Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Prosperity Of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia.

Prosperity of the East Tennessee. Virginia
and Georgia.
New York Banker and Broker: The East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
business has been increasing during the past
two months immensely, freight is being
piled up along the road, the rolling stock
being insufficient to meet the heavy demand
made upon the entire route. The net earn
ings are sufficient to pay handsome divi-
dend on the preferred stock if it was adj
visable. The income bonds, which are now
strong at 60 will shortly be advanced to 50,
in all probability
PROGRESS OF THE KNOXVILLE EXTENSION.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Capt. Tom Nc
Michael, of the Louisville and Nashville
corps Of civil engineers who has charge of
the work on the Knoxville branch extern
sion, says the work on the bridge across
Rock Castle River is progressing finely, and
that inside of five weeks will be SO far adj
vanced as to allow the passage of construc-
ton trains, when the work of track Laying
will be pushed ahead Immediately from Liv-
ingston to the big tunnel through the spur
of Wildcat Mountain. He says that there
are now fifty convicts at work in the tunnel,
and that tomorrow the force viii be doubled
to one hundred, and that they average
about fifty feet a day at present, but the
work is getting tougher, and that when the
force is doubled he doesn't think
that more than seventy-fve feet can be
made a day. The railroad company are
very well satisfied with convict labor, and
report that it is much more satisfactory
than the old kind; that all whims and
whines are done away with, and when work
time comes the men go at it as if they
meant business. Capt. McMichael says it
will take two months to complete Wild Cat
tunnel, even with the increased force, but
that when it is completed the heaviest work
between RockcastIe and Cumberland rivers
will have been accomplished, and the
work between those streams will
then go ahead lively. Two
thousand tons of steel rails are being sent to
convenient points to be laid along the line
Just as soon as Wild Cat tunnel is passable
The foundations for the two piers of Cum
berland River bridge that will be in the
water have been laid, and the masonry run
up SO high that the rising of the stream in
the future will not impede the construction.
The masonry was commenced last Sunday,
and was laid in thirty-inch stone. The
workmen got in some most excellent SER
vices at this job, and for the present the
piers in the river will be let alone while
the abutments on either side receive such
attention as is necessary to put them be-
yond fear of bad weather that might set in
early. The people of Williamsburg, the
point where the road will cross the Cumber-
land, are jubilant over the prospects of
having railroad, and do all they can to
promote the cause. Captain McMichael
says he met Captain Newcomb, Chief En-
gineer of the Knoxville and Ohio Road, at
Williamsburg, last Sunday. The Knoxville
and Ohio is the line building north from
| Knoxville to meet the Knoxville extension,
| and when they do meet, the two will be tied
and made one. Captain Newcomb says that
work on the Elk Gap tunnel is going
ahead finely, and that when
it is completed the length will be one thou
| sand, seven hundred feet. There has been
some trouble there with labor; but this, by
| close watching, has been overcome. Indian
Camp tunnel, one mile south of Careyville
! that has baen on fire inside for some five
| weeks, has at last been put out, and large
force of men are at work inside clearing
away the debris, which will require several
weeks. These tunnels make up the worst
portions of the Knoxville and Ohio roaG
that is yet to be put through, and wheI
done 1t will not be long before the last spike
will be driven to complete line almost di
rect from this city to Knoxville.
GOOD ADVICE FROM A LEADING
| MEDICAL PROFESSOR.
The learned doctor says: Keep some
kind of tonic medicine always in tn,
house, and if anyone feels unweu, max,
free use of it. But first, be sure that it il
both harmless as well as meritorious. Pu
no trust in alcoholic preparations; neither b,
partial to any remedy that produces sever
cathartic effect, for prostration of the nerv
GUS system and digestive organs is sure t.
follow. The mildest and best medicine
ever invented for Strengthening every par
of the body and restoring impaired Or los
organic functions to their normal condition
and one which is having an unparalleled
and rapidly increasing sale in the Easter
States, is Browns Iron Bitters Any drug
gist will procure it tor you if you reques
him to do SO, especially when he finds YOU
cannot be persuaded to take some substitute
It does not contain alcohol, and is the only
preparation of Iron that cures headache ant
does not blacken the teeth. 1t is sure re
viver, true strengthened, and the very bes
medicine ever invented for permanently
Strengthening the pulmonary, urinary anl
digestive organs, and preventing eonsump
ton, kidney diseases and chronic dyspepsia
often curing these diseases when all othel
remedies have failed for it is truly nature'
best assistant. Gazette
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