Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-08
Fhe Esnfnckr RsiIroad.

We have every confidence in the ability, Integr J.
ty, and good intentions Of the officers OF the hnoA
vile & XIV R. r President, Engineer secretary
Treasurer, &c, and we pleased to kno" 'na' 'ne
people interested in this great enterprise nave CON-
| fdence in them. including the Directors But we
saw 20 tbem all that they not meeting public ex
nec,.t;o, in the application of force and energy to
,ho vro-t Now Is the time to strike upon every
.oc,ion even to the Kentucky line. The oats pota-
,oos corn and beef can be had along the line, and
the workmen can be had by thousands. Why net
strike upon large scale The Legislature has az
forded liberal aid, Land we viii underwrite for further
aid Let the road be put through 10 the State line
without delay, and then let line of hacks and bag
gage wagons be run between there and the Crab
Orchard or at some point connecting with the trains
in Kentucky. This would give US the mail service
and large travel at once. We repeat, let the
funds now held by the Company be consumed
against Christmas and let ask of the Legislature
more aid. This is the great work for East Tonnes
see, and all our energies skill and means should be
brought to bear in that direction. The road from
Morristown through Buneombe county is part
and parcel of this great scheme and il must go for
ward likewise Come gentlemen, officers of these
roads, and friends of East Tennessee let us stir up
one and all. Let the Company on the branch road
TO Montvale Springs re-organize and complete that
feeder Of our roads.
Since the above was written the following COM
munication has been received from the Chief Engi-
neer Of the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad
The friends of the enterprise will be pleased to learn
80 favorable an account from the Road, from those
-bo ;4s
TO give the facts
OFFICE OF KNOXVILLE d KY r. r. Co,
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 2, 1856 !
PROGRESS Of WORK on THE KNOXVILLE AND KEN
TUCKT RAIL ROAD.
The repairs upon the line between Knoxville and
the point st which the iron was taken up by mill
tsry authority, will be completed by the end of this
week The rails required to replace those taken
up above flor three miles of track
are now lying by the side of our road. Everything
is prepared to commence relsying that portion Of
the track upon the arrival of the chairs, which we
are advised were TO be shipped from Cincinnati on
the 26th ult The bridge required 10 replace that
at Beaver Creek burned during Wheelers raid,
will be ready before the Company can give trans
portaton for the material. Upon the arrival of the
chairs there will be no delay in placing the road in
good running order from Knoxville to the deep cut
at Copper Ridge
Contracts have been made with responsible par
Lles lot the complexion OF Lne repairs between Cop
per Ridge and Clinton and the work is pressed for
ward as rapidly its nature will admit A. L.
Maxwell the well known bridge builder, has con-
tracted for the Clinch River bridge. Arrange
ments have already been made for one-hslf of the
iron rails required for laying the track from Copper
Ridge TO Clinton "a considerable portion of which
has already arrived and negotiations have been
commenced for the purchase of the remainder
Contracts have been made for all the cross ties
CURED upon this section, and many of them al
ready upon the line Unless some contingency &C.
ours which cannot now be foreseen, the rosd will
be in operation to Clinton by the first day Of Janu
airy, 1867.
The graduation of that portion OF the line extend
ing from Clinton to the east side of Coal Creek
nearly eleven miles in length yesterday let out
10 experienced contractors, who have bound them
selves to finish the work within year from date
Two miles of this section having been let in 1857,
TO parties residing in Campbell county, notice has
been sent them 10 commence the work within twen-
ty days In case of their failure to do So the work
will be Immediately let TO other parties whose pro-
posals in this office If the contractors TALL
of whom have had considerable experience in this
business, and are considered thoroughly reliable)
fulfill their contracts the Company will be able to
run their trains across Coal Creek, within three
quarters of q mile Of the coal banks in one year
from the coming fall.
ADRIAN TERRY,
Chief Eng. & Supt. K. & KY. R. Il. Co.