link between Pulaski and Fav-
etteyille is very important part of
the road-we expect the most valu-
able and most needed of any, and
we apprehend that Lincoln county
will not fail to avail itself of this,
its only western outlet. The coun-
ty along the route is exceedingly
rich and the people we'll circum
stanced as it is. and how much
better would their condition and
opportunities be if they had this
western outlet. The distance from
Fayetteville to Nashville via Pulas-
XII will be between ten and twenty
miles nearer than Via Decherd, and
the composition in freights would
bring rates down and relieve the
people from the eXactions Of a mo-
nOpoly, which they have so much
reason to complain at. We hope
the railroad authorities will imme-
diately take an expression from
Lincoln county as to what it will
do for the road, and we hope and
believe that the people will re
cognize their interests and give the
needed aid and encouragement that
will secure it to them.
Pulaski might learn much to her
advantage from Fayetteville, while
in some things Fayetteville might
do well to copy after Pulaski. For
instance, the streets in Fayetteville
are finely graded, wide and level,
no caYed-in culverts and broken
down bridges. Pulaski cannot say
as much. On the other hand, the
dwellings and store houses, except
those recently built in Fayetteville,
are out of repair, needing paint,
shutters hanging by one hinge, front
steps broken down, garden fences
caved in, pillows stuffed in the win
dows, shrubbery and flower beds
neglected, and a general careless
and rag-tattered, hang-dog look.
This is not overdrawn, and we write
it in no malice, but simply to draw
comparison between two rival
towns that viii some day be drawn
closely together, that each may
profit by it. Pulaski is exactly the
opposite to Fayetteville in the mat
ter of private enterprise and ap-
| pearance. Every house is neat and
in good repair, fences all up and
| painted or whitewashed, beautiful
flower gardens ana lawns are seen
all over town, and the people are
continually repairing anil building
and mending and identifying.
Business is at a stand-still there.
as here; and the fact is, we do not
see how it is to materially improve
there until they get the railroad
through. The people are complete
I " at the mercy of that railroad they
have, and we heard that rates were
so high that some Of the merchants
were actually hauling freight
through to Shelbyville By wagons.
Corn is worth 80 cents and is pIenti-
fui. 1t is not much of q cotton mar
ket. Lincoln county is one of the
richest in the State, but it costs the
tcrop To get it TO market, and conse-
quently it is consumed at home.
The people live well aud within
their means, and the county and
the town are destined yet to be
come rich, and a center FOR trade
and manufacture. Next to Pulaski,
we would delight to see Fayette-
vile prosper.