The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-03-01
Commissioners Sale Of tbe. Mari
eta i North GGOrgia RAILWAY.


Under and by virtue of Decree OF Foreclosure
and Sale rendered by the Circuit Court OF the
Chlted states tor the Northern District OF GEORGIA
on the 18th day of May 1888, in the Eouitv
| causes wherein the Central Trust COmnany 6f
new orE and the Boston safe Deposit l. Trust
, Company, are compliments and Marietta q North
Georgia Railway Company and others are defepd-
ants, being consolidated causes Nos $50 and AZ in
the Circuit Court OF the United States for the
Northern District of Georgia; and by virtue of or
ders and DEGREES passed by the Circuit Court OF the
United States for the Northern District of Georgia
Oh the 10th day OF June, 1893, on the 18th day of
! octoberflS93, on the 4th day OF November 1893
on the 4th day OF December, 1898, on the 9th day
| 1894; ' -
And by virtue OF decree rendered by the Cir
cunt Court OF the United States for the Northern
Division OF the Eastern District of Tennessee ON
4 the 18th January, 1894
And by virtue of decree of the United States
| Clrcu!t Court for the Western District of North
carolina, entered on the 9TH day of December
! 1898;
We, theundersigned Special Comm issioners shall
proceed TO ofer at publicsale 10 the highest bidder
OF oiddefs on the premiseSa the passenger station
OF the Marietta x North Georgia Railway in the
town OF Marietta, in Cobb County, State of Geor-
ga, at II o'clock noon on Saturday the 3rd day of
March, 1894 all and singular the corporate prop.
| erty and franchises of said Marietta & North
georgia Railway Company, the line of railway ex-
tehdlng from the town OF Marietta, in Cobb Coun-
! ty,Georga, through the counties of Cobb Cherokee
PicKens, 'illmer and Fannin to the town of Blue
Ridge, In Fannin county, Georgia, and thence on
10 the city OF Knoxville, in Knox county, Tennes-
see, through the counties of Polk, McMinn Nom
, roe, LOudon, BlOunt and Knox being a total dis
lance OF about POS miles from Marietta to Knox-
vile, being standard guage road and about
1901 miles lying in the State of Georgia and about
l09.of miles lying in the State of Tennessee; and
also the further line of said railroad being mar
TOW TOW guage road, extending from the town of Blue
| HHiuge, IN Fannln county, Georgia, to Murphy in
Cherokee county, North Carolina distance of
| about 20 miles, there being about 81 miles in
| the State of Georgia of this narrow puape road
IN ta of J,
lnai together with all and singular the property
ana estate OF said company of every kind, real
personal or mixed. whether within or outside the
location OF said railway and however ACQUIRED:
and all other lands station houses bridges build
lngs, fixtures and the equipment, rolling stock
machinery, TOOLS implements and furniture what
ever connected with or belonging to the said line
OF railway; and also all rights, privileges franchise
es leases, contracts, chooses in action and similar
properly, whether legal or equitable belonging to
said Marietta North Georgia Railway COMPANY
OF 10 which 1t is in any way entited and also all
right tltle claim, interest or demand of the said
marsha North Georgia Railway Company in
ana to the line OF telegraph upon its right of way
Inc SAID standard guage and narrow guage road
lying In the State of Georgia will be offered Tor
sale separately and as one parcel, together with
Ine proportion OF equipment material and sun
pines appertainin9 thereto; and the said standard
guage road lying in the State of Tennessee and
lhe narrow guage road lying in the State of North
carolina VIII be offered for sale separately and as
one parcel, together with the proportion of equip
ment, material and supplesappertaiuing thereto
and then the whole OF said standard giage and
marrow guage road and appurtenant property will
be offered Tor sale together entirety and the
blds aggreeatlng the greatest amount will be ac-
Tspted' as pointed out and provided for in said
Decree of Foreclosure and Sale. And for a more
particular description OF said property as we'll as
Tor the specific terms and conditions of this sa ln
reference is hereby made to the Decree of Fore
closure and Sale which was had and entered as
aforesaid on the 18th day,of May, 1898; and also
Special Master, b. II. Hill, Esq. showing the
speclhc equipment and other property that belongs
to and is to be sold with each separate parcel Of
SAID line OF railway as aforesaid AT said sale no
bld VIII be received for that portion of said rail-
way lying in the State of Georgia and the appur-
tenant property for less than S75O,0OO and de-
post OF $4,000 in cash certified check at the
time OF making the bid will be required from the
bidder Tor said portion of said railway yingin the
state OF Georgia; and at the time Of said sale no
bids Will be received for those parts of said line of
railway lying in the states of Tennessee and North
Carolina and the appurtenant property for less
than 100000, and deposit of $4,000 in cash or
certlhed check at the time of making the bid will
be required from the bidder. When the whole of
said line of railway lying in the states of Georgia.
tennessee and North Carolina and the appurte-
nant property is offered for sale as an entirety
then no bid will be received for less than sum
greater than the aggregate amounts of the separ-
ats bids for the separate parcels of property as
aforesaid, and deposit of $780, 900 in cash
tined check at the time of making the bid will be
required from the bidder for the whole system of
railway. The balance of the purchase money may
be paid in cash or by bonds issued under the
mortgages now being foreclOsed, provided for
IN the Decree of Foreclosure and Sale, and is SUBJ
!ect to confirmation by the Circuit Court of the
United Statesfor the Northern District of Georgia.
and the Circuit Court of the United States for the
Northern Division of the Eastern District of Ten
nessee; and of the Circuit Court of the United
states Tor the Western District of North Carolina
For the specific terms and conditions of this sale
reference is hereby made to the DEGREES of the
several courts hereinbefOre referred to-
This the 9th day of January, 1894.
ROBERT J. LOWRY,
j. B. GLOVER,
II. H. TAYLOR,
Special Commissioners.
Butler, Stillman Hubbard, Henry B. Temp
kiGs, and Iillman Tilman, Solicitors for Gem
tr Trust Company, of New York