Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-12
THE EVANSVILLE, HENDERSON
AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD-GEN.
1t BOYLE.


THE EVANSVILLE, HENDERSON
AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD-GEN.
1T. BOYLE.
The construction of direct line of
railroad from Nashville, crossing the Ohio
river at some point tapping the great and
fertile Wabash valley, and connecting
with the Northwest and its railroad sys-
tenn and making communication with St
Louis, Chicago, Omaha and the large
cities of that region with their limitless
outlook towards the Pacific, is an enters
prise not inferior in Importance to any
now projected This public has had its
attention directed to the immediate in
terest which Middle Tennessee has in it,
and in view of the fact that the compile,
ton of the Evansville, Henderson and
Nashville road is now made certain in
comparatively short time, some facts in
regard to its history and present condi-
ton will be appropriate
The Evansville, Henderson and Nash
vile Railroad Company was chartered
in January, 1867. In February, the
company was organized, and soon there.
after the road bed and right of way and
franchises of the old Henderson and
Nashville road were purchased. After
the purchase of the old road bed was
confirmed by the court, application was
made for subscriptions to Todd, Chris
tan and Hopkins counties in Kentucky,
the city of Henderson, the city Of Evans
vile, and the State of Tennessee. These
subscriptions were obtained in less than
one year and amount in the aggregate to
81, 275, 900 as follows The city of Evans
vile 100000, city of Henderson $780,
000 Todd county and individuals SIPS.
OO0 Christian county 100000, Hopkins
county $4,000, State of Tennessee
100000. In order to effect this result,
the whole project, which under previous
management had been almost despaired
of, required to be revived, and the people
along the line stimulated to action, and
this in these, depressed times, was task
appalling to any one without a clear
head and stout heart
The company have graded and are
ready to receive the iron on forty-fve
miles of road bed, and ten miles are nearly
prepared, They have twenty-nine miles
of iron purchased and on the ground,
with about twenty-one miles laid down
including seven miles at Henderson and
fourteen miles from the Tennessee State
Line. It has first class locomotive and
construction train on the track at Hen
derson, and locomotive and construction
train on the track from the State Line,
and the work is progressing in laying the
track daily. The passenger trains are
running to Trenton, in Todd county, KY,
and in few days will run to Pembroke
in Christian county, and in February
regular trains will run through to Hop
kinsville. The company have also pas
senger car building at the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad car works, which
viii be ready for delivery in few days,
and placed on the track.
This is certainly a great work accom-
plished under extraordinary difficulties
and financial obstacles, and augurs well
for the future rapid progress of constructs
ing the road and ultimately securing its
success Should it continue to receive
the announcement and aid which its
managers fully expect on those portions
Of the line which have not been canvassed,
there is every assurance that they will
complete it long before its most sanguine
friends have expected.
In making this reference to this i'm
portant enterprise, it would be imperfect
ifnothing were said of Gen. ]. T. Boyle,
It's President; for it is but just to accord
to his superior ability and tireless energy
the chief merit of the work, His con-
nection with this road has made his name
familiar in this region. He is native of
Boyle comfy, Kentucky, a lawyer by
profession, and was a General in the
Federal service during the civil war. He
commanded under Gen Buell. at the battle
of Shiloh, and shortly after was trans
ferred to the Department of Kentucky, in
which he remained until the close of the
war. Since then he has devoted himself
10 private affairs, until he was called to
the head of the project now in hand. In
this he has displayed zeal, perseverance
and administrative ability, which has
despised all distractions Assuming the
position about year since, he has can
vassed the whole line in person, and it
was by his mastery presentation of the
question that the subscriptions above re-
ferred to were obtained. he has brought
all the resources of his nature to the sub
iect Of internal improvements, and will
prove himself mainstay in the system Of
which this city is the centre. His pow
erful letter to the Governor Of the State,
addressed a few months since, was the
clearest exposition of the rights and
franchises of our railroads that has yet
been made, and entities him to the graft
tude of every friend of internal improve
ments in the State He feels just pride
in the success that has thus far attended
his own road, and though his name has
been prominently mentioned in connec.
ton with the Governorship Of his native
State, we are satisfied be would not
abandon his present enterprise for pOht>
zeal honors. 1t is a matter of congratu-
lation to those who have had reason to
know the rare endowments of Gen. Boyle