The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-12
THE McMINNymLE RAILROAD.
Condition and Prospects orrhe Road.
.rpou of the Government Engineer

mefime since the managers of the Nc
#.auFIIl- Railroad. fully couversaut witt
90. amp rtauce of the Tesu-cftati0n OF tina
great fnr1ugBlsra, authorized % commit tea
5. address Cen. Thomas, which they did, d.
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N0NENyILLE TENy., June 20. 1865.
OIL Ha ten. Geo 3 Thomas COMMANDING Dee
.ar..It of IHa Cumberland
uHsEEsI--At meeting of the Board of
Directors 0l the NcNuuFllle aud Mauches-
Railroad Company, this day held, the
..srHlEuea were appointed o. confer with
up1u the subject cd rebuilding said road.
.leE respectfully state. that sand road
.t chartered by The General Assembly OF
State ui Tennessee with the view of de
ping tho resources CI The Mountain
-rt,~ and furnishing large number of
Pc who We're remote from railroad or
.- transportation the means OF reaching
market. The State ln iurtherauce of this
H. loaned 60 the Company the credit OF
.s STATE iB the amount of 1875 900. 20 iron
equip the road, aud construct the
r-. The lrou rails we've of very suPc-
quality, and the bridges, particularly
ea.ruaa Barren Fork ana Hickory Greek.
most substantial and elegant -truc-
.. j our committee would show that
aa order from Mai. Gen. vs.. S. Rose
.-. then COMMANDING this Department,
Wilder proceeded Go destroy, by burn
ihe eutIre Euperstrgeture oi the bridges
Hickory Greek and Barren Fork, aud the
.. buildings al McMIuuyilie aud Nor
bob and the engine houses, car sheds.
r tanks, and shop tools so the terminus
le road at NeNuuyHe.
aey further state that during Tie winter
-Tuu4 ol 1864. under an order from
Grant, the rails. chairs. spikes. frogs.
a stands, tUrutlblez, Ar for dis
al iraW 20 90 25 miles, were taken uu
removed from our rJaI and used Co re-
! .r lae Nashville aud chattanooga Rail
eampa en- then IN progress, and the |
Dad worn condition DI the Nashville |
chattanooga Railroad, produced "a ne /
.E Do use the comparatively new rails !
.rr.al aud The matrria referred 60. Iu |
that Che Nashville and Chattanooga
.si should be- made able o. sustain the /
. trains Necessary To move the army 1
supplies ior this graud campaign thau /
sgss.
H. however. that war is virtually end /
Undersigned. IN behalf OF the stock /
s aud their brother directors, appeal /
confidence 20 you 90 repair the road,
.age upon il the iron belonging 10
upauy, which has been removed. or
md material OF equal value.
we believe that 10 Is but a simple
lstIce % restore abe property OF the /
E, now That it can be done without !
at 90 Che Government, we believe
hat d VIII promote the great ends
aavsTumeut by preparing the way
lroducuon OF population and cap
u .ayIng anew the foundation Of bU-
l social order
Hpecuully ask your earnest and
aerau0l of, and action on this
lad request that Won communicate
herein % Horace IL. Harrison,
lent ai the Company, al Nashville.
"a'e the honor % be,
Very respectfully.
Your obcdlent servants.
HoEAcE II. HAEEIsoS,
Asa FAuENER.
b. Il. MABByRy.
las ST once ordered survey of |
au esumateUt the damages DO
by the war, and the engineer |
-,aIlowing
-lenl superintendent O.. S Mill
r..
.s-..-s--,. ,,.I,, s..s.-.,
..f - $3.50 ~. ' l5.l
.Ealiued the roudst on of track,
fv.... 49, 80. ~ ICY, ..'.. -
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aairsl Sd In lin E,st "a ~ ~ e
a- - - " l men p now y, in run.
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-v. .r5 ~. an, tSu 'eet }.
twenty. ID. ..-g -- ~. .,, I
-rrh of sraa r.-,,..,.. - -. -.
n. and e. line. ra, -.-g - h
eE, except m ihr ~. - .I !
-al.T iIa8 Pow the ii Dl'I sc y
Banks. boz some pls.s. Ny"N D
completely. The lies '.h n
r.g rae cuU-o lraEih I'D tl''-,.-'5" 4
a. weak 90 be used lgn-.- ' ,-'',' :,
least new ties eas, be -hsa ~ M
ael.atcs would la-t q very sf..,, =,
would probably soon ,o,arner,, +.
aae- the weight OF al engine b
sand lHrUrr the rails. A rt-.ss1- q
amy would be Jhe only excuse q
many Of them. They aud the g
rc wears Cd. e
BILE bridges aDd culverts amount v
hundred ,.ool running feej t
'ae read where the Irgn hss p
Trl yarsug in hcigh,h from 6
u Manchester being ne most 3