Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-28

il nay purpose TO ask the aid Of Davidson
county. The c0nnty of Davidson and city
OF Nashville are profoundly interested in
the completion Of the Evansville, Hender
son and Nashville railroad, aud especially
in its construction to the coal mines. The
city of Nashville, in point Of population,
constitutes, probably, thrseJoufths to four
ffLbs Of the county. UnqCestionably Nash
Vile ia greatly interested in the road reach
ing the coal miues. The people of the
city, on the coal to be consumed next
winter, will save much more than the
amount which they are asked to take in the
Evansville, Henderson aad n ashYille rail-
road.
Nashville, like Evansville, has railroads
sweeping around her on all sides. The
Louisville and Memphis on the North, the
Louisville and Knoxville on the East, the
Memphis and Charleston on the South, the
Paducah aud Mississippi Central, etc, on
the West, are all roads passing around
and drawing Cd from Nashville. The lines
will be drawn more closely around your
city before long, for the Louisville and
Nashville railroad will build from Gallatin
to Lebanon aud Murfreesboro, aud from
ElizabeIhtown to Burksville and McAIinn-
vile. Nashville must largely make her
commerce by increasing her manalagu.
rieg - Ale "a ihe N sbs Ca
pTOcals .ilis 81 iaslge So hfteen cents by
the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
railroad.
As to the inquiry whether Louisville is
opposed to the Evansville, Henderson and
Nashville railroad, ! have to say she is
not. Louisville ia jealous of her rights
and interests, and while she will do no
wrong to others, she will exert her great
energies aud exhaust her liberaIity in pro-
noting her interest and Selling sill oppor-
tunities to enlarge her commerce and ad-
vance her prosperity and growth She
manifestly sees that the Evansville, Hem
derson and Nashville railroad will draw off
from her the trade of rich and produc-
tive section of the State, hence her deter
mination 10 build the ElizabethtoWn and
Paducah railroad TO counterfeit this disad-
vantage. She will vote on the I'd day of
May proximo 81 900 900 to aid in building
this road. The people of Louisville re-
jolce in the improvement of all parts and
sections of the State, and their city being
the commercial metropolis of the State,
they hope by their public spirit, enterprise
and liberality, 20 concentrate its great bu-
siness on herself, and make it contribute to
her growth and prosperity. Under the
guidance of her greatest citizen, Louisville
has heretofore seized upon and appropri-
ated all her opportunities, and stretched
her iron arms oat in every direction
over the State of Kentucky, and even
into Indiana and Tennessee. In the
last decade Louisville has doubled her
population, and ia the next decade will
Quadruple il. Her motto is " EBcelsiOro
She does not purpose to injure others, bat
she aims to promote her own growth and
prosperity. Nashville, acting with the
same liberality and spirit, possessing pc
culiar advantages, can secure and maintain
pre-eminence as a great manufacturing
city, and enlarge her commerce and make
part Of Kentucky tributary TO her pros
perity, as Louisville has made so large part
of Tennessee tributary TO her. VIII Nash
vile, for the city is mainly Davidson coun-
ty, take $4,000 of the stock of the Evans
vile, Henderson aud Nashville railroad,
and pay il in the stock dividends the coun-
ty has received from the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company? If this
$4,000 is subscribed, the Edgefeld, Hem
derson and Nashville railroad will reach
the coal mines in November. If your
people will give no aid to the enterprise, il
must delay this great WORK, 10 the pTeiu-
dice "a Nashville and ali its people. 10
iaood uyls J.. vii ~ eur ths CO. .ol io.'
the dtoision OF the proper authUrises
You will excuse whatever Is incosgruous
and disultory in this letter. believe
have replied TO your inquiries, and what
ever is not strictly in reply is german to
the subject.
/ am, with great respect, your friend
and obt. sV't, J. L. BOYLE
Preat. Z. II. & n. r. r