The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17
The Brick chnroh Pike.

There was a meeting of the boarC
of directors Of this company in Pu
laski Monday at which it was de
termined to push the work to speedy
completion and to attempt to infust
more interest into the work in the
minds of subscribers. The road
has been worked near two miles
from this end. 1t is claimed by
some citizens that the work thus fal
done does not constitute a pike and
they are unwilling to pay subscrip
tions to make such a road. They
perhaps do not know that this is
not all the work that is to be done
upon this part of the road. They
contracted for this much work now
and will do more when opportunity
affords. The only serious draw
back to the work and the real cause
of delay and source of all trouble in
the entire matter is in the hardness
of subscribers in responding to calls.
We have this astonishing state of
affairs: A director stated that a
subscriber had told him he did not
feel like paying anything until he
had assurance that the road would
be built and the work assumed more
definite and vigorous shape.
Now, we ask in all candor, how in
the name of all that is reasonable
and sensible can any subscriber eX-
pect the work to proceed unless the
money is paid? Does this gentle
man wish others to contribute the
money to make the pike an assured
fact before he pays anything? Can
he not see that this spirit of delay
and exhibition of lassitIIde is ex
actly the proper thing to kill the
whole matter?
Can any man dispute this PROPOSE
ton: The man who fails to do as he
contracted and thus by negative
means defeats the common purpose
is as much to blame as the man who
actively opposes the purpose and
defeats it by positive effort.
81 want to wait and see what they
are going to do is worse than II
am going to oppose it." 1t is this
lack Of active effort, this indecision,
this waiting for some one else to do
what we promised to do, that is the
bane of southern enterprise.
We do not wish to be understood
as rejecting upon any man, for
these men are all honorable gentle
men, and we believe this lassitude
is born of thoughtlessness. We
simply desire them to see the result
of their actions.
Neither do we desire to be under
stood as giving up the turnpike
The directors are more confident
and are filed with sterner purpose
to complete the pike than ever, and
it was distinctly announced to the
writer that it was their settled de-
termination, and he might so record
it, to build the pike as SPEEDILY as aOork-
men could be engaged to do 1t.
The status of the road is about |
this: Almost enough stock has been |
subscribed to build the road from |
end to end; five calls have been made |
for ten per cent; many have re
sponded promptly and some have
not; as far as the money would 60
the work has. been pushed; repeated |
calls fail to elicit responses; the
only draWback therefore is the fault
Of subscribers.
We have before said and we wish
20 repeat it so that it may strike
home wherever it fits: No man had
| right to encourage this project
md subscribe stock, thereby Undue
ng others in, unless he intended
and at all hazards to pay
he calls instantly on demand. 1t
s unjust to the directors to place
hem in position to make contracts
IN your promises and be compelled
% break them by your default. 1t
S unjust to your neighbor to induce
lin to sink his money in a project
hat is doomed to be defeated as far
IS your money goes.
We deem it unnecessary to argue
my of the points of advantage.
This road is going to be built. 1t
s going to pay the stockholders.
It is going to pay the people along
he line. 1t is going to pay Pulaski.
There are men who have taken no
stock who owe it to this people and
country and town to subscribe yet.
Those who have subscribed are
morally and legally bound to pay
md we believe and trust they will.
We have written a little vigorous
y because the subject, we think, de-
handed it. We hope this may
suffice. The Bradshaw road, started
after this one, is finished over five
niles, as is also the Bohemian road.
This one has more material at hand,
more capital behind it and more
necessity for being built than either,
md still it lags. Subscribers ought
o do their duty.