Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-31
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| MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD extern
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From Jackson, tennessee, sdeices we
learn that Capt Jao. Mann and his corps
of engineers have completed the survey OF
the Jackeon extension of the Mississippi
Central Railroad, and located the same.
Mai Robert B. Hurt. of jackson, is now
working 70 secure rights of way from own
el OF land along the line of survey. There
are good indications that the work will be
soon commenced, estimates for letting ont
contracts being now prepared by Col.
Reed, Chief Engineer of the Mississippi
Central road, and Capt. Mann.
| GAINESVILLE AND PRINCETON RAILROAD.
The prospects for the early inaugural on
| this proposed road are by no means fiatter-
ing. A broad gauge is wanted, and to fur
| tier the enterprise the county OF Mont
| gomery and city of GAINESVILLE were expect
ed to donate in part the stock received from
| the Louisville and Nashville Railroad pur-
chasers Of the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and
| Louisville road. A suit for Sl20.000 having
been instituted by the second mortgage
| bondholders of the road sold against It's
purchasers, who refuse TO turn over the
stock under present circumstances, and
against the county Of Montgomery has
proven a serions obstacle. Gen. Winslow,
from whom aid was also expected, has now
purchased the road from this city to Evans
| vile, thereby again rendering the pros
poets for the Princeton road some less
| favorable than they were several
months ago. Owing to the short distance
the road is to be built broad gauge, could
not be self sustaining and dividend paying.
Realizing this, the people have not mani
tested that liberal spirit commensurate with
the benefits resulting from the enterprise
when perfected. Crittenden county, Ken
lucky, having voted down the proposition
10 subscribe to the road, renders through
line now almost impossible, and narrow
gauge is the only kind of a Local road that
could be self sustaining and transport
| freights between GAINESVILLE and Princeton
at rates sufficiently low to be beneficial to
the merchants, manufacturers and
farmers. Approaching the condition
of affairs, and sensible as TO
the cheap construction anc light expenses
of operating a narrow gauge road, the
Clarksville Chronicle of July Is, las a
well written and most sensible article con-
corning this road; it sa!s, among other
things which should be beeded: "a narrow
gauge road to the coal fields is all that
Clarksv lie needs in that direction
and if its being a narrow gauge will prevent
Northern connections beyond the coal fields,
so much the better whilst
we cannot prevent Northern connections if
su:h be desired, let MS look to cur own
local interests and leave other sections t.
take care Of theirs" 1.-THE use which this
locality has for the Princeton road, is t.
supply it with an abundance Of cheap coal,
which will invite manufacturing capital and
skilled labor to this point, and the tobacco
raised between the two points, to be sold on
this mar6et and the surplus wheat for the
city mills"
The Chronicle is right and GAINESVILLE
has to adopt narrow gauge, or wait long
while for the road. Build narrow gauge
now. and if in future deemed necessary en-
large it.
GREENSBORO AND RUssELLvILLE RAIL
ROAD.
This line is being worked in Kentucky,
but nothing very is being done on the three
surveyed Tennessee lines. IL is thought
the road will seek terminus at Nashville,
because it is already the important centre
of six railroads, and in order to get here
will run from tie Kentucky line South Of
Adairvlle, Logan county and tap the Edge
field and Kentucky at Springfield. Owing
to the heavy freight business expected for
the line between here aud Evansville, a |
double track to Springfield could be laid |
and used by both roads at q cost !
satisfactory to the Greensboro and |
RusseIlville road, which to reach Nashville |
will have TO expend S752, 900, and $780, !
to Gallatin. An indication favorable that |
the read is to seek Springfield and Nash |
vile is in the withdrawal of the proposition |
asking aid from Gallatin and Sumner coun-
ty.
CUMBERLAND AND OHIO RAILROAD.
This road has not assumed sufficient
shape in its Tennessee Ioutes to warrant
long notice i'll this connection. Its policy |
in locating the line in our State is not yet
known. 1t is said that Nashville will be cut
off unless aid be received from her or Da-
wilson county, and The road be run direct
from Gallatin through Wilson, Marshall snd
Bedford counties 10 Chattanooga. This
route would be stortuops and IS hardly
probable, though an effort should be made
to prevent its being adopted.
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Through the active perseverance of Hon.
E. A. James, of Chattanooga, Agent of the
Trustees Of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
]
cure an early building of this road At the
railroad meeting at Dunlap Courthouse,
Sequatchie county, last Thursday, where
Col. James made an address, much enthu-
siasm was manifested by the citizens, who,
representing large real estate interests,
pledged t % right of way through the
county, together with large dona-
lions of land. Action by the
County Court donating money, cross-ties,
timber, ETC., was also favored. At Pike.
vile, Bledsoe county, large and enthusi-
astic meeting was addressed by Col. James,
A. L. Spears and Col. S. q. Norwooa.
Twenty minutes after the close ofthe speak
ing one-half the right of way, fifteen miles,
through the county was given by the own.
ers OF land, Col. Norwood donating one
hundred acres. Many land owners pledged
5he county to furnish the cross-ties, Costing
$4,000 through the county, a distance of i
thirty miles) and favored the leyying of $780,
300 to secure the Sequatchie Valley !
route. The county courts in SeGuatchie !
viii be urged TO take action at an early pc |
,ioa and join Bledsoe in an effort 10 secure !
,he road, Col. James yesterday addressed
! large crowd at Jasper, Marion county,
whose people also are in earnest about the
BAD being built. The Sequatchie Valley
,oute will be donated ninety thou o d scrcs q
)t land if the road is located along this line
instead of taking the Tennessee Valley
quite. Should the former be selected the :
Tennessee river will be- bridged at Kelley's
Ferry and the road run into Chattanooga
'ound the point of Lookout Mountain.
Altogether this road has good prospects.
FROM NASHVILLE TO ST. LOUIS.
Now that satisfactory arrangements have
,een made with the shareholders in the c
Edgetield and Kentucky and Evansville, I
Henderson aud Nashville Railways to COLI I
olidate the line from here to St. Louis I'M '
Ter the St. Louis and Southeastern Rail- q