Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-20
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. louis
Railroad.

Nashville, Chattanooga and st. louis
Railroad.
We clip the following from the report just
made by the Directors of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railroad to the
stockholders of that road:
"The charter of the Nashville and Chat
tanooga Railroad Company has been amend
ed, changing the name of the corporation
from the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail-
road Company to that of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway Com
pauy.' ---.-.l
"The gross earnings of the st. Louis d.
vision of your road (formerly the Nashville
ard Northwestern Rsilroa1) for the last
year, was about the same as those of the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad (Chat-
tanooga division) at the same age of that
road; and, as heretofore explained, the ear
nings for the last year over this division
would not have been increased materially
but for unexpected and unforeseen causes;
and the earnings will continue to increase
as the country is developed along the new
road, and its connections are improved by
the completion of the Mississippi Cen
trail Railroads extension to Cairo,
which crosses your line near Rails
toms Station, about 40 mics from Nash
vile, and by the construction of the Ten
nessee Central Railroad from Huntingdon
on your road, 107 miles from Nashville, to
Trenton, which will open up fine local
trade, and give an improved connection for
your road to Jackson, Memphis, Mobile and
New Orleans. Connection with these
poin may be further improved by read
more erect from Huntington to jackson,
which this company has under considera-
ton.
"Another road of vast Importance to the
st. Louis Division, in fact, to your whole
line, is the "River Road" as it is called,
from St. Louis to Hickman. A strong
company for the construc ion of this road
has been organized in St. Louis, and pre-
liminary survey of the route has been made,
which from the report of the Engineer,
proves to be very satisfactory. 1t will
shorten the distance by your road 10 st.
Louis about thir y.five miles, as compared
with your present connec ion with the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain railroad, and give
you two all rail connections with st. Louis,
besides connections with packets, at Hick-
man, on the Mississippi river, and at john
sonville, on the Tennessee river. At Nc
Kenzie, 119 miles from Nashville, We cross
the Louisville and Memphis railroad.
Near Gardner's Station, 142 miles from
Nashville, we cross the Cairo extension Of
the Mississippi Central railroad. Three
miles east of Union City, 152 miles from
Nashville, we cross the Paducah and Mem
pbis railroad and at Union City, 155 miles
from Nashville, we cross the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, and over that road have our
all rail connection with st. Louis by the ST.
Louis and Iron Mountain railroad from Co.
lumbus, at which point all through cars are
crossed over the Mississippi river by means
of boats.
alt ia encouraging to notice that the local
business of the st. Louis Division, both
freight and passenger, shows an increase
for the last year. Freight, $29,644.54, and
passage S36,036 81, total of S65, $50. 10
The through travel over this road also
shows an increase of $36, 474.21, while the
through freight business fell eff $SO,97497
from causes AREA " stated, leaving rs nei
increase $21, 1890"