The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-06
GET TWO MORE ROADS,
IDDTTION,LP ROPIRIJISN CON-
mourn THE SOUTHERN.
Extending Its Connections Further-No
Agreement Reached ~ to the Trans
portation Of Immigrants.

1 Of a corpOratio known as the Alahtd'
! Knoxville. and Northern Railway com
! pany, three OF whose directors reside al
/ the city OF New YORK.
! n would perhaps be speaking more
nearly correct 10 say that the property
| will bo valuable. ass IL has not proven a.
/ very remuneratiNe STOCK I'D the past anu
| has mst emerged from the hands OF re-
ceivers. to do which 10 was materially as
sisted BIZ the New York parties already
! referred TO.
THE NEW ACQUISITION
The Marietta and North Georgia Is 2o5
| miles i'm length. ana extends from Atlanta
! 10 Murphy al both Of which cities 10 com
/ meets with the main lines OF the southern
/ railway, and Ut the iatter point VIII az
| ford the Southern new route OF las own
/ via Asheville, y. Co 10 Atlanta ana 4or
~ me Marietta and North Georgia has
D heen i'm the hands of the court for about
/ i've years. The new purchasers nave
/ paid about $500 on the property OF
/ rather more than BALI the purchasing
/ price agreed upon.
The directors OF the new company COM
/ prise Mcssrs Henry *. McIiarg, General
/ Monroe Porter ana Wafer eu-oH' o4
/ Sew York, l.. &. Spaldhs, OF Atlanta 10
/ srph McWiliiams and j. y. clover CT M
/ rietta. and q. a. Denmark, of savannah
The officers are. Henry ia. Mciiarg
I New York, president p. o. Sraiins, vice.
/ president. Atlanta. IT. ". tlfrf, 7rcrttt-
] ry-treasurcr and auditor Marietta, b".'
/ Joseph McN Illiam- general manager
/ Marietta. ". g.. Bradley. general freight
] and passenger agent, hu0Afllc, rem,
/ Alexander and Victor smith, general
| counsel. Atlanta. President Mcllafb i7
| also Nicc-Prc sident OF tlc Manhattan
Bank. New York, and oi thc Texas CEN
/ trail Railway Company. Gen. Horace foi-
/ ter has lust resigned the NiCc-presidency
| OF tho Pullman Palace Car Company. Mi.
| Ferguson is New YORK contractor ana
/ capitalist SIR. Spaidin1 Dis general mama
I ger of the southern Iron Car company.
/ Mr. Glover was for years receiver ANA
| manager of the Marietta and Noiih 'eoi
/ aia. SIR. MCWiliams DIS 90 pt1c llc.I i'l4t-
I road man. formerly Nitl the IeAa. NeN-
/ trsl. SIR. Denmark is "a lawyer 't ~ ldi-
/ nah and president OF ih' o0llh"-rt'iH
/ Railroad Company.
/ THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND ALA
BAMA.
Purchase has likewise been made also,
So is believed I'm the interest OF the Soutn-
/ era of the Middle Tennessee and AlaN1int
! railroad. which extends from SnelutNillr,
q Tenn. iO Dooat.r Ala. Tho etril man ll
/ whose name The sale was 81 .cifd WIS "4I-
/ Joseph Dickson WHO is likewise lte TO-
] coittr of what d. known 1s the -. LOUIS
/ Chicago. and 81. Paul ilne. extending l4o"
/ S. Louis To- Springfield. I'D.
Mr. Dickson acquired ADO The first mort
! gage bonds of the Middle Tennessee ana
/ Alabama. and a. majority OF ihe setoAu
/ mortgage bonds and stock.
The Middle Tennessee and Alabama was
] Organized early iu l>3. as successor To
/ the Decatur. Chesapeake ana Nt" UT
| leans Railway Company ana Aas COM
| p,etcd January LIST. of the present year
/ from Bonneville Tenn. 10 the Alabama
! Tennessee State line. distance of thirty
| four miles The distance from Shelby
/ willie 10 Decatur is seNflfy-eirlt miles 10
! o. laid with lity--iN-rOun4 steel rails. ana
/ has "a gauge Of four feet and nine inches
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