The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-11
Tennessee Railroads.

The LIST few months have taught the people
e Tennessee some practical lessons in regard
= the benefits OF railroads, which are opera
ng most eRectually in awakening promising
ate of public feeling. Among other inpor-
INT interests which have heretofore Jagged,
the Central Southern Road. The managers
t this enterprise, encouraged by the increased
.vor with which such improvements are
ssseeting, are putting forth renewed efforts 10
cure its success. Deferring until future
~, history of this enterprise, and of its
aspects, we transfer the following editorial
ON the Democratic CColumbis) Herald, q
Iper heretofore opposed to county subscrip-
IONS to railroads, which gives a clear idea of
hat is proposed to be done in the counties of
lies and Maury to secure the completion of
re Tennessee and Alabama road, and the
ticceSs of the Southern Central:
Central Southern Railroad.
The Directors of the Company, at a late meeting,
I'VE taken such steps, as in our opinion, not only
insure the building of their own road, but also
re extension of the Tennessee and Alabama Rail
Dad TO Mount Pleasant-thst is if the two compa-
es can unite on a suitable junction at this place.
In the first place, the Central Southern Road has
sen located on the "Dodson Gap" line, better
iown perhaps, as the Fountain Greek route The
irectors adopted this route both because it was
re cheapest, and the people on this line seemed
ore active and anxious on the subject than on the
her; and because, as the Tennessee and Alabama
psd will doubtless be built through the Northern
I'd South western portion of the county, they
fought the South eastern portion should, if poss-
lie, have some like facilities and thus divert the
iade Of this portion of the county, and that of
arshall-which now tends towards Shelbyville and
iie Chattanooga road-to this road.
South Of Pulaski the 'iFerds Creek line" has been
iopted, which makes the line through Giles as
early central as possible. This being the case,
I'd about 100000 being required to build the
BAD through that county, and thinking it impossible
, raise the whole amount by private subscriptions,
Directors have resolved TO ask the people of
lies county to vote them county subscription of
5000, payable in five years. in equal annual in
ailments. This will require tax per annum, for
re Eve years, of 60 or 20 cents on the hundred
Illars, which, being so small a sum to each ndi-
dual, and the road of such general benefit, they
e confident of obtaining it,
The election for this purpose will be held in
october and should the measure carry, they will
Immediately apply to Maury county for a like
description of $40, 900. But, in order to give
re tax more equal and just, the Board has also |
,solved if a suitable junction at this place can be
greed on between the two compar les, to recon |
,end the Tennessee and Alabama Road to ask for |
like subscription of $4,000, to be expended on
leir road between Spring Hill and Mount Pleasant |
the united subscription thus amounting to $3.50, |
90, and making the tax about the same as in Giles
Although this county has heretofore refused to |
xtend aid to the Tennessee and Alabama road we |
link that by thus uniting the two petitions, and
king for aid the road from Spring Hill to Mount
leasant, in one direction, and from Columbia to
Giles county line, in the direction of Pulaski,
another, thus giving the whole county the benefit |
railroad facilities the people will vote the sub |
;ripton. As has been before stated it will require
tax of 90 or 70 cents on the hundred dollars to |
Use this subscription; or, in other words, a man
.ho is worth $40, 900 of taxable property will have |
pay about $50 year, for five years, to insure !
imsef both roads, and at the end of that time he
ill be entitled to $500 worth Of scrip, to be re.
eemed, one half by each company, either in stock |
in liquidation of charges for transportation. This
certainly less sum than would be required of |
ny individual of like circumstances in order to
ud the roads entirely by private subscription. 1t |
the way in which every road in Tennessee has
cen built and it is the only way in which this road
an be built.
We recommend this plan, then, most earnestly,
% the favorable consideration OF the people of
taury county, in order that should our Giles county
lends succeed in their own county, we may be |
repaired to vote ourselves the advantages proposed
y these roads.
Although we have heretofore, in a measure, been
pposed 10 the principle of taxation for such pur
oses, we now decidedly favor the plan proposed
Dr extending these roads through our county
he advantages TO be derived from their construc-
ION are not to be confined to one portion OF the
ounty, but will be equally distributed, so as TO ben.
fit all sections, and every citizen We think too,
l view of the fact that the people of Williamson
ounty have built one of the roads through their
ounty, aud the people OF Giles are making deter
lined effort to the building OF their part of
+, 10 view Of the fact that the people of Limestone
ounty, (Ala) voted in the last election, sufficient
mount to extend the road through that section to
pecatur-we say, in view of all these facts, we
hink the people Of Maury should not retard these
reat enterprises, especially when all the interests
{ her citizens demand their speedy construction
be extension of the road through Limestone CO.,
Ala, should we build our part Of it, insurcs
outhern connection at that point, and gives an
utet to our produce by which it can reach the
Whole Southern market.