The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-04

Regular passenger trains viii COM
mence running on the Cincinnati
Southern railroad March 8.
Dirt has been broken beyond Mt.
Pleasant on the Nashville q Florence
railroad. The laying of iron between
Columbia and Mt. Pleasant will be
commenced within the next two
months.
An Evansville telegram to the Cin-
cinnati Enquirer SAYS it is rumorsd
that arrangements are being made for
the consolidation of the Union with
the Adams Express, and that the
Adams company will have full con-
troll of the Unions business within six
ty days.
1t is understood that President Cole
will tender his resignation to the di>
rectors of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railway as soon as bus
iness referred to the president and di-
rectors by the stock holders can be
closed up, which is thought will be
done in the next thirty days.
An exchange says: 30 tickle have
been the prices of old rails for few
months past that parties having old
rails to sell write to the officials ofrol-
ling mills as follows: "What will you
gi-e for few thousand tons of old
rails, providing they are not sold be-
fore your answer is received" The
rolling mill official answers: 81 will
give s4S per ton if I don't change my
mind before l hear from you."
Memphis Appeal: At'Brownsville,
Haywood county, in day or two, a
suit will be brought by the Hatchie
river navigation company against the
Memphis, Nashville and Louisville
railroad company for twenty-five thou
sand dollars damages, alleged to be
the result of the detention of thesteam-
er Poitevant at the railroad bridge
over Batchie. while the company was
putting in al.''draw" at the bridge.
Engineer John w. Butler of the
Pennsylvania road has been presented
with 500 and letter which says that
the gift is bestowed on account of "the
good judgment and presence Of mind
displayed by you in stopping the Erie
Midwest ON the morning of Jan. 4th,
1880, and allowing the Philiadelphia
and Reading freight train to run
through the express car next your en-
gine, instead of the passenger cars,
thereby causing much less damage to
the company's property. and no doubt
avoiding great sacrifice of lives to
the passengers on the train you were
hauling"
The stockholders Of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railroad
met in Nashville last Thursday.
President Cole read statement show
ing that the earnings of the road for
January were larger than ever known
and the net increase nearly thirty per
cent. for the past seven months. He
then reiterated his determination to
retire from the presidency of the road,
and expressed the hope and belief
that those who would in future control
it would in good faith carry out all
their professions of friendship and
Justice to all the localities through
which their line as acquired will run.
Vice President Newcomb, of the Louis
vile and Nashville road. addressing
The stockholders, said the pledges of
that company would be carried out in
good faith. What had been the poli>
cy of President Cole must necessarily
be the policy of the new administra-
ton. He suggested a committee of
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conference from the Nashville and
Chattanooga road and the officers
present of the Louisville and Nashs
vile. He added that it was the pur-
pose of the Louisville and Nashville
road to carry out the project of a
through line from st. Louis to some
Georgia port, and expected to have
shipments of grain from the north
west not only to Europe but to New
York. A resolution was adopted Or
dering the sale OF the st. Louis and
Southwestern railway, and also the
Owensboro and Nashville railway.
The meeting then adjourned to March
Both.
The New York Herald's Irish relief