The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-03-24
RAILROAD MEETING.

ing in Murphy, N. c., on the 0lh
inst, at which Gen. Phillips, Camp
bell, Allen and others made speech
es, Col. Rolen offered the following,
which was carried unanimously:
Cherokee, Graham and Clay coun-
ties of Western North Carolina send
greeting to their friends of North
Eastern Georgia. Long have we
desired to have our mountain coun-
try penetrated by railroad afford
ing cheap transportation, to open up
and develope our mineral interest
and give to our mountain people the
many advantages and blessings of
communication with the outside
world! Project after project, has
been begun exciting hope for time
bat with each failure creator depress
ion. Closely allied with North East
Georgia, our interest aud sympathies
the same, We have watched every
movement looking to the develop
ment of their section. We have
sesn every other section of the state,
receive the aid and care of the state,
and the same may be said of our own
state. Middle and Eastern North
Carolina has had the watchful care
OF the State government, and ex-
IRENE Western counties farther res
moved from railroad communication
has been left to take care of itself -
The territory lying between the Air
Lice Road from Greenville, S. G. to
Atlanta, Ga, the East Tennessee
and Georgia Railroad from Dalton,
Ca, to Morristown, Tenn, is the
largest extent of country not pene-
trated by Railroad in the South,
and yet we dare assert it is the rich>
est in the South, possessing every
variety of soil, every mineral, pro
ducing every variety Of fruit, veg
etabIe, grain and grape, and yet all
these have been neglected. The
people have at last determined to
help themselves, and make their own
road, line which will pass very
nearly through the center of this sec,
ton and running immediately on the
marble, iron, copper, gold, coal,
agalmatolte, lead, and silver lead,
for more than seventy five niles
We can and will help ourselves and
though it may require longer time
than if we bad ready money or the
aid of our State, yet with combined
effort it is but question of time,
and success is certain. We would
assure our friends in Georgia that we
are in earnest. Wehave organized,
our people are united, we have no
divisions, we will work together and
with you until the road is completed
from Marietta to Murphy. 1t is but
right and just and we appeal to those
companies and parties owning min>
eral lands on the line of the road
and near, to come TO our assistance.
We appeal to the merchants of Ma
rietta and Atlanta so soon to have
our trade to give US that as
sistance they can. We appeal to
the industrial classes and mechanics
of Marietta and Atlanta 80 soon to
be benefited by the opening of
mines and afording profitable en-
ployment to thousands in manufac-
tories which will be the result. We
appeal to the farmers to bring up
supplies to support the convict force
in Georgia and North Carolina
Your re ward will soon come in ems
HANGED value and cheap Transports
ton. We appeal to our fair country
women and ask their kind words,
their sympathies and their prayers,
for our road will afford means to ed
ucate your children and build school
houses and churches, give life and
energy to every interest along the
whole length of the read. Again
we say to our friends in Georgia,
that " it'll firm resolve to do, to act,
and with persevering labor, there is
no such word as fail. Such is our
resolve, letsuch be yours. We can,
we will succeed.