Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-10-22
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From the Louisville Courier
THE MEMPHIS BRANCH RAILROAD
CLAnKsvILLE, Tenn, Sept. %, '58.

CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, Sept %, so.
Editors Louisville Courier: In your
issue Of the 21st inst, l dnd two editorials
on the subject Of the proposed issue of
bonds by your city to aid in the construc-
ton of the Kentucky end Of the Memphis,
Clarksville and Louisville railroad. The
many errors into which you have fallen
are. doubtless, the result Of want of in
formation in regard to the subject of which
YOU treat--a subject, tho dry details Of
which can scarcely attract the attention Of
those Immediately engaged in the enter
prise, much less that Of distant journalists
but, however innocent of intentional
injustice may be the motives which promp-
ted their publication, these are not the
less injurious to the credit and standing
of our road; and, as the president of
portion of the line, feel it my duty to
correct the misapprehensions under which
you labor, aud respectfully to ask the
publication of my communication in your
columns. The fact that the injustice CON-
planned of is in relation to an enterprise,
the successful completion of which will
add SO materially to the prosperity of the
city of which you are citizens, leaves but
little room TO doubt that you will comply
with my request, and even this is removed
when j find the following passage in one
Of the articles in question:
Now, these are the facts in the case as
we understand them, aud if We are wrong
in any particular, we will correct, when
properly Informed.
Trusting that my communication will
be received in the candid and liberal spirit
a which it is made, l proceed to make as
brief statement of the facts as the nature
Of the case will admit.
And first, shall endeayor to show that
there are organized companies in this
State, having for their object connected
line Of railroad from Memphis to the
Kentucky State line, to connect with
road leading to Louisville, and in this /
consider included the minor proposition,
that there is no gap between the Tennes-
see river and Paris, which these companies
9re not authorized by their charters to
build. The companies referred to are the
Memphis and Ohio, and the Memphis,
Clarksville and Louisville. That they are
organized companies, presume you will
admit, but in order to show that they have
for thcir object a connected line of rail
way from Memphis to Louisville, and the
right By their charters to build the same
to the Kentucky State line, will require of
me to give you n short history of our
legislation upon this subject In 1854,
the Memphis and Nashville road was
chartered with the object as expressed in
the act, to Connect the two cities whose
names it bears, and to form a connected
link Of railroad through the entire State" !"
During the same session the Memphis,
Clarksville and Louisville road obtained
its charter. The object being, in the
words of the act, to construct "a railroad
from Memphis, Tenn, through Clarksville
TO Louisville, or some other suitable point
where said railroad shall intersect the
Nashville and Louisville railroad in the
State Of Kentucky" The I'd section is
as follows: "That said company shall
have the power to unite with any company
that may be chartered by the State of
Kentucky FOR the construction of rail
road from Louisville or some suitable point
on the line Of the Louisville and Nash
VILE road to the boundary line of the
State of Tennessee, 20 unite with the rail
roads from Memphis, as aforesaid, aud to
consolidate said two railroads and the stock
of the two companies so as to make ono
railroad and one company, in such manner
and upon such terms as said companies
nav deem best At the next session oI
the Legislature, after the passage Of the
act chartering the same, the Memphis and
Nashville company obtained amendment,
TO its charter as follows "Said Company
is hereby authorized TO locate its road il
such manner as TO enable it with mos
advantage 10 connect with the Nortl
Western company at Paris, or near Paris
or to such a point Of connection will
the Memphis, ClArksvills and LOuisvill
road, as may be agreed upon by said com
papies." And in tho same act the Gov
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