Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-17
RETURN or THE ExCURSEoN
TRAM.
Inspection OF the Nashville ana
Chattanooga Railroad.

Inspection OF the Nashville ana
Chattanooga Railroad
The excursion train of inspection over
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
returned to the city yesterday morning.
The company of review, made mp OF tne
officers and directors Of the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, with number OF
invited guests, left hero last Monday IN an
elegant special train, making decidedly
agreeable crowd, among whom the best OF
feeling and courtesy prevailed.
The object being to examine INTO the
condition of the road, we take pleasure IN
stating what we deem pretty full and
| fair resume of facts and figures coming I'M
der our observation on the trip. The road
| from this point to, and Just beyond Muir
! freesboro, has been completely oveThauled,
both cross ties and road bed, and supplied
with new Fish-bar rails, making 1t one OF
| the very best lines to be found anywhere
It will probably be completed to Wartrace
| by the 1st of August, thus hnishln9
about one-third Of the whole line oil the
| road in manner unsurpassed by any
other. The trains pass over this new ran
as If on an intending, continuous rail-, ana
without jostling or humping, and can, II
desired, make any required speed with per-
feet safety.
By introducing this new rail on this end
of the road it will give large amount Of
that removed to supply the place Of all
imperfect and damaged rail on the balance
of the line beyond Wartrace, which, when
done. will greatly increase the business
facilities and pleasantness of the road. The
company has already supplied about $40, OOS
new cross-ties, leaving about 80, 900 to MAKE
!; the whole new; and these are of the very
hest quality. The ballasting, ditchlng ant
other repairs, have all been done witt
reference to business in the future; and !
win doubtless be matter upon which al
! the officers and directors will agree, that
will be the true and best policy to los
! sipbt of present profits and dividends t
| the stockholders in order to put the roa'
in a condition to meet the demands of
continually growing business, thereby pre-
venting all blockades Of freights IN tn
: future.
t We are glad to believe that this is tn
: true line of policy in the estimation OF tn
:, officers of the road, and we hope the d
t rectory will lose no time in co-operatln
with the proposed plan. When the who
l line is supplied with the improved ra
it will be the finest line in the country an
J. fully equal to the wants Of all the bushes
i offered. We hope it may be pushed to
81 speedy execution, and we believe 1t W
y be. under its present efficient and ente
prising officers, who need no commend
" ton from any one -,
i It's but proper that we acknowledge Il
x generous courtesy and attention extend
to our Senior by tho officers and directo
during the trip: 1t is due to ''mine-hos
70 Stewart, of that excellent hotel at Deche
~ to say that he knows how to cater creatu
III comforts for all who call. And we fail
to mention that prince of land lords, Y
er Horn, proprietor of the ''Tate House
le Stevenson. who has completely removal
bis and brought up that hotel to fair standa
1g of comparison with our city hotels az
ds where. One has to call and test his n
ay provision in order to enjoy the good thin
w spread in such rich profusion. de feast
the entire company at his own expense
in princely style, and in behalf the crowd
nd return him a vote of many thanks. Ma
,es incidents, personages and places might
ss- noticed here, hut for thepresent we forbe
mt wishing that we may often have such
Iiohtful trims