Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-02-25

The following extracts taken
from the Florence, Ala, News win
show what the projectors of this
road are doing South OF US. 1t will
be seen that portion of the road
from Tuscumbia, Ala, south will
soon be placed under contract and it
onlyremains for the people all along
the line of the road to do their duty
to see this section of the road placed
under contract the coming sum-
mer:
On last Monday, pursuant to no.
tice published in the newspapers,
the stockholders met at the Frank
lin House, in Tuscumbia, for the
purpose of an organization under
the provisions of the laws of this
State. The corpOratois named in
the commission from the Secretary
of State, being present. Three hun
dred thousand dollars of the stock
having been bona fIesubscribed and
two per cent. in cash paid in, they
proceeded to organize by electing
Board of Directors. The following
stockholders were elected: Eugene
G.. Gordon, A. I'll. Colquit, Walter
s. Gordon, William B. Wood, s. a.
Nj. Wood, A. III. Kellar, Robert
Mcfarland and w. z. Campbell.
The directors then proceeded to
the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year. Eugene G.. Gordon was
elected President, w. B. Wood,
Vice President and w. S. Gordon,
Secretary and Treasurer. The
Board then adjourned to meet again
at the call of the President. 1t is
understood that a portion of the
road from TuScumbia south, will
soon be placed under contract, and
thus this long needed road will soon
be placed in course of construction.
Now let the people of Florence and
Lauderdale county go to work again
in getting up subscriptions of land,
money, cross-ties and labor to push
the road on north. Nothing will
save this country from utter ruin
but railroads, manufactures, and
new system of farming. We must
get out of old ruts. 1t is a shame
and disgrace to our people that there
is so little enterprise and SO much
selfishness among them. This sell
| tishneSs is eating out the very life
and soul of the country and the peO-
pie. We must get out of it.
We notice in the Kentucky pa
pers an account of the enthusiastic
meeting of prominent citizens of the
counties of Christian, Trigg, Cald-
well, Webster and Henderson, held
at Princeton, KY, on The 1st OF this
month, to adopt active measures for
raising the subsidy necessary to in
sure the building of that portion of
the Indiana, Alabama IL Texas II r,
between Evansville, Ind, and
ClarksvIlle, Tenn. Judge w. b.
( Who'd, of Ala, G.. @. Smith, of
Tenn, and w. j. Wood, of Evans.
vile, the agents of the Gordon Co.,
were present, and proposed to build
the road, if the people would con-
tribute a subsidy of $1,000 mile
The proposition has been accepted,
and they are now vigOrOusly at work
all along the line getting up their
subscriptions which they expect to
have completed by the Ist of March.
This is right. The people who
pos ess such spirit of enterprise
will always succeed. They are the
advance guard of prosperity, wealth
and civilization.
We learn from Judge Wood, who
is at home on short visit, that the
little city of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, a
place not twice as large as Florence,
raised in less than three weeks, a
good subscription of 100000, to be
paid in money. And Princeton, Ky,
a town not near as large as Florence,
has nearly raised, and will complete
her subscription of $4,000. Now,
what about Florence and Lauder
dale county? Will our people aid
in building the road, or will they
hold on to their land until they be-
come as poor rs the dirt itself, and
then pack up and move to a new
country? Already many Ofour citi-
zens have gone, others are getting
ready to go, and the fever for Few
country is spreading all around
Nothing can save US but railroads.