Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-11-12

open, or to funnel, the roads on
the north side of the river being
the large part, and the one road
south representing the smaller end
Of the funnel, through and along
which all the wealth that the others
gathered necessarily flowed. He
called attention TO the financial con-
dition of these roads, and said he
was sorry to have heard this even
ing any suggestion of the road
crossing the river at any other place I
than Evansville.
Speaking of the city, he said that
with her manufactures of furni-
ture, ploWs, cottonwood and will
low-ware, collins, majolica, trunks,
mattresses, etc., with her breweries,
tanneries, foundries and machine
shops, her mills and elevators. her
river facilities, her coal mined in
the city and furnished to consumers
cheaper than anywhere else IN the
State, it was a place with tnous-
and attractions for a railroad. He
spoke of the enterprise and public
spirit of her merchants and dealers,
and made a personal allusion to her
uniform business courtesy, and
the fair share of business that had
been extended to him, year ago
stranger moving from the South to
Evansville. He said that Evans
Vile was naturally the granary of
the South, and by natural position,
and growth, and enterprise, the
market for goods and merchandise
manufactured and imported for all
this country.
He was asked why the people of
Evansville had Endorsed the Her
vey project in seeming opposition
to this road. He replied that
Evansville, unlike GAINESVILLE, new
er lost a chance to secure a railroad;
that she did not indoreso much Mr..
Hervey as the Evansville d Jack
son Railroad; that she cared more
for the road than for Mr.. Hervey,
for Mr.. Gordon, or any one else,
and that for himself, he was pefect-
" satisfied, and so rested easy, that
when Evansville knew what the
Gordons proposed, the magnificent
road connecting them as well with
jackson as with a magnificent cOun-
try directly south, she would unani-
mously welcome the GordOns and
extend to this road the same liberal
spirit and aid she had given to the
others. This would be natural
consequence OF the fact which
Evansville people would not be
slow to comprehend that this was
the very best road for her interests
that could be extended to her doors.
The speakers remarks were re-
ceived with much applause and had
evident effect upon his hearers.
Judge Smith moved that Hon. D
n. Kennedy, the President of the
GAINESVILLE & Princeton Railroad
; be now called to the chair, which
was carried, and Mr.. Kennedy tool
the chair to preside over the farthel
, actions of the meeting. Mr.. Ken
= nedy Endorsed the enterprise in {
telling and earnest speech in which
{ he recounted the history of on
: former mistakes in such enterprises
) and told of the great losses we hav
: sustained thereby, and urged al
? earnest interest in the undertaking
: by all of our citizens, and liberia
] subscription.
1 Colonel Bailey moved for a com
e mittee to take charge of the sub
r scription books and canvass the cit
o and county for subscriptions {
J. money and lands.
The chair appointed the follow
n ing named gentlemen on the con
IS mittee, who have been waiting o
e our citizens the past few days, an
e will continue to do so, and we tru'
a will meet with a most generous re
d ponse: Messrs. II. G. Merritt, j. f.,
d Crusman, d. Kincannon, L. Blocl
n d. N. Kennedy, w. J. Ely, w. !
n Merriwether, Lewis Gold, and
9, P. Y. Whitfield.
d The amount of subscription pr
), posed TO be raised is only sixt
d thousand dollars, and surely Clark
$, VILE and Montgomery county cs
u raise this amount without any d
k lay at all.