Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-03-02

The MEMPHIS BRANCH RoAD--TuE CLARKsvILLE
LISK.-Our readers are generally aware that there
are three divisions in our railroad connection with
Memphis, forming however, one continuous and
unhroken line--one, our own road, terminating at
the Tennessee State line; another from GAINESVILLE
to Paris Tennessee, and yet another from Paris to
Memphis.
Some weeks since the Directors of the Louisville
and Nashville road directed their chief engineer,
Mr.. Mcleod, to pass over the entire line of the
branch road 10 the Tennessee line, examine its con-
dtion and progress, then confer with the President
and Directors Of the GAINESVILLE and Paris division
and report to the Board whether that corporation
was in position to carry their link through without
delay. The duty was promptly and faithfully per-
formed by Mr.. Mcleod, who reported that our
division of the road could certainly he carried
through within the year. and that the GAINESVILLE
and Paris Board had ample means TO complete their
division. The road from Paris to Memphis is now
nearly finished. Under these circumstances the
Louisville and Nashville Board determined to push
their branch in the most energetic manner, and at
once purchased the iron for the entire length of the
road, rendering its completion within the year GER
tain, believing this would insure road through to
Memphis within twelve months. But an unexpect-
ed difficulty is developed which no human foresight
could foresee. Between the Cumberland and Tenn
essee rivers lofty ridge is crossed by the Carks-
vile and Paris line, rendering very deep cuts essen
tial to the proper grade The engineer of the road
whose estimates for three years had been found
wonderfully accurate and reliable based his calcu-
atons for the cost of this work upon all that could
be discovered of the character of the deposit to be
removed The progress of the work, however de-
velops deposit hitherto unknown in this region
which is neither earth nor rock, but nearly as hard
as granite and tenacious glue which can neitlr
err be blasted or dug, but can only be reached by
the slow progress of the pick, thus enormously in
creasing the cost of the work and upsetting all the
estimates of the engineer and the reasonable cal
culatons of the board The result is that The board
find themselves icithout adequate means 10 complete
The road
Under these circumstances, W. A. Quares, Esq.
president Of the road and gentleman of the high
est personal and official standing, comes to lay the
case before us. A few gentlemen, feeling a deeI
interest in the matter, met him. by request, last
evning and received full exposition of the affairs
of the road Being convinced that the early com
peton of the Memphis connection depends upon
immediate aid from this city, the people of Clarks
vile and those residing along the line having done
all that their means will permit these gentlemen
decided to make an appeal to our citizens in behalf
of the GAINESVILLE link, and appointed JAS. Guthrie
A. A. Gordon, and Ben. J. Adams a committee fol
that purpose who viii at once call upon our proper
ty holders and business men.
The road has authority TO issue $350,000 Of pei
cent. mortgage bonds, having ten years to run, The
security for which is believed to be ample and tn,
payment certain.
1t is proposed that the citizens Of this city shall
take $1,000 of these bonds at seventy cents, pay
able on the 10th of March next. THIS subscription
'oiH complete tie road lethn The year, and must b
made to secure this
These are the facts, and we trust and rely tina
epery called upon will respond in proportion t.
his means, promptly and cheertulty.--Loutsrrh
Journal