| From the Clarksville, Tenn. Jeffersonian |
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| March 13, 1861 |
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| Many of our readers are, doubtless, not
aware of the importance of the line of Railroad now rapidly
approaching completion here, to the business interests of the country
at large. We happened to be present at the Convention of Rail Road
Presidents at Washington City, on the 26th of February, called by
President Hunphreys, of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville
Road, for the purpose of considering the interests of this route from
the Northern and Eastern cities to Memphis and the South. The entire
line of Roads from Baltimore to Memphis was represented by the
Presidents of the Roads, and the route was conceded by all to be the
most practicable and reliable, in every respect, for passengers,
freights and mails. So soon as the Road is finished through,
arrangements will be made, schedules will be changed and close
connections effected, so that the time between Memphis and the North
and East will be shortened beyond the possibility of competition by
any other route. |
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