The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-01
THE PAL. RAILROAD.
A few weighty Reflections by q
Citizen of District No. IL.

Mr.. EDIroR:-In your last you ask
the question, WHAT are we going
To do about the railroad abiding
| suppose to the roai from Pulaski
to Lawrenceburg. Judging from
the past the answer would be, moth
ing. II seems TO me thai Pulaski
ines not want either rail or turn
pike roads at any expense to her
self, as there is nothing done by it
n this direction. The citizens of
The town may say they are pot ahie
To build the roads of themselves.
This may be so, but they ought 10
how lisp sitIon To- do AS much
as they are able, as they are the
ones to be,m"stIy benehtted. There
must be some leaders ia every en-
terprise, the capital is certainly
there, the benefit to be derived in
the main is by Pulaski, SO let her
come to the front, show herself
willing and not cry out, not able,
hard times, DC, but we will. You
have there splendid business houses,
p4latial residences, and we country
people are proud of our county
town, but a town may be ever so
eligibly situated and built up, yet it
must be sustained or twill go down.
The idea prevails with some that
the people throughout the country
esteem it a great privilege to go
there to trade, but there must be
something more attractive in the
way of good roads, high prices for
produce, or something else than fine
houses. However, to the question,
is there any benefit to be derived
by Pulaski and Giles county. in the
building of railroad from Pulaski
to Lawrenceburg? My limited oh
servation is that every point where
two or more railroads lntersec5 is
benefited, built up in comm rcial
and material wealth, Lo matter how
poor the surrounding country may
be. Some may say that a little road
just built to Lawrenceburg would be
worthless, a useless expenditure OF
money, &c, &c. The evidences are
that if the road was built to the
county line that Lawrence and
Wayne counties would complete to
the Tennessee river, from there
would be communication by water
into the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
which would certainly create a com
petition with our railroad, cheaper
freights, enabling the business men
to sell cheaper, thereby increasing
and extending trade. Benefit to the
county would be cheaper transpor
tation which would justify buyers
in paying higher prices for our pro-
duce. There can be no doubt of
this In our min S when we remem
Der that a bale of cotton can be
shipped now to Decatur and back
to Nashville, cheaper than direct
from Pulaski to Nashville. Com
petition at Decatur. none at Pulas-
XII. If this road should not be
built from Pulaski but Columbia to
Lawrenceburg and Florence, it will
damage Pulaski both on west AMI
northeast by taking trade from
these directions. This particular sec
tion would derive greater advanta
ges just now by the road from Co
lumbia TO Florence, than from Pulas
XII to Tennessee River. The d RV
r. r. in operation from COlunIhis
to Lewishurg Is graded into Lin
coin county, and will doubtless be
completed to Fayetteville in Il
months, which will give the ship
per at Lewisburg three routs south
two north, with all the east opened
to him and if d. R. V road is ex
tended to Huntsville (Which | am
told is very prohable) will still add
to disadvantages, all of which will
enable him to pay better prices for
our produce. just here | will say
there is a splendid turnpike road
extending Is miles from Lewisburg
in the direction of Pulaski.
Then with railroads hard by, on
both east and west, let me ask,
where will be the territory to sustain
Pulaski in her presen: glory, to Gre
ate demands for her fine houses at
present rates? / fear the hand writ
ing is now on the wall. The question
may arise, Why do you advocate
the road from Pulaski to Lawrence
burg when yo1 will be SO much
benefited by other roads? My
county pride, sir. My county
(Giles) is not benefited by Others,
but on the other hand very material
Iy injured, except perhaps this cor
ner of it. We should look to the
future. Not live for self alone, but
country and friends. l am confident
that the building of the Memphis
& Knoxville road is a mere matter
of time. If there should be a road
already built from Pulaski to Ten
nessee river it will secure that road
by Pulaski, then would come the
great benefit to Pulaski and Giles
county, as there would spring up
manufacturing establishments US
ing the coal of the east, IRON of the
west, our own timber which is in
such abundance, giving employment
to our labor and a demand for all
smaller products of our country.
Il. N. No. IL.
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