New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-10

Southwestern Railroad Convention.

LYcEuM HALL II O'Clock
The convention called to order by Col A. Fowler
| Of Arkansas.
| The minutes We're read and approved,
The following gentlemen delegates from Kentucky ar-
peared and took their seats viz. W. bloomsbury H. NJ
| McCarty, T. Davis, J. W. Jones' J, C. Campbell
Major H. j Ranney presented resolution AS follows
Resoircd That committee consisting of one member
from each of the States represented in Convention be a-
pointed by the President for the purpose of
ing (ater consultation with the managers and engineers
of the various railroads already made and in operation
in progress towards cumpleto) the most suitable and
proper gauge or breadth between the rails with view
its adoption for all the railroads which may be constructed
| in the Southern and Western States
| Adopted unanimously.
| Mr., Burwel of Virginia, chairman of the Committee
on Routes, reported the following:
Resoitei That the Committee on Routes regard the fl
lowing system of internal improvements Us not only indiS
peDsablc to the Development of tn" agricultural com
mercal and mineral wealth of the Southwestern States
and cities but lso essential to the equality and unity
of the States of this contcicncy and they earnestly
recommend the sac to the patriotic consideration the
Legislature and citizens of the Southwestern States.
/. A National Road to the Pacific Ocean with one
terminus the Mississippi river north one south OF
the mouth of the Ohio river to divide the avan-
ages of each road equally possible among the differ
ent States of the Union
. The South western National Railroad from Wash
ingon City to New Orleans passing through the States
of Virginia Tennessee Alabama and Louisiana eontitut
ing the shortest practicable line mail and travel transit
and consisting of the following continuous sections now
under consideration, to wit
The Richmond and lynchburg Railroad the Virginia
and Tennessee road the East Tennessee and Virginia
road, the Georgia and Alabama road, the Alabama and
Tennessee river road the Selma and jackson road the
New Orleans and jackson road
B. For Kentucky,-Thc Memphis and Louisville road
the Louisville and Nashville read.
L. For Tennessee-Thc Memphis and Louis, lille roal :.
the Memphis and Charleston road the Louisville and
Nashville road the Nashville and South Western road ;
and the roads embraced in the National route above re-
ferrcd to-
5, For Aabama--'rho Mobile and Ohio road and the
roads embraced in the National route referred to-
&. For Georgia and Florda-rhe Gulf road. con-
tinuatOn Of the Southwestern road of Georgia to Pen
saeoa bay the Florida and Pensacola road.
Z. For Mississippi-Thc Mobile and Ohio road the
NewOrleans, Jackson and Nashville road the Newor-
leans Holly Springs and Ohio road the vicksburg and
Jackson road extended by Brandon eastward towards
Selma.
s. For Arkansas--The Arkansas and Mississippi river
road from Fort Smith Van Van Bnrcn to Little Rock
and thence to White River and there verging to Mem
phis and Selma: road from North Eastern Texas to
Little Rock, crossing Red River at near Fulton
o. For Louisiant-rhc New0rlcans. Algers Texas
and Ell Paso road the Madsonvc and jackson road the
Vicksbrg and Shreveport road. the Neworlcans and
Nashville road.
10, For TeNas-The continuation of the Ncworleans
opelouSas, and FL Paso road through Texas.
IL, For Missouri-The road from ST Louis westward ;
the Hannibal and st. Joseph road.
MI Campbell of Kentucky, moved that the following
routes be placed on the schedule of roads to wit
from faducah at the mouth OF the Tennessee river to
e tennessee State line. and from Louisville to Palucah
10 h'efsecl the road from Ncw0rlctns to Mobile
Adopted
n
f burwe in favor of the resolutions spoke at great
length He was in favor great trunk Railroad from
washington oity to New Orleans through the States OF
Virginia East Tennessee, North Alabama Mississippi and
LOUISIANA lie commended that this was the shortest mail
route from Neworeans to the Atlantic cities that II was
the route pointed out by the savage and the buffalo
ana that the population and productions contienous
thereto justified its construction After an ohoro+a
summing up the many peculiar advantages attena;p tho
construction Of road by this route the speaker passed
the consideration of the great contemplated epternr
which are to connect Neworeaus with the eomn,ari,
niarts Of the West
heRphs he said is the great centre oil trade for IN,
s"'lR es and that Il aeyer be- Superseded by any