The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-14
FROM PARIS TO PADUCAH!l
THE PROPOSED RAILROAD FROM THE
TENNESSEE TO TIE OHIO.
Reasons Why the People Of Henry
County Should Leave the Work Of
Railroad Building to Capitalists En-
gagged in That Sort of Enterprise.

Saseu IN Inat BORT OF enterprise.
From the Paris Post-Intelligencer.
We understand that this company is
now seeking subscription OF $50, 900 out
OF Galloway County, Ky. We have been
inquiring into this road to see il it actu-
ally gives northern outlet to this section
OF country, and we must confess that we
are sadly disappointed at the outlook. Tho
company itself is not able to build re-
spectacle wagon bridge across Big Sandy.
1t has partially engaged some Illinois adj
venturers TO build a road through Gallo
way County from Paducah provided the
people will vote tax enough to build it.
We have observed closely the building Of
railroads through West Tennessee. Ben
ton County has two roads through it
and never voted dollar TO either;
Carroll County has two roads and
never voted dollar to either;
Gibson County has three roads and never
voted dollar TO either; 0bion cpnty has
four roads and never voted dollaAt Weak
ley county has three roads and never
voted dollar; Henry (this) County voted
.
Railroad, now owned by the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company, and I
paid debt, interest and ALL not less than
500, coo, and her stock is not now worth&'
more than $50, 000 Haywood County voted
100000 TO the Brownsville and Calm
Railroad and tho road was built fnou
brownsville far enough TO authorize de
Issuance Of bonds by the County OF Hay~
wood, which was done and the bonds iii
posed Of The road was then sold out and
the company that bought il took up tho
iron and the road is no more, but
the county Of Haywood will have Ia
pay the bonds all the same, which,
now amounts TO not less than 500, 000I
Upton County voted 100000 TO the Chez
apeake & Ohio Railroad Company, which
the county has litigated, but judgmento
were rendered in the Federal Court
against the county and the cost Of litiga-
ton and the interest on the judgment ccr-
titicates, which the county is bound ID
pay, and what il has already paid before
the litigation will amount to over $500, 600,
and her stock isworth = cents on the dollar.
Laudcrdale County voted $4,000 to the
same road, and she viii have paid over
$500, 600 before her debt is paid, end her
stock is worth cents on the dollar. We
ton that has voted aid 10 the building OF
railroads that has not suffered. As an ev-
idence of this fact, county that has once
voted aid 10 a railroad will not DO so again.
We understand that Paducah Is flooding
the good County OF Galloway with gilt
edge orators, endeayoring 10 induce the
people there 10 vote tax in order 10 build
a road for the benefit OF Paducah alone.
IL will be remembered that two years ago
when the Ohio Valley offered Galloway
County connection with the entire North,
East, South and West, Paducah fought the3
proposition 10 the bitter end. Her selhsfX
interests IN Galloway County, whose peo%
pie had constantly increased her wedlth<
with their trade, led Padurah 10 fight III
tax in every way possible. Now, with
nothing on earth 10 offer except n charter
these same people are pleading with tho
people vi Galloway County 10 yois III
tax for road that begins at Pa
ducah aud ends nowhere, at least
It's southern terminus Is the Tennessee
State line. We say this because there 81
not any intmaiion TO the people Of Henryf
County, or any other border county, that
the road will be built a step beyond tho
Stale line. The people OF laducah md
the friends Of this so.ca,lcd enterprise
know that q county with the wealth aud
gct-up OF Galloway will sooner or lato1
have road. Some company will build a.
ruad with It's own capital. The cheapncs3
OF the construction OF a road and the pro-
ductivencss Of the soil, etc, 0f the County,
Of Galloway insurcs them that corporations
with money will soon build n railroad
through the county. giving them an outlet
10 the markets Of the world. This kind OF
road would, no doubt. have the CO.
operation OF the good people Of
Galloway, but We fail 10 see any
good reason why they should be taxed
S75. 600 10 build n road between two such
centcrs rs Paducah, n.y., and Conyenville,
Tenn. We know the people Of Galloway
County, aud we know them 20 be good
people, and would gladly see them have a
good railway enterprise, but see no reason
why they should vote q bonded debt OF
$40, 900 to build a railroad and give Il away
10 so.callcd company, as we are led TO
believe this ", whom We know that In the
near future some good substantial COM
pany will build n road through that
county, and We suggest that they DO slow
60 tic ON 10 n paper railroad company that
offers nothing but wealth 10 few con-
tractors We have no assurance or evil
dcnce that u the road is built through
Galloway County that II viii 20 beyond =
the state line; and II they viii not
build through Galloway County for less
than $40, 900 Il Is hardly 10 be supposed
that they will build Il through Henry
County. where the cost Of construction
will DO twice m much per mile as through
Galloway, and We know the people OF
Henry County well enough TO know that
they will be slow 10 take stock in rail-
road company that has no assets beyond
charter and a contract based alone on the
subsidies wrung from tho people. The
people Of Henry County, Tenn, have ex-
pcrience In this line The people will
certainly wait for something bc,tcr, or
until better showing Is made BY this
Paducah boomerang