The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-11
THE RAILROAD.
The Railroad-The Railroad-The
Railroad.
The Railroad.

The Rallroad-The Railroad-The
Railroad.
The Railroad.
The Circuit Court room was
crowded last Thursday night in
obedience to the call for a railroad
meeting. Pitman's Band awaked
the natives and the spacious room
was packed with people eager to
hear the prospects of the enterprise
and to enter their efforts in it's be-
half.
Maj. J. B. Stacy was called to
the Chair and Laps. d. McCord
made Secretary.
Maj. Sykes, being present, was
called upon to explain for what
purpose the meeting was called.
He did so in a speech of about an
hour, making the finest railroad
speech we ever heard, exhib ting an
array of facts and arguments that
were wonderfully apt and convinc
ing. We do not deem it necessary
to give his speech full report. The
people are already convinced and
ready to move when the time
comes up and the way pointed
out. He said he had found everys
body with whom he had con
versed in favor of the road-not a
dissenting voice. The people
wished to know first the cost of
the proposed road, and he present.
ed it to them in the following fig
ures:
From Pulaski to Fayetteville-3O miles
Ironing and equipping ....... 100000
Total. ...... .... .$25e,OOO
From Pulaski to Clifton-66 miles.
Local work observation-disclosures. $4,000
Ironing and equipping ..... 100000
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Whole line, 100000.
The Duck River Valley Road, Al
miles from Columbia to Fayette-
vile, cost $56O,OOO-$31O,OOO more
than this-but this was caused by
bad management. He pointed out
the errors made in building that
road and warned this people not to
follow the examples. He said he
had heard in Columbia that he had
abused Columbia in his speech here
Monday, and had predicted that
the Lawrenceburg road would not
be built. He denied 1t and called |
those who heard him to contradict
I'VE heard his speech and reported |
1T, and there was no abuse for Co
lumbia, but unqualified praise. He
predicted nothing of Judge Nixon's |
road.-ED. He advised that neither |
the L. d n. nor the N. d G. road be |
allowed to build or control this road, |
as it would work immeasurably to |
the advantage of the people to build !
and run it themselves. He advised |
the issuance of small bonds, if any, |
and showed how these together |
with the tax receipts would pass as |
money in the county and thus in
fate our home currency. He paid a !
passing compliment (?) to the green
back fallacy. After showing up
our opportunities and advantages in |
this matter, he said that the Yam
KEGS would jump at and utilize such |
opportunities, and that was the Sc
cret of their enterprise. He illus |
trated the difference between a |
southern man and a Yankee in a |
quaint and true way: "a southern |
man sells all he can't eat and a
Yankee eats all he can't SELL" His
speech was brimful of sense and |
sound arguments. He closed by |
saying that the object of this meet |
ing was to test the feeling of the |
people, and then to institute prop
er measures for charter.
DR.. Grant moved that the Chair
appoint a committee of five who |
should select a number of men
whose names shall appear in the
application for charter, and report
at once.
Mr.. j. B. Childers suggested that
five disappointed now and the re-
mainder in the next few days. His
suggestion was made an amend
ment, and then the motion was
adopted.
The Chair appointed L. w. Nc
Cord, DR.. j. F. Grant, w. Ii.
McCAllum, DR.. Jno. T. Steele and
B. +. Carter.
The following is the full list of
names selected by the committee
which will appear in the charter:
j. b. Stacy, ST., j. B. Childers,
Jno. S. Wilkes, Marion Childress, N.
S. Townsend, j. r. d. Williams, w.
F. Ballentine, c. Osborne, N. Smith
son, W. A. Gilmore, w. j. Sykes.
H. II. Hancock, d. w. Holman, w.
N. Wright, W. L. Moores, j. L.
Sheriff., E. S. Wilson, Jesse Mayes,
William Parkes, Amos t. Hassell.
1t being communicated to the
meeting that the principal officers
of the l.. d n. r. r. would pass Pu-
laski on Friday, Mr.. Childers moved
that a committee of five be appoint
ed to meet them at the depot, In
form them of their actions and III
tentions in this matter, and hear
any suggestions they might make.
Adopted.
The Chair appointed the gentle
men who composed the above COM
mittee. On motion, every person
present was requested to act upo
said committee and meet the officers.
The meeting then adjourned.
A FRESH supply Of OvercOats just
IA received at the N. Y. STORE.
Call and axaminn