The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-30
LOVELY TENNESSEE.
'coMpINAyIoN OF SCENERY
WEALTH AND SCHOOLS


As Seen in All fts Perfection Along tho
Line of the Nashville. Chattanooga 81
81. Louis Railway--Care and Comfort
81 School Girls One Of Its specialties.
The greatest element in the growth and
gelopment Of the South, one that is in
pensable, is its system OF railroads.
Eminent among these and second to but
system in the United States, in the
ffection Of its management, the scrupu-
ns attention to the comfort and con-
nience Of its patrons, in its adoption OF
the modern improvements and appli-
ces for safety, in the absence Of dust,
ling cinders and attendant discomfort, is
BIT known as the Nashville, Chattanooga
st. Louis Railway. There is no road in
entire country with such variety Of
pduct and scenery. Starting from what
ever-wasting wear Of the Mississippi
left Of the town OF Hickman, KY, in
b valley OF that great river, running
Rough the fertile fields and rich alluvial
nds OF that valley and the west division
.
Johnsonville, where running directly
+ birth on its clear winding way to the sea,
a Is parallel to the Mississippi, that sixty
niles west runs directly south, rising the
Inn OF the highlands, over the lovely,
rolling well-timbered lands into the basin
Of Middle Tennessee, II passes the capital OF
\ the State, then turning South through the
sfnifcent blue grass lands, fine stock
Us, and ancestral homes Of that ba-
-, along the face OF the highest range OF
fne Cumberland Mountains, then through
the first great mountain tunnel constructed
In this country, winding hi.her and yon-
/. der among the encircling mountains, again
crosses the Tennessee River, whereit flows
directly west across Alabama, all the way
passing scenes made memorable by Incl
dents and sharp fought battles OF the war,
II reaches Chattanooga TO connect with the
various lines centering there. Crossing
and connecting in its course with all the
important North and South trunk lines Of
railroads, and with its branches reaching
out to all the points OF interest, wealth,
pleasure or education. With its 32l miles
OF main line and 337 miles OF branches, II
gives the traveller, whether scientist, pleas
urc seeker or man OF business, an epitome
OF all the elements OF wealth and beauty
railroad system anywhere that can offer
such variety and combination. After
passing over II, noting its equipment, its
rock .balasted roadbed, steel rails, iron
bridges; its cautious, courteous, pains
taking tran-runners and employees; Its per-
fected method OF despatching aud manag-
ing trains; its surety OF connection, one can
not but admit and believe its claims to
superiority in all the essentials OF great
line OF travel. With the exception OF one
short local line-less than 100 miles in
length 1T stands first on the books OF the
Postofiice Department, for the past twenty
years, in the delivery OF its mails on time
and making all advertised connections.
Whyshoud 1t not do so? For nearly thirty
years--a generation OF man--it has been
under one management, and its officers
and employees have grown up in its service,
gradually rising as death or resignation has
made vacancies, each one feeling that he
was there for life and that the reputation
and safety OF the road depended on his
performing well his allotted duties. This
leeiiGg OF permanence and OF personal In
Yteresi which pervades every department
ii of the system Is q most important and ef.
-&>yscliye factor in making IL what II Is. All
the varied scenery OF the South, all is
abundance Of wealth, agricultural or min.
eral, farm, forest, factory. furnace, quarry
or mine, are to be found at their best de.
velopment, and presented TO interest and
instruct the business man, the traveller ior
= pleasure, or the seeker for home or In.
yesiment Let US trace Il n little. Passing
through well settled country, inierspersed
with fine timber, we come 20 Mckenzie
where connection IS made with the Louis.
willie x Nashville for Memphis aud the
tpoints north along the Memphis division
Iihen We reach Huntingdon, thriving
land rapidly improving town, the county
8 seat OF Carroll County; then through fine
Numbered country we reach the Tennessee
IRiyer at Jacksonville, crossing II on q
most strongly built iron bridge. Fifty
three miles from Hickman Is Wayerly
/ the county seat OF Humphreys County.
village oil 1000 people and pleasant
Quiet summer resort. with good hotel
pleasant drives, abundance OF good fishing
In the numerous streams within easy &C
cess. Twenty-Five miles further Is Dick
son, n thriving, prospering farming ant
manufacturing town. Hero the Center
vile branch runs south forty-two mile
through n country rich In limestone, lum
Der and iron ore. Eleven miles down thi
branch Is the popular summer resort o
Bon AQUA, 40 much patroniEed by Mem
phians. Seventeen miles east from
Dickson is Kingston Springs, quie
the oh fast becoming fashionable
ple nre and health resort will
abu dance of water, having spring
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