Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-25
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CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Hon. q. A. James, of Chattanooga, ID
actually engaged In the interests of the
trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road, canvassing the country along the pro-
posed line for the right ofway. The Roane
lion Company have made themselves a
commission to obtain the right of way
through Roane county, and think 1t may
be secured, with one exception, along the
whole route. Last Thursday Col. James
addressed large meeting OF citizens at
sulphur Springs, Rbea county, in which a
donation of six hundred acres of land,
timber, cross ties, and $1,000 in cash sub
scriptions have been obtained. TIE follow
ing day at Washington, the commission for
Rhea county, consisting of 5. w. Gillespie,
w. e.. Allen, j. G. WATSON, and w. b.
Heiskell was organized. To-day Col.
James speaks at Dunlap, Sequatchie county,
and will organize a commission there.
In Sequatchie county, the peope will coop
crate in a liberal manner 10 further tie
completion of the road. Col. James visits
tksper on the 30th to folm commission
for Marion county. In the counties Of
Scott and Morgan some points of the
'fSparta route'' remain undecided. On
these lines Major Wallace, engineer, is now
resurveying for the purpose of a permanent
location, the only trouble, which will soon
be adjusted and the right-of-way secured,
being in proposed line from Emory river
to point north of Chitwood. Through
Hamilton county the right of-way along the
Tennessee river has been secured except in
one small case, which will not retard the
progress of this road concerning whose
early completion, we understand the people
along the line in the above named counties
entertain much interest aud manifest a
liberality most favorable to the enterprise.
CUMBERLAND AND OHIO RAILROAD.
This road proposes to run by Lebanon,
KY, huntsville, Sparta and Gallatin, Tenn,
on to Chattanooga. A proposition is made
to Clay and jackson counties, Tenn, to To-
cate the road there upon these counties
voting sufficient bonds to make the bed
This road will come to Gallatin, and as
previously stated in this paper, proposes to
come by Nashville provided pecuniary aid,
either from the city or Davidson county, be
extended. In the absence of such aid, the
company speak of running direct through
Wilson, Rutherford and Marshall counties
to Chattanooga.
MEMPHIS AND KNOXVILLE RAILROAD.
The officers of the proposed railroad from
Memphis to Knoxville are eXerting them
selves TO procure the necessary legal rights
for perfection of their charter, etc.
R.W. Nicely, of Bolivar, the President,
has addressed letter to the Clerk of Can
non County Court, asking the names OF i've
good citizens to act as commissioners i'll
raising stock for this road, which it is pro-
posed to run through the above named
county. The names of Asa Todd, Henry
McBOone, Capt. II. A. Wiley, A. n. Fisher
and @. C. Brown have been forwarded to
Mr.. Nicely who, at the time of bis writing,
the l2th inst, expressed himself anxious to
perfect the charter in the Chlncery Court
then in session.
This road will form part of the road
proposed from Woodbury., Cannon county,
to point on the Nashville 81 Chattanooga
Railroad, giving the above named town
trunk line from Memphis TO Knoxville.