The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-02
from the Nashville Banher.1
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Sale Of the Old Henderson Railroad
Organization of the Evansville,
e, Henderson and Nashville Railroad
Company.

Sale Vi the UlU HeHuefSOn hdIlfOdO
Organization of the Evansville,
=, Henderson and Nashville Railroad
Company.
In our issue of yesterday we stated
that the E. and K. r. R. line from the
State line to Henderson had been
sold, and that Gen. Kirby Smith and
Gen. Boyle had become the purchas-
ers, etc. Since publishing that notice
we learn, as coming from Gen. Boyle,
who is in the city. that the road bed,
etc., of the old Henderson Railroad
was sold on the 23d inst, and Mr.. H.
b. Hanson was the purchaser, from
whom Col. E. G. Sebra. of Todd
County, Kentucky, and Gen. Boyle
and others purchased. Gen. Smith,
we are informed, is not in any way
interested in the road.
A new company, chartered by the
Kentucky Legislature. under the
name of the " Evansville, Henderson,
and Nashville Railroad, has been
organized, and terms agreed on for
the purchase of the old road, and the
new company will take the place of
the old one. The Evansville, Hen
derson, and Nashville Railroad Com
pany is constituted of the following
Board of Directors Gen. j. T. Boyle,
President; Jno. P. Campbell, jr., E.
G. Sebra, Geo. NJ. Priest, and Dabney
0. Day.
The charter allows the board to be
increased to nine, and it is proposed
to appoint others from the points
which shall become interested.
The charter gives authority to re-
ceive subscriptions of stock. and aid
from States, counties, cities, towns,
districts, and corporations.
The capital stock is two millions of
dollars, with authority to borrow
money and issue bonds.
The company. has authority to
bridge the Ohio River at Henderson,
and to own and run a line of boats
from Henderson to Evansville.
The charter is liberal, and has full
and ample powers. $3.50 rsstr.a -
We learn that General Boyle and
others interested visit our city to So
licit the friendly cooperation and
material aid of our people and city.
We venture to express the hope
and belief that General Boyle viii
meet with a favorable reception by
our people, and secure reasonable aid
in the enterprise Certainly no rail-
road project has, ever been presented
to the citizens of Nashville in which
their material interests were SO much
involved. and on which the future of
the city more depend ed.
The Evansville, Henderson and
Nashville Railroad penetratesp the
richest coal fields of Kentucky, fifteen
miles north of Hopkinsville, and with
in eighty-fye miles of this city. Coal
can be supplied to Nashville at 10
cents per bushel, equal to Pittsburg
coal. Being in the centre of abund-
-ance of iron, cedar, pine, and other
hard and soft woods, Nashville can, 4,
and ultimately will manufacture every
article of domestic and agricultural
utility needed and required by the
South. Besides, this road, by the
Edgefeld & Kentucky Railroad, pene-
trates not only the rich and exhaust
less coal fields of Southern Kentucky,
but. brings one of the best agricultural
districts of Kentucky within few
hours ride of our city. We know of
no enterprise in which Nashville could
have greater interest, and we trust the
city will extend liberal and generous
aid to secure the early completion Of
the road, at least as far as the coal
mines beyond Hopkinsville.
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