Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-23
TENNESSEE AND PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD.


Meeting Of Directors Yesterday.
The Directors Of the Tennessee and Pa
eife Railroad had q meeting at the otfice
Of the company at the Chattanooga depot
Yesterday. The meeting was pleasant
and harmonious one, and the proceedings
demonstrated the fact that the load Is IN
furnishing condition and dcing a good
and an increasing business. Lsn gtny ana
elaborate reports were made 10y the gu
peTintendent, Treasurer and Chief EDgl-
neer and the President. The President
report is lengthy. elaborate and was Bals-
factory TO the Directors By whom 1t was
favorsbly received. He referred to tho
necessity of constructing the road to pre-
vent cut off TO Nashville on its Eastern
side, and spoke at length OF the road as
On important link in our rail-
road connections, and the county STOCK
owned by Wilson and Davidson couuues,
etc The report reviews in simple but
ldcid style the criticisms upon the man
agement of the road, particularly IN reter-
enca to the amount of State bonds drawn
by the company, and the Hse made
Of them toward const' uCtion. In speak
ing Of the future prospects of compile
ton of the road and of the merits and i'm
porIance of the line, the report contains
the following language:
To ali these may DO added, that South
ern Pacific Railroad is now rapidly assum-
ing definite shape for prompt construction.
Parties with ample private me ans for its
completion, are organized with ptesl-
dent whose sagacity and success through
life afford every guaranty against its failure,
if once undertaken; nor will the immense
interests involved be finally content with
less than control Of consolidated line
from New York to San Diego. With q 10
oaiOn Ct this already absolute along the
Northern margin Of Texas, tho route for
reaching there from New York, becomes
subject of the profoundest interest, not
only 10 your enterprise, but 10 Ill Of Ter
nessee. The airline measUrcmc Mt for this
would indicate a line north and west Of
yours, but involving the crossing OF all the
distinct layers Of both tEe Allegheny and
Cumberland Mountains; and, apart from
the immense cost of overcoming, with
practical grades, these great natural
obstacles, it Is believed the necessarily
numerous cCrvUs and wirdiugs would
CTeaiU moro miles Of hne, than would be
required through yours. To cross your
line and continue III q southwestern dIreC-
ion, would moro perfectly avoid all natural
impeachment, but the greatly Increased
di- tat &C Incident 20 this material departure
from direct cou-aJ, would render It's NJ
yaut~Tts uf,rIer 10 yours. Under these
prominent tsc.s, AID empOweTI /, as sou
are l1y charter amendment, 10 adjust Your
eastern terminal to the demands Of con
lectons in that direction according to
thair importance, may it not be s.uguinciy
trusted, that yours, in preference 10 all
others, will be adopted rs the one most
desirable for constituent part of the great
trunk from Ncw York 10 northern Texa.?
Related TO the port cf Norfolk, i r id
v4utsgcs. rs pa; Of this trunk, arc pre-
ouinoniiy established
After he reaaing ald reception Of tho
reports, aud some general discussion with
reference 10 The affairs OF the road, the
meeting adjourned till the regular annual
meeting on the 23d of next month.