The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-25
TENNESSEE CENTRAL r.. n.

MCLEMoREsvILLE, Sept. Is, '79.
This afternoon our citizens met in
the interest of the Tennessee Central
Railroad, and organized by electing
Rev. A. E. Cooper to the chair and
A. +. Burrow to serve as secretary.
w. A. Cooper, president of the road,
and Capt. Inman, engineer, were
present. Capt. Cooper, after touch
ing on the Importance of the road, ad-
vanced to the prospect of getting it.
On the terms and conditions of the
road, he was plain and definite in his
statements. 1t is on these, he ex>
planned to us, that Col. Cole proposes
to equip and run the road. But there
is something for the citizens to do
Trenton has done well, Milan has
done well; but there is something for
the citizens of the town of McLe-
moresville to do, if they want the
road, and now is the time to do it.
He told us that we must help him to
get up the $4,000 to be made up
along the line of the road outside of
Trenton.
The chairman being called on, made
some remarks in the interest of the
road. and expressed himself to the ef-
feet that it is our duty to contribute
stock and that now is our time.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by unanimous vote: Resolved,
That it is the sense of this meeting
that the President of the road do all
in his power to effect a contract with
Col. Cole for the building of the Ten>
nessee Central Railroad.
DIR. A. Felts made speech. and i'll
the course of his remarks he took oc-
casion to remind US that we we're
losing sociability for the want of the
road; that we had become grabbed
and sour in our feelings, and almost
unkin1 in our manners toward each
other. This remark was cheered.
At the close of the meeting the
president afforded our citizens an OPP
portunity to take stock in the road,
with the following conditions: First,
that the first payment shall not fall
due until the smoke Of the engine is
seen coming in sight of the town;
second, that we shall have a depot
here at Observation-Disclosures
the following named gentlemen came
forward and subscribed one hundred
dollars each, that being the amount
of one share: Jas. II. Patton, Thos.
Patton. Frank Mcdowell, A. E.
Cooper and r. F. Williamson. do
not think that this is all that will be
made up here.
The 10Th inst. Capts. Cooper and
Inman on their return from Hunting
don, ut the desire of the citizens, IA
vored us with their presence. By
consent this was considered an ad-
journed meeting of the previous, and
the same chairman presided. At
this meeting. which was one by cam
delight, a number we're present who
did not attend the former meeting.
Several ladies graced the occasion,
which was considered by our worthy
president us a good augury of success.
After his excellent and pointed speech
and appeal for aid, an opportunity
was again afforded our citizens Of sub
scribing stock, whereupon a number
came forward and subscribed the fol-
lowing amounts: B. S. Enloe 500,
T. E. Grasty 500, w. r. Newsom
$50, F. &. Morgan 800, P. Carter,
$50, T. j. Winsett $50, n. D. New
som $50. This is $500 more, and
still the good work continues, in the
hands of an efficient committee APP
pointed and at work in our midst.
A. g. BURRow, Sec'y.