Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-03
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TENNESSEE AND PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD.
ITS a.gO Connections with she National
- Routes Connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans.


Ifs I've Connections with Ihe National
= R0naes Connecting ahe Atlantic amt
Pacific Oceans.
From memorial addressed to the Legis-
laiure by Mr.. /. T. Lenoir, in behalf of
the North Carolina, Tennessee and Ken
tucky railroad, we extract the following
interesting statement Of the connections of
the Tennessee and Pacific road:
"No measure is engaging more the at :
tentiOn Of the Legislature, and the people
Of the State, than the grand project of
uniting Nashville and Knoxville by maxi
ing the Tennessee and Pacific road, and
placing Nashville on two great highways
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. The
friends and advocates of the measure have
been urging its importance, as a most inn
portant link in the great Southern Pacific
railroad via Little Rock, FL Paso and on
10 the Pacific. We are not disposed 10 con-
trovert It's importance as a grand and in
dispensable link in that chain, but admit
all that its friends urge. But our object is
to call attention TO another route from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, of which it will be
a link as important as Of the first. Every
person knows how rapidly a railroad is
now progressing from Omaha city to the
Pacific, and that in a short time il will be
completed. Now, then, will you place a
line on the map OF the United States, with
one end on Omaha city, and the other on
the city of Charleston, South Carolina,
then run it around and see that the dis
tance TO the Atlantic, at Charleston, is
much shorter than to Norfolk or New York.
The line from Omaha to Charleston
southeast course TO st. Louis. The
Mississippi continues the course to
the mouth of the Ohio, to the grand
meeting Of the mighty waters of the West
The line then runs up the Cumberland,
by Nashville, TO the Caney Fork, and up
its tributaries on TO the plateau Of the
Cumberland mountains, and along il to the
Emery river and to its month thence up
Clinch short distance, through a gap
and natural valley, TO Lenoir's, at the
mouth Of Little Tennessee river, forming a
junction with the East Tennessee and
Georgia railroad, and, by that road, a
connection with Knoxville. But the direct
line from Omaha to Charleston runs from
Lenoir's, up the Little Tennessee river.
At the confluence of the Tuckseage and
Little Tennessee two lines of railroad are
met. That up the Little Tennessee crosses
the Blue Ridge at the Rabun Gap, and
connects with the system of railroads of
South Carolina. That up the Tuckaseage
passes Asheville, and near to it forms a
junction with two roeds-one from Beau
fort Harbor via Raleigh, N. c., and the
other from Wilmington by Rutherfordton,
to which place the road is completed.
Determined to form a connection with Ten
nessee railroads, North Carolina has taken
three-ffths of the stock, and has given
authority to receive for subscription Of
stock lands along the line Of road. She
also reserved to herself the right, when she
granted a charter to the Blue Ridge OF
Rabun Gap Railroad Company, of running
a line of road on her own guage, along
side of that road, down the Little Ten
nessee river to the Tennessee line, there
to connect with a company authorized t.
| continue the line TO the mouth of the Hol
ston, to steamboat navigation on the Hol
ston and Big Tennessee, and 10 ajunciior
| with the East Tennessee and Georgia rail
road, and thence TO the coal of the Cum
berland Mountains, and if desired, to th
Kentucky line.
There was a charter granted by the lie
gislature some years ago, called the Nortl
Carolina, Tennessee ard Kentucky Rail
road Company, authorizing them to max
that road, and connect at either end wit
any road by them desired.
This charter, and this important conneC
ton of the Tennessee and Pacific railroa
with the railroad systems of North an
South Carolina seem 10 be entirely oveI
looked. Wonld it not be better that tn
Tennessee and Pacific railroad should cor
meet with the North Carolina, Tennessee
and Kentucky railroad, at the coal bank
at or near to the Big Emery River Gal
and run on the Tennessee guage twent
miles to Lenoir's, 10 a junction with th
East Tennessee and Georgia railroad, an
then twenty miles further to a junction O
the Little Tennessee river with the Knox
Vile and Charleston railroad, and secuT
the connection on her own guage, than ths
the North Carolina guage should be use
on so important 4 link, connecting NJ
| only the railroad systems of Nerth Care
lima and South Carolina, but also the va
beds Of stone coal Of the Cumberlan
Mountains, by the shortest line, with Oh
richest mineral region undeyelOped in I'll
United States, and, perhaps, in the world
The North Carolina, Tennessee and KeI
tucky railroad charter was granted yeaI
ago, and a company organized under 1t b
electing Mai VIM. s. McEwen, Judge \
A. Patterson, DIR. B. b. Lenoir, Col. X. h
Byrd and others, directors. OF these ID
| u ID 1 ,noir xUao nhnapn President an
Judge n. A. Patterson Secretary an
Treasurer. The Legislature has hereto
fore extended the time granted in Ii
charter for the completion of the road, an
the company still has legal existence.
Troubles came upon the country, an
with them suspension of all efforts TO NAL
internal improvements in the State. Fro
the first the North Carolina, Tenness'
and Kentucky railroad was intended as
| connecting link and now, as movemen
are made 10 build the Tennessee and r
ci6c railroad, and the Knoxville an
Charleston, and also other roads up Il
Little Tennessee river, the utility and n
cessity OF this connecting link must he a
uarent TO every one who will take q
trouble 10 investigate the subject.
IL the Tennessee and Pacific Railro
Company find il advisable to adopt ps
q of the line Of the North Carolina, Tie
nessee and Kentucky railroad, the II
companies can cooperate 10 that extent
their mutual advantage. But should !
\ Tennessee and Pacific Company determl
10 run their road to Clinton, this conne'
ing link becomes an indispensable nec'
sity.