The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-07-05

Knoxville (Tennessee) Road, and the LIE
banon branch of the Nashville Road. The
sum of three millions has been expended
by South Carolina, Georgia and TeAnes-
see in constructing the road as far as An
derson, and the stockholders now tender
one-half of that interest to whoever joins
them in continuing the road to the Ohio
river, avowing preference for Louisville.
The heaviest part Of the route has been
graded OF tunneled. LESS than five mil
lions is required to finish the road to
Knoxville, it being clearly set forth as
the shortest and most direct route to the
seaboard, and that, too, through the only
available gap in the great mountain bar
riers along the Alleghanies across the
Blue Ridge. With this connection COM
plete, freight, produce Or merchandise
from Louisville could be sent to Norfolk,
Va, the scaboard without break or bulk,
or by the direct route, through to Char
lesion, South Carolina.
The Hon. J. P. Reed, Of Anderson,
South Carolina, representative Of the
Blue Ridge Railroad, mado spirited and
pointed speech in favor of connecting Lou
isviIlc with Charleston by the iron ties of
direct railroad, requiring but I64 miles
to compile it from Charleston to Knox
ville East Tennessee. The route once
completed Louisville would only be nine
ty hours from Havana and the tropics,
and could be in the almost constant re-
ceipt of the fruits, as well as the sugar
and coffee of that region. Then South
Carolina, in exchange for her rice and
cotton, would receive our manufactures
and provisions, opening up an immense
and direct trade of the greatest impor-
lance to our commercial prosperity. Our
capitalists and merchants have now the
opportunity, which if once lost may never
be regained, as Cincinnati is using every
effort to destroy the legitimate trade Of
Louisville, by directing it to her door.
During the present season we have sue
cessfully competed with Cincinnati in
branches of trade that heretofore she has
taken the precedence by selling cheaper.
Now we sell provisions, groceries and
flour cheaper than Cincinnati. We should
unite with Charleston by iron bonds OF
commercial intercourse.
On 'CHANcE-Col. J. P. Reed, of the
Blue Ridge railroad company, South Car
olina, who electrified the meeting at the
Board of Trade rooms, on Friday, by his
mastery arguments and matchless clio
quence, was, with another meraber Of the
Southern railroad delegation, whose name
we did not learn, on Change, yesterday,
and were most cordially received by the
merchants present. 1t is gratifying to
know that the distinguished gentlemen
whose names we published yesterday
morning, composing the delegation from
South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee,
were delighted with their visit to cur fair
city, as also with the elegant and gencr-
Gus courtesics our merchant princes so
well know how TO bcstow. This visit,
without regard TO the results which may
follow in extending lines of railroad COM
munication, we are confident will be
fraught with the happicst consequences in
reviving those generous end knightly
friendships, which, in the olden time, were
the pride and boast of the people of the
South.-LouiSuiUc Courier.