Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-05
EMORY GAP CONNECTION.
Called Meeting Of stockholders OF the
Knoxville and c. =. Railroad,
Interesting Reports and Remarks
from Officers and Members.
Universal Opinion that the work
Must go ON to Completion.


The CHRONICLE Is able this morn
ng to present another item OF fm-
ooltance touching "Ha or the most
important of Knox lies projected
railroad connections. Il is the Emory |
Gap connection. which is proposed to |
,, nsde by the Knoxville and Gin
,innati Southern Railroad Conn
pany, which wss organized
10 this city in May last. A called
NEE ting of the stock olders Of this
company was held yesterday after
noon in the room of Chief Engineer
w. A Gum, in tho Masonic Temple.
Judge II. 81. Ingersoll was chosen
chairman and Mr.. Hector G, fiji sec
rotary. The following stockholders.
besides these officers. were present:
Msj. D. A. Carpenter. M. J. Condor,
J. J. Condor. George w. r ,ss, NJ. L.
Ross, D. F. hoss, Julius Mayer, James
Allen Smith, e. T. Oates, Dr.. &. NJ.
Rhea, F. McNuty, w. P. Chamber
lain, Col. J. NJ. Melton, r. S. Payne.
JOS. F. Baumann, J. l. Thomas, Prof.
6. r. Knsbe, c.. Koh'hase.
Major Carpenter, president Of the
company, made a verbal report, full OF
interest and encouragement. After
going into the details of the organiza>
ton, etc, he spoke of the condition OF
the Cincinnati Southern Railway, with
reference to a permanent case, and
said that as this enterprise is DEEPEN
dent on that. nothing can be done till
the lease is arranged. He said Mr..
Ferguson, of the Cincinnati Sout lern,
favored the Emory Gap route and says
go on with it. The Major said that
now, the survey being completed, ii
only remains to secure the right OF
way. This has been secured st come
points, but it is important that II
should be attended to at once. He said
he believes now, as he did at the start
that the Knoxville and Cincinnati
Southern line can ard will be built
Some people think the Kentucky con-
nection, by Careyville, will interfere
with this. He don't look at it thai
way. He feels that the Kentucky con
nection being assured will be an ad
vantage to this line, Instead of a dis
advantage, in that it will stir up thc
Cincinnati people, and force them Il
look ous for a Knoxville connection
In order to procure the right of way
he said there must be another assess
nent on the stockholders, and tai
meeting was called to get an expires
sion from them on this suite
Mr.. McNulty inquired how muci
has already been spent on the surrey
In reply the report Of Mr.. HECTIC
Coffin, secretary and treasurer, wa
called for and read to the meeting.
The report shows the number G
shares to be 1861 amount subscribed o.
same $40 $50; collected by assessment
S. .275; paid for expenses of survey
&C., So, 203, "a; leaving a bs1.nce o
hand, February 8, 1881, of $71.16. b
sides. there are bills ofexpense due an
unpaid to the amount CT 1878 81
against which there is due from stock
holders on assessments $40, PORTO
Of which is uncoIlectable, on accour
OF death, mistakes and failures.
The report was on motion receive
and referred to the board of director
for their approval.
Maj. w. A. Gum. engineer-in-chie
submitted written report of the resu
of the survey of the rout-, getht
with maps, profiles and esiima ties. Tt
; estimates are made for two grades, or
for SO s 10 feet. and the other for
feet to the mile. First class work
all respects, and complete railroa
with steel rails, depols, sidings, an
all such accoutrements are conten
plated by the estimates. Msj IF Gun
| set forth the minute details of the su
yeyed route as it leaves the Cincinns
Southern at Emory Gap and crUss
the country, with good line, an
j. many natural advantages in gettin
}. through ridges. There are only 3,6
] feet of tuBneling to be made-2 2
3 through Black Oak Ridge and g.
j through Copper Ridge. There a
C two approaches surveyed t. knoxvill
oae, the south line, coming below Il
paper mill and tapping the E. T. V.
G. Road opposite Folt saunders, whit
Ia foIty-two miles in length. I'll
y north line comes in q NILE above Mi
= dlsbrook. tapping the K. & .. Ros
;, and is foIty-taree miles long. I'll
estimated cost of constructing Il
north line, with So $40 foot grade,
y 81 ,476S56; with the 60 foot grad
ST. ,466 1855. For constructing the sou
II line, with the 81 S-l0 foot grad
$3.50, 800; with the go foot grad
:, ST. 35S, $50. He recommends that
would be advisable to adopt the 50 g.
foot grade, and also recommends
branch of from four TO six miles
e Winters Gap. The report says tn
II it has been carefully estimated tn
the road when completed will ca
Sc. 900 per mile. Some intereetil
g facts and figures were given as to t