Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-08

and Cumberland Railroads desire to make
Nashville their terminus. Your commit
tees In connection with the Cotton Board
and other citizens, were pleased recently to
meet and confer with the officials OF these
roads, snd to receive from them what we
consider very liberal propositions. Coils
Bevier and Turner ask the county Of DAY.
idson for four hundred thousand dollars in
bonds, and edge every dollar to be spent
in the county-both these roads to termi-
nate here, and to come to us ON 4
feet 8 inch gauge, and thtis be COM
PEELED to break bulk. The County Court
has wisely accepted This proposition and or
dered an election held by the people on{the
LIST Thursday in August. The advantages
accruing to Nashville for carrying out and
completing these railroads, must be appar
ent to all, as this city thus becomes as ma
tIre designed her, the eRtrepot for the
South, and establishes eompe.iDg lines to
Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, and the
East. We hope that this enterprise may
receive, not only the endorsement of the
Board Of Trade, but that earnest efforts
may be made for its success.
ADDITIONAL SOUTHERN OUTLETS
are demanded, and, indeed, are sckuowl-
edged to be of prime necessity. While the
| Nashville and Chattanooga and Great
| Southern railroads are well managed, and
doing all for the city Of Nashville that we
can reasonably expect OF them; yet, we
believe that the construction OF one or
more independent Southern railroads would
be of -incalculable advantage to the COM
merce of our city, We have been pleased
to note a growing interest in a railroad d.
rect from this ci y to Huntsville, GuntersviIle
and 0pelika, and hope at some day not
very remote that this will be real, not an
Imaginary railroad. The completion of
the OWens5oro and Russellvile and the
Ohio and Cumberland Railroad with their
termini at this point, and the continuation
of the Southeastern Railroad Company un-
| der its present efficient management and
promises of abundant success, Will increase
the necessity for this or other southern out
lets, and will enlarge our ability to enforce
what necessity now demands.
THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL RAILROAD
demands, and deservedly demands, our a.
tention to-day. We regard this as an i'm
portant load to Nashville. 1t passes
through country fertile and productive,
and furnishes another and the most direct
route to the Mississippi. The people along
this line are our friends, and would be more
nearly allied TO US. The trade of West
Tennessee with Nashville is and always has
been very considerable; but increased ship
ping facilities would doubtless vastly CO.
nance this commerce. We recommend the
Tennessee Central Railroad to your most
favorable consideration and hope that such
arrangements may be made as will hasten
the completion Of this most desirable rail-
road. Respectfully,
j. M. SHARPE, Chm,
JNo. ORR,
JNo. P. WHITE,
GEO. O'BRYANT.
By invitation, Hon. w. NJ. Hall, OF
Carroll county, addressed the Board in
relation to the proposed extension and
completion of the Tennessee Central Rail-
road from Huntington, on the Nashville
and Northwestern Railroad, to Trenton,
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Mr..
| Hall stated that the Tennessee Railroad
Company only desired of Nashville aid
sufficient to repair the roadbed from Hunt
ingdon to McLemoresVille, and sskt such
aid in the form of stock subscriptions.
Mr.. Hall stated in detail the advantages to
accrue to the commercial interests of Nash
vile by its proposed connection with the
line of the Tennessee Central Railroad.
Col. Z. W. Cole also addressed the Board,
referring to the Importance of securing the
| connection of Nashville with the line of the
Tennessee Central.
Messrs. George S. Kinney, R. B. Cheat
ham and Chas. w. Anderson also spoke in
favor Of the proposition submitted to the
Board.
On molten of Mr.. Kinney the chair ap-
pointed committee of ten to solicit of the
merchants and business men of Nashville
stock subscriptions amounting to $25,0 900,
in aid of the completion of the Tennessee
Central Railroad.
The following named gentlemen comprise
the committee:
George s. Kinney, R. S. Cheatham, Chas.
W. Anderson, Sam Cowan, A. G. Adams,
L. 81. Lanier, jr., j. F. Wheeless, Thomp-
son Anderson, Thos. II. Hays, and Geo.
W. Cunningham.
On motion tho Poard adinuroad