Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-29

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within ninety days as well IS to buy. 81
RAILROAD MENTION.
Trains have been running regularly fol
| two or three days on the Edgefeld, Hen
| derson and Nashville Railroad, all the
| breaks having besn repaired.
On Friday Of this week very important
meeting Of the stockholders of the Edge
| field and Kentucky Railroad will be held
either at Masonic Hall or in the County
court Room Cup stairs in the Courthouse
| to consider proposition made by the AT.
toxneys for the State, to allow the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad Company to
buy the mortgage of the State upon the
road for 81, 000, 900 in State bonds. The
mortgage debt now claimed by the State
upon the road is $2,O81, 179.71. AS it
VIII take but $520, 900 in currency to pay
of the whole State lien. this is regarded
IS an advantageous proposition, and the
efforts of President Oonnen and counsel
employed by him have contributed very
materially to secure the .offer Every
stockholder is expected to be present on
Friday, and free passes viii be issued.
At q recent railroad meeting held in
Lewisburg, committee was appointed to
center with the people and ascertain the
most practicable route for marrow gauge
railroad in Marshall county.
The jackson Wing and Tribune says:
1.-THE subject Of narrow gauge railroads ia
exciting universal interest at this time, and
that they will be at no distant day, gener-
ally employed as means of bringing ru-
raj districts into communication and con-
nection with large towns and trunk lines,
We have notthe slightest doubt. Their dura.
bility, capacity and cheapness render them
eminently superior to plank or McAdam-
lied roads, and We have not a doubt but
what they will in the early future, super
sede those antiquated constructions. A
narrow gauge road from this city in the d.
rection Of Tennessee river is, in cur judg-
ment fixed certainty"
A Joint committee of the Massachusetts,
Legislature, to whom was referred the SUBJ
iect of marrow gauge railroads, have re-
ported a bill authorizing the construction
of such roads. The bill provides ''that
any branch railroad hereafter constructed
in the State may adopt gauge of three
feet, or the existing gauge of four feet
eight and one-hah inches, and no other
gauge shall be used" The bill also makes
provision for the transfer of freight from
the narrow gauge roads to the existing
road. We learn that several companies
have been organised for the purpose Of
building such railroads in Massachusetts,,
and should the bill proposed by the COM
mittee become La r, it is thought that the
construction of half dozen or more mar
row-gauge roads will be undertaken during
the coming summer.
VIM. Davis, q conductor on the Georgia
State Railroad, had q foot and ankle 30
severely injured near Dalton a few days
ago, as to render amputation of his leg ne
cessary.
Kalama is to be to the Pacific terminus
of the Northern Pacific Railroad what Du-
luth il to the eastern end. 1t is now Q
bare waste, productive only of sage and
alkali. but it is to be laid out in streets,
docks are to be built, depots and wharfs
are to be constructed, and possibly, Du-
luth may yet be ecipsed.
The contract for grading the Kansas
CITY and Memphis Railroad is to be re- let,
and every effort viii be made to push the
work as rapidly as possible.
The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
earned the third week of March $50, 0S6,
corresponding week last year.
Trains will be running to Beardstown,
on the Springfield and Illinois Southeast
ern road, on May 1,
The attorney for the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad, has issued an lnlunc-
ton to prohibit Sheriff Carter, of Coffee
County, Kas, from collecting the railway
tax due on their road, on the ground that
the law making County Clerks assessors is
unc institutional
A road with three foot gauge is in op-
Grafton between Akron and Massillon, In
| Ohio. Another road of this kind is to be
built between Piqua and Celna, IN the
same State, company having been organ
lied for the purpose, with capital o
$500, 900. The night of way is to be fit
teen feet instead of forty, the usual width
and the locomotives are to weigh five tom
instead of thirty; and to be capable o
drawing from ten to twenty loaded freigh
cars. each of two and half tons capacity
A passenger car on this road will holt
twenty people. The projectors OF the But
falo and Springfield road are also thinking
of adopting the narrow gauge railroad.
The last rail on the Memphis and Littl
Rock railroad was laid on Thursday. Thi
| important work, after nearly twenty years
delay, is practically finished, with the ex
ception of White river bridge, which vii
be completed, ready for running trains
within zen days.
Thi Memphis appeal says that train
can run from Madison to Duvalfs Bluff
OH White river, and thence with transfe
to Little Rock.
At the meeting of the directory of tn
Greensboro and Russellville railroad, o
Wednesday last, it was resolved to prose
cute the work all along the route with th
utmost possible vigor.
Mr.. T. L. Kimball, the well-known pas
senger agent Of the Pennsylvania road, hs
been rendered the position of gener'
ticket and passenger agent on the Unio
Pacific road. He has accepted, and WI
leave this city for his new field immed
ately after the adjournment OF the SaVar
nah convention.
The Montgomery, Alabama Mai, in
late issue, thus speaks of Maj. Van Mes
l 'tWe had the pleasure yesterday MOI nil
7 of meeting with Maj. W. l. Van Nest, u
: gentlemanly and efficient assistant gener
D passenger agent of the Louisville and Mas
vile and Memphis and Louisville rallroi
e line. which we are glad to see Is rapid
| growing into public favor. This line one
: Inducements and possesses attractio
i equal if not superior to those OF any othe
\ Mai. Van Nest took his departure yeste
: day f.. Louisville by the North and Sou
1 road"