Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-23
In Imporfanf RaIlroad Prnlee,


ing Of the directors Of the Henderson
aud Nashville Railroad is called for the
18th April, at Madisonville. The objec.
Of the meeting Is to devise means for
the eomplotion Of the road.
This is O matter in which our people
are vitality interested. - Our merchants
and capitalists ought To tnAks their ar.
rangements to be represented ct tha.
meeting. We understand that agents of
the Atlantic and Great Western Rail
road Corporation have been prospecting
the Henderson aud Nashville line for
some weeka past, With % view 20 aseer-
tain the condition Of the ]. road and
the practieaoihty Of It's conpletion, The
same company, we are informed, have
been looking over the road way Of the
Straight Line Road from this city 10
Washington, Daviess county, where il
joins the o. d NJ. Road. 1t is easy to
guess the motive Of thsae surveys. The
Atlantic and Great Western Compsnr
realize that they must have Southern
connection, nnder their own control, in
order that they may have fair chance
for the transportation ofSoutheru staples,
whose production will be largely Increased
Mt the close Of the war Thousansis
upon thousands Of our gallant soldiers
viii locate in the South upon the return
Of peace, and their ingenuity aud in
dustry, aided BY negro lAborers, who will
be stimulated BY the consciousness that
they are to be paid fair wages for a fair
day work, will swell the production Of
cotton TO an extent not now conteu-
plated by some of the shrewdest and
most far-sighted business men. The
railroads offering the best facilities fpra
the transportation of this product viii
carry the bulk ofit.. Hence, il the Atlantic
and Great Western wish to compete for
the prize, they must, Of necessity, secure
Southern outlet They cannot hope 70
do this over the Illinois ceatral Road,
for that corporation is too wealthy to
ask fayors, and too Independent TO seek
alliances Nor, can IT, accomplish its
purpose By the Louisville and Nashville
Road, for it win be nearly impossible to
get control Of the stock of that corpora-
ton. The only practical route South
for the Great Western--a route they
may get possession of and controls
the route we have already desiRnated,
viz. from Washington ON the o. & NJ.
road to this city, over the old Straight
Line road, and from here to Nashville
over the Henderson h Nashville line
a large amount Of work has already
been done on both these roads.s SomsUf
the heaviest grades on each have been en-
ished. The roads can be completed at o
far less cost than new ones can be con
s,ructed for, without any Of the difficult
ties that usually are experienced in Sc
curing the right Of way, Both the
Straight Lane and the Henderson & i,
Nashville roads run through rich, fer (
tile aud populous country. the local trade
Of which would almost alone sustain the
roads. The Headerson and Nashville
road, in particular. passes through thea
finest tobacco region in the world, and
the transportation of that Que article |
of commerce would be an immense item
in the receipts OF the roads, In addition,
both roads pass through magnificent
coal regions; and il thera ia a spot in !
the Valley Of the Lover Ohio, where pc
trOleam may be anticipated in large
quantity, it is in the region OF country
through which these roads ere already
laid ont s. -, 80 s.-, a
Ii seems to Us that mere glance at
the map must convince the shrswd men
at the head Of the Atlantic and GreaaI
Western Company Of the necessity of Sc
curing these road ways, while they may
be had on reasonable terms Both
roads viii ultimsaely be constructed
The rich portion Of Ksntneky to which
the Henderson and Nashville road is ex-
peoted to give an outlet, cannot long re-
main shut. out from the surrounding
world after the close Of the war. Having
gone 50 far in the enterprise, the people
will net permit Il to fail. s 4--a
We need hardly say 70 our sraerchAnts
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