Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-04-03
TRADE OF GAINESVILLE.


EDIron CHRoSscLr Noticing few day.
ago statement that the work ON the Evans.
Vile, Henderson h Nashville Railroad wa,
being rapidly pushed to completion, and IN Q
short time trains will be running from NASH
vile to Hopkinsvillc. The question presents
itself to me, would that road prove beneficial
70 us, or would it detract from our prosper.
ity2 viii the running of that road give U:
more tobacco, more wheat more corn, more
bacon, or will 1t take from US that hereto
fore rich supply?
] do not propose to dissent from the build
ing Of that road, but, upon the contrary am
glad Of it for We can mako it useful to us
Let the citizens of Cla-ksville and New
Providence ask themselves the question, that
has given to these towns their present size 2
Wha: has made GAINESVILLE so well known In
Eurore2 What has given it reputation in
our own country? To every one at all ia
miliar with the past the answer will be-
the tobacco, wheat and pork that have been
sold in this market. ,...,.f f.-.....,.t.
Clarksville tobacco has as much reputa ton
in Europe as any that is sold upon the mar
ket. BY the completion Of that road are we
not in danger Of losing our reputation aud
consequent prosparity2 viii not Henderson
Nashville and Louisville use every and all
means to cause this great source of wealth
to flow into their own lsps2 And it being
accomplished, will we not decrease fast in
point of wealth and commercial prosperity 2
The great tobacco, corn and wheat growing
and hog raising country through which this
road passes will be lost tous. We have con-
trolled it for long time aud made our
towns what they are, and eau we now afford
to lie still and see it taken from us without
an effort to retain it,
OF course Louisville, Henderson and Nash
vile will bidlhgh for it, and labor hard to
get it, and If they do, GAINESVILLE may bid
adieu to her tobacco market. Can this be
prevented? Can we keep it il this road is
put in operation' Suppose road was built
connecting GAINESVILLE with Hopkinsville, in
tersccting the Evansville, Henderson and
Nashville road at that point. Could we not
keep all the country from which we have
drawn such rich supplies. and even get more2
The people, knowing the wide equation of
GAINESVILLE as tobacco mark ct would take
advantage of this road and send us produce
that owing TO distance had heretofore gone
to other markets. 1t would stimulate agri-
culture, encourage industry, and promote
prosperity. Lands would increase in value
our towns would grow rapidly, our merchant
mills would have greater and better facilities
for procuring wheat. In short everything
would increase greatly. Hopkinsvile would
have dilect communication with the Cum
berland, and we would see our warehouses
and wharfs teeming with life as in 1867
And it is to be hoped that some of our PROM
inent citizens will take hold of this and put
it through. Money could be raised by SUBJ
scrption. 1t is doubly 10 the interest Of New
Providence that this enterprise should sue
coed, for without it she is perfectly dead
Hopknsville would take large stock in this
road, for it is patent that it would make her.
| hope, Mr.. Editor, you will give it the
weight of your influence. 1t is time our
country should begin to recuperate and shake
off this stagnation OF enterprise and energy
under which we have been laboriug so long
A CITIZEN.