Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-10


TENNESSEE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
MEETING AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LETTER FROM Hon. GEO. a. TRUNTHoLM
A meeting was held yesterday evening
at the Chamber of Commerce by some Of
our leading business men to discuss the mer-
its Of the proposed construction Of the
Tennessee and Pacific Railroad. In conse-
quence Of the City Council being in session,
who was invited to be present, and the meet
ing not generally known. there was not
much speaking done, and the further dis
cussion Of the impsrtance Of the enterprise
postponed until Monday evening next at 3
o'clock, p NJ
Mr. JOHN P. CAMPBELL, the agent Of the
road, however, endeavored to convince those
present Of the importance Of the suggested
route Of the road, and especially Of its great
advantages to the citizens of Nashville. He
showed that a completion Of the road from
Knoxville through to Memphis would sup
ply the connecting link in grand trunk
far Southwest. He also traced out some Of
the important connections which would re-
suit, making Nashville grand central point
in the lines of travel from North, South,
East and West.
Col De Bow, by request, read letter
which he received from GEO. TRENHOLM,
who recently went as a delegate from Charles
ton to Cincinnati for the purpose Of agitating
among capitalists the subject Of short con-
nection of Charleston with the Northwest by
way Of Knoxville Louisville and Cincin-
natl. The following is a copy Of the letter:
CHARLESTON, July 16, 1866.-Hon. J. D.
B. DEBOw Dear Sir: You
will find the route of the Blue Ridge Rail-
road," however, traced out on nearly every
RAILROAD map Of any authority. APPLE |
TON's Guide has it correctly delineated on |
the accompanying map, except that it is |
fin shed TO +" Walhalla," about fourteen miles |
beyond Pendleton, and not to the latter |
point only, as appears On the map. If you |
will take a glance at this map you will see |
what new and extensive connections will be |
accomplished when Louisville and Cincin- |
natl will have been placed las they soon will |
bel in railroad communication with Knox
Vile, and the Blue Ridge Railroad shall in |
like manner be completed to that point.
The Kentucky road will not follow the line
there indicated The Lebanon Extension
passes six miles south of Danville, and has
already reached Crab Orchard on the way to
London. At London it will turn due South
and be carried to the Tennessee line. There
il will be met by the Knoxville and Ken
lucky road, which instead Of taking the
direction indicated on the map, will be car
ried due North to the line. Cincinnati will
carry the Lexington road in the direction Of
Danville, q think, and passing through it,
connect with the Lebanon extension at the
nearest point.
The mere statement Of these facts demon
iirates the necessity, for Nashville, Of di-
rect road to Knoxville. Your Louisville
road, and Madrid Bend road, render this
Indispensable to you. Memphis,
90. will have a road direct from Chattan0O-
"a, through the copper-mine region Of East
tennessee, to Clayton, Georgia, or some
POINT nearit.
In few days / will send you a copy of
ny report to the City Council and to the
,ther bodies here, by whom | was sent to
he West If not too long for your ReUleJ7
I may be Of interest to your readers.
G. A. TRENHOLM.
After reading the letter, Colonel DEBow
emarked that he deemed the railroad from
Knoxville via Nashville to Memphis one Of
he most important enterprises which could
ngage the attention Of our citizens. With
Memphis on the one hand and Charleston
n the other, putting forth extraordinary
forts to increase their railroad connections,
Nashville appeered to be little impressed
Nth the fact that she must make exertions
n the same direction or be ultimately |
eft out in the cold. Already mill
ions Of capital and no small per cent. of her
population had been Withdrawn to other
,oints more promising than this. BY the
completion Of the railroad from Knoxville |
o Memphis, Nashville would be placed in
irect communication with some of the rich
st mineral and coal fields in the country,
nd might become in time a great manufac-
uring city. The capital Of Tennessee had
he advantages Of central location, health
III climate, and pleasant surroundings; and
we're more enterprise manifested, many of
he wealthy planters and afiuent men ofthe
ountry would select it as their place of resi-
Ience. He was not discouraged by the APP
,arent lack of interest among the people.
lis experience had proved that great enter
rises were originated and executed by few
arrest souls, whom no amount of discOur-
cement could overcome. He felt confident
hat the Tennessee and Pacific railroad
'ould prove fact