The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-24
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. "a, 1855
Edraasld and KsntuckY Railroad.

his road, chartered Dy Jho OOSA9i"N''N ~
Tennessee. will constitute, in connection with
the Henderson and Nashville railroad in Ken
lucky, through line to the Ohio river, at the
town of Henderson, about lao miles from
Nashville. The two roads, when completed,
are, by agreement, to be united, under the
name of the Henderson and Nashville Rail-
road Company
We are glad to learn that the difficulties in
the way of the construction of these roads,
the most important Of which have been met
within every section of the country, are in a
fair way to be overcome. The delay they
have produced, however, has been an advan-
tage rather than an injury, inasrnuch as the
prices of iron, labor and provisions, are not
now so great as heretofore, and the cost of
the roads will thus be considerably diminished.
Having recently got clear Of contract
which had been entered into for the construc-
ton of the entire road, and which could not
have been altogether carried out, although a
good deal of work has been performed under
it, the Kentucky Company have determined
TO re-let sixty miles on the first Monday in
October. They have means enough, beyond
all question, not only to grade the whole of
this distance, but also to put the iron upon one
half of it-and they viii accomplish this in
about year from this time. Should they sue
coed in the effort they will make to pay one
fourth or more of the amount of their con-
tracts in the stock of the company, they will
be able to grade greater distance and, from
all we can learn, we have no doubt that their
means will be much increased should the Ten
nessee portion of the road be speedily CON-
menced and vigorously prosecuted.
After much care and labor, three or four
different routes having been surveyed, and re-
surveyed, it was determined, short time
since, to run the Edgefeld and Kentucky
road through the towns of Goodlettsvile and
Springfield, and by Sans Ford on Red river,
TO the Kentucky line, upon conditions which
will certainly be complied with. At a recent
conference between the Presidents of the two |
roads, a satisfactory conclusion was arrived at
as to the extension of the route from Sans |
Ford, in this State, TO Trenton, the Southern |
most point already fixed of the Kentucky
portion of the road-aud thus the whole line |
from Nashville TO Henderson has, in effect, |
been located.
The cost of the Edgefeld and Kentucky !
Railroad is estimated at about s., 10000 the |
distance being about 4S miles. OF this sum
the following amounts have been already OBJ |
tanned:
Subscription by the County Of Davidson, 5000, 900
Do by individuals 900 |
To be increased conditionRlly, 5000 |
Aid from the State, $50, 900 |
Making, 1856, 900
OF which, it is reasonable to calculate, that
100000 viii be collected.
Propositions have been submitted to the
Directory, we understand, by contractors, who
reliable men, to build the entire road aud take
one-fourth of the cost in the stock of the COM
pany. Thesame terms, we doubt not, could be
procured from individual citizens, living on
the line of the road, WHO might be will
ng to take contracts, should the Directory
leem 1t best TO adopt the plan so successfully
pursued by the Chattanooga aud the Mobile
md Ohio companies. la either case, one
ourth of the cost being taken in the stock of
he company, a balance Of, say 100000, must
Do obtained amongst the citizens of Nashville
md Edgfeld and their vicinity to make up the
amount necessary TO accomplish this highly
important work. Can this be donei We think
L can and ought to be.
We propose, hereafter, to continue this sub
ect, not only with such remarks as may occur
10 us, but with extracts from reports which
have been made by intelligent men in reference
% the commercial advantages of this road, as
we'll as to the rich and ineKhsustible coal fields
through which it will pass.