The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-18
Railroad Notes.

Gov. John G. Brown, president
of the Texas and Pacific, arrived
Friday in a special car from Ten
nessee. A News reporter called
upon him ut his Office and found
him in excellent health and buoy
ant spirits. He said it was fact
that he had accepted the presiden-
cy of the Tennessee coal, iron and
railroad company, and also that he
had sent in his resignation as pres
ident of the Texas and Pacific, to
take effect May lst absolutely, but
sooner If the arrangements can be
made to transfer the property. The
governor said that his relations
With the Texas and Pacific people
are and have ever been of the most
pleasant and agreeable nature, and
1t Is not on account of any friction
that he sewers his connection with
them. In making the change he is
prompted solely by personal and
social considerations, for he gets
back To Tennessee, which he has
always called his home. 1t will
not only be pleasant socially for
him To live in Tennessee, but the
duties Of the new office are much
lighter than those connected with
the position be has resigned.
The company OF which he has
accepted the presidency is one OF
the largest coal and IRON compa-
MES in the world. 1t owns 300
coo acres of coal and iron lands in
Tennessee and Ala, and oper-
ates ten furnaces, with capacity
of 1000 tons of pig metal per day
The operations of the company are
limited only by the demands FOL
iron, coal and coke. The output
might be increased to an almost
unlimited extent.
Gov. Brown has been connected
with the Texas and Pacific sine,
the fall of 1876, when he was elect
ed vice president. AT that tim'
the road had only about 400 milei
of track and extended to Dallat
and Sherman only. 10 1881 h.
was appointed general solicitor o
the Missouri Pacific system, bu
still held the Office of vice presi
dent OF the Texas and Pacific. Ii
1885 he was appointed receiver o
the latter and continued as sucl
until 1888, when he was mad
president OF the reorganized com.
pany, which Office he has filed u
date. During these fourteen years
the governor has had his family il
Texas a portion of the time, but b,
has never become weaned from
Tennessee, where he has always
had his domicile and where he ha,
always voted, and on momentum,
occasions made political speeches
which have bad great weight Will
the natives. The governor appear
to be an exception to the rule tina
n prophet is not without honor saw
in his own country, for the Ten,
nesseeans always want to hear from
him on the eve OF a general cleo
ton.
Since Gov. Brown became con
nected with the Texas and Paciti
1t has grown from 400 miles 1
nearly 1900 miles in length, an,
has grown in Importance equally II
every other way, until it is one 0
the smoothest and most complete.
ly equipped roads in the southwest
for which, as everybody knows
the credit is mainly due to the re
firing president. Gov. Brown say
arrangements have been made i
the east to largely increase the mo
tive power and rolling stock of tn
road, aud the policy that ha
worked so well up to this time wi
be carried out.
Gov. Brown says that Mr.. Goul
and the directors were very niue
pleased-in fact they we're agree
ably surprised-with the coDditio
in which they found the road o
their recent tour, which embrace
all of the road EXCEPT the Ri
Grande division.
The governor says he has n
idea who will be his successor, bu
so far as he knows there will be n
sweeping changes in consequence
of his retirement.
Gov. Brown has a host of friend