The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-01-17
pletior of the road to the Tennessee river

pletior of the road to the Tennessee river
at an early day. beyond doubt.
Owing TO several unavoidable occurrences
such as stress of weather at sea, &C., tn
first cargos did not reach this country q
soon as they were 10 have arrived. Ihre'
cargos have, howevey. now arrived on
two others, the eaiing of which we have &C
coun's, arc daily looked for.-all togethe
making over three thousand tons, or th'
greater part Of the quantity required
to finish the ruud to the Hiwassee river
The rails are now being delivered at ou
southern terminus daily, and those tba
have come to hand are considered. by com
pe,en, ridges. to he Of the very best qtalit!
in pattern, maieria. and workmanship.
Four first class LocutLOtiY nre con-
tracled for--two of them to be made BY -
Son,her. at the Globe Locomotive Works
South Boston, and two by Messrs. Notr'
Brothers. Of Philadelphia. We are in
formed that tn, y are all in a State Of for
wardness, and two of them now nearly o.
quite completed. Those from Boston vii
Le delivered at Savannah in short time
and the two at Philrdel phia will be read.
for delivery by the middle of March or frs
Of April. We have every assurance, ant
are confident that alE these machines will b
of the very best description in malerla ant
workman chip. The cost Of two OF them
at the works Is $1,000 each, and Of the 9th
er two $500 each.
Two first class passenger cars ase en-
gagged al Boston, at $4,000 each, with al
the best Improvements on the truck, boxes
&c., and are to be shipped for Savannah il
this month. They will come 10 hand a
soon as needed.
Arrangements are now being made Il
procure from the workshops in Augusta,
limited number Of baggage and freight cars
which will be needed in very short time
and in fact few are needed now.
We have purchased Of Messrs. Smith &
Tyson, of Baltimore. on favorable terms
wrought iron chairs and spikes for the frs
forty miles of our Road. TO be delivered and
paid for at Savannah, as needed A par
of them are already received, and are Of
the very best quality.
A contract has been made with the Geor'
gia Railroad and Banking Company toI
the transportation Of our iron, &c.. from
Savannah to Dalton, al 1915 per ton OF
224O lbs, TO cover all charges-one dollar
and fifty cts. per ton of which is to be paid
IN stock of our Company, and the balance
in cash. The transportation oil our iron
from Savannah is heavy job, and we now
fear that for few months 10 come, during
the heavy Winter and Spring business on
the roads, and for want of sulficien: num-
her OF cars, it will not be brought up as fast
as we shall need it.
All the foregoing contracts are considered
favorable ones for the Company. They are
filed in the Office. and will be submitted TO
the inspection Of the stockholders present,
if desired and called for.
Arrangements are made and being made
Tor the erection OF such buildings al Dalton
and Charleston, as will be needed for the
protection Of the machinery, and for trans.
acting the business Of the Company, as
also wood and water stations and other ne
cessary ereclions along the line. Contracts
are also made and making for quantity
of cord wood Tor fuel, and for cutting of
the timber on either side OF the Road, lia-
BILE to fall on the track.
The coupon bonds of the Company to be
issued in part payment for the iron, are
engraved and now on hand, ready TO be
issued when the proper time arrives.
The grading and masonry On the frs
section to the Hiwassee river is completed
with the exception OF shallow cut neal
the State line. which Is not quite finished
The limbers are prepared for The entire sec
ton, and about twelve miles of mud sill.
and cross ties are laid down ready TO receive
the iron rails. Six gangs OF laborers are
engaged at different points rapidly putting
down the timbers. An efficient force IS alst
engaged in laying down, adjusting ant
spiking the iron rails. About two mile:
are laid and ready for the cars. We car
now calculate with great degree Of GER
tainty, tina, if the Winter and Spring prove
ordinarily favorable for prosecuting TIT
work, and the iron can be delivered as fas
as it can be laid down, tina, the road will
be finished to the Hiwassee river by thu
first Of June, and possibly a month sooner
II is our duty 10 Stale that the contractors
Messrs. Gran, & Co., are pushing forward
the work with energy, and are finishing !
off in an excellent and satisfactory manner
Had i, not been for the unexpected delay il
the receipt Of the iron, and other vnavoida
BILE obstacles hindenng the progress Of th'
work. they would, by this lime, have hat
their contract nearly completed.
1t is known 10 the stockholders through
the newspapers and otherwise, that ceriall
individuals in Georgia, and it may be else
where, styling themselves the Uniol
Branch Railroad Company, have been a,
tempting. for a few months past, to set VI
a claim 10 our location in Georgia, anl
have. in many ways. been trying to ammo!
US, and throw obstacles in the way Of tn,
progress Of our work. They have beef
buying up and claiming lands along GU
line, since our grading has been completed
cutting timbers aud hauling them on ou
Road bed; threatening 10 take and retair
possession Of portions Of the Road BY fore,
and violence; resort 10 law, &c., &c.
They did, in fact, present bill Of injunc
ton 10 the Judge Of the Superior Courts o
Cherokee Circuit, and by unjust and i'm
proper statements and charges therein, OBJ
tain rule nisi requiring our Company te
show cause why an injunction should no
be issued, and suspending our operation.
in the meantime, but when we appeared
with an answer. and were prepared to show
good cause, they Withdrew their bill and
abandoned it. A second application by
them Tor an injunction, it 10 understood
has been refused by the Judge. VIVA,
their next move will be we are unable 10