The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-01
A Board Of Trade.

Some people may think that
such an institution in Pulaski
would be nonsense. But what
are the possibilities of a Board
OF Trade, with a progressive,
enterptising and intelligent lean-
ership? We can hardly estimate
them in few brief sentences such
as we now have time ard space to
write. How are railroads built?
How are turnpikes graded2 How
is trade procured? How are towns
and cities made? These are com
prehenslve questions, and answers
in detail would require much time
and space; but there is one an
swer to all of them equally compre-
hensive, TO wit: Com blnation, con
cert, enterprise, action! A board
of trade would bring our heads to-
gether. 1t would start us to Chink-
ing, to devising. to talking, to COM
bining, TO acting. There is scarcely
a limit to the possibilities of a
united, active, determined combina-
ton of intelligent business men,
and the time has arrived when
Pulaski mast do something There
is not better town in the South.
None surrounded by better coun-
try. But she is daily losing her
trade. Day by day her grip, so to
speak, upon the surrounding coun-
try weakens. Other towns are
reaching for our trade. Lewisburg
has taken from us the Brick Church
and upper Bradshaw country, which
has heretofore traded at Pulaski to
the extent of many thousands annu
ally. Fayetteville takes in lower
Bradshaw, another former colorado
TO Pulaski, and Columbia seeks to
gobble the Lawrence county and n. |
Alabama trade. What are we do
ing to.prevent these things? Moth
ing. Why? Is it because we care
nothing for them? No. Is it be-
cause we are unable to prevent
theml No. Then why are we idle?
Simply because everybody is wait
ing for somebody else to act. A
board of trade with an active, intel
ligent leadership would consider
these things, and would speedily
set on foot measures not only to
remedy the evils to which we refer,
but eventually become actually ag-
gressive and reach out after more
territory. Upon this very subject
we find some practical suggestions
in the GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf
which are applicable here, and we
copy; lit is well for merchants to
come together once a month, com
pare notes, and discuss questions of
genera interest. In union there
is strength and the mechanic is as
capable of presenting practical
ideas as the merchant, and the
most humble citizen may give life
To some progressive movement.
Most of our business men remem
Ter the benefits resulting to our
trade from this organization several
years ago, and why will we not still
be benefited, if it is only to come
together and talk business? Just
now important railroad changes are
taking place which, If our people
are united and active, may be turned
to good account for GAINESVILLE or
otherwise may operate against us.
People following the ordinary pur-
suits of life never study railroading,
and therefore know little about new
movements, or what effect they have
upon certain localities. Besides
our railroad and river interests,
there are various enterprises to be
fostered by organization, and such
meetings may be made both inter
esting and profitable. We trust
that every business man and citizen
feeling interested in the prosperity
of Clarksville will become members
and workers"