Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
EvaNsvrLLE AND MOBILE n. X.
Chartered and Org anfzed from the
Ohio River 10 the Gulf.
Evansville Journal.

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At Tuscumbia, Ala, on the 18th o.
February, ult., the Indiana, Alabams
and Texas railroad company was or.
gained to extend from the Tennessee
river, at Florence, to Mobile, on the
Gulf. At GAINESVILLE, Tenn, on the
18th OF March inst, the Mobile, ClarlIs-
vile and Evansville railroad company
was organized, and consolidated with
the Alabama company, extending the
route northward from Florence to
GAINESVILLE. At Princeton, KY, on the
10Th inst, the Princeton and Ohio River
railroad company was organized ex-
tending the route from GAINESVILLE to
the Ohio river. By resolution of the
stockholders and directors the name
was changed, under power conferred
by the charter, to the Indiana, Ala
bama and Texas railroad company"
and the Kentucky organization was
consolidated with the Alabama and
Tennessee companies of that name.
Of all these companies E. G. Gordon
was elected President, w. B. Wood, of
Alabama, Vice President, and w. S.
Gordon, of Georgia, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Major E. c. Gordon, the President
of this line, is the gentleman of that
name whose railroad plans and bril-
liant successes have been for some
time, the wonder and admiration of
the Southern people. He is a brother
of Gen. John B. Gordon, and as man
of business, energy and foresight OF
not less rank than his gifted relative.
To Major Gordon, who has been ably
and actively seconded by his chief
agent, Hon. w. B. Wood, of Ala, be-
longs the credit of whatever has been
done in this matter, and the high po-
sition of the Gordon Company in
financial circles, and the ability, char
acter and earnestness of the gentlemen
who are working in the route, the
magnificent country through which
the line will run, guarantee, that it
will be constructed, provided the peo
pie along the route comply with the
modest and reasonable requests of the
company for local subsidies.
What is accomplished in this direc-
ton seems to- give assurance that 1t
will be done.
There was general meeting of rep
resentative men at Princeton on last
Wednesday, who reported that the
committees and agents of the company
had secured from the places which had
been canvassed, the sum of $168,000, n
gain of $68,O00 since the last general
meeting six weeks ago. When it is
considered that these moneys are alb
solute donations, that they have been
raised within ninety days time during
weather and water bad and high almost |
without precedent, preventing the
people from attending railroad meet
ings and rendering it often impossi-
BILE for canvassers to reach them, it |
will be seen that there has been no
want of interest but even enthusiasm
on the part of the people and OF those
who have thiswork in charge.
1t is believed that Evansville city
which has never failed to secure rail-
roads when opportunity offered-is
the road with interest and |
1t is self-evident that a road |
which will bring to her the tobacco of |
the iron of Kentucky, Ala
bama and Tennessee, the cotton and
fruits of Alabama and most especially |
the timber of Kentucky and that OF
virgin forests in Tennessee, could not |
possibly fail to arouse the business men
to determination to do all in their |
power to secure it.