Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-13
GEORGIA RAILROAD CONNECTION.
Meeting Of the Directors of the Knoxville
and Charleston Road 4


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The Board OF Directors of the Knoxville und
Charleston Railroad met yesterday morning at
the Board Of Trade Rooms, President Thomas
oiConner in the Chair, and Mr.. R, H. Camp
bell, Seeretafy.IG u 1ulC ~ 3A14Af-L
Being informed of the presence of Major
/ Campbell Wallace, Messrs. c. NJ. McGhee, r.
| l. Wilson and w. A. Walker were appointed
a committee to invite Major Wallace to attend
the meeting, which invitation was accepted.
The Directors having signifed their desire to
4 obtain information in regard to the talked-of
I connection with Macon, Georgia. Major W.
was called-oh to give his views'on thesubiect.
Hestated that the line of the proposed road
was through a rough but wealthy country, ex-
tending from Macon to Athens and thence to
| Clayton, connecting with the Blue Ridge road.
The proper course toparsue would be. to inter-
est the Georgia Air Line and Central Roads in
its construction, each to have equal privileges
as regarded using the line as a trunk There
was apparently q conflict of interests. but they
could and would be harmonized, and he be-
| leved that whatever was the result now, the
road would ultimately be built Fa
But money and effort would be required to
| complete it. The time had passed when rail-
| roads could be build with straw, but State aid
was not desirable in fact he believed they
could be built better without than with such as
| sstanee. Solvent subscriptions were necessary
for firm basis .r FafIHfLE df'7 5- 5i-s--
What was wanted was competing lines with
roads already built The entering wedge should
be made with the Georgia Air Line Road-they
had charter and would endeavor to build a
tot hair
Gainesville, though that was rather low down,
and then form a shorter and more direct line
between Knoxville and Atlanta
The speaker stated that he would rather build
this road than any other now spoken of. The
line would be j, competition with the Western
and ATLANTIC and East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Road though what was taken off the
passenger travel on the corner end of the latter
road would be made up by increased travel on
the other. lit was possible that the Knoxville
and Charleston Road might be purchased by
either the South Carolina the Georgia, or the
Air Line Road and completed, bat if bought by
the first and finished to the Blue Ridge the Air
Line would carry its branch to Clayton -
- There was general interchanging of senti-
merlts and the President was of the opinion
that the correct and most feasible plan was to
offer favorablete terms as possibleto get the road
completed to the Blue Ridge, which would re-
lieye the State of South Carolina of that much
work. -rtrEgE CETg1rERq yElQIlgI
1twas probable that Col. Steers. the contractor,
and Messrs. Cameronand Inman-the former
Charleston fnancier--would take the bonds of
the road and complete it TO the State line, build
ing three feet gauge instead of four and |
half feet. rr. lra. raf 81 rn e117f
The road from Macon to this city, spoken of |
by Major Wallace, we are told, is not the same |
as that represented by Mr. De Graffenreid, who |
was in Knoxville some time ago, different |
charters being granted to eacll. q tyss -
The opinion was expressed that the sooner the |
non paying short lines were disposed of to par /
ties or corporations who would finish them the
better it would be for the State and the roads
themselves. The Louisville road would, it was
thought come to Knoxville, and this would be |
a great inducement to complete the Knoxville
and Charleston Road.
No action was taken by the directors yester-
day, and after a vote of thanks to Maj Wallace,
the meeting adjourned until Monday, the oath
instant