Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-11
FINISH THE WORK.
Popular Subscription Started by
the Leaf Chronicle.
A Proposition Which Has Been En-.
dorsed by the Monumental Com
mittee-Bring In Your Sub
gcriptions.

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desiring to aid In the erection of tn
Confederate monument at Clarks
Vile, has determined to start sub
scription list for this purpose. TIL
people of this community, who hav'
SO kindly patronized us in the past
have, we know, the building of thu
monument much at heart, and as ,
public journal takinga deep interes
in all matters of public concern, W.
wish, as far as may be in our power
to help on the good cause. Thu
Monumental Committee lacks as yet
we are told, about one thousand dol
lars of having money enough to pay
for the monument for which they
have contracted. The monument Ii
10 cost 1900, and the committee has
in cash and good subscriptions about
$500. This additional 81, GOO should
be raised at once.
We will head our list with a cash
subscription Of twenty-five dollars,
which shall be an unconditional do
nation to the fund. If others will
join us we will be one of ten persons
TO subscribe five hundred dollars, vi
one of twenty TO subscribe one thou.
sand dollars.
Our heart is In this work. The
building of this monument is duty
which the present generation owes to
men who lost their lives i'm the Con-
iederate service. We want every.
body who sympathizes with the OBJ
ject to have some interest In this
monument, and to have the chance
to contribute some amount, however
small, toward it. We will have sub
scription blanks printed and our
agents everywhere will be asked to
take subscriptions to the fund.
Every week we will publish in our
paper the names OF those who have
contributed, and when the fund is
raised the name Of all subscribers
will be entered in Well-bOund book,
which will be filed with Forbes Biv
ouac and preserved as record. We
earnestly ask our friends to show
their appreciation of this noble work.
Let no one hesitate to contribute
because their contributions may be
small. Many small sums make
big total, and we want everybody,
even little children, to feel that they
have aided some in this noble enter
prise.
Money, as fast as collected, will be
turned over to Mr.. d. w. Macrae,
treasurer of the committee, at the
First National Bank. Subscriptions
will be received at the TOBACCO
LEAF-CHRoNICLE Office and by Mr..
Macrae at the bank.
We consulted the Monumental
Committee about undertaking this
work, and have received the follow
ing reply:
Messrs. Barks6lale & Barksdale
GENTLEMEN - We heartily zap
prove of your plan. We are glad to
see you interest yourselves in the
noble work of erecting a monument
20 the heroes who gave up their
lives in defense of the South. Your
idea, If carried into execution, will
aid us materially. Accept our
thanks for the effort you are making.
[Signed ETC.,
M. III. CLAK. Sec'y.,
b. w. MACRAE, Treasurer,
For Confederate Monumental Com.
GAINESVILLE, TENN, May 8, '92.
w. W. Bdrksdole, Esq, Proprietor of
Tobacco Leaf Chronicle
AT a meeting this day of the Con.
federate Monumental Committee,
the following resolution was offered
Resolved, That the propositions of
aid rendered by the: TOBACCo LEAF
CHRONICLE in way OF getting up a
popular subscription for the benefit
of the Confederate monument be &C.
cepted with the hearty thanks OF IL Is
committee. Carried unanimously.
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To fill vacancies the following new
members were unanimously elected
members of the Confederate Monu-
mental Committees: James T. Ken
nedy, Alexander Davidson, Joseph
G. Mattili.
A true copy from the minutes.
M. III. CLARK, Sec'y.
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