Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-12
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
A Cosby Letter from the County Seat.

GAINESVILLE, the third place of commercial
importance in the State, is at present enjoy
ing little rest after the vialent excitement
| about the
NEW RAILROAD
TO Princeton, KY, which is almost unani-
mously endorsed, the city having voted a
transfer of her stock (S75, 000) in the Mem
| phis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville road to the
new enterprise that viii be an Invaluable
benefit to GAINESVILLE. There can be no
doubt of the roads being constructed, yet
the delay has been necessary until the
| Chancery Court which will hold special
term next month, can meet and amend the
present charter of the GAINESVILLE and
| Waynesboro Railroad so as to suit the pur-
poses of the GAINESVILLE and Princeton Com,
| pany.
Another delay before the location of the
line can be determined is caused by the
necessity of the charter of the Kentucky and
Tennessee Road having to be so amended
as to allow consolidation with the Ten
nessee company. This of course depends
upon the action of the Kentucky Legisla-
ture, the last session of which, in granting
the charter, made no provision in the same
| for future consolidation with the Tennessee
company, giving the Kentucky and Tennes-
see company the right to build its from
Princeton in the direction of GAINESVILLE to
point Oh the State line, and also the priv
lege, if so desired, of consolidating with any
other company.
The people of GAINESVILLE are anxious to
know the probable location of the depot,
which, in my opinion, will be at the inter
section of the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and
I poiI lin cfr
This loca ton is desirable, for by an easy
down grade the road can be run to the
'fsway-backs" on Red river, at one of which
the road will cross, and wind thence along
the bluff down as far as Trice's Landing on
the Cumberland. The location is desirable,
for not Onlyis it favorable TO the crossing ON
Red river, lut also gives Southern outlet
on line running at right angles with the
Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville road
along a continuous depression to the "Seven
Mile Ferry" where will be
THE CROSSING OF THE CUMBERLAND,
from the opposite bank of which is reached
by medium grade
A RIDGE,
affOrding as fine a road-bed as a level cOun-
try. This ridge extends a long distance
through Dixon county, and a part of Hum
phreys, and is the dividing line between the
headwaters of Whites creek, emptying into
the Cumberland, near Betsytown, twenty
five miles above GAINESVILLE, and Yellow and
Wells creeks, which come into the river, the
one about eight and the other fifteen miles
below GAINESVILLE. The ridge is level, and
with slight curyations, makes an almost di-
rect line south, and furnishes practicable,
cheap and safe route for railroad. The
timber is well grown, of sufficient quantity
and convenience to furnish an excellent
quality of fuel, to say nothing
of the fine lumber which could
be readily made and shipped to aprOfit-
able market. Springs are frequent and
would afford necessary watering stations
even in the dry seasons. Nashville should
not forget this easy outlet which offers in
ducements of no ordinary nature for this
road to be run near Charlotte and thence to
Columbia or some other direct southern
terminus. The Kentucky part will certain
ly be pushed forward so soon as the above
stated changes in the charters are secured,
and Nashville may see a road running by
her and speeding away to other cities that
commerce and produce which could be in
duced to her own market.
MEMPHIS, GAINESVILLE AND LOUISVILLE
RAILROAD.
The above road, though being run by the
Louisville and Nashville company as per
lease, will be run as their property by the
| first of January. 1t is in good condition
and in addition TO the iron bridge over Red
! river, erected last summer by its efficient
| Superintendent Col. RObt. Meek the con-
| tract for a new iron span on the Cumber-
land river bridge, and two iron bridges in
| place of the present wooden ones on Wells
Creek, has been let to the Louisville Iron
Bridge Company, which will proceed at
once to put them up.
AN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
| will commence running from Clarksville as
far north as Bowling Green on Monday. 1t
viii leave GAINESVILLE every morning at )
o'clock, connecting at Guthrie with Nash
vile and HOpkinsyille trains and at Bowl
| ing Green with the Nashville trains for Lou
| isville.
NEW SWITCH.
Mr.. ]. P. TapScott is making the survey
| for a new switch track from the passenger
| depot along the old military route to the
| river, Immediately below the bridge, where
the company will make wharf, which will
| greatly facilitate coal and freight shipments.
ANOTHER ROUTE.
1t is thought by some that the Evansville,
Henderson and Nashville Railroad will
change its track at Trenton direct to Clarks-
vile, and thence along the eastern side of
! Cumberland river to Nashville. This is
reasonable, when We remember how diff
cult it will be to make the present road a
! fast through freight line, on account of the
| steep grade at Paradise Hill, the only rem
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as much. as the laying of new track from
| GAINESVILLE direct to Nashville. Moreover,
freight has often been shipped cheaper via
| Bowling Green than via Springfield to
| GAINESVILLE, because of the controlling pow
| er in mileage of the Louisville and Nash
| vile Railroad. Again, the road from Owens
borO will be built to Springfield, and ma Ike
| another powerful competition. BY men of
observation this change in the Evansville,
Henderson and Nashville Railroad is not
considered improbable.
KILLED.
Two brakemen on freight trains are re-
ported to have been killed last night, one at
! the tunnel near Glasgow and the other at
/ South Tunnel, on the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, between Franklin, KY, and
! Gallatin, Tenn. They were knocked from
! JllC u dill bl Vic lOOl VI JllC IullllCi.
| AWAY FROM HOME,
| Two juveniles near Garrettsburg Ky,
| recently left home in company with an en-
! igrant party who were en- route for Tex as,
| and having halted few minutes, the lads,
aged about seventeen and sixteen, ran into
the house and asked their mother if they
could 90 to Texas. Not thinking they
were in earnest she told them to 90, and
| they went. When last heard from they
were at Memphis.
EXCITEMENTS.
| Socially are various in this community; the
greatest is
MARRIAGES
! Of which there are only eight brewing for
| certain. One, the happy prelude to the
! succeeding ones, will be Tuesday night
next; another will happen, and most do
usually ''happen,' on the 18th. Then there
viii be a double wedding the parties being
widower, maidens, and, it is said, an old
bachelor. After this there yet remain two
''OtherS to hear FROM since the '.tO be or
not to be" are at present away from home
making the necessary preparation in the
way of trOuSSedu, etc. Besides the above
official announcements, ''contidentially, of
course" others are expected to look at this
subject in a serious and religious manner,
and will doubtless comply with the iniunc-
ton AGO thou and do likewise"
The matrimonial fever is of a strong ma