The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
Kalb, Moore. Smith, White, Fentrcss, over.
ton, Ironsdale, Lake, Decatur Hardin, Hen
derson, Perry, Chester
Totalnumber miles in tennessee. 1, lob

vs. lcnnessee.' 725'lo
MIDDLE tennessee" GIl,6o
Eas' ienHessee'''''''''"...',... bJhbl
Totalnumber miles in Tennessee. 2, 1875
1t will be seen that OF the ninety
six counties in the State, hrty-tlo
tone third } hare no railroads AT all. Mid
die Tennessee, by reports OF Kille-
brew, Hawkins and McWhirter, rich in
everything, from a smiling sky to a
teeming land, and peopled by a high,
proud people, skunk along, and now
skulks behind poorer places elsewhere
located, with its soil and grand re-
sources, has fifteen counties as yet nm
traversed by single foot Of railroad,
while three OF the twenty-five
counties which have railroads have
only 10! miles.
The same may be said Of both East
and West Tennessee.
From the following list oil railroad
charters-which compose only forty
five OF near one hundred on file in the
office Of the Secretary OF State-it will
also be seen that the still-born rail-
ioau scneines- the haiiivau YIN
mission mad not Killed them before tle
breath Of life came upon them, and
they had Justify liyed-would have
PIT rn,irond IL crery county in Ten
nesSee. Trace the lines OF railroads
marked by these charters and you
NAV form some faint idea oi what A
load NJ actual wealth. might under
,o~n.ai," 80" hs"o - - omnaj
; ;a,r ~ o a,,o'i'''' nave "e'" pou'''
ih ", the State: .. ,-,.
-, Inc following eNlstihg charters III
Tennessee are OF record IN the oillce oil
| the Secretary OF State:
Charlotte Clarksyille & Bon Air Rail
road Company-From any convenient
station on The Nashville. Cbattanoopa 4
81 Lonis Railroad in Dickson County.
through the tow of Charlotte. via Cun,.
berland Furnace 10 Clarksyille in Mont.
gomeTy County,
Mopile. GAINESVILLE AZ Eyansyille Rail
road Company-From some point on the
Tennessee and Kentucky State line
through Montgomery. Dickson. Hick.
man. Lewis and WAYNE counties IN
the Alabama state line 10 Mobile via
Florence. Ala.
Tennessee 4 Kentucky Railroad Com.
pany-From A point on the Owensboro
b Nashville Railroad through Robertson
County 10 Nashville. in Davidson
County. Tenn.
Mempbis a Bristol Railroad Comnsnv
From Memphis in Shelby Conntv
through the counties of Favette Harde.
man. Madison. Henderson. decatur
Perry, Hickman. Maury, Williamson
Rutherford, Wilson. Davidson DeKalb
Putnam, White Fentress Cumberland
| Morgan Scott Anderson Camnbell
Union, Claiborne. Hancock or {; ranger
Hawkins and Sullivan, 10 Bristol on The
Virginia snd Tennessee state line
| Soarta a Cincinnati Railroad Com.
pany-From Snarta in White Countv
through Van Rnren and Cnmherlard
counties To come convenient station on
the Cincinnati New Orleans q Pacific
Railroad in Morgan County,
Clarksyille a. Kentucky railroad Com.
papy-From Clarksyille. Montgomery
County. 10 A point on the Kentucky and
Tennessee State line. In the direction ol
Princeton. XIV.
Nashville * Knoxville Railroad Com.
pany-From a uoint on the Cincinnati
New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad
in Scott County. through Fentress, Over
ton and Putnam counties In the Cnp,.
berland River, in Smith County. with
branch to sparta, in White County.
Middle 4 East Tennessee Central Rail
road Company-From Gallstin. in Sum.
ner County, through Trousdale. smith
Putnam, DeKalb, White, Cumberland
and Roane counties, 10 Knoxville in
Knox C!ounty, -
Grand Belt Railway Companv-Fron
Gallatin. in sumner Comfy tbronol
Wilson Rutherford. Williamson Mar
shall, Maury, Lewis Hickman, Dick son
Uouston Stewart Mon,Domerv anl
Robertson counties back To GalIstin II
Sumner County.
Tennessee Southern Railroad Com
pany-FTom a point on the Mississinn
, and Tennessee State line In Sheib,
= County, TO Memphis through Tinton
, Trousdale DYER and Ohion copn,;es ST. =,
the Tennessee and Kentucky state Ina
, Rrownsville q Jackson Railroad Com
panv"From Brownsville in Wavwoo,
County, to Jackson. in Madison Countv
Somerville a. JACKSON Railroad Com
panv-From Somerviile in Fsvett
County, through HAYWOOD or Hsrde
1 man counties to- Jackson. in Madiso,
4 County.
Nashville, Jackson & Memphis Raj
road Companv-From Nasbville i;
Davidson County, via Franklin, Centr,
. Vile. Linden, Lexington, Decaturyill,
. Jackson. Someryille. through the cour
Z ties of Williamson. Maury Hickman
Perry, Decatur, Henderson, Madison
] Hardeman or HAYWOOD, Fsyette,
r Memphis in Shelby County or v
i Waynesboro, Savannah. Hdamsvill
# purdy and Bolivar, through Iewi
a Wayne. Hardin, McNairy and Uardema
a COMMITTEES
i Alabama & Tennessee River Railroa
u Comnany-. From a noint an Tho Tonno
!, see and Alabama Siate.iine in Wavna i,
o Lawrence County through Wavna ,
!; Iawrence Countv n Centervillo in U;cl
Q man County
!: Valley Maintain RaiIroad Cornorv
From Snarta in White Conrtv 70 Rs,,
win Knnb in Van Rnren Cnn1tv " '
Sparta & Southeastern Railroad Con
nanv-From Snarta White Conn,v Va
Bnren Comfy 10 Tennessee g. Senn.,ch
Railroad in Cumberland Countv
Selma Marion g Memnhis Ra;Iroo
Companv-From Memphis in Shell
County. to Tennessee and Missisa,n,
Sta,e. j;ne in the d;roct;o, 80 ST.