The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-23
Our southern Connections.
NEW ALL RAIL ROUTE cPKs BETWEEN Tux LAKss
AND THE GULF.

(From the Chicago Railway Review Of August 6th.l
We notice with pleasure the appointment Of q
passenger agent TO the Northwest as direct rep
resentatiye of an all rail line from Chicago 20
Memphis, Vicksburg Mobile, New Orleans, At
lanta and other Southern cities, via Indianapolis
and Lousyille-embracing, from Louisville 10 the
South west, the Memphis and Louisville Railroad
line, the Mississippi and Tennessee, Mobile and
Ohio, Mississippi Central, and New orleans, JACK
son and Great Northern railroads; 10 the South,
the Memphis and Louisville and Mobile and 0hio
railroads 10 Mobile, Pensacola aud the tropics;
to the Southeast the Louisville aud Nashville and
Nashville and Chattanooga railroads TO Chatta-
noOga, connecting at the latter point with the
Western and Atlantic and Fact Tennessee and
Georgia railroads, for all points IN Georgia, East
Tennessee, Florida, Virginia aud the Csrolnas.
That these companies should consider thelr NORM
western interest OF sufficient Importance 10 war
rant the Appointment OF a representative of these
interests in Chicago, we HIATT as an omen OF a re-
turn of prosperity 10 the south, and desire ON
the part of her people to cultivate the business
relations and friendly feeling OF the NorthTes
We note as a further evidence Of this fact that
the tide Of pleasure travel from the South has this
season flowed toward the Northwest 10 Tar
greater extent than ever before. Saint Paul,
Minneapolis, the Green Bay region and all points
of interest throughout the NORTH west are crowded
with The business community and pleasure-soekers
tr, m The South. Every train from the South
brings us numerous visitors who, escaping Tor
season from the burning sun and epidemtcs mol
the pure and inygOrating air Of Lake Michigan,
return home with renewed health, fully impressed
with the greatness Of the West, and with desire
10 cultivate the business interests and friendly IN
terc0urse of her people. And through no other
channel can so much be done 20 cement these re-
latiops as through our railroads. That the inter-
esis of the South ard Northwest aud the great
valley Of the Mississippi were identical was, be-
fore the war, well established fact. That we
should once more attempt to revive those inter-
ests is evidently the duty OF every business man
In our community. That rival railroads have
come into the field to compete for our faVors, We
accept a. evidence that our corporate interests In
this respect will be carefully guarded, and the
adaRe Of competition IA the life Of trade " we
tiusI will be fully verified.
The eoss of the late left all, or nearly all, OF
the railroads south Of the Ohio river in greatly
crippled condition. As q natural result Of their
| Impoverished condition, II has required long
| period 10 place them in a condition u compete
for foreign trade and the energies Of their execu-
tves has been taxed - the utmost 10 guard their
Southern and local interests. IL IA gratifying to
know that oil have once more been placed In h>u-
| thing condition. Thoroughly equipped, With ne v
rolling stock, new bridges. buildings. etc.-with
| their appointments equal IN every respect 70 theli
| sister lines Of the NOrth--they will prove them
| seives strong and not ungorthy candidates for
| public favor.
| The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
has leased for a term Of years the entire lioe be-
| tween the State line II tennessee and Memphis
| bringing upder one management the entire line oil
| ROAD between Louisville, KY, and Memphis Tenn.
| distance of 377 miles, running between those
| points without change OF either day or nigh
| coaches. AS an evidence Of the superior condi
ton # then road bed the time consumed IN travel
| ing this distance is bat twenty one hours Deduct
il z fair allowance for stops, would make TN
actual running time approximate very nearly y
twenty five miles per hour. While the TIM Y
Lousyille via Indianapolis has been reduced Z
fifteen hours and five minutes; 20 Nashville, Tenn.
TO twenty three hours; ana 20 New Orleans, La
via Indianapolis and Louisville. 70 hfty-sH hour
| the entire distance 20 New Orleans, nearly on'
| N, usaud miles. being uaversed with but on
| change Of cars, this being made az Louisville. II
the traveller, probably, no route In America Is IRA
| yersed by more points fraDght with nauOnal 0
| personal interest. Passing by the Mammoth
Cave OF Kentucky, the passenger Is privileged :
stop over % long term as he may desire, an
visit the greatest Of natures curiositles. Pui
mans palace sleeping cars are rnn direct irOi
Chicago 10 Lonisville without change, whilst on
Of the elegant ne sleeping cars Of the Rip Va
Wrinkle Line p" leaves Louisville every evening "a
| New Orleans traversing the entire distance VIII
GU, change At New Orleans direct come cuot
ere msde with the New Orleans, OPelonsas 90
Great Western Railroad for Brashear 0lty,
| miles: at that point connecting WIN mOiBan
| line ~ cleaners for Galveston and lndianOsa, r
opiring Init twepty.one hours time from \ eW y
!, | leans 10 Galveston. At Galveston connections a.
made with the Houston Railroad Tor Houston
! Houston with the Houston and IeAas Senu
Psi,oad Tor all points in Southern aud Csnr
q | Ts~.s A new organization has Affected the pa
/ cbsse of the N. .. o. and q. w. Railroad. and
!, | Tsridy as possible the gap between brashn
), and Houston will be completed. This, Win y
y completion Of the iron bridge across the IN
river al Louisville now IN course OF ;sa :,
/. will q rnish an undivided link OF ron -
O 4 en- bicago TO Galveston, Texas q distance
! over fifteen hundred miles.