The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-10-20
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far less than the people Of Unior
City were led to believe it would
cost when the project was first
spoken Of.
After the discussion Of the report,
with which every one was thorough
ly pleased, Mr.. John White secured
the floor and made an earnest plea
for the road to run through his sec
tion OF the county, saying that he
was glad the people of Union City
had made the survey, if for no other
purpose than to determine approx
mately the cost of such a road as is
contemplated. Now, the speaker
continued, since it has been shown
that the cost of construction is
easily within the power and scope
Of our own people to build such a
road, why not open the stock lists
at once and give the people on both
lines an opportunity to show their
willingness to build the road. Mr..
White, to show the popularity of
his road over that of the one sur
veyed, said that he was at liberty
to say for one Of our own towns.
men, namely, w. H. Gardner, that
he would take thousand dollars
in the Troy Hornbeak route where
as he would not take a dollars
worth of stock in the line already
surveyed.
Following Mr. White, Col. Brice,
of the News-Banner, made strong
plea for the people of his town and
named several OF his fellow-towns-
men who were ready and willing to
subscribe literally to the road, and
like Mr.. White, Mr.. Brice thought
the stock subscription was of the
greatest Importance at the present
stage of development, for the SIM
pie reason that if enough stock can
be subscribed to show any respon-
sible corporation the advantages
the one route possesses over the
other, the survey can then be made
without cost to the citizens of I'm
ion City. Fifteen thousand dollars
he thought to be a minimum sub
scription for the people of Troy and
Hornbeak, and that this amount
could be supplemented by some
S10,0 600 all along the route.
Mr.. Lexie Parks followed Mr..
Brice and waded in with vim and
earnestness that made stock in the
road 'plck up" Mr.. Parks, after
first submitting his report as treas
urer, proceeded to give his views as
to the manner in which the Board |
should now proceed. 1t was his
opinion that those who solicited |
stock would expect compensation
for so doing and that it would be
necessary to collect every dollar
subscribed in order that no debts
might be incurred that sufficient
amount of money might not be on
hand to discharge. He advocated
employing the best corporation law
yer in the city without expressing
an opinion as to who that particu-
lar attorney might be) to draw up
stock subscription lists suitable for
three classes of people, one for the
people on the Troy Hornbeak route,
one for the people on the surveyed
line and one for the people Of Union
City whose chief desire is that the
road be built without choice of
route.
Mr.. Parks suggestions were EN-
bodied ia the form of motion and
unanimously passed.
This action so pleased the COM
mittees from Troy and Hornbeak
that all they ask is the early COM
pletion Of the lists and that they be
provided with copies and empow-
cred to raise stock which they agree
to do, beginning at Union City and
making complete canvass to the
lake, all of which they agree to do
without one cent compensation.
Mr.. James Wilson and Mr.. John
Shaw will do the same in the inter-
est of the people on the newly sur
veyed line.
Thus the interest and the enthu-
siasn grows. Men who some time
ago hammered against the road are
for it, and unless we
mistake the signs Of the times
Union City will soon have an indie
pendent line which will solve the
freight rates to and from our city
and make it one of the most attract
i've towns in the State.
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