The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-11-21
RAILROAD MEETING.

In another column VIII De foune ahe pro'
ceedings of q raircnd meeting he'd mbtoun
county. H rant appears determined to make
heavy strike for 't,e road, and we have M
doubt her citizens will do every thing they
propose. Knox county, however, ~ wax
ing up. and her people. We are conhden.
will not suffer The read to be taken from
them. We have always regarded Kn"xV''t
as the proper terminus of The Hiwassee
Railroad. end although We have entirely
disa pproved and denounced the csptlous
and carping spirit which has occasionally
shown itself there within the last three
wears, we still believe the extension Of the
work should be in that direction. We are
Glad. however, TO see a spirit Of rivalry and
emulation on the subject, springing up be-
tween the people Of the two counties, ss II
secu-os the cum,Ieyion of the road. in any
event. to a connection with the upper line,
| which all who feel the least interest IN the
prosperity of the enterprise must earnestly
desire. We learn that Bl"unt county has
already subscribed for stock to the sa,ounl
Of one hundred ard twenty seven THOUSAND
dollars. Not less than two hundred hou'
| sand Of available means will. we presume.
be required 10 grade tho road. How much
has been taken ia Knox county up TO this
time we are not advised.
The road is now completed short dis
lance above this point. and the enterprising
contractor, Cot. Dent, is having The work
pushed on with q degree Of energy that
promises an early arrival Of the cass at the
s"uhern hank Uf the Tennessee. Trains
arrive here and d"pnrt daily. and Athens,
as somewhat celebrated parson about
Knoxville used to say, is now the "head OF
railroad navigation" For three years we
have advocated the building Of this road
and sought TO sus,an those who were Ia.
boring zealously and in good faith for lis
prnmo,on-we have known something OF
the difficulties which have been met and
overcome at every step, and we have been
painod ty the censures and blame gfatui.
tously cast upon the Directory ard officers
Of the Company by professed and i'l>judg-
mo friends; bat ,hnse things in u measure
have missed away. and we trust the feelings
which they engendercd along with them
the policy Of the Directory is amply vind''
Gated by the results thus far. and every one
must now be satisfied tina, cay other, under
the circumstances. would have failed. 1t is
gratifying to us TO know that so mach has
been done in the midst Of 80 many dlaieu'-
ties anG adverse circumstances. and we
shall continue 10 advocate the enterprise IN
good faith until it is completed and the con.
nec;ion with the upper line made. We
know this can done, for It is comparatively
a ,rihe with VIVA, has been accomplished
Three years ago The Company was perfect
" dead and had TO be galvanized into ex's'
,ence BY ~ha, seemed to some very extra
ordinary proccss-every thing looked dis
courae ing, but those to whom the ahoifs
of the company were committed. were
men of perseverance and faith. and today
f(ty FIVE miles of the road is completed and
in the fell tide of successful operation, with
a certain prospect Of reaching the river
early in ,hs spring. Will any one who
knows what has been done tell US that the
upper secion Of twenty eight miles cannot
be 90, ready fer running within the next
two years? We contend it can, and must
be done. The interests Of The comPs ny and
the country q, largo require it.