The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-16
For the Daily Nashy lie Union.
Nashyille-The Basis of Its Futura
Greatness and PrOsnerify

MEssEs. EpITOEs-If Te take into cousid-
Grafton 1.-The resources OF the cnuntr, for
many miles, IN every direction around tn,
city, the rlchDess Of the soil, its adapteduess
10 the production OF cotton, gran. and
grasses, fruits aud serials OF every kind. the
immense forests Of c-dar, oak aud Doplar.
the IncXhaustiblc beds Of marble and lime
stone, the Astounding springs and streams ot
water atiordIng power Tor an kinds OF ma
chlnery, ctlIna.e unsurpassed Tor rs mild
ness, beauty aud healthiulness, il Is DO
wonder that all Travellers on frst sight. OK
claim, What d rich and beautiful country
Nashville Is situated near tue centre ai
one OF he largest and richest "Ai.naral
Basins ia the world. Aha recent devotion
meuts OF petroleum oil m Southern Ken
turEy ana Iu Southern and Middle Tonnes
So, have called capital and &C .eutitic inv es-
ugHt"n into this gfeat centre OF OIL and
mneral wealth, anu The actual EXPERIMENTS
Of these have dem gnstr4ted that the oil.
coal, IRON, copper, lead. zinc, and other min
eral wealth Of this great Basin" is not sur
passed Ia any part of the world.
Nashville Is the geographical centre of
these meXhaustIble ields Of wealth, ami
only needs the timely application of labor
and capital 20 bring these immense trehs-
ures OF wealth INTO her stores and ware
houses. Cincinnati and Louisville. with
commeudaOle foresight. capital and en-
terpr.se, arc pushing their railroads
% tap tuese great centres OF wealth Al The
earl day posi- ole.
Now, Nestrs. Editors, let me ask the ,iti-
Gems OF Nashville, through your columns. If
tlry will sit still and ses these treasures of
wealth drawn from her market, sud from
her State, 20 other and mere remote mar
ketsg
She must build a railroad through this
great mineral region q the citv Of Knox
Vile. Every merchant, mechanic, farmer
aud citizen uuEt see that our elf-protactIoo
aud our future wealth and prosperity are in b.
separately connected y it'll this enterprise.
u 10 Is not done. Nashville viii be LETT out
IN the cold, and Tennessee will lose a large
portion OF her wa 10. This road will give
as almost q direct line 20 Richmond,
Washington and all eastern cite.-at
least seventy miles nearer those cities
than a y road now built; therefore,
the freight and travel of this road would bs
heavier and more productive 90 STOCKHOLM
ers than any road now entering our city.
I've y landowner W thiu ten miles of the
line oi this q al will be Justified IN sub
scribiug onc-half his lands as stock In the
Company, for two Teus ms: first, the re
nafulUg hsli would be worth more tbaa the
whole yt it now Is, Se,. nd, the halfruvest-
ed IN stock would yield in dividends a per-
maueut income forever. These lands won q
create bass OF capital snd credit 20 the
Company, which would enable them 10 build
the road. But why shall ] argue the i'm
porance and pracucability OF an enterprise,
the reason and value Of which must De an
pretended by all your readers
Let me beg you, and the press Of our city
aud State, 90 urge the claims OF this road
We have no time 10 lose. Let us orpanize
and 90 90 work at once
NASHVILLE, Dec IS, '6j. TEVVFssEr,y