The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-06-21

oNu W ohese tue anus ALREADY |
there-dozens of them employing
from a dozen to 800 men and hav- |
ing invested from SIS, 900 to a mil
lion dollars, and you see city al
ready. Decatur has passed the
point where it requires booming and
putting to keep her going. She is
making laudable and legitimate eff
fort to make known to the world
what she is doing and upon what
solid bottom she rests, that she may
profit witha! and 60 forward the
more rapidly, but she has not made
a claim that is founded in specula-
ton or rests solely on the ephemeral
basis of boom.
Decatur rests on rock bottom
thousand miles deep! Considered
from every point, and on a strict
business inventory of her acquisi-
lions in manufacturing plants, in
railroads, in citizenship, in capital,
she shows solid front.
The record for the week includes
contract for new opera house
with 6 stores underneath and 81
offices upstairs. The Journal says
The building of $35, 900 opera house
in Decatur, a $4,000 opera house in
New Decatur, together with other bus
mess blocks and residences to cost
$3.50, 900 or more, indicates that the
building boom is still going ON in
| Decatur,
| There is qualified revolution OF
opinion in the south with respect to
the effect of tariff reduction upon
pig iron. Although the Mills bill
does not touch it, except collateral
ly in reducing the rate upon some
of its products, still the opinion
gains ground that even if it should
reduce the rate upon pig it would
have healthy effect upon the bust
ness in the south. 1t is argued tn al
the reduction would operate te
close down some of the northern
furnaces and force them south
where the cost of producing it is sc
much less and where foreign compe
tition cannot reach it. Ii has the
effect to stimulate confidence or a
least to allay apprehension to sucf
an extent as not to frighten capital
The situation in the south, con-
sidered on the whole, continues full
of encouragement, and the efforts tt
attract the attention of the north t.
the advantages she offers still con-
tinue with only the slight abate-
ment common to the season of tn,
year when business is always in an
innate suspension.
| We desire to attach the usua
moral to these remarks, for the ben
eft of our own people. Our future
and our interests are directly In
volved and the development of then
lie right along this line. Every eff.
fort that we make to further thu
ends here Indicated is an effort il
our own behalf, for Giles county i
to be rich pensioner upon Deca-
tur's wealth, and as the whole soutl
develops and advances, our pc
sition is to be in the line next to tn
very front. That these things will
be realized, quickly or remotely, i
not a matter to be discussed with
doubt. They are assured. To I'D
just ourselves to the situation as i
shall appear and get in line to prof
thereby, is our greatest aim, and t
. help it along to a speedy consum-
nation should be the purpose O
every man and every newspaper q
the south. The CITIZEN falls it
full length in this direction.
With population Of workingmel
exceeding 5000 in certain prospec
and a weekly payroll that run
close on to 100000, neucleu
for a city of 10000 to 1000
population is already laid. Their
must be that maLy people there il
the near future to handle the bust
ness already in sight. And sti
the neucleus grows! What must b
the final result2