Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-14
A Way Out Of Trouble That We
May Never Have Again.

The KENTuoKiAN went to press last
night before the railroad meeting al
the court house was called to order,
and of course the proceedings do not
appear in to.day's issue. In order to
keep our readers informed as to how
things moved last night, we have TAX
EN- the trouble to feel the public pulse
and ascertain TO some extent the beat
of the railroad fever, which is prevail
ing here. We found the pulse high
about ITO to the minute. There are
two kinds the Cairo and Cumber-
land Gap and Chicago and Gulf-the
former more prevalent.
1t will be remembered that Com.
mittee OF seven of the representative
men of the city was appointed at the
meeting held on the night of the 9th
inst, TO meet Mr.. Neal, of the G. & c.
g., road, and ascertain his ability to
fulfill any contract which might be
made with his company. The COM
mittee did not deem II advisable to
let the public know the result of their
investigations until they went before
the meeting to which they were re.
quested to make their report, but
enough had eked out by 6 o'clock
Saturday to satisfy the public that
the committee was fully convinced
hat Mr.. Neal was abundantly able to
comply with any contract he should
make. The soundness of this back
ing has been all along the great and
important question with everybody
at all interested in the matter. Now
that this question has been fully set
tied, the people must get down to
earnest work. AT the time of writ
ing this article we are compelled TO
go into the prophecying business
though "not prophet or the son of
prophet"-but after talking with some
Of our people, whose opinion in mat
ters financial and otherwise we hold
high, we are not afraid TO say that
last nights meeting was one that bo-
ied good for the future of Hopkins.
vile. We found ON inquiring as to
The preference for any particular
road that the Cairo & Cumberland |
Gap was the favorite. A road run
ming east and west through the coun-
ty is desired by all with whom we
talked on the matter. 1t is our pur-
pose not to antagonize any corpora
ion of scheme looking TO the future
prosperity of the city and county.
Like many others we would like to
zee both the q. & G. G., and the G.
Z g.. both running through the coun-
y. But the one that "gets there first"
s the one we want, and we are more
thoroughly convinced of than ever,
hat the people are determined to have
another road-they see the necessity
or it, and they are not going TO stop
Until it is built The question as to
what amount shall be voted for the
how soon shall the vote
,e taken, what road shall have it, is
he next thing lobe settled. No doubt
hat was AL mixed. over and deter
mined on last night.
HE CAIRO TENN. RIVER PROPOSITION.
AT the railroad meeting al the court
iouse last night the committee APP
pointed 10 investigate the railroad
Enterprises under consideration ia
his county, reported in favor of the
cairo s. Tenn. River road and recon-
nded the appointment of another
to confer with Col. b. A.
Jeale to perfect the proposition, and
70 before the county court in rep
capacity to secure an or
Ter of election.
The proposition is for 100000, one
thousand TO be paid when
he road is completed between here
md Cairo, the rest when completed
o the county line. Work must be
commenced here in good faith within
% days.