The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-09-13
HICKMAN FULTON COUNTY, KY SEPT, Ia, 1901
THE RAILROAD PROJECT.
WANT HARRIS TO GIVE INFORMA-
TION.

Fulton seems to have lost some Of her
enthusiasm over the Tiptonville railroad
prolect. In the Leader few days ago
the eoitor In a manner protests against
the nck of enthusiasm among the bus
mess men there. Ii Is probable that
MAJ. Harris is himself little hasty in
his plans. If we are informed correctly
ne came to Union City without any
definite or tangible evidence of a prop
osition, and asked some of the business
men how much stock they were willing
TO take He was asked te show a draft
OF ms plan OF survey and route and the
amount OF capital stock TO be subscribed
and ms credentials as a representative
OF the company to whom a charter was
made. We also understand that there
are several prominent business men
here who are willing TO subscribe to the
capital stock OF standard guage rail-
railroad, running from Union City to-
Tlptonvllle, in amounts ranging from
$500 70 81 900 and over, and are anxious
TO enter into the organization of COM
pany Tor that purpose.
II Aaj. Harris will give us a chance,
show map and plan of ope ration.
amount OF stock to be subscribed, etc
meet the citizens and submit feasible
proposition, we are sure they will be
glad to take very substantial interest
in such an enterprise. 1t is very likely
that these are reasons why the citizens
Of Fulton are slow TO become interested.
Union City Commercial.
The construction of railroad from
Union City or Fulton across the head
of Reelfoot Lake into Lake County,
would be at such an enormous cost as
TO make it practically impossible.
leyee across the Lake and bottoms would
cost several hundred thousand dollars.
and without levee no railroad could
withstand the floods of the Mississippi.
Our neighbors can put money in such
an enterprise if they wish that is their
suggesting that MIR. Harris should fur
nish certain information as condition
precedent to such liberality. The same
misfortune existed and yet exists, as to
Mr.. Harris operations in connection
with the Hickman & TiptonvIlle Levee.
The u. $. Government caused survey
of the route from Hickman TO the Ten
uessee highlands, the cost OF construc-
ton, Sc but so far as we can learn no
heutuck y Interests have ever been in
formed as TO said costs, &c, but have
subscribed lands and money. Some
years since the old Hickman L Upton.
vile Levee Il Railroad Company, caused
q survey and estimate TO be made. This
was made tor levee described by Capt
Leeoh, the U. s. Engineer then in
charge of Mississippi River Improve
ments from Cairo to Memphis. and by
Col. j. j. Williams, at one time Chic
Engineer of the NJ. Ii o. railroad. From
the actual survey thus made Williams
reported that the cost of constructing thu
! Levee would be $3.50, 900 That Leve'
now has aid from Lake county of sos
600, from Fulton County about $40, OOO
and from Obion and Dyer IS, 600, which
with the Government appropriation o
$500, 900, gives an aggregate sum o
! s336, 900. or $4,000 more than Col
Williams estimate by actual survey
1t may be that the recent survey mad
! by the Government engineers placed
. higher estimate as TO cost of construc
ton than did Col Williams, but if 81
J the people here are not possessed OF tn
! information. A Kentucky compan
: could possess itself of such necessar
facts and thereby greatly aid a grea
! enterprise.
The Kentucky land owners at interes
have subscribed of their lands and none
and through Kentucky Senators an
: Representatives in Congress have cor
Q tributed influence toward securing
r $780, 600 appropriation, and they ar
yet willing to so treat with their Tel
nessee neighbors and co-sufferers froI
: Mississippi floods, to the raising of
{ sufficient amount to build and complet
! the levee and possibly TO the raising c
more than the cost of construction
they know how such excess is to
used. The people at interest need to b
admitted into confidence pertaining I
an enterprise SO important to them an
' which they are expected to help.
J, This levee when completed is know
e guarantee that the n. G. L. st. L. ran
road will be extended from Hickman in
. N Lake county without cost IN the nee
}. pie, and thus make road from Fultol
to and across the Mississippi and int
: Lake county, practicable, and at les
cost,