Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-13
BOARD OF TRADE.
Action Taken on the Annexa-
ton Question.
A Committee Appointed TO Go to Nash
vile And Wait on the Represen-
tatives in the Legislature.

the people In regard 10 the anneAd-
ton question, and emphasized the
desire for the extension of the limits
and the passage of the bill without
amendment, just as it was voted up
on, and fully half of the attendance
were citizens of the territory to be
annexed.
President Howell called the meet
ing to order.
The press representative acted as
secretaries.
c. H. Bailey, Mayor Smith and
DR.. Marable made speeches explain
ing the situation, and the action that
had been taken by parties not inter
ested to defeat the passage of the
bill and the effect their action was
having upon the representatives.
DIR. Marable, speaking for the out
siders, said: eff our people are
not able to pay the additional
taxes complained of as being hard
ship, he did not see how they would
ever pay the school tax that would
be thrown upon them by staying out,
which would be an addition Of $3.50
on the hundred dollars, and it also
would be in bad faith towards the
government not to come iii now.
Mr.. Burney made short speech on
the subject, as did also Thos Rohner.
Recorder Bailey moved that a
committee of three be appointed to
draft resolutions expressing the sen
timent of the meeting. The chair
appointed G. II. Bailey, M. II. Clark
and r. II. Burney, who reported the
following resolutions, which were
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, by the Board of Trade
and meeting Of citizens of Clarks-
vile, that the line as established by
the vote Of the citizens on January
p, 1890, bringing certain territory in
to the city of GAINESVILLE, should not
be changed that the bill should be
passed as indicated by that vote,
which stood 1856 for annexation to 175
against, and that we earnestly re-
quest our representatives to press the
bill for passage, as it is matter of
serious consequence to the peop'e OF
GAINESVILLE and those in the territory
to be annexed.
Resolved further, that we oppose
any amendments to the bill, for the
further reason that in view of the
early adjournment of the session
such amendments would ieOpardize
the passage of the bill.
C.. ii. BAILEY,
M. II. CLARK,
r.. II. BURNEY,
Committee.
Capt. Smith, speaking on the sub
ject, said he was confident that Rep.
resentatives Johnson aud Dunbar
wanted to do right, but the map
with houses dotted on it and other
representations made were calculated
to mislead and confuse any one, and
they thought that both sides should
be treated with the courtesy of a fair
hearing.
DIR. Marable moved that commit
tee Of ten or fifteen he appointed to
go to Nashville this morning to look
after the interest of annexation. Car
ried.
Mr.. Bailey moved that commit
tee of three be appointed to select the
delegation, choosing citizens who
would promise to 60 without fail,
The chair appointed Mayor Smith,
Il, ii. Burney and Lev Young, and |
the committee named the following |
and a resolution was
passed ordering the board to pay the
expenses of the delegation and |
the money was made up: T,
Herndon, b. f. Gill, DIR. Carney,
Mayor Smith, II. l.. Young, VIM
NJ. Daniel, j. b. Brickhouse, O. r
King, 4, Dean, M, Savage, r. II,
Burney, Wallace Wcstenberger, Clay
Dean, +. l.. Smith, NJ. V. Ingram,
10 Wilson, Jr., II. c. Merritt.
Every one on the list agreed to go
and to meet promptly at the depot
this morning. Matt Gracey tele.
TO Louisville for special en-
nuraion rates.
The spirit Of the meeting and dis
cussious showed that the citizen, are
aroused ON the subject ami are very
much in earnest now that the bill
should pass.
DIR. Marable'1 name was presented
for membership and he was duly
elected.
THANKS FOR MIR. WASHINGTON.
MIR. NJ. IL. Clark offer, d the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted
by a rising vote
Resolved by the Board of Trad
and citizens of GAINESVILLE, at a meet
ing held on the 18th of March, 1891,
.bot tho tbonES of tho pao,1o OF